Jordie Theye of Odell earns University of Nebraska-Lincoln degree

2017 May 9

Jordie Nichole Theye of Odell was among more than 3,000 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during commencement exercises May 5-6.

Theye earned a Bachelor of Science in Education and Human Sciences with distinction from the College of Education and Human Sciences.

Helen Raikes, Willa Cather Professor of Child, Youth and Family Studies at Nebraska, delivered the address at the graduate and professional degrees ceremonies May 5. Ev Williams, co-founder and former CEO of Twitter and founder and CEO of Medium, gave the address at the undergraduate commencement May 6. He also earned an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. Preeta Bansal, president of Social Emergence Corp. and lecturer in the MIT Media Lab, addressed the law graduates May 6.

The graduates are from 52 countries, 42 states and more than 250 Nebraska communities. For a complete list of graduates, visit http://go.unl.edu/for6.