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Tanner N. Penrod
Class of '11, Master of Education
Tanner is the principal at Southeast High School in Lincoln, replacing Brent Toalson, who is retiring. Penrod has served as the principal at the Bryan Community Focus Program since 2016. Prior to that appointment, he was an associate principal at Lincoln High School and has been an instructional coordinator at Bryan and a coordinator for the summer school program at North Star High School. Penrod is currently pursing his educational specialist certification from Doane.
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Aaron P. Ideus and Kimberly Pierce Ideus
Class of '10, College of Arts and Sciences
Class of '11, College of Arts and Sciences
Hillsborough, N.C. Aaron and Kimberly welcomed their son, Charlie Emmet Ideus on May 13, 2020. Also welcoming Charlie is his big brother, Henry.
Megan Hendrickson Scheet
Class of '11, College of Arts and Sciences
Megan Hendrickson Nemitz, Papillion, and her spouse Tom, welcomed their son, Camden, on April 13, 2020. Â
Lucas J. Fahrer
Class of '11, College of Arts and Sciences
Lincoln, Lucas accepted a position with The Clark Enersen Partners Architectural Firm as a marketing writer.
Kayla A. Belden
Class of '12, Master of Education
Lincoln, Kayla received the March Golden Apple Award from Channel 10/11. Belden is a Special Education Teacher from Southeast High School. She was nominated for her leadership and filling in when her department chair was out on medical leave, as well as her working through the challenges of remote learning. Â
Kurt M. Chvatal
Class of '12, College of Arts and Sciences
Lincoln, Kurt has been promoted to elite sales manager at HUDL.
Nikki Scism Piper
Class of '08, College of Arts and Sciences
Class of '12, Master of Education
Nikki and her spouse, Ben, welcomed their daughter, Maelee Margaret on July 8th. She joins siblings Brynlee and Ryker. Nikki is an Instructor of Practice in Education at Doane and is working toward her Ed.D.
Anthony R. Dunn
Class of '12, College of Arts and Sciences
Bellevue, Anthony will be the head baseball coach and a social studies teacher at Elkhorn North High School beginning in July of 2020.
Keri E. Nider
Class of '12, College of Professional Studies
Class of '15, Master of Counseling
Lincoln, Keri is a counselor at Stepping Stones, a provider of behavioral health services  in Lincoln.
Dustin E. Schwartz
Class of '12, College of Arts and Sciences
Broken Bow, Dustin has established a new business, Computer All Around. Computer All-Around offers consultations on finding the right computer, troubleshooting for computers and printers, installing indoor and outdoor Wifi, installing security systems and will customize their services based on the customer’s need.