Rachel Birtles of Carine receives UNL degree

2016 Aug 15

Rachel Michelle Birtles of Carine was among nearly 800 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during the summer all-university commencement ceremony Aug. 13 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Birtles earned a master of arts for teachers from the Office of Graduate Studies.

Melanie Simpson, Willa Cather professor of biochemistry at UNL, associate director of the University of Nebraska's Center for Biotechnology and a member of the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, delivered the commencement address. Chancellor Ronnie Green presided over the ceremony.

The graduates are from 37 states and 43 countries. For a complete list of graduates, visit http://go.unl.edu/ajc3.