The University of Nebraska–Lincoln conferred 632 degrees during a combined graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony Aug. 13 at Pinnacle Bank Arena, 400 Pinnacle Arena Drive.
Susan M. Swearer, Willa Cather Professor and chair of the Department of Educational Psychology at Nebraska, will deliver the commencement address. Swearer is a licensed psychologist, co-director of the Bullying Research Network and director of the Nebraska Bullying Prevention and Intervention Initiative.
Swearer delivered the address “The Transformative Power of Saying Yes” and encouraged the graduates to embrace a “yes” mindset to create opportunities.
“Think about the opportunities that you are given and even if you don’t feel qualified or you feel afraid of something new, you never know where the transformative power of saying ‘yes’ will lead you, Swearer said.
“If you risk getting out of your comfort zone and embrace a ‘yes’ mindset, you will open opportunities that you might never have known existed.”
The following Department of Agronomy and Horticulture graduate students received degrees.
- Trenton Houston, Master of Science, Agronomy. Advised by Chris Proctor.
- Larissa Irvin, Master of Science, Agronomy. Advised by Harkamal Walia.
- Judy Jean, Master of Science, Horticulture. Advised by Ellen Paparrozzi.
- William Neels, Master of Science, Agronomy. Advised by Amit Jhala and Javed Iqbal.
- Mustafa Unlu, Master of Science, Horticulture. Advised by Brian Waters and Paul Read.
- Vinicius Velho, Master of Science, Agronomy. Advised by Chris Proctor.
- Barbara Vukoja, Master of Science, Agronomy. Advised by Chris Proctor.
- Samantha McConaughy, Ph.D. Agronomy and Horticulture, Specializing in Plant Breeding and Genetics. Advised by David Hyten.
- Morgan McPherson, Ph.D. Agronomy and Horticulture, Specializing in Plant Breeding and Genetics. Advised by Rhae Drijber.
- Herbert Sserunkuma, Ph.D. Agronomy and Horticulture, Specializing in Plant Breeding and Genetics. Advised by George Graef.
More details at Nebraska Today.
