Angel Starks
Angel Starks took UNO classes for seven years, working full-time in child care most of that time, and often working a second job or side gigs, before earning a bachelor’s degree in nonprofit administration.
Angel Starks took UNO classes for seven years, working full-time in child care most of that time, and often working a second job or side gigs, before earning a bachelor’s degree in nonprofit administration.
Corey Hahn’s been open about his past struggles, which were at times compounded by clinical depression, wishing to instill hope in others
Garry Clark, Jr. grew up in more than a dozen different homes all over Washington, D.C. as his family battled both poverty and addiction.
With courage and wit, Danielle Herzog is straightforwardly sharing her experience of recurring breast cancer.
The 2024 UNO Alumni Association and Lee Denker scholarship recipients share why they desire to become UNO alumni. In 2024, the UNO Alumni Association awarded 21 scholarships totaling $48,000.
"The reason I want to become an alumnus of UNO is my heritage, devotion to Nebraska and ability to access an exciting educational path.”
"I want to become a UNO alum because I know that the numerous people and opportunities there will set me up to ultimately succeed in life.”
"I want to be a part of the building of a community that supports each other while valuing the uniqueness of the backgrounds we come from.”
"What’s most important to me is that I attend a university that I can feel connected to and proud of.”
We honored 10 UNO faculty with 2024 Alumni Outstanding Teaching Awards and by sponsoring a new College Research and Creative Activity Award. Recipients are selected by their respective college, and each receive a $2,000 award and a commemorative plaque. LEARN MORE
We welcomed 362 new UNO Alumni Association members, growing the international network of Forever Mavericks to 124,808!
UNO Alumni Phoenix Mavericks chapter members and friends met for a pregame party and attended the Omaha Men’s Soccer vs. Grand Canyon University. LEARN MORE
The 14th class of young alumni kicked off their year of learning and growing professionally and personally with a social at Sonny’s. LEARN MORE
260 students suited up for success at the first Fall 2024 Career Closet Pop-up Shop! LEARN MORE
Thanks to you, WEAR BLACK, GIVE BACK 2024 was a great success. Together, we raised $22,932 for the UNO Alumni Association, more than the first four years of Wear Black, Give Back combined!
Bob and his contributions to the Space Race in the 1960s are featured in The Washington Times. Writer Ryan Lovelace detailed Lindseth’s involvement in experiments that tested the human body’s ability to endure the conditions of space travel. Lindseth underwent experiments on a tilt table and a centrifuge, that tested the effects of zero gravity on the human body. After these trials, Lindseth and other participants were forced into a period of bedrest, during which Lindseth lost 87 pounds. Despite these experiments effecting his heart and health greatly, today Col. Lindseth is still very proud of the part he played in helping get America to space. ‘Space guinea pig’ reveals U.S. government’s hidden human experiments to reach the moon – The Washington Times
Erika has been selected to be James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation Fellow in 2023. A James Madison Fellowship funds up to $24,000 of each Fellow’s course of study towards a master’s degree. She is one of 50 recipients selected from around the United States. Recipients are required to teach American history, American government, or civics in a secondary school for at least one year for each year of fellowship support. The award is intended to recognize promising and distinguished teachers, to strengthen their knowledge of the origins and development of American constitutional government and expose the nation’s secondary school students to accurate knowledge of the nation’s constitutional heritage.
Maria is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Nebraska Center. She is currently on track to graduate in May 2026 and defend her dissertation over trauma-informed care practices within child serving organizations and how it can impact employee burnout.
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