The endowed Julie Geis Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to a Nebraska softball player who has lived in Nebraska for at least 12 years, owns at least a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average, and demonstrates commitment to serving as a role model on and off the field.
A four-year letterwinner for the Huskers from 1976 to 1979, Julie Geis was a victim of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York City. During the tragedy, Geis was on the 105th floor of the south tower, where she was working during a week-long trip to New York for the downtown Kansas City-based office of Aon Consulting, Inc. A native of Beaver Crossing, Neb., Geis earned a bachelor of science degree in education, a master's degree in educational psychology and a Ph.D. in educational administration. The Nebraska softball team retired Geis' jersey on Oct. 12, 2001.
Julie Geis Memorial Scholarship Recipients
2002-03 - Amanda Buchholz
2003-04 - Peaches James
2004-05 - Katie Linke
2005-06 - Jaime Borg
2006-07 - Molly Hill
2007-08 - Molly Hill
2008-09 - Heidi Foland
2009-10 - Heidi Foland
2010-11 - Ashley Hagemann
2011-12 - Nikki Haget
2012-13 - Megan Southworth
2013-14 - Alicia Armstrong
2014-15 - Alicia Armstrong
2015-16 - Lotte Sjulin
2016-17 - Gina Metzler
2017-18 - Kaylan Jablonski
2018-19 - Madi Unzicker
2019-20 - Olivia Ferrell
2020-21 - Karlee Seevers
2021-22 - Karlee Seevers
2022-23 - Abbie Squier