Scholarships
NACO began its scholarship program in 1999 when it presented six high school seniors with $500 awards each to be used toward their post-secondary educations. Since 2004, NACO has presented twelve high school seniors with $1000 awards each to be used toward their post-secondary educations. The scholarship program is open to graduating seniors whose parent or step-parent is a current county official or employee. Scholarships are available for one year and are non-renewable.
To be considered, students must complete the required application form, submit a seven-semester transcript from an accredited Nebraska high school and prepare a written essay on the importance of county government.
Scholarship recipients must plan to attend a post-secondary educational institution within the state of Nebraska and may use the NACO scholarship for any costs associated with their continuing education.
2020 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Student | County | District |
| Haley Weber Rhonda Dix Memorial Scholarship |
Saline | Southeast |
| Abby Miller | Saunders | Southeast |
| Ashton Erickson | Hayes | West Central |
| Brooke Meister | Cuming | Northeast |
| Dean Wiegert | Lancaster | Southeast |
| Adrienne Olson | Garden | Panhandle |
| Emily Richards | Sarpy | Southeast |
| James Wetovick | Nance | Northeast |
| Jonathan Wetovick | Nance | Northeast |
| Madison Woodring | Furnas | West Central |
| Nolan Eatherton | Buffalo | Central |
| Trinity Seery | Cuming | Northeast |
| Andrew Lindemeier | Lincoln | West Central |
2019 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Student | County | District |
| Amya Harris-Harper Rhonda Dix Memorial Scholarship |
Sarpy | Southeast |
| Trysha Brierly | Dawes | Panhandle |
| Troy Cooley, Jr. | Douglas | Southeast |
| Daniel Fleischer | Clay | Central |
| Colby Grossart | Greeley | Central |
| Logan Gustafson | Nance | Northeast |
| Madison Jones | Sarpy | Southeast |
| Sadie Lamplot | Cuming | Northeast |
| Garret Malander | Nance | Central |
| Carson Morgan | Howard | Central |
| Carter Ossian | Butler | Southeast |
| Tiana Rice | Morrill | Panhandle |
| Conner Stevens | Keith | West Central |
2018 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Student | County | District |
| Gretchen Sornson Rhonda Dix Memorial Scholarship |
Otoe | Southeast |
| Raegan Andresen | Saunders | Southeast |
| Colby Camelin | Washington | Northeast |
| Easton Clark | Lincoln | West Central |
| Cara DeMers | Hamilton | Central |
| Nick Wordekemper | Dawes | Panhandle |
| Katelyn Fischer | Cedar | Northeast |
| Hope Gubbels | Dakota | Northeast |
| Sheyenne Hammond | Cherry | West Central |
| Camry Moore | Saline | Southeast |
| Sophia Svanda | Cass | Southeast |
| Dalton Tremayne | Thurston | Northeast |
| Kyla Wallinger | Holt | Northeast |
2017 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Student | County | District |
| Ann Nordby Rhonda Dix Memorial Scholarship |
Holt | Northeast |
| Tim Bonham | Sarpy | Southeast |
| Shauna Coborn | Sheridan | Panhandle |
| Hannah Fleischer | Clay | Central |
| Emily Flint | Custer | Central |
| Baylee Goff | Lancaster | Southeast |
| Morgan Konen | Adams | Central |
| William Reiter | Butler | Southeast |
| Andrew Schmidt | Cedar | Northeast |
| Whitney Steckel | Loup | Central |
| Logan Sampson | Douglas | Southeast |
| Brielle Weverka | Furnas | West Central |
| Luke Witte | Lancaster | Southeast |
2016 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Student | County | District |
| Kasey Clifford | Hayes | West Central |
| Paige Cross | Banner | Panhandle |
| Austin Freeman | Pierce | Northeast |
| Megan Giese | Dodge | Northeast |
| Jasmine Jallen | Cheyenne | Panhandle |
| Ashlyn Lang | Scotts Bluff | Panhandle |
| Josie Minor | Lancaster | Southeast |
| McKenzie Paulison | Douglas | Southeast |
| Sarah Ruzicka | Hall | Central |
| Jacob Schaub | Cheyenne | Panhandle |
| Jace Walther | Frontier | West Central |
| Andrew White | Sarpy | Southeast |
2015 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Student | County | District |
| Braxton Bellamy | Buffalo | Central |
| Collin Freeman | Pierce | Northeast |
| Alexius Hartman | Nuckolls | Central |
| Josiah Johnson | Lancaster | Southeast |
| Hayley Kaiser | Keith | West Central |
| Emma Lindemeier | Lincoln | West Central |
| Alex Lupher | Scotts Bluff | Panhandle |
| John Radil | Valley | Central |
| Logan Riege | Otoe | Southeast |
| Andrew Rutt | Adams | Central |
| Hannah Schievelbein | Deuel | Panhandle |
