Peru, Nebraska – Peru State College and its President, Dr. Dan Hanson, granted degrees to 176 graduates on Friday, May 8, 2020.
Peru State granted 13 Master of Science in Education degrees, three Master of Science in Organizational Management degrees, 16 Bachelor of Applied Science degrees and 145 Bachelor of Science degrees.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the formal commencement ceremony for all 2019-2020 graduates has been postponed until December 18, 2020. Additional details regarding the December 2020 event will be released in the future.
Jason Hogue, director of marketing and communications at Peru State, said, “With the uncertainty about the trajectory and duration of the Coronavirus outbreak, it has become clear that it would be best to postpone the May commencement.”
“The College looks forward to celebrating the accomplishments of its graduates, with their family and friends, in December.”
Nestled in the hills of historic southeast Nebraska, Peru State College offers a mix of innovative online and traditional classroom undergraduate and graduate programs, including online graduate degrees in education and organizational management. Established in 1867 as Nebraska’s first college, Peru State has transformed over the past century and a half into a state-of-the-art institution offering diverse, multifaceted educational programs to more than 2,400 students.
Bachelor of Applied Science | |||||
Name | Major/Minor/Endorsement | Honors* | City | State | Country |
Michael Beinlich | Major: Business Administration – Management | Midland | MI | USA | |
Cherrie L. Bowers | Major: Business Administration – Management | Killeen | TX | USA | |
Beckey Marie Carstens | Major: Business Administration – Management; Minor: Organizational Leadership and Management; | Magna Cum Laude | Omaha | NE | USA |
Amanda C. Cole | Major: Business Administration – Management; Minor: Organizational Leadership and Management | Magna Cum Laude | Peru | NE | USA |
Zachary Gewinner | Major: Business Administration – Management | Gretna | NE | USA | |
Austin Michael Greenfield | Major: Business Administration – Management | Omaha | NE | USA | |
JoAnn Gross | Major: Business Administration – Management | Omaha | NE | USA | |
Lisa D. Hay | Major: Business Administration – Management; Minor: Organizational Leadership and Management | Carter Lake | IA | USA | |
Erica Janssen | Major: Business Administration – Management | Brownville | NE | USA | |
Michael L’Heureux | Major: Business Administration – Management; Minor: Business Administration; Minor: Computer Management Information Systems; Minor: Criminal Justice; Minor: Organizational Leadership and Management | Nebraska City | NE | USA | |
Terry Lee Moore | Major: Business Administration – Management | Kansas City | KS | USA | |
Shaun Patrick Petet | Major: Business Administration – Management; | Summa Cum Laude | Beatrice | NE | USA |
Matthew James Reidy | Major: Business Administration – Management | Lincoln | NE | USA | |
Julius Sakinis | Major: Business Administration – Management | Klaipeda | LTU | ||
Keith David Staab | Major: Business Administration – Management; Minor: Accounting; | Magna Cum Laude | Columbus | NE | USA |
Kimba Lynn Stierwalt | Major: Business Administration – Management; Minor: Business Administration; | Summa Cum Laude | Beatrice | NE | USA |
Bachelor of Science | |||||
Name | Major/Minor/Endorsement | Honors* | City | State | Country |
Luz Andrea Adame Silos | Major: Psychology; Minor: Alcohol and Drug Counseling | Nebraska City | NE | USA | |
Dustin R. Allemann | Major: Business Administration – Marketing; | Cum Laude | Lincoln | NE | USA |
Jesse Cole Allen | Major: Mathematics; Minor: Business Administration; | Magna Cum Laude | Cook | NE | USA |
