FOREVER A LOPER

Clark Pohlmeier of West Des Moines, Iowa, is a senior health information solution coordinator at Telligen. Morgan Stute MBA ’19 of Omaha is a corporate tax accountant at ACI Worldwide.

2019

Cam Chau MBA of Kearney is an international recruiter and student support specialist at UNK. Tristan Crook of Kearney is a registered financial representative for Barney Financial Services in Kearney. Kelsey Hassenstab is the assistant director of fraternity and sorority life at UNK. Logan Krejdl of Aurora is a graduate student at UNL and works in football equipment and operations. Augustine Ume-Ezeoke MAE of Kearney is an assistant football coach and offensive coordinator for UNK. Andrew Venneman of Beatrice teaches English at Beatrice High School. Francella Wiles MSE of Kearney is an applications and records evaluator at UNK.

2020

Kelsey G’Schwind of Johnson Lake is a personal trainer in the wellness center at Good Samaritan Hospital. Abel Juan of Kearney is a diversity and community outreach counselor in admissions for UNK. Taylor Lenz of Marquette is the recipient of the Gerry Cox Memorial Nebraska Language Arts Student Teacher of the Year/Future Teacher Award. Taylor teaches English and is the cheerleading sponsor at Central City. Hailey McNee MAE of Laramie, Wyoming, is an athletic trainer at the University of Wyoming. Shelby Nethercot of Greenwood is a diversity program and retention coordinator at UNK.

Loper Unions

Kayla Peters ’17 and Thomas Geiger ’19 of Grand Island married July 18. Kayla teaches math at Westridge Middle School and Thomas is a staff accountant at Dana F. Cole & Co. Justin Hall and Molly McConnell MAE ’09 of York married Aug. 3. Chance Lienemann and Megan Moss ’14, MAE ’17 of Grand Island married on July 25. Megan and her mother, Dorothy (Cyboron) Moss ’86 both teach at Centura Public Schools. Adam McLaughlin ‘12 and Darryn Werner of Lincoln married Nov. 2, 2019.

Loper Legacies

Travis ’13 and Kayla (Karlson) Arnold ’15 of Shelton are parents of a son, Emmett Cole, born July 6. Brooke and Ian Blaha ’14 of Kearney are parents of a daughter, Hayden Grey, born July 2. Matt ’10 and Jenny (Dietz) Demoret ’13 of Kearney are parents of a son, Zachary Allen, born Nov. 29. Jennifer and Benjamin Dennis ’08 of Aurora are parents of a daughter, Claire Margaret, born Oct. 22. Chad `12 and Emmylou (OBrien) Flanagan ’11 of Omaha are parents of a daughter, Brinley Noelle, born Sept. 23. Benjamin ’14 and Katelyn (Crowell) Gillming ’14 of Minden are parents of a son, Easton Jon, born March 20, 2020. He has a sister, Savannah. Jordan ’12 and Ellen (Thomas) Gonzales ’13, MA ’15 of Omaha are parents of a son, Lincoln Thomas, born Oct. 27. He has a brother, Graham. Kenny ’14 and Laura (Sonnek) Hill MA ’14 of Pflugerville, Texas, are parents of a son, Jeremiah Joseph, born Nov. 24. Tim ’09 and Rachel (Jensen) Hruza ’09 of Lincoln are parents of a son, William Dennis, born Oct. 30. He has a sister, Eleanor. Mallory ’08 and Seth Jones ’08 of Omaha are parents of a son, Svend Julian, born Sept. 9. Jacob ’15 and Amanda (Schipporeit) Keating MS ’15 of Cozad are parents of a daughter, Ellie Faye, born July 7. She has a brother, Robert. Brian `08 and Emily (Engler) Kimmins ’08 of Yuma, Arizona, are parents of a daughter, Ainsley Elise, born Feb. 14. She has a brother, Lucas. Brian is an executive officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 in Yuma and flies the F-35B Lightning II. Emily is an occupational therapist. Darryn and Adam McLaughlin ‘12 of Lincoln are parents of a son, James Henry, born July 31. Liam and Lisa (Klingelhoefer) Mendoza ’13, MS ’16 of Kearney are parents of a son, Enzo, born Dec. 9. Jordon ‘15 and Lindsay (Klassen) Potthoff ’16 of Kearney are parents of a son, Everhett Kristopher, born Sept. 19. Jon ’06 and Rebecca (Bay) Reiter ’05 of Elm Creek are parents of a son, Samuel Christian, born Sept. 30. Connie and Matt Riha ’06 of Rapid City, South Dakota, are parents of a son, Wyatt Matthew, born Sept. 24. He has a brother, Tucker. Kath and Cory Shield, D.O., ’11 of Holdrege are parents of a son, Bo Terry, born July 3. Nolan and Katherine (Sizer) Shinn ’08, MBA ’20 of Kearney are parents of a daughter, Brenlee Mae, born Oct. 1. She has two siblings, Evelyn and Landon. Kristina and Andrew Spracklin, D.C., ’08 of Kearney are parents of a son, Drew Allen, born Oct. 31. Turner ’12 and Sarah (Abels) Vollmer ’12 of Omaha are parents of a son, Jack Turner, born Jan. 26.