| Sydni Stevens | Keith | West Central |
2014 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Student | County | District |
| Molly Burbach | Wayne | Northeast |
| Clay Cohon | Brown | Northeast |
| Ian Fuchtman | Knox | Northeast |
| Benjamin Hostetler | Banner | Panhandle |
| Heather Knapp | Madison | Northeast |
| Marlee Lupher | Scotts Bluff | Panhandle |
| Robert Morrissey | Douglas | Southeast |
| Sara Pinkelman | Cedar | Northeast |
| Megan Pohlen | Lancaster | Southeast |
| Kara Riggle | Jefferson | Southeast |
| Riley Ruzicka | Hall | Central |
| Kayla Stenger | Lincoln | West Central |
2013 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Student | County | District |
| Amy Ahlers | Boone | Northeast |
| Sapphire Andersen | Hamilton | Central |
| Nolan Dethlefs | Howard | Central |
| Siara Fritz | Knox | Northeast |
| Alex Gurciullo | Lincoln | West Central |
| Kamara Hackerott | Madison | Northeast |
| Mitchell Heavican | Colfax | Northeast |
| Jordan Hoeft | Phelps | Central |
| Grady Frickey | Buffalo | Central |
| Ryan Taylor | Box Butte | Panhandle |
| Hannah Walgren | Polk | Central |
| Carley Yates | Fillmore | Southeast |
2012 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Student | County | District |
| Cameron Aitken | Howard / Sherman | Central |
| Alyssa Blair | Pierce | Northeast |
| Ty Elsner | Sherman | Central |
| Alyssa Ferrazzo | Douglas | Southeast |
| Jessica Gehr | Lancaster | Southeast |
| Brooke Langemeier | Polk | Central |
| Kurt Lawler | Keith | West Central |
| Morgan Malander | Nance | Northeast |
| Riley Racicky | Greeley | Central |
| Colby Schildt | Morrill | Panhandle |
| Andrew Vinton | Hooker | West Central |
| Payton Wragge | Pierce | Northeast |
2011 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Student | County | District |
| Hannah Bauer | Jefferson | Southeast |
| Loyd Wayne Deaver | Perkins | West Central |
| Emily Greitens | Dodge | Northeast |
| Lauren Hoeft | Phelps | Central |
| Karrah Johnson | Knox | Northeast |
| Terrel Koch | Lincoln | West Central |
| Marissa Kovanda | Nuckolls | Central |
| Taylor Walgren | Polk | Central |
| Jordan Walther | Frontier | West Central |
| Samuel Wiarda | Hamilton | Central |
| Emily Wood | Red Willow | West Central |
| Nicholas Yardley | Sheridan | Panhandle |
2010 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Student | County | District |
| Dillon Barta | Knox | Northeast |
| Kate Brown | Nuckolls | Central |
| Rosanne Goerl | Hall | Central |
| Allison Gray | Phelps | Central |
| Matthew Johnson | Clay | Central |
| Jamie Meister | Cuming | Northeast |
| Brandy Newbanks | Kimball | Panhandle |
| Kelsey O'Dea | Red Willow | West Central |
| Grace Pfingston | Dodge | Northeast |
| Keaton Schweitzer | Seward | Southeast |
| Triniti Smith | Furnas | West Central |
| Kelsey Wetovick | Nance | Northeast |
2009 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Student | County | District |
| Clifford, Luke | Hayes | West Central |
| Dallmann, Seth | Saline | Southeast |
| Fritz, McKayla | Knox | Northeast |
| Gerdes, Courtney | Phelps/Frontier Hitchcock/Gosper |
Central |
| Hostetler, Hannah | Banner | Panhandle |
| Knapp, Ethan | Madison | Northeast |
| Krotter, Andrew | Holt | Northeast |
| Nolte, Michaela | Lancaster | Southeast |
| Spanyers, Erica | Saline | Southeast |
| Stenger, Brandon | Lincoln | West Central |
| Stewart, Benjamin | Dawson | Central |
| Swartzendruber, Krista | Fillmore | Southeast |
2008 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Student | County | District |
| Daiss, Brett | Adams | Central |
| Fox, Natalie | Phelps | Central |
| Ingalsbe, Danielle | Sheridan | Panhandle |
| Kozisek-Seher, Holly | Seward | Southeast |
| Kroeger, Collin | Colfax | Northeast |
| Lunz, Kristina | Dixon | Northeast |
| Mytty, Austin | Dodge | Northeast |
| Smith, Brent | Dixon | Northeast |
| Spanyers, Morgan | Saline | Southeast |
| Straetker, Mindi | Scotts Bluff | Panhandle |
| Thomas, Russell | Keith | West Central |
| York, Candice | Knox | Northeast |
2007 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Student | County | District |
| Cedfeldt, Caitlin | Washington | Northeast |
| Eurek, Nicholas | Sherman | Central |
| George, John | Dodge | Northeast |
| Kincaid, Molly | Buffalo | Central |
| Kreikemeier, Mary | Cuming | Northeast |
| Mach, Karen | Butler | Southeast |
| Markert, Lyndsey | Nemaha | Southeast |
| McCormick, Jacqueline | Sioux | Panhandle |
| McNutt, Lindsey | Red Willow | West Central |
