116 CAS students to graduate in record Honors class

May 11, 2022

Spring campus aerial

The University Honors Program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln will graduate a record 246 seniors during spring commencement exercises May 14 at Memorial Stadium. Of those seniors, 116 are College of Arts and Sciences students.

To graduate from the Honors Program, students must maintain at least a 3.5 grade-point average, complete a culminating senior project or research thesis, and fulfill other curricular requirements. This is the largest number of honors graduates in a single term in the program’s 36-year history.

Following is a list of the College of Arts and Sciences May Honors Program graduates with their name and major.

  • Elise Ackerman, chemistry
  • Gabriel Adams, mathematics, philosophy
  • Fatima Al-Sammak, microbiology
  • Andrew Asplin, English, economics
  • Sara Avila Varon, economics, political science
  • Ali Bartels, biological sciences
  • Allison Benda, psychology
  • Michaela Benes, biological sciences
  • Shannyn Bird, biochemistry, mathematics
  • Lindsay Birge, biological sciences
  • Landon Borges, computer science
  • Jake Borgmann, history, ethnic studies
  • Sarah Brady, music, microbiology
  • Daryn Capps, computer science, mathematics
  • Shelby Castle, biochemistry, mathematics
  • Alexander Cathcart, mathematics
  • Hannah Coleman, biological sciences
  • Stanley Drvol, mathematics, actuarial science
  • Lauren Dubas, history, political science
  • Zoë Erickson, psychology
  • Julianne Fay, biochemistry, classical languages
  • Clare Frances Kennedy, communication studies, women's & gender studies
  • Sierra Futterman, computer science
  • Aila Ganic, political science
  • Katherine Gerot, computer science, mathematics
  • Makayla Gill, chemistry
  • Hunter Godina, computer science, mathematics, economics
  • Bennett Grappone, microbiology, insect science
  • Gunther Grinde, biochemistry
  • Kemal Hajric, biological sciences
  • Benjamin Hanson, computer science
  • Archer Harrold, chemistry
  • Uri Herszbaum-Harding, computer science
  • Audra Heyne, computer science
  • Caroline Hilgert, Spanish, political science
  • Thomas Hillebrandt, computer science
  • Taylor Hogan, international business, English
  • Audrey Holbeck, anthropology
  • John Huck, computer science, mathematics
  • Justin Hultquistm, biological sciences
  • Tasneem Huq, English
  • Randa Ismail, biochemistry, French
  • Leigh Jahnke, biological sciences, Spanish
  • Kailynn Jensen, chemistry
  • Kaitlynn Johnson, psychology, journalism
  • Joshua Jolton, biological sciences
  • Ashley Jonas, environmental studies, global studies
  • Emily Kassing, biochemistry
  • Sarah Kee, English
  • Celeste Kenworthy, geology, psychology
  • Zachary Kerkman, mathematics, computer science
  • Megan Kerns, biological sciences
  • Ashton Koch, political science, global studies, French
  • Rosaleen Kottwitz, English
  • Natalia Koval, actuarial science, mathematics
  • Kayla Kremke, physics, philosophy
  • Rachael Krinke, biological sciences
  • Kyle Krueger, computer science
  • Katrina Leger, computer science
  • Antonio Linhart, computer science
  • Velma Lockman, Russian, history, women's & gender studies
  • Rachel Lofton, communication studies
  • Madeline Luebe, biochemistry
  • Makenzie Maroney, biological sciences, psychology
  • Claire Martin, microbiology
  • Emma Mays, political science
  • Caitlin McCarthy, computer science
  • Ashley McMurchie, microbiology, Spanish
  • Vishnu Menon, mathematics, computer science
  • Sydney Miller, psychology
  • Lilly Moore, computer science
  • Abbigail Murphy, history, communication studies
  • Tanner Nash, computer science
  • Annie Nelson, biochemistry
  • Daniel Nguyen, psychology, political science
  • Lauren Niedergeses, history, social science
  • Allee Norvell, political science
  • Ryan Olsen, computer science
  • Dylan Patrick, political science, global studies
  • Samantha Pierce, biological sciences
  • Ana Podariu, physics, mathematics
  • Jenna Prochnau, psychology, sociology, criminology & criminal justice
  • Ethan Ramsay, biological sciences, microbiology
  • Madeleine Rauhauser, chemistry, classical languages
  • Karthik Reddy Pagilla, computer science, mathematics
  • Joana Reyes, psychology, child youth & family studies
  • Sarah Reyes, political science
  • Brian Reynolds, computer science
  • Margaret Rieckman, English, anthropology
  • Jennifer Rolfe, biological sciences
  • Carlie Saline, biological sciences
  • Steven Silgado, computer science, mathematics
  • Sawyer Smith, mathematics
  • Amr Sobeh, biochemistry
  • Alyssa Soppe, Spanish, music education
  • Elinor Stanley, biochemsitry
  • Alexis Stoffers, English, Spanish
  • William Svob, political science
  • Brooklyn Terrill, political science
  • Olivia Thompson, history
  • Keith Tran, computer science
  • Luke Van Drie, computer science, mathematics
  • Matthew Vavricek, computer science
  • Emma Verbrugge, biological sciences
  • Melanie Wagner, psychology
  • Cheyenne Warren, biochemistry, mathematics, chemistry
  • Makenna Weddle, biological sciences
  • Megan Willburn, political science, English
  • Benjamin Wingerter, computer science, economics
  • Huey-Xian Wong, biochemistry, psychology
  • Duncan Works, biochemistry
  • Lauren Yaple, English, classics & religious studies, history
  • Allison Zetterman, biological sciences
  • Lauren Znamenacek, biochemistry
  • Madison Zucco, environmental studies, global studies
  • Ashley Zugay, economics, mathematics