Former Bluejay Mark Henkels Endows First Baseman Scholarship

Omaha, Neb. -- A former Creighton baseball player is paying it forward for the next generation of student-athletes covering his old base.

Mark Henkels, BSBA'83 — along with his wife, Deborah Henkels, BA'83 — has endowed the first baseman position, establishing a scholarship for Creighton baseball players. This makes Mark the first former athlete to endow a position at Creighton.

The Mark and Deborah Henkels Starting First Baseman Endowed Scholarship is Creighton's third endowed position overall, following the Janie and Harry Hoch, Jr. Family Point Guard Endowed Scholarship and the Larry V. and Linda J. Pearson Family Starting Guard Endowed Scholarship, established for the men's basketball…