San Diego Chapter Nebraska Alumni Academics

Our chapter dedication to promoting the academic side of N.U. is unparalleled. The San Diego Chapter initiated the University of Nebraska Book Awards in 1996. We present "The Scholarly Edition of My Antonia", by Willa Cather, N.U. 1895 (published by the world renowned University of Nebraska Press), at several local high schools, to one junior, who has excelled in his/her English classes. With this program, we estimate that we say University of Nebraska to over 2,000 high school students annually.

The San Diego Chapter has a scholarship fund to assist local high school students who have applied, been accepted and enrolled at N.U. and need financial aid. The scholarship is awarded on a one time basis at the beginning of the recipient's freshman year at N.U.

The University of Nebraska Book Award - 2009

There were over 3,000 high school students who heard University of Nebraska this year at their end of the year awards assembly. That’s a lot of kids. Upon recommendation of the student’s English teacher and academic counselor one junior from 10 different high schools in the San Diego area received a copy of “The Scholarly Edition of My Antonia,” by Willa Cather, N.U. class of 1895. The Book is published by the world renowned University of Nebraska Press. The custom Bookplate with the student’s name has been personalized by two of the professors in the Cather Department at N.U. Photos of N.U. alums making the presentations are l to r: Jim Woerner, Toshi Nanez and John O’Reilly.