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

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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

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

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

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 State University; University of Iowa; BS 2017 BA 2018 Tyler J. Pribramsky John Carl Oelke Omaha, Nebraska Barrett, Minnesota University of Arizona; BS 2016 University of North Dakota–Grand Forks; BBA 2017 Rachel Renee Raymond Omaha, Nebraska William S. Pae Iowa State University; BA 2018 Omaha, Nebraska Johns Hopkins University; BA 1993 Denae L. Reeves University of Nebraska Medical Center; Clayton, New Mexico MD 1998 Creighton University; BA 2018

Grant Michael Paschke Dalton James Renner Aurora, Nebraska Cheyenne Wells, Colorado Grace University; BS 2012 Nebraska Wesleyan University; BS 2018 Dallas Theological Seminary; MA 2018 Donald Ray Rison Jr. John Frank Pasternak magna cum laude Brookfield, Wisconsin Omaha, Nebraska Marquette University; BS 2018 University of Nebraska–Kearney; BS 2013

8 Jon-Thomas Roemmick< Symone Reed Stokes Fort Collins, Colorado cum laude Colorado Technical University; BS 2016 Omaha, Nebraska University of Nebraska–Omaha; BS 2018 Ross Michael Serena West Des Moines, Iowa Zachary M. Stover Iowa State University; BA 2016 Evergreen, Colorado University of Colorado Boulder; BA 2018 Mark Takao Shimizu Honolulu, Hawaii Lauren Ashley Suchan Creighton University; BS 2013 Omaha, Nebraska Northwest Missouri State University; Elizabeth Ann Shudak BS 2014 Council Bluffs, Iowa Iowa State University; BS 2017 Taylor M. Swift Fayetteville, Arkansas Justice A. Simanek* University of Arkansas; BA 2018 cum laude Morse Bluff, Nebraska Wolfgang Mateus Tattenbach University of Nebraska–Omaha; BS 2018 Omaha, Nebraska University of Minnesota–Minneapolis; Jailey Renee Simpson BA 2015 Treynor, Iowa Iowa State University; BS 2018 Jacob Scott Walker cum laude Kyle Rathmann Smith* Thornton, Colorado Phoenix, Arizona Colorado State University; BA 2018 Arizona State University; BA 2017 Kyle Allen Weber Peyton Jeffrey Stagemeyer Earlham, Iowa cum laude Northwest Missouri State University; McCook, Nebraska BS 2016 Creighton University; BSBA 2019 Taylor John Wemhoff* Kayla L. Starbuck La Vista, Nebraska Bellevue, Nebraska University of Nebraska–Kearney; Doane University; BA 2018 BS 2017

Chelsea Leigh Stensgaard Ashley Christine Xiques< Denver, Colorado Elkhorn, Nebraska Creighton University; BA 2018 University of Nebraska–Omaha; BA 2018

9 Academic Dress

The scholastic dress worn at academic The gowns worn by today’s Juris Doctor ceremonies is a customary practice degree candidates are black, and are which dates back to the Middle Ages marked by three horizontal velvet bars when people dressed according to class on each sleeve. The greatest degree of distinction. The clergy was the literate symbolism, however, is shown by the class, thus, the dress worn by scholars hood. The doctor’s hood has a purple was that of the church – gowns. Hoods velvet border marking the law degree were also worn because the buildings received, and is lined with blue and where scholars lived and studied were white, the colors of Creighton University. often cold. Similarly, the colors of the gowns and the colors of the hoods worn by the faculty The academic dress worn today by the mark the institution from which they graduating law students and the faculty received their degrees. members identifies the institution from which they received, or will receive, their degrees and also the nature of the degrees received.

Credo of Creighton

Creighton, a Jesuit, Catholic university, is convinced that the hope of humanity is in the ability of men and women to seek truths and values essential to human life. Creighton aims to lead all of its members in discovering and embracing the challenge of using their intelligence and freedom in a way that values all persons. We therefore profess, and pledge our commitment to, the following creed: We believe in God, our loving Creator. We believe each person, created in God’s image, is called to be God’s child, and therefore possesses intrinsic value as a human being. This includes all persons and excludes any form of discrimination. We believe that the deepest purpose of each person is to enrich and share life through love and reverence for the human community. This motivates our open and continuous pursuit of truth. For this reason, we foster reverence for life in all of its human potential. We believe in supporting all persons in their responsible contributions to the community through family, social interactions and all life endeavors. We believe that we must strive for a human community based on justice, mutual respect and concern. In this context, we must cultivate care for our planet and its resources. We believe that laws exist for the benefit and well-being of individual persons, that legal systems must express the common good, and that governments must be respectful and open to thoughtful criticism by intelligent and responsible citizens. We believe that the laws of justice and love must regulate the personal, family, economic and global components of our lives if civilization is to progress. We believe in the teachings and example of Jesus Christ.

10 Welcome to the Creighton University Alumni Family

Congratulations on your significant achievement! With your degree, you join a network of over 70,000 Creighton alumni across the world. As part of this incredible community, you enjoy access to networking and mentoring opportunities, special events and much more.

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