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

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.” 

“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