A total of 249 College of Business students will receive their degrees to officially become Husker alumni during commencement exercises Friday and Saturday, Dec. 20-21, at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Chancellor Rodney D. Bennett will preside over the commencement ceremony and award more than 1,100 doctoral, master's and bachelor's degrees from across the university.

“I am thrilled to congratulate every graduate and celebrate what the class of 2024 accomplished during their time with the College of Business. Our December graduates come from 28 states and 11 countries. As alumni, we know they will continue to drive discovery, create opportunity and lead the future of business wherever they go next — in Nebraska or around the world,” said Kathy Farrell, James Jr. and Susan Stuart Endowed Dean and professor of finance.

Among those receiving their bachelor's degrees is Aleesha Bergman, management major from Neligh, Nebraska. After graduation, she plans to launch her full-time career at Via Van Bloom Tour and Travel in Lincoln as a travel coordinator and social media manager.

"To me, graduating from Nebraska means leaving college with experiences I wouldn’t have found anywhere else. I’m incredibly proud to graduate from one of the top business colleges in the country and to be a Husker, sharing in the unforgettable activities that come with it. The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is more than a college — it’s an experience that will stay with me forever," she said.

Daniel Basile, originally from Nashville, Tennessee, will receive his Master of Science in Supply Chain Management on Friday. He plans to continue his professional journey at consumer health company Haleon in Lincoln, Nebraska. Basile shared the value he found during his Husker journey as an online graduate student.

"As a former U.S. Army officer and transient mover, graduating from Nebraska makes me feel closer to my new home and the fantastic Nebraskan community," he said. "The phenomenal professors provided relevant knowledge that facilitated my career. I especially enjoyed the online simulations, which helped me with real-world scenarios and decision-making. I thank them for the valuable feedback and expert learning environment."

Recent graduates can also take advantage of the Nebraska Graduate Advantage Program (GAP), which aims to help remove possible financial barriers to those seeking to enhance their skills and employability. The program benefits graduates within the University of Nebraska system.

"We launched the Nebraska Graduate Advantage Program (GAP) to save 15% in graduate tuition in our online Master of Science in Business Analytics and Supply Chain Management programs. The special savings are available to those who earned their bachelor's degree from UNK, UNL and UNO in the last five years with a GPA of 3.2 or higher," said Farrell. "This opportunity helps meet the workforce needs in Nebraska and nationwide for workers with these in-demand, relevant technical skills."

The ceremony will be available to watch online at the Commencement website. For more information about the ceremony and arena or to watch it live, visit: https://commencement.unl.edu.

2024 DECEMBER BUSINESS GRADUATES

Master of Business Administration
Lindsay Carroll Anastas-King, Marietta, GA
Paul Allen Britton, Chesapeake, VA
Austin Jeffrey Burk, Hickman
Daniel Richard Clough, Kansas City, MO
Fyiad Constantine, Henrico, VA
Jessica Marie Cortes, Pasadena, CA
Hanna Dalene, Austin, TX
Hanh Dinh Nu Thien Do, Franklin, WI
Ardavan Ghassemi, Bridgewater, NJ
Lauren Hargreaves, Lincoln
Megan Joan Hughet, Dallas, TX
John Inkrott, Galloway, OH
Gerard Nicholas Jalowski, West Orange, NJ
Philip Jeffry Abraham, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nathan Alan Johnston, Urbandale, IA
Jaron Kaufman, Orlando, FL
Edward Knight, Castle Rock, CO
My Trang Thao Luu, Lincoln
Jennifer A. Martin, Elkhorn
Ryan Alexander Matthews, Philadelphia, PA
Jacob Michael McCoy, Kearney
Megan Katherine McGowan, Minneapolis, MN
Daniel J. Moluf, Omaha
Sameena Nadaf, Waldwick, NJ
Nicholas Brian Parker, New York, NY
Preston Ray Phelps, Lincoln
Adam Christopher Quinn, Lacey, WA
Christopher William Salway, Denver, CO
Benjamin William Scott, Honolulu, HI
Jordan Eric Nesburg Skeie, Olivia, MN
Corey Dean Van Otegham, Victor, IA
William White, Brookfield, VT
Daniel J. Wilkinson, Great Falls, MT
Trevor Willenborg, Elkhorn
Jesse A. Winters, St. Louis, MO
Jeffrey Alan Wrana, Jr., North Windham, CT
Evan Yahnke, Sedona, AZ

Master of Professional Accountancy
Moises Amador Acevedo-Rodriguez, Omaha
Hokwang Aaron An, Lincoln
Justin Book, Greenwood
Benjamin Ralph Brandt, Glen Ellyn, IL
Miranda Rose Cairns, Keller, TX
Hannah Raeann Chramosta, Lincoln
Olivia Claire Eno, Omaha
Andrew Robert Gokie, Seward
Kathryn Thomas Hawk, Ewing
Matthew Jacob Hoffman, Fort Calhoun
Mary Grace Killgore, Omaha
Evan Trent King, Lincoln
Nghi Bao Quach, Lincoln
Lincoln Jade Rahn, Sioux City, IA
Suellin Jeanne Richardson, Wentworth, SD
Anna Alexis Robinson, Lincoln
Morgan Nicole Wallinger, Lincoln
Whitney Jo Wullenwaber, Bennington

