Brookhaven native Elbert White, a 1981 Brookhaven High School graduate, recently served as a member of the Distinguished Young Women of Nebraska judges panel.

DYW is specifically for high school junior girls, focusing on excellence in scholarship, leadership and talent. White was part of a six-member panel assigning $7,650 in cash scholarships and more than $2 million in tuition scholarship opportunities.

White and other panel members evaluated applicants in an interview, aerobic fitness, talent and public speaking. A separate educator evaluated scholastics.

Delaney Knight of Omaha was selected as the 2023 Distinguished Young Woman of Nebraska and will advance to the national program in Mobile, Alabama, in June 2023.

White served in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska. Upon his retirement, he and his family remained in the area, and he now works in the electrical industry as a project manager for Katmai Government Services. His daughter Jessica was the 2007 Distinguished Young Woman of Nebraska.