CURTIS, Neb. NCTA Aggie students Macy Zentner of Cedar Rapids and Vanessa Herrera of Lexington have completed their spring semester at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.
Earlier this semester, each received a $1,000 Glenn Jurgens Memorial Scholarship for 2020-2021, in honor of Professor Jurgens who taught at NCTA and its predecessor institutions of UNSTA and UNSA.
NCTA’s semester concludes this week with graduation on May 6.
Zentner and Herrera are sophomores who will be returning to NCTA next fall and are set to graduate in 2022.
Zentner is majoring in livestock industry management with a certificate in equine training management. On campus, she serves as a resident assistant, is a member of the Ranch Horse Team, and is active in campus clubs and gives visiting students campus tours as an NCTA Ambassador. She is an officer with the NCTA Student Senate and is one of two student representatives serving on the NCTA Dean’s Council.