Dec 05, 2025  
2025-26 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-26 Undergraduate Catalog

Honors and Awards 2025-26


Crete Campus Honors and Awards


Crete Campus Honors and Awards

Doane Scholar

Students who were awarded the title of Doane Scholar for three and half years of high scholarship at Doane include:

  • Lindsay Adams
  • Libbie Clevette
  • Luke Collison
  • Caleb Howe
  • Jaiden Papik
  • Anna Prauner
  • Rylee Sand
  • Hailey Trahern

Honors and Awards

Alpha Lambda Delta Katherine Buell Award: Lindsay Adams, Anna Prauner

Bob Palensky Music Award: Kailey Romero

Crete Campus Alumni Senior Awards: Alexander Brandenburg, Cierra Schwarzkopf

Dr. David H. Smith Memorial Research Award: Hayden Klaus, Remington Freeman

Dawes Oratorical Award: Jordynn Jerby

Doane Band Award: Libbie Clevette, Isaac Ebke

Doane Theatre Award: Hailey Trahern

Excellence in Education Scholarship: Kassidy Hart, Huda Altimimi

Helen Doane Perry Outstanding Student Award: Quincey Johnson, Blake Skoumal

John E. Mekota, Jr. Computing Excellence Award (continuing student): Gabriel Medina, Emmanuel Medina

John E. Mekota, Jr. Computing Excellence Award (graduating senior): Clay Cobb

Kaitlyn Erickson Pro-Musica Award: Cooper McClure

Kenneth R. Rossman Prize: Johnathan Schmidt

Kerry Strayer Memorial Scholarship: Ashton Barber

Kozisek Denker Family Scholarship: Rylee Sand

Levi & Hazel Wilson Fellowship Award: Libbie Clevette, Brooklyn Mercurio, Miseal Cantu

Lumir C. Havlicek Concert Band Scholarship: Caleb Panning, Xander Foulk

Marianne Clarke Writing Excellence Awards At Large: Anna Prauner, Keiran Bray, Brooklyn Mercurio, Adley Rose, Joseph Schut 

Marianne Clarke Writing Excellence Awards First-Year: Isabella Caranna, Thure Johnson

Marianne Clarke Writing Excellence Awards Owl: John Dawes

Marianne Clarke Writing Excellence Awards Xanadu: Anna Prauner, Mia Eshleman

Mary L. Chapin Art Award: Samantha Knapp

Mathematics Excellence Award: Libbie Clevette

MindExpo - Best Overall: Hayden Klaus

MindExpo - Student Choice: Britney Hoffman

MindExpo - Faculty Choice: Hayden Klaus

MindExpo - Interdiscplinary: Hailey Trahern

Modern Languages Award: Caiden Henry-Perlich, Jordan Bocock

National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES): Luke Collison, Alec Harshaw, Ethan Reinert, Emma Sheaffer

The Nebraska Society of CPA’s Foundation 150-Hour Scholarship: Sam Boldt, Cael Jordan, Noah Miller

The Nebraska Society of CPAs Foundation General Accounting Scholarship: Derek Story

Novice Speaker Award: Lillian Korbel

Outstanding 1st Year Chemistry Award: Kenzie Spencer, Callan McKinney

Outstanding 1st Year Math Student Award: Caden Campbell

Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award: Cristian Yanez

Outstanding Senior in the College of Business Award: Sam Schmitz

Robert C. Makosky Prize: Lindsay Adams

Robert D. Muckel Tri Beta Award: Lindsay Adams, Isaac Ebke, Remington Freeman, Hayden Klaus

Ruth Mary Stevens Prize: Riley Schmidt, Madelyn Portwine

Sigma Tau Delta Outstanding Senior: Jessica Himmelberg

Student Congress-Outstanding Faculty Members of the Year: Andy Johnson, Tiffany Young

Student Congress Outstanding Staff of the Year: Andreea Baker

Student Teacher Music Award: Griffin Spencer

Thomas Doane Outstanding Award Faculty: J.L. Vertin

Thomas Doane Outstanding Award Staff: Sheryl Skala

Tonniges Early Childhood Scholarship: Emma Sorensen

Fulbright Grants and other International Awards

Fulbright grants are awarded each year for students, teachers, and scholars to study, teach and conduct research at international sites. Administered by the Institute of International Education and the U.S. State Department, the Fulbright Program began in 1946.

