Goodrich Program News Today

The Goodrich Scholarship Program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha traces its origins to 1972 with one question: “What could students from low-income backgrounds achieve if economic barriers were removed, they received close personal contact with faculty, and experienced a stimulating teaching-learning atmosphere?”

Troy Romero, Ph.D., began his UNO journey as an undergraduate student in 1992. Today he is the Chair of the Goodrich Scholarship Program, the same program that helped him - and nearly 2,000 other students - earn a bachelors degree. The University of Nebraska at Omaha has been Troy Romeros home for nearly 40 years - in more ways than one. This week, Romero, whose doctorate is in psychology, begins his tenure as chair of the Goodrich Scholarship Program. Its a role that hes seemingly been working...