Doane Scholar
Students who were awarded the title of Doane Scholar for three and half years of high scholarship at Doane include:
| Taylor M. Anderson |
Erin A. DeVries |
JaCee L. Pilkington |
| Ty Cole Anderson |
Danielle J. Divis |
Lisa K. Poppe |
| Erin E. Bell |
Aileen J. Gelb |
Kelsey Gracian Stark |
| Karissa D. Bernasek |
Grace K. Hartung |
Dayna M. Svoboda |
| Meghan R. Carnahan |
Benjamin Harrison Lawrence |
Lindsay Barbara Wilson |
| Leslee Anissa Damrow |
Marissa J. Merithew |
Jenna M. Woitaszewski |
| Alexander C. Dawson |
Megan C. Perry |
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Honors and Awards
| Alpha Lambda Delta Senior Award: |
Lisa K Poppe |
| Alumni Senior Awards: |
Paul Walker Dewey, Kayleigh Grace Erskine |
| Ben Grimes Memorial Baseball Scholarship: |
Austin Caspersen |
| Bert Knapp Trophy: |
Clayton Moore |
| Bill Bayer Memorial Scholarship: |
Garrett Borcher |
| Chemistry Award: |
Dan Martin |
| Dr. David H. Smith Memorial Research Award: |
Emily LeeAnn Alfs |
| Dawes Oratorical Award: |
Alyssa Diane Bouc |
| Doane Band Award: |
Luke Jefferson Compton |
| Doane Theatre Award: |
Patrick Ryan Conley, Derek Robert Copenhaver, Dayna Marie Svoboda |
| Environmental and Earth Sciences Achievement Award: |
Kyle Garey Gaston |
| Information Science Technology Excellence Foundations Award: |
Emily LeeAnn Alfs |
| John E. Makota Information Science & Technology: |
Bret James Pospisil |
| Joseph & Nancy Chapman Music Education Vocal Scholarship: |
Madisen Elisabeth Geiler |
| Joseph & Nancy Chapman Music Education Instrumental Scholarship: |
Brian Matthew Walvoord |
| Kaitlyn Erickson Pro-Musica Award: |
Samuel David Rickert |
| Kenneth R. Rossman Prize in History: |
Leslie Echo Mueller |
| Kerry Strayer Scholarship |
Megan Elizabeth Fender |
| Levi & Hazel Wilson Fellowship: |
Alexander C. Dawson |
| Lumir C. Havlicek Concert Band Scholarship: |
Andrew Nathaniel Votipka |
| M. David Osterhout Human Relations Award: |
Jake Everett Krueger |
| Makosky Prize: |
Lisa K Poppe |
| Male Athlete of the Year: |
Kale Wolken |
| Marianne Clarke Writing Excellence Awards: |
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| First-Year: |
Cheyanne Marie Jessen, Sydney Pfeifer, Heidi Erin Rathjen |
| At Large: |
Alexander C. Dawon, Rachel Elizabeth Overbeck |
| Owl: |
Cassandra Caitlin Kennedy, Ryan Joseph Miller |
| Xanadu: |
John Douglas, Mariah Ruhl, Matt Cummins, Jessica Vogt, Eric Weers, Savannah Mitchell |
| Mary L. Chapin Art Award: |
Nichole Danielle Diaz, Skyler Michele Ethridge |
| Mathematics Excellence Award: |
Garrett Daniel Ebbers |
| Mike Danaher Memorial Scholarship: |
Marissa DeWispelare |
| Modern Languages Award: |
Maggie Jo Hubbell, Kelsey Gracian Stark |
| The Nebraska Society of CPAs Foundation Fifth-Year Scholarship: |
Meghan Rose Carnahan, Taylor Jordan Lucas |
| The Nebraska Society of CPAs Foundation General Scholarship: |
Sydney Christine Weyers |
| Novice Speaker Award: |
Rachel Laverne Fuxa |
| Outstanding 1st Year Calculus Student: |
Brooke Lillian Ronhovde |
| Outstanding Physics Achievement Award: |
Zachary M Swanson |
| Outstanding Senior in Economics & Business Award: |
Meghan Rose Carnahan |
| Philip Stuart Becker Award: |
Erin DeVries |
| Robert D. Muckel Tri Beta Awards: |
Ty Cole Anderson, Lisa K Poppe |
| Ruth Mary Stevens Prize: |
Glen Wayne Thomas, Lindsay Barbara Wilson |
| Sanderson Prizes: |
Jessa Sughroue, Kale Wolsen |
| Sharon Wilch Woman Athlete of the Year: |
Ellie Doughty |
| Sigma Tau Delta Outstanding Senior in English: |
Alexander C. Dawson |
| Student Congress-Outstanding Teachers of the Year: |
David Dunnigan, Jay Gilbert |
| Student Congress Staff Awards: |
Brain Flesner, Anne Golden Ziola |
| Zenon C.R. Hansen Leadership Awards |
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| Staff: |
Nancy Murphy |
| Faculty: |
Kathy Springer |
| Student: |
Lindsay Barbara Wilson, Erin E. Bell |
Distinguished Scholars
Doane College has an impressive tradition of students who have received scholarships following graduation from Doane.
