Nicholas Brockman of Papillion earns University of Nebraska-Lincoln degree

2017 May 9

Nicholas Cyril Brockman of Papillion was among more than 3,000 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during commencement exercises May 5-6.

Brockman earned a Bachelor of Science from the College of Arts and 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.