August 2021 Commencement Graduate Commencement and Hooding Pinnacle Bank Arena August 13, 2021
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August 2021 Commencement Graduate Commencement and Hooding Pinnacle Bank Arena August 13, 2021 Undergraduate Commencement Pinnacle Bank Arena August 14, 2021 Congratulations from the Chancellor Congratulations to the Class of 2020 and August 2021. When you all first became Huskers, none of us would have anticipated these would be the circumstances under which we would be celebrating your accomplishment. You should be enormously proud of what you have achieved. Our university community is made up of students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends who know what it means to be determined and resilient in the face of obstacles. We strive toward our goals by adapting and innovating. We reach out for help when we need it and support one another when we see someone who could use a helping hand. That is what we mean by “In Our Grit, Our Glory.” I could not be more proud of what you and all of our graduating students have accomplished during this unprecedented time of COVID-19. You have earned all the glory that comes with it! Commencement is a truly special time. As the first in my family to earn a college degree, I cherished my commencement ceremonies. I am overjoyed that we are once again able to conduct in-person ceremonies and continue our time-honored tradition of presenting your actual diploma on stage. It’s been an unforgettable past 15 months, and I hope the memories you take from this ceremony last forever, too. RONNIE D. GREEN, Ph.D. You are part of a historical graduating class. You’ll always hold a special place in the heart of this great land-grant university and for me as your chancellor. We believe in you and all you can do with your Nebraska degree! Ronnie D. Green became the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s 20th chancellor on May 8, 2016. Green received bachelors and masters degrees in animal science from Virginia Tech and Colorado State University, respectively. His doctoral program was completed jointly at the University of Nebraska and the USDA-ARS U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in animal breeding and genetics in 1988. Chancellor Green is married to UNL alumna Jane Green and they are the proud parents of four children, all graduates of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. 2 Graduate Commencement & Hooding Friday, August 13, 2021 3:00 p.m. THE COMMENCEMENT PROCESSION HOODING OF DOCTORAL CANDIDATES AND PRESENTATION OF 2021 AND 2020 WELCOME GRADUATES Ronnie D. Green, Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy Chancellor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Doctor of Education THE NATIONAL ANTHEM Doctor of Musical Arts Doctor of Plant Health Trey Christian Meyer, D.M.A. Degree Candidate CONFERRING OF MASTERS DEGREES GREETINGS AND PRESENTATION OF 2021 AND 2020 Steve Kolbe, B.S., Associate Professor, Johnny Carson GRADUATES School of Theatre and Film, Johnny Carson Center for Master of Applied Science Emerging Media Arts Master of Arts Batool Ibrahim, President of ASUN, Student Regent Master of Arts for Teachers Eric Rodene, President, Graduate Student Assembly Master of Business Administration Master of Education INTRODUCTIONS Master of Engineering Management Chancellor Green Master of Fine Arts Master of Music BOARD OF REGENTS GREETING Master of Professional Accountancy Paul R. Kenney, B.S., Chair, Board of Regents, Master of Science University of Nebraska Master of Architecture COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS ALUMNI CONGRATULATIONS “Angling for a better future—your degree, how it changes Shelley Zaborowski, M.Ed., Executive Director, you, how you change the world” Nebraska Alumni Association Daniel G. Linzell, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, F.SEI Associate Dean for Graduate and International Programs, CLOSING REMARKS College of Engineering Chancellor Green Leslie D. Martin Professor, Department of Civil and RECESSIONAL Environmental Engineering Baccalaureate degrees will be presented at a ceremony on August 14, 2021. Today’s Music Provided by: ORGANIST: Johnathan Ross UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FACULTY BRASS AND PERCUSSION: Scott Quackenbush, Tom Kelly, Alan Mattingly, Scott Anderson, Bo Atlas, Dave Hall Note to Guests: The audience will remain seated for both the Processional and Recessional and will rise for the National Anthem. Only official photographers are permitted in the area between the stage and the graduating class. The program lists all persons who were 2021 candidates for degrees as of August 6, 2021, and who have not requested exclusion from publication; as well as any 2020 graduate who selected to attend this commencement ceremony. * Handicap seating for guests is available in sections 106, 107, 110, 112, 114, 117 and 118 on the main concourse level of the Pinnacle Bank Arena. 