Ten first-year students have been chosen to the 2025-26 cohort of the Kiewit Scholars Program in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s College of Engineering.
The fifth cohort in the program’s history was selected from more than 300 applications.
The Kiewit Scholars Program at Nebraska invests in students with exceptional leadership potential to develop complete engineers who are ready and eager to solve problems of global significance. Through a curated four-year program paired with a Big Ten degree, students will gain the skills and knowledge they need to become world-class engineers and leaders.
The program is funded and developed in partnership with Kiewit, one of North America's largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations, headquartered in Omaha.
Students selected for the 2025-26 cohort, listed alphabetically by hometown with their major, are:
Nebraska
La Vista:
- Nova Degbe, mechanical engineering
Lincoln:
- Isabel Loriaux, mechanical engineering
- Gavin Wiechman, construction management
Omaha:
- Junior Suh, civil engineering
Papillion:
- Laine Hornbaker, construction management
Wahoo:
- Ana Fisher, construction management
Elsewhere in the U.S.
Castle Rock, Colorado:
- Aly McDonald, civil engineering
Commerce City, Colorado:
- Hendrick Weber Leon, civil engineering
Shawnee, Kansas:
- Elise Davis, environmental engineering
Mitchell, South Dakota:
- Ashlyn Reynolds, mechanical engineering
The Kiewit Scholars will experience exclusive courses focused on leadership development, special group activities, unique travel opportunities, unparalleled exposure to industry, and mentorship from professional leaders.
Kiewit Scholars receive a full-tuition, four-year scholarship and book stipend for up to $750 per semester at the university bookstore, one year room and board, and a study abroad stipend of up to $2,500. Additional benefits include two all-expenses-paid, immersive learning trips and a specially crafted internship at Kiewit.
The employee-owned Kiewit began in 1884 and now operates through a network of offices and projects in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Kiewit, which employs more than 30,000 staff and craft employees, offers construction and engineering services in a variety of markets including transportation; oil, gas and chemical; power; building; water; industrial; and marine and mining.
