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CBA Scholars Academy Welcomes Fifth Cohort

Twenty high-achieving business students will begin their college careers in Omaha this fall.

  • published: 2019/04/05
Scholars

CBA Scholars receive many perks, including financial support — a minimum $4,000 annual scholarship, awarded over four years, for a total of $16,000.

OMAHA – Twenty high-achieving students will begin their college careers in Omaha this fall as members of the College of Business Administration (CBA) Scholars Academy.

Designed for business students studying at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), the CBA Scholars Academy is welcoming its fourth cohort since the program began in 2015.

Collectively, these incoming freshmen boast an average high school GPA of 4.02 and average placement in the top 12 percent of their graduating classes. Representing 17 different high schools, they come from eleven cities spanning three states.

The following students are members of the 2019 freshman cohort:

Name Hometown High School
Jacob De La Montanya Sioux Falls, SD Lincoln
Morgan Dickey Papillion, NE Home School
Liberty Donahoe Omaha, NE Elkhorn
Lexie Faber Aurora, NE Aurora
Wendy Forlemu Lincoln, NE Lincoln Northeast
Samantha Greenfield Omaha, NE Millard West
Kai Harris Omaha, NE Elkhorn South
Dustin Hovanec Blair, NE Blair
Lydia Johnson Columbus, NE Columbus
Samuel Kennedy Omaha, NE Platteview
Julia King Omaha, NE Omaha Burke
Jack Lorkovic Omaha, NE Elkhorn South
Ryan Mack Omaha, NE Millard North
Joel Mancino Elkhorn, NE Elkhorn South
Isaac McCoy Lincoln, NE Lincoln Lutheran
Edvin Ortiz Lexington, NE Lexington
William Scheopner Omaha, NE Home School
Madison Schwarz Columbus, NE Lakeview
Kelli Smith Bellevue, NE Bellevue West
Matthew Ziegler Luverne, MN Luverne

CBA Scholars receive financial support — a minimum $4,000 annual scholarship, awarded over four years, for a total of $16,000 — mentoring from business professionals, hands-on leadership opportunities, an international travel experience, and other personal and professional development programming.

The Academy selects students who demonstrate commitment, passion, character, generosity, initiative and academic excellence. Applications for the 2020 cohort will be accepted starting October 2019.

For more information, visit cba.unomaha.edu/scholars or contact Bethany Hughes, program director: 402.554.3192 or bjhughes@unomaha.edu.