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Friday, October 2, 2015

2015-2016 New Mortar Board Member's Introductions

Welcome new Mortar Board members of 2015-2016!  We have an excited year planned ahead with many activities and events.  Here is a quick bio for each new member so that you can better get to know them.

Kelsey Bonta

Major: Psychobiology (Pre- Physician Assistant)
Minor: Health Science
Hometown: Plainview, NE
Involvement: Honor's Program, Undergraduate Research, Health Science Club, and Alpha Phi Sorority.







Mallory Ritthaller 

Major: Exercise Science/Pre-Physician Assistant
Minor: Health Science
Hometown: Fremont, NE
Involvement: UNK Cheer Squad Captain, UNK Student Government Senator, Chair of the Facilities and Campus Development Committee, Chancellor’s Student Ambassador, Executive Vice President for Panhellenic Council, Vice President for Mortar Board, and a Historian of the AED Health Preprofessional Honor Society, Gamma Phi Beta sorority, Order of Omega, Phi Eta Sigma, and Christian Student Fellowship.


Shelby Rust
Major: International Studies

Minor: Public Health minor
Hometown: Gretna, NE
Involvement: Amnesty International President, Alpha Omicron Pi, and Global Ambassador.







Adam Ripp
Major: Political Science & Spanish
Hometown: Pleasanton, NE
Involvement: Chancellor’s Ambassador, Chief of Staff in the executive cabinet of student government, Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, founding president of GAMMA (Greeks Advocating for the Mature Management of Alcohol), Honors Program, Order of Omega, and volunteer for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.




Mallory Placek
Major: Organizational Communications & Spanish
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Involvement: Alpha Phi, International Justice Mission, the Honors Program, HSAB, Christian Student Fellowship, Alpha Mu Gamma, and Pi Chi Recruitment Counselor.  






Kaitlin Hehnke
Major: Psychobiology (Pre-Med)
Minor: Health Science
Hometown: Dannebrog, NE
Involvement: Chemistry and Psychology tutor, Health Science Club, and volunteer at HelpCare Clinic.

Breann White
Major: Exercise Science and Pre-Nursing 
Hometown: Kearney, Ne
Involvement: St. Jude Up 'Til Dawn, Alpha Phi, and Order of Omega.








Ryan Matzen
Major: Exercise Science
Minors: Biology, Chemistry, and Health Science and a pre-dental emphasis.
Hometown: Fremont, NE
Involvement: Phi Gamma Delta-Fraternity, Intramurals, Alpha Epsilon Delta President (Health Honor Society), Mortar Board Secretary, and Health Science.




Nicole Potthoff

Major: Exercise Science (Pre-Physical Therapy)
Hometown: Kearney 
Involvement: Women's Soccer, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Student Athlete Advisory Counsel, Real Truth Ministries, and Mortar Board.
Joshua Lallman
Major: Biology (Pre-Med)
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Involvement: Sigma Phi Epsilon, New Student Enrollment, Chancellor’s Student Ambassadors, Undergraduate Student Research, and Volunteers Around the World.
Joshua Edgar
Major: Chemistry
Hometown: Bennington, NE
Involvement: Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, Order of Omega, Chemistry club, Reasonable Faith UNK, Alpha Mu Gamma foreign language honors society, and tutor in the UNK learning commons.

Holly Hartman
Major: Psychobiology Pre-Med
Hometown: Columbus, NE
Involvement: Alpha Omicron Pi, Honor's Program, Undergraduate Research, Health Science Club








Molly Osterberg

Major: Family Studies
Minor: Early Childhood
Hometown: Kearney, NE
Involvement: Membership Vice President for Gamma Phi Beta, Alumni Chair for Mortar Board, Community Outreach Chair for Council on Family Relations, Order of Omega, Gold Torch Society





Tyson Lanka
Major: Business Administration Comprehensive
Emphasis: Finance
Hometown: Ogallala, NE
Involvement: Chancellor's Ambassador, Resident Assistant, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Mortar Board, Order of Omega, Beta Gamma Sigma, College of Business and Technology Student Advisory Board. 






Audrey Grant
Major: Political Science
Hometown: Columbus, NE
Activities: Kearney Area Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Locke and Key Society, Model United Nations.








Kelsey Martinsen
Major: Business Administration
Minor: Economics
Emphasis: Accounting
Hometown: Primrose, NE
Involvement: Mortar Board, Enactus, and Brewed Awakening Board of Directors.








John Lempke
Major: Music performance 
Emphases: Composition and piano performance with pedagogy
Involvement: Phi Gamma Delta, Society of Composers Inc., Delta Omicron Professional Music Fraternity (secretary), Music Teachers National Association, Music Department Tutor, Phi Kappa Phi National Honors Society, Undergraduate Research Fellowship, and UNK New Music Ensemble.






John Rech
Major: Exercise Science Comprehensive Wellness & Fitness
Hometown: Seward, NE
Involvement: Cross Country, Track & Field, and Exercise Science Club.
Lindsay Klassen
Major: Family Studies
Hometown: Columbus, NE
Involvement: Gamma Phi Beta, and member of Council on Family Relations.









Estefania Perez
Major: Politcal Science & Spanish Translation/ Interpretation 
Minor: Criminal Justice 
Involvement: President of Lambda Theta Nu Sorority, Inc. 
Vice President of Multicultural Greek Council, UNK Liaison Chair for the Nebraska Cultural Unity Conference, Order of Omega, Alpha Mu Gamma, Hispanic Student Association 






Bailey Rainforth
Major: Communication Disorders 
Hometown: Doniphan, NE 
Involvement: President of Alpha Phi, Alpha Phi Executive Board Member, Undergraduate Research, Kearney Student Speech Language Hearing Association, Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society, and Gold Torch Society.







Taylor Kittle
Major: Elementary Education & Early Childhood Development Unified
Hometown: Aurora, Nebraska
Involvement: Mortar Board, Loper Liasions, student diplomat, New Student Enrollment Leader, Loper Leader, Intramurals, Buddy Bowling, Alpha Phi Sorority. 





Daniel Connor
Major: Exercise Science
Hometown: Bennington, NE
Involvement: Chancellor's Ambassador, Cross Country, Track, and Honors Program








Dana Slaymaker
Major: Philosophy
Minor: Spanish
Hometown: Atkinson, NE
Activities Currently Involved In: Social Activities Chair for Newman, Student Ministry Council, UNK Newman Center Resident, Writing Center Tutor at UNK Learning Commons, Honors Program, Thompson Scholar, 2nd Grade Religious Education Teacher