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First-Gen Loper: Diaz wants to be role model for family members, future students

November 7, 2019 by Tyler Ellyson

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – When Emely Diaz was conducting her field experience at Lexington Middle School, she posed a question to a group of seventh grade boys. What do you want to do when you grow up? They all gave a similar answer, and it didn’t involve college. The middle schoolers assumed they’d be working at the local meatpacking plant or in another labor-intensive job, just like their parents. They hadn’t seriously considered the … [Read more...] about First-Gen Loper: Diaz wants to be role model for family members, future students

Filed Under: College of Education, News, Student Life Tagged With: College of Education, Emely Diaz, First Generation, Kearney, Omaha Public Schools, Sigma Lambda Gamma, Thompson Scholar's, UNK

UNK grads John Urbanski, Gregory Verraneault receive Buffett Outstanding Teacher Award

June 1, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Former Kearney resident and UNK graduate Gregory Verraneault meets with Warren Buffett May 11, when he was honored with the Alice Buffett Outstanding Teacher Award. Verraneault teaches third grade at Fullerton Elementary in Omaha. (Courtesy Photo)

OMAHA – Two University of Nebraska at Kearney graduates were recently honored as Alice Buffett Outstanding Teacher Award winners. John Urbanski and Gregory Verraneault received the award May 11 during a recognition dinner. Sponsored by the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, the award is presented annually to 15 educators from Omaha Public Schools who cultivate a love of learning, understand the individual needs of their students and demonstrate expertise in their … [Read more...] about UNK grads John Urbanski, Gregory Verraneault receive Buffett Outstanding Teacher Award

Filed Under: College of Education, News Tagged With: Alice Buffett Outstanding Teacher Award, Fullerton Elementary School, Gregory Verraneault, John Urbanski, Morton Middle School, Omaha Public Schools, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK, Warren Buffett

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