LINCOLN, Nebraska — Chad Daniel Morehead of Robertsdale was among nearly 1,500 students who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at commencement exercises Dec. 16 and 17. Morehead received a master of arts from Graduate Studies.

The graduates are from 36 states and 30 countries.

Alberto Ibarguen, president and CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, delivered the undergraduate commencement address and received an honorary doctor of humane letters. Charles Wood, Lewis Lehr/3M University Professor of Biological Sciences and professor of biochemistry at UNL and director of the Nebraska Center for Virology, addressed the graduate commencement. Cheryl Zwart, magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, addressed the law commencement.