Honors Academy Courses and Instructors

Contact us

Heather Zaruba, M.A.
Director, Wesleyan Honors Academy
(402) 465-2415
hzaruba@NebrWesleyan.edu

Krista Cox, M.A.
Assistant Director, Wesleyan Honors Academy
kcox@nebrwesleyan.edu

Andrea Howell
Administrative Assistant, Wesleyan Honors Academy
(402) 465-7605
ahowell@nebrwesleyan.edu

Honors Academy Courses and Instructors

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Omaha

Roncalli Catholic High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Toni Hoffmeier-Mangus - English Lit & Comp-2 (AP/DC) ENG 1020FYW Spring semester 3
Elizabeth Hernandez Rios - Spanish 4 MSPAN 1020 Full-year course 4
Elizabeth Hernandez Rios - Spanish 5 MSPAN 2010 Full-year course 4
Westside High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Chase Martin - AP Language and Composition ENG 1010FYW Full-year course 3
Melissa Inmon - AP Language and Composition ENG 1010FYW Full-year course 3
Paul Sanders - AP Literature and Composition ENG 1020FYW Full-year course 3
Christine Goetz - AP Calculus BC (S1) MATH 1600 Fall semester 5
Christine Goetz - AP Calculus BC (S2) MATH 1610 Spring semester 5

Oxford

Southern Valley High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Rebecca Jorgenson - Dual Credit Drawing ART 1300 Full-year course 4
JoHanna Utterback - English 101 ENG 1010FYW Fall semester 3
JoHanna Utterback - English 102 ENG 1020FYW Spring semester 3
Chad Hamilton - Pre-calculus MATH 1100 Fall semester 3
Chad Hamilton - College Calculus MATH 1600 Full-year course 5

Palmyra

Palmyra High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Mark James - Advanced Biology BIO 1010 Full-year course 4
Mark James - Physics 1 PHYS 1600 Fall semester 4
Mark James - Physics 2 PHYS 1700 Spring semester 4

Papillion

Papillion-LaVista Health Systems Academy
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Jessica Heaton - AP Language and Composition ENG 1010FYW Full-year course 3
Jessica Heaton - AP Literature and Composition ENG 1020FYW Full-year course 3
Papillion-LaVista South High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Amy Vavruska - AP Chemistry CHEM 1110 & 1110L Full-year course 4
Anne Marie Thornton - AP English Language and Composition ENG 1010FYW Full-year course 3
Jackie Bass - AP Literature and Composition ENG 1020FYW Full-year course 3
Shannon Stenger - AP US History (S1) HIST 1010FYW Fall semester 4
Shannon Stenger - AP US History (S2) HIST 1020FYW Spring semester 4
Raymond Keller Jr - AP United States Government and Politics POLSC 1010 Fall semester 4

Plattsmouth

Plattsmouth High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Jana Shuey - Honors Personal Finance BUSAD 1800 Fall semester 3
Jana Shuey - Honors Personal Finance BUSAD 1800 Spring semester 3

Seward

Seward High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Jenny Pinkall - AP Biology BIO 1010 Fall semester 4
Kyle Royuk - AP Calculus MATH 1600 Spring semester 5

Sidney

Sidney High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Lacey Russell - Intro to Graphic Design ART 1200 Fall semester 4
Ashley Fehringer - BUSAD 1800 BUSAD 1800 Fall semester 3
Ashley Fehringer - BUSAD 1800 BUSAD 1800 Spring semester 3
Caleb Sweetser - College Algebra MATH 1100 Fall semester 3
Caleb Sweetser - Statistics MATH 1300 Spring semester 3
Melissa Payne - Psychology PSYCH 1010FYW Fall semester 4
Melissa Payne - Sociology SOC 1110 Spring semester 4

South Sioux City

South Sioux City High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Danell Simons - AP Language and Composition ENG 1010FYW Full-year course 3
Danell Simons - AP Literature and Composition ENG 1020FYW Full-year course 3

Spencer

Boyd County Schools
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Jeff Hart - American History (S1) HIST 1010FYW Fall semester 4
Jeff Hart - American History (S2) HIST 1020FYW Spring semester 4
Jeff Hart - World History HIST 1110 Spring semester 4
Jeff Hart - American Government POLSC 1010 Fall semester 4

