A Lifelong Learner Gives Back
May 27, 2026
From a one-room schoolhouse to teaching engineers, Carol Hoffman has mastered a simple art: how to learn. Now she wants to ensure others can do the same.
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From a one-room schoolhouse to teaching engineers, Carol Hoffman has mastered a simple art: how to learn. Now she wants to ensure others can do the same.
Kellie Theiss has made a planned gift to support student scholarships at UNL. She sees her investment as “passing the baton” to the next generation.
“I am so grateful for the scholarship I received and appreciate the university providing opportunities such as this to students like me.”
Carter Schultz loves small-town Nebraska. As part of the inaugural cohort of students in the UNMC pharmacy program launching this fall in Kearney, he wants to bring meaningful connections to the people he will serve ― in a small town.
A pioneering MS clinical trial has given Beth Smith new hope, and donor support is helping turn groundbreaking CAR T cell innovation into life changing reality.
A $1 million pledge is enabling UNO’s School of the Arts to provide hands-on experiences for students through the work of a storied local artist.
As a Krutsinger Beef Industry Scholar, UNL senior Lydia Ockander has experienced all facets of the industry she’s proud to have chosen for a career.
With the help of donor support, the Lied Center for Performing Arts is growing its world of possibility — expanding access, elevating the arts and helping students step into the spotlight.
“It is a big relief to not have to constantly worry about financial struggles,” said graduate student Payton Easley, who also received a scholarship through the UNL Grenville K. Yuill Memorial Masters of Architectural Engineering Scholarship Fund. “It’s helped me focus on school instead of stressing about money.”