Class Notes
1986 Amy (Reynolds) Richardson MSE is president and chief executive officer of the Women’s Center for Advancement in Omaha. 1988 Karen (Couvillion) Goracke is president and chief executive of Borsheims Fine Jewelry in Omaha. Michelle (Demuth) Wiese is market president for the Fremont branch of Great Western Bank. 1990 Dr. Anita (Fritz) Cory MSE ’93 received the AFA/CSCF Richard McKaig Outstanding Doctoral Research Award for her doctoral dissertation “The Influence of Fraternity or Sorority Membership on the Leadership Identity Development of the College Student Leaders” at the fall meeting of the Association of Fraternity Advisors. She has worked more than 20 years at Washington State University in fraternity and sorority life. 1998 Russ Sebek is market president and business banking manager at Wells Fargo Bank in Lincoln. Melissa Cox Ruff has been promoted to audit director in the Omaha office of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mike Klimek and two friends, Jade Stunkel and Caleb Pollard, started a business, Scratchtown Brewery in Ord in October. Another UNK connection is Jade’s wife, Michelle (Stunkel) Boyce ’01. 2001 Jay Dostal, principal at Kearney High School, was named 2013 Principal of the Year by the Nebraska Association of Student Councils. 2002 Erik Emerson is head football coach at Hastings High School. 2003 Ryan Meyer has been named senior associate with McGladrey in Omaha. He joined the firm in 2011 and provides technology consulting services to clients in a variety of industries. 2004 Sheri (Smith) Blaha is a therapist with the Center for Psychological Services in Kearney. Joe Lienemann is account manager at Five Nines Technology Group in Lincoln. Five Nines Technology Group provides managed services, IT services and consulting.
2005 Brett Chloupek is an assistant professor of geography at Northwest Missouri State University. He and his wife, Sylvia, live in Maryville, Mo. Kristi (Cleaver) Castillo has been promoted to cross-reference researcher in the catalog department Baldwin Filters in Kearney. 2009 John Dutton MS ’12 is a therapist with the Center for Psychological Services in Kearney. Nathan Wrage is manager of Ace Hardware and Garden Center in Kearney. 2013 Ariane Aten is data coordinator for Buffalo County Community Partners. She manages a data tracking system for the strategic directions of Buffalo County Community Partners’ 2020 Vision. Alyshia Nelson is an account coordinator with SCORR Marketing in Kearney. Marriages Jesse Calabretto ’04 and Danika Spurgeon Aug. 17 in Gretna. Jesse is president of Calabretto Building Group. Laura Goracke ’10 and Zachary Anderson October 13, 2012. They live in Carson City, Nev. Tara Dodds and Cole Archer ’08 April 20 in Kearney. Sarah Emal ’08 and Andrew Bartling ’05 August 17 in Kearney. Kristin Schoettger and Cody Bland ’12 May 18 in Kearney. Lacey McPhillips ’13 and Josh Brummer ’13 July 20 in Kearney. Kelsey Jezbera ’08 and Dustin Dale July 27 in Kearney. Lacy Jo Marshall ’09 and Alex Donald May 25 in Elm Creek. Jade Gunther ‘ 09 and Reese Florang December 21 in Kearney. Lynelle Snider ’08 and Jason Fritzen ’03 September 28 in McCool Junction. Amy Widman ’11 and Carlos Godinez September 7 in Kearney. Jessica Jurzenski ’04, MS ’07 and Geoff Putney July 20. Jessica earned her Ph.D. at UNL in 2012. She is a environmental scientist with Felsburg Holt and Ullevig (FHU) consulting firm in Lincoln. Emily Carlson ’12 and Eric Holmes September 1 in Kearney. Elizabeth Toedtli ’13 and Robert Lynn III June 28 in Alliance, NE. Becky Robles and Donovan Johnston ’05. They live in Winter Haven, FL. unkalumni.org
Jessica Jurzenski ’04, MS ’07 and Geoff Putney July 20 in Lincoln. Amanda Kreikemeier ’05 and Adam Krueger ’06 August 3 in Kearney. Cari Smyth ’09 and Adam Haag ’09 September 21 in Shelton. Lyndsey Luxford ’10 and Jordan Haag August 3 in Lincoln. Callie Erickson ’09 and Brady Metz ’09 May 18 in Omaha.
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