The University Honors Program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln will graduate a record 242 seniors during spring commencement exercises May 14 at Memorial Stadium.
To graduate from the Honors Program, students must maintain at least a 3.5 grade-point average, complete a culminating senior project or research thesis, and fulfill other curricular requirements. This is the largest number of honors graduates in a single term in the program’s 36-year history.
Following is a list of May Honors Program graduates by hometown, including each student’s academic college(s).
Nebraska
Ashland:
- Riddock Moran, College of Engineering
Aurora:
- Emily Donnell, College of Education and Human Sciences
Bellevue:
- Philip Crawford, Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts
- Genevieve Hawkins, College of Education and Human Sciences
- Celeste Kenworthy, College of Arts and Sciences
- Morgan McArthur, College of Engineering
Bennington:
- Stanley Drvol, College of Arts and Sciences and College of Business
- Olivia Thompson, College of Arts and Sciences
Blair:
- Zoë Erickson, College of Arts and Sciences
- Kailynn Jensen, College of Arts and Sciences
- Ashley Jonas, College of Arts and Sciences
- Kayla Kremke, College of Arts and Sciences
- Michaela Ott, College of Engineering
Burwell:
- Tressa Reiner, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Clay Center:
- Margaret Rieckman, College of Arts and Sciences
Columbus:
- Madeline Luebe, College of Arts and Sciences
Denton:
- Aaron Haake, College of Engineering
- Zachary Kerkman, College of Arts and Sciences
- Grayson Wegener, College of Business
Eagle:
- Hannah Coleman, College of Arts and Sciences
Elkhorn:
- Justin Hultquist, College of Arts and Sciences
- Vishnu Menon, College of Arts and Sciences
- Huey-Xian Wong, College of Arts and Sciences
Exeter:
- Patrick Murphy, College of Engineering
Gothenburg:
- Ali Bartels, College of Arts and Sciences
Grand Island:
- Lizbeth Daniela Chavez, Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts
- Brooks Douglass, College of Business
- Katelyn Hill, College of Business
- Joana Reyes, College of Arts and Sciences and College of Education and Human Sciences
Gretna:
- Broderick Diez, College of Business
- Carlie Saline, College of Arts and Sciences
- Troy Scheer, College of Education and Human Sciences
Hastings:
- Emma Mays, College of Arts and Sciences
Lincoln:
- Noha Algahimi, College of Engineering
- Fatima Al-Sammak, College of Arts and Sciences
- Tate Anderson, College of Engineering
- Kaylee Arndt, College of Business
- Sara Avila Varon, College of Arts and Sciences
- Allison Benda, College of Arts and Sciences
- Michaela Benes, College of Arts and Sciences
- Jake Borgmann, College of Arts and Sciences
- Emma Chesley, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Ashley Clegg, College of Business
- Laura Derowitsch, College of Engineering
- Breanna Epp, Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts
- Dalton Erickson, College of Engineering
- Sierra Futterman, College of Arts and Sciences
- Aila Ganic, College of Arts and Sciences
- Audra Heyne, College of Arts and Sciences
- Randa Ismail, College of Arts and Sciences
- Taylor Jarvis, College of Business
- Rosaleen Kottwitz, College of Arts and Sciences
- Rachael Krinke, College of Arts and Sciences
- Kyle Krueger, College of Arts and Sciences
- John Kubert, College of Business
- Tiana Le, College of Business
- Katrina Leger, College of Arts and Sciences
- Velma Lockman, College of Arts and Sciences
- Rachel Lofton, College of Arts and Sciences
- Tanner Nash, College of Arts and Sciences
- Ashley Nguyen, College of Engineering
- Daniel Nguyen, College of Arts and Sciences
- Lauren Niedergeses, College of Arts and Sciences and College of Education and Human Sciences
- Rachel Nordgren, College of Engineering
- Claire Peterson, College of Journalism and Mass Communications
- Susan Qudus, College of Engineering
- Guy Richard, College of Engineering
- Serena Tenhumberg, College of Engineering
- Keith Tran, College of Arts and Sciences
- Ramey Vachal, College of Journalism and Mass Communications
- Abigail Von Seggern, College of Business
- Duncan Works, College of Arts and Sciences
- Madison Zucco, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and College of Arts and Sciences
Murdock:
- Michael Buehre Stackpole, College of Business
Nebraska City:
- Chloe Higgins, College of Business
Norfolk:
- Ethan Carlson, College of Business
- Clayton Spray, College of Business
North Platte:
- Ethan Ramsay, College of Arts and Sciences
Omaha:
- Andrew Asplin, College of Arts and Sciences
- Austin Collins, College of Engineering