Springfield

Platteview High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Anna Hartwig - Dual Credit English ENG 1010FYW Fall semester 3
Kelly Falch - AP English ENG 1010FYW Fall semester 3
Michael Kersulov - AP Literature and Composition 1010 ENG 1010FYW Fall semester 3
Anna Hartwig - Dual Credit English ENG 1020FYW Spring semester 3
Kelly Falch - AP English 1020 ENG 1020FYW Spring semester 3
Michael Kersulov - AP Literature and Composition 1020 ENG 1020FYW Spring semester 3
Michael Kersulov - Publications 1: Journalism and Free Speech ENG 2630 Fall semester 4
Michael Kersulov - Publications 1: Journalism and Free Speech ENG 2630 Spring semester 4
Kirsten Ehrke - Honors Spanish 3 MSPAN 1010 Full-year course 4
Kirsten Ehrke - Honors Spanish 4 MSPAN 1020 Full-year course 4
Jon Comine - AP Government and Politics POLSC 1010 Fall semester 4
Jon Comine - AP Government and Politics POLSC 1010 Spring semester 4

Stuart

Stuart High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Brenda Larabee - English III ENG 1010FYW Full-year course 3
Brenda Larabee - English IV ENG 1020FYW Full-year course 3
Jeff Hart - American History (S1) HIST 1010FYW Fall semester 4
Jeff Hart - American History (S2) HIST 1020FYW Spring semester 4
Jeff Hart - World History HIST 1110 Spring semester 4
Jeff Hart - American Government POLSC 1010 Fall semester 4

Sumner

Sumner-Eddyville-Miller High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Tierra Bowie - Calculus MATH 1600 Full-year course 5
Kelly Garcia - Dual Credit Spanish 3 MSPAN 1010 Fall semester 4
Kelly Garcia - Dual Credit Spanish 4 MSPAN 1020 Spring semester 4

Wahoo

Bishop Neumann High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Tim Rezac - English Literature/Composition Honors ENG 1020FYW Full-year course 3

Waverly

Waverly High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Samee Kaus - Advanced Accounting ACCT 1310 Full-year course 3
Viktor Khanzhyn - Macroeconomics ECON 1530 Spring semester 3
Viktor Khanzhyn - Microeconomics ECON 1540 Fall semester 3
Lisa Graham - College English 12 ENG 1010FYW Full-year course 3
Susan Malcom - Honors English 11 ENG 1020FYW Spring semester 3

Wayne

Wayne High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Dwaine Spieker - British Literature/Composition IV ENG 1010FYW Fall semester 3
Dwaine Spieker - British Literature/Composition IV ENG 1010FYW Full-year course 3
Dwaine Spieker - British Literature/Composition IV ENG 1020FYW Spring semester 3

West Point

Guardian Angels Central Catholic High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Allan Lammli - Advanced Chemistry CHEM 1110 & 1110L Full-year course 4
Leslie Kreikemeier - English Composition ENG 1010FYW Fall semester 3
Leslie Kreikemeier - Introduction to Literature ENG 1020FYW Spring semester 3
Matthew Schlaebitz - American History S1 HIST 1010FYW Fall semester 4
Matthew Schlaebitz - American History S2 HIST 1020FYW Spring semester 4
Tarah Jansen - Statistics MATH 1300 Full-year course 3
Tarah Jansen - Calculus MATH 1600 Full-year course 5
Leslie Kreikemeier - Intro to Psychology PSYCH 1010FYW Full-year course 4
West Point-Beemer High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Nancy Guenther - English Composition I ENG 1010FYW Fall semester 3
Nancy Guenther - Introduction to Literature ENG 1020FYW Spring semester 3

Wisner

Wisner-Pilger High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Joan Plagge - Advanced Biology BIO 1010 Full-year course 4
Kasey Alexander - Advanced Speech COMM 1250 Fall semester 4
Kasey Alexander - Advanced Speech COMM 1250 Spring semester 4

Contact us

Heather Zaruba, M.A.
Director, Wesleyan Honors Academy
(402) 465-2415
hzaruba@NebrWesleyan.edu

Krista Cox, M.A.
Assistant Director, Wesleyan Honors Academy
kcox@nebrwesleyan.edu

Andrea Howell
Administrative Assistant, Wesleyan Honors Academy
(402) 465-7605
ahowell@nebrwesleyan.edu