August 2017 Commencement Program

August 2017 Commencement University of Nebraska-Lincoln

All-University Commencement

Pinnacle Bank Arena

August 12, 2017

All-University Commencement

Ronnie D. Green, Ph.D.

Chancellor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Alfonzo Cooper, Jr., Doctor of Musical Arts student in the Graduate College

Sarah Effken Purcell, M.S., Faculty Senate President and Nebraska Extension Educator

Joe Zach, President, Association of Students of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, UNL Regent

Chancellor Green

Timothy F. Clare, J.D., Regent, University of Nebraska

"Playing Your Role"

Harris Smith, M.F.A.

Director of the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film

Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Chancellor Green, Donde Plowman, College Deans

Baccalaureate Degrees

Master Degrees

Doctoral Degrees

Chancellor Green

Organist: Johnathon Ross

University of Nebraska Brass Band: Scott Quackenbush, K. Craig Bircher, Alan Mattingly, Scott Anderson, Craig Fuller, David Hall

Honorary Degree

Roy J. Long was born in Blair, Nebraska, and, from an early age, knew he wanted to teach and coach. While attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he earned his tuition by working at the Lincoln Hotel. On campus, Mr. Long was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, the Husker football team and the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.

In November, 1942, Mr. Long played all but two minutes of the Nebraska game against Missouri, accounting for 258 all-purpose yards, setting a new quarterback single-game national record. His record of 55 attempts stood until 2004, when Joe Dailey had 60 against Colorado.

Mr. Long’s education at Nebraska was interrupted by the war and in 1943 he served as part of the 71st Infantry Division in General George S. Patton’s 3rd Army and was part of the liberation of the Gunskirchen Lager concentration camp in Austria. The images taken at Gunskirchen Lager, and the first-hand accounts of First Lieutenant Long and his fellow soldiers, documented a terrifying picture of inhumane treatment and cruelty in the camps. Serving as a guard for the American judges during the Nuremburg War Trials, he was in the courtroom to hear the testimony of Herman Goring and Rudolph Hess.

Mr. Long returned to Lincoln in 1946 to finish his education and football career, where he also met his future wife, Charlene Joy Hofmann. He graduated in 1947 with a bachelor of science degree in education with a minor in history. His first teaching job was in Fredonia, Kansas, as an industrial arts teacher. He was also the head football coach, head basketball coach, and assistant track coach.

In 1951, he was again called to service in the Korean War. He returned in 1952 and in 1953 earned his master of arts from Nebraska.

Mr. Long taught industrial arts at Omaha South High School until 1974, then worked with special needs students in the Omaha Public Schools until his retirement in 1984.

In 2009, he was invited by the Institute of Holocaust Education to speak to students about his experience of helping to liberate a concentration camp, the Nuremburg War Trials, and other war stories. His eyewitness accounts help Nebraska’s youth understand the enormity of the Holocaust and to envision their role as citizens of the world who share responsibility for confronting crimes against humanity. As a life-long teacher, he feels very passionate about leaving a legacy for students to remember.

University Administration

Robert L. Whitehouse, M.S.Ed., Chair

Timothy F. Clare, J.D.

Hal Daub, J.D.

Howard L. Hawks, M.B.A.

Paul R. Kenney, B.S.

Robert A. Phares, B.A.

James D. Pillen, D.V.M.

Robert M. Schafer, J.D.

Carlo Eby, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Carissa Lueck, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Austin Partridge, University of Nebraska at Kearney

Joe Zach, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Hank M. Bounds, Ph.D., President

Susan M. Fritz, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Provost

David E. Lechner, B.S.B.A., Senior Vice President for Business and Finance

Mark S. Askren, M.B.A., Vice President for Information

Technology, Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer

Michael J. Boehm, Ph.D., Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Harlan Vice Chancellor for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Matthew C. Hammons, M.A., Interim Vice President for University Affairs and Director of Federal Relations

James R. Linder, M.D., Chief Strategist

Carmen K. Maurer, J.D., Corporation Secretary and Strategic Advisor to the President

Joel D. Pedersen, J.D., Vice President and General Counsel

Ronnie D. Green, Ph.D., Chancellor

Donde Ashmos Plowman, Ph.D., Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer

Mark S. Askren, M.B.A., Vice President for Information Technology, Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer

Laurie H. Bellows, Ph.D., Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Michael J. Boehm, Ph.D., Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Harlan Vice Chancellor for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Shawn M. Eichorst, J.D., Director of Athletics

Steve M. Goddard, Ph.D., Interim Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development

Christine A. Jackson, M.B.A., Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance

William J. Nunez, Ph.D., Associate to the Chancellor

Teresa A. Paulsen, M.A., Chief Communication and Marketing Officer

Tami Strickman, J.D., Assistant to the Chancellor, Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance, Title IX Coordinator

Michelle R. Waite, M.L.S., Assistant to the Chancellor for Community Relations

Shelley M. Zaborowski, M.Ed., Executive Director, Nebraska Alumni Association

Katherine S. Ankerson, M. Arch., Dean of the College of Architecture

John Bartie, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Public Affairs and Community Service (UNO)

Nancy J. Busch, Ph.D., Dean of University Libraries

Timothy Carr, Ph.D., Interim Associate Vice Chancellor and Interim Dean of Graduate Education

Archie C. Clutter, Ph.D., Dean and Director of the Agricultural Research Division

Beth Doll, Ph.D., Interim Dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences

Kathy A. Farrell, Ph.D., Interim Dean of the College of Business

Joseph S. Francisco, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Amy M. Goodburn, Ph.D., Senior Associate Vice Chancellor\ and Dean of Undergraduate Education

Tiffany Heng-Moss, Ph.D., Interim Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

Charles A. Hibberd, Ph.D., Dean and Director of the Nebraska Extension

Maria B. Marron, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications

Richard E. Moberly, J.D., Dean of the College of Law

Charles D. O’Connor, M.F.A., Dean of the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts

Lance C. Perez, Ph.D., Interim Dean of the College of Engineering

LJ McElravy, Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications, Chair

Scott L. Anderson, D.M.A., Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts

Scott M. Fuess, Jr., Ph.D., College of Business

Robert Gorman, Ph.D., College of Arts and Sciences

Vanessa Gorman, Ph.D., College of Arts and Sciences

Julie Grives, Graduate Student Assembly

Gail A. Meyer, M.S., Office of the University Registrar

Richard C. Morrell, Ph.D., Office of the University Registrar

William J. Nunez, Ph.D., Associate to the Chancellor

Jeffrey Rudy, Ph.D., College of Education and Human Sciences

Megan Scherling, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Annette M. Wetzel, M.A., University Communications

Shelley Zaborowski, M.Ed., Nebraska Alumni Association

Sarah Effken Purcell, M.S., Faculty Senate President and Nebraska Extension Educator

Julia Reilly, Graduate Student Assembly

Major Jamie C. Peer, AG, Professor of Military Science, ARMY ROTC