1,400 to receive degrees at Dec. 22 UNL commencement

Released on 12/21/2007, at 5:00 PM
Office of University Communications
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 21, 2007 -- , December 21st, 2007 —

Approximately 1,400 students are scheduled to receive degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in commencement exercises beginning at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 22 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

Chancellor Harvey Perlman will preside over the ceremony.

UNL alumnus Daniel R. Brooks, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Toronto, will address graduates and receive an honorary doctor of science degree.

The graduates are from 42 states and 40 countries.

A list of graduates can be found at the link below. The list includes students who will receive degrees from the University of Nebraska at Omaha or the University of Nebraska Medical Center in UNO or UNMC programs offered on the UNL campus. Information includes the graduate's name, college, degree and any applicable honors. Honors include degrees with distinction, high distinction or highest distinction (cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude for UNO degrees), University Honors Program and J.D. Edwards Honors Program.

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