Michelle Widger
UNK Alumni Association, 308.865.8474
The Gold Torch Society, a mentoring organization for University of Nebraska at Kearney alumni and undergraduate women, recently selected new student members for 2005.
Students were chosen for the program based upon submission of an application and a 500-word essay describing the importance of mentoring in their lives.
“We have an outstanding group of young women this year, and we look forward to pairing them with alumni mentors for the meeting this fall,” said Michelle Widger, Gold Torch Society director.
Sponsored by the UNK Alumni Association, the Gold Torch Society gives alumni the opportunity to return to campus and share a weekend of activities and special events with UNK undergraduate students. This year’s meeting will be Sept. 16-17.
Student membership is one year and is by application only. Alumni are nominated for a three-year membership in the society.
“The society’s alumni members are successful women from a variety of backgrounds, including education, politics, medicine, athletics, business and journalism,” Widger said. “The best aspect of the program is that alumni and students have the opportunity to network and establish one-on-one personal relationships. The alumni really care about the students and their futures.”
The 25 new student members, listed alphabetically by hometown, are:
Fullerton Amber Rolf
Hershey Kathryn Badenhamer
Hooper Molly Weitzenkamp
Imperial Amber Kunnemann
Kearney Kayla Story
Lexington Valeri Czaplewski
Lincoln Sarah Stefkovich
Naponee Staci Heer
North Platte Brette Covington
Omaha Rebecca Bredemeyer
Siobhan Duffy
Oxford Kylie Fox
Schuyler Isis Ortiz
Seward Heidi Weber
Strang Ashley Myers
Weeping Water Melanie Spilinek
Kansas
Atwood Carrie Spresser
Colby Jamie Quenzer
South Dakota
Lemmon Kelcey Carda
Wyoming
Cheyenne Carrie Ann George
Germany
Rostock Julia Stumkat
Japan
Mizuna Matsuda
Satoka Tanaka
Nepal
Kathmandu Sunu Shrestha
Slovakia
Roznava Sylvia Mihalik
