Aggie Class of ‘22 graduates
By NCTA News
The Class of 2022 of the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis represented graduates from December and May, said Larry Gossen, NCTA dean.
NCTA has one commencement ceremony each year. On May 5, at the Curtis Community Center, 76 of the 80 graduate candidates participated before a packed gymnasium.
They received diplomas for Associate of Science degrees or Associate of Applied Science degrees in Agribusiness Management Systems (AMS), Agricultural Production Systems (APS) or Veterinary Technology Systems (VTS).
Options in the APS program included Agricultural Equipment, Agricultural Education, Agronomy Industry Management, Animal Science, Equine Industry Management and Livestock Industry Management.
Eight certificates were awarded for one-year or two-year programs in Irrigation Technology, Equine Training Management, Agricultural Welding, Diversified Agriculture or Agricultural Production. Some graduates had multiple degrees and/or certificates.
Class valedictorian was Rylie Borgerding of Blue Rapids, Kansas, and salutatorian was Olivia Nyberg of Stromsburg. Both were animal science majors who completed their degree programs in December and will be continuing studies to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree at a four-year college.
Students who will graduate after courses and internships this summer were invited to walk in the May ceremony but will not receive their diplomas or certificates until program completion.
Ten Aggies graduated Magna Cum Laude** 3.73-3.99 GPA and 11 Aggies earned Cum Laude*of 3.5-3.74 GPA. Graduates are list by town and academic program:
Ag Management Systems (AMS) and/or Ag Production Systems (APS)
Bayard – Gordon Acosta, certificates in Irrigation Technology and APS Beef Production
Bayard - Ryan Liakos, APS Diversified Agricultural Management
Beatrice – Alexxandra Malchow**, APS Animal Science
Boelus – Darci Reimers, APS certificate in Equine Training Management
Bridgeport – Luke Lindberg, APS Diversified Agricultural Management
Cairo – John Ford*, APS Animal Science
Cedar Rapids – Macy Zentner*, APS Equine Industry Management
Central City – Wyatt Siwinski, APS Agricultural Equipment Management
Danbury – Harley Remington, APS Diversified Agricultural Management
Dunning – Brooklyn Leach, APS Equine Industry Management
Firth – Kaden Bryant, APS Agronomy Industry Management
Giltner – Michele Seim, APS Livestock Industry Management
Glenvil - Nicholas Ockinga, APS
Gothenburg - Annie Bassett*, AMS and APS Equine Industry Management
Gothenburg – Peter Peterson, APS certificates in Irrigation Technology and Agricultural Welding
Harrison – Michael Comstock, APS Diversified Agricultural Management
Hershey – William Huebner*, APS Diversified Agricultural Management
Kearney – Hayden Baker, APS Livestock Industry Management
Kenesaw – Andrew Katzberg, APS Agricultural Equipment Management, certificates in Irrigation Technology and Agricultural Welding
Lincoln – Gavin Hoffman, APS Livestock Industry Management
McCook – Trey Barnhart, APS Diversified Agriculture Management
McCook - Kamren Sitzman, APS Agronomy
Minden - Cheyanne Ellis, APS Livestock Industry Management
Naponee – Ethan Baker**, APS Livestock Industry Management
Nemaha – Austin Youngquist, APS Agricultural Equipment Management, certificates for Irrigation Technology and Agricultural Welding
O’Neill – Wyatt Colman, AMS and APS Livestock Industry Management
Pleasanton – Ryan Busch, AMS and APS Diversified Agriculture Management
Ragan – Sophie Nutter, AMS
Scottsbluff – Logan Fox, APS certificates in Irrigation Technology and Agricultural Welding
Shelton – Nathan Burnett, AMS and APS Agronomy Industry Management
Stromsburg – Olivia Nyberg**, Salutatorian, APS Animal Science
Superior – Cassidy Frey*, APS Agricultural Education
Sutherland – James Lee**, AMS
Taylor – Grace Strohl, APS Equine Industry Management
Wayne – Meghan Spahr, APS Animal Science and certificates in Agricultural Production and Beef Production
Out of state AMS or APS
Holyoke, Colorado – Taylor Hendrix**, AMS
Oakley, Kansas – Paige Castigliano*, AMS
Anchorage, Alaska – Gillian Brinker**, APS Equine Industry Management and Certificate in Equine Training
Malvern, Iowa – Ahren Marburger, APS Diversified Agricultural Management
Belleville, Kansas – Brianna Sjolander**, APS Animal Science
Blue Rapids, Kansas – Rylie Borgerding**, Valedictorian, APS Animal Science
Colby, Kansas – Jadon Siruta, APS Livestock Industry Management
Hill City, Kansas – Greg Conaway, APS Animal Science
Lebanon, Kansas – Ayden Long*, APS Diversified Agricultural Management
Richfield, Kansas – Clayton Runkle, APS Animal Science
Madelia, Minnesota – Emily Grote Mohwinkel, APS Animal Science
Keyes, Oklahoma – Devry Bellomy*, APS Equine Industry Management
Veterinary Technology Systems
Aurora – Elizabeth Stacy, Veterinary Technician
Brady – Renee Assels, Veterinary Technician
Cambridge – Aubri Ross*, Veterinary Technician
Carroll – Taylor French, Veterinary Assistant
Culbertson - Isabelle Beasley, Veterinary Technician
Fullerton – Melody MacDonald, Veterinary Technician
Glenvil – Ashlyn Mohling, Veterinary Technician
Kearney – Sarah Dush*, Veterinary Technician
Lexington – Vanessa Herrera, Veterinary Technician and certificate in APS Diversified Agriculture
Lincoln – Amy Egelhoff**, Veterinary Technician
Lincoln – Asia Sundermann, Veterinary Technician
Malcom – Hailee Lynn, Veterinary Technician
Maxwell – Elizabeth Madsen, Veterinary Technician
North Bend – Hanna Murray**, Veterinary Technician
North Platte – Carli Anderson*, Veterinary Technician
Ogallala – Charli Apple, Veterinary Assistant
Out of State Vet Tech
Colome, S.D. – Haley Krumpus, Veterinary Technician
Wright, Wyoming – Morgan Preston, Veterinary Technician
Part of the University of Nebraska system, the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is a two-year institution with a statewide mission of preparing students for successful careers in agriculture, veterinary technology and related industries. NCTA is known for its affordable tuition, high job-placement rate for its graduates, and for the success of student teams in competitive activities including crops judging, ranch horse events, livestock judging, shotgun sports, stock dog trials, and intercollegiate rodeo. The college is consistently ranked as one of the best two-year schools in the nation.
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