Forty-five University of Nebraska–Lincoln students have been selected for the Undergraduate Certificate in Sales Excellence Program in the College of Business. With the special professional selling credential from the Center for Sales Excellence, students hone the communication, problem-solving and decision-making skills that employers seek.
The program’s new students represent 11 majors and four colleges. The application process for the program, open to all students at the university, includes submitting a resume and statement of interest. Once selected, students begin taking courses taught by sales and marketing faculty in the College of Business the following semester.
“This group of students is very motivated and willing to put in the extra work that is required for all the sales courses they’ll take,” said Ravi Sohi, professor of marketing, Robert D. Hays Distinguished Chair of Sales Excellence and executive director of the Center for Sales Excellence. “They are interested in earning the extra credential provided by the certificate and are aware of its value to potential employers. These students will benefit from all the interactions they will have with our corporate partners in the classroom and special events.”
The students pursuing their undergraduate certificate in sales excellence are listed below by hometown, with their year in school and academic major(s).
Nebraska
Columbus:
- Nicholas Zoucha, junior, marketing
David City:
- Jordyn Bohuslavsky, sophomore, marketing
Elkhorn:
- Mia Deleidi, freshman, marketing
- Gabe Edstrand, junior, accounting and management
Fullerton:
- Jaxson Sullivan, junior, marketing
Gretna:
- Tyler Hill, junior, finance
Holdrege:
- Matthew Janssen, junior, business administration
Lawrence:
- Krayton Kucera, junior, marketing and finance
Lincoln:
- Graham Carmichael, sophomore, business administration
- Jessica Nelson, sophomore, management
- Joseph Zabawa, junior, management
North Platte:
- Ellie Blakely, junior, finance and economics
Omaha:
- Noah Dameier, junior, finance
- Sam Dameier, sophomore, finance
- Westby Dunn, junior, advertising and public relations
- Blake Johnson, freshman, business administration
- Brandt Munson, junior, management
- Sophia Rife, junior, management and marketing
- Elijah Shaul, sophomore, finance and accounting
- Sienna Stone, freshman, marketing
- Peyton Strong, senior, marketing
- Maddy Wallor, junior, marketing
Plattsmouth:
- Brody McClatchey, sophomore, marketing
Raymond:
- Larkin Barry, junior, marketing
Rising City:
- Aiden Zimmerman, sophomore, finance
Roca:
- Joseph Patera, junior, accounting
Seward:
- Crayton Koranda, junior, agronomy
Valley:
- Cadence McCollister, senior, advertising and public relations
Wahoo:
- Karley Golladay, junior, marketing
Elsewhere
Peoria, Arizona:
- Ella Bowman, junior, marketing
San Diego, California:
- Trinity Saez, senior, marketing
Thornton, Colorado:
- Ava Fedje, junior, marketing and management
Glenwood, Iowa:
- Kamryn Crouch, senior, marketing and finance
Naperville, Illinois:
- Benjamin Kujawa, sophomore, accounting
Plainfield, Illinois:
- Colin Doyle, sophomore, finance
Wheaton, Illinois:
- Tom Dey, junior, marketing
Chanhassen, Minnesota:
- Jack Gallagher, junior, marketing
Jordan, Minnesota:
- Emily Reinhart, junior, advertising and public relations
Andover, Kansas:
- Braden Rupp, junior, international business
Lawrence, Kansas:
- Reed Parker-Timms, junior, marketing
Neodesha, Kansas:
- Kyle Eggers, freshman, PGA golf management
Overland Park, Kansas:
- Pierce Allison, junior, marketing
- Hadley Loewen, junior, nutrition and health sciences
Argyle, Texas:
- Jacob Page, junior, finance
Bellaria, Italy:
- Emanuela Casadei, senior, management and marketing
Sohi said that nearly all the program’s students have a job upon graduation. Companies that recently hired sales students include Dell, Deloitte, Gallup, Hubspot, Mutual of Omaha, Oracle, Union Pacific and Walt Disney Company. Seven of the center’s corporate partners — Assurity, LRS Healthcare, Northwestern Mutual, NRC Health, Pacific Life, Sandhills Global and Workforce Science Associates — networked with the new inductees to discuss opportunities and internships before the induction ceremony Feb. 11.
“Well-known national companies in multiple industries recruit from our sales program and come back on a regular basis because they are pleased with the students they hired,” Sohi said. “They value the skills we help our students develop in the program — skills that are relevant not only to sales, but to any job that requires building relationships with people.”
Founded in 2013, the Center for Sales Excellence has been named a top university program for professional sales education by the Sales Education Foundation every year since 2014-15. Students in the center connect with corporate partners and have opportunities to compete at national and international sales competitions. Learn more.
