KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Alumni Association has announced 11 alumni award recipients who will be recognized during homecoming festivities Oct. 5-11. In its 40th year, UNK’s Distinguished Alumni Awards will be presented during a live webinar at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at unkalumni.org/special-events. The 2020 awards will be presented to the following: Distinguished Alumni Phil Gaffney (1972) Mary (Kuk) Rosenthal (1988) Alan L. Smith, Ph.D. … [Read more...] about UNK to recognize 11 with Distinguished Alumni Awards; Webinar is Oct. 8
Alan Smith
UNK biology, plant science scholarship established by Alan and Irene Smith
KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney alumnus Alan L. Smith feels he was never able to fully participate in his college experience. While studying at UNK, then called Kearney State College, he was juggling a job while concentrating on his studies in biology and plant science during the early 1960s. To assist future generations of UNK students and enable them to participate more fully in all the university has to offer, Smith and his wife, Irene, have established … [Read more...] about UNK biology, plant science scholarship established by Alan and Irene Smith