Steven E. Allgood, Jr | Major: Mathematics; Minor: Accounting | Kalamazoo | MI | USA | |
Rosalba Amezcua | Major: Business Administration – Management; | Summa Cum Laude | Lincoln | NE | USA |
Seairla Diane Andrew | Major: Business Administration – Accounting; Major: Computer Management Information Systems | Lincoln | NE | USA | |
Jenna Lynn Arbogast | Major: Business Administration – Accounting; Minor: Business Administration; | Summa Cum Laude | El Paso | IL | USA |
Rebecca Lyn Archer | Major: Psychology; | Magna Cum Laude | Nebraska City | NE | USA |
April D. Harper Ascheman | Major: Criminal Justice – Administration; | Magna Cum Laude | Tecumseh | NE | USA |
Alfredo Barroso | Major: Business Administration – Accounting; Minor: Business Administration; Minor: Marketing | Hialeah | FL | USA | |
Lauren Elizabeth Beath | Major: Biochemical Science; | Cum Laude | Bakersfield | CA | USA |
Ashli Hope Becker | Major: Business Administration – Management; Major: Business Administration – Marketing; Minor: Computer Management Information Systems; Minor: Psychology |
Honors Program Graduate; Summa Cum Laude |
Yankton | SD | USA |
Bailey Niccole Bindle | Major: Criminal Justice – Counseling; Major: Psychology; Minor: Alcohol and Drug Counseling; | Summa Cum Laude | Falls City | NE | USA |
Sydney M. Bogard | Major: Biochemical Science; | Magna Cum Laude | Mc Louth | KS | USA |
Brooke Leigh Bowen | Major: Kinesiology; Minor: Exercise Science | Cum Laude | Bellevue | NE | USA |
Nicholas Brannon | Major: Business Administration – Management; | Magna Cum Laude | Las Vegas | NV | USA |
Stephanie Marie Brazda | Major: Biological Science; Minor: Psychology | Springfield | NE | USA | |
Russell Earl Breazeale | Major: Psychology; | Cum Laude | Omaha | NE | USA |
Emily Joan Bremer | Major: Biochemical Science; Major: Disease and Human Health | Rock Port | MO | USA | |
Brandon Brown | Major: Business Administration – Management | York | NE | USA | |
Ricky Tyler Broxson | Major: Kinesiology | Lynn Haven | FL | USA | |
Tyson James Buettgenback | Major: Kinesiology; | Cum Laude | Glenrock | WY | USA |
Dwight H. Butler | Major: Business Administration – Accounting/CPA; Major: Business Administration – Management; Major: Computer Management Information Systems | Nassau | BHS | ||
Taylor Marie Carlson | Major: Graphic Design | Springfield | NE | USA | |
Kalie Lynn Carney | Major: Business Administration – Accounting; Minor: Business Administration; Minor: Computer Management Information Systems | Beatrice | NE | USA | |
Elizabeth Marie Nelson Carroll | Major: Criminal Justice – Counseling; Major: Psychology | Magna Cum Laude | Filley | NE | USA |
Emily Ann Clark | Major: Elementary Education; Major: Elementary Education; | Magna Cum Laude | Peru | NE | USA |
Heather Marie Clements | Major: Early Childhood Education PK-3; Major: Elementary Education | Magna Cum Laude | Tecumseh | NE | USA |
Rozlyn L. Cole | Major: Business Administration – Management; Major: Business Administration – Marketing; | Summa Cum Laude | Wymore | NE | USA |
Alexander Roy Connell | Major: Business Administration – Management; Minor: Computer Management Information Systems | Nebraska City | NE | USA | |
Luis Henrique R. Constantino | Major: Business Administration – Management; Major: Kinesiology; Minor: Business Administration; | Cum Laude | Varzea Grande | MT | BRA |
Bailey Rachelle Coonce | Major: Business Administration – Management; Minor: Marketing | Summa Cum Laude | Falls City | NE | USA |
James Crom | Major: Computer Management Information Systems | Thurman | IA | USA | |
Hailey Meriel Renee Davis | Major: Business Administration – Accounting; | Cum Laude | Lincoln | NE | USA |
