Rudy Smith Scholarship

Rudy Smith Scholarship

Apply by Monday, March 2, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.
Rudolph “Rudy” Smith Sr. was a ground-breaking photographer during a half-century career with the Omaha World-Herald and was also active in the fight for civil rights in Omaha. When Rudy joined the staff of the World-Herald in 1964, he became the first African American to work in the paper’s news department. Smith also became the first African American faculty member in the UNO Department of Communication.

Friends, co-workers and the family of Rudy Smith established an annual $2,500 scholarship in his honor. It is to be awarded to a communications student who is Black, Indigenous or a person of color, preferably a student with interest in working in a news-related field.

Students from UNO, UNL and Creighton can compete for the scholarship by submitting three pieces of their work. Deadline for submissions is March 2. The Press Club Scholarship Committee will make the selection and notify the winner.
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Applicants should digitally submit three pieces of their work, whether a printed article, published photograph or audio or video.

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