Master of Science in Business Analytics
Jeremy Dettmer, Grand Island, NY
Liwei He, Lincoln
Myunghwa Kang, Lincoln
Charles Christopher Lambert, North Charleston, SC
Caleb LeRoy Nielsen, Walton

Master of Science in Finance
Joseph Anthony Sprauer, Dayton, OH

Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
Daniel Basile, Omaha
John E. Castaneda, Glendale, AZ

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
McClain Edward Adamson, Alliance
Juhaina Nasser Salim Al Abri, Muscat, Oman
Abdullah Hamood Masoud Al Awfi, Lincoln
Majid Mohamed Salim Al Harthy, Muscat, Oman, with highest distinction
Mohamed Younis Al Tobi, Muscat, Oman
Danny Alarcon, Madison
Kaylin Lea Alexander, Lakeville, MN
Donna Dhia Almothafar, Lincoln
Asia Ann Ambrose, St. Paul
Anthony Malik Anderson, Lincoln
Britney Angeles-Ayala, Omaha, with highest distinction
Jerry Edward Armstrong, Waukee, IA
Cole James Asche, Columbus
Peyton Jane Barrett, Weeping Water
Douglas Lee Beck, Central City
Aleesha Victoria Bergman, Neligh
Autumn Skye Borg, Glencoe, MN
Alessandro Gates Boykin, Bedford, TX
Nathan Wallace Breitbarth, Pender
Noah Blake Briley, Yutan
Crispin Cornell Brown, Jr., Farmington Hills, MI
Elliott M. Brown, Omaha
Megan Renae Bruner, Elkhorn
Samuel Joseph Brym, Omaha
Patrick Joseph Buell, Bellevue
Amber Dawn Buhman, Columbus, with high distinction
Kali Morigan Burnham, Lincoln
Brandon James Carlson, Omaha
Gage Casanova, Sioux Falls, SD
Cameron Andrew Caulder, Lincoln
Tin Augustin Cesljic, Lincoln
Minji Cho, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Rudolf Christiansen, Heilbronn, Germany
Benjamin Columbus, North Vancouver, Canada
Gavin Blake Consdorf, Omaha
Andrea Lizeth Coronado, Omaha
Payton LeAnn Coulter, Omaha
Alexa Faith Cox, Nelson
Zane Cox, Omaha
Kyle Scott Davidson, Bellevue
Chase James DeBusk, Lincoln
Alysa Breann Denholm, Rapid City, SD, with distinction
Julia Larisa Derun, Waverly
Logan James DeyErmand, Omaha
Adam Khalil Dia, Nebraska City
Carolyn Noelle Dodd, Berthoud, CO
Broc Clinton Douglass, Grand Island
Dylan Scott Dreiling, Imperial
Marysa Nicole Duerksen, Albion
Charles Dungan, Lincoln
Ashlyn Rane Dykstra, Columbus, with highest distinction
Guisela Estefani Echeverria Quinteros, Lincoln
Zoe Kathleen Engelbert, Omaha, with highest distinction
McKenna Lyn Eppenbach, Lincoln, with distinction, University Honors Program
Richard John Evans IV, Lincoln
Thiago Ferreira Pereira, Salvador, Brazil
Thomas Jay Fidone II, Council Bluffs, IA
Alexander Joseph Fields, Elmhurst, IL
Austin Lee Filter, Fremont
Benjamin Fischer, Hershey
Hannah Grace Fitzgerald, Omaha
Brian Fosket, Downers Grove, IL
Jack Garrett Friesen, Grand Island
Kyle Adam Froehlich, Nipawin, Canada
Ireland Monet Gaffey, Lincoln
Skyler Drew Gessert, Omaha
Emerson Marie Gilfry, Fremont
John Fitzgerald Glaser, Lincoln
Dylan Joseph Goracke, Valley
Ian Thomas Gordon, Lenexa, KS
Samuel John Gustafson, Omaha, with distinction
Julia Faith Hansen, La Vista
Emma Marie Heng, Nebraska City
Jorge Luis Hidalgo-Ramirez, Lincoln
Amanda Claire Hodge, Lincoln
Lydia Mary Hoffman, Humboldt
Jacob James Hohl, Lincoln
Chloe Eve Hoover, York, PA, University Honors Program
Hannah Marie Hopkins, Thornton, CO
Hsee Mu Htoo, Omaha
William Robert Huntley, Bennington
Clayton Ira Jackson, Omaha
Matthew Christopher Janak, David City
Allison Jarchow, Lincoln
Ashlyn Rose King, Monument, CO
Carman Lindy Kinkaid, Malcolm
Mikayla J. Kistler, Gretna
Kaitlyn Ruth Klug, Pleasant Dale
Jackson Andrew Kraus, Lincoln
