Alumni Spotlight: Cohort 2017

Cohort 2017 Grads

The 32 members of cohort 2017 graduated from the Raikes School in May. They were honored during their senior celebration on Friday, April 30. Emma Clausen was awarded the Golden Keyboard, the first woman to receive this honor in Raikes School/JDE history. The gavel was passed from Luke Bogus in cohort 2017 to Antonio Linhart in cohort 2018. We hope you kept up with each senior’s spotlight shared on the Raikes School’s social media accounts, @RaikesSchool on Instagram and Twitter, and /Raikes School on Facebook and LinkedIn. This cohort persevered through a challenging final three semesters of their college experience and left an incredibly positive legacy. They will certainly be missed, but we know they are ready to go out and change the world for the better.

Here’s where they are going…

Full-time employment:

Lincoln, NE

  • Jarod Aerts, Microsoft, computer science major and business and math minors from David City, NE.
  • Taylor DeMint, Spreetail, computer science major and business and math minors from Lenexa, KS.
  • Andre Garivay, TreviPay, computer science major and business and math minors from Gretna, NE.
  • Jacob Gideon, Crescent Financial, finance major and computer science minor from Omaha, NE.
  • Maria Maxon, RentVision, software engineering major and business and math minors from Lincoln, NE.

Omaha, NE

  • Adam Zastrow, Theatrical Media Services, interdisciplinary studies major and computer science, business, and math minors from Lincoln, NE.

San Francisco Bay Area

  • Emma Clausen, Twitter, computer science major and business and math minors from Omaha, NE
  • Ben Stuart, Zillow Group, computer science major and music technology, business, and math minors from Lincoln, NE.

Denver, CO

  • Brady Klein, Zillow Group, computer science major and business and math minor from Omaha, NE.
  • Allie Rauner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, computer science major and business and math minors from Lincoln, NE.
  • Jacob Sullivan, Nextworld, software engineering major and business and math minor from Belleville, IL.
  • Megan Wright, Nelnet, computer science major and business and math minor from Auburn, NE.
  • Ryan Wolff, Wakely Consulting Group, actuarial science major and computer science, economics, finance, math, and statistics minors from Brookfield, WI.

Chicago, IL

  • Rohan Thakker, 84.51, economics and computer science majors and business and math minors from Omaha, NE

Kansas City, MO

  • Jacob Morrow, Tradebot, actuarial science major and statistics, math, and business minors from Omaha, NE.
  • Nick Siscoe, PayIt, computer science major and business and math minors from Leawood, KS.
  • Andrew Phares, Burns and McDonnell, electrical engineering major and computer science and business minors from North Platte, NE.

Boston, MA

  • Keenan Allen, Homesite Insurance, actuarial science and finance majors and computer science minor from Lincoln, NE.

Minneapolis, MN

  • Mary Clare Rogers, Allianz, actuarial science major and finance, computer science, and math minors from Omaha, NE.

Baltimore, MD

  • Caleb Ricketts, JP Morgan Chase, actuarial science major and math, statistics, and computer science minors from Rochester, IN.
  • Lara (Quiring) Ricketts, Federal Government, computer science and math majors and business minor from Lincoln, NE.

New York, NY

  • Lexie Karkazis, JP Morgan Chase, computer science major and business and math minors from Western Springs, IL.
  • Erica Mays, Hudson River Trading, computer science major and business and math minors from Chadron, NE.
  • Emma Kate Stapp, Deloitte, actuarial science major and computer science and math minors from Lenexa, KS.
  • Dean Ziegelman, Munich American Reassurance Company, actuarial science and finance majors and computer science, economics, and math minors from Overland Park, KS.

Philadelphia, PA

  • Connor Jolley, Susquehanna International Group, computer science and management majors and math minor from Omaha, NE.

Nashville, TN

  • Kylie Becker, Cigna, actuarial science major and math and computer science minors from Osage Beach, MO.

Seattle, WA

  • Luke Bogus, Microsoft, management/entrepreneurship major and computer science minor from Columbus, NE.
  • Sheng-Jie Lim, Microsoft, economics and computer science majors and math and psychology minors from Omaha, NE.
  • Nicholas Nguyen, Microsoft, computer science and math majors and business minor from Omaha, NE.
  • Jacob Peddicord, Microsoft, computer science major and business and math minors from Lake Quivira, KS.

Completing degrees in future semesters:

  • Jack Arens will graduate in December 2021 with a computer engineering major and business and math minors. Jack is from Ainsworth, NE.