By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Bragging rights are definitely on the line Saturday (June 2) when 70 of the state’s top high school football players take the field for the annual Nebraska Shrine Bowl. Rashawn Harvey, one of 12 coaches selected for the all-star showcase, expects everyone’s competitive spirit to take over once they step onto the artificial turf inside the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Cope Stadium. He also wants the participants to have a little fun … [Read more...]
Thompson Scholars life changing for Kerri Gibbs, hundreds of others in its 10 years at UNK
Name: Kerri Gibbs Title: Registered Nurse, Platte Valley Medical Group, Kearney. Hometown: Cozad Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center at Kearney, 2014; Undergraduate studies, University of Nebraska at Kearney, 2010-12; Cozad High School, 2010. Family: Husband, John, admissions counselor at UNK; Infant son, Logan. By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – Confidence. Independence. Opportunity. Accessibility. Motivation. The words Kerri … [Read more...]
Twigg, Lilly, Steele receive prestigious Pratt-Heins Faculty Awards
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney professors Paul Twigg, Carol Lilly and Janet Steele received the prestigious Pratt-Heins Faculty Awards on Aug. 22 during the Faculty/Staff Convocation. For more than 30 years, the Pratt-Heins Foundation has recognized UNK faculty members for their outstanding contributions in the categories of teaching, service and scholarship and research. Twigg, a biology professor, received the Pratt-Heins Foundation … [Read more...]
