Bellevue University awarded 1,569 undergraduate and graduate degrees during its winter commencement. Of those graduates, 765 were online students.

Bellevue University offers 24 bachelor's degree programs and 12 master's degree programs online, with more in development.

Graduates from Central Nebraska were:

* ALBION: Kyle Abraham Kinney, master of science; and Shannon Rae Reicks, master of business administration.

* AURORA: Hylee Mae Asche, bachelor of science; Benjamin Dale Barber, bachelor of science; and Jennifer S. Fye, bachelor of science.

* BROKEN BOW: Philip Jon Ottun, bachelor of science.

* GRAND ISLAND: Danielle M. Anderson, bachelor of science; Sarah J. Asche, bachelor of science; Brenae Corrinne Beam, master of Science; Kelle Jo Callahan, bachelor of science; Staci Jo Huston, bachelor of science; Kristine Lyn Judds, master of science; Jason Robert Peterson, bachelor of science; Gerry A. Ruttman, bachelor of science; Sherry A. Stodola, bachelor of science; and Sadie J. Nielson, bachelor of science.

* HASTINGS: Jessica A. Brown, master of science; Peggy Jane Chessmore, master of arts; Melissa Ann Fricke, master in computer information systems; Brian G. Hoffman, bachelor of science; Lora A. Mousel, master of healthcare administration; Kenneth J. Nauert Jr, bachelor of science; Jessica Quintero, bachelor of science; and Judith Ann Weston, bachelor of science.

* RAVENNA: Melody A. Strode, master of arts; and Lynn Kelsey Harper, bchelor of science.

* WOLBACH: Allan David Allen, master of arts.

Creighton announces Dean's Honor Roll

OMAHA Creighton University has announced the Dean's Honor Roll for the Fall semester of the 2007-2008 academic year.

Area students on the list include: Holly M. Fritz, Sarah A. Johnson, Katherine Ann Kusek and Julie Lynn Niewohner of Albion; Cody K. Kuszak of Ashton; Ashley C. McCarthy and Lucas Weedin of Aurora; Jenna J. Loeffler of Cedar Rapids; Anna E. Lewandowski and Jon K. Olsen of Farwell; Sara M Weeder of Genoa; Kaylahree J. Mayfield of Gibbon;

Andrea Molly McGrath, Wendy S. Foster, Rebekkah Marie Fruin, Lyndie Jean Pfeifer, Sarah K. Redman, Julia A. Rhodes, Valerie K. Williams and Sarah R. Wirth of Grand Island; Diana Bruguera, Dessa Ann Consbruck, Anthony Owet Einsel, Stacey A. Mussman, Rachel S. Rich, Joshua J. Souchek and Matt R. Wener of Hastings;

Sarah C. Gacke of Marquette; Sarah D. Hamilton of Polk; Brenda M. Hansen, Dawn M. Nordhues and Jessica L. Peterson of Ord; Amanda J. Luth and Tyler R. Teichmeier of Ravenna; Brittney M. Statler of Saint Libory; Krista Leigh Hannon of Shelton; Kurt Carraher of Spaulding; Brock W. Hansich of St. Paul; and Cameron W. Hinkson and Rylee Anne Koepp of Wood River.

Wayne State announces dean's list for fall

WAYNE More than 650 students at Wayne State College were named to the Dean's List for the 2007 fall semester.

Area students include:

Rachelle M. Spence of Albion; Marshall D. Keough, Traci A. Sell and Jennifer Hefner of Arcadia; Aaron Bradley, Kayla Hahn, Jennifer C. Harney, Tyler Jensen and Jessica R. Scott of Aurora; Caitlin F. Bartram and Jaren N. Zimmerman of Broken Bow; Kayla M. Gross and Megan M. Hogmire of Burwell;

Haley Benner, Kayla D. Carlson, Erica Dexter, Katie Kuck, Stephanie McIlney and Joshua R. Schnitzler of Central City; Erica King and Andrea D. Stanczyk of Fullerton; Rebecca E. Peterson and Marie Shanle of Genoa;

Andrew V. Benson, Leah Benson, Brittany Briscoe, Laura J. Gnewuch, Kelsey L. Parr, David A. White and Taryn R. Wolfe of Grand Island;

Kayla M. Boner of Hastings; Bethany K. Rachow of Litchfield; Heather A. Bernt, Nicholas McCormick, Stacy L. Peace and Greg M. Ptacek of Osceola; Ryan T. Santin of Palmer; Joshua J. Fitchner of St. Edward; Lindsey K. Grim of St. Paul; Whitney Cave of Silver Creek;

Kimberly Collins, Peter J. Ray and Jon M. Zwiener of Spalding; Krista M. Ohde of Wolbach; and Melissa M. Bauer, Alexandra K. English and Triniti T. Zulkoski of Wood River.

Nebraska Wesleyan releases fall honors list

LINCOLN Nebraska Wesleyan University has announced its Academic Honors List for the fall semester.

