5 conservation scholarships awarded

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The Nebraska Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society, the Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Foundation and the Nebraska Chapter SWCS-UNL Foundation have awarded five scholarship recipients for the spring 2025 semester. Each recipient was awarded $1,000.

Gracie Ackles, from Farwell, received the Dave Langemeier Memorial Scholarship. Grace Belter, from Omaha, received a SWCS-UNL Foundation Scholarship. Kaitlyn Richards, Ankeny, Iowa, received the Cam Loerch Memorial Scholarship. Samantha Rodewald, McCook, received a Tina Lorentzen Carlson Memorial Scholarship. Janae Sliva, Platte Center, received a Tina Lorentzen Carlson Memorial Scholarship.