Nebraska AHEC Honors 2025 Graduates
The Nebraska Area Health Education Center Scholars Program, based at UNMC, recently graduated 59 students.
The two-year program, part of a national initiative, prepares health professions students to serve in rural and urban underserved areas of the state.
The 2025 class of AHEC Scholars includes health professions students in such fields as dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant, nursing and radiological technician programs. Graduates represent health profession programs at Creighton University, Regional West Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology, Union Adventist University, UNMC and Western Nebraska Community College.
The AHEC Scholars Program is part of the Nebraska AHEC Program, which is based in the UNMC Department of Family Medicine. Scholars are supported by five regional AHEC’s across the state: Omaha, Northern in Norfolk, Central in Kearney, Panhandle in Scottsbluff and Southeast in Lincoln
The 2025 graduates include:
Creighton University
Pharmacy Program
Flushing, MI – Kerrigan Parks
Regional West Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology
Radiologic Technician Program
Crawford – Hannah Lemmon
Scottsbluff – Adam Bell
Union Adventist University
Physician Assistant Program
Brady – Hannah (DeStefano) Burge
University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Allied Health
Physical Therapy Program
Ainsworth – Mackenzie Kovar
Bellevue – Jessica (Warak) Grace
Creighton – Ashtyn Fritz
Dodge – Jayson Henrickson
Holdrege – Toni (Clayton) Kolbo
Kearney – Madison Friesen
Lincoln – Hope Whitney
Wahoo – Kylee Swanson
Waverly – Kyle Goodban
Carroll, IA – Sydney Renning
Plymouth, MN – Alexandra Benson
New Underwood, SD – Jae Hanks
Physician Assistant Program
Bridgeport – Kyler (Watts) Johnson
Hastings – Brooke Becker
Lafayette – Lauren Longyear
Lincoln – Joycin Stonacek
Merna – Tara (Geiser) Miller
Norfolk – Christian Cattau
Omaha – Georgia (Rinehart) Miller
Omaha – Sydney Petersen
Omaha – Keenan Taylor
Waverly – Abigail (Clarke) Frick
Gilbert, AZ – Makenna (Adkison) VanLengen
Radiologic Technician Program
Chadron – Jacey Garrett
Omaha – Ilana Miller
Omaha – Shelby Sanchez
Sargent – Vivian Slagle
College of Dentistry
Dentistry Program
Mitchell – Sierah (Crable) Samway
Sutton – Kesean (Mau) Bundy
Marysville, KS – Alex (Denner) Dyke
College of Medicine
Medicine Program
Bridgeport – Emily Baxter
Burwell – Sage Konicek
Columbus – Elizabeth Blaser
Crawford – Ian Papenfus
Creighton – Makayla Brockhaus
Eustis – Colton Thompson
Grand Island – Alyssa Wells
Lincoln – Karyssa Richardson
North Platte – Jordyn (Vyzourek) Childears
North Platte – Treyvon Bokoskie
Omaha – Joseph David
Omaha – Lauren Bexten
Omaha – Jessica Hack
Omaha – Michael Douchey
Yankton, SD – Nathan Zimmerman
College of Nursing – Kearney Division
Nursing Program
Culbertson – Neleigh (Hauxwell) Perkins
College of Nursing – Omaha Division
Nursing Program
Omaha – Allison Dang
Omaha – Rosalia Ruiz
College of Nursing – Panhandle Division
Nursing Program
Alliance – Kaitlyn Johnson
Lincoln – Madeline Davis
Aurora, CO – Madison Tiffany
College of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Program
Gretna – Hilary Vaughn
Wayne – Kelsey Heggemeyer
Marina, CA – Samantha Hughes
Western Nebraska Community College
Nursing Program
Minatare – Whitney Huggler
