The Department of Animal Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln had 114 students earn scholarship awards on Wednesday, August 27 at its Annual Scholarship Reception held in the Animal Science Complex.
The 136 scholarships awarded are made possible by contributions from individuals and organizations to support students in the Animal Science program. Over $100,000 in scholarships were awarded to students at the event.
Here is a complete list of the 2025-2026 scholarship recipients.
| Scholarship Name | Recipient | Hometown |
| Andy Bruntz Beef Industry Scholar Scholarship | Evan Hartman | Fremont, NE |
| Art & Ruth Raun Scholarship | Jaycee Bauman | Eagan, MN |
| Art & Ruth Raun Scholarship | Jackie Cozadd | Lawrence, KS |
| Art & Ruth Raun Scholarship | Kaylin Kirchmer | Overland Park, KS |
| Art & Ruth Raun Scholarship | Arianna Oliva | Rowlett, TX |
| Art & Ruth Raun Scholarship | Mia Maranville | Lincoln, NE |
| Art & Ruth Raun Scholarship | Ava McFarland | Bloomfield, NE |
| Arthur W. & Viola Thompson Scholarship | Alexis Warner | Blair, NE |
| Baltzell Scholarship | Gage Anderson | Gothenburg, NE |
| Baltzell Scholarship | Savannah Jensen | Gothenburg, NE |
| Baltzell Scholarship | Joel Katzberg | Juniata, NE |
| Charles & Beryle Adams Scholarship | Cameron Berliner | Stapleton, NE |
| Charles & Beryle Adams Scholarship | Ryan Brandes | Central City, NE |
| Chris & Sarah Raun Memorial Scholarship | Sydney Hutchinson | West Point, NE |
| D.V. & Ernestine Memorial Scholarship | Faith Miller | Mullen, NE |
| D.V. & Ernestine Stephens Memorial Scholarship | Alex Hicken | Lincoln, NE |
| D.V. & Ernestine Stephens Memorial Scholarship | Grace Regier | York, NE |
| D.V. & Ernestine Stephens Scholarship | Emelia Rourke | Waverly, NE |
| Doane Scholarship | Jaylea Pope | Shelton, NE |
| Doane Scholarship | Noah Summers | Gibbon, NE |
| Don & Ray Gard Scholarship | Olivia Hansen | East Moline, IL |
| Don J. Kubik Memorial Scholarship | Molly Mason | Gretna, NE |
| Don J. Kubik Memorial Scholarship | Jaeda Bakken | Valley, NE |
| Dr. & Mrs. D. Leon Scholarship | Jaeda Bakken | Valley, NE |
| Dr. & Mrs. Tim D. Leon Scholarship | Addison Pool | Naponee, NE |
| Dr. Ardyce Haring Scholarship | Ashley Llewellyn | Papillion, NE |
| Dr. Phillip L. Kelly Nebraska Dairy Scholarship | Clara Bates | Racine, WI |
| Dr. Phillip L. Kelly Nebraska Dairy Scholarship | Nora Fernandez | Wakefield, NE |
| Dr. Phillip L. Kelly Nebraska Dairy Scholarship | Phoebe Ford | Lincoln, NE |
| Dr. Phillip L. Kelly Nebraska Dairy Scholarship | Emily Glodowski | David City, NE |
| Dr. Phillip L. Kelly Nebraska Dairy Scholarship | Kaitlyn Hanson | Mead, NE |
| Dr. Phillip L. Kelly Nebraska Dairy Scholarship | Kelsey Kotas | Swanton, NE |
| Dr. Phillip L. Kelly Nebraska Dairy Scholarship | Ella Martindale | Oakland, NE |
| Dr. Phillip L. Kelly Nebraska Dairy Scholarship | Marissa Staben | Louisville, NE |
| Dwight F. & Minnie L. Stephens Scholarship | Allison Walbrecht | Lincoln, NE |
| Elton & Carrie Aberle Scholarship | Ava McFarland | Bloomfield, NE |
| Feedlot Management Scholarship | Baylor Behrens | Friend, NE |
| Feedlot Management Scholarship | Emma Ellis-Sack | Marquette, NE |
| Feedlot Management Scholarship | Emily Van Meter | Bennet, NE |
| Feedlot Management Scholarship | Carter Auten | Ayr, NE |
| Feedlot Management Scholarship | Alex Berghorst | Berwyn, NE |
| Feedlot Management Scholarship | Gillian Hunke | Scribner, NE |
| Feedlot Management Scholarship | Gavin Bell | Alliance, NE |
| Feedlot Management Scholarship | Isaac Olsen | Harrisburg, NE |
