CBA Announces 2025 Scholars Academy Cohort
Twenty-four high-achieving students will begin their college careers in Omaha this fall as members of the College of Business Administration (CBA) Scholars Academy.
- published: 2025/05/08
- contact: Melissa Lindell Kozak - Sr. Director of Communications & Marketing, UNO CBA
- email: melissalindell@unomaha.edu
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Twenty-four 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 eleventh cohort since the program began in 2015.
Representing 19 different high schools, Scholars in the 2025 cohort come from 13 cities across Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota
The following students are members of the 2025 freshman cohort:
|
First Name |
Last Name |
City |
State |
High School Name |
|
Miley |
Berlie |
Doniphan |
NE |
Doniphan-Trumbull |
|
Kat |
Busenbark |
Omaha |
NE |
Ralston |
|
Aleena |
Carlisle |
Elkhorn |
NE |
VJ & Angela Skutt Catholic |
|
Kate |
Cox |
Valentine |
NE |
Cody-Kilgore |
|
Molly |
Custer |
Broken Bow |
NE |
Broken Bow |
|
Gui |
de Lima |
Lincoln |
NE |
Parkview Christian |
|
Caleb |
Dickey |
Omaha |
NE |
Home School |
|
Maddie |
Euler |
Wahoo |
NE |
Bishop Neumann |
|
Charlotte |
Gregor |
Bellevue |
NE |
Omaha South |
|
Braden |
Ham |
Holdrege |
NE |
Holdrege |
|
Bella |
McClung |
Lincoln |
NE |
Lincoln Northeast |
|
Kami |
Menjivar |
Omaha |
NE |
Omaha Buena Vista |
|
DeKarii |
Menyweather |
Bellevue |
NE |
Bellevue West |
|
Aaron |
Needham |
Bellevue |
NE |
Cornerstone Christian School |
|
Ellasyn |
Pinkelman |
Stromsburg |
NE |
Cross County Community |
|
Addison |
Remme |
Sioux Falls |
SD |
Lincoln |
|
Grace |
Riemenschneider |
Kingsley |
IA |
Kingsley Pierson Comm Sch |
|
Mayline |
Salinas |
Schuyler |
NE |
Schuyler Central |
|
Lesly |
Sanchez |
West Point |
NE |
West Point Jr Sr |
|
Efthimia |
Sanderson |
Omaha |
NE |
Home School |
|
Somer |
Schultz |
Blair |
NE |
Home School |
|
Andrew |
Sovine |
Omaha |
NE |
Millard West |
|
Adrien |
Vouin |
Omaha |
NE |
Millard South |
|
Branson |
Wanjiru |
Omaha |
NE |
Millard South |
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 2026 cohort will be accepted starting October 2025.
For more information, visit cba.unomaha.edu/scholars or contact Bethany Hughes, program director: 402.554.3192 or bjhughes@unomaha.edu.