Lincoln, Neb. —The Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln has announced the recipients of scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year. The one-time scholarships will be awarded to over 100 students totaling $189,000 for the ensuing academic year.
The Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program was established in 2010 as a gift from the Paul and Virginia Engler Foundation. The mission of the program is to embolden people on the courageous pursuit of their purpose through the art and practice of entrepreneurship. The program offers an academic minor while serving as an intersection in which students from a diverse array of majors and business interests can come together in pursuit of the American Dream.
Incoming Freshman Scholarship Winners:
Amherst: Breanna Bosshamer
Aurora: Morgan Bonifas, Marshall Humphrey
Beatrice: Kaden Van Winkle
Blair: Rylan Blattert, Alexis Warner
Blue Hill: Libby Macklin
Bridgeport: Demetria Lapaseotes
Chambers: Claire Woeppel
Columbus: Matthew Kinnison, Isaac Stromberg
Deshler: Colton Isernhagen
Elwood: Drew Knoerzer
Fairbury: Alexis Mau
Glenwood, IA: Katelyn Plambeck
Gothenburg: Braeden Anderson, Elissa Foley
Harrison: William Skavdahl
Kearney: Gage Fryda, Alyvia Shultz-Ramer
Lincoln: Austin Kamm
Morse Bluff: Nolan Williams
North Platte: Ceidan Childears
Oakland: Isabella Benne
Ord: Adam Knapp
Osmond: Reagan Choat
Richland: Gunnar Wolfe
Roseland: Ashley Bonifas
Spalding: Colton Bernt
St Paul: Abigail Hirschman
Syracuse: Emily Holz
Waco: Cora Hoffschneider
Weeping Water: Brooklyn Ahrens
West Point: Sydney Hutchinson, Gavin Kreikemeier
Continuing Student Scholarship Winners:
Adams: Trevor Parde, sophomore
Ainsworth: Libby Wilkins, junior
Albion: Braden Benes, Carson Maricle, juniors
Ashland: Jessie Lamp, junior
Avoca: Jenna Knake, junior
Azle, TX: Kaytlynn Lemley, junior
Bassett: Brooklyn Buell, sophomore; Jaya Nelson, junior; Jillian Buell, senior
Bayard: Laura Albro, junior
Belvidere: JessaLynn Hudson, sophomore
Berthoud, CO: Kace Thoren, senior
Brainard, MN: Addison Hillman, junior
Broadwater: Lexi Harding, junior
Bruning: Easton Weber, sophomore
Burwell: Jaci Larsen, sophomore
Cedar Rapids: Paul VanDeWalle, senior
Colon: Teresa Quinn, junior
Cozad: Sarah Treffer, sophomore
Eddyville: Adilyn McFarland, sophomore
Firth: Erin Oldemeyer, junior
Franklin: Kristen Herrick, senior
Fremont: Evan Hartman, sophomore; Adelaide Witte, junior
Ft Lupton, CO: Dominic Gittlein, senior
Genoa: Alicia Weeder, sophomore; Samantha Weeder, senior
Gooding, ID: Charlotte Brockman, senior
Gothenburg: Gage Andersen, Jake Burge, sophomores; Savannah Jensen, junior
Hamilton, MI: Nate Freyhof, sophomore
Julian: Abigail Hodges, sophomore
Kearney: Logan Greeno, junior
Lemoyne: Sheridan Wilson, senior
Lincoln: Allison Walbrecht, junior
Long Pine: Logan Hafer, senior
McCook: Charlie Bortner, sophomore
Minden: Molly Burchell, junior; Kaleb Senff, senior
Morse Bluff: Hannah Williams, senior
Murdock: Nathan Lockman, junior
North Bend: Paige Bunn, sophomore
Oakland: Anna Karnopp, junior
Ogallala: Caleb Most, sophomore
Omaha: Naidaly Gonzalez-Miranda, junior
Oneill: Emma Wrede, sophomore
Orchard: Karter Otte, sophomore
Ord: Vickie Ference, senior
Pender: Brieann Bruns, sophomore
Petersburg: Seth Wright, senior
Rising City: Alexa Carter, sophomore
Scotia: Treaven Scheideler, senior
Scribner: Levi Schiller, junior
Seward: Crayton Koranda, sophomore; Emma Kuss, senior
Springfield: Gage Schram, junior
St Paul: Madison Hirschman, junior; Zach Hirschman, sophomore
Stapleton: Caleb Burnside, Lance Jones, sophomores
Sumner: Mattison Beattie, junior
Syracuse: Madison Kreifels, senior
Unadilla: Sydney Wellsandt, senior
Waco: Kailey Ziegler, senior
Waverly: Emelia Rourke, junior
Wisner: Cameryn Bellar, sophomore
Wood Lake: Ty Schlueter, junior
Wray, CO: Jaden Dodsworth, junior
York: Keeley Conrad, senior
For more information, contact program director Tom Field at 402-472-5643 or tfield2@unl.edu.