Area students on the list include: Lynsey N. Crosby of Albion, NaTosha D. Vose of Ansley, Maggie R. Mitteis of Ashton; Darren J. Jarosik, Derek R. Werner, Evan D. Janzen, Hope Ansley Hunnicutt, Kelley Jean Lehmer, Kyle Craig Shaffer and Lisa J. McHargue of Aurora; Mishayla L. Richardson of Broken Bow, Todd W. Stoltenberg of Cairo, Brock S. Tonniges of Clarks, Olivia J. Dwiggins of Gibbon,

Aaron J. Pomajzl, Alexander D. Bednar, Amy L. Vasey, Cass W. Griffin, Christopher L. Northup, Erin M. Starkey, Hannah L. Beran, Jeremy J. Sokol, Jessica A. Kehm, Kaycie L. Rupp, Laura A. Wieczorek, Megan J. McCarville, Rebecca J. Brown, Sara L. Suganuma and Scott M. Ronshaugen of Grand Island;

Abby N. Hoegh of Hampton, Aleisha M. Menning, Kate L. Nicholson, Molly K. Conner, Sarah S. Howe and Valerie R. Renz of Hastings; Reba L. Clamp of Ord, Lesley D. Holmes of Sargent, Brent W. Thome of Spalding, Megan L. Tucker of St. Paul, Stephanie M. Klein of Stromsburg and Natalie R. Harmon of Trumbull.

Doane College announce fall Dean's List

CRETE Doane College has announced students named to the Dean's List for the fall semester.

Students must achieve a minimum 3.7 grade point average on a 4.0 scale to qualify for the list.

Students from Central Nebraska on the list are:

Jamie Weverka, freshman, Arcadia; Timothy Pawley, freshman, Aurora; Nikki Scism, senior, Aurora; Jonathan Meyer, senior, Broken Bow; Philip Rohde, sophomore, Genoa;

Jaime Duggan, sophomore, Grand Island; Abby Condon, senior, Grand Island; Courtney Lewis, junior, Grand Island; Trenton Smolik, freshman, Kearney; Amanda Woodward, freshman, Kearney;

Courtney Woodman, junior, Kenesaw; Jonathan Jacobsen, senior, Merna; Tyler Cyboron, sophomore, Ravenna; Regan Carlstrom, junior, Saint Edward; Brett Sullivan, senior, St. Libory; and Kaylee Lubken, senior, Trumbull.

Joseph's College names January honor students

Hope Anderson was named student of the month for January at Joseph's College of Beauty in Grand Island.

Named to the honor roll for the month (94 percent and above) were Anderson, Tonia Fangmeier, Whitney Flinn, Imelda Garcia and Deanna Hopkins.

Other honors for the month went to Fangmeier, high retail sales; Anderson, high GPA and high credits for the month.

Achieving perfect attendance for January were Anderson, Fangmeier, Garcia, Flinn and Kayla Stoltenberg. Fangmeier and Flinn were also recognized for having perfect attendance for the entire enrollment.

CCC instructors earn certifications

Barbara Mundt McGraw of Grand Island and Colleen Burchell Quadhamer of Minden have earned the Certified Nurse Educator designation after successfully completing a certification program and examination developed and administered by the National League for Nursing. Both McGraw and Quadhamer are employed by Central Community College.

McGraw has been a nursing instructor at the Grand Island Campus since 1991. She is a registered nurse who earned her diploma from St. Francis School of Nursing, a bachelor of science degree in nursing from the University of Nebraska at Kearney and a master of science degree in nursing from Clarkson College in Omaha. She and her husband, Leland McGraw III, have two sons.

Quadhamer joined the college's Kearney Center staff as a nursing instructor in 1978 and became the nursing program coordinator in 1995. She is a registered nurse who earned her diploma from the St. Francis School of Nursing, a bachelor of science degree in biology from UNK and a master of science degree in nursing from Clarkson College in Omaha. She and her husband, Steve, have three children and three grandchildren.

UNK students to present 'The Gypsy's Curse'

KEARNEY The University of Nebraska at Kearney Department of Music and Performing Arts will present the melodrama "The Gypsy's Curse" on Wednesday, Feb. 20, through Sunday, Feb. 24, in the Miriam Drake Theatre.

Cast members from Central Nebraska include Derrick Morrison as Pinkham and Courtney Zook as Olio, Grand Island;

Amy Jensen as Maude Prunepitt and Danell Will as Hortense Lovelace, Kearney; and Ryan Hruza as Wolfgang Von Schlemiel, Ord.

The crew includes Ben Chambers of Grand Island, assistant stage manager; and Katy Fagiolo of Hastings, stage manager.

Show times are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.

Nebraskats show choir plans performances

KEARNEY The University of Nebraska at Kearney Nebraskats show choir will perform at North Loup/Scotia, Ord and Broken Bow high schools on Monday, Feb. 25.

Membership in Nebraskats is by competitive audition. Members from Central Nebraska are Michelle Conley, Patrick York and Phillip Zuehlke of Grand Island; Brittany Davidson of Hastings; and Tray Henricksen, Clifford Holman and Mary Lanka of Kearney.

The Nebraskats band includes Noor Ghamedi, guitar, and Miles Margritz, drums, both of Kearney.

