2,900+ receive degrees at May 9-10 ceremonies

Graduating SNR undergraduate students gather on the north lawn of Hardin Hall on May 9. (Mekita Rivas | Natural Resources)
Graduating SNR undergraduate students gather on the north lawn of Hardin Hall on May 9. (Mekita Rivas | Natural Resources)

SNR is sending out a big congratulations to the school's May graduates. They were invited to participate in commencement exercises, which took place May 9-10 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln's Haymarket area.

Undergraduate Students
• Anna Anderson, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Jack Arterburn, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Alex Artz, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Ariel Brown, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Tobias Burnham, Environmental Studies
• Andrew Cihacek, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Autumn Cummings, Environmental Studies
• Tanner Doescher, Environmental Studies
• Ellan Dufour, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Alexander Engel, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Cassandra Etmund, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Kathleen Farris, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Katherine Grimmette, Environmental Studies
• Cale Hadan, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Laurie Hageman, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Amanda Hefner, Environmental Studies
• Emily Hoehn, Environmental Studies
• Ian Hoppe, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Brett Kelly, Environmental Studies
• Jamie Kindschuh, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Jacob Koenig, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Lee Kottmeyer, Natural Resources & Environmental Economics
• Michael Lassen, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Jordan Leach, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Kun-Yuan Lee, Geography
• Michael Lewis, Water Science
• Claire Love, Environmental Studies
• Nicholas Manes, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Jason Martz, Environmental Studies
• Kyle McBride, Geography
• Zachary McDonald, Natural Resources & Environmental Economics
• Rachael Middleton, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Adam Miller, Geography
• Lukas Mullins, Natural Resources & Environmental Economics
• Patrick Nepp, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Vivian Nguyen, Environmental Studies
• Patrick Nitchals, Water Science
• Grace Noecker, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Ashley Peterson, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Robyn Prochnow, Environmental Studies
• Nathan Rau, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Troy Rech, Fisheries & Wildlife
• John Rysavy, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Allison Schmeling, Fisheries & Wildlife
• August Schroder, Fisheries & Wildlife and Water Science
• Steven Schubert, Environmental Studies
• Jacob Smith, Environmental Studies
• Matthew Spohr, Environmental Studies
• David Sprecher, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Kayla Tarr, Grassland Ecology & Management
• Dylan Turner, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Kala Tuschen, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Rachel Valenziano, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Brooke Vander Hamm, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Ryan Walkowiak, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Anastasia Walkowiak-Esch, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Jessica Wheeler, Fisheries & Wildlife
• Daniel Wilcox, Geography
• Benjamin Wilson, Environmental Studies

Master's Students
• Christopher Carparelli; project: "Collection and Dissemination of Local Water-Use Restriction Information by State Governments"; adviser: Michael Hayes

• Jason Deboer; thesis: "Walleye and White Bass Recruitment in Southwset Nebraska Irrigation Reservoirs"; adviser: Kevin Pope

• Ellen Duffy; project: "Examination of Water, Energy and Legal Doctrine at Multiple Jurisdictional Levels"; adviser: David Gosselin

• Nicholas Hogberg; thesis: "Response of Large River Fishes to a Prolonged High Water Event in the Missouri River, Nebraska"; adviser: Mark Pegg

• Sandra Jones; thesis: "Simulation of Meteorological Fields for Icing Applications at the Summit of Mount Washington"; adviser: Robert Oglesby

• Lucas Kowalewski; thesis: "Accuracy or Precision: Implications of Sample Design and Methodology on Abundance Estimation"; adviser: Kevin Pope

• Jessica Laskowski; thesis: "Fear and the Phantoms of Preditors Past"; adviser: Joseph Fontaine

• Can Liu; thesis: "Quantifying and Modeling Stream-Aquifer Interactions in the Elkorn River Basin"; adviser: Xun-Hong Chen

• Kevin McMillian; thesis: "Geographic Variation in Healthcare Costs"; adviser: Jim Merchant

• Kimberly Ruyter; project: "Prairie Pines Environmental Education Center and Demonstration Farm Community Survey"; adviser: Lisa Pennisi

• Kelly Turek; thesis: "Influence of Non-native Trout on Native Non-game Fish in Nebraska Water Streams"; adviser: Kevin Pope and Mark Pegg

• Justin Williams; thesis: "Forecasting the Invasion Risk of Non-native Plant Species with the Nebraska I-rank Assessment"; adviser: Craig Allen

• Ilonka Zlater Ryan; project: "An Exploration of Functional Trait Variability in a Grassland: Applications for Simple and Affordable Functional Assessment for Land Managers"; adviser: Dave Wedin

Doctoral Students
• Crystal Bergman; dissertation: "Improving Drought Management for Transboundary River Basins in the United States through Collaborative Environmental Planning"; adviser: Michael Hayes

• Trevor Hefley; dissertation: "New Statistical Methods for Analysis of Historical Data from Wildlife Populations"; adviser: Drew Tyre

• Amanda Roe; dissertation: "Development modeling of Lucilia sericata and Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae)"; adviser: Leon Higley

• Prabhakar Shrestha; dissertation: "Comparative Study of Understanding Recycling Behavior of University Students"; adviser: Gary Lynne

Congratulations, graduates, from all of us at SNR!

More details at: http://go.unl.edu/q5pi