Nebraska awards degrees Dec. 16 and 17

Students honored at the department graduate reception on Dec. 16 include Balpreet Kaur Dhatt (from left), Juan David Jimenez Pardo, Maria Carolina Melo Sciencia, Xinzheng “Chris” Chen, Elizabeth Knutson, Rituraj Khound and Jaspinder Singh.
Students honored at the department graduate reception on Dec. 16 include Balpreet Kaur Dhatt (from left), Juan David Jimenez Pardo, Maria Carolina Melo Sciencia, Xinzheng “Chris” Chen, Elizabeth Knutson, Rituraj Khound and Jaspinder Singh.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln conferred 1,288 degrees during commencement exercises Dec. 16 and 17 at Pinnacle Bank Arena including 26 degrees to students in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and two to the Doctor of Plant Health Program.

Sen. Deb Fischer delivered the undergraduate commencement address Dec. 17. Katrina Jagodinsky, Susan J. Rosowski Associate Professor of history at Nebraska, spoke to the graduate and professional degree earners Dec. 16.

Graduates can pick up a gift from the department at 202 Keim Hall.

See video of Agronomy and Horticulture and DPH graduates and list below.

Bachelor of Science in Agronomy
Riley Timothy Huettner
Zachary Rogers
Kyle Anthony Schumacher
Nicholas Allen Loth
Nolan Michael Baker
Brett Michael Gerdes
Cort Perry Pokorney

Bachelor of Science in Plant Biology
Garrett Isaac Kuss

Bachelor of Science in Horticulture
Elizabeth Ann Knutson
Sidney Tate Thimgan

Bachelor of Science in Plant and Landscape Systems
Jenna Marie Lukas
Jacob Theodore Nichols
Benjamin Charles Toalson

Bachelor of Science in Turfgrass and Landscape Management
Jacob Alan Ocholik
Andrew Joseph Bleyhl

Master of Science in Agronomy
Juan David Jimenez Pardo
Maria Carolina Melo Sciencia
William Hans Neels
Zhan Orazov

Doctoral Degree in Agronomy
Yavuz Delen
Balpreet Kaur Dhatt
Dillon Thomas Fogarty
Rituraj Khound
Semra Palali Delen
Gonzalo Dario Rizzo Ayphassorho
Jaspinder Singh

Doctor of Plant Health
Aaron Michael Sedivy
Xinzheng Chen

See a complete list of University of Nebraska–Lincoln students who earned degrees in December.

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/wgq4