| Ryan, Justin | Keith | West Central |
| Straetker, Jonathan | Scotts Bluff | Panhandle |
| Tienken, Samantha | Dodge | Northeast |
2006 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Student | County | District |
| Bloomquist, Jordan | Gage | Southeast |
| Cooper, Jeffrey | Deuel | Panhandle |
| DeJong, Kathryn | Seward | Southeast |
| Hanson, Jordan | Cherry | West Central |
| Krueger, Elmer | Webster | Central |
| Lyons, Julia | Red Willow | West Central |
| Missel, Jennifer | Dodge | Northeast |
| Scheer, Stacy | Madison | Northeast |
| Schweitzer, Brooke | Seward | Southeast |
| Snyder, Sarah | Gosper | West Central |
| Stewart, William | Dawson | Central |
| Vlcek, Geoffry | Douglas | Southeast |
2005 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Student | County | District |
| Banks, Emily | Knox | Northeast |
| Dexter, Brady | Holt | Northeast |
| Edwards, Amber | Lincoln | West Central |
| Fox, Michael | Jefferson | Southeast |
| Gewecke, Trisha | Clay | Central |
| Hammer, Amanda | Franklin | Central |
| Hassebrook, Ryan | Butler | Southeast |
| Husk, Sara | Washington | Northeast |
| Meyer, Nathaniel | Nuckolls | Central |
| Mitteis, Maggie | Sherman | Central |
| Nienhueser, Heidi | Cheyenne | Panhandle |
| Powell, Michael | Furnas | West Central |
2004 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Student | County | District |
| Davis, Chavonn | Loup | Central |
| Davis, Robyn | Rock | Northeast |
| Freburg- Hoffmeister, Danielle | Phelps/Buffalo | Central |
| Goll, Margaret | Burt | Northeast |
| Kohler, Daniel | Fillmore | Southeast |
| Laun II, Billy | Pawnee | Southeast |
| Lehechka, Matthew | Hall | Central |
| Perlinger, Traci | Perkins | West Central |
| Smith, Jayme | Kearney | Central |
| Straetker, Bernard | Scotts Bluff | Panhandle |
| Tamke, Bryan | Dodge | Northeast |
| Leslie, Tienken | Dodge | Northeast |
2003 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Student | County | District |
| Borchers, Jason | Madison | Northeast |
| Dailey, Jonathan | Dawes | Panhandle |
| Griess, Beth | Clay | Central |
| Henk, Samantha | Seward | Southeast |
| Logsdon, Micheal | Perkins | West Central |
| McClelland, Ann | Furnas | West Central |
| Meyer, Michelle | Sarpy | Southeast |
| Paulsen, Allison | Washington | Northeast |
| Ryschon, Sarah | Kimball | Panhandle |
| Schmidt, Wade | Nuckolls | Central |
| Stokes, Anita | Boone | Northeast |
| Thorberg, Brad | Boone | Northeast |
2002 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Student | County | District |
| Dux, Andrew | Jefferson | Southeast |
| Elliott, Jill | Cherry | West Central |
| Fast, Christina M. | Cuming | Northeast |
| Lyons, Laura | Red Willow | West Central |
| Mauch, Kaeley | Douglas | Southeast |
| McGill, Kristin | Brown | Northeast |
| Oltjenbruns, Ashley | Pierce | Northeast |
| Powell, Erin | Furnas | West Central |
| Southwick, Mary | Jefferson | Southeast |
| Thomas, JoAnna | Keith | West Central |
| Weaver, Crystal | Lincoln | West Central |
| Williams, Jacob | Buffalo | Central |
2001 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Student | County | District |
| Anderson, Kelly | Douglas | Southeast |
| Cradduck, Micheal | Fillmore | Southeast |
| Faesser, Diana | Pawnee | Southeast |
| Kowalski, Derek | Sherman | Central |
| Lloyd, Heather | Platte | Northeast |
| Meyer, Zachary | Merrick | Central |
| Neujahr, Hollie | Polk | Central |
| Nordhues, Michelle | Greeley | Central |
| Oakley, Stacy | Nemaha | Southeast |
| Pallas, Tori | Saline | Southeast |
| Postany, Jarett | Loup | Central |
| Tietz, Lyndi | Wayne | Northeast |
2000 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Student | County | District |
| Griess, Amy | Clay | Central |
| Iles, Allison | Cass | Southeast |
| Kamler, Jonathon | Sherman | Central |
| Melroy, Allisha | Phelps | Central |
| Neuhalfen, Kristle | Dodge | Northeast |
| Rauner, Lynn | Thayer | Southeast |
| Ryschon, Amie | Kimball | Panhandle |
| Stahr, Brian | York | Central |
| Staples, Morgan | Keith | West Central |
| Weaver, Nathan | Furnas | West Central |
| Wineman, Sarah | Scotts Bluff | Panhandle |
| Yardley, Kris | Sheridan | Panhandle |
1999 NACO Scholarship Recipients |
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| Carr, Mikayla | Brown | Northeast |
| Rosenberry, Nick | Scotts Bluff | Panhandle |
| Thomas, Emmy Lou | Keith | West Central |
| Tietz, Brent | Wayne | Northeast |
| Waite, Laurel | Douglas | Southeast |
| Wenburg, Chris | Furnas | West Central |
