2014-2015 SNR scholarship recipients announced

Thirty-four SNR students have been awarded nearly $26,000 in scholarship money for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Thirty-four SNR students have been awarded nearly $26,000 in scholarship money for the 2014-2015 academic year.

Thirty-four SNR students have been awarded nearly $26,000 in scholarship money for the 2014-2015 academic year.

"Every year I have the pleasure of giving money to our brightest students," said Dave Wedin, professor of plant and ecosystem ecology and SNR scholarship coordinator. "It's money on behalf of the donors who might otherwise have been forgotten."

SNR scholarships are funded from endowed gifts at the University of Nebraska Foundation. While some endowment gifts are large, others are comprised of dollars collected "here and there," said Wedin.

"Although $26,000 is an impressive number, the number that really impresses me is half a million dollars," Wedin said. "Those are the endowed funds at the Foundation that back up these natural resources scholarships. Those endowments will support our students for decades to come."

The scholarship recipients are:

Herman and Alice Kohrs Memorial Scholarship Fund:
Ryan Gardner
Casey Gieseking
James Reece
Eric Slegh
Daniel Uttecht

William McGeachin Scholarship:
Ellen Paige Dolph
Jason Feldman
Jessie O'Connor
Zachary Schafer
Charrissa Zuerlien

Ted Regier Memorial Scholarship:
Paige Dunkle
Benjamin Heusinkvelt
Katherine Lagerstrom

Wiegers-Maunder Scholarship:
Michelle Dvoracek

Doris E. and Doris L. Taylor Scholarship:
Reed Brodersen

Warren "Bud" Viessman Jr. Water Science Scholarship:
Colin Chatterton

Robert E. Thomas Memorial Scholarship Fund:
Jessica Powell

Professor Ronald M. Case Scholarship Fund:
Jacob Drozda

Wildwood Trust:
Carlye Kush
Paige Krupa
Alexis Lindner
Cody McGregor
Victoria Simonsen

Izaak Walton League of America:
Kimberly Brown
Chelsea Cather
Courney Everhart
Jamelyn Foster
Dylan Maag
Mitchell Renteria
Nathan Wieseler
Michaela Wilson
Alexa Wray

Randall W. Schilling Memorial Scholarship Fund:
Caitlyn Erixon

Roy and Sue Carlstrom I.W.L.A. Memorial Scholarship Fund:
Chelsea Cather

Brian M. Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund:
Marisa Braddock

— Mekita Rivas, Natural Resources