The following Doane graduates are listed with their majors and the location of their Fulbright grants:

2000  Paul Barta ‘00, political science/Spanish, Spain

2000  Julie Mitchell ‘00, German/business administration, Freiburg, Germany

2000  *Jacquelyn Seitz ‘00, English/French

2001  Adrienne Bambach ‘01, honors biology/German, Berlin, Germany

2002  Jana Stangl ‘02, English/French, Nice, France

2002  Ginger Starks ‘02, German/history, Saxony, Germany

2003  Megan Nicholson ‘03, German/French, Tübingen, Germany

2004  Aaron Hall ‘04, business/German/political science, Potsdam, Germany

2004  Kari Quammen ‘04, French/English, Marseilles, France

2006  Kamleh Shaban ‘06, honors biology, Jordan

2007  Emily Jordening ‘07, German/Spanish, Hannover, Germany

2008  Mary Reimers ‘08, music, Murrhardt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

2009  *Audrey Brydl-Andrews ‘09, elementary education/Spanish, Alicante, Spain

2009  Mike Guericke ‘09, chemistry/German, Heidelberg, Germany

2009  Rachel Rasmussen ‘08, history/Spanish, Dresden, Saxony, Germany

2010  Kristen Erthum ‘10, political science/international studies, Port Said, Egypt

2010  Tyler Jackman ‘10, business administration/French, Saint-Quentin, France

2010  Kara Maize ‘10, elementary education/Spanish, Madrid, Spain

2011  Malissie Boyer ‘11, German/English, Hemmingen, Germany

2011  Marcus Lyon ‘11, biochemistry/German, Karlsruhe, Germany

2012  Aprill Bodlak ‘12, English as second language/German/Spanish, Peru

2012  Rachel Kluthe ‘12, Elementary Education/Spanish, Madrid

2013  Ryan Corrigan ‘13, Environmental Science/Spanish, India

2014  Gentry Adam Doane ‘14 Spanish/German, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

2015  Krista Couton ‘15 Music, Taiwan

2015  Maggie Jo Hubbell ‘15 German/French, Germany

2015  Elizabeth Adele Sather ‘15 Elementary Education, Turkey

2015  Tyler James Strobl ‘15 Elementary Education, Brazil

2016  Jordyn Atwater ‘16 Biochemistry, Karlsruhe, Germany

2016  Amanda Petersen ‘16 English Language Arts, Bulgaria

2017  Hannah Dull ‘17 English/Spanish, Brazil

2018  * Rachel Jacobsen ‘18 Elementary Education, Bulgaria

2018  Elizabeth K. Kurtz ‘18 English, Germany

2019  Nicholas James Iwata ‘19 Biology, Bulgaria

2020  *Colin Koehler ‘18 Spanish, Panama

2024 Daniela Avalos ‘24 Spanish/Psychology, Mexico

2025 Blair Kampovitz ‘24 English/Education, Montenegro

* Received Fulbright Scholarship but did not participate in program

The following Doane graduates received other prestigious international awards. Listed next to their names are their majors, their awards, and locations.

2016 Delta Wilson ‘16 Sociology/International Studies, Japan Exchange and Teaching program, Japan

2017 Bridget O’Connell ‘17 Music/French, Teaching Assistant Program in France, France

2018 Rachel Schartz ‘18 English, Japan Exchange and Teaching program, Japan

2020 *Ivy Banks ‘20 German, Japan Exchange and Teaching program, Japan

2020 *Aubrey Schatz ‘20 Biochemistry, Japan Exchange and Teaching program, Japan

2022 Maya Mohr ‘22 Psychology, North American Language and Cultural Assistants Program, Spain

2022 *Madi Warrelmann ‘22 Social Science/History/Secondary Education, North American Language and Cultural Assistants Program, Spain

2023 Ryleigh Gebers ‘21 English/Secondary Education, Japan Exchange and Teaching program, Japan

2024 Abby Reedy, Gilman Scholarship

* Received awards but did not participate in program