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Sean Dreibelbis, BA 22

“My beautiful wife and I met in our Undergrad Psych 2 class, in a huge lecture hall, with 150 students. I just happened to take the seat one row above this really cute redhead, dressed in all black, arms crossed, grumpy that we all had to walk up front to

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Brandee Alexander, BGS 12

“Some love stories take time to unfold, and ours is one of them. Jaron Collins and I first met as teenagers at Omaha Northwest High School, but life took us on separate journeys before bringing us back together years later. Now, we are thrilled to share that we are getting

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Dr. Susie Sullivan, MS 10

Dr. Sullivan has officially earned her Doctorate in Education. Currently the Principal of Marian High School, she received support from fellow faculty and students to earn her Ph.D., despite the process taking longer than she believed it would. After a six-year journey, she completed her dissertation on the importance of

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Patrick Kelly, BA 94, MA 95

Patrick published a book entitled “K-State’s Wrestling Legacy” detailing the history of Kansas State University’s wrestling program that was dropped fifty years ago. It is endorsed by Mike Denney, former UNO coach, whose program met a similar fate.  

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Christina Clark Okarmus, BS 09

Christina was promoted to the role of executive director of the Alabama Campaign for Adolescent Sexual Health (ACASH) in 2019. In her role, Christina leads the organization in fighting fearlessly for the rights of Alabama adolescents to have access to comprehensive sex education. Christina’s work takes her into Alabama communities

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Paul Currier, BA 85

Paul celebrated his 25 Year Anniversary with AbbVie in 2024 and achieved the S2/2024 Bright Sparks Peer Award as neuroscience Senior Field Reimbursement Manager.

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Robert Arp, MS 79

Robert is the 2024-25 chairperson of the Nebraska Lions Foundation and President of the Still Bank Collectors of America.

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Allan Vorda, MA 75

Allan will have a novel titled Kamchatka Khronicle published in June by Mallemgaard located in Denmark. The historical novel is the story of two natural scientists who were involved with the Vitus Bering Expedition of 1741-42. The novel will be available on Amazon and Kindle.

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Dawn Cripe, BS 00, MS 04

Dawn  marked her 19th year of teaching for UNO this fall. “ It’s been quite a journey from Saturday morning classes competing with the football team band outside the window to the pandemic ending my on-campus classes,” Cripe said. Her classes included Women’s Studies (The Humanities), Speech, Journalism, Gender & Communication; Gender

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Kirsten Furlong, BFA 95

Kirsten has received the Alexa Rose Fellow, a $25,000 artistic merit award. Chosen from hundreds of applicants, Furlong was chosen for her sophisticated and multi-layered work that educates and invites the audience to engage more deeply. Known for her more two-dimensional pieces, Furlong also has sculpture and fiber-based pieces that

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