3 Graduate Commencement Speaker Dr. Daniel G. Linzell is the associate dean for Graduate and International Programs and the Leslie D. Martin Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL). From August of 2013 to September of 2018, Dr. Linzell was the Voelte-Keegan Professor and Chair of UNLs Department of Civil Engineering. He was an assistant, associate and the inaugural John A. and Harriette K. Shaw Professor of Civil Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University from 1999-2013. The emphasis of Dr. Linzell’s research is structural engineering, with specific foci including response of building and bridge systems to extreme loads, specifically blast and impact; structural health monitoring; steel structures; the design and behavior of bridges during construction and under service loads; and advanced structural analysis. His research group has published over 100 peer-reviewed, archival journal articles and refereed conference papers and abstracts. He teaches courses in bridge engineering, steel design, structural analysis, infrastructure resiliency, and structural health monitoring. Dr. Linzell is chair of the Structural Stability Research Council; co-chair of the America Society of Civil Engineers (ASCEs) Innovation Contest; a DANIEL G. LINZELL member of the Transportation Research Board’s Steel Bridge Committee and ASCEs Committee on Student Conferences and Competitions; and sits on the Board of Directors and Steering Committee for the Engineering Change Lab – USA (ECL-USA). He is an ASCE Fellow, a Fellow of ASCEs Structural Engineering Institute and a licensed Professional Engineer in Georgia, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in civil engineering from the Georgia Institute and his B.S. in civil engineering from The Ohio State University. 4 Graduate Commencement Seating STAGE FACULTY BRASS & PERCUSSION & ORGAN DIGNITARIES FACULTY 2021 DOCTORAL 2021 MASTERS 2021 M ARCH 2020 MASTERS 2020 DOCTORAL 2020 M ARCH MARSHALS 2020 JD Handicap seating for guests is available in sections 106, 107, 110, 112, 114, 117 and 118 on the main concourse level of the Pinnacle Bank Arena. 5 Honorary Degree Recipient Doctor of Humane Letters Leta Powell Drake is a local TV pioneer, an American broadcaster, television producer, screenwriter and TV personality. As a single mother, Leta Powell Drake served as program director of KOLN-TV for 28 years, where she purchased and scheduled programs, served as a writer, program producer and on-air host as well as the public affairs director and director of children’s programming, talent development and sales. She hosted and produced the 10/11 Morning Show for 25 years and interviewed more than 1,000 movie and TV celebrities. She created the character Kalamity Kate on the children’s show “Cartoon Corral,” which she hosted and produced from 1967 to 1980. She also served as the assistant network program manager for Nebraska Public Television for 13 years and was the spokesperson for their fund drives and auctions. She has been inducted into the Nebraska Broadcasters Hall of Fame and Nebraska Press Women’s Hall of Fame. She is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild, having acted in more than 100 plays and two movies. She is a host of “Live & Learn,” a program for seniors on Lincoln’s City TV; and serves on numerous boards, including those of the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, UNL Alumni Association and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Nebraska, where she has actively chaired the Arts and Special Events Committee. LETA POWELL DRAKE In 2020, Drake found herself becoming an Internet sensation when her numerous interviews of celebrities went viral. Noted for her blunt, In recognition of her extraordinary matter-of-fact style, she credits her interviewing success to the extensive achievements in the fields of broadcasting and homework she did. the theater; in honor of her leadership and A native of Duluth, Minnesota, Drake holds a bachelors degree in speech creative vision in television programming for and English from the University of Minnesota and a masters degree in all ages; in respect of her tireless work as an theatre arts from Nebraska. Her memoir is titled “The Calamities of advocate for the community; and in gratitude Kalamity Kate: A History of Nebraska’s Children’s TV Shows.” for her loyalty and lifetime of service to the State of Nebraska and her alma mater, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln confers upon Leta Powell Drake the honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters. 6 Undergraduate Commencement Saturday, August 14, 2021 9:00 a.m. THE COMMENCEMENT PROCESSION PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREE WELCOME COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Ronnie D. Green, Ph.D. “A Common Purpose” Chancellor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Ted Carter, B.S. President, University of Nebraska THE NATIONAL ANTHEM Elaina Matthews, Master of Music ’20 CONFERRRING OF DEGREES AND PRESENTATION OF 2021 AND 2020 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA–LINCOLN GREETINGS GRADUATES Steve Kolbe, B.S., Associate Professor, Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, Johnny Carson Center for ALUMNI CONGRATULATIONS Emerging Media Arts Shelley Zaborowski, M.Ed., Executive Director, Batool Ibrahim, President of ASUN, Student Regent Nebraska Alumni Association INTRODUCTIONS CLOSING REMARKS Chancellor Green Chancellor Green BOARD OF REGENTS GREETING RECESSIONAL Paul R. Kenney, B.S., Chair, Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Doctoral, Masters, and Professional degrees were presented at a ceremony on August 13, 2021.