Since 1983, the UNO Alumni Association has provided a Student Regent Leadership Award scholarship (now $3,000) to the student body president. In 2000, the association began issuing a scholarship ($1,500) to the student body vice president. To date, these scholarships have totaled more than $90,000.
Drew Leisy, 2025–2026 student body president and regent and Aditi Rai, 2025–2026 student body vice president were sworn into office as UNO’s next student representatives on Monday, May 5, 2025. Nathan Hankenson, assistant director of alumni engagement, presented the scholarships and congratulated the incoming student leadership team on behalf of the UNO Alumni Association.
Leisy will represent all UNO students on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. On campus, the President/Regent meets with administrators, staff and faculty to improve the student experience. He will also serve as the official representative of the student body at various university functions and an ex-officio member of the UNO Alumni Association Board of Directors.
As vice president, Rai will assist the president/regent in coordinating visits and special requests by students and makes all appointments to university-wide committees and to the student senate.
1983: President/Regent – Ray Mandery
1984: President/Regent – Guy Mockelman
1985: President/Regent – Mike DeBolt
1986: President/Regent – Allison Brown Corson
1987: President/Regent – R.L. Kerrigan
1988: President/Regent – Joseph Kerrigan
1989: President/Regent – Paula Effle
1990: President/Regent – Kelli Sears
1991: President/Regent – Charles Valgora
1992: President/Regent – Mike Farquhar
1993: President/Regent – Jennifer Newhouse
1994: President/Regent – Matt Schulz
1995: President/Regent – Justin Peterson
1996: President/Regent – Craig Richter
1997: President/Regent – Jason Winterboer
1998: President/Regent – Joseph Sanchez III
1999: President/Regent – Brandon Steenson
1999: President/Regent – Jonathan Schrader
2000: President/Regent – Will Marunda
Vice President/Regent – Frankie Coleman
2001: President/Regent – Mallory Prucha Rashoi
Vice President/Regent – Crystalynn Billings
2002: President/Regent – Shay Riggs
Vice President/Regent – Joe Bilek
2003: President/Regent – Joe Bilek
Vice President/Regent – Kamina Jones
2004: President/Regent – Jonathan Croskey
Vice President/Regent – Kyle Gunn
2005: President/Regent – Elizabeth Kraemer
Vice President/Regent – Lamarr Womble
2006: President/Regent – Steve Massara
Vice President/Regent – VaShawn Smith
2007: President/Regent – Alexander Williams
Vice President/Regent – Mike White
2008: President/Regent – Lucas Seiler
Vice President/Regent – Buey Ruet
2009: President/Regent – Neal Bonacci
Vice President/Regent – Kevin Huddleston
2010: President/Regent – Michael Crabb
Vice President/Regent – Gina Halbom
2011: President/Regent – Liz O’Connor
Vice President/Regent – Bret Harrell
2012: President/Regent – Devin Bertelsen
Vice President/Regent – Shawn Addison
2013: President/Regent – Martha Spangler
Vice President/Regent – Benjamin Kaipust
2014: President/Regent – Jordan Koch
Vice President/Regent – Adam MacKenzie
2015: President/Regent – Brock Lewis
Vice President/Regent – Amanda Chapin
2016: President/Regent – Patrick Davlin
Vice President/Regent – Emily Bradley
2017: President/Regent – Carlo Eby
Vice President/Regent – Hameidah Alsafwani
2018: President/Regent – Renata Valquier Chavez
Vice President/Regent – Benji Fountain
2019: President/Regent – Aya Yousuf
Vice President/Regent – Jabin Moore
2020: President/Regent – Jabin Moore
Vice President/Regent – Vanessa Chavez Jurado
2021: President/Regent – Maeve Hemmer
Vice President/Regent – Amy Lopez Hernandez
2022: President/Regent – Tori Sims
Vice President/Regent – Veronica Chapman
2023: President/Regent – Hakim Lotoro
Vice President/Regent – Nate Ostdiek
2024: President/Regent – Ishani Adidam
Vice President/Regent – Kevin Ramirez
2025: President/Regent – Drew Leisy
Vice President/Regent – Aditi Rai
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