Forty-two students have been selected to join the latest cohort of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management. It is the largest cohort in the history of the Raikes School, which was founded in 1999.
The 2024 cohort includes 27 students from Nebraska and 15 students from Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Texas.
“This cohort, besides being the largest in the Raikes School’s history, includes seven students who earned a perfect score on the ACT,” said Adam Britten, the school’s director of recruitment and student success. “These students are exceptionally talented and bring their own unique story and potential to change the world, and we look forward to supporting them in their incredible achievements ahead.”
The Raikes School offers an interdisciplinary education in computing, business and innovation for high-achieving students. The school is committed to creating future leaders for technology-driven industries through opportunities in and outside of the classroom. For the sixth consecutive year, female students make up more than 40% of the new cohort, well above the industry average in computing.
Applications for the fall 2025 cohort are currently open and are due by Nov. 15. For more information, click here.
The following students are part of the Raikes School’s 2024 cohort. They are listed alphabetically by hometown, with their high school in parentheses.
Nebraska
- Auburn: Gus Campbell (Auburn)
- Blair: Ruby Gutzmann (Blair)
- Columbus: Jac Dreifurst (Columbus)
- Elkhorn: Evan Naujokaitis (Elkhorn), Tanisha Phulari (Millard North), Gunnar Santelman (Elkhorn South)
- Lincoln: Shrey Agarwal (Lincoln East), Leah Christensen (Lincoln Northeast), Jackson Moore (Lincoln Southwest), Chantelle Runyan (Lincoln Southeast), Arnav Soni (Lincoln East), Aaron Wohleb (Lincoln Southwest)
- Norfolk: Jordan Aschoff (Norfolk Catholic)
- Omaha: Nick Coldiron (Mount Michael Benedictine), Makenna Jolley (Millard North), Sammy Kendeigh (Westside), Luke Menard (Creighton Prep), Garrett Moore (Elkhorn South), Riya Pawar (Millard North), Simón Sánchez-Soto (Westside), Toni Shabaltiy (Millard West), Rohan Yalamanchili (Millard North), Luke Zhu (Elkhorn South)
- O’Neill: Zoë Kaczor (Boyd County)
- Papillion: Analise Erlbacher (Papillion-La Vista)
- Pierce: Amber Shefl (Pierce)
- Thurston: Caleb Kelly (Pender)
Elsewhere in the U.S.
- Thornton, Colorado: Austen Ernberger (Horizon)
- Aurora, Illinois: Gannett Bishop (Oswego East)
- Chicago, Illinois: Nina Glick (Lane Tech)
- Galena, Illinois: Emma Furlong (Galena)
- Lincolnshire, Illinois: Riya Vijayasankar (Stevenson)
- Wauconda, Illinois: Kurt Dumblauskas (Mundelein)
- Lenexa, Kansas: Kate McKinzie (Saint James Academy)
- Shawnee, Kansas: Emily Free (Saint James Academy), Wil Lehan (Mill Valley)
- Acton, Massachusetts: Viraj Karthik (Acton-Boxborough Regional)
- Farmington, Minnesota: Zach Zeien (Lakeville North)
- Prior Lake, Minnesota: Gavin Shaner (Prior Lake)
- Fargo, North Dakota: Charlie Bernhardt (Shanley)
- Brandon, South Dakota: Jackson Dathe (Brandon Valley)
- The Colony, Texas: Manasvi Kaila (Founders Classical Academy)
