The Nebraska Alumni Association has announced its selection of 47 individuals to the Young Alumni Academy. The 2018-19 class is the academy’s seventh cohort and represents a wide variety of professions.
The Young Alumni Academy was established in 2012, and since its founding, over 240 recent alumni have been chosen. Today, the academy serves as an eight-month professional and personal development program devoted to enhancing the connection between young alumni and the university.
The following is a list of incoming Academy members by hometown and state.
Nebraska
Central City:
- *Dane Christensen: ’10, ’18, Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, music
Elkhorn:
- Abbie Lamb: ’15, College of Education and Human Sciences, social science
- Tosha Skinner Toste: ’15, College of Business, management
Fremont:
- Bonnie Hassler Nebuda: ’07, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, agricultural economics
Grand Island:
- *Ben Boeselager: ’11, College of Business, finance
Kearney:
- Renee Craft, ’17: College of Education and Human Sciences, athletic training
La Vista:
- Sarah Anderson: ’18, College of Business, business administration
Lincoln:
- Aakriti Agrawal: ’16, College of Business, actuarial science and finance
- Betsy Anderson: ’06, College of Arts and Sciences, history
- Stephanie Benes: ’17, College of Education and Human Sciences, educational administration
- Emily Calvert: ’12, ’15, College of Business, finance; College of Law, J.D. in law
- Lane Carr: ’12, College of Arts and Sciences, history and political science
- Abby Clark: ’11, College of Business, business administration
- Emily Drummy: ’18, College of Architecture, interior design
- *Jordan Fischer: ’09, College of Business, business administration
- Brie Frickenstein: ’18, College of Education and Human Sciences, child, youth and family studies
- Lauren Garcia: ’10, College of Journalism and Mass Communications, advertising
- Megan Gould: ’17, College of Business, B.S. in marketing
- Katie Harders: ’08, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, agribusiness
- Alex Heine: ’16, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, animal science
- Darci Kaufman: ’16, College of Arts and Sciences, psychology
- Rachel Klemme Larson: ’03, ’06, College of Journalism and Mass Communications, advertising; College of Education and Human Sciences, educational administration
- Jessica Monroe: ’13, College of Journalism and Mass Communications, advertising and public relations
- Brittany Nelson: ’14, College of Education and Human Sciences, child, youth and family studies
- Tanner Nelson: ’16, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, agricultural economics
- Jacob Niewohner: ’13, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, agronomy
- Chris Ober: ’06, College of Business, finance
- Adam Pfeiffer: ’15, College of Business, economics
- Emily Plautz: ’11, College of Education and Human Sciences, nutrition and health sciences
- Adam Post: ’10, ’12, ’12, College of Architecture architectural studies; College of Architecture, architecture; College of Business, MBA.
- Fatma Saoy: ’17, College of Business, MBA.
- Jake Schmitt: ’14, College of Engineering, computer engineering and electrical engineering
- Tori Sones: ’08, College of Business, marketing
North Platte:
- Kelly McCarthy: ’13, College of Education and Human Sciences, nutrition and health sciences
Omaha:
- *Ryan Evers: ’17, College of Business, management
- Jamie Franco: ’15, College of Business, marketing
- Morgan Goethel: ’11, College of Journalism and Mass Communications, broadcasting and news editorial
- Alden Madsen: ’12, College of Business, business administration
- Sarah Nelson: ’14, College of Education and Human Sciences, elementary education
- Chris Nielsen: ’06, College of Arts and Sciences, political science and psychology
- Amanda Schmidt: ’15, College of Journalism and Mass Communications, advertising and public relations
- Amanda Sirian: ’07, College of Arts and Sciences, political science
- Amber Skogstad: ’17, College of Business, management
- Traci Miller Willis: ’09, College of Arts and Sciences, history and political science
- Brei Wagner: ’14, College of Education and Human Sciences, hospitality, restaurant and tourism management
York:
- *Stephen Postier: ’11, College of Business, finance
NORTH DAKOTA
Jamestown:
- Katrina Christiansen: ’05, ’06, College of Engineering, biological systems engineering; College of Agriculture Sciences and Natural Resources, agricultural and biological systems engineering
*Denotes Nebraska Alumni Association life member