How scholarships change our students' lives
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Supporting women’s athletics beyond the sidelines
Jul 29, 2020
Jim, BA’80, and Kathy Simpson are passionate about educating the next generation of ethical leaders. The Simpsons support student opportunities and diverse initiatives driven by meaningful relationships that have formed through a shared vision and values.
Honoring a father’s lifelong service to law
Jul 29, 2020
Through their gifts, Walter J., JD’72, and Mary Lou Smith, provide access for men and women to develop a foundation of moral values for a lifelong service in law. The Hon. Walter H. Smith Scholarship honors the legacy of Judge Smith, BA’35, JD’37.
Why I give to the Creighton Fund
Jul 01, 2020
A local Creighton alumna on why she supports the fund that helps the University meet its greatest areas of need.
A life of service and support. And late-night popsicle theft.
Jun 19, 2020
Gary and Judy Westerman have been a vital part of the Creighton community for decades. Now they continue their support to the dental school with an endowed scholarship.
Dental grad Ness grateful for Creighton experience
Mar 23, 2020
Creighton alumnus Arne Ness, DDS’77, was born into a life of king crab fishing, but then he met three dentists who sent him down a different path — like some sort of storybook fable, if storybook fables were ever written about dentistry … or king crab fishing.
Chehal thrilled to be named Belzer Endowed Chair
Mar 19, 2020
Hardeep Chehal, DDS’15, is the fourth holder of the Belzer Endowed Chair and the first woman appointed to the position.
Creighton dental grad gets at the root of things
Mar 18, 2020
"There’s something that shakes you to your core about the Jesuit tradition. The giving and acceptance and service, it changed my life." — Sue Bon Tiede, DDS’91
Four generations of Bluejays
Jan 20, 2020
Shortly before she died in 2018, Adelaide — or “Corky,” as her friends knew her — was able to see her granddaughter graduate from Creighton, making them a four-generation Creighton family.
Learning the power of empathy at Creighton
Dec 17, 2019
Iowa pharmacist Bob Greenwood, BSPHA'77, alumni advisory board and Board of Trustees member, recalls the moment it all sunk in for him — vividly. More than 40 years later, he still can't talk about it without a crack in his voice, tears in his eyes.
Wyoming banker reinvented herself as a Creighton dentist
Nov 27, 2019
The best thing about Creighton dental school, she says, “is that it prepares you for anything.”