Points of Pride

A UNK student recently sent a text message to four people.

He wanted them to be the first to know the big news – that he’d been accepted into the grad school at Notre Dame. He called his mom. He called his sisters.

Then he called Professor Peter Longo.

The University of Nebraska at Kearney has announced establishment of the Coach Jerry Hueser Men’s Basketball Scholarship Fund in honor of Jerry Hueser, the winningest coach in UNK history.

A new memorial scholarship provides support to baseball student-athletes at the University of Nebraska at Kearney while remembering the life of former baseball coach and UNK Athletic Hall of Fame Member, Guy Murray.

This is an exciting time for UNK as it moves to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – maybe the best Division II conference in the country.

The Lopers, who are leaving the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, officially become part of the MIAA on July 1.

But as they enter this new era, continuing their tradition of excellence will require more resources and scholarships and even more donor support.