Ten first-year students have been chosen to the 2025-26 cohort of the Kiewit Scholars Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering.
The fifth cohort in the program’s history was chosen from more than 300 applications.
The Kiewit Scholars Program at Nebraska invests in students with exceptional leadership potential to develop preeminent Complete Engineers® who are ready and eager to solve problems of global significance. Through a curated four-year program paired with a Big Ten degree, students will gain the skills and knowledge they need to become world-class engineers and leaders.
The program is funded and developed in partnership with Kiewit, one of North America's largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
Students selected for the 2025-26 cohort, with their hometowns and majors:
- Elise Davis, Shawnee, Kansas, environmental engineering
- Nova Degbe, La Vista, Nebraska, mechanical engineering
- Ana Fisher, Wahoo, Nebraska, construction management
- Laine Hornbaker, Papillion, Nebraska, construction management
- Isabel Loriaux, Lincoln, Nebraska, mechanical engineering
- Aly McDonald, Castle Rock, Colorado, civil engineering
- Ashlyn Reynolds, Mitchell, South Dakota, mechanical engineering
- Junior Suh, Omaha, Nebraska, civil engineering
- Hendrick Weber Leon, Commerce City, Colorado, civil engineering
- Gavin Wiechman, Lincoln, Nebraska, construction management
The Kiewit Scholars will experience exclusive courses focused on leadership development, special group activities, unique travel opportunities, unparalleled exposure to industry, and mentorship from professional leaders.
As part of the scholarship, Kiewit Scholars will receive a full-tuition, four-year scholarship and book stipend for up to $750 per semester at the university bookstore, one year room and board, and a study abroad stipend of up to $2,500. Additional benefits include two all-expenses-paid, immersive learning trips, and a specially crafted internship at Kiewit.
The employee-owned Kiewit's roots date back to 1884, and now operates through a network of offices and projects in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Kiewit, which employs more than 30,000 staff and craft employees, offers construction and engineering services in a variety of markets including transportation; oil, gas and chemical; power; building; water; industrial; marine and mining.