- Emma Collins, College of Education and Human Sciences
- Lauren Dubas, College of Arts and Sciences
- Katherine Gerot, College of Arts and Sciences and College of Engineering
- Makayla Gill, College of Arts and Sciences
- Gavin Grabill, College of Business
- Jessie Guo, College of Engineering
- Archer Harrold, College of Arts and Sciences
- Andrew Havens, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Eleanor Hellman, College of Business
- Thomas Hermanek III, College of Business
- Uri Herszbaum-Harding, College of Arts and Sciences
- Caroline Hilgert, College of Arts and Sciences
- Steffanie Hitz, College of Business
- Taylor Hogan, College of Arts and Sciences and College of Business
- Audrey Holbeck, College of Arts and Sciences
- John Huck, College of Arts and Sciences
- Madeleine Jacobitz, College of Business
- Rachel Jendro, College of Business
- Kaitlynn Johnson, College of Arts and Sciences and College of Journalism and Mass Communications
- Sarah Kee, College of Arts and Sciences
- Megan Kerns, College of Arts and Sciences
- Ben King, College of Business
- Ashton Koch, College of Arts and Sciences
- Jacob Mann, College of Engineering
- Ashley McMurchie, College of Arts and Sciences
- Abbigail Murphy, College of Arts and Sciences
- Sophie Newman, College of Business
- Allee Norvell, College of Arts and Sciences
- Victoria Pedersen, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Heidi Petersen, College of Business
- Ana Podariu, College of Arts and Sciences
- Jenna Prochnau, College of Arts and Sciences and UNO College of Public Affairs and Community Service
- Madeleine Rauhauser, College of Arts and Sciences
- William Richardson, College of Engineering
- Katerina Roberts, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Madison Seefeld, College of Engineering
- Steven Silgado, College of Arts and Sciences and College of Engineering
- John Slagle, College of Business
- Alyssa Soppe, College of Arts and Sciences and Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts
- Matthew Vavricek, College of Arts and Sciences
- Cheyenne Warren, College of Arts and Sciences
- Michael Westberg II, College of Engineering
- Megan Willburn, College of Arts and Sciences
- Benjamin Wingerter, College of Arts and Sciences
- Bennett Wright, College of Engineering
- Allison Zetterman, College of Arts and Sciences
Panama:
- Christopher Wieskamp, College of Engineering
Papillion:
- Angela Huebert, College of Education and Human Sciences
- Austin Kennedy, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Ryan Roberts, College of Business
Plainview:
- Austin Choat, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Brittani Wacker, College of Engineering
Roca:
- Landon Kennedy, College of Business
- Marcus Kennedy, College of Business
- Caleb Marcoux, College of Engineering
- Regan Monhollon, College of Engineering
Rosalie:
- Lauren Ahlers, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Schuyler:
- Claire Martin, College of Arts and Sciences
Scottsbluff:
- Payton Flower, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Grace Heggem, College of Business
Scribner:
- Alex Von Seggern, College of Business
Shickley:
- Megan Grote, College of Business
West Point:
- Leigh Jahnke, College of Arts and Sciences
- Makenna Weddle, College of Arts and Sciences
Elsewhere
Hillsborough, California:
- Mathew Jackson, College of Journalism and Mass Communications
Los Angeles, California:
- Bennett Grappone, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and College of Arts and Sciences
Northridge, California:
- Alexander Cathcart, College of Arts and Sciences
Palm Springs, California:
- Annie Nelson, College of Arts and Sciences
Aurora, Colorado:
- Ryan Olsen, College of Arts and Sciences
Colorado Springs, Colorado:
- Daryn Capps, College of Arts and Sciences
- Sawyer Smith, College of Arts and Sciences
Lone Tree, Colorado:
- Jillian Jacoba, College of Business
Parker, Colorado:
- Makenzie Maroney, College of Arts and Sciences
Jacksonville, Florida:
- Julianne Fay, College of Arts and Sciences
Dawsonville, Georgia:
- Abbey Haymond, College of Journalism and Mass Communications
Council Bluffs, Iowa:
- Emma Barnes, College of Education and Human Sciences
Des Moines, Iowa:
- Sarah Brady, College of Arts and Sciences and Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts
Le Mars, Iowa:
- Carlyn Coffey, College of Business
Bloomington, Illinois:
- William Svob, College of Arts and Sciences
Chicago, Illinois:
- Jaden Capaldi, College of Business
- Lilly Moore, College of Arts and Sciences
Johnsburg, Illinois:
- Ian Anderson, College of Engineering
La Grange Park, Illinois:
- Caitlin McCarthy, College of Arts and Sciences
