May 22, 2006
Dana College Honors 98 Graduates at Commencement Ceremony
Dana College in Blair, Neb., awarded bachelor’s
degrees to 98 students during its commencement ceremony at 10:30
a.m. Saturday, May 20, in the Gardner-Hawks Center.
Three valedictorians were honored during the ceremony: John Hall
of Ogallala and Julia Peterson and John Synowicki, both of Omaha.
Three Morton Scholars also were recognized: Brandie Carlson of
O’Neill, Hannah Heckart of Danville, Iowa, and Jesse Valdez
of Las Vegas, N.M. To receive this title, students must meet rigorous
academic and service requirements.
Also during the ceremony, Dana College President Dr. Janet Philipp
presented the 2006 College-Community Service Award to the Blair Area
Chamber
of Commerce.
The following students were awarded degrees:
Summa Cum Laude
Nebraska: Kimberly Berg, Blair; John Hall, Ogallala; Brynn Lastovica,
La Vista; Julia Peterson and John Synowicki, both of Omaha.
Elsewhere: Sara Buck, Atlantic, Iowa; Dru McMillan, Gillette, Wyo.;
Christina Ulmer, Menno, S.D.
Magna Cum Laude
Nebraska: Heidi Antonson, Ralston; Marisa Bretschneider, Norfolk;
Amy Fullenkamp, Bellevue; Amber Meister, Fremont.
Elsewhere: Amanda Bartling and Brent Lorkovic, both of Council Bluffs,
Iowa; Amanda Groen, Sibley, Iowa; Leslie Halligan, Laurens, Iowa;
Hannah Heckart, Danville, Iowa; Tyler Mohr, Ocheyedan, Iowa; Katrina
Woldseth, Parkland, Wa.
Cum Laude
Nebraska: Michael Burton, Bellevue; Carie Mann, Blair.
Elsewhere: Bernardo Cueto, San Francisco, Calif.; Mark Esser, Woodbine,
Iowa; Matthew Hodgson, Tomah, Wis.; Nick Kroon, Steen, Minn.
Graduates
Nebraska: Tregan Albers II, Davenport; Callie Arnold, Shane Barsell,
Sara Bojanski, Anthony Byers, Christopher Egan, Megan Lazoritz, Dante
Lewis, Lorchineng Lo, Aniela Metro, Shauna Riggs and Chenel Sanders,
all of Omaha; Amy Bergh, Plainview; Lindsey Bliemeister and Lindsay
Stigge, both of West Point; Byron Burdick, Ainsworth; Christine Burkey,
Elkhorn; Natelie Bussing, Yutan; Brandie Carlson, O’Neill;
Magdalena Flynn, Tobias Howard, Tracie Ruwe and Kori Williamsen,
all of Blair; Scott Hansel, Hastings; Tyler Hodges, Wahoo; Rebecca
Hultgren, Fremont; Kelli Inman, Hershey; Trent Leichleiter, Harvard;
Brandon Lombardo, Tekamah; David Reed, Arlington; Jana Salmon, Aurora;
Cameron Schweitzer, Cairo; Scott Taylor, Arapahoe; Danielle Ternus,
Humphrey; Krista Walter, Scottsbluff; Christopher Williams, Bassett.
Elsewhere: Samanta Alapa, Ka’a’awa, Hawaii; Alexander
Ash, Hollywood, Fla.; Antonio Barber, Ansonville, N.C.; Joel Brewer,
Wheeler, Wis.; Devin Chenault, Miami, Fla.; Cisco Cole, Oskaloosa,
Iowa; Andrew Cox, Hawley, Minn.; Wade Danielson, Keller, Texas; Constantinos
Dimas, Chicago, Ill.; Dajuan Draper, Aurora, Colo.; Bruce Erdmann,
Crookston, Minn.; Jacob Gradoville, Jason Isaacson and Stephanie
Kruger, all of Council Bluffs, Iowa; Ryan Grudle, Crescent, Iowa;
Daniel Hagen, Litchfield, Minn.; Michael Hamm, Barstow, Calif.; Ben
Henderson, Federal Way, Wa.; Adryan Higgins, Tarpon Springs, Fla.;
Tabetha Holman, Logan, Iowa; Leigh Hornbuckle, Newton, Iowa; Christopher
Humphries, Columbus, Ga.; Barry Jurgensen, Denison, Iowa; Marshall
Marquardt, Altoona, Iowa; Travis Powers, Exira, Iowa; Troy Quick,
Treynor, Iowa; Clayton Romero, Thatcher, Ariz.; Joyce Roth, Missouri
Valley, Iowa; Jennifer Ruckman, Persia, Iowa; Andrea Smith, Westminster,
Colo.; Jamie Snyder, Alta, Iowa; Natalie Snyder, Waterloo, Iowa;
Amber Sprecher, Corsica, S.D.; Marcus Taylor, Zion Chapel, Ala.;
Matthew Tigani, Redondo Beach, Calif.; Jesse Valdez, Las Vegas, N.M.;
Terry Zitkovich Jr., Honolulu, Hawaii.
Contact:
Anthony Greder
Communications Coordinator
Dana College
(402) 426-7216
agreder@dana.edu
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