1,300-plus degrees awarded at Dec. 18-19 ceremonies

Some of SNR's undergraduate students who graduated in December.
Some of SNR's undergraduate students who graduated in December.

SNR is sending out a big congratulations to the school's December graduates. They were invited to participate in commencement exercises, which took place December 18-19 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln's Haymarket area. In total, nearly 1,300 degrees were awarded at commencement exercises.

Undergraduate Students:
• Isaac Cortes, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Kory Dearie, Geography
• Whitney Drahota, Environmental Studies
• Jackson Ellis, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Caitlyn Erixon, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Gabrielle Esquitin, Geography
• Kenneth Garrison, Water Science
• Philip Goodin, Environmental Restoration Science
• Rebecca Grosskurth, Environmental Studies
• Danielle Hardesty, Environmental Studies
• David Henderson, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Andrew Husa, Geography
• Paul Huttenmaier, Fisheries & Wildlife
• John Keiser, Natural Resources & Environmental Economics
• Kristopher Krutilek, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Matthew Lodema, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Audra McCaslin, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Lindsey McVay, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Zachary Nelson, Geography
• Jordan Nicols, Fisheries & Wildlife
• William O'Malley, Natural Resources & Environmental Economics
• Matthew O'Nele, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Adam Seger, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Nathan Shultz, Environmental Restoration Science
• Jeffrey Snowdon, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Maggie Stenvers, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Jessica Tramp, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Cristina Wooworth, Environmental Studies

Master's Students:
• Kathryn McCollum - Natural Resource Science
Thesis: Occupancy Analysis and Density Estimation of Kori Bustards (Ardeotis kori) and Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) for Use in Landscape Conservation Planning in the
Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana
Advisers: John Carroll and Larkin Powell
• Stephen Siddons - Natural Resource Science
Thesis: Population Dynamics and Movement of Channel Catfish in the Red River of the North
Adviser: Mark Pegg
• Taylor Thomas - Natural Resource Science
Thesis: Three-dimensional Wind Speed and Flux Measurement Over a Rain-fed Soybean Field Using Orthogonal and Non-orthogonal Sonic Anemometer Designs
Adviser: Andy Suyker
• Cara Whalen - Natural Resource Science
Thesis: Effects of Wind Turbine Noise on Male Greater Prairie-Chicken Vocalizations and Chorus
Advisers: Larkin Powell and Mary Bomberger Brown

Doctoral Students:
• Jeff Hartman, Natural Resource Sciences,
Dissertation: A Desert in Disguise: The resiliency of the Nebraska Sandhills.
Adviser: David Wedin
• Rebecca Puta Young, Natural Resource Sciences,
Dissertation: Phosphorous Release Potential of Agriculture Soils in the Unites States.
Adviser: Mark Kuzila