April 22, 2022

UNL Leadership pose with Luke McDermott to honor McDermott's selection as a 2025 Truman Scholar. (front row from left) Jim Coll, Luke McDermott, Josh Davis, Dee Dee Anderson (back row from left) Mike Boehm, Mike Zeleny, Jennifer Nelson, Mark Button and Chancellor Rodney D. Bennett. The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation was created by Congress in 1975 to be the nation’s living memorial to President Harry S. Truman. The Foundation has a mission to select and support the next generation of public service leaders. The Truman award has become one of the most prestigious national scholarships in the United States. April 14, 2025. Photo by Aaron Nix / University Communication and Marketing.