Paul Pechous, outgoing president of the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska and student regent, carries the gonfalon into Memorial Stadium at the start of the undergraduate commencement ceremony May 18. Pechous has carried the banner for multiple commencements and wanted to do so one last time. (Craig Chandler/University Communication and Marketing)

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (May 20, 2024) — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln conferred 3,566 degrees during commencement exercises May 3, 17, and 18.

The 3,484 graduates are from 64 countries; 46 US states and Puerto Rico; and about 230 Nebraska communities.

The Bob Devaney Sports Center hosted a ceremony for College of Law graduates May 3; Pinnacle Bank Arena held a ceremony for students earning graduate and professional degrees May 17; and Memorial Stadium hosted a ceremony for undergraduates May 18.

Following is a list of area graduates, listed alphabetically by hometown, with their college(s) and degree(s).

Moline: Madison Elizabeth Davis-Chase, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Arts.

Reynolds: Hunter Joseph Johnson, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Bachelor of Science in Animal Science.

Rock Island: Samuel Raphael Tauke, College of Business, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with distinction.

For the full list of May graduates, visit go.unl.edu/grads-may24.

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