The University of Nebraska–Lincoln awarded 155 degrees during the College of Law commencement ceremony May 3 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
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 the ceremony.
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 be listed.
Nebraska
Alliance:
- Samantha Stephenson, Juris Doctor.
Bellevue:
- Jon William Anderson, Master of Laws.
- Jordyn Marie Piper, Juris Doctor with distinction.
Bennington:
- Reagan Alexa Grossoehme, Juris Doctor.
- Ashly Jordyn Helfrich, Juris Doctor with distinction.
Blair:
- Thomas John Simonson, Juris Doctor with highest distinction.
Clarks:
- Kade Moural, Juris Doctor with highest distinction.
Columbus:
- Braedyn Iwan, Juris Doctor.
- Haley Faust Leise, Juris Doctor with distinction.
Crete:
- Jennifer Suzanne Craven, Juris Doctor with high distinction.
David City:
- Brandon Thomas Svoboda, Juris Doctor.
Elkhorn:
- Emma Mercure Lentsch, Juris Doctor.
Grand Island:
- ZitaAnne Reno, Juris Doctor.
- Broc Alan Stuhr, Juris Doctor with highest distinction.
- Parker Allan Upton, Juris Doctor with distinction.
Gretna:
- Cassandra G. Kostal, Juris Doctor.
- Austen Ryan Sellers, Juris Doctor.
Kearney:
- Bridget V. Besse, Juris Doctor.
- Turner Allen Jensen, Juris Doctor.
- Faith Lee Kowalski, Juris Doctor with high distinction.
Kenesaw:
- Max R. Beal, Juris Doctor with high distinction.
Lexington:
- Elsa Menjivar Valverde, Juris Doctor.
Lincoln:
- Brian Matthew Allen, Juris Doctor.
- Lane Steven Baker, Juris Doctor.
- Adam Sterling Barrett, Juris Doctor.
- Christopher L. Berg, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Peter Frederick Biedenweg, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Jacob Bishop, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Madeline Raye Brown, Juris Doctor.
- Taylor James Brown, Juris Doctor.
- Jon Bruning Jr., Juris Doctor.
- Tavia Lìege Bruxellas McAlister, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Anthony Michael Budell, Juris Doctor.
- David Andrew Bydalek, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Matias Cava, Juris Doctor.
- Samuel Dale Clausen, Juris Doctor.
- Daniel Thomas Coogan, Juris Doctor with high distinction.
- Lionel P. D’Almeida, Juris Doctor.
- Amanda Dabney, Juris Doctor with highest distinction.
- Aden Jeffrey Davis, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Erin Renee Dolph, Juris Doctor with high distinction.
- Sean Daniel Duffy, Juris Doctor.
- Mason William Ellis, Juris Doctor.
- Tyrone Emery Fahie, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Taylor Katherine Finke, Juris Doctor.
- Keali Jo French, Juris Doctor.
- Adam Larry Lake Gazerowitz, Juris Doctor.
- Emma Nicole Guilfoil, Juris Doctor.
- Joshua Hairston, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Grace Catherine Halsted, Juris Doctor.
- Sean Michael Harrison, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Petr Hayden-Roy, Juris Doctor with high distinction.
- Julia Lynn Hogeland, Juris Doctor.
- Lindsey Hostetter, Juris Doctor.
- Heather Elizabeth Hughes, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Jose Damian Jaimes, Juris Doctor.
- Grant A. Jones, Juris Doctor.
- Kaci Marie Jumps, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Warren Thomas Kadrmas, Juris Doctor.
- Hayley A. Kastrup, Juris Doctor.
- Alexander Fredrick Kleinjan, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Preston Koehler, Juris Doctor.
- Luke Lacy, Juris Doctor.
- Steven William Lydick, Juris Doctor with high distinction.
- Jordan Malzer, Juris Doctor.
- Shannon Olyna Mangram, Juris Doctor.
- Brooke McBride, Juris Doctor.
- Scott McChesney, Juris Doctor.
- Dimon Todd McFerson, Juris Doctor.
- Kyle J. McMichael, Juris Doctor.
- Garrett Samuel Meske, Juris Doctor.
- Mitchell Moylan, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Jordan O’Neil, Juris Doctor.
- Kendall Gene Oberheide, Juris Doctor.
- Alexi Nilde Anne Robertson, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Austin Rodgers, Juris Doctor.
- Jessie Sadlon, Juris Doctor.
- Zachary John Schwindt, Juris Doctor.
- James August Shoemaker, Master of Laws.
- Tyler Don Smith, Master of Laws.
- Matthew B. Stafford, Juris Doctor.
- Laurel Elizabeth Stoncius, Juris Doctor with highest distinction.
- Benjamin Spaulding Strong, Juris Doctor.
- Madison Ann Talbert, Juris Doctor.
- Lou Iritienan Angele Korotoumou Traore, Juris Doctor.
- Todd Michael Vlazny, Master of Laws.
- Ryan Keith Well, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Holli Ann Marie Zimmerman, Juris Doctor.
