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Young Alumni Achievement Award

Established in 2014, Young Alumni Awards recognize outstanding career achievement, active community involvement or exceptional service to the university by UNO graduates 40 or younger.

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Young Alumni Achievement Award 2024 Recipients

Joanne Li, Ph.D., CFA, Jared Hall, Megan Holt, Viv Ewing

Jared Hall

Jared Hall is an entrepreneur and fashion designer. He earned his degree in multidisciplinary studies from UNO in 2020. That same year Hall founded 3am Luxury, a handbag and leather accessories company. Hall launched his e-commerce business in June 2021 and began appearing on runways in Kansas City and Los Angeles mid 2022. One year later, Hall was recognized for his unique designs and unparalleled quality when he displayed 3am Luxury in Dubai, Monte Carlo and Paris. Magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, Los Angeles Forbes and many others have recognized the young talented designer. You can find 3am Luxury products in stores in Omaha, Dubai and Paris. Recently, Hall landed a partnership with Fashion Factor & Golden Wings, a highly recognized fashion community in Dubai which is focused on increasing the presence of 3am Luxury.

Megan Holt, CPA, FRM

Megan Holt is the chief financial officer (CFO) at Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. As CFO, Holt is responsible for the company’s financial and reporting functions, including accounting, treasury, financial planning and analysis and enterprise-wide reporting.  

Holt began her career with KPMG, LLP and served clients in financial services industries for six years before joining Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company in 2016. At Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Holt held roles in technical accounting, internal controls assessment and both financial and emerging/strategic enterprise risk management. Holt joined Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. in July 2022 as vice president of financial reporting and took on the role of CFO in July 2023. 

Holt received her BSBA in Accounting from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2009. She earned her Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation in 2010 and her Financial Risk Management (FRM) certification in 2022. Holt also serves on the Board of Directors for the Nebraska Society of CPAs, is Chair of the Board of Directors for a local non-profit: Live On Nebraska and is the independent director for the Board of Directors of Volano Software.

Young Alumni Achievement Award Recipients

2014: Jeff Slobotski

2015: Leslie Fischer, Kenny McMorris

2016: Andres Torres, Wendy Townley

2017: Matthew Lee, Tara Stingley

2018: Angel Starks, Michelle Zych

2022: Sahra Kaboli-Nejad, Elizabeth O’Connor

2023: Rick Knudtson, Ashley Kuhn 

2024: Jared Hall, Megan Holt, CPA, FRM