Over 140 students from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Business Administration received their diplomas over the weekend. There were 109 bachelor’s degrees, 21 master’s degree of business administration (MBA), six master’s degree of professional accountancy (MPA) and five doctoral degrees awarded.
The five Ph.D. recipients included Comlanvi Martin Konou with a doctorate in economics and Xiaoyan Bao, Shipra Gupta, Noel Palmer and Jin Sung Rha who all received doctorates in business administration.
The commencement activities were the first events held in the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln’s Historic Haymarket District. Graduate degrees were presented Friday, August 16, while undergraduates received their degrees on Saturday, August 17. Dr. Donde Plowman, James Jr. and Susan Stuart Endowed Dean of the College of Business Administration, presented business students with their diplomas.
Ronicka Fairchild, an international business major from Omaha, Neb., was one of the graduating seniors.
“CBA really helped make me who I am today,” Fairchild said. “I learned so much from every business course I took at CBA. I got to know many of my professors on a first name basis, and I’m very glad I made the decision to attend UNL.”
Master of Business Administration
Dustin Bryant Barros,
Ridgecrest, CA, Bachelor of Science, Brigham Young University, 2009 —Business
Shawn M. Brock,
Columbus, Bachelor of Science, Bellevue University, 2005 —Business
Jean Ann Brown,
Arlington, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2010 —Business
Gengyi Chen,
Xi’an, China, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2011 —Business
Jonathan Robert Cosby,
Lincoln, Bachelor of Science, Brigham Young University, 2003 —Business
Justin Lawrence Dastrup,
Kansas City, MO, Bachelor of Arts, Brigham Young University, 2005 —Business
Kelcie Ann DeKoning,
Beatrice, Bachelor of Arts, Doane College, 2005 —Business
Komla Patrick Francis Dravie,
Omaha, Bachelor of Science, Bellevue University, 2003 —Business
Jason LaVern Fortik,
Raymond, Bachelor of Technology, Peru State College, 1994; Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1998 —Business
Shane E. Gehring,
Eldridge, IA, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, 2006; Master of Engineering, University of Louisville, 2007 —Business
Steven Semmes Guthrie,
Ashburn, VA, Bachelor of Arts, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2005 —Business
Emily Anne Hatas,
Omaha, Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2008 —Business
Joshua Michael Hoefler,
Lincoln, Bachelor of Arts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2011; Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2011 —Business
Yujung Kim,
Seoul, Republic of Korea, Bachelor of Arts, Hanyang University, 2005; Master of Arts, Hanyang University, 2007 —Business
Jingdan Niu,
Lincoln, Bachelor of Arts, Southwest Jiaotong University, 2009 —Business
Nicholas Keith Popovich,
Westampton, NJ, Bachelor of Science, The College of New Jersey, 2008 —Business
Josiah David Reed,
Hermosa Beach, CA, Bachelor of Science, Loyola Marymount University, 2008 —Business
Jesse Lynn Sierks,
Lincoln, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Peru State College, 2006 —Business
Anthony David Smith,
Melbourne, FL, Bachelor of Science, University of South Florida, 2003 —Business
Laviania Thandayithabani,
Kuantan, Malaysia, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2010 —Business
Bradley Allen Tucker,
San Antonio, TX, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Indiana University-Bloomington, 2009 —Business
Master of Professional Accountancy
Logan Daniel Ohs,
Lincoln, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2012 —Accountancy
Jacob Mark Pane,
