Concordia University, Nebraska

« Back to Recent News

Concordia University, Nebraska names 2025-2026 President's Scholarship winners

Seward, NE (10/08/2025) — Concordia University, Nebraska has awarded the university's President's Scholarship to 12 students for the 2025-2026 school year. The scholarship acknowledges freshmen with excellent academic performance, notable extracurricular involvement and high test score achievements.

"While Concordia Nebraska is honored to have faculty and staff who are devoted to Christ-centered excellence, it is the students who play a central role in maintaining such a legacy," said Concordia University, Nebraska President Dr. Bernard Bull. "President's Scholarship recipients exemplify a commitment to excellence and, in doing so, promote a Christ-centered academic community that embraces a relentless pursuit of excellence, truth, beauty, goodness and using their gifts to be a future blessing to their families, churches, communities and workplaces."

To retain this scholarship, students must hold a GPA of 3.5 or higher throughout four years of their college career. By meeting the requirements of the scholarship, each student will receive $24,000 per academic year, for total scholarship support of $96,000.

This year's President's Scholarship students were honored at a celebration dinner with Bull on Sunday, September 21.

This year's recipients are:

Camryn Beikmann of Pierce, Nebraska

Mary Bennett of Vernon Center, Minnesota

Abigail Braun of Ypsilanti, Michigan

Andrea Dugan of Omaha, Nebraska

Peder Ersland of Bennington, Nebraska

Aria Ferguson of Raymond, Nebraska

John Habegger of Fort Wayne, Indiana

Grant Kehren of Colorado Springs, Colorado

Jonathan Morris of Seward, Nebraska

Sophia Roberts of Maryville, Tennessee

Austin Wilburn of Bailey, Texas

Michael Wragge of Battle Creek, Nebraska

About Concordia University, Nebraska

Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod located in Seward, Nebraska, which currently serves more than 1,700 students. Concordia offers more than 100 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in an excellent academic and Christ-centered community that equips men and women for lives of learning, service and leadership in the church and world. For more information, visit cune.edu.

###

Media Attachments

Copyright © 2026 Merit Pages, Inc. • All Rights Reserved. • Terms of Service • Privacy Policy • Opt Out