Nearly 120 students graduating from the College of Education and Human Sciences next week are being recognized as Graduates with Distinction at a special reception Friday, May 1, in Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall.
The 116 May 2026 CEHS Graduates with Distinction represent 14 states, 36 cities and towns across Nebraska, and 15 different majors from across four academic departments in the college. The complete list of May 2026 CEHS Graduates with Distinction follows.
Highest Distinction (4.0 GPA)
- Hunter Anderson
- Hope Belcastro
- Alexis Chatfield
- Hannah Dalton
- Madaux DeLong
- Sydney Emanuel
- Aubrey Fornander
- Grace Fowler
- Taylor Kirlin
- Lauren Kramer
- Jadyn Maddox
- Breah Matuszczak
- Emma Pflum
- Drew Rasmussen
- Sela Rikli
- Sarah Wallingford
- Haley Wells
High Distinction (3.950-3.999 GPA)
- Torri Almond
- Thomas Arneal
- Hailey Baca
- Cailyn Barry
- Neely Behrns
- Luke Blatchford
- Lauren Blehm
- Megan Blomstedt
- Emma Boardman
- Emily Boden
- Gabrielle Chance
- Karli Crawford
- Alexis Dent
- Alexa Ericson
- Grace Flynn
- Lauren Hildahl
- Nathan Hochstein
- Hannah Hurley
- Eric Jacob
- Ella Jepsen
- Katelynn Jochum
- Madaline Krueger
- Anna Mai
- Dylan Merz
- Jason Miller
- Jedidiah Morton
- Lilian Nguyen
- Abby Nichols
- Sydney Notestine
- Isabelle Owens
- Kennedy Ruisinger
- Emma Smith
- Amelia Stamm
- Brianna Stroh
- Logan Thurber
- Olivia Vetter
- Gionna Weber
- Ava Williams
Distinction (3.850-3.949 GPA)
- Riley Adelung
- Claire Andersen
- Kiley Arlt
- Michael Bernt
- Maxton Bezousek
- Morgan Blayney
- Aleya Bourek
- Kaitlyn Bousquet
- Cameryn Brandt
- Daniel Brinkman
- Brendan Burt
- Grace Burt
- Carla Cardenas
- Anne Casady
- Savannah Chhen
- Claire Choate
- Makayla Crick
- Allison Day
- Elizabeth Denevan
- Madison Devericks
- Elise Dobbs
- Brenna Dubbert
- Sarah Elftmann
- Rebekah Franco
- Michelle Garcia-Barillas
- Jakob Gray
- Kailyn Harp
- Marissa Hersh
- Adam Hjemvick
- Ava Jacobsen
- Larsen Jorgensen
- Claire Kelly
- Abby Kohll
- Makenzie Kruse
- Makayla Larntz
- Ashtyn Larson
- Sydney Logan
- Alexa Mahalek
- Alexis Marlar
- Brenna McLain
- Isaiah Mettler
- Madeline Miller
- Lydia Newburn
- Carson Oerman
- Ava Regnier
- Owen Reimer
- Maiya Romano
- Elijah Schuster
- Isaac Shen
- Elsa Spencer
- Isabelle Stallbaumer
- Gwyneth Stocker
- Chloe Titus
- Francesca Uliano
- Elijah Van Bemmel
- Grace Van Metre
- Annelise Wakefield
- Kaitlyn Weaver
- Paige Wooster
- Ryan Yakel
- McKenzie Zapata
All students graduating with distinction from CEHS must meet three criteria: 1) completed at least 60 hours at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at the time of graduation; 2) satisfactorily completed student teaching (for teaching endorsement programs) or fulfilled practica or other internship experiences as required by their programs of study; and 3) eligibility is based on cumulative GPA of all credit hours taken at UNL prior to beginning the term in which they receive their degrees.
College of Education and Human Sciences
Child, Youth and Family Studies
Nutrition and Health Sciences
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education