CALLING ALL ALUMNI

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

UNK Alumni are making an impact in their communities every single day.

Please share those stories with us at lopers@unkalumni.org

Lopers In Memoriam

The following Lopers were reported as deceased to the University of Nebraska at Kearney Alumni Association and University of Nebraska Foundation betwen July 7, 2020, and Jan. 31, 2021. We share our condolences with their family and friends.

1941 Irene (Campbell) Strong of Aurora 1947 Ilene (Refshauge) Gotobed of Denver, Colorado 1948 Lorraine (Schmidt) Bockerman of Ravenna 1949 Norma (Lewis) Gillming of Gibbon Robert Zimmerman of Lincoln 1950 Jack Hurt MAE ’59 of Kearney 1951 Rodney Wendell of Axtell 1953 Irma (Novy) Alcorn of Lincoln 1956 Leonard Skov MAE ’60 of Kearney Andy Tetzlaff of Georgetown, Indiana Melvin Wattles MAE ’61 of Fountain Hills, Arizona 1957 Ron Bickford MSE ’61 of Grand Island Dale Bubak of Tekamah William “Bill” Rauert MS ’67 of Kimball Barbara (Nickerson) Sherlock of Lexington 1957 Ardyce “Pinky” (Carroll) Wiemers of Wylie, Texas 1959 Jan (Vandewerker) Eickmeier of Kearney Dale Falter of Rolling Hills Estates, California Garey “Pappy” Yocum of Kearney 1960 Jeanne (Gordon) England of Kearney Francis Fisher of Omaha Karen (Cushing) Yant of Minden 1961 Jackie (Johnson) Brink of Omaha Esther (Martin) Colburn Ed.S. ’93 of Aurora 1961 Michael Heaton Sr. of Omaha Gary Hubbard of Elm Creek Betty May (Harvey) Kennedy of Cozad 1962 Albert Cuellar of McCook Fred Harvey of Lubbock, Texas Karen (Hinrichs) Hawley of Hildreth Mary (McAuley) Kite of Gothenburg Alice (Jezbera) Ostrand of Broken Bow 1963 Jerry Dunlap MSE ’67 of Omaha 1964 Carroll Barnes MSE ’82 of Ord Larry Hall of Carbondale, Colorado 1964 Lucille (Meyer) Kuhlman of Lincoln Phil Stineman of Lincoln 1965 Mary (Wright) Samp of Bellevue Jerry Stromer MSE ’66 of Doniphan 1966 Lois (Crouse) Dunwoody of Keystone Barbara (Junker) Meyer MSE ’69 of Cairo Marcia (Tyner) Trimble of Kearney Mary Lou (Ferguson) Wegener of Lincoln Cheryl “Cherry” Witham of Omaha 1967 Gail (Mills) Arnold of Elkhorn Richard Jenkinson of Columbus Nancy (Wilson) Larsen of Kearney Shirley (Yelken) Quadhamer of Kearney 1968 Gary Blessen of Creston Keath Sandberg of Holdrege Gale Thomsen of Exeter 1969 Evelyn (Smeaton) Stutzman of Fort Collins, Colorado 1970 Daniel Baker of Grand Island Norman “Mark” Breen MSE of Holdrege 1971 Sally (Zikmund) Husen MAE ’89 of Grand Island 1971 Jacqueline (Quisenberry) Jacox of Omaha James Maxon of Kearney William “Bill” Morrow of Bridgeport Cliff Underwood of Doniphan Roger Wilmot of Escondido, California 1972 Ila (Jensen) Dailey of Arnold Gary Lynch of Kearney Carol (Beien) McInturf of Stamford Marbeth Sahn of Everett, Washington Carol (Kindig) Sole MSE of Hastings Cliff Wiseman of Emerson 1973 Don Bratten of Cozad Peggy (Poullos) O'Dea of Kearney Edward “Ed” Slips of Grand Island 1974 James Bailey of Fallston, Maryland Virginia (Ibsen) Collins of Orleans Jim Frazier of Cozad

