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Yahoo
25-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Creighton University announces $10M gift to support student scholarships
Elno Zikmund, a Creighton University alumnus, and his wife, Tillie, have gifted $10 million to the university for scholarships. Zikmund served in World War II and later opened his medical practice in Central City, Nebraska. (Courtesy of Creighton University) OMAHA — Creighton University has announced a $10 million scholarship gift that can be used to financially support a variety of students regardless of study discipline or program area. A media statement this week from Creighton officials described the gift as one of the largest ever made to support 'unrestricted' scholarships not limited to a particular field or income level. The funds come from the estates of alumnus Dr. Elno Zikmund and his wife, Tillie. He died in 2022 and she passed away the next year. They expand the Elno T. and Mathilda M. Zikmund Endowed Scholarship, which was created in 2010. Its 80 recipients so far represent a variety of professions, ranging from budding physicians to accountants and ministers. 'With the wide-ranging support of the Zikmund Scholarship, students from many different fields are taking Creighton's values into their communities, as Dr. Zikmund did,' said the Rev. Daniel Hendrickson, president of Creighton. The family's gift continues a university legacy that started nearly 90 years ago when Elno Zikmund's mother, Omaha nurse Hattie Zikmund, paid for her son's Creighton education, the statement said. Though Zikmund went on to acquire his medical degree elsewhere, he attributed his formation as a person and success as a physician to his time at Creighton. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Zikmund practiced medicine in Central City. He retired there at age 65 and moved to Omaha. Zikmund and his first wife, Janaan Zikmund, who died in 1962, had four sons. Admirers noted a framed copy of Zikmund's favorite poem, 'Desiderata' by Max Ehrmann, that hung in his medical office. They said he lived by the words, among them: 'Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.' SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Lawrence K.W. Tseu went from shoe shining to international philanthropist
GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE @ Dr. Lawrence K.W. Tseu holds a framed 1936 photo of the Kaneohe home he once lived in. 1 /2 GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE @ Dr. Lawrence K.W. Tseu holds a framed 1936 photo of the Kaneohe home he once lived in. GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE @ Philanthropist Dr. Lawrence K.W. Tseu poses in Kahala on Feb. 27. 2 /2 GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE @ Philanthropist Dr. Lawrence K.W. Tseu poses in Kahala on Feb. 27. GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE @ Dr. Lawrence K.W. Tseu holds a framed 1936 photo of the Kaneohe home he once lived in. GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE @ Philanthropist Dr. Lawrence K.W. Tseu poses in Kahala on Feb. 27. Growing up dirt poor in Kalihi, Lawrence K.W. Tseu saw education as his way out. As a fifth grader, he started paying for his Saint Louis College (now Saint Louis School ) tuition by selling newspapers and shining shoes on the streets of downtown Honolulu, diving for the coins thrown into Honolulu Harbor by cruise ship passengers on Boat Days and pointing military personnel in the direction of female companionship during World War II. After the war, he boosted his income by joining the Hawaii National Guard. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and qualified for pilot's wings. Back in civilian life, he earned degrees from Brigham Young University in Utah and Northwestern University Dental School in Illinois. 'I wanted to be a dentist since I was nine, ' Tseu, now 93, said recently. 'I used to go to the Palama Settlement to have my dental work done—they only charged poor kids a dime—and most of the dentists were really rough, they didn't care. This one time, the Japanese dentist was really gentle, and I said, 'I want to be like him someday, be a gentle dentist.'' During his almost 50 years of practice, Tseu sometimes accepted payment in goods and services rather than cash. As soon as his finances permitted, he began giving back financially to the community as well. One of his most visible gifts is the Tseu Medical Institute at Harris Manchester College, Oxford. His wife, BoHing Chan Tseu, earned her master's degree at University of Oxford in England. Two others big gifts—the Dr. Lawrence K.W. and BoHing Chan Tseu Center for Nursing Education at Chaminade University of Honolulu and the Dr. &Mrs. Lawrence K.W. (BoHing Chan ) Tseu Endowed Scholarship in Nursing at the University of Hawaii Manoa School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene—honor her memory. Throughout the decades, Tseu has been a consistently generous supporter of numerous cultural and community groups in the islands. Don 't miss out on what 's happening ! Stay in touch with breaking news, as it happens, conveniently in your email inbox. It 's FREE ! Email 28141 Sign Up By clicking to sign up, you agree to Star-Advertiser 's and Google 's and. This form is protected by reCAPTCHA. 'Everything that pertains to helping people I try to get involved in, ' Tseu said. 'For 60 years, I've been involved with the community, helping the different charitable organizations, donating money, serving on boards and donating whatever little talent I had to help. The main thing to do is help. I try to accommodate everybody that wants me (at their fundraiser events ), and I enjoy going to those events because of the interesting people I meet.' Recent entries on Tseu's calendar include the 75th Narcissus Festival Coronation Ball in February, the Hong Kong Business Association of Hawaii's 2025 Spring Festival &29th Annual Celebration Gala in March and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii Couture &Flowers Fashion Show in April. He also serves on the board of regents of University of Oxford, is a trustee emeritus of Saint Louis School and sits on the board of directors at Palolo Chinese Home, an adult care home for the elderly. When Tseu isn't guesting at fundraising galas or attending board meetings, he enjoys walking and reading. When asked, he'll reveal that he is an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. 'Now that I've retired (from dentistry ), I serve three days—Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday—at the temple in Laie and, of course, Sunday, I go to church. At home, I read a lot of church books, the Scripture, and a lot of (other ) gospel books.' Tseu does not evangelize. 'We have our own concept of religion and our own beliefs, but I don't want to impose myself on other people's belief, ' he said. He enjoys the balance between his church service and Honolulu's glamorous social scene, where he socializes and does his philanthropic work. 'All the earthly wealth and all our success is the blessing from our Heavenly Father, and all the earthly wealth that we accumulate, we should share it because it's a blessing from God, ' Tseu said. 'It's not for us to enjoy, to go on cruises and buy expensive cars, but to share our blessings and our material things with the needy and the poor, the fatherless and the widow. 'Sometimes you get more out of giving than receiving. That gives me more satisfaction than spending money on myself.'
