Record number of Wolf Pack student-athletes set to graduate at University Commencement ceremonies this week

May 12, 2016
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Wolf Pack athletes graduate in record numbers from the University of Nevada, Reno

Record number of Wolf Pack student-athletes set to graduate at University Commencement ceremonies this week

May 12, 2016

Wolf Pack athletes graduate in record numbers from the University of Nevada, Reno

Wolf Pack Football Game

Wolf Pack athletes graduate in record numbers from the University of Nevada, Reno

A record 65 Nevada Wolf Pack student-athletes have applied for graduation at the University of Nevada this spring and summer.

Ceremonies for the 126th University Commencement are set for this weekend on the University's historic Quadrangle on Friday and Saturday, May 13-14. A reception for graduating student-athletes and their families will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center on campus.

This year's crop of graduates represent all but two of Nevada's sports programs and, with 11 members of the Nevada spirit program also graduating, 76 students representing Nevada athletics will be receiving their degrees this week.

"We are extremely proud of this excellent class of student-athletes and congratulate them on achieving this ultimate goal of graduating from our University," said Doug Knuth, Nevada's fourth-year athletics director. "We are appreciative for all that they have achieved during their time at Nevada and thank them for their contributions to Wolf Pack athletics."

Graduating Nevada student-athletes are given a special silver and blue sash to wear at Commencement in recognition of their efforts as student-athletes.

The 76 student-athletes who are graduating are part of 2,710 degrees and certificates that will be conferred at Spring Commencement, which is made up of three separate ceremonies on campus.

The University will confer 2,710 degrees this week, the most-ever in the school's history. Academic programs participating in the first undergraduate ceremony at 8 a.m., Friday, May 13, will be the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources, College of Business and the Division of Health Sciences. The second ceremony, Friday at 5 p.m., includes the College of Engineering and the College of Science. The 8 a.m. ceremony Saturday, May 14, includes the academic programs of the College of Education, College of Liberal Arts and Reynolds School of Journalism.

Both morning ceremonies have the same start times: graduates report to their designated college line-up location by 7:45 a.m. and the ceremony procession begins at 8 a.m. Friday evening's ceremony begins with the student line-up at 4:30 p.m. and the procession at 5 p.m. Students receiving dual degrees may participate in more than one ceremony.

Free public parking is available in the West Stadium Parking Complex and the Blue and Green surface lots. Shuttles will be available two hours before each ceremony. The Brian J. Whalen Parking Complex will be available for handicap parking

Including this spring and summer's graduates, Nevada has seen 748 of its student-athletes graduate in the past 10 years, a figure that includes 22 student-athletes who walked in commencement ceremonies this past December.

The 2016 spring and summer graduates:

Name

Sport

Major

Marqueze Coleman

Men’s Basketball

General Studies

Tyron Criswell

Men’s Basketball

General Studies

Kaileb Rodriguez

Men’s Basketball

General Studies

Lucas Stivrins

Men’s Basketball

General Business

Shannon Gough

Women’s Basketball

Human Development and Family Studies

Kelsey Kaelin

Women’s Basketball

Business Marketing

Nyasha Lesure

Women’s Basketball

Communications

Terilyn Moe

Women’s Basketball

Human Development and Family Studies

Julia Shelbourn

Women’s Basketball

Biology

Emily Burns

Women’s Basketball 

Community Health Sciences- Kinesiology

Anna Cameron

Women’s Basketball 

Mechanical Engineering

Bertrando, Alex

Football

Criminal Justice

Cannon, Shane

Football

Finance

Carrow, Austin

Football

Public Health

Dobrich, Jordan

Football

Mechanical Engineering

Faraimo, Charles

Football

Public Health

Jackson, Lonnie

Football

Criminal Justice

Mahler, Trent

Football

Criminal Justice

Miller, Jeremy

Football

Human Development and Family Studies

Roling, Brent

Football

Nutrition

Stewart, Devoreaux

Football

Accounting

Uzoma, Randy

Football

Biology

Specht, Chad

Football

Criminal Justice

Gipson, Jarred

Football

Public Health

Henry, Jacob

Football

History

Richardson, Jerico

Football

Human Development and Family Studies

Allan, Robert

Men’s Tennis

Accounting

Bumgardner, Lewis

Men’s Tennis

Criminal Justice

Echargui, Moez

Men’s Tennis

Computer Science and ENGR

Smiley, Sheila

Women’s Tennis

Finance

Ochsner, Greta

Rifle 

Journalism

Silveria, Niki

Rifle

Computer Science and ENGR

Medlin, Cassie

Rifle

Civil Engineering

Syverson, Emma

Rifle

General Studies

Zerkovich, Lauren

Rifle

Nutrition-Dietetics

Devitt-Payne, Caitlin

Track and Field

Community Health Sciences- Kinesiology

Westerterp, Katelin

Track and Field

Community Health Science - Public Health

Preciado, Anna

Track and Field

General Studies

Bryar, Devyn

Soccer

Criminal Justice

Jones-Oglesby, Daisha

Soccer

Journalism and Communications

Morning, Kellyn

Soccer

Mathematics

Quintos, Kelsey

Soccer

Community Health Science and Human Development Family Studies

Salcido, Lindsey

Soccer

Business Finance

Saxton, Erin

Soccer

Business Marketing

Harger, Hannah

Softball

Community Health Science - Public Health

Jenkins, Jasmine

Softball

Human Development and Family Studies

Sweet, Megan

Softball

General Studies

Weis, Amanda

Softball

Community Health Science

Butera, Ashley

Softball

Community Health Science

Dortch, Megan

Softball

Community Health Science - Public Health

Youngberg, Alexa

Softball

Secondary Education

Kara Kasser

Volleyball

Communication Studies

Sommer King

Volleyball

Management

Taylar Rothfuss

Volleyball

Psychology: General Track

Samantha Willoughby

Volleyball

Applied Mathematics

Robert Anderson

Baseball

General Studies

Samuel Held

Baseball

General Studies

Kyle Hunt

Baseball

Public Health

Alexander Lott

Baseball

General Studies

Taylor Miller

Baseball

General Studies

Cameron Rowland

Baseball

General Studies

Zachary Wilkins

Baseball

General Studies

Michael Fain

Baseball

Community Health Sciences

Erin Fuss

Swim

Journalism

Krysta Palmer

Swim

Kinesiology
May 12, 2016

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