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As a high school senior, Lance Morgan, '90, CEO and president of Ho-Chunk, Inc., applied to only one school: Harvard University. Needing a new plan after not being accepted, he studied economics at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln before earning an Ivy League law degree to help him provide job opportunities and long-term economic development for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. » Full Article

A screening of the 2023 award-winning documentary "This is Not Financial Advice" will begin at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, in the Ostergard Family Auditorium, room 002 in the lower level of Howard L. Hawks Hall. The panel discussion with the film's director and finance experts will immediately follow at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. » Full Article

Named to the School of Accountancy Hall of Fame in October, Paul Pettinger, '69, started in auditing after graduating from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. By applying what he learned while earning his accounting degree to positions in sales and finance, he also gained insight leading to successful career in mergers and acquisitions. » Full Article

Learn more about recent honors, appointments and publications at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Business in this month's achievements column. The achievements of faculty, staff and students are grouped within the college’s three mission-focused goals of research + discovery, learning + transformation and connection + engagement. » Full Article

Bill Scott, '53, who with his wife, Ruth, '51, was one of the most transformative donors in the history of the University of Nebraska, died Feb. 27. He was 93. » Full Article

Seventeen teams representing universities from seven states competed in the annual Tenaska Business Challenge held at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Business, Feb. 21-23. Doubling participation in its second year, the competition challenged teams to propose interdisciplinary solutions to an energy demand issue in a case developed by Tenaska, a leading U.S. energy company ranked by Forbes magazine among the largest privately held U.S. companies. » Full Article