Kaitlynn Michele Detlefsen | Major: Disease and Human Health | Franklin | NE | USA | |
Joshua Mason Dlouhy | Major: Biochemical Science; | Magna Cum Laude | Western | NE | USA |
Preslee Elaine Edler | Major: Wildlife Ecology | Yankton | SD | USA | |
Tonia Latitia Elmore | Major: Business Administration – Management; | Cum Laude | Spokane | WA | USA |
Kealyn Ann Ensminger | Major: Elementary Education; Major: K-12 Special Education; Supplemental Endorsement: Coaching (7-12); | Magna Cum Laude | Homer | NE | USA |
Julian Anthony Fernandez | Major: Criminal Justice – Administration; | Magna Cum Laude | Middle Village | NY | USA |
Brian E. Frosh-Bell | Major: Business Administration – Management | Imperial | NE | USA | |
Dylan Stoney-Lee George | Major: Biochemical Science; Major: Disease and Human Health; | Magna Cum Laude | Beatrice | NE | USA |
Sammantha Diane Giddinge | Major: Biological Science | Rock Port | MO | USA | |
Macayla Lynn Giles | Major: Psychology; | Cum Laude | Nebraska City | NE | USA |
Hannah Jane Girard | Major: Early Childhood Education PK-3; Major: Elementary Education; | Magna Cum Laude | Peru | NE | USA |
Joshua Lee Girard | Major: Biological Science; Major: Minor: Psychology | Cum Laude | Peru | NE | USA |
Carlos Andres Gonzalez Robles | Major: Business Administration – Management | Gurabo | PRI | ||
Sara Brittney Granfors | Major: Business Administration – Human Resources and Risk Management; Minor: Accounting; | Summa Cum Laude | Seward | NE | USA |
Armesha Sharday Griffin | Major: Psychology | FPO | AE | USA | |
Okema Mary Rose Hale | Major: Business Administration – Management; Major: Business Administration – Marketing; | Magna Cum Laude | Rock Port | MO | USA |
Velma Dot Hauck | Major: Business Administration – Management; Major: Business Administration – Marketing; Major: Computer Management Information Systems; Minor: Organizational Leadership and Management | Fremont | NE | USA | |
Jouvurnen Gregorio Hinkert | Major: Computer Management Information Systems; | Magna Cum Laude | Willemstad | ANT | |
Hannah Jo Holthaus | Major: Early Childhood Education Inclusive B-3; | Magna Cum Laude | Seneca | KS | USA |
Cydney J. Howell | Major: Biochemical Science; Minor: Psychology; | Summa Cum Laude | Lewiston | NE | USA |
Ariason Miranda James | Major: Elementary Education; | Cum Laude | Beatrice | NE | USA |
Tammie M. Janzen | Major: Business Administration – Accounting/CPA; Minor: Organizational Leadership and Management; | Summa Cum Laude | Beatrice | NE | USA |
Yorgelys Johannibeth Jaspe | Major: Business Administration – Accounting; Major: Business Administration – Management; | Magna Cum Laude | San Carlos | CO | VEN |
Noah Alexander Kasbohm | Major: Biochemical Science; | Summa Cum Laude | Nebraska City | NE | USA |
Ashley Kristine Keithley | Major: Business Administration – Accounting/CPA; Major: Computer Management Information Systems; | Summa Cum Laude | Falls City | NE | USA |
Samantha Joy Knihal | Major: English; | Cum Laude | Gretna | NE | USA |
Maggie Jeanette Kruse | Major: Business Administration – Accounting/CPA; Major: Business Administration – Management; | Summa Cum Laude | Morrill | KS | USA |
Bailey A. Kuhlmann | Major: Kinesiology; Minor: Business Administration | Summa Cum Laude | Table Rock | NE | USA |
Jacquelyn Marie Kuncl | Major: Criminal Justice – Counseling; Major: Criminal Justice – Counseling; Minor: Alcohol and Drug Counseling; | Summa Cum Laude | Mullen | NE | USA |
Christina Marie Lambert | Major: Criminal Justice: Legal Studies | Spokane | WA | USA | |
Emily Patricia LeCleir | Major: Graphic Design; Major: Music Performance; | Magna Cum Laude | Omaha | NE | USA |
