Ceremony also honors two valedictorians, three Morton Scholars and one honorary doctorate

Dana College confered bachelor degrees on 112 students during its Commencement Ceremony Saturday, May 22. The ceremony was held in the Gardner-Hawks Center on Dana’s campus in Blair, Neb.

The Class of 2004 had two valedictorians, Inga Roe of Brookings, S.D. and Michelle Young of North Platte, Neb. Three Morton Scholars, a title conferred after students meet rigorous academic and service requirements, were also named during the ceremony. They were Mara Bartlett of Gothenburg, Neb., Erin Field of Golden, Colo. and Young. An honorary doctor of business was presented to Charles Durham, an Omaha icon in engineering, architecture and investment.

The following students were conferred degrees:

Nebraska

Ashland

Tiffany Kay Poole
Physical Education

Jame Ree Sanders
Biology

Bellevue

Kenneth Paul Carlson
Music

Lynsie Marie Cetto
Organizational Communication

Lindsey Nicole Fox
Intercultural Communication

Jon Michael Mauro
Social Science for Secondary Teachers

Blair

Lucas Matthew Costantino
Business Administration

Erik Solevad Nielsen
Sociology
Psychology

Marta Niziolek
Business Administration
International Communication
Spanish

Cory M. Ray
Psychology

Jill Renae Williby
Elementary Education
Psychology

Bloomfield

Doug Joe Bargman
Business Administration

Clay Center

Dustin Daniel Nielsen
Summa Cum Laude
Art for K–12 Teachers

Creston

Kelly Joseph Krings
Business Administration

Craig

Mary J. Melichar
Business Administration

Elkhorn

Aloise O’Daniel
Biology

Fremont

Derek John Hack
Elementary Education

Jenny Reyne Kingsley
Mathematics for Secondary Teachers

Genoa

Megan Renee Oakley
Cum Laude
Spanish for Secondary Teachers

Gothenburg

Marissa Nicole Bartlett
Summa Cum Laude
Integrated Studies

Grand Island

Charles Alan Kaup
Psychology

Jason Matthew Mitchell
Business Administration

Jeffrey Paul Tesmer
Business Administration

Greenwood

Gloria Jessie Otto
Business Administration

Gretna

Theresa M. Peterson
Magna Cum Laude
Social Work
Spanish

Hallam

Jennifer Ellen Eggert
Summa Cum Laude
Social Work

Hebron

Wynn E. Fangmeier
Biology
Computer Science
Mathematics

Lincoln

Jerrod D. Phillip
Art

Newman Grove

Edward Allen Schmitt
Physical Education (K–12 Endorsement)

Nickolas John Schmitt
Business Administration

North Platte

Michelle Lyn Young
Summa Cum Laude
Business Administration

Omaha

Kristina Marie Conley
Business Administration
Accounting

Darrel Louis Greene
Cum Laude
Integrated Studies

Kelly Marie Heller
Magna Cum Laude
Elementary Education

Victor Gene Lyon
Management and Organizational Behavior

Jennifer Rae Filipowicz
Social Work

Brent Rickert
Business Administration

Melissa J. Scurlock
Elementary Education

Natalie Marie Sifers
Business Administration

Jennifer Lynn Simmons
Business Administration
Accounting

Jason Michael Swift
Business Administration

Philip Scott Volentine
Business Administration

Michelle Marie Wever
Social Work

O’Neill

Kevin Cruz Bartak
Summa Cum Laude
Business Administration
History

Luke Jeffrey Dea
Summa Cum Laude
History
Social Science
History for Secondary Teachers
Social Science for Secondary Teachers

