FOREVER A LOPER

Nate Wiegand of Omaha is the director of corporate accounting at Scoular.

2007

Wes Bernt of Norfolk is the Creighton University men’s golf coach in Omaha.

Marty Demoret of Ankeny, Iowa, is a partner with Faegre Drinker in Des Moines.

Jael Johnson of Kearney is the assistant director for campus community at UNK.

Paul Schleifer of Celina, Texas, is the chief financial officer at PSN Affiliates — Legent Health.

Jenn (Jameson) True MA ‘12 of Kearney is the 2022 Outstanding New Principal of the Year. She is the principal at Emerson Elementary in Kearney.

Mason ‘09 and Lauren (Swertzic) Doughty ‘12 of Lincoln are parents of a daughter, Brynn Violet, born June 7. She has a brother, Bryer.

Thomas Carlson and Ashley Hogan of Longmont, Colorado, are parents of a son, Andrew Jay, born July 19.

Heather (Fellows) Holmes of Aurora, Colorado, is a key account manager at Littelfuse.

Zach Liibbe of Colorado Springs, Colorado, is a software engineer with Turing School of Software & Design.

Luke Luxford of Lincoln is an office furniture specialist with Eakes Office Solutions.

Jake Mandelko of Lexington is the UNK football special teams coordinator and defensive line coach.

Keenan McCurdy of Lincoln will be inducted into the Nebraska Scholastic Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Class of 2023 as a competitor. Keenan wrestled for Lincoln East High School and UNK.

Kellen Skarka of Lincoln is the airport services manager for the Nebraska Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics. He is a major in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.

2010

Rustin Dring of Waltham, Massachusetts, is the president of Americas at Markforged.

Michelle (Leigh) Fritz MA ‘15 of Alma is the principal and music teacher at Legacy Christian School in Holdrege.

Brad Green MS ‘15 of Kearney is the financial aid associate director at UNK.

Dru Kastler of Omaha is a catheter lab recruiter for Fusion Medical Staffing.

Nelson Micek of Lincoln is a business development manager with Spreetail.

Katie Schwartz of Albion is a nurse at Boone County Health Center.

Tricia (Schumm)Shimp of Burwell is the credentialing manager with Aureus Medical Group.

Jake and Natalie (Regenos) Spitzlberger ‘12 of San Diego, California, are parents of a daughter, Kobi Mae, born Aug. 2. She has a brother, Jax, and a sister, Ella.

2012

Tom Knott MS ‘15 of Kearney is an academic outreach specialist for UNK health sciences.

Vanessa (Leeper) Jones of Calhan, Colorado, is a global senior downstream marketing manager in the lead management segment of the image-guided therapy division for Philips.

Shelby and Scott Vincent of Omaha are parents of a son, Boden Wayne, born Jan. 9. He has a big brother, Nash.

2008

Jayme (Jacobsen) Davis MS ‘12 of Summerset, South Dakota, is a national practice provider team lead with Talkspace.

Gina (Ciuffetelli) Maitland MSE ’08, MA ‘12 of Winter Springs, Florida, is the director of e-learning at Gabbart Communications.

Amber McCrory-Martinez of Tonopah, Arizona, is a co-owner, chief operations officer, and consulting director with Periscope Pediatrics.

Adam Neemeyer of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is a district supervisor with Casey’s.

Jessica Radford, Ed.D., ME of Bayard is a school psychologist and special education administrator at Bayard Public Schools.

2009

Jade Meads Brown MAE ‘11 of Kearney is the gym manager at Kearney Cross Fit.

Jessica (Kuhl) Kollars of Kearney is a client services assistant with Barney Financial Services.

Craig Lorenz of Axtell is the principal at Axtell Community Schools.

Michael and Rachael (Cochran) Page MA ‘12, MSE ‘19 of Kearney are parents of a daughter, Brighton Louise, born Nov. 15. She has a brother, Owen.

Emily (Pernicek) Ripp of Ravenna is the director of resident care at Seneca Sunrise Assisted and Independent Living in Ravenna. She also received her EMT licensure in 2022 and is a volunteer with the Ravenna Fire Department squad.

Jeff Schwartz MAE ‘17 of Albion is the principal at Boone Central High School.

2011

Dusty and Shay (Frost) Birge ‘13 of Kearney are parents of a son, Maverick Layne, born July 21. He has a sister, Maven.

Nathan and Kayla Buell of Doniphan are parents of a son, Daxton Hayes, born Dec. 29.

2013

Aleria Alexander MAE ‘17 and Cal Nichols were married Nov. 6, 2021. They live in Shenandoah, Iowa.

Taylor Anderson of Midland, Texas, married Kyle Wiedenfeld June 10 and is the community relations coordinator at Midland Health.

Ariel (Krolikowski) Beckstrom ‘14 of Colorado Springs, Colorado, is a designer with RTA Architects.

Chris Everson of Colorado Springs, Colorado, is a category manager at Circle K.

Elisia Falcon of Mishawaka, Indiana, is the associate director of ticketing for men’s basketball at the University of Notre Dame.

Catalina Jaimes of Bogota, Columbia, is a program manager II at Twitter.

Kris Koelzer of O’Neill is the community president at BankFirst.