Lindsay Erin Lee | Major: Business Administration – Accounting/CPA; Major: Computer Management Information Systems; Minor: Business Administration | Honors Program Graduate; Summa Cum Laude | Omaha | NE | USA |
Theodore James Lefler | Major: Business Administration – Management; Systems; Minor: Computer Management Information Systems; | Summa Cum Laude | Kearney | NE | USA |
Elly Christine Lempka | Major: Early Childhood Education PK-3; Major: Elementary Education; | Cum Laude | Lincoln | NE | USA |
John T. Lonnborg, Jr | Major: Criminal Justice – Administration; Minor: Computer Management Information Systems; Minor: Psychology | Beatrice | NE | USA | |
Brooke Taylor Yuki Maeda | Major: Biochemical Science; | Cum Laude | Honolulu | HI | USA |
Marivelle Lorena Magana | Major: English; Major: Language Arts; Major: Language Arts; Minor: Journalism | Magna Cum Laude | Dorchester | NE | USA |
Hairl David Magee | Major: Kinesiology; Minor: Psychology | Cum Laude | Bellevue | NE | USA |
Graham Allen Mastel | Major: Psychology | Lincoln | NE | USA | |
Mallory Rose Matthies | Major: Elementary Education; Major: K-6 Special Education; | Summa Cum Laude | Omaha | NE | USA |
Nicole Renee McMann | Major: Biological Science; | Magna Cum Laude | Auburn | NE | USA |
Deonte Dupre McReynolds | Major: Business Administration – Accounting; | Magna Cum Laude | Chicago | IL | USA |
Zachariah James McVay | Major: Computer Management Information Systems; | Magna Cum Laude | Omaha | NE | USA |
Daisy Celis Mejia | Major: Business Administration – Accounting; Major: Computer Management Information Systems; | Cum Laude | Tecumseh | NE | USA |
Eliana Mendez | Major: Business Administration – Human Resources and Risk Management; | Magna Cum Laude | Muskegon | MI | USA |
Margaret Merriman-Johnson | Major: Criminal Justice: Legal Studies; Major: Criminal Justice: Legal Studies; Major: Criminal Justice: Legal Studies | Cum Laude | Houston | TX | USA |
Laura Mae Meysenburg | Major: Criminal Justice – Administration | Lagrange | WY | USA | |
Nicole Kenyon Mullins | Major: Psychology | Alturas | CA | USA | |
Cesar Obdulio Munoz | Major: Business Administration – Management | Kissimmee | FL | USA | |
Keegan RaeAnn Nelson | Major: Elementary Education; | Summa Cum Laude | Shenandoah | IA | USA |
Tara Nesary | Major: Psychology; Minor: Human Resources and Risk Management; | Cum Laude | West Richland | WA | USA |
Jeremy Ray Neu | Major: Computer Management Information Systems | Papillion | NE | USA | |
Abigail A. Newcomer | Major: Elementary Education; | Magna Cum Laude | Bellevue | NE | USA |
Julee Michelle Nicol | Major: Criminal Justice – Administration | Riverton | WY | USA | |
Katelyn Angeline Niemand | Major: Psychology | Fairbury | NE | USA | |
Josie A. M. Nolte | Major: Business Administration – Human Resources and Risk Management; | Magna Cum Laude | Du Bois | NE | USA |
Skylar Van O’Dowd | Major: Business Administration – Management; Minor: Accounting | Omaha | NE | USA | |
Pamela Ann O’Keefe | Major: Business Administration – Accounting/CPA; | Magna Cum Laude | Allen | NE | USA |
Mitchell Orr | Major: Psychology; | Cum Laude | Smithville | MO | USA |
Erik Patrick Osmera | Major: Computer Management Information Systems; | Cum Laude | Wahoo | NE | USA |
Eddy Antonio Pimentel | Major: Business Administration – Accounting | San Juan | PR | USA | |
Sarah Elizabeth Powers | Major: Business Administration – Management; Minor: Organizational Leadership and Management; | Summa Cum Laude | McCook | NE | USA |
Cameron Sinclair Price | Major: Psychology | Lincoln | NE | USA | |
Darlene Quinonez Holguin | Major: Business Administration – Management; Major: Business Administration – Marketing; | Summa Cum Laude | Anthony | NM | USA |
Austin Joseph Ramer | Major: Psychology | Falls City | NE | USA | |
