Three UNI students won funding for their businesses at the 2026 John Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition on April 10. Kadin Walter was one of three winners of this year’s competition, receiving $5,000 for his venture Work N Walter Farms.
David and Holly Wilson’s transformative gifts to UNI empower Tama County students, elevate ethics education campus wide, and fuel innovation through entrepreneurship and integrity-driven learning.
Ethics for Professional Life, a new course supported through the Wilson Endowment for Integrity and Excellence, is gaining popularity with students across majors ranging from business and biology, to nursing and computer science.
With its focus on excellence and ethical leadership, the Wilson Endowment supports UNI’s Beta Gamma Sigma chapter, enabling top business students to pursue opportunities such as the Ethical Leadership Credential and national conferences. Recent alum Reagan Lommell, ’25, who works in Technology Risk Assurance at Ernst & Young in Minneapolis, discusses how these opportunities influenced her UNI experience and continue to guide her early career.
Nicholas Sars joins UNI as the second Wilson Ethics Fellow, to expand ethics education across campus, part of David Wilson’s $25 million gift to the Wilson College of Business. He aims to equip students with critical thinking skills and ethical decision-making.
![Kadin Walter ['28] won $5,000 to support his business venture](/sites/default/files/styles/square_teaser/public/news-images/kadin%20walter%20.jpg.webp?itok=G0iAiE1j)
