Alumni Spotlight: Cohort 2018

July 6, 2022

A group of people gathered together on a lawn for a group photograph.

The Raikes School's 30 members of Cohort 2018 graduated in May. Graduates were honored during their Senior Celebration on Friday, May 13th in downtown Lincoln.

As voted by his peers, Antonio Linhart of Cohort 2018 was awarded this year’s Golden Keyboard. The gavel was officially passed from Antonio Linhart to Emily Kraai of Cohort 2019. If you missed our Senior Spotlight series, be sure to check out the Raikes School’s social media accounts on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. We are so proud of this cohort for their leadership, service, and ability to stay nimble over the past four years. They left an incredible impact on the Raikes School, and we wish them well in their future adventures. We know they will change the world!

Here’s where our graduates are going…

Full-time employment:

Lincoln, NE

  • Sierra Futterman, Hudl, computer science major and business and math minors from Lincoln, NE
  • Audra Heyne, Hudl, computer science major and math and business management minors from Lincoln, NE
  • Ray Huck, Buildertrend, computer science and math majors and business minor from Omaha, NE
  • Tim Roty, Opendorse, Chancellor’s Scholar, software engineering major and business management and math minors from Leawood, KS

Omaha, NE

  • Ian Anderson, Workshop, software engineering major and business minor from Crystal Lake, IL
  • Austin Collins, Hudl, software engineering major and business, math, and economics minors from Omaha, NE
  • Stanley Drvol, Mutual of Omaha, actuarial science and math majors and computer science minor from Bennington, NE
  • Zach Kerkman, DMSi, computer science and math majors and business minor from Lincoln, NE
  • Jacob Mann, Kiewit, software engineering major and business and math minors from Gretna, NE
  • Rachel Nordgren, Hudl, software engineering major and math and business minors from Lincoln, NE
  • Bennett Wright, Lockheed Martin, software engineering major and business minor from Omaha, NE

San Francisco Bay Area

  • Landon Borges, Nerdwallet, computer science major and business and math minors from Eagan, MN
  • Patrick Murphy, Box, software engineering major and math and business minors from Exeter, NE

Denver, CO

  • Joey Carrigan, Wakely Consulting Group, actuarial science and finance majors and computer science and math minors from Lake Mills, WI
  • Ben Wingerter, Lockheed Martin, computer science and economics majors and business and math minors from Omaha, NE

Orlando, FL

  • Ryan Olsen, Disney, Chancellor’s Scholar, computer science major and math, business, criminology and criminal justice minors from Aurora, CO

Chicago, IL

  • Katie Leger, Groupon, computer science major and business and math minors from Lincoln, NE
  • Caitlin McCarthy, EY, computer science major and business and math minors from La Grange Park, IL
  • Vishnu Menon, DRW Holdings, computer science and math majors and business minor from Omaha, NE

Kansas City Area

  • Benjamin Hanson, PayIt, computer science major and math, business, and economics minors from Overland Park, KS
  • Anna Holmquist, Kiewit, management major and English and computer science minors from Overland Park, KS

Boston, MA

  • Hunter Godina, Hubspot, computer science, math, and economics majors and business minor from St. Charles, IL

New York, NY

  • Laura Derowitsch, Morgan Stanley, software engineering major and math and business minors from Lincoln, NE
  • Lilly Moore, Bank of America, computer science major and business minor from Chicago, IL
  • Brian Reynolds, Bank of America, computer science major and business and math minors from New York, New York

Seattle, WA

  • Kyle Krueger, Microsoft, computer science major and business and math minors from Lincoln, NE
  • Antonio Linhart, Google, computer science major and business, math, and Spanish minors from Overland Park, KS
  • Tanner Nash, Microsoft, computer science major and business and math minors from Lincoln, NE
  • Luke Van Drie, Google, computer science and math majors and business minor from Minooka, IL
  • Matthew Vavricek, Microsoft, Chancellor’s Scholar, computer science major and business and math minors from Omaha, NE