- Loomis Brooke Rademacher, Juris Doctor.
Newman Grove:
- Cassandra Wojcik, Juris Doctor with distinction.
Norman:
- Courtney Brooke Thompson, Juris Doctor with highest distinction.
Omaha:
- Noah Leo Albrecht, Juris Doctor.
- Benjamin Adam Bayer, Juris Doctor.
- John Cleary, Juris Doctor with high distinction.
- Emily Jean Doll, Juris Doctor.
- Blake Richard Ellis, Juris Doctor.
- Jason Thomas Evans, Juris Doctor.
- Savannah Ashley Kroll, Juris Doctor.
- Lauren Michelle Kubat, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Noah Riley Marik, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Ryan T. McKeever, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Thomas James Mullen, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Taylor Victoria Nigro, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Jacob Howard Owens, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Morgan Elyse Pattermann, Juris Doctor.
- Erin Rose Dela-Pena Reales, Juris Doctor.
- Benjamin Dean Schulz, Juris Doctor.
- Olivia Frances Stanek, Juris Doctor with distinction.
- Lucy Wang, Juris Doctor.
- Eric Wasson, Juris Doctor.
Papillion:
- Madison Elizabeth Eppler, Juris Doctor.
- Jordan Thomas Klein, Juris Doctor with distinction.
Pender:
- Olivia Ann Persson, Juris Doctor.
Scottsbluff:
- Gunnar Alex Buchhammer, Juris Doctor.
Sutherland:
- Kenessa Raeanne Copeland, Juris Doctor.
Wymore:
- Isabelle Ruby Rose Zito, Juris Doctor.
York:
- Thomas Daniel Ingram, Juris Doctor.
- Alexandria Christine Warneke, Juris Doctor.
Elsewhere in the U.S.
ARIZONA:
Scottsdale:
- Emma Brentley Schlenker, Juris Doctor.
ARKANSAS:
Bella Vista:
- Emilee Morgan Smith, Juris Doctor.
COLORADO:
Colorado Springs:
- Sydney Pabelico, Juris Doctor with distinction.
Kersey:
- Makenna A. Barber, Juris Doctor.
Mead:
- Tindra Catherine Norris, Juris Doctor with highest distinction.
DELAWARE:
Dover:
- Justin Philip Smith, Juris Doctor with distinction.
FLORIDA:
Fort Walton Beach:
- Sharié A. Hudson, Master of Laws.
ILLINOIS:
Plainfield:
- Kaitlyn Nicole Richardson, Juris Doctor.
Springfield:
- Jeremy Edward McAfee, Juris Doctor.
INDIANA:
Newburgh:
- Alexander M. Abrams, Juris Doctor.
IOWA:
Strawberry Point:
- Delaney Ann Baumgartner, Juris Doctor with high distinction.
West Des Moines:
- Murphy Genevieve Cavanaugh, Juris Doctor.
KANSAS:
Lenexa:
- Lucas R. Zoller, Juris Doctor with distinction.
Manhattan:
- Blaine Snyder, Juris Doctor.
Overland Park:
- Lauren Elizabeth Lyman, Juris Doctor.
MARYLAND:
Glenwood:
- Patrick J. Miguelino, Juris Doctor.
MINNESOTA:
Shoreview:
- Matthew Robert Fritz Leuty, Juris Doctor with distinction.
Winona:
- Aidan Christopher Beckman, Juris Doctor.
MISSOURI:
Kansas City:
- Jillian Marie Brauninger, Juris Doctor.
St. Joseph:
- Anna Mae Anderson, Juris Doctor with high distinction.
St. Louis:
- Katarina Maria Rosenberger, Juris Doctor.
Skidmore:
- Madeline Elaine Clement-Faber, Juris Doctor.
NEW JERSEY:
Emerson:
- Gabrielle A. Baratta, Juris Doctor.
SOUTH DAKOTA:
Brookings:
- Preston Joseph Tetzlaff, Juris Doctor.
Hill City:
- Corrie Ann Day, Juris Doctor.
Madison:
- Amber Rose Buskness, Juris Doctor with highest distinction.
- Paige Gabrielle DuRandt, Juris Doctor.
Mitchell:
- Tevyn L. Waddell, Juris Doctor.
Sioux Falls:
- Sophia F. Holtz, Juris Doctor.
TEXAS:
Cypress:
- Rachel Emily Pearce, Juris Doctor.
McKinney:
- Hannah Eileen Andersen, Juris Doctor.
San Antonio:
- Abbey Claire Lanzarin, Juris Doctor with distinction.
UTAH:
Cottonwood Heights:
- Tyler Ryan Mitchell, Juris Doctor.
Salt Lake City:
- Anna Alexandra Reganis, Juris Doctor with distinction.
WISCONSIN:
Elkhart Lake:
- Aryka R. Klemme, Juris Doctor.
Middleton:
- Christina Schauer, Juris Doctor with distinction.
WYOMING:
Sheridan:
- Colton Williams, Juris Doctor.