The University of Nebraska-Lincoln conferred 1,149 degrees during commencement exercises Dec. 20 and 21 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
The degrees were earned by 1,132 graduates from 41 countries, 40 U.S. states and 150-plus Nebraska communities.
Chancellor Rodney D. Bennett presided over the ceremonies.
Two honorary degrees were conferred during the graduate and professional degree ceremony Dec. 20: Ken M. Bird, longtime educator and founder of the nonprofit Avenue Scholars, received a Doctor of Education; and Marion LaVerne (Patton) Larmon, a 103-year-old Lincoln resident who attended the Universit...
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