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Wichita State awards $65K in scholarships to entrepreneurial students
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University has announced the two recipients of the 2025 Professor Fran Jabara Endowed Scholarship. This year's winners are Wyatt Ochs, a homeschool student from Wichita, and Jennifer C. Sanchez-Reyes from Derby High School. They will each receive more than $32,700 over four years to attend WSU and major in entrepreneurship. Eight Wichita teachers awarded as outstanding Ochs operates a lawn care business with over 50 weekly clients and four employees, which he started in 2019. He also runs a woodworking company and a goose prevention service called Goos-B-Gone. 'My entrepreneurial goal is to take the knowledge I have learned from my current business and the knowledge I will learn at Wichita State to start a business in college and expand it after graduation,' Ochs said in a news release. Sanchez-Reyes owns a small jewelry business that designs and sells bracelets. Before earning the scholarship, she was unsure if she would attend school. 'Honestly, this scholarship has changed my life completely,' Sanchez-Reyes said in a news release. 'A few days before getting the amazing news, I started to think that maybe college was going to be too expensive and I considered not attending. I was getting a little discouraged. Now that I have the opportunity to attend college as a Jabara Scholar, I will be able to focus on learning and not how I can pay for it.' The Jabara Scholarship is one of the largest of its kind nationally for entrepreneurs. 'The Barton School was a pioneer in offering a dedicated entrepreneurship major, and we continue to stand at the forefront of entrepreneurial education,' Larisa Genin, dean of the Barton School of Business, said in a statement. 'The Jabara Scholars are an integral part of this enduring legacy, poised to forge their own path in the world of innovation and business.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
NSU announces new scholarship for journalism students
NATCHITOCHES, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A new scholarship opportunity available to media, journalism, and communications students at Northwestern State University honors award-winning sports journalist Doug Ireland. Ireland won the lSWA Distinguished Service Award in Sports Journalism and serves as chairman of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum. Ireland serves NSU as an advisor to university president James Genovese. 'This scholarship is so appropriate in that Doug Ireland dedicated so much time and effort to the Sports Information Office,' said David Stamey, the Natchitoches Parish Clerk of Court as he announced the Doug Ireland Endowed Scholarship. NSU: 'Mike McConathy Court' named after beloved coach Robert 'Skeeter' Salim created the scholarship with a $100,000 gift to the NSU Foundation. Undergraduate and graduate students who chose to pursue careers in journalism, media, or communications will benefit from the scholarship. NSU's Associate Athletic Director of External Operations, Jason Pugh, said the event is a very special occasion and we're so honored to be a part of it and to share in this outstanding event. 'We all gather to honor a man who was born in Pennsylvania but became a Louisiana legend and, more to the point, a national legend, a figure whose attachment to Northwestern began as a student and stretched throughout three decades in his career as an athletic administrator. He is one of his alma mater's most ardent supporters,' said Pugh. Skeeter Salim, who initiated the scholarship with a $100K donation, is a 1972 graduate of NSU. He also established four $100,000 endowments in memory of the late Jerry Pierce, Richard Ware, Jack Brittain Jr., and H.N. & Inez Towry. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry appointed Salim to the University of Louisiana System board of supervisors. '[This scholarship] will make a difference to the media students at NSU for years to come and we all need to accept the challenge of helping make Northwestern a top regional university,' said Stamey. Friends of NSU are encouraged to donate to the Ireland Scholarship Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