Lemont, Illinois:
- Elizabeth Cannon, College of Engineering
Lisle, Illinois:
- Alysha Henrichs, College of Education and Human Sciences
Minooka, Illinois:
- Luke Van Drie, College of Arts and Sciences
Palatine, Illinois:
- Natalia Koval, College of Arts and Sciences and College of Business
South Elgin, Illinois:
- Grace Gugel, College of Education and Human Sciences
Spring Grove, Illinois:
- Melanie Wagner, College of Arts and Sciences
St. Charles, Illinois:
- Hunter Godina, College of Arts and Sciences
Carbon, Indiana:
- Kennedy Johnston, College of Business
Alma, Kansas:
- Elizabeth Sukstorf, Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts
Goddard, Kansas:
- Ben Samway, College of Business
Kansas City, Kansas:
- Nora Lucas, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Leawood, Kansas:
- Timothy Roty, College of Engineering; Thomas Wolfe, College of Business
Lenexa, Kansas:
- Gabriel Adams, College of Arts and Sciences
Olathe, Kansas:
- Lindsay Birge, College of Arts and Sciences
- Abigail Stutzman, College of Business
- Lauren Yaple, College of Arts and Sciences
Overland Park, Kansas:
- Benjamin Hanson, College of Arts and Sciences
- Anna Holmquist, College of Business
- Antonio Linhart, College of Arts and Sciences
Prairie Village, Kansas:
- Brooklyn Terrill, College of Arts and Sciences
Shawnee, Kansas:
- Morgan Gurwell, College of Education and Human Sciences
- Camden Obertop, College of Engineering
Topeka, Kansas:
- Luke Gomez, College of Business
Wichita, Kansas:
- Jaden Goter, College of Engineering
Bethesda, Maryland:
- Sydney Miller, College of Arts and Sciences
Ann Arbor, Michigan:
- Ashley Zugay, College of Arts and Sciences and College of Business
Burnsville, Minnesota:
- Molly Olander, College of Business
Eagan, Minnesota:
- Landon Borges, College of Arts and Sciences
Forest Lake, Minnesota:
- Maria Boman, College of Business
Luverne, Minnesota:
- Samantha Pierce, College of Arts and Sciences
- Emma Verbrugge, College of Arts and Sciences
New Brighton, Minnesota:
- Aaron Norlinger, College of Engineering
Prior Lake, Minnesota:
- Gunther Grinde, College of Arts and Sciences
Columbia, Missouri:
- Elinor Stanley, College of Arts and Sciences
Lake Winnebago, Missouri:
- Samuel Stott, College of Business
Lee’s Summit, Missouri:
- Tasneem Huq, College of Arts and Sciences
Platte City, Missouri:
- Lauren Znamenacek, College of Arts and Sciences
Weldon Spring, Missouri:
- Samantha Markus, College of Business
Fargo, North Dakota:
- Kemal Hajric, College of Arts and Sciences
Buffalo, New York:
- Joshua Jolton, College of Arts and Sciences
New York, New York:
- Brian Reynolds, College of Arts and Sciences
West Chester, Ohio:
- Alex Botkin, College of Business
Pierre, South Dakota:
- Emily Kist, College of Business
Sioux Falls, South Dakota:
- Elise Ackerman, College of Arts and Sciences
- Emily Kassing, College of Arts and Sciences
- Alexis Stoffers, College of Arts and Sciences
Franklin, Tennessee:
- Clare Frances Kennedy, College of Arts and Sciences
Fort Worth, Texas:
- Shelby Castle, College of Arts and Sciences
Georgetown, Texas:
- Dylan Patrick, College of Arts and Sciences
Helotes, Texas:
- Sarah Reyes, College of Arts and Sciences
Little Elm, Texas:
- Jennifer Rolfe, College of Arts and Sciences
Southlake, Texas:
- Bella Tran, College of Business
Bothell, Washington:
- Decker Bobin, College of Business
Lake Mills, Wisconsin:
- Joseph Carrigan, College of Business
Porto Alegre, Brazil:
- Guilherme Mainieri Eymael, College of Engineering
Bogotá, Colombia:
- Miguel Moreno Tenorio, College of Engineering
Vildbjerg, Denmark:
- Thomas Hillebrandt, College of Arts and Sciences
Cairo, Egypt:
- Amr Sobeh, College of Arts and Sciences
Gurgaon, India:
- Navya Singh, College of Engineering
Hyderabad, India:
- Karthik Reddy Pagilla, College of Arts and Sciences
Ratlam, India:
- Sifat Syed, College of Engineering
Kigali, Rwanda:
- Aline Abayo, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Innocent Byiringiro, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Laetitia Igiraneza Sinyigenga, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Edith Ikuze, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Mark Iradukunda, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Gabin Kundwa, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Aime Nishimwe, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Pascaline Niyonshuti, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Savant Nzayiramya, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Aime Christian Tuyishime, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Mwiza Aline Uwashimimana, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
