Notes from The Harry & Reba Huge Foundation
Evan Harpster, a native of Fremont, Nebraska, graduated in May, 2012 from Nebraska Wesleyan University. A recipient of a four-year full scholarship from The Harry and Reba Huge Foundation, Evan is now spending a year in Germany as a Fulbright scholar. While at NWU, Evan majored in Biology and German. While in Germany, Evan will… Read More
Recipients of the DVH Scholarship Fund for Women and the Harry and Reba Huge Foundation present at the 2012 annual awards dinner (from left) were: Alison Hawley, Jett Mickelsen, Tonette Gonzales-Hunter, Reba and Harry Huge, Haley Gebers, Madison Miller, and Danna Dlouhy
Lindsey Jones, a Nebraska Wesleyan University junior biochemistry major and Huge Foundation Scholar was selected to present her research at the West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference in Los Angeles. Lindsey received an award for “top oral presentation” in the genetics category. Her research presentation was titled, “Development of a system to deplete Sir2… Read More
The Harry and Reba Huge Foundation is pleased to announce that Madison Miller will receive one of two Huge Scholarships to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University beginning in the fall of 2012. Madison was among 99 applicants comprised of the top high school students in Nebraska and surrounding states to compete for this four-year, full-scholarship award… Read More
On March 25, 2011, Harry Huge was named as the Honorary Consul in Charleston, South Carolina to the country of Estonia. The event was marked with a reception at the Huge home in Charleston, which will also function as the offices of the honorary consulate, followed by a dinner. Over 200 guests from around the… Read More
The Huge Foundation regularly gathers scholarship winners to develop and maintain a sense of community among the students, both current and graduates. For the most recent gathering, photographed here, Harry and Reba Huge hosted a dinner for 15 students at the Embassy Suites in Lincoln. The goal is to ensure that students see the Foundation… Read More
In the fall of 2011, The Harry and Reba Huge Foundation invited Dr. Robert Gallo to travel to Estonia to meet with top government officials and to deliver a series of lectures at the University of Tartu. The Founder and Director of the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine… Read More
On August 15th, 2012, the Nebraska Wesleyan University women’s basketball team will be traveling to Estonia to play a series of games. The trip, sponsored by The Harry and Reba Huge Foundation, is part of an exchange program to encourage cultural exchange between Nebraska Wesleyan University and Estonia. The trip will begin with numerous cultural… Read More
On Friday, February 24, over 40 Nebraska Wesleyan University students, faculty, and staff gathered to help celebrate the 94th anniversary of Estonia’s independence. Jack Siemsen, Dean of University College, co-hosted the event with Larry Ruth, Estonia’s Honorary Consul to Nebraska, and included dozens of NWU students who had traveled during the last few years to… Read More
Hello All, Sorry for the delayed post, the first few weeks of this semester have been very busy! Classes have been going great so far, but I am taking three science classes with labs in addition to completing independent research, so I have been spending many hours in the classroom and lab every week. I’m… Read More
