SNR is sending out big congratulations to the school's 27 December graduates. They were invited to participate in commencement exercises, which took place Dec. 15 and 16 at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln’s Haymarket District.
Chuck Hagel, former U.S. senator for Nebraska and former secretary of defense, delivered the undergraduate commencement address “Take Responsibility" on Dec. 17.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln granted 1,425 degrees during commencement exercises; students graduating from SNR included students from both in state and out-of-state and well as one student from China.
Undergraduate
• David Burbach of Coleridge: fisheries and wildlife
• Sam Cubrich of Omaha: fisheries and wildlife
• Aaron Devine of Grand Island: fisheries and wildlife & environmental studies
• Andrew Edwards of Omaha: fisheries and wildlife
• Austin Jones of Crofton: fisheries and wildlife
• Sandra Lee of Omaha: fisheries and wildlife
• Alexis Lindner of Central City: fisheries and wildlife
• Jessica McDaniel of Lincoln: fisheries and wildlife
• Griffin Nuzzo of Chicago: water science
• Lindsay Ohlman of Lincoln: fisheries and wildlife
• Colton Reeder of Lincoln: environmental restoration science
• Tiffany Riffle of Lincoln: fisheries and wildlife
• David Rodriguez of Lincoln: water science & environmental restoration science
• Jenna Schweiss of Pierre, South Dakota: fisheries and wildlife
• Trevor Stahlecker of Lincoln: fisheries and wildlife
• Minh Thai of Grand Island: fisheries and wildlife
• Peyton Tobin of King City, Missouri: natural resource and environmental economics
• Michaela Wilson of Lincoln: fisheries and wildlife
• Chenyi Yang of Shanghai: natural resource and environmental economics
• Tanner Zlab of Wilber: fisheries and wildlife
Graduate
• Ashley Alred of Rome, Georgia, natural resource sciences: master of science
• Nathan Bieber of Rochester, Minnesota, natural resource sciences: master of science
• Logan Lamb of Loomis, California, natural resource sciences: master of science
Doctoral
• Shuwei Dai of Rockville, Maryland: doctor of philosophy. Dissertation: “Interpreting Temperature- and Precipitation-related Scientific Information for Agriculture Community in the U.S. Corn Belt”
• Jeremy James Hammen of Columbia, Missouri: doctor of philosophy. Dissertation: “Population Characteristics, Habitat Associations, and Population Estimate of Shovelnose Sturgeon in the Lower Platte River, Nebraska”
• Tarlan Razzaghi of Trabuco Canyon, California: doctor of philosophy. Dissertation: “Quantifying the Variability of Surface Reflectance and Estimating Canopy Chlorophyll Content and Green Leaf Biomass Using Hyperspectral Close-Range Data and Airborne Imagery”
• Jonathan Jay Spurgeon of Lincoln: doctor of philosophy. Dissertation: “Longitudinal Flow Variability and Population Characteristics of Large-River Fishes: Importance of Scale in Large-River Ecology"
Diploma pickup
Those who were unable to attend commencement have two options to pick up their diplomas:
• Pick up diplomas in person. Diplomas will be available for pickup from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 19 to 23 in Canfield Administration South, Room 109. Student NUID cards will be required for identification.
• Request diplomas be mailed to them by calling the Office of the University Registrar at 402-472-3635 and selecting menu option No. 2 for graduation services. A current mailing address will be required.