For more information, please contact : Vicky Cerino, UNMC Public Relations, (402) 559-5190 December 14, 1999

227 UNMC Students To Receive Diplomas In Kearney, Omaha and Scottsbluff at Commencements

Diplomas will be conferred on 227 University of Nebraska Medical Center students this week during commencement ceremonies in Kearney, Omaha and Scottsbluff.

On Thursday, December 16 at 7 p.m., the Medical Center will hold the winter commencement exercises in the Fine Arts Recital Hall on the Kearney campus. At this time, approximately 22 graduates of the Kearney Division of the College of Nursing will receive their diplomas and awards.  A reception will follow the ceremony.

The Omaha UNMC commencement ceremony will take place on Friday, December 17, at 1 p.m. in the Witherspoon Concert Hall at the Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge Street.  About 100 students will receive degrees in nursing, dentistry, graduate studies and the allied health professions.

The commencement ceremony of the West Nebraska Division of the College of Nursing, in Scottsbluff, will take place on Saturday, Dec. 18, at 2 p.m. at the University of Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension Center Auditorium, 4502 Avenue I, Scottsbluff NE.  Eighteen nursing students will receive their degrees and awards.  A reception will follow the ceremony.

College of Dentistry

Doctor of Dental Surgery

SYRIA Samer Hakimeh

Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene

OMAHA Kelli Lynne Kleckner Kavan

College of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine

DRAPER, UTAH Marilyn Evonne Ashby Valentine

College of Nursing

Bachelor of Nursing (Kearney Division)

BROKEN BOW Darci Rae Horn (with High Distinction)
CALLAWAY Nicholette Kay Paulsen Hemphill
DUNCAN - Mari (Marianna) Lyn Spulak
FRIEND Jennifer Lynn McKeeman
GRAND ISLAND Kenzie Michelle Holsten and Jami Lynn Brooks Kennedy
HASTINGS Delbert LeRoy Miller
KEARNEY Ellen Marie Addison (with Distinction), Deena Lee Anderson, Alyson Renee' Eye, Loucinda Trevino Haffey, Rebecca Suzanne Hardekopf and Amy Jo Townsend James
KIMBALL Brenda Jean Culek
LEXINGTON Amy LuNell Spotanski
MCCOOK Amy Lea Ahlers
NORTH PLATTE Diane LaNell Gellerman
PLEASANTON Katherine Elizabeth Geisler and Dalinda Dee Phillips
PURDUM Candice Leigh Kennedy
TRENTON Tammy Sue Schoenauer

SANBORN, IOWA Jamie Marie Getting

Bachelor of Nursing (Lincoln Division)

ALLIANCE Amy Elizabeth Nelson Cornish, Michelle Lynn Hance (with Distinction) and Ann Elizabeth Wyman (with Distinction)
CLEARWATER Jennifer Lynn Esser (with High Distinction)
COLUMBUS Joni Lynn Andreasen
CREIGHTON Heather Marie Homan
FRANKLIN Sydnie Melissa Weaver Carraher (with High Distinction)
FREMONT Becky L. Bell and Holly Ann Cerny Petta
HARRISBURG Amy Marie Jimenez
LINCOLN Margaret Mary Adams, Jami L. K. Fulwider, Kristina Lynn Morin Saunders, Carrie Lynn Tichota (with Distinction) and Margaret Lara Woeppel
MCCOOK Kimberly Ann Johnson
MINDEN Courtney Nicole Johnson
NEBRASKA CITY Hollie A. Heser
OMAHA Carrie Elizabeth Edwards and Cynthia Kay Yoder McCumbers
ORD Jennifer Leigh Gass Estudillo
OVERTON Kevin Kenneth Ourada
PAPILLION Kelly Lynne Klostermeyer (with Distinction)
STANTON Jessica Amy Eberly
STERLING Nicole Marie Goracke (with High Distinction)
UNADILLA Jamie Renee Schomerus

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA Krissa Lynn Rogers
HUTCHINSON, MINN. Lisa Marie Thunstrom (with Distinction)
ST. LOUIS, MO. Tanya Dawn Stottlemyre Schielke

RUSSIA Rita Volochayev

Bachelor of Nursing (Omaha Division)