Omaha, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2012 —Accountancy
Amanda Nicole Sambasile,
Omaha, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2012 —Accountancy
Andrew John Steffensmeier,
Lincoln, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2012 (Distinction) —Accountancy
Benjamin John Theye,
Wymore, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2012 (Distinction) —Accountancy
Michael Joseph Thielen,
Omaha, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2012 —Accountancy
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Leslie John Andersen II,
Lincoln
Nicholas Lewis Anderson,
Lincoln
Brianna Kay Badje,
Lincoln
Hannah Rae Belsky,
Omaha
Daniel Alan Bender,
Omaha
John Richard Boeck,
Omaha
Richard Addison Booth,
Ames
Kristin M. Brummett,
Lincoln
Junyu Chen,
Lincoln
Lei Chen,
Lincoln
Andrea Lauren Cizek,
Omaha
Bryce Alan Collamore,
Grand Island
Andrew Scott Curry,
Omaha
Kyle Stephen Curry,
Lincoln
Bradley Franklyn Dean,
Visalia, CA
Austin Michael Decker,
Omaha
Natalie Dones,
Lexington
Tyler Michael Drews,
Omaha
Mathew John Dutton,
Blair
Tyler James Ellerbeck,
La Vista
Ronicka LaShae Fairchild,
Lincoln
Anthony Michael Finkral,
Lincoln
Grant Daniel Fletcher,
Omaha
Derek Reed Forgey,
Lincoln
Natalie Jo Fox,
Atlanta
Kelsey Elizabeth Fuehrer,
Lexington
Stetson Kyle Fuller,
Lincoln
Ryan William Garbers,
Lincoln
Monica Achol Geng,
Lincoln
Brent Alexander George,
Burnsville, MN
Joshua Daniel Gill,
Sioux Falls, SD
Ted Thomas Hruza Granger,
Omaha
Lindsay Christina Grove,
Bennington
(With Distinction)
Alexander Paul Halleen,
Franklin, TN
Maxwell Tracy Hammer,
Cave Creek, AZ
Ryan Charles Hander,
Sioux Falls, SD
Biyan He,
Xi’an, China
Elizabeth Anne Heavey,
Omaha
Anthony Paul Herpolsheimer,
Lincoln
Taylor Joseph Hershberger,
Lincoln
Tiffany Jayne Hildebrand,
Lincoln
Kyle Henry Hilger,
Lincoln
Aaron Alex Hill,
Omaha
Emmett Lee Holloway,
Lincoln
Bo Hu,
Lincoln
Yitian Huang,
Hangzhou, China
Nicholas Patrick Hutchison,
Omaha
David Lance Karp,
Lincoln
Sarah Rose Kirkland,
Papillion
Kevin Randal Kraft,
Omaha
Jonathan Gates Landell,
Hastings
Alex William Lang,
Lincoln
Kevin Paul Lang,
Lincoln
Anthony William Leone,
Lincoln
Siyu Liu,
Lincoln
Yang Liu,
Suzhou, China
Christopher James Luber,
Lincoln
Caitlin Jean Lyon,
Lawson, MO
(With High Distinction)
Liliya Vladimirovna Martynyuk,
Lincoln
Stephen William Mattern,
Lincoln
Drew Mikel Mayer,
Lincoln
Mustansar Mazhar,
Lincoln
Junyan Mei,
Suzhou, China
Tyler Anderson Mullen,
Omaha
Stephanie Ann Murray,
Lincoln
Dmitriy A. Nastin,
Lincoln
Hannah Leigh Nelsen,
Blair
Ross Tanner Neuhaus,
Gretna
Lance Arthur Paesl,
Omaha
Samuel Wesley Pendleton,
Geneva
Devan Marie Penfield,
Lincoln
Isaac J. Pieper,
Lincoln
Ryan Alan Powell,
Dakota Dunes, SD
Tyler Paul Punteney,
Lincoln
Bradley Adam Raders,
Norfolk
James Spencer Ray,
Omaha
Matthew Thomas Robinson,
Elkhorn
Sara Jo Rooney,
Omaha
William Robert Ross,
Omaha
Anna Elizabeth Roth,
Wood River
Jon Michael Ryan,
Lincoln
Laura Janett Santana,
Lexington
Justin Michael Schafers,
Lincoln
Kylie Jo Schildt,
Pleasant Dale
Andrew Thomas Schmaderer,
Omaha
Thomas Reid Schmidt,
Lincoln
Yuji Shao,
Shengzhou, China
(With Highest Distinction)
Jeffrey William Sheets,
Lincoln
(With High Distinction)
Chang Shu,
Yugan, China
McKenna Olivia Slack,
Lincoln
Kelly Elizabeth Smith,
Waterloo
Michael John Sullivan,
Central City
Lilly Thavisone,
Lincoln
Ryan Matthew Tomek,
Dallas, TX
Amanda Rose Vesey,
Lincoln
Christopher Bao Vong,
Lincoln
Takuya Wakamatsu,
Ichihara-Shi, Japan
(With High Distinction)
Jun Wang,
Suzhou, China
Yan Wang,
Lincoln
Michael H. Wheeler,
Lincoln
Linliang Wu,
Hangzhou, China
Mu Wu,
Kunming, China
Siying Yang,
Lincoln
Yao Yao,
Lincoln
Kaitlyn Ann Young,
Eustis
Jiawei Zhang,
Lincoln
Wanyi Zhang,
Beijing, China
Qi Zhao,
Hangzhao, China
Yewei Zhu,
Hangzhou, China
Published: August 19, 2013