Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben award scholarships

OMAHA, Nebraska -- The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation has announced the 11 recipients of this year's Ak-Sar-Ben $1,000 Community College Scholarship made possible by the funds raised by the Ak-Sar-Ben Friends. The Ak-Sar-Ben Friends is a membership based group of volunteers throughout Nebraska and western Iowa who help promote and support the goals and mission of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation.

The local scholarship recipient is Elizabeth Snider of Maywood, a student at Southeast Community College.

The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben was established in 1895 with a mission of leveraging collective business leadership to build a more prosperous Heartland.