Jun 12, 2026  
DRAFT 2026-27 UG Catalog 
    
DRAFT 2026-27 UG 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:

  • Harper Case
  • Ella Frederick
  • Emma Jenkins
  • Madison Ramey
  • Mariah Sliva

Honors and Awards

Alpha Lambda Delta Katherine Buell Award: Meghan Gallagher, Jake Parsley

Bob Palensky Music Award: Ashton Barber

Crete Campus Alumni Senior Awards: Brooke Cox, Jacob Eacker

Dr. David H. Smith Memorial Research Award: Cody Eye

Dawes Oratorical Award: Jordynn Jerby

Doane Band Award: Brianna Brewer

Doane Theatre Award: Ella Zubieni, Cody Lee Crist

Excellence in Education Scholarship: Nicole Sheets, Blair Souchek

Helen Doane Perry Outstanding Student Award: Brayden Boehle

John E. Mekota, Jr. Computing Excellence Award: Johang Hernandez

Kaitlyn Erickson Pro-Musica Award: Marty Foery

Kenneth R. Rossman Prize: Davis Wilson

Kerry Strayer Memorial Scholarship: Xander Foulk

Kozisek Denker Family Scholarship: Keely Lightle

Levi & Hazel Wilson Fellowship Award: Rylie Rice, Pablo Rodriguez Caballero

Lumir C. Havlicek Concert Band Scholarship: Samantha Buhrmann, William Smith

Marianne Clarke Writing Excellence Awards At Large: Madison Ramey, Addison Rosno

Marianne Clarke Writing Excellence Awards First-Year: Zaili Benish, Tina Nguyen, Jeremy McCue

Marianne Clarke Writing Excellence Awards Owl: Elenna Koenig, Eliyah Lara-Johnson, Brianna Wright, Mackenzie Pike, Hailey Schweitzer, Andrea Pavlish

Marianne Clarke Writing Excellence Awards Xanadu: Elenna Koenigh, Madison Ramey

Mathematics Excellence Award: Mariah Sliva

Modern Languages Award: Brayden Boehle, Jamey Rhea, Jake Parsley

National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES): Megan Chambers, Jonathan Zoubek, Andre Hartman, Curtis Oberg

The Nebraska Society of CPA’s Foundation 150-Hour Scholarship: Logan Menke, Delaney Catron

The Nebraska Society of CPAs Foundation General Accounting Scholarship: Isaiah Lohman

Novice Speaker Award: Brianna Wright

Outstanding 1st Year Chemistry Award: Reece Mlady, Evelyn Vanek

Outstanding 1st Year Math Student Award: Addison Bailey, Paige Bull

Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award: Andre Hartman

Outstanding Senior in the College of Business Award: Kelan Polard

Robert C. Makosky Prize: Josh Fee, Morgan Mahoney

Robert D. Muckel Tri Beta Award: Cody Eye, Allie Janssen

Ruth Mary Stevens Prize: Jenna Sweeney

Sigma Tau Delta Outstanding Senior: Zainab Al-Zubiadi, Maddy Ramey

Student Congress-Outstanding Faculty Members of the Year: Quint Geis

Student Congress Outstanding Staff of the Year: Eden Diehl

Student Teacher Music Award: Ashton Barber, Ella Ningen

Thomas Doane Outstanding Award Faculty: Kari Gentzler

Thomas Doane Outstanding Award Staff: Ryan Dorshorst

Tonniges Early Childhood Scholarship: Madeline Busch

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

2025 Kailynn Horeis, Gilman Scholarship

2025 Bryan Alvarado, Gilman Scholarship

* Received awards but did not participate in program