Eighteen aspiring teachers from Nebraska are set to join the newest cohort of the Teacher Scholars Academy in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s College of Education and Human Sciences. Students in the academy are engaged in a supportive learning community throughout their teacher-education program.
The academy was established to prepare teachers who will continue to grow and develop beyond their degree. To date, 112 new teachers have graduated from the academy and nearly 75% are teaching in schools across Nebraska.
The fall 2025 cohort is listed below by hometown, with their intended academic major(s) and high school when it differs from the hometown.
Bellevue:
- Phoebe Pinkerton, family and consumer sciences (occupational) (Papillion-La Vista South)
- Bethany Potts, elementary education (Bellevue West)
Crete:
- Toryn Siske, elementary education
Davenport:
- Kinzley Bohling, secondary education (social studies) (Bruning-Davenport)
Douglas:
- Paige Christensen, secondary education (social studies) (Lincoln High)
Fullerton:
- Austin Anderson, secondary education (social studies) (Twin River)
Gretna:
- Emmitt Dickes, secondary education (mathematics)
La Vista:
- Lucy Mohr, secondary education (social studies) (Papillion-La Vista)
Lincoln:
- Emily Bender, elementary education and special education (Lincoln East)
- Dominic Brown, secondary education (social studies) (Lincoln High)
- Janeli Gonzalez, elementary education (Lincoln High)
- Lillian Jimenez-McBride, secondary education (social studies) (Lincoln East)
- Olivia Rowe, elementary education and early childhood education (Lincoln Southwest)
- Elizabeth Synek, elementary education (Malcolm)
Omaha:
- Ava Bischof, elementary education and special education (Elkhorn North)
- Lanna Williams, elementary education and special education (Omaha Westview)
Papillion:
- Mia Cooley, elementary education (Papillion-La Vista South)
Utica:
- Ryan Richters, elementary education and special education (Centennial)
