NBA Awards Scholarships

The Nebraska Bankers Association awarded $2,000 scholarships to ten students pursuing business-related degrees at a state or privately-funded college or university in Nebraska. The scholarship recipients were recognized at the association’s annual convention on May 10 in La Vista.

• Bailey Clements, Martell, Wayne State College
  Nominated by Melissa Wallman, First State Bank Nebraska, Lincoln
• Brady Davis, Fremont, Midland University
  Nominated by Matt Mueller, FNBO, Fremont
  

• Cassidy Eckhardt, Lincoln, Nebraska Wesleyan University
  Nominated by Seth Patrick, Union Bank & Trust Co., Lincoln​
• Cameran Jansky, Exeter, Midland University
  Nominated by Alan Emshoff, Generations Bank, Exeter
• Eden Lehr, Blair, Concordia University
  Nominated by JoEllen Maras, WCB, Blair
• Tommy Pugsley, Omaha, Creighton University
  Nominated by Anna Castner Wightman, FNBO, Omaha
• Jonathan (J.R.) Schaaf, Broken Bow, Wayne State College
  Nominated by Paul Birnie, formerly with Custer Federal State Bank, Broken Bow
• Taya Schmaderer, Stuart, Nebraska Wesleyan University
  Nominated by Kori Simonson, The Tri-County Bank, Stuart
• Zach Tesarek, Murray, Wayne State College
  Nominated by Jeremy Cleveland, Citizens State Bank, Wisner
• Emily Woockman, Hartington, Wayne State College
  Nominated by Eric Wynia, Brunswick State Bank, Brunswick

​To be eligible for the scholarship, students must reach a college junior- or senior-level status for the respective award year, maintain a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 and must be pursuing a business-related degree at a state or privately funded Nebraska college or university. 
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Learn more about the scholarship at nebankers.org/foundation-scholarship.