Teacher of the Year Keeps Giving Back
March 4, 2026
After 52 years of teaching, Richard Brown has established a scholarship to support students in subjects that are critical but vulnerable to budget cuts.
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After 52 years of teaching, Richard Brown has established a scholarship to support students in subjects that are critical but vulnerable to budget cuts.
Claudia and John Reinhardt, DDS, are Burnett Society members who have established a planned gift to support the UNMC College of Dentistry in Lincoln. John is dean emeritus and a professor in the Department of Adult Restorative Dentistry at UNMC, and Claudia has had a long career in nonprofit and higher education communications.
Professor’s Advice Still Resonates as Donor Gives Back to UNL, UNK Terry and Deb Gibbs are Burnett Society members who have established a planned gift to provide scholarship support for nontraditional students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney and to support a discretionary fund for the electrical engineering department at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Terry, a UNL graduate, led the aviation department at UNK and served at the university for 29 years. Deb attended nursing school
Margaret Kennedy is passionate about helping kids succeed. She has spent her life teaching kids with learning disabilities, and now she’s helping the next generation do the same.
Gail and Jim Anderson’s story begins on small farms in rural Nebraska, where they learned a strong work ethic that helped them succeed throughout their careers.
Don Chamberlain first fell in love with computer programming at UNL. After a varied career in the computer industry, Don decided to give back to future students at his alma mater.
Jennifer Jennings, Ph.D., has established a planned gift to support scholarships and experiential learning opportunities for students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Read her Q&A.
After several family members fought and succumbed to cancer, Doris Jones decided to give back to future generations by supporting cancer research.
Burnett Society member Paul Garnett has been a loyal Husker Athletics fan ever since he moved to Nebraska from his home state of Missouri nearly 49 years ago.
Professor Emeritus Dennis Schulte, Ph.D., honored in 2023, and his wife Ruth Ann, are lifelong Nebraskans dedicated to education, establishing scholarships and including UNL in their estate plans.