Jill Nemechek will miss her classmates, but won’t miss the three to four tests a week that was the norm during her time in the School of Allied Health.

Nemechek, Wakeeney senior, is receiving a bachelor’s degree in clinical laboratory science Saturday, and has been chosen as banner carrier for the ceremony. Nemechek, the top graduate in clinical laboratory science, completed her bachelor’s degree in three years — two years at the University and one year at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Nemechek values the friendships she has developed while in the school.

“I will remember my classmates,” she said. “We spent all day every day together, and you get to know people really well. We had a lot of fun together.”

She said the School of Allied Health had prepared her for success in her future career.

“I think it’s a good school and everyone that comes out of the school really knows what they need to know,” Nemechek said. “It’s pretty well known. I have talked to people from other states and they know about KU Med.”

Nemechek, like many other students graduating from the school, already has a job lined up. She has accepted a position in microbiology at the Med Center.

On May 21 at Memorial Hall, the School of Allied Health will award 21 different degrees to students. Most of the degrees awarded to students in the school are graduate degrees, masters or doctorate. With 10 different departments and nine clinical disciplines, students in the school receive an education that is focused toward their future professional field.

“Our students are highly motivated,” said Karen L. Miller, dean of the School of Allied Health. “They go into it knowing that it’s hard work and they have to focus.”

Miller will give the address at the commencement ceremony as she has done in past years. She will deliver a message to the students that highlights the importance of their futures in their respective communities.

“What I like to talk to them about is the fact that they are going to have tremendous responsibility in society for health care quality and safety,” she said. “They are joining a group of professions that is dedicated to saving lives, and that’s a very unique role in community and they are well educated to do that.”

The school presents students with the opportunity to get real-world experience while going to school. Students in the school are given immense responsibility, including the opportunity to care for actual patients.

Special recognition will be given to the dean scholars, students who have received scholarships during their time in the school, students in honor societies and students who are graduating cum laude.

The ceremony for the School of Allied Health will be held at 9 a.m. May 21 at Memorial Hall at the Kansas City, Kan., campus.

