The University of Nebraska–Lincoln awarded 155 degrees during the College of Law commencement ceremony May 3 at the Bob Devaney SportsCenter.
Dean Richard E. Moberly presided over the ceremony, and Chancellor Rodney D. Bennett conferred degrees. Damon O. Barry, managing partner of law firm Ballard Spahr’s Denver and Boulder offices and a Husker alumnus, delivered the keynote address. The university also awarded an honorary Doctor of Law to Larry D. Johnson — longtime United Nations official, law professor and Husker alumnus — during theceremony.
Following is a list of graduates, listed alphabetically by hometown, with their degree. The first section is for graduates from Nebraska, and the second is for graduates from elsewhere in the United States. Some students requested not to belisted.
Nebraska
Alliance:
- Samantha Stephenson, JurisDoctor.
Bellevue:
- Jon William Anderson, Master ofLaws.
- Jordyn Marie Piper, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
Bennington:
- Reagan Alexa Grossoehme, JurisDoctor.
- Ashly Jordyn Helfrich, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
Blair:
- Thomas John Simonson, Juris Doctor with highestdistinction.
Clarks:
- Kade Moural, Juris Doctor with highestdistinction.
Columbus:
- Braedyn Iwan, JurisDoctor.
- Haley Faust Leise, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
Crete:
- Jennifer Suzanne Craven, Juris Doctor with highdistinction.
DavidCity:
- Brandon Thomas Svoboda, JurisDoctor.
Elkhorn:
- Emma Mercure Lentsch, JurisDoctor.
GrandIsland:
- ZitaAnne Reno, JurisDoctor.
- Broc Alan Stuhr, Juris Doctor with highestdistinction.
- Parker Allan Upton, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
Gretna:
- Cassandra G. Kostal, JurisDoctor.
- Austen Ryan Sellers, JurisDoctor.
Kearney:
- Bridget V. Besse, JurisDoctor.
- Turner Allen Jensen, JurisDoctor.
- Faith Lee Kowalski, Juris Doctor with highdistinction.
Kenesaw:
- Max R. Beal, Juris Doctor with highdistinction.
Lexington:
- Elsa Menjivar Valverde, JurisDoctor.
Lincoln:
- Brian Matthew Allen, JurisDoctor.
- Lane Steven Baker, JurisDoctor.
- Adam Sterling Barrett, JurisDoctor.
- Christopher L. Berg, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Peter Frederick Biedenweg, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Jacob Bishop, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Madeline Raye Brown, JurisDoctor.
- Taylor James Brown, JurisDoctor.
- Jon Bruning Jr., JurisDoctor.
- Tavia Lìege Bruxellas McAlister, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Anthony Michael Budell, JurisDoctor.
- David Andrew Bydalek, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Matias Cava, JurisDoctor.
- Samuel Dale Clausen, JurisDoctor.
- Daniel Thomas Coogan, Juris Doctor with highdistinction.
- Lionel P. D’Almeida, JurisDoctor.
- Amanda Dabney, Juris Doctor with highestdistinction.
- Aden Jeffrey Davis, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Erin Renee Dolph, Juris Doctor with highdistinction.
- Sean Daniel Duffy, JurisDoctor.
- Mason William Ellis, JurisDoctor.
- Tyrone Emery Fahie, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Taylor Katherine Finke, JurisDoctor.
- Keali Jo French, JurisDoctor.
- Adam Larry Lake Gazerowitz, JurisDoctor.
- Emma Nicole Guilfoil, JurisDoctor.
- Joshua Hairston, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Grace Catherine Halsted, JurisDoctor.
- Sean Michael Harrison, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Petr Hayden-Roy, Juris Doctor with highdistinction.
- Julia Lynn Hogeland, JurisDoctor.
- Lindsey Hostetter, JurisDoctor.
- Heather Elizabeth Hughes, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Jose Damian Jaimes, JurisDoctor.
- Grant A. Jones, JurisDoctor.
- Kaci Marie Jumps, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Warren Thomas Kadrmas, JurisDoctor.
- Hayley A. Kastrup, JurisDoctor.
- Alexander Fredrick Kleinjan, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Preston Koehler, JurisDoctor.
- Luke Lacy, JurisDoctor.
- Steven William Lydick, Juris Doctor with highdistinction.
- Jordan Malzer, JurisDoctor.
- Shannon Olyna Mangram, JurisDoctor.
- Brooke McBride, JurisDoctor.
- Scott McChesney, JurisDoctor.
- Dimon Todd McFerson, JurisDoctor.
- Kyle J. McMichael, JurisDoctor.
- Garrett Samuel Meske, JurisDoctor.
- Mitchell Moylan, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Jordan O’Neil, JurisDoctor.
- Kendall Gene Oberheide, JurisDoctor.
- Alexi Nilde Anne Robertson, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Austin Rodgers, JurisDoctor.
- Jessie Sadlon, JurisDoctor.
- Zachary John Schwindt, JurisDoctor.
- James August Shoemaker, Master ofLaws.
- Tyler Don Smith, Master ofLaws.
- Matthew B. Stafford, JurisDoctor.
