Mammel Hall in Omaha, Nebraska is the home of a scholarship that supports business students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha who are in financial need. This scholarship honors Dean Emeritus Louis Pol, who led the College of Business for 16 years. The funding for this scholarship comes from the CEO and Omaha Value Dinners, which are part of the annual Genius of Warren Buffett events held at UNO. The most recent events added $40,000 to the scholarship fund, which now totals over $329,000.
Louis Pol expressed that the scholarship will provide crucial financial support to students as they work towards their educational goals. Despite feeling uncomfortable having a fund in his name, he emphasized that the support is more about helping students in need rather than who the fund is named after. Pol expressed excitement about how this support will empower students who need it the most.
Robert P. Miles, who has taught the Genius of Warren Buffett course at UNO since 2011, established the Dean Emeritus Louis Pol Endowed Scholarship Fund in early 2022. Since then, learners from around the world have come to Omaha to take the course and participate in events like the Berkshire System Summit and the Value Investor Conference. The course and these events take place leading up to the Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders’ meeting.
The Fund is expected to be merged with the Genius of Warren Buffett Investment Fund to further support the program through the University of Nebraska Foundation. This collaboration is projected to result in annual scholarship distributions exceeding $14,000 per year, creating a lasting legacy for the Genius of Warren Buffett course. For more information, contact Penjani Banda at pbanda@unomaha.edu or 402.320.4837.