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CBA Scholars Academy Welcomes Eighth Cohort

Twenty high-achieving students will begin their college careers in Omaha this fall as members of the College of Business Administration (CBA) Scholars Academy.

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Mammel Hall – Twenty high-achieving students will begin their college careers in Omaha this fall as members of the College of Business Administration (CBA) Scholars Academy.

Designed for business students studying at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), the CBA Scholars Academy is welcoming its eighth cohort since the program began in 2015.

Representing 16 different high schools, they come from 12 cities spanning three states.

The following students are members of the 2022 freshman cohort:

Name Hometown High School
Odreyi Ahishakiye Omaha, NE Millard North HS
Deja Allen Papillion, NE Omaha South HS
Sara Carbajal Omaha, NE Bellevue West HS
Allison Drozd Papillion, NE Gross Catholic HS
Tomas Eby Omaha, NE Creighton Prep HS
Samuel Geck La Vista, NE Papillion-LaVista HS
Giovanni Gomez Bellevue, NE Gross Catholic HS
Logan Heger West Fargo, ND West Fargo HS
Joseph Klein Wahoo, NE Bishop Neumann HS
Rachel Magdanz Falls City, NE Sacred Heart HS
Lucy Martin Shenandoah, IA Shenandoah HS
Ashlyn McIntyre Omaha, NE Millard South HS
Emma Munter Randolph, NE Randolph HS
Jakob Myers Omaha, NE Home school
Shyanne Rice Omaha, NE Millard South HS
Emily Schroeder Grand Island, NE Northwest HS
Shohinakhon Sultonova Elkhorn, NE Millard North HS
Cadence Sweetmon Papillion, NE Gross Catholic HS
Nathan Wisecup Papillion, NE Papillion-LaVista South HS
Alden Zabawa Lincoln, NE Lincoln Southeast HS

CBA Scholars receive financial support — a minimum $5,000 annual scholarship, awarded over four years, for a total of $20,000 — mentoring from business professionals, hands-on leadership opportunities, an international travel experience, and other personal and professional development programming.

The Academy selects students who demonstrate commitment, passion, character, generosity, initiative and academic excellence. Applications for the 2023 cohort will be accepted starting October 2022.

For more information, visit cba.unomaha.edu/scholars or contact Bethany Hughes, program director: 402.554.3192 or bjhughes@unomaha.edu.