The trailblazing businesswoman and politician became the first woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate from Nebraska. Hazel worked as a high school teacher and principal before she married the founder of one of Nebraska’s largest construction companies. After her husband’s sudden death in 1937, Hazel ran Lincoln’s Abel Construction for 14 years. Then in […]

Pat has a long history of community activism in North Omaha and serves as the genteel elder stateswoman of the Central High Alumni Association. Beginning in 1963, Brown spent 40 years as an information specialist with Northwestern Bell/Century Link telephone company. When she was 20 in 1958, she met Dr. Martin Luther King at her […]

Pete has left his mark in Omaha as the longest serving member of the City Council in Omaha history. He was first elected to the City Council in 2009, was re-elected to a fifth four-year term in 2025, and has served several terms as President of the City Council. The third generation in his family […]

The Omaha businessman has been widely active in Omaha’s philanthropic community, most notably the promotion of human rights and Holocaust education.  Goldstein graduated from Northwestern University with an engineering degree, also competing as a varsity swimmer.   He returned to Omaha and joined the family truck rental and leasing business.  He helped establish the Goldstein […]

Kern rose from the Logan Fontenelle public housing projects to become a transformative educator, author, and advocate. Fueled by her experiences at Central, she earned a scholarship to Langston University and later earned two master’s degrees. She went on to a long career in the Dallas Independent School District. With over 25 years of teaching, […]

The twin sisters have committed to preserving Central’s vibrant past through their work on the Central Alumni Association’s Historical Committee. They have devoted countless hours to the association, helping the school inventory artifacts from past generations as well as books written by Central authors. In recent years, they have led efforts to organize the school’s […]

Oberman has put his math, science, and writing background from Central to use, making his mark in computers, technology, and artificial intelligence. He earned a B.S. from the University of Iowa and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University, all in electrical engineering. His doctoral research developed algorithms and hardware designs that accelerate computer calculations. […]

Rogers has served his country for decades as a senior enlisted leader and civilian in the U.S. military, earning numerous commendations. He spent 24 years with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services in a variety of roles, joining the U.S. Marine Corps reserves when he was in his late 20s. He deployed to […]

Semrad spent his entire 32-year career at Central, serving as a teacher, state championship basketball coach and data-savvy administrator. Semrad was hired in 1973 as a social studies teacher and coach. As head coach of girls basketball, his 1983 and 1984 teams went 50-0, claimed back-to-back state championships and were inducted into the Nebraska Sports […]

These proud Central graduates have stepped up time and again to serve the school’s alumni association, as officers, committee chairs and volunteering at reunions. Gary spent a 40-year career as an administrator with Union Pacific and also 30 years with NP Dodge Real Estate. Cheryl had a 37-year career as a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Both […]