Mike Klein of Holdrege Robert Lamborn of Blue Hill Jim Sutton of Holdrege 1975 Nadine (Fischer) McHenry MSE of Plattsmouth Karen (Harmon) Verraneault of Kearney Frank Vetter of Gilbert, Arizona 1976 Dick Collins of Kearney Ruth (Hasenauer) Garrison of Atlantic, Iowa Darlene (Johnson) Hughes of Hazard 1978 Rosalie (Ekstrom) Engelhardt of Hastings Edward Schulte of Broken Bow 1979 Bruce Blankenship of Kearney Craig Gissler of Gretna James Ross of Doniphan 1980 Eileen (Bradley) Paine of Kearney 1981 Terry Reichert of Scottsbluff Beverly Weddle of Minneapolis, Minnesota 1982 Lynne (Price) Jackowiak MSE ’83 of Omaha Jan Shafer of Alamo, Texas 1983 Betty (Benne) Knapper of Scottsbluff 1984 Sue Dinsdale of Alamogordo, New Mexico Debbie Holt of Omaha Robert Ruff of Lawton, Oklahoma Stacey (Mowrey) Russell MSE ’91 of Kearney Tim Warneking of Grand Island 1987 Terry Fusco MAE of Shelby Margaret (Knepper) Harders of Grand Island Connie (Golden) Schiel MAE ’97 of North Platte 1988 Laila Briquet-Mosig of France Kent McCance of Omaha Shirley (Rossitto) Young of Ord 1989 John Ransom of Kearney 1990 Pat Haverty of Papillion Todd Westerbuhr of Phoenix, Arizona 1991 Lynn Johnson of Kearney Jackie (Pahl) Lashley of North Platte Marcia (Meisenheimer) Misegadis MSE `01 of North Platte 1992 Lynn (Steinkruger) Meyer MSE of Riverton 1993 Brett Luddington of Lincoln 1994 Tony Snyder of Broken Bow 1995 Justin Halbgewachs of Kearney Jim Sander MBA ’00 of Doniphan Bob Talbitzer MSE of Kearney 1998 Shari Kralik of Seward 1999 Sara Heser of Omaha 2000 Jodene (Waldman) Caruthers of Kearney 2001 Brent Orme of Holdrege Pat Taylor of Broken Bow 2002 Karen (Schneider) Mezger MSE of Table Rock Danielle (Meyer) Naslund of Columbus 2010 Nicole (Smith) Frerichs MSE of Lincoln 2011 Beverly (Johnson) Smith of Hampton Bruce Blankenship ’79 of Kearney was affectionately known as Mr. Kearney because of his commitment and dedication to the community, sharing his time and expertise with the City of Kearney, Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Kearney and numerous other businesses and organizations. He died Dec. 27, 2020

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