- Laurel Elizabeth Stoncius, Juris Doctor with highestdistinction.
- Benjamin Spaulding Strong, JurisDoctor.
- Madison Ann Talbert, JurisDoctor.
- Lou Iritienan Angele Korotoumou Traore, JurisDoctor.
- Todd Michael Vlazny, Master ofLaws.
- Ryan Keith Well, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Holli Ann Marie Zimmerman, JurisDoctor.
- Loomis Brooke Rademacher, JurisDoctor.
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Norman:
- Courtney Brooke Thompson, Juris Doctor with highestdistinction.
Omaha:
- Noah Leo Albrecht, JurisDoctor.
- Benjamin Adam Bayer, JurisDoctor.
- John Cleary, Juris Doctor with highdistinction.
- Emily Jean Doll, JurisDoctor.
- Blake Richard Ellis, JurisDoctor.
- Jason Thomas Evans, JurisDoctor.
- Savannah Ashley Kroll, JurisDoctor.
- Lauren Michelle Kubat, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Noah Riley Marik, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Ryan T. McKeever, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Thomas James Mullen, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Taylor Victoria Nigro, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Jacob Howard Owens, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Morgan Elyse Pattermann, JurisDoctor.
- Erin Rose Dela-Pena Reales, JurisDoctor.
- Benjamin Dean Schulz, JurisDoctor.
- Olivia Frances Stanek, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
- Lucy Wang, JurisDoctor.
- Eric Wasson, JurisDoctor.
Papillion:
- Madison Elizabeth Eppler, JurisDoctor.
- Jordan Thomas Klein, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
Pender:
- Olivia Ann Persson, JurisDoctor.
Scottsbluff:
- Gunnar Alex Buchhammer, JurisDoctor.
Sutherland:
- Kenessa Raeanne Copeland, JurisDoctor.
Wymore:
- Isabelle Ruby Rose Zito, JurisDoctor.
York:
- Thomas Daniel Ingram, JurisDoctor.
- Alexandria Christine Warneke, JurisDoctor.
Elsewhere in theU.S.
ARIZONA:
Scottsdale:
- Emma Brentley Schlenker, JurisDoctor.
ARKANSAS:
BellaVista:
- Emilee Morgan Smith, JurisDoctor.
COLORADO:
ColoradoSprings:
- Sydney Pabelico, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
Kersey:
- Makenna A. Barber, JurisDoctor.
Mead:
- Tindra Catherine Norris, Juris Doctor with highestdistinction.
DELAWARE:
Dover:
- Justin Philip Smith, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
FLORIDA:
Fort WaltonBeach:
- Sharié A. Hudson, Master ofLaws.
ILLINOIS:
Plainfield:
- Kaitlyn Nicole Richardson, JurisDoctor.
Springfield:
- Jeremy Edward McAfee, JurisDoctor.
INDIANA:
Newburgh:
- Alexander M. Abrams, JurisDoctor.
IOWA:
StrawberryPoint:
- Delaney Ann Baumgartner, Juris Doctor with highdistinction.
West DesMoines:
- Murphy Genevieve Cavanaugh, JurisDoctor.
KANSAS:
Lenexa:
- Lucas R. Zoller, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
Manhattan:
- Blaine Snyder, JurisDoctor.
OverlandPark:
- Lauren Elizabeth Lyman, JurisDoctor.
MARYLAND:
Glenwood:
- Patrick J. Miguelino, JurisDoctor.
MINNESOTA:
Shoreview:
- Matthew Robert Fritz Leuty, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
Winona:
- Aidan Christopher Beckman, JurisDoctor.
MISSOURI:
KansasCity:
- Jillian Marie Brauninger, JurisDoctor.
St.Joseph:
- Anna Mae Anderson, Juris Doctor with highdistinction.
St.Louis:
- Katarina Maria Rosenberger, JurisDoctor.
Skidmore:
- Madeline Elaine Clement-Faber, JurisDoctor.
NEWJERSEY:
Emerson:
- Gabrielle A. Baratta, JurisDoctor.
SOUTHDAKOTA:
Brookings:
- Preston Joseph Tetzlaff, JurisDoctor.
HillCity:
- Corrie Ann Day, JurisDoctor.
Madison:
- Amber Rose Buskness, Juris Doctor with highestdistinction.
- Paige Gabrielle DuRandt, JurisDoctor.
Mitchell:
- Tevyn L. Waddell, JurisDoctor.
SiouxFalls:
- Sophia F. Holtz, JurisDoctor.
TEXAS:
Cypress:
- Rachel Emily Pearce, JurisDoctor.
McKinney:
- Hannah Eileen Andersen, JurisDoctor.
SanAntonio:
- Abbey Claire Lanzarin, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
UTAH:
CottonwoodHeights:
- Tyler Ryan Mitchell, JurisDoctor.
Salt LakeCity:
- Anna Alexandra Reganis, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
WISCONSIN:
ElkhartLake:
- Aryka R. Klemme, JurisDoctor.
Middleton:
- Christina Schauer, Juris Doctor withdistinction.
WYOMING:
Sheridan:
- Colton Williams, JurisDoctor.
