2021 Conferral of Doctoral Hoods and Commencement Ceremony
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2021Creighton University School of Law Conferral of Doctoral Hoods and Commencement Ceremony WAYNE AND EILEEN RYAN ATHLETIC CENTER MAY 13, 2021 C R E S I G A H T I T S O R N E I A V I N N A U 1 8 7 8 Mission Statement At Creighton School of Law, our mission is to provide the men and women of our student body intellectual challenge, academic rigor and an opportunity to develop a foundation of moral values for lifelong service in the law, to offer an environment to our faculty which encourages personal growth and scholarly achievement and to continue our long-established tradition of service to the Bar and citizens of the community. Order of Exercises PROCESSION DEAN’S REMARKS Joshua P. Fershée, JD MACE BEARER Dean and Professor of Law Mardell A. Wilson, EdD, RDN Provost SENIOR CLASS SPEAKER AND PRESENTATION OF THE GRAND MARSHAL’S ERIC PEARSON OUTSTANDING OPENING REMARKS FACULTY MEMBER AWARD Mardell A. Wilson, EdD, RDN Eric M. Hagen Provost Class of 2021 INVOCATION HOODING INVESTITURE Rev. Nicholas J. C. Santos, SJ, PhD Eric Pearson Outstanding Rector Faculty Member Award Recipient PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE BOARD AUTHORIZATION Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD Presented by President Rev. Nicholas J. C. Santos, SJ, PhD Rector PRESENTATION OF THE ROBERT F. KENNEDY DEGREE CONFERRAL STATEMENT MEMORIAL AWARD FOR Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD TEACHING ACHIEVEMENT President Mardell A. Wilson, EdD, RDN Provost TURNING OF THE TASSEL Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD Presented to President Kelly K. Dineen, RN, JD, PhD Associate Professor of Law Director, Health Law Program 3 Members of the Class of 2021 Mohamed Issa Abdullahi Bedrudin Becirovic Hyde Park, Utah Carlisle, Pennsylvania Utah Valley University; BA 2016 Dickinson College; BA 2018 Allison J. Adachi< Andrew Christian Bedell Honolulu, Hawaii Boulder, Colorado Whitworth University; BA 2018 Colorado State University; BA 2016 Dallas Jacqueline Alfaro*< Zachary Ross Bieber Omaha, Nebraska Brooklyn, Michigan Bellevue University; BS 2018 The Ohio State University; BA 2017 Sapphire Minami Andersen*< Abigale M. Brohard cum laude Loveland, Colorado Marquette, Nebraska University of Colorado Boulder; BA 2018 University of Nebraska–Omaha; BA 2016 Haley LaVon Cannon< Krysta Rose Applegate Hampton Waterloo, Iowa magna cum laude Wartburg College; BA 2017 Omaha, Nebraska University of Nebraska–Lincoln; BS 2016 Stevie Layne Chesterman Omaha, Nebraska Alaina Joy Arroyo Saint Louis University; BA 2018 Tacoma, Washington Gonzaga University; BA 2017 Dakota Lyman Coomes Kensington, Kansas Farhanaz Ayubi Kansas State University; BA 2015 Kabul, Afghanistan University of Nebraska–Omaha; BA 2016 Lillian L. Cronin cum laude Jacob Mateo Baker Gettysburg, South Dakota Rohnert Park, California Saint Mary’s College; BA 2018 Pepperdine University; BA 1995 University of Southern California; Jacob Michael Cundiff MFA 1998 Denver, Colorado University of Colorado Denver; BA 2016 Tyler Delaney Baker Larkspur, Colorado Sarah K. Dagel Regis University; BA 2018 Watertown, South Dakota South Dakota State University; BS 2018 SYMBOL KEY Academic honors are based upon a student’s cumulative grade point average through six * MS in Government Organization semesters of law school. Notation of academic and Leadership (GOAL) honors at hooding and commencement are † MS in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution provisional pending finalization of students’ < Pro Bono Service Distinction grades through the last semester of law school. 4 Katherine Anne Devney Chelsey Laurel Gilinsky Castle Rock, Colorado cum laude Trinity University–San Antonio, TX; Elkhorn, Nebraska BA 2018 University of Nebraska–Omaha; BA 2017 Jodee D. Dixon< Christopher Burton Greene cum laude magna cum laude Elk Horn, Iowa Eureka, Montana Dartmouth College; BA 2005 Hillsdale College; BA 2013 National University; MED 2009 Amanda Greer Amanda N. Downing Omaha, Nebraska Freeport, Illinois University of Nebraska–Omaha; BA 2017 University of Dubuque; BA 2018 Eric M. Hagen†< Rebecca Ann Ehrenfried cum laude cum laude Omaha, Nebraska Pierre, South Dakota University of Nebraska–Lincoln; BS 2011 University of Nebraska–Lincoln; BS 2017 Jalyn Jean Hall Jordan Rhyne Ellis Sioux Center, Iowa Normal, Illinois Drake University; BA 2018 University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign; BA 2018 Hallie Ann Hamilton magna cum laude Charles Conrad Fernsell V Omaha, Nebraska magna cum laude University of Nebraska–Lincoln; BA 2012 Pinehurst, North Carolina Lees-McRae College; BS 2012 Robert J. Hannah magna cum laude Chandler Daine Gall Omaha, Nebraska cum laude United States Military Academy; BS 1998 Brookfield, Missouri William Jewell College; BS 2010 Caroline Grace Hansen*< West Des Moines, Iowa Leonardo Daniel de Guzman Garingan University of Iowa; BA 2018 Sullivan, Missouri Ateneo de Manila University; BA 2014 Don Hyrum Smith Harsh Taylorsville, Utah Southern Virginia University; BA 2016 SYMBOL KEY Academic honors are based upon a student’s cumulative grade point average through six * MS in Government Organization semesters of law school. Notation of academic and Leadership (GOAL) honors at hooding and commencement are † MS in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution provisional pending finalization of students’ < Pro Bono Service Distinction grades through the last semester of law school. 