DAAD Dankstipendien Award
| 1964 |
Rennie W. Brantz ‘64, history, Munich, Germany |
Danforth Graduate Fellowship
The Danforth Graduate Fellowship was initiated in 1951 to provide fellowships and financial awards for students who are committed to teaching careers and who are seeking a doctorate or other appropriate advanced terminal degree. Danforth Fellowships are highly selective, with approximately 120 fellows awarded in the United States each year.
| 1952 |
Verlyn L. Barker ‘52, church history, Yale University, New Haven, CT |
| 1954 |
Donald A. Tarr ‘54, mathematics/chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT |
| 1964 |
John R. Perry ‘64, philosophy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY |
Fulbright Scholarship
Fulbright Scholarships are awarded each year for students, teachers, and scholars to study, teach and conduct research at international sites. Administered by the U.S. Information Agency, the Fulbright Program began in 1946.
The following Doane graduates are listed with their majors and place of study:
| 1952 |
John W. Bohi ‘52, history, Vienna, Austria |
| 1952 |
Glenna A. Buck ‘52, English, Southampton, England |
| 1953 |
Donald J. Ziegler ‘50, history, Munich, Germany |
| 1955 |
Lillian L. Albrecht ‘55, music, Stuttgart, Germany |
| 1961 |
*Janice L. Westover ‘61, French, France |
| 1967 |
Edward G. Heilman ‘67, history, Münster, Germany |
| 1968 |
Gaylen G. Kapperman ‘67, mathematics/German, Heidelberg, Germany |
| 1972 |
Patricia K. Williams ‘72, philosophy, Tübingen, Germany |
| 1973 |
Michael J. Reid ‘73, history, Marburg, Germany |
| 1974 |
Gregg H. Siewert ‘74, French government, France |
| 1974 |
Jill A. Smith ‘74, history, Bonn, Germany |
| 1975 |
Gretchen E. Lerner ‘75, music, Cologne, Germany |
| 1976 |
Ellen L. Bredemeier ‘76, German/humanities, Germany |
| 1978 |
George S. Haskins ‘78, history, Göttingen, Germany |
| 1980 |
David H. Blackmon ‘80, history, Heidelberg, Germany |
| 1981 |
*Laura J. Olsen ‘81, biology/math, Kiel, Germany |
| 1982 |
John E. Juricek ‘82. history/philosophy/religion, Kiel, Germany |
| 1984 |
Anne M. Seipold ‘84. history/political science, Freiburg, Germany |
| 1985 |
Lance W. Lippold ‘85. international studies/English, Osnabrück, Germany |
| 1986 |
Mary H. Schumacher ‘86, natural science, Heidelberg, Germany |
| 1987 |
Kay L. Bestol ‘87, history/secondary education, Kiel, Germany |
| 1987 |
John P. Quinn ‘87, chemistry, Heidelberg, West Germany |
| 1988 |
Kent R. Grote ‘88, economics, Bayreuth, West Germany |
| 1989 |
Kent E. Lewis ‘89, economics, Mannheim, Germany |
| 1989 |
Leslie C. Working ‘89, history, Bielefeld, Germany |
| 1992 |
MaLinda D. Henry ‘92, biology, Göttingen, Germany |
| 1992 |
Nancy S. Berns ‘92, sociology/criminology, Hamburg, Germany |
| 1994 |
Katherine C. Jordan ‘94, political science, Bonn, Germany |
| 1995 |
Heidi R. Kraus ‘95, German, Salzburg, Austria |
| 1995 |
Brandon L. Kostman ‘95, German/Spanish, Saxony, Germany |
| 1996 |
Shawn W. Huelle ‘96, English/German, Bremen, Germany |
| 1996 |
Heather M. Thompson ‘96, chemistry, Marburg, Germany |
| 1997 |
*Janell L. Anderson ‘97, biology/French |
| 1997 |
Jill K. Taylor ‘97, biology/German, Bonn, Germany |
| 1998 |
Chad Egger ‘98, biology, France |
| 1999 |
Kimberly Pavelka ‘99, biology/German, Kiel, Germany |
| 1999 |
Lee Wilbur ‘99, German/French/international studies, Seoul, South Korea |
| 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 |
* Received Fulbright Scholarship but did not participate in program
Rhodes Scholarship
Rhodes Scholarships are highly selective, full scholarship awards which provide two years of graduate study at Oxford University in England. Approximately 32 scholarships are awarded each year to graduates from the United States.
| 1950 |
Henry P. Grosshans ‘43, English, Oxford, England |
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship was established in 1945 to recruit promising students for the college teaching profession and to support them during their first year of graduate study. The Woodrow Wilson Fellowship is no longer in existence.
| 1961 |
David E. Meerse ‘61, history, University of Illinois, Urbana |
| 1964 |
John R. Perry ‘64, philosophy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY |
| 1965 |
Douglas M. Kellner ‘65, philosophy, Columbia University, NY |
| 1966 |
Shirley J. Wilson ‘66, behavioral science, Stanford University, CA |
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