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Rebekah Dilley
  • Class of 2015
  • Lincoln, NE

Rebekah Dilley of Lincoln earns UNL degree

2015 Aug 17

Rebekah Catherine Dilley of Lincoln was among nearly 750 students granted degrees during the summer all-university commencement ceremony Aug. 15 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Dilley earned a master of arts from the Graduate College.

Shane Farritor, Lederer Professor of Engineering, delivered the commencement address. Farritor leads UNL's Robotics and Mechatronics Lab, a research and education program focused on the innovative application of robotics technology. Farritor helped create miniature surgical robots that can be inserted through a tiny incision and perform minimally invasive surgery that significantly reduce the patient's pain and recovery time.

The graduates were from 35 states, the District of Columbia and 25 countries.