Twenty senior students have been selected as UNL Homecoming royalty finalists.
The homecoming king and queen will be elected by a vote of the student body in an online vote Sept. 25. They will be crowned Sept. 27 at halftime of the Nebraska vs. Illinois football game, which kicks off at 8 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.
Students nominated for homecoming royalty are listed below by hometown, with academic major(s) and parents’ names listed.
NEBRASKA
Bellevue: Brianne Steffensmeier, business administration and marketing, daughter of Thomas and Cynthia Steffensmeier.
Clatonia: Derek VanLaningham, elementary education, son of Dennis and Sheila VanLaningham.
Elkhorn: Emily Davis, biochemistry, daughter of Ted and Roxanne Davis.
Exeter: Kelsey Moore, management, daughter of Brent and Lori Moore.
Fairmont: Shane Manning, agricultural engineering, son of Don and Joan Manning.
Friend: Chelsea Kubicek, speech-language pathology, daughter of Dr. Richard and Mary Kubicek.
Lincoln: Joshua Burks, nutrition science, son of William and Debra Burks; Renee Donner, anthropology/pre-medicine, daughter of Mark and Cheryl Donner; Steve Dosskey, computer science, son of Michael Dosskey and Milda Vaitkus; Shelby Kruse, nutrition science, daughter of John and Stephannie Kruse.
Omaha: Andrew “A.J.” Blazek, biochemistry and Spanish, son of Peter Blazek and Jean Hearn; Joseph Farley, mechanical engineering, son of James and Carla Farley; Christina Guthmann, international business, daughter of John and Lanette Guthmann; Mary Pistillo, mechanical engineering, Don and Mary Pat Pistillo; Jeffrey Story, political science and English, son of Chuck and Kathy Story.
Papillion: Zach Foster, chemical engineering, son of Steve and Trish Foster.
Seward: Eric Heidemann, anthropology, son of Mark and Teresa Heidemann.
OTHER STATES
Howell, N.J.: Bryan Howard, English, theatre arts and human behavior, son of Tom and Kathi Howard.
Kansas City, Mo.: Claire Uryasz, biological systems engineering, daughter of Frank and Ann Uryasz.
Lubbock, Texas: Sarah Lambert, advertising and public relations, daughter of Dr. Matthew and Maureen Lambert.