Ian Jeffrey Krenzer, Omaha, with distinction
Armin Kurbasic, Lincoln
Emma Rose Kurtz, Minooka, IL
Mandy Jolene Lawson, St. Joseph, MO
Collin Max Long, Lincoln
Lucy Elizabeth Loy, Fishers, IN, with high distinction
Zijing Lu, Beijing, China
Quang Trung Hieu Luu, Lincoln
Andrew Hughes MacFarlane, Lincoln
Amelia Diyanah Mahathir, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Natasha Wachera Maina, Nairobi, Kenya
Samuel Andrew McArtor, Grant
Timothy Russel McCabe, Lincoln
Hannah Marie McKee, Lincoln
Di Mei, Lincoln
Garret Jay Meier, Pierce
Ivye Ann Meyer, Syracuse
Madison Marie Meyer, Grand Island
Jace Miller, Bennington
Lilith Isabelle Miner, Palisade
Rees Mitchell Mingus, Omaha
Deyaaldeen Mohamed Tawfik Mohamed, Lincoln
Justin Anthony Mondschean, Oak Brook, IL
Hayden Lee Moural, Grand Island
Haley Christina Narke, Papillion
Anh Quynh Nguyen, Lincoln
Phuong Hanh Nguyen, Hai Phong, Vietnam
Tammy Thi Nguyen, Lincoln
Marinn Therese Niesen, North Platte
Jacee Elizabeth Nore, Kearney, with high distinction
Sydni Grace Olson, Waconia, MN
Jarus Oney, Lincoln
Evan James Orth, Ogallala, with highest distinction
Jonatan Issac Ortiz, Lincoln
Jackline Adiyo Paul, Omaha
Ty Christopher Perkins, Omaha
Alexander John Peterson, Gretna
Nathan Cleve Pilakowski, Lawrence, KS
Jarrett Jay Poessnecker, Ames
Brooke Alexis Poppert, St. Paul
Kyle Richard Potratz, Spearfish, SD, with distinction
Samuel Thomas Pribyl, Papillion
Blake David Joseph Rapper, Wakefield, with highest distinction
Anna Grace Real, Gretna, with distinction
Caleb Elijah Richards, Papillion
Lindsay Jayne Rickers, Waverly
Joseph Michael Robb, St. Joseph, MO
Katherine Elizabeth Rodis, Omaha, with distinction
Drew Allen Roper, Omaha
Cole Wayne Roslin, Shakopee, MN
Amanda Lynn Ross, Lincoln
Julian Tyson Sabin, Lincoln
Beau Evers Schaller, Clive, IA
Chloe Nicole Schaulis, Lincoln
Max Augustus Schilling, Ozark, MO
Sierra Emily Schmidt, Omaha
Colby Clarkson Scholl, Soccoro, NM
Morgan Nicole Scribner, Kansas City, MO
Ashley Nicole Shields, Excelsior, MN
Cassidy Mae Siebert, Lincoln
Erin Siew, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Amelia Taylor Smereczynski, Cary, IL, with distinction
Reegan Alexandra Smith, Plymouth, MN
Jacob Theodore Sobczyk, Papillion
Lily Elizabeth Soltys, Lincoln
Rhyen Lynne Standridge, Saint Charles, MO
William John Stangl, Plattsmouth
Diego Hakeem Sterkel, Lincoln
Makena Ryane Stutzman, Milford
Caden Michael Svoboda, Aurora
Dylan Thomas Swaney, Omaha, with distinction
Helana Skye Szatmary, Libertyville, IL
Zhang Xuan Tan, Lincoln, with distinction
Song Hann Teh, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Josiah Thacker, Lincoln
Ian Francis Tomlin, Cambridge, with distinction
Alvan Truong Tran, Lincoln
Jamison Ann Twomey, Weeping Water
Sandra M. Van Arsdall, Malcolm
Sean Richard Veenendaal, Brookfield, WI
Caden Jack Vetter, Kearney
Brayden Wardyn, Gretna
Anna Kathryn Warmka, Oakdale, MN, University Honors Program
Andrew Jeffrey Wellman, Waco
Dylan Ludwig Wemhoff, Humphrey
Rachel Nichole Wente, North Sioux City, SD
Jordan Faith Westenbroek, Frederick, CO, Chancellor’s Scholar, with highest distinction
Blake Christian Whipple, Lincoln
Jacob Schroder Whiston, Lincoln, University Honors Program
Damon Evan Wichita, Lincoln
Logan Robert Wiedel, Hebron, with high distinction
Maxwell Jay Wild, Omaha
Evan Patrick Wilson, Greenwood Village, CO, with distinction
Colin John Wingard, Rising City
Jack Robert Wise, Glen Carbon, IL
Georgia Grace Witte, Fremont
Tiffany Wulf, Lincoln