Maricela Novoa of Lexington is the central region early learning connection bilingual specialist at ESU 10.

2014

Michael Christen of Kearney was named the Kearney Chamber of Commerce Young Professional of the Year.

Corey Cruzan of Kearney is a senior project manager with IHC Scott.

Cory Foote of Omaha is a talent acquisition partner at Buildertrend.

Stephen and Alexis (Hinrichsen) Friesell ‘12 of Kearney are parents of a daughter, Ada Joy, born Aug. 4. She has a brother, William, and sisters Rowan and Nelle.

Kelly Gentrup of Lincoln is the director of development services at Southeast Nebraska Development District.

Ben and KateLyn (Crowell) Gillming of Minden are parents of a son, Conrad Donald, born July 13. He has a brother, Easton, and a sister, Savannah.

Karlee Nuttelman of Bloomington, Indiana, is the assistant director of fraternity and sorority life at UNK.

Nicholas Ridgeway of Kearney is an associate attorney with Jacobsen, Orr, Lindstrom & Holbrook.

Shelby (Zimmerman) Watson of Adams is the executive director for the Beatrice Community Hospital Foundation.

2015

Haley Allen and Joseph Mendick of Omaha are parents of a son, Lennox Arthur, born Oct. 23. She was honored with the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association 2022 Jack

R. Snider Outstanding Young Band Director Award. Haley teaches instructional music at Andersen Middle School, Black Elk and Upchurch elementary schools.

Brian Amavi of Peyton, Colorado, is an applications system administrator at Denver International Airport.

Stephanie Brand MAE ‘18 of Kearney is a recruiting coordinator at The Buckle Inc. Chris Dier of Lincoln is a sourcing agent for facilities and maintenance projects for the University of Nebraska.

Dayna Larreau of Lincoln is a data analyst — marketing with CompanyCam.

Sarah Pettay of Arvada, Colorado, is a therapist with SonderMind.

2016

Boone Anderson, now deceased, Tylor Vose ‘15, and Lonnie Lindner of Kearney opened Birdies & Brews, a golf simulator bar in Kearney.

Sara Fecht of Axtell is a senior recruiter at Kearney Regional Medical Center. Meghan (Gifford) Gray of Holdrege teaches seventh grade English at Minden Public Schools. Andy and Molly (Sheehan) Hanson ‘18 of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are parents of a son, Jack Edward, born Nov. 30.

Alyssa Sobotka of Worthington, Minnesota, married Brett Schmidt July 30.

2017

Joshua and Justine (Sebade) Lallman, D.P.T. ’16 of Omaha are parents of a son, Landry Dean, born July 17.

Shane Stock MAE ‘20 of Kearney is the head strength and conditioning coach for UNK Athletics.

2018

Kyle Herren II of Lawson, Missouri, is a quality supervisor with CNH Industrial. Kendra Peters of Fort Collins, Colorado, is a recruiter and account manager with Save The Water.

Clark Pohlmeier of Omaha is the lead health informatics solution coordinator at Telligen.

Tiffany Weekley of Portland, Oregon, is a clinical research assistant with Oregon Health & Science University.

2019

Carine Avande of McLean, Virginia, is a tax intern at Withum.

Justine Bauer of Elm Creek graduated from Creighton University with a doctorate in occupational therapy and is an occupational therapist at Lexington Regional Heath Center. Erin Burns MS of Orlando, Florida, is a laboratory manager with the University of Central Florida.

Savannah Lyon MBA of Kearney is the executive director at United Way.

Alex McGinnis of Crete is an account manager at Stryker Medical.

Jack McLeay of Greenwood Village, Colorado, is a pharmaceutical sales representative at Eli Lilly and Company.

Mackenzie Puckett MBA ‘21 of Lincoln is an assistant director of development for the UNL College of Business at the University of Nebraska Foundation.

Robert Ritson Jr. MS of Laramie, Wyoming, is an associate research scientist at the University of Wyoming.

2020

Savannah Brandt of Eustis teaches high school math at Minden Public Schools.

2021

Clarissa Fitzgerald of Kearney graduated with the 66th Basic Recruit Class of the Nebraska State Patrol and will be based in Omaha.

Jessica (Huhman) Gebel of Hebron teaches kindergarten at Axtell Community Schools.

Keegan Lindner of Pleasanton teaches third grade at Axtell Community Schools.

Lauren May of Kearney is an account and marketing manager for Graczyk Lawn & Landscape.

Rebecca (Stewart) McDowell of Minden teaches fifth grade at Minden Public Schools.

Rebecca Pair MS of Lincoln is a science and quiz bowl teacher at Norris High School.

2022

Broc Anderson MA of Kearney is the community engagement director for Buffalo County Historical Society at the Trails & Rails Museum. He was the 2020-21 recipient of the Mari Sandoz Heritage Society’s Mari Sandoz Research Award and was named Graduate Student of the Year by the UNK Office of Graduate Studies and Academic Outreach.

Chelsey Garringer of Topeka, Kansas, is a sales representative at Laird Plastics in Kansas City.

Colton Morrow-Merrill of Kearney is a strength and conditioning coach at Kratos Performance and Fitness in Lincoln.

Jacque Platt of Omaha is a community response assistant at Buffalo County Community Partners.