Ten Nebraskans Receive EducationQuest Scholarships

EducationQuest Foundation has awarded over $51,000 in renewable Reaching Your Potential scholarships to 10 Nebraskans who have overcome obstacles to attend college. 

The recipients, and the colleges they attend, are:

 Bridget Homan from Lincoln, Southeast Community College
Loan Nguyen from Lincoln, Southeast Community College
Eduardo Vazquez from Omaha, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Rose Ogolla from Papillion, Metropolitan Community College
Christopher Madden from Omaha, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Elizabeth Proksel from Omaha, College of Saint Mary
Phuong (Angel) Le from Omaha, Creighton University
Stephen Waters from Omaha, Creighton University
Emina Becirovic from Omaha, Creighton University
Nidal Ali Mohamed from Lincoln, Bellevue University

 EducationQuest awards Reaching Your Potential scholarships twice a year to Nebraska students through referrals from community agencies and colleges statewide. Since the program was developed in 2000, EducationQuest has disbursed over $2.9 million in scholarships to 283 Nebraskans.