Meet the Scholars
2022 Cohort
Hometown: Lincoln, NE
School: Lincoln Southeast High School
Major: Biological Systems Engineering
Activities: Society of Women Engineers, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, Precision Water Team
Hometown: Lincoln, NE
School: Lincoln East High School
Major: Software Engineering
Activities: Husker Racing - Baja SAE
Hometown: Omaha, NE
School: Omaha Burke High School
Major: Construction Management | Minor: Business
Activities: President of National Society of Black Engineers (Scott Campus Chapter), Black Excellence, College of Engineering Voters
Hometown: Grand Island, NE
School: Grand Island Sr. High School
Major: Construction Management | Minors: Business and Spanish
Internship Experience: Whiting Turner in Las Vegas, NV
Activities: PKFEA Peer Mentor, studied abroad in Brazil, Nebraska College Preparatory Academy (NCPA), Peer Mentor for NCPA, Race to Build
Hometown: Omaha, NE
School: Omaha Bryan High School
Major: Electrical Engineering
Activities: IEEE
Hometown: Norfolk, NE
School: Norfolk Catholic High School
Major: Mechanical Engineering | Minor: Biomedical Engineering
Internship Experience: Norfolk Iron and Metal in Norfolk, NE
Activities: Honors Program, Quarter Scale Tractor UNL, Husker Motorsports: Formula SAE, Barbell Club
Hometown: Kearney, NE
School: Kearney Senior High School
Major: Biological Systems Engineering
Internship Experience: New Horizons Orthotic & Prosthetic LLC in Kearney, NE
Activities: Engineering Ambassadors
Hometown: Omaha, NE
School: Omaha Central High School
Major: Civil Engineering
Internship Experience: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha, NE
Activities: PKFEA Peer Mentor, Engineers Without Boarders, Mexican American Student Association, and Society of American Military Engineers
Hometown: Omaha, NE
School: Millard North High School
Major: Civil Engineering | Minor: Mathematics
Internship Experience: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha, NE
Activities: PKFEA Peer Mentor, Treasurer of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Engineering Ambassadors, PC3
Hometown: Lincoln, NE
School: Lincoln Southwest High School
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Activities: PKFEA Peer Mentor, Learning Assistant
Hometown: Papillion, NE
School: Papillion-La Vista High School
Major: Mechanical Engineering | Minor: Mathematics
Activities: PKFEA Peer Mentor, Engineering Ambassadors, Husker Racing - Baja SAE
Hometown: Lincoln, NE
Home School
Major: Chemical Engineering
Activities: PKFEA Peer Mentor, studied abroad in Costa Rica
Hometown: Blair, NE
School: Bennington High School
Major: Construction Management
Internship Experience: Commonwealth Electric Company in Omaha, NE
Hometown: Lincoln, NE
School: Lincoln Pius X High School
Major: Chemical Engineering | Minor: Mathematics
Activities: SWE, Tri Delta, Newman Center
Hometown: Omaha, NE
School: Omaha Mercy High School
Major: Biological Systems Engineering
Internship Experience: US Army Corps of Engineers, Hydrology Section
Research Experience: Dr. Mittelstet’s Lab
Activities: PKFEA Peer Mentor, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, Biological Systems Engineering Student Advisory Board, Study Stop Learning Consultant, and Dean’s Leader.
Hometown: Bellevue, NE
School: Papillion-La Vista High School
Major: Computer Science | Minor: English
Activities: UNL Poetry Slam
Hometown: Omaha, NE
School: Millard South High School
Major: Biological Systems Engineering | Minors: Biomedical Engineering and Mathematics
Activities: Studied abroad in Italy, Engineering Ambassadors, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), Honors Ambassadors, Course Leader for CSCE 155N, Honors Program
Hometown: Seward, NE
School: Seward High School
Major: Mechanical Engineering | Minor: Business
Activities: Treasurer for UNL Waterski Club
Hometown: Norfolk, NE
School: Pierce High School
Major: Architectural Engineering
Activities: PKFEA Peer Mentor, Treasurer and Mentor for Architectural Engineering Student Leadership and Advisory Committee (AESLAC)
Hometown: Omaha, NE
School: Omaha North High School
Major: Architectural Engineering | Minor: Construction Management
Activities: Architectural Engineering Student Leadership & Advisory Committee (AESLAC)
Hometown: Omaha, NE
School: Omaha South High School
Major: Computer Science
Internship Experiences: InEight in Omaha, NE and Valmont in Omaha, NE
Activities: Engineers Without Boarders, Mexican American Student Association, Latino Economic Development Committee
Hometown: Schuyler, NE
School: Schuyler Central High School
Major: Construction Management | Minors: Real Estate and Business
Activities: PKFEA Peer Mentor, Engineering Ambassadors
Hometown: Lincoln, NE
School: Lincoln North Star High School
Major: Software Engineering | Minor: Mathematics
Activities: eSAB, NASA SUITS, Lied Center Student Council
Hometown: Kearney, NE
School: Kearney Senior High School
Major: Computer Science | Minor: Japanese
Activities: PKFEA Peer Mentor, studied abroad in Japan, Husker Racing - Baja SAE
Hometown: Omaha, NE
School: Omaha Mercy High School
Major: Architectural Engineering
Activities: Architectural Engineering Student Leadership and Advisory Committee
Hometown: Bellevue, NE
School: Bellevue West High School
Major: Chemical Engineering | Minor: Engineering Leadership
Internship Experience: Rural Prosperity Nebraska at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis, NE
Activities: PKFEA Peer Mentor, VP of Inclusive Excellence with eSAB, Afrikan People Union, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, National Society of Black Engineers
Hometown: Bellevue, NE
School: Bellevue East High School
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Activities: PKFEA Peer Mentor
Hometown: Lincoln, NE
School: Lincoln Northeast High School
Majors: Electrical Engineering and Mathematics
Activities: IEEE
Hometown: Omaha, NE
School: Millard West High School
Major: Biological Systems Engineering
Activities: PKFEA Peer Mentor, eSAB, BMES, SWE, Emerging Leaders, Tri Delta, and studying abroad in Spain for Summer 2024
Hometown: Omaha, NE
School: Millard South High School
Major: Biological Systems Engineering | Minors: Biomedical Engineering and Mathematics
Activities: PKFEA Peer Mentor, Teaching Assistant for BSEN 100, ASABE, BMES
Hometown: Kearney, NE
School: Kearney Senior High School
Majors: Biological Systems Engineering and Pre-Med | Minors: Mathematics and Biomedical Engineering
Activities: PKFEA Peer Mentor, studied abroad in Italy; Biomedical Engineering Society, ASABE, Engineering Ambassador
Hometown: Elgin, NE
School: Elgin High School
Major: Construction Management | Minor: Business
Internship Experience: Whiting Turner in Columbus, NE
Activities: AGC, Intramurals
Hometown: Norfolk, NE
School: Norfolk High School
Major: Architectural Engineering
Activities: PKFEA Peer Mentor, UNO Jazz Band, Delta Chi Fraternity, Nebraska Acoustics Group