Hastings students picked for honor band

HASTINGS Eight Hastings College students have been selected to participate in the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association intercollegiate honor band.

Musicians were selected from a pool of students nominated by their college's band directors.

Hastings College students from Central Nebraska chosen include junior Anna Govier of Grand Island, clarinet; senior Tony Fagiolo of Hastings, oboe; and junior Abby Necker of Hordville, bass clarinet.

The ensemble will perform Feb. 29 in the Kimball Recital Hall at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The concert is part of the 47th annual Nebraska State Bandmasters Association conference.

Academic honors

Fifty-four students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy were named to the Fall 2007 dean's list. Area students include: Taylor Haymart of Aurora, Margaret P. Kucera of Burwell, Katherine Frost and Jennifer Novotny of Grand Island, Chad Bartholomew and Megan Nelson of Ord and Jennifer Nesiba of St. Paul.

Nathan Anderson of Clarks, Emily Griess of Grand Island, Ryan Paul Boesch of Hastings and Cedric Reilly Wichmann of St. Paul have all been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2007 fall semester Dean's List at Iowa State University in Ames.

Eric Fattig of Kearney has been named to the University of Kansas Athletic Director's Honor Roll for 2007. He is a senior at KU studying engineering physics. Fattig is a Kearney High School graduate and son to Bruce and Ann Fattig.

Laura Kjar of Wood River has been has been named to the Peru State College Dean's List for the 2007 fall semester. To earn a place on the Dean's List, students must have a grade point average of 3.75 or higher for the semester, have completed 12 college credit hours during the past semester and have no incomplete grades for the semester.

Johnna Jeffries of Grand Island and Kara Riskowski of Ord both have been named tot he University of Wyoming Dean's and Freshman Honor Roll for the 2007 fall semester.

Laura Leisinger has been named to the Wichita State University Dean's List for the 2007 fall semester. She is majoring in theater and exercise science. Leisinger is the daughter of Scott and Joan Leisinger.

Jeremy Lucas has been named to the Dean's List at Devry University for the 2007 semester. Lucas is majoring in computer technology. He is the son of Leon and Mary Lucas of Grand Island.

Christina Ewald has been recognized for outstanding academic achievement for the 2007 fall semester at Grand View College in Des Moines, Iowa.

Activities

Brad Green and Rachel Hernandez of Grand Island were among the 16 UNK Student Diplomats named the University of Nebraska at Kearney Department for January. These undergraduate students serve as representatives of the institution and interact with visiting potential students and their families by leading daily, informative campus tours and assist Undergraduate Admissions staff during recruitment events throughout the year.

Renee Mathews, yearbook advisor at Peru State College came in second place for American Scholastic Press Association Top-Scoring Yearbooks for 2007 and Advisors and received an award certificate. Mathews is the daughter of Dale and Shirley Roberts of Grand Island.

Sarah Wirth of Grand Island and a junior at Creighton University has been inducted into the Order of Omega, Greek Honor Society, and Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society. Wirth has also started her first year as president of Phi Beta Phi Sorority at Creighton. Wirth is a premed student majoring in chemistry and spanish and is the daughter of Dr. Don and Denise Wirth.

Robin Seim of Chapman will be part of a 70-member Concordia University A Cappella Choir to perform at high schools, churches and concert halls during its spring tour March 12 to 18.

Lindsey Ann Shoemaker of Grand Island will be part of the Kansas University's Concert Choir to perform Feb. 22 in the Folly Theater in Kansas City, Mo. Shoemaker is the daughter of Stephen and Zelda Shoemaker of Grand Island.

Michelle Schultz of Grand Island was among Chadron State College's Winter Magic Formal royalty. Schultz is a junior studying dental hygiene and is the daughter of Thomas Schultz and Robbie Snyder. She was nominated for the competition by the CSC Health Professions Club.

Kimberley Newcomb of Grand Island is participating in the Cooperative Education Program at Central Community College-Grand Island. Newcomb, an early childhood education major, is working as an infant room teacher at St. Pauls Christian Child Care Center in Grand Island. Newcomb is a 2005 graduate of Northwest High School and the daughter of Karen Newcomb of Grand Island and George Newcomb of Lincoln.

Graduates

George D. Allen of Alda and Adam J. Carlson of Silver Creek earned degrees from Northwest Missouri State University during fall 2007 trimester. Allen has earned a bachelor of technology in agriculture; and Carlson has earned a bachelor of science in wildlife ecology and conservation.

Lindsay Jarzynka of Grand Island has graduated with a master in arts degree from Adams State College in Alamosa, Colo.

Scholarships

David J. Choul of Grand Island is among 13 Nebraskans who will share more than $50,000 in renewable Reaching Your Potential scholarships from EducationQuest Foundation. Choul will use scholarship to pursue an associate's degree in Business Administration at Central Community College.

Dixie Codner of Shelton has received a $1,000 Library Technical Assistant Scholarship from the Nebraska Library Commission. The scholarship was established with the help of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for recruiting and educating the next generation of librarians. Codner is a library assistant at Central Community College-Hastings, where she is also working toward her LTA associate degree.