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
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Broken Bow, Centura, West Point-Beemer students named Omaha World-Herald, Kearney Hub Scholars
KEARNEY — Three students from Broken Bow, Centura and West Point-Beemer high schools will attend the University of Nebraska at Kearney as Omaha World-Herald/Kearney Hub scholars. This year’s recipients of the scholarship are Weston Walz, Grace McDonald and Mitchell Lierman. The OWH/Hub scholarship is one of the premier academic awards at UNK. It provides room and board, tuition and fees, and books for the duration of the recipients’ collegiate careers at UNK. John … [Read more...] about Broken Bow, Centura, West Point-Beemer students named Omaha World-Herald, Kearney Hub Scholars
New UNK Teachers Scholars Academy offers 40 full-tuition scholarships
On the Web: unk.edu/futureteachers KEARNEY – Applications are open for a new full-tuition scholarship and learning academy for education majors announced today that will make the University of Nebraska at Kearney a more affordable and quality experience for 40 students. Starting next fall, the scholars selected will be part of a new learning community and receive a scholarship funded by the William and Ruth Scott Family Foundation that will provide free tuition (up to … [Read more...] about New UNK Teachers Scholars Academy offers 40 full-tuition scholarships
UNK launching new student entrepreneurship program, living-learning community
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – A new program at the University of Nebraska at Kearney will give aspiring entrepreneurs a leg up in the business world. UNK’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Rural Development is launching a living-learning community next fall to connect innovative, forward-thinking students and allow them to collaborate in settings outside the classroom. The goal of the program is to foster creative thinking, introduce students to the … [Read more...] about UNK launching new student entrepreneurship program, living-learning community
Scholarship supports first-generation students, honors Peterson family’s legacy of hard work
KEARNEY – George and Venetia Peterson immigrated to Kearney in the early 1900s with nothing but a third-grade education and the desire to work hard so their children would have a better life – and the opportunity for education. Their son, Kearney native Peter G. Peterson, has honored his family’s tenacity and Nebraska roots by establishing a new scholarship for students at the University of Nebraska Kearney who, like him, are the first in their family to ever attend … [Read more...] about Scholarship supports first-generation students, honors Peterson family’s legacy of hard work
