Ninety bold and driven students have been awarded scholarships through the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for the 2025-26 academic year. A total of $175,000 in one-time scholarships will support these aspiring builders in their pursuit of purpose and entrepreneurial growth.
Rooted in a gift from the Paul and Virginia Engler Foundation, the Engler program was founded in 2010 with a mission to embolden people on the courageous pursuit of their purpose through the art and practice of entrepreneurship. Today, Engler is more than a program—it’s a community where students from all majors and backgrounds converge to build purpose-driven enterprises, turn problems into solutions, and chase down the American Dream.
2025-26 Scholarship Recipients:
Incoming Freshman Scholarship Winners:
Bladen: Aidyn Bonifas
Chadron: Jadyn Tidyman
Cook: Nolan Wellensiek
Denton: Addison Woods & Micah Pracheil
Fort Lupton, Colo.: Vincent Gittlein
Friend: Zach Spohn & Baylor Behrens
Gothenburg: Maxwell Wyatt
Harrisburg: Isaac Olsen
Herman: Mason Stoddard
Hildreth: Alex Casper
Kennard: Jack Pohlmann
Long Pine: Miah Ortner
Loomis: Garrett Scholz
Monroe: Clara Preister
North Platte: Landan Greeno
Ord: Claire Cargill
Pender: Alex Roth
Scribner: Aubree Schlueter
Tryon: Peyton Paxton
Waco: Josephine Turnbull
Continuing Student Scholarship Winners:
Adams: Trevor Parde
Ainsworth: Libby Wilkins
Albion: Braden Benes & Brant Benes
Amherst: Breanna Bosshamer
Ashland: Jessie Lamp
Aurora: Morgan Bonifas
Avoca: Jenna Knake
Azle, Texas: Kaytlynn Lemley
Bartley: Bryn Lampe
Beatrice: Kaden Van Winkle
Blair: Alexis Warner
Blue Hill: Libby Macklin
Brainerd, Minn.: Addison Hillman
Bridgeport: Laura Albro & Bethany Nichols
Broadwater: Alexis Harding
Burwell: Jaci Larsen
Chambers: Claire Woeppel
Cozad: Sarah Treffer
David City: Lydia Ockander
Deshler: Colten Isernhagen
Dodge: Meg Anderson
Eddyville: Adi McFarland
Fairbury: Alexis Mau
Firth: Erin Oldemeyer
Fremont: Adelaide Witte
Gering: Mackenzie Liakos
Gothenburg: Jake Burge, Elissa Foley & Braeden Anderson
Hamilton, Mich.: Nate Freyhof
Hay Springs: Braydon Binger
Hooper: Ashley Abrahams
Indianola: Nathan Rippe
Julian: Abby Hodges
Kearney: Logan Greeno & Gage Fryda
Lincoln: Riley Dinslage & Austin Kamm
Loomis: Allison Walbrecht
McCook: Charlie Bortner
Morse Bluff: Nolan Williams
North Bend: Paige Bunn
North Platte: Ceidan Childears
Oakland: Isabella Benne
Ogallala: Caleb Most
O'Neill: Emma Wrede
Orchard: Karter Otte
Ord: Adam Knapp
Osmond: Reagan Choat
Pender: Brieann Bruns
Rising City: Rylie Carter & Alexa Carter
Roseland: Ashley Bonifas
Saint Paul: Madison Hirschman & Zach Hirschman
Seward: Crayton Koranda
Shelby: Eli Kreikemeier
Shickley: Lynley Swartzendruber
St. Paul: Abby Hirschman
Stapleton: Lance Jones & Caleb Burnside
Steinauer: Leah Christen
Sumner: Mattie Beattie
Sutton: Carson Mau
Waco: Cora Hoffschneider
Waverly: Emelia Rourke
These scholarships reflect our commitment to investing in the people who are ready to build—people willing to take risks, solve real problems, and lead with grit and humility. For more information, contact program director Tom Field at 402-472-5643 or tfield2@unl.edu.