Nancy Aracely Ramirez | Major: Business Administration – Management; Minor: Computer Management Information Systems | Tecumseh | NE | USA | |
Whitney L Ramsey | Major: Business Administration – Marketing; | Magna Cum Laude | Humboldt | NE | USA |
Kortney Beth Reitz | Major: Business Administration – Marketing | North Platte | NE | USA | |
Julaina Emilia Alexis Riege | Major: Business Administration – Marketing; Minor: Business Administration | Greenwood | NE | USA | |
Reannah Mae Irene Rinchich | Major: Psychology; Minor: Music; Minor: Alcohol and Drug Counseling; | Magna Cum Laude | Syracuse | NE | USA |
Tonya Marie Robert | Major: Criminal Justice – Administration; | Summa Cum Laude | Bellevue | NE | USA |
Alberto Miguel Rosario | Major: Business Administration – Accounting | Big Spring | TX | USA | |
Austin Francisco Rosas | Major: Psychology; | Cum Laude | Peru | NE | USA |
Tori Lynn Ryan | Major: Business Administration – Management; | Summa Cum Laude | Broken Bow | NE | USA |
Jordan Nicole Salas | Major: Biochemical Science | Winfield | KS | USA | |
Joel Jeffrey Schindler | Major: Social Science Teaching | Lincoln | NE | USA | |
Melissa Dawn Schomerus | Major: Biochemical Science; Major: Disease and Human Health | Nebraska City | NE | USA | |
Cassandra Marie Severs | Major: Business Administration – Management; Minor: Business Administration; Minor: Computer Management Information Systems | Auburn | NE | USA | |
Hannah Leigh Sexton | Major: Health and Physical Education K-12; Supplemental Endorsement: Coaching (7-12); | Summa Cum Laude | Sedalia | CO | USA |
Kylla Elizebeth Sharp | Major: Psychology; Minor: Criminal Justice | Omaha | NE | USA | |
Andres David Silva | Major: Music K-12 Vocal/Instrumental; | Summa Cum Laude | Omaha | NE | USA |
Giovanna Carey Mendes E. Silva | Major: Kinesiology; Minor: Psychology | Cum Laude | Taguatinga | DF | BRA |
Anjanea L. Simms | Major: Criminal Justice – Counseling; | Cum Laude | Saint Louis | MO | USA |
Jaime Louise Sindelar | Major: Business Administration – Accounting; Minor: Business Administration; Minor: Business Administration; | Summa Cum Laude | Saint Edward | NE | USA |
Melanie Ann Slama | Major: Health and Physical Education K-12; Supplemental Endorsement: Coaching (7-12); | Magna Cum Laude | Peru | NE | USA |
Max Levi Smith | Major: Elementary Education | Peru | NE | USA | |
Callie Marie States | Major: Biochemical Science; | Cum Laude | North Platte | NE | USA |
Jordan Steffen | Major: Business Administration – Management; Minor: Computer Management Information Systems | Murdock | NE | USA | |
Eric Lynn Kalani Sundar | Major: Early Childhood Education PK-3; Major: Elementary Education; Major: Elementary Education; Supplemental Endorsement: Coaching (7-12) | Summa Cum Laude | Kemmerer | WY | USA |
Jacey Danielle Sutton | Major: Business Administration – Management; Major: Business Administration – Human Resources and Risk Management | Wahoo | NE | USA | |
Drew J. Switzer | Major: Business Administration – Marketing; | Summa Cum Laude | Casper | WY | USA |
Lucretia S Talley | Major: Business Administration – Accounting/CPA; Minor: Business Administration | Magna Cum Laude | Washington | DC | USA |
Taylor Jae Thompson | Major: Elementary Education; Major: English as a Second Language Endorsement; | Summa Cum Laude | Norfolk | NE | USA |
Emily Elizabeth Thornburg | Major: Criminal Justice – Counseling; Major: Psychology; | Cum Laude | Crete | NE | USA |
Ryan Alan Thorne | Major: Business Administration – Management; Minor: Computer Management Information Systems | Harlan | IA | USA | |
Kendra Jaine Tiemeyer | Major: Business Administration – Accounting; Major: Business Administration – Management | Ralston | NE | USA | |