ARLINGTON Patricia Lynn Barger (with Distinction)
BELLEVUE Chang Suk Chun Giroux
CRETE Amy A. Bolen
FORT CALHOUN Sandra Kay Hobson
GRAND ISLAND Trinh Lam Huyen Nguyen
HAMPTON James Robert Kohtz
HASTINGS Kari Dawn Lauvetz
HOOPER Carrie Leigh Mueller (with High Distinction)
NEBRASKA CITY Mitchell Lee Barrett
NORFOLK Donna F. Novotny Canfield and Robin C. Prenzlow Merchant
OMAHA Anenye P. Nwokeocha Aloziem, Deborah Lynn Dulik, Brandy Lynn Gorham, Sharifa Kathleen Klotz, Rachel Lynne Kozol (with High Distinction), Kari Lynn Johnson Larrick, John A. McFayden, Stacy Lynn Sutton, Ina Marie Diaz Ulanday, Jill Marie Upah, Matthew Dwayne Westercamp, Danielle Leigh Whorlow, Tammy Payich Wisecup and Helen M. Wozniak
PONCA Debra Lynn Uehling
RALSTON David Bruce McIntyre
ST. EDWARD Teresa Leigh Wallick Reinhart
VERDIGRE Brian Lee Uhlir

HAMBURG, IOWA Kimberly Jo Hulsing
MISSOURI VALLEY, IOWA Kimberly Noele Smith
CHESAPEAKE BEACH, MD. Deidre Anne Jones (with Distinction)

ZIMBABWE Euredis Chipendo

Bachelor of Nursing (West Nebraska Division)

ALLIANCE Melissa Ann Lucas, Tonya J. Smith and Phyllis Ann Morris Wallace (Academic Excellence)
BRIDGEPORT Holly Faye Catron Dobrinski (with High Distinction)
CHADRON - Renee' Leigh Hughbanks
GERING Jason Dean Beals, Christine Kaye Peterson Buhr and Christina Lee Walters
KIMBALL Carol Anne Pargiter Smith and Traci Jo Webb
RUSHVILLE Andrea Kay Kuester
SCOTTSBLUFF Ace George Backer, Judy Marie Bowlin (with Distinction), Jeanne Marie Strauss Houchin, Laura Nadine Murrell Staman and Patricia Ann Weddell Wysocki

EATON, COLO. Kimberly Diane Kreps Helzer
LYMAN, WYO. Niki Marie Jerome (with Distinction)
SHERIDAN, WYO. Sandra Sue Ward Suhr

Post Masters Certificate in Nursing

BLAIR Lynne Buchanan Larkin

School of Allied Health Professions

Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Cytotechnology

OMAHA Betty Ann Jackson

Master of Physician Assistant Studies

CLEARWATER Peter James Thiele
COLUMBUS Jeffrey Arlyn Johannes
FREMONT Lindsey Mari Bolton
FULLERTON Chelsea Marie Schuster (with High Distinction)
GERING Aaron I. Salomon (with Distinction)
HOLDREGE Jodie Lynn Scheele
HUMBOLDT Matthew D. Garris
KEARNEY Anthony John Cox
LINCOLN Pamela Lynn Dickey
MITCHELL Stephen Eugene Van Noy
MURRAY Bryan W. Corwin
NEBRASKA CITY Samantha Ann Satterfield (with Distinction)
OMAHA Richard E. Bailey III, Christina Leigh Bruning, Michelle Renee Christensen, Nanette D. Coffey Diederich, Patrick Joseph Egger, Anne Elizabeth Fell, Paula Marie Hillhouse (with High Distinction), Jennifer M. Huey-Voorhees, David Matthew Kuphal, Jennye Marie Matula, Patrick L. McClaughry, Dana D. Petersen, Shelly Marie Schutte, David Duane Siebels, Louis D. Sully and Joseph Lewis Verzal
PLATTSMOUTH Rebecca Marie Wehrbein (with High Distinction)
SCOTTSBLUFF Susan Jo Deal
SHELTON Jaime Renee Rother
SUTTON Michelle Renae Nelson
UTICA Amy Kathryn Stoll
WILBER Michael John Sebek

ARVADA, COLO. Lorraine M. DiSalle
AURORA, COLO. Melanie Anicee Rendon Anderson
EDINA, MINN. Jonell Annette Obst Tempero (with Distinction)
OSLO, MINN. Nicole Cristine Anvinson (with Highest Distinction)

Bachelor of Science (Physician Assistant Military Program)

