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Holland Foundation Funds CFAM Student Scholarships

The Holland Foundation adds $2.5 million to a fund it initially created in 2023 that provides scholarships to CFAM students studying arts and communication.

  • published: 2023/04/25
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Richard "Dick" Holland Endowed Scholarship Fund

The Holland Foundation’s recent gift of $2.5 million brings the Richard Holland Endowed Scholarship Fund to $3 million, and will provide an estimated 12 scholarships annually. This permanently endowed fund is the largest scholarship fund to benefit UNO’s College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media (CFAM) students.

The fund was created to honor the legacy of Richard "Dick" Holland, an alumnus who majored in art and was a columnist for The Gateway student newspaper before launching a successful career in advertising in Omaha. Dick died in 2016 at the age of 95; his wife, Mary, died in 2006 at the age of 82.

The Hollands’ legacy of philanthropic giving to UNO includes the leadership gift for Baxter Arena, where the Holland Ice is named in his honor, the expansion of the Durham Science Center and support for a supercomputer in the Holland Computing Center. The Holland's also made the lead gift to the state-of-the-art performing arts center in downtown Omaha that bears their name.

“We express our deep gratitude for receiving this generous gift. The scholarships offered through this fund will have a profound and life-changing impact on the students within the College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media,” said UNO Chancellor Joanne Li.

“We are very grateful for this incredibly generous gift,” said Michael Hilt, Ph.D., dean of the College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media. “The scholarships funded through this donation will have an immediate impact on current and future CFAM students and in our community for many years to come.”

“Support for public education, at all levels, is at the heart of the Holland Foundation’s mission,” said Deb Love, president of the Holland Foundation. “The Richard Holland Endowed Scholarship Fund will continue Dick Holland’s legacy of giving back to his alma mater by supporting future generations of students who major in communications, media, art or music.”

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