Maggie Mae Tomek | Major: Early Childhood Education Inclusive B-3 | Magna Cum Laude | Table Rock | NE | USA |
Thomas Dale Veleba | Major: Business Administration – Management; Major: Business Administration – Marketing; | Cum Laude | Pawnee City | NE | USA |
Bryan S. Ventura | Major: Business Administration – Management | Peru | NE | USA | |
Abner Omar Vincenty | Major: Business Administration – Accounting | Cabo Rojo | PR | USA | |
Alejandra Magali Vivar Aguilar | Major: Psychology; Minor: Alcohol and Drug Counseling | Peru | NE | USA | |
Tyler Michael Warner | Major: Business Administration – Management; Major: Computer Management Information Systems; | Cum Laude | Auburn | NE | USA |
Tylor Anthony Watts | Major: Criminal Justice: Legal Studies; | Cum Laude | Ridgecrest | CA | USA |
Ashliegh Anne West-Lesher | Major: Business Administration – Marketing; Major: Computer Management Information Systems; | Cum Laude | Woodbridge | VA | USA |
Haylee Rae Weyers-Boldt | Major: Business Administration – Management | Sterling | NE | USA | |
Tyler James Wheelock | Major: Health and Physical Education K-12; Supplemental Endorsement: Coaching (7-12); | Cum Laude | Omaha | NE | USA |
Joseph William Whitney | Major: Computer Management Information Systems | Vinton | IA | USA | |
KeShawn Wilson | Major: Kinesiology | Lincoln | NE | USA | |
Carley Allyse Youde | Major: Business Administration – Accounting; Minor: Business Administration | Falls City | NE | USA | |
Ryan David Zickefoose | Major: K-12 Special Education; | Summa Cum Laude | Omaha | NE | USA |
Julia Zurek | Major: Kinesiology; Minor: Business Administration | Summa Cum Laude | Louisville | NE | USA |
Master of Science in Education | |||
Name | Major/Minor/Endorsement | City | State |
Stephen B. Gaines | Major: Curriculum and Instruction | Watson | MO |
Maranda K. Gerdes | Major: Curriculum and Instruction | Auburn | NE |
Lisa Marie Giles | Major: Curriculum and Instruction | Papillion | NE |
Emily Elizabeth Janzen | Major: Curriculum and Instruction | Aurora | NE |
Lincoln Eugene Jones | Major: Curriculum and Instruction | Centennial | CO |
Rebecca Anne Meagher | Major: Curriculum and Instruction | Beatrice | NE |
Zach James Parrish | Major: Curriculum and Instruction | Sutton | NE |
Cassandra E. Raymond | Major: Curriculum and Instruction | Bellevue | NE |
Natalya Tay Schleiger | Major: Curriculum and Instruction | Kearney | NE |
Michael A. Tackett | Major: Curriculum and Instruction | Bellevue | NE |
Nicole D. Trautman | Major: Curriculum and Instruction | Newman Grove | NE |
Kaitlyn Jo Wacker | Major: Curriculum and Instruction | Blair | NE |
Master of Science in Organizational Management | |||
Name | Major/Minor/Endorsement | City | State |
Erin E. Hinz | Major: Entrepreneurial and Economic Development | Crete | NE |
Susan Hersemann Leibman | Major: Entrepreneurial and Economic Development | Frederick | MD |
Emily Ann Slama | Major: Entrepreneurial and Economic Development | Peru | NE |
**The Summa Cum Laude honor requires a cumulative grade point average of 3.90 or above. Graduation honors are conferred on bachelor’s degree candidates who have earned a minimum of 54 Peru State College semester credit hours.
**The Magna Cum Laude honor requires a cumulative grade point average between 3.75 and 3.89. Graduation honors are conferred on bachelor’s degree candidates who have earned a minimum of 54 Peru State College semester credit hours.
**The Cum Laude honor requires a cumulative grade point average between 3.50 and 3.74. Graduation honors are conferred on bachelor’s degree candidates who have earned a minimum of 54 Peru State College semester credit hours.
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Quentin Victor contributed to this release.