KEARNEY, Neb., Aug. 5 -- The University of Nebraska Kearney issued the following news release:

College can change a life. Sometimes, it changes an entire family.

Becca Dobry, the new financial aid director at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, has spent her career helping make those opportunities possible.

"I love the impact financial aid has, not just on students, but on entire families," she said. "I've had the privilege of helping students overcome financial barriers so they can pursue their education and achieve goals they may have thought were out of reach. Knowing that our work can change the trajectory of someone's future is incredibly rewarding and is what motivates me every day."

A Sumner native, Dobry earned a bachelor's d...