5 Frankie R. Hass* Mariama Issoufou Ithaca, Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska Midland University; BA 2017 University of Nebraska–Omaha; BS 2009 Daniel Heaps University of Nebraska Medical Center; Cedar City, Utah MPH 2012 University of Utah; BS 2017 Nathan M. Johnson Taylor Sara Hite< Omaha, Nebraska cum laude Oklahoma State University–Stillwater; Greenwood Village, Colorado BS 2017 Colorado State University; BA 2016 Peter Edward Johnson* Ashley Elizabeth Holland Sidney, Iowa Fargo, North Dakota University of Iowa; BA 2014 University of Nebraska–Lincoln; BA 2018 Hannah Taylor Jones Sean Sterling Holland Temecula, California Scottsdale, Arizona California Polytechnic State University– Arizona State University; BA 2011 San Luis Obispo; BA 2017 Alexis Marie Homme< Callie Ann Kanthack< Omaha, Nebraska magna cum laude Creighton University; BA 2016 Helena, Montana University of Montana Western; BA 2017 Stephen M. Hueber Bedford, Virginia Seth R. Keene Belmont Abbey College; BA 2018 Jacksonville, Florida University of Nebraska–Lincoln; BA 2017 David Elijah Hunt Mission Hills, California Sidney A. Kelley Thomas Edison State University; BA 2017 Albuquerque, New Mexico University of New Mexico; BA 2016 Isabella Cecilia Hunt Omaha, Nebraska Jayme M. Krejci University of Nebraska–Lincoln; BA 2018 St. Paul, Nebraska Wayne State College; BS 2018 Marcus Paul Hytrek Stuart, Nebraska Chloe Louise Kuehner Creighton University; BA 2017 Omaha, Nebraska University of Nebraska–Omaha; BS 2018 SYMBOL KEY Academic honors are based upon a student’s cumulative grade point average through six * MS in Government Organization semesters of law school. Notation of academic and Leadership (GOAL) honors at hooding and commencement are † MS in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution provisional pending finalization of students’ < Pro Bono Service Distinction grades through the last semester of law school. 6 Andrew Tyler Kump Daniel Joseph McDowell Kansas City, Kansas summa cum laude University of St. Mary; BA 2018 Omaha, Nebraska Christendom College; BA 2015 Brady Sullivan Lain magna cum laude Andrew J. McElmeel Omaha, Nebraska La Vista, Nebraska University of Minnesota–Minneapolis; Iowa State University; BS 2018 BA 2018 Tyler Dean McIntosh Marit Oyen Lhotzky Wayland, New York Sioux Falls, South Dakota Le Moyne College; BA 2018 St. Joseph’s College; BA 2017 Christopher M. McMahon< Kristin Nicole Lindgren Omaha, Nebraska cum laude Midland University; BS 1994 Ceresco, Nebraska Creighton University; BS 2015 Daniela Medrano Sullivan* Bellevue University; Other 2017 Fort Collins, Colorado Colorado State University; BA 2018 Matthew L. Little Mason City, Iowa Kristina Therese Mendez Iowa State University; BA 2015 Omaha, Nebraska Rasmussen College; BS 2016 Taylor J. Loy< Indianola, Iowa Sarah Kathryn Mielke Buena Vista University; BA 2019 cum laude Fort Collins, Colorado Jeffrey M. Lyons Colorado State University; BA 2017 Gilbert, Arizona Grand Canyon University; BA 2017 Bryce T. Miller Lincoln, Nebraska Deanna M. Mathews University of Nebraska–Lincoln; BS 2017 Chicago, Illinois Creighton University; BA 2018 Fredrick J. Mogab Arvada, Colorado Mark Louis Matulka Metropolitan State University of Denver; cum laude BA 2015 Omaha, Nebraska University of Nebraska–Omaha; BS 2006 University of Nebraska–Omaha; MS 2008 SYMBOL KEY Academic honors are based upon a student’s cumulative grade point average through six * MS in Government Organization semesters of law school. Notation of academic and Leadership (GOAL) honors at hooding and commencement are † MS in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution provisional pending finalization of students’ < Pro Bono Service Distinction grades through the last semester of law school. 7 Beau Robert Morgan Jessica Joy Patach< cum laude summa cum laude Norfolk, Nebraska Bennington, Nebraska University of Nebraska–Lincoln; BA 2018 Bellevue University; BS 2017 Taryn E. Nick Tomas A. Pena Fremont, Nebraska El Paso, Texas University of Nebraska–Lincoln; BA 2017 University of Richmond; BA 2018 Thomas R. Norvell Evyn Herbert Perry magna cum laude Phoenix, Arizona Geneva, Nebraska University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Peru State College; BA 2018 BS 2013 Hal Wayne Oberlender Sydney Pontius-Maynes< Enid, Oklahoma Corning, Iowa Northwestern Oklahoma