OMAHA Cindi K. Krueger-Uhing

DECATUR, ALA. Phillip Shannon Farris
JACKSONVILLE, ALA. Joseph Allen Clarke
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. Ronny Perry Bigham
VALLEY, ALA. Brian Ernest Walker
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA Paul Andrew Becker
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. Kenneth L. Weaver
CERRITOS, CALIF.  -- Thomas Wayne Bingamon
CORONA, CALIF.   William Roy Reynolds
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. --  Steven Robert Noakes
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Jeffrey Walter Clark
ARVADA, COLO. Karen Christine Nzerem
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. Charles Lloyd Stanley
WASHINGTON, D.C. Donald Adams
BRANDON, FLA. Jacqueline E. King
NAPLES, FLA. Lynn L. Grosvenor
ATLANTA, GA. Hector Ricardo Stephenson
MACON, GA. Arthur Ross Hooper
E. DUBUQUE, ILL. Mark Steven Buhr
HENRY, ILL. Jon Robert Fox
CERESCO, IOWA Diane Kay Patterson
WINTERSET, IOWA Bradley D. Frey
CLAY, KY. Ray Clark Vaughn
LOUISVILLE, KY. Barry Jerome Cleary and Stephen Michael DeLellis
BATON ROUGE, LA. David Wayne Broussard
BALTIMORE, MD. Enrico Lapena Sarmiento
FREDERICK, MD. Christopher Brannon Cole
WALDORF, MD. George Victor Nazarewicz
WORCESTER, MASS. Marc Vincent Bisceglia
NEW BOSTON, MICH. Gregory Allen Gootee
NEW YORK MILLS, MINN. Toni Denise Muckala
HATTIESBURG, MISS. Wendell Bart Bullock
JACKSON, MISS. Lynitta Denise McCoy
LEBANON, MO. Gregory Louis Beelek
THOMASVILLE, N.C. Kathy Renee' Childress Hawkins
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Mark Louis Donald II
TUCUMCARI, N.M. James Joseph Jones
DAYTON, OHIO Bryan William Meece
KENTON, OHIO Aaron Scott Holly
LIMA, OHIO Tom A. Judy
VINTON, OHIO Dean Robert Adkins
FOREST GROVE, ORE. Shawn Robert Vanderploeg
LEBANON, PA. Jason M. Cheyney
WRIGHTSVILLE, PA. Steven Michael Strocko
CHARLESTON, S.C. Gregory Steven Davidson
ELGIN, S.C. Kevin Walter Burnham
SMOAKS, S.C. Patrick Michael Hare
KNOXVILLE, TENN. Anthony Lynn Tillman
INEZ, TEXAS William D. Roberts
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Rudi Trujillo Dimas and Enrique Guerrero, Jr.
CHASE CITY, VA. Beverly Lynn West
WAITSFIELD, VT. Jeremy Brian Orr

CANADA Craig Leslie Knott
GERMANY Frank M. Dessauer
GUAM Ray C. Tajalle
PHILIPPINES Edwin Adona Chavez
TOA BAJA, PUERTO RICO Luis Angel Santiago

Bachelor of Science (Radiology Science Technology)

OMAHA Mary Louise Headley

Graduate College
Doctor of Philosophy

HASTINGS Michelle Lynn Kingsley Kallesen
WILBER Francine Ann Vana Nelson

GLENDALE, CALIF. Cibby Varkey Altamirano
AURORA, COLO. Sandra Lynn Willian
LATIMER, IOWA Marian Roberta Lona Elling Maas
ROCHESTER, MINN. Joyce Marie Graupmann Black
MADISON, WIS. Todd Jeffrey Page

ARGENTINA Nancy Esther Caceres
BRAZIL Rossana M. Allende
CHINA - Tzu-Ching Meng, Bing Wang and Peng Zhang

Master of Science

OMAHA Aimee Beth Schreiner and Margaret Kay St. John

STERLING, ILL. Jennifer M. Pettorini Craft
BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH Brian William Baird

Master of Science in Nursing

GERING Ginger Lynn Morris Brasuell and Japheth Gene Hessler

ELKADER, IOWA Mary Grace McGowan

IRELAND Kathleen Elizabeth O'Hearn Pepin

UNMC is the only public academic health science center in the state.  Through its commitment to research, education and patient care, UNMC has established itself as one of the countrys leading centers for cancer research and treatment and solid organ transplantation.  More than $32 million in research grants and contracts are awarded to UNMC scientists annually.  In addition, UNMCs educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution.