More than 120 students from the College of Education and Human Sciences will earn their undergraduate degrees on Saturday, May 17, as graduates with distinction. The students will be recognized at a special reception Friday, May 9, in Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall.
The 129 May 2025 CEHS Graduates with Distinction represent 14 states, 42 cities and towns across Nebraska, and 23 different majors from across the college’s five undergraduate departments. The complete list of May 2025 CEHS Graduates with Distinction follows.
Highest Distinction (4.0 GPA)
Myah Anderson
Rachel Arens
Mallory Bellamy
Margaret Buettner
Sara Burbach
Claire Butterbaugh
Raina Cattau
Alexis Cherry
Carly Coen
Rachel Dierks
Grace Faltin
Kennedy Fisher
Ellie Higgins
Allison Kassing
Paige Labahn
Yi Sheng Liong
Michael Martinez
Erica Michel
Grace Schirmer
Gracyn Scott
Cassidy Smith
Abbigail Stethem
Brooklyn Weddle
Carrie Wehrman
Jacee Zoubek
High Distinction (3.950-3.999 GPA)
Anna Boyd
Kaylin Brown
Hannah Burnside
Baylee Carter
Kennedy Filbrandt
Crystal Garza
Carson Haberyan
Emmalee Harder
Hallie Horner
Kenna Jackson
Colin Jones
Elsa Jonson
Natalie Keller
Jackson Lagemann
McKenna Lovehaug
Jameson Margetts
Grace Nelson
Emily Newman
Andre Nguyen
Jessie Nguyen
Kimberly Nguyen
Aliya Oceguera
Grace Palmer
Kayli Pham
Cara Pisasale
Brooke Quadhamer
Haley Reed
Hailey Revord
Kalon Rohde
Braden Ruffner
Luke Schmiesing
Jadyn Schultis
Mallory Schultz
Jaedynn Shively
Jada Skalak
Kaia Stewart
Aedan Strauss
Emma Tate
Grace Thomsen
Elsa Wilcox
Madelyn Zolnierek
Distinction (3.850-3.949 GPA)
Jenna Albers
Sydney Bedient
Blair Beecham
Thomas Braun
Carly Bredthauer
Emma Brownlow
Kirsten Bull
Morgan Burke
Daphne Buss
Katie Charest
Makenzie Clymer
Margaret Cook
Savannah Croft
Averi Diedrichsen
Katie Erlbacher
Grace Fegley
Paige Ferguson
Delanie Ferzely
Haeley Folk
Xavi Galvan-Rodriguez
Benjamin Gerdes
Jaxon Gilner
Ashley Goodyear
Megan Graham
Taylor Gustafson
Erin Henn
Katharine Hills
Nathan Hoff
Arabella Hoffman
Caleb Holmbeck
Madeline Huebert
Abigail Huff
Lishanna Ilves
Dominik Jones
Emily Jordan
Kila Jordon
Lincoln Kelley
Connor Klecan
Kelly Kozol
Paige Lindau
Kaila Lorence
Brynna McQuillen
Corinne Michael
Lauren Mortenson
Hannah Newport
Emma Osborne
Presley Pribil
Cassandra Rodriguez
Sophia Schell
Jaylee Schuster
Samantha Shanks
Elena Simpson
Grace Smith
Cole Snook
Sophie Sprang
Mia Stiles
Elizabeth Thayer
Sidney Thiele
Lucas Timm
Ryann Unger
Haidyn Warner
Benjamin Welch
Jozlynn Wiechman
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
Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design
