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• UNL

Through the thoughtfulness of an old friend, a student scholarship fund honors the life of University of Nebraska alumnus and WWII veteran Robert K. Oswald of Aurora, Nebraska, who lost his life at age 23. By Jolie Berrier Both of my parents were of the “greatest generation.” My mom worked in a bomber plane in […]

• News Release
• UNO

On Oct. 28-29, the University of Nebraska at Omaha celebrated Wear Black, Give Back, its first annual day of giving to support the campus. The event asked UNO alumni, students, faculty, staff and fans to wear their black Maverick gear and make a gift to support student scholarships, student organizations, colleges, departments, athletic teams and […]

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• Burnett Society
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• UNMC

Burnett Society member Dwayne Zobell, D.D.S., was born in Montana and graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center after attending predental school at Brigham Young University and spending time as a missionary in Argentina. As a student at UNMC, Dwayne cared for Cuban refugees brought to Lincoln. His experience sparked a lifelong passion for […]

• UNL

by Robyn Murray The first days on a college campus can be intimidating. For freshman students, the web of buildings can seem impossible to navigate. Their professors can seem daunting, their peers unwelcoming. And if those new students find no one who looks or sounds like them, intimidating can turn to overwhelming. That matters. It […]

• Burnett Society
• Donor Stories
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• UNL

Burnett Society members Kaye and Jud Jesske both grew up on farms in rural Nebraska. After moving to Lincoln to study at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, they both went on to successful careers. Jud is a vice president at Farm Credit Services of America, and Kaye is a senior director of development at Bryan Health. […]

• News Release
• UNL

A Nebraska family that built its farmlands into a multi-million-dollar enterprise near Hebron has gifted the land to support the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s College of Journalism and Mass Communications and its depth reporting program. The proceeds from the $4.65 million sale of the farmlands by the University of Nebraska Foundation established a permanently endowed fund […]

• News Release

Giving Tuesday has become a well-recognized tradition of giving following Thanksgiving weekend. This year’s Giving Tuesday is on Nov. 29. If you wish to support important causes related to the University of Nebraska or Nebraska Medicine on this day or throughout this season of giving, there are ways to make a real difference. Here are […]

• Student Access and Success
• UNK

UNK holds such a special spot in Jen and Chad Rutar’s history that when they began to endow a scholarship, they named it the Bleeding Blue Heart Scholarship.

• News Release

Joe Williams’ first gift to the University of Nebraska was $10 in 1958. He was eight years out of school. His final gift was $20 million to the UNMC College of Pharmacy. Williams, who had an enormous impact on UNMC and its pharmacy college, died March 20, 2021, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery […]

• Student Access and Success
• UNMC

Because of an extraordinary investment by Joe and Millie Williams, UNMC College of Pharmacy students will receive scholarships ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 beginning next fall. “We want to give at least some dollars to just about every student that applies,” says College of Pharmacy Dean Keith Olsen, Pharm.D.

• News Release

Thirty-one hours. 1,542 donations, all for the greater good. The first-ever UNMC Giving Day was a tremendous success, far surpassing its goal of 1,000 gifts. The event raised $278,229 to support the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s colleges, student organizations and clinical partners and institutions, including Nebraska Medicine. UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and […]

• UNMC

By Kalani Simpson, UNMC Strategic Communications UNMC, the College of Pharmacy and the University of Nebraska Foundation recently hosted a thank-you celebration honoring one of pharmacy’s greatest friends and supporters, Millie Williams. Williams, with her late husband, Joe, is the namesake of the Joseph D. and Millie E. Williams Science Hall. The couple also were among […]