Union Pacific Foundation Continues The Principals' Partnership in Nebraska Public High Schools

The Principals' Partnership and Nonprofit Organizations in Nebraska Receive More Than $937,000 from Union Pacific Foundation

Omaha, Neb., April 02, 2008 –

Union Pacific Foundation is granting $937,300 to fund The Principals' Partnership and projects submitted by nonprofit organizations in Nebraska.

The Principals' Partnership, the signature giving program of Union Pacific Foundation, will continue to serve as a professional resource to 34 public high school principals in Nebraska. This is the second year the program has been in Nebraska.   Additionally, the Foundation is providing grants to19 nonprofit organizations in the state.

“Union Pacific continues our association with the great organizations located where our employees live and work because we know they help make those communities a better place,” said Bob Turner, president of Union Pacific Foundation. “We are also very proud of our award winning program that supports public high school principals called The Principals’ Partnership. Union Pacific created The Partnership because we believe strong leaders build strong schools and ultimately, stronger communities.”

The Principals' Partnership assists approximately 1,000 principals with responsibilities for more than 1 million students. The seven-year-old program helps fulfill principals' leadership needs through a number of opportunities, including research, networking and workshops. Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, the Partnership starts with the professional needs of each principal and offers an individually customized program to meet those needs. The program is offered at no cost to the school, the district or the principal.

The Principals' Partnership is offered to public high school principals in key communities served by Union Pacific. For the third straight year, the program extends to principals in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

2008 Foundation Grants
Recipient	City
Fremont Area United Way	Fremont
Friends of The Gering Library, Inc.	Gering
Heartland United Way, Inc.	Grand Island
United Way of South Central Nebraska, Inc.	Hastings
Museum of Nebraska Art	Kearney
United Way of the Kearney Area	Kearney
Lexington United Way	Lexington
Boys And Girls Club of Lincoln County Nebraska, Inc.	North Platte
Mid-Plains United Way, Inc.	North Platte
Charles Drew Health Center, Inc.	Omaha
College of Saint Mary	Omaha
Durham Western Heritage Museum	Omaha
Nature Conservancy	Omaha
Nebraska Shakespeare Festival, Inc.	Omaha
Omaha Zoo Foundation	Omaha
United Way of the Midlands	Omaha
Scotts Bluff County United Way	Scottsbluff
YMCA of Scottsbluff, Nebraska	Scottsbluff
2008 The Principal's Partnership
Participating School	City
Columbus High School	Columbus
Lakeview High School	Columbus
Cozad High School	Cozad
Elkhorn High School	Elkhorn
Fairbury Jr/Sr High School	Fairbury
Falls City High School	Falls City
Fremont High School	Fremont
Gering High School	Gering
Gibbon High School	Gibbon
Gothenburg Jr./Sr. High School	Gothenburg
Grand Island Senior High School	Grand Island
Grand Island Northwest High School	Grand Island
Kearney High School	Kearney
Kimball Jr./Sr. High School	Kimball
Lexington High School	Lexington
Morrill High School	Morrill
North Platte High School	North Platte
Benson High School	Omaha
Blackburn High School	Omaha
Bryan High School	Omaha
Burke High School	Omaha
Career Center	Omaha
Central High School	Omaha
North High School	Omaha
Northwest High School	Omaha
South High School	Omaha
Millard Learning Center	Omaha
Millard North High School	Omaha
Millard South High School	Omaha
Millard West High School	Omaha
Westside High School	Omaha
Scottsbluff High School	Scottsbluff
Sidney Senior High School	Sidney
Douglas County West Community High School	Valley

The Union Pacific Foundation grants to nonprofit organizations support education, health and human services, and charitable outreach, and reflect Union Pacific Foundation's 49-year tradition of supporting community and civic programs.

Union Pacific Foundation

The Union Pacific Foundation is the primary philanthropic arm of Union Pacific Corporation. The Foundation has distributed funds since 1959 to qualified organizations in communities served by Union Pacific. The Foundation is not endowed, but is funded each year from the operating profits of Union Pacific Corporation. Much of the foundation's philanthropic support is directed toward The Principals' Partnership, its signature giving program. Union Pacific believes principals who are effective leaders build strong schools, which in turn produce solid citizens, workers and adults. When that happens, we all benefit.

About Union Pacific

Union Pacific Corporation owns one of America’s leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad, links 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country and serves the fastest-growing U.S. population centers. Union Pacific’s diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Energy, Industrial Products and Intermodal. The railroad offers competitive long-haul routes from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways. Union Pacific connects with Canada’s rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major gateways to Mexico, making it North America’s premier rail franchise.

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