Papillion

Christen Marie Neben
Elementary Education

Carrie Ann Whitehead
History

Saint Paul

Tanya Jean Dugan
Social Work

Superior

Marcie J. Smidt
Organizational Communication

Valley

Angela E. Hodges
Elementary Education
Special Education

West Point

Dustin Wayne Abrahams
Organizational Communication

Tyler David Bliemeister
Business Administration

Christopher Paul Meyer
Business Administration

Wendi Michelle Sieh
Summa Cum Laude
Psychology
Sociology

Iowa

Algona

Abigail Leona Erpelding
Social Work
Psychology

Atlantic

Anne Marie Sonntag
Business Administration

Matthew Lee Van Horn
Business Administration

Cambridge

Sarah Elizabeth Amanda Olson
Biology

Creston

Shannon Marie O’Brien
Business Administration

Denison

Clint Lyle Winey
Physical Education

Des Moines

Emily Ann Neve
Summa Cum Laude
English for Secondary Teachers
English

Douds

Anthony Wayne Metcalf
Chemistry for Secondary Teachers
Chemistry

Dunlap

Elizabeth Jean Weis
Business Administration

Emerson

Jonathan Curtis Carlo
International Communication
German

Exira

Christian Alan Beckendorf
Magna Cum Laude
Business Administration

Harlan

Tanya Renee Chadwick
Magna Cum Laude
Elementary Education
Special Education

Hartley

Lindsay Ann Meyer
Art

Hawarden

Sandra Jean Wakeman
Elementary Education
Psychology

Missouri Valley

Jami Eileen Bertelsen
Magna Cum Laude
Elementary Education
Special Education

Jennifer Ann Gochenour
Business Administration

Justin James Gunderson
Business Administration
Computer Science

Modale

Diane Kay Ruffcorn
Summa Cum Laude
Elementary Education

Mount Vernon

Jeremy Robert Stoll
English for Secondary Teachers

Oakland

John Parker King
Business Administration

Panora

Casey James Meinecke
Business Administration

Vinton

Ryan William Foss
Physical Education—Sports Management Concentration

Walnut

Philip James Hansen
Business Administration

Chad James Harder
Elementary Education

Hawaii

Ewa Beach

George Edward Willing, Jr.
Psychology

Kailua

Zachary Kendall Elderts
Business Administration

Palolo

Andrew Kelea Iva
Sociology
Criminal Justice

Waianae

Tulai Trevor Opetaia
Business Administration

Tiare I. Rodrigues
International Communication
German
Communication

Koli Moa Tonga
Sociology

Waiphau

Sione Foueti Maka
Business Administration

All Other States

Anchorage, Alaska

James Wesley Miller
Business Administration

Aurora, Colo.

Mark Allen Bless, Jr.
Psychology

Aurora, Ill.

Clifford Gregory Ellis
Magna Cum Laude
English for Secondary Teachers

Mackenzie Elizabeth Krause
Summa Cum Laude
Elementary Education
Special Education

Brandenton, Fla.

Thomas Kyle Walter
Business Administration

Brookings, S.D.

Inga Andrina Roe
Summa Cum Laude
Social Work

Carthage, Mis.

Jeremy Wade Pope
Physical Education—Sports Management Concentration

Colorado Springs, Colo.

Matthew David Wise
Intercultural Communication

Columbus, Ga.

Mitchell Walker Deering
Physical Education

Crown Point, Ind.

Jonathan Richard Moench
Business Administration

Eagle Butte, S.D.

Jarred Nathaniel Blue Coat
Physical Education

Falmouth, Maine

Lars Peter Madsen
Cum Laude
Integrated Studies

Farmington, N.M.

Phillip Arthur Dawes
Physical Education

Gardnerville, N.M.

Kenneth Lloyd Nicoll
Sociology

Golden, Colo.

Erin Elizabeth Field
Magna Cum Laude
Chemistry for Secondary Teachers
Chemistry

Green River, Wyo.

Arthur Gabriel Castillo
Physical Education

Lamberton, Minn.

Esther Anne Iverson
Elementary Education

Milpitas, Calif.

Steven Charles Monigold
Physical Education

Minnetonka, Minn.

Ross Frederik Jensen
Cum Laude
Communication
Psychology

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Kio Rashad Coffie
Business Administration

Rantoul, Ill.

Matthew Lucien Reed
Cum Laude
Business Administration

Rapid City, S.D.

Marta Paige Walker
Summa Cum Laude
Elementary Education
Special Education
Psychology

Tampa, Fla.

Charles Kenneth Wright III
Physical Education

Washington, D.C.

Garry Delano Clark
Sociology

Yerington, Nev.

Nathaniel James Landa
Social Work

International Students

Give, Denmark

Rune Bjoern Jensen
Business Administration

Osorno, Chile

David Andres Subiabre, Jr.
Business Administration

Dana College is a place where students make things happen — in their own lives and in the lives of others. Through a highly supportive faculty and campus community, Dana students develop interpersonal skills, leadership abilities, and other important values and knowledge as they make choices about their future. Dana’s outstanding academic programs in business, education and social work, among others, ensure that students have the knowledge, skills and experience necessary to pursue challenging careers or placement in graduate school.

Dana College is a private, liberal arts institution in Blair, Neb. To learn more, visit www.dana.edu.

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