Area students receive degrees from UNL

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 awarded during the graduate and professional degree ceremony: 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 University of Nebra...