The University of Nebraska–Lincoln conferred 556 degrees during a combined graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony Aug. 16 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
The degrees were earned by 548 graduates from 39 countries; 34 U.S. states and Puerto Rico; and 70-plus Nebraska communities.
“As students, you have raised our level of critical thinking and creative activity as a world-leading institution of higher learning, adding to the legacy of alumni who have earned their degrees at Nebraska,” Chancellor Rodney Bennett told the graduates during the ceremony. “We are proud of each of you.”
The August graduating class earned 348 new graduate and professional degrees and 208 new baccalaureate degrees.
The following Department of Agronomy and Horticulture students received degrees.
- Cole Ballantyne, Bachelor of Science in Plant and Landscape Systems with a Horticulture option. Advised by Anne Streich.
- Alandra Hinsch, Bachelor of Science in Plant Biology with a Biotechnology option. Advised by Christian Elowsky.
- Sierra Klein, Bachelor of Science in Plant and Landscape Systems with a Horticulture option. Advised by Anne Streich.
- Karley Jo Dieckmann, Master of Science in Agronomy. Advised by Mitchell Stephenson.
- Tyler Ferris, Master of Science in Agronomy, Specializing in Plant Breeding and Genetics. Advised by David Holding.
- Ana Clara Gomes, Master of Science in Agronomy, Specializing in Weed Science. Advised by Chris Proctor.
- Victoria Brittes Inklman, Master of Science in Agronomy, Specializing in Crop Physiology and Production. Advised by Nicolas Cafaro La Menza.
- Madeline Johnston, Master of Science in Agronomy, Specializing in Crop Physiology and Production. Advised by Andrea Basche.
- Logan Leigh, Master of Science in Agronomy. Advised by Andrea Basche.
- Ingrids Mata, Master of Science in Agronomy, Specializing in Soil and Water Science. Advised by Andrea Basche.
- Gerardo Rivera-Collazo, Doctor of Philosophy in Agronomy and Horticulture, Specializing in Plant Breeding and Genetics. Advised by Katherine Frels and P. Stephen Baenziger.
- Vinícius Zuppa, Doctor of Philosophy in Agronomy and Horticulture, Specializing in Crop Physiology and Production. Advised by Cody Creech.
More details about the graduation ceremony are at Nebraska Today.
See the congratulatory video to Agronomy and Horticulture graduates.