Graduates

Spring 2005

Graduate

Malindi Lynn Alexander

Soo Jin Bae

Stacey M Baldwin

Tiffany Ann Beck

Kirsten Marie Beemer

Amy Christine Bogart

Erica Evelyn Brooks

Kasey Dawn Carter

Kaveri Chaudhary

Emily Michelle Cooper

Justa Lee DeWitt

Trina Dawn Doubrava

Rick Daniel Downey

Katie Suzanna Esau

Kristen Marie Fannin

Casey Lee Fitzgerald

Kim Renee Friend

Julianne Michele Fruge

Salina Dara Fugler

Bethene Louise Gregg

Shala Marie Hall

Kelly Michelle Halterman

Ann Marie Hammond

Emily Kathryn Harris

Shawna A Haynes

Mindy Marie Hazen

Heather Ann Hice

Gwyn L Howard

Kelly Christine Howell

Meredith Erin Howell

Michelle Lynn Johnson

Candace Jorgensen

Seok Hun Kim

Jennifer Renee Kirkland

Laura Lee Kolakowski

Amy Marie Kueser

Lynette Michele Legrand

Margo Marie Lockwood

Shelly N Manion

Hillary Leigh Martin

Marcy Milann Martin

Angela Marie Mcdermed

Amy Lynn Meek

Laura Marie Minns

Madeline Marting Moore

Rosa Gutierrez Moore

Amy Lynne Myatt

Chad Michael Nelson

Janelle Denita Painter

Shanna Lynn Pederson

Ashley Paige Jordan Peterson

Alyson Jane Pleviak

Margaret Alice Porter

Lorie Jeannine Powell

Gretchen Elizabeth Reed

Lindsay Jean Rhodus

Shauna Meghan Rooney

Monica Jo Rosson

Bradley James Schoenthaler

Sarah E Schraeder

Heather L Schulze

Kate Lynn Sellens

Meredith V Sewell

Lori Kathleen Stamm

Megan M Strahan

Natalie Renee Sykes

Angela Dawn Thorpe

Angelique Suzanne Torres

Angela Renae Unrein

Kelly Ann Vossen

Amy Catherine Wayman

Erin Gayle Weier

Brooke Ashley Wekenborg

Alan Francis Zidek

Undergraduate

Tariq Soliman Aljasser

Katy S Allen

Oumie Okiki Fredrica Andrews

Melanie Leann Ball

Brendan B Beyer

Jessica Lauren Bird

Mercedes Alexis Boyd

Leslie Elizabeth Brinkmeyer

Aaron David Buehler

Amy Jo Cooper

Thomas Scott Cooper

Emily C Corpin

Jennifer Annette Farris

Melissa Jane Flick

Denise Renae Hart

Lindsey Kay Holmgren

John William Holtzclaw II

Diana Elizabeth Hoss

Kelly Marie Howard

Caleb Christopher Huber

Nicole Lyn Janzen

Jared Robert Kapelski

Seth Jeremy Katz

Theresa Marie Leiker

Jennifer Ann Manahan

Suzanne R Martinez

Erin Christine McRae

Marietta Courtneigh Moentnish

Amy Michele Morrill

Jill Marie Nemechek

Erin D. Nicholson

Natsumi Ogihara

Brinda K Patel

Grant Michael Rempe

Bridgette Dawn Roark-Sample

Meridith Catherine Rokosz

Jonathan RIchard Royal

Breanna Elizabeth Sayers

Jonathan Lee Schumacher

Marisa Leigh Starr

Justin Neal Steinert

Steven G Stockman

Kacie Rene Taggart

Manolux Thoummavong

Kristine Marie Thurston

Chi Chung Wan

Christina Lynn Ward

Pamela Sue Wells

Candace Lynn Weltman

Jennifer Sue Wiechman

Stacey Gredell Zane

Brooke Suzanne Zarda

Nickolas William Zerr

Lindsay Ann Alberg

Tarah Ralynn Baucom

Katharine Lacey Beale

Jennifer Dawn Branscum

Kelly Lyn Crabb

Sarah Nicole Doerflinger

Jessica Rae Dugan

Kaylyn Ellis

Jennifer A Fowler

Stacey Lynn Garza

Gretchen Rebekah Gehrt

Stefanie Marie Gowen

Erin Marie Grennan

Terri Elizabeth Heideman

Rachel Leah Helling

Natosha Dawn Lane

Amanda Jean Lisko

Tiffany Renee Long

Christina Jeanette Mueller

Kelly Ann Orourke

Ann Marie Puetz

Cindra Dale Roots

Jill Renee Rucker

Sarah Beth Schulze

Tracy Marie Scrivener

Kelsey Diane Spratlin

Abby Theresa Stamback

Fiorella Rossina Tazza

Aubrey Susanne Volz

Holly Sue Wyman

Meghan L Zavodny

Hiroo Katayama

Fall 2004

Graduate

Katie Chaffee Alexander

Fidaa Mohamad Almomani

Linda Louise Barber

Timothy Joseph Brennan

Lisa K Cast

Gary Howard Cox II

Judith M DeMoss Crowley

Leroy Anthony Domino

James David Erickson

John M Farrell

Jeffrey M Gorzitze

Karen Morgan Hastings

Mary Louise Heilman

Kristie J Hoch

Ketti M Johnson-Coffelt

Stephanie Jean Keller

Michael Adam Kneller

Isaac Jacob Kobzeff

Jenny Lyn Larose

Holly V Lashmet

Junghae Lee

Saranne Nicole Lentz

John Albert Marble

Kenneth L McNeely II

Jason Lyle Meister

Bryce Andrew Miller

Matthew Carl Montgomery

Jean Nez

Jason Randall Peldo

Heath Elliot Penny

Robert Landon Roach

Alfredo Roman Sanchez

Michael James Sarwinski

Gregory Joseph Seiler

Scott Allen Shepherd

Kaycee A Simon

Le're Maria Sola

Anna Frances Stuckey

Anthony Michael Vo

Jeffrey Neil Winacoo

Summer 2004

Graduate

Karla Marie Guthals

Nicole Marie Niehues

Undergraduate

Amanda Leigh Hipschman

Lindsay A Patterson

— Edited by Lisa Coble-Krings