| Feedlot Management Scholarship | Claudia Rhoades | Big Springs, NE |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Ashley Llewellyn | Papillion, NE |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Kennedy Arner | Kearney, NE |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Daniela Currie | Glen Ellyn, IL |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Avery Eitzmann | Hardy, NE |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Sadie Ference | Loup City, NE |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Ava Frey | Albion, NE |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Kelsey Howard | O'Neill, NE |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Kylee Howard | O'Neill, NE |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Anna Karnopp | West Point, NE |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Jocelyn Phelps | Tecumseh, OK |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Forest Rutledge | Yuma, CO |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Maggie Sparks | Paris, KY |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Brielle Staines | Overland Park, KS |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Claire Stauth | O'Neill, NE |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Mason Stoddard | Herman, NE |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Izzi Velinsky | Lincoln, NE |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Madeline Wear | Omaha, NE |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Faith Miller | Mullen, NE |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Carter Auten | Ayr, NE |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Alex Berghorst | Berwyn, NE |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Gillian Hunke | Scribner, NE |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Ashlyn Boeckenhauer | Wakefield, NE |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Christen Curtis | Royal, NE |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Gavin Dozler | Albion, NE |
| Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship | Sophia Puls | Holdrege, NE |
| Harry LaToush Scholarship | Brant Benes | Albion, NE |
| Lincoln Coca-Cola Bottling Company Scholarship | Gianna Clyne | Lincoln, NE |
| Lincoln Coca-Cola Bottling Company Scholarship | Zenzile Samuels-Skinner | Atlanta, GA |
| Lincoln Coca-Cola Bottling Company Scholarship | Brant Benes | Albion, NE |
| Maurice E. Boeckenhauer Scholarship | Grace Schlueter | Scribner, NE |
| Max & Ora Mae Stark Scholarship | Peyton Fisher | Hershey, NE |
| Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation Scholarship | Ryan Brandes | Central City, NE |
| Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation Scholarship | Abigail Diaz-Parra | McCook, NE |
| Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation Scholarship | Addison Hillman | Brainerd, MN |
| Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation Scholarship | Kennedy Parks | Omaha. NE |
| Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation Scholarship | Reagan Rippy | Silt, CO |
| Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation Scholarship | Claire Scheideler | Ayr, NE |
| Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation Scholarship | Elsie Woerner | Wilber, NE |
| Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation Scholarship | Gavin Bell | Alliance, NE |
| Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation Scholarship | Isaac Olsen | Harrisburg, NE |
| Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation Scholarship | Claudia Rhoades | Big Springs, NE |
| Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation Scholarship | Ashlyn Boeckenhauer | Wakefield, NE |
| Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation Scholarship | Christen Curtis | Royal, NE |
| Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation Scholarship | Gavin Dozler | Albion, NE |
| Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation Scholarship | Meg Anderson | Dodge, NE |
| Nutrition Services Associates Scholarship | Emelia Rourke | Waverly, NE |
| Nutrition Services Associates Scholarship | Emelia Rourke | Waverly, NE |
| Parr Family Scholarship | Noah Jelinek | Waverly, NE |
| Richard & Joyce Frahm Scholarship | Alexis Lilienthal | Grand Island, NE |
| Richard & Joyce Frahm Scholarship | DeAnnah Swanson | Polk, NE |
| Richard C. & LaRayne F. Wahlstrom Scholarship | Mia Maranville | Lincoln, NE |
| Richard C. & LaRayne F. Wahlstrom Scholarship | Camryn Dragsten | Omaha. NE |
| Richard C. & LaRayne F. Wahlstrom Scholarship | Leah McMullan | Papillion, NE |
| Robert Boeckenhauer Memorial Scholarship | Trevor Parde | Adams NE |
| Robert H. Hatch Scholarship | KaytLynn Lemley | Azle, NE |
| UNL Companion Animal Science Excellence Scholarship | Emma Heller | Wisner, NE |
| UNL Meat Science Excellence Scholarship | Kylie Beard | Nelson, NE |
| Walter A. & Alice V. Rockwell Scholarship | Mariah Hamilton | Lincoln, NE |
| Walter A. & Alice V. Rockwell Scholarship | Bailey Jeffers | Lincoln, NE |
| Walter A. & Alice V. Rockwell Scholarship | Addie Korensky | Lincoln, NE |
| Walter A. & Alice V. Rockwell Scholarship | Lynsie Lancaster | Hastings, NE |
| Walter A. & Alice V. Rockwell Scholarship | Zyler Wyman | Blair, NE |
| Walter A. & Alice V. Rockwell Scholarship | Grace Regier | York, NE |
| Wayne L. Phillips Scholarship | Braden Benes | Albion, NE |
| Wayne L. Phillips Scholarship | Ava Buhlmann | Albion, NE |
| Wayne L. Phillips Scholarship | Paige Bunn | North Bend, NE |
| Wayne L. Phillips Scholarship | Alannah Crabtree | Lincoln, NE |
| Wayne L. Phillips Scholarship | Danielle Craig | Lincoln, NE |
| Wayne L. Phillips Scholarship | Nicole Dubas | Omaha NE |
| Wayne L. Phillips Scholarship | Morgan Erhardt | Clearwater, NE |
| Wayne L. Phillips Scholarship | Madelyn Henderson | Kearney, NE |
| Wayne L. Phillips Scholarship | Daniella Hernandez | Omaha, NE |
| Wayne L. Phillips Scholarship | Katie Jones | Beatrice, NE |
| Wayne L. Phillips Scholarship | Haileigh Moutray | Stromsberg, NE |
| Wayne L. Phillips Scholarship | Presley Nowak | Keystone, NE |
| Wayne L. Phillips Scholarship | Hailey Steffen | Hickman. NE |
| Wayne L. Phillips Scholarship | Gregory Treffer | Cozad, NE |
| Wayne L. Phillips Scholarship | Kaden Whitehead | Kearney, NE |
| Wayne L. Phillips Scholarship | Sophia Puls | Holdrege, NE |
| William J. & Haze J. Loeffel Scholarship | Sarah Jensen | Wilcox, NE |
| William J. & Hazel J. Loeffel Scholarship | Mattison Beattie | Sumner, NE |
| William J. & Hazel J. Loeffel Scholarship | Colton Bernt | Spalding, NE |
| William J. & Hazel J. Loeffel Scholarship | Rylie Carter | Rising City, NE |
| William J. & Hazel J. Loeffel Scholarship | Tenly Gilsdorf | Bloomfield, NE |
| William J. & Hazel J. Loeffel Scholarship | Ben Wanetka | Milford, NE |
| William J. & Hazel J. Loeffel Scholarship | Meg Anderson | Dodge, NE |
| William J. Goldner Scholarship | Bailey Denton | Oakland, NE |
| William J. Goldner Scholarship | Jaelyn Lease | Logan, IA |
| William J. Goldner Scholarship | Lena Richard | Omaha. NE |
| William J. Goldner Scholarship | Jacob Wood | Palmyra, NE |
