My family always gave to community with heart, time, and treasure and taught me by example to follow their footsteps.

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I founded the Karen Dunning Fund Endowment at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln in 1995. It has provided annual scholarships in the Women and Gender Studies department.  I have been blessed to attend several annual ceremonies and meet the worthy recipients.  It is a great honor to play a part.

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• Lincoln Public Schools Bronze level Donor

• University of Nebraska - Lincoln Chancellor's Club member

• University of Nebraska - Lincoln Life Time member

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Here are a few of the charities and non-profit organizations for which I have served as a member of the Board of Directors:  

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• Leadership Institute at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln

• The Nebraska Arts Council

• Planned Parenthood

• Voices of Hope (Domestic Violence)

• Lincoln Lancaster County Commission on the Status of Women

• Rotary International member

• United Way Loaned Executive (as an employee of IBM)

• Capital Beach Neighborhood Association

• California Mentor volunteer and fundraising committee member

• Sleepy Hollow Neighborhood Association

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