Released: February 3, 2012
Lincoln, Neb. - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts has announced the winners of the 15th annual Nebraska Young Artist Awards.
The Nebraska Young Artist Awards annually recognize 11th grade students from Nebraska who are gifted and talented in the areas of visual art, dance, music, theatre, and film and new media. These students exemplify the pinnacles of creativity in one of the fine and performing arts.
Seventy-one students from more than 45 high schools across the state have been selected to participate in the special day of activities on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at UNL.
Students applied for the recognition and submitted an example of their work. Applications were received from 154 students across the state. Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts faculty chose the students who will come to UNL on April 4 to be recognized.
Honored students will take tours of the arts facilities, attend classes, meet faculty and college students and have lunch. Their parents will also be invited, and they will also take tours, as well as receive information on careers in the arts and college curriculum.
Students selected to participate in the Nebraska Young Artist Awards will also be asked to nominate the teacher who provided them with the greatest amount of mentoring and support in the development of their special talents.
The day will conclude with an awards ceremony in the Sheldon Museum of Art's auditorium at 3 p.m. Students will receive a certificate, as well as a very special original piece of artwork commissioned for this event and created by a Department of Art and Art History printmaking student.
2012 Nebraska Young Artist Award Winners
| First Name | Last Name | High School | Hometown | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jehong | Ahn | Westside | Omaha | Music |
| Elizabeth | Avery | Lincoln High | Lincoln | Theatre |
| Samuel | Baker | Pius X | Lincoln | Music |
| Desiree | Bartels | Meridian | Tobias | Theatre |
| Hannah | Bell | Lincoln Lutheran | Lincoln | Music |
| Arianna | Bohning | Seward | Seward | Music |
| Yesmeen | Bora | Millard North | Omaha | Music |
| Sojourner | Brown | Lincoln Southeast | Lincoln | Music |
| Catherine | Burns | Lincoln High | Lincoln | Theatre |
| Devin | Carey | Beatrice | Beatrice | Music |
| Dalton | Carison | North Platte | North Platte | Music |
| Andrew | Chen | Brownell-Talbot | Omaha | Visual Art |
| Mariah | Cote | Cozad | Cozad | Dance |
| Brendan | Coughlin | Millard North | Omaha | Visual Art & Music |
| Brooke | Crist-Mitchell | Overton | Overton | Visual Art |
| Talia | Enevoldsen | Home Schooled | Potter | Music |
| Jeremy | Eskam | Gering | Gering | Music |
| Jon | Felix | Lincoln High | Lincoln | Theatre |
| Joe | Fitzgerald | Omaha Central | Omaha | Music |
| Darrien | Gomez | Cozad | Cozad | Dance |
| Austin | Green | Lincoln High | Lincoln | Theatre |
| Lindsey | Griess | Harvard | Hastings | Dance |
| Matthew | Harald | Omaha Central | Omaha | Music |
| Brad | Hildebrandt | Elkhorn South | Elkhorn | Theatre |
| Emily | Hoffman | Beatrice | Beatrice | Music |
| Michelle | Ingle | Lincoln Southwest | Lincoln | Theatre |
| Michael | Janning | Millard North | Omaha | Music |
| Ellen | Juracek | Marian | Omaha | Music |
| Grace | Kelly | Hastings | Hastings | Visual Art |
| Claire | Knaus | Elkhorn | Omaha | Music |
| Jordyn | Knobbe | West Point-Beemer | West Point | Visual Art |
| Deserea | Krueger | Overton | Overton | Visual Art |
| Trevor | Lamberty | Dodge | Howells | Music |
| Sabrina | LaPour | Lincoln North Star | Lincoln | Dance |
| Madison | Lauber | Milford | Milford | Visual Art |
| Angela | Lorenz | Lincoln Southwest | Lincoln | Music |
| Alfonso | Maciel | Harvard | Harvard | Theatre |
| Morgan | Mallum | Lincoln East | Lincoln | Music |
| Gabrielle | Marcy | Loomis | Holdrege | Visual Art |
| Emily | McCusker | Marian | Omaha | Music |
| Emma | Miller | Adams Central | Hastings | Dance |
| Madeline | Miller | Millard West | Omaha | Dance |
| Brian | Nelsen | Millard South | Papillion | Music |
| Luke | Nispel | Lincoln Southwest | Lincoln | Visual Art |
| Samantha | Noonan | Lincoln Southeast | Lincoln | Music |
| Briana | Orellana | Cozad | Cozad | Dance |
| Courtney | Palmer | Loomis | Elm Creek | Visual Art |
| Brenna | Paulson | Omaha Central | Omaha | Music |
| Michelle | Petty | Omaha Northwest | Omaha | Music |
| Samuel | Plumb | Papillion LaVista | Papillion | Music |
| Michi | Prante | Perkins County | Grant | Visual Art |
| Alex | Raun | Minden | Minden | Music |
| Danielle | Riesberg | Crofton Community | Crofton | Visual Art |
| Nakia | Sawle | Ainsworth | Ainsworth | Visual Art |
| Brady | Schnieder | Raymond Central | Davey | Theatre |
| Cheyenne | Schroeder | St. Patrick's | North Platte | Visual Art |
| Grant | Shinn | Broken Bow | Broken Bow | Visual Art |
| Riley | Sigler | Cozad | Cozad | Dance |
| Kenna | Smith | Potter-Dix | Potter | Theatre |
| Emma | Spencer-Rice | Fremont | Fremont | Theatre |
| Matt | Stedronsky | Lincoln Southwest | Lincoln | Music |
| Lily | Sundermeier | Ashland-Greenwood | Greenwood | Dance |
| Aubrey | Taylor | Scottsbluff | Scottsbluff | Music |
| Keeley | Thayer | Lincoln Southwest | Lincoln | Music |
| Angella | Tran | Lincoln High | Lincoln | Theatre |
| David | von Behren | Falls City | Falls City | Music |
| Bokeim | Walker | Omaha Central | Omaha | Visual Art |
| Daniel | Weaver | Millard North | Omaha | Music |
| Melissa | Wilson | Lincoln High | Lincoln | Theatre |
| Chloe | Worth | Lincoln Southeast | Lincoln | Dance |
| Abigail | Young | Lincoln High | Lincoln | Theatre |