MAG 2-06.indd - Wayne State College

Murphy to Join Nebraska State College System OfficeCarolyn Murphy, vice president foradministration and finance at Wayne StateCollege since 1999, has been named vicechancellor for finance and administration forthe Nebraska State College System officein Lincoln. In her current position, Murphyoversees the areas of accounting, budget,business and facilities services, financial aid,grants administration, and human resources.She will begin her new duties July 1."Carolyn works closely with the NSCSoffice in her current position, and is familiarwith the policies and procedures withinour system," said Stan Carpenter, NSCSchancellor. "She has a strong backgroundin finances, as shown by her management ofthe more than $30 million budget at WayneState College."WSC President Richard J. Collingssaid he has mixed feelings about Murphy’snew position. "While I understand Caro-lyn’s wish to move to a position of greaterresponsibility, she will be sorely missed onour campus," he said. "Carolyn has that rarecombination of expertise, intense work ethicand compassion that is hard to find. AlthoughI hate to see her leave, I am pleasedto know that the Nebraska State College Systemwill be adding an excellent vice chancellorto the staff—one who will be of immensebenefit to all of us in the system."Murphy received her business administrationundergraduate and master's in businessadministration degrees at Wayne StateCollege. She also completed a three-yearprogram at the College Business ManagementInstitute at the University of Kentucky,Lexington in 1997. Prior to her current positionat Wayne State, she was budget managerand grants administrator for more than nineyears at the college."My husband, Ken, and I are lookingforward to this new adventure. I am pleasedthat I can continue to be of service to theNebraska State College System, and amvery excited about the new opportunitiesthis position provides," Murphy said. "Iwill miss the Wayne State campus, Dr.Collings, faculty, staff and all of our colleaguesand friends in the Wayne area."Ken Murphy is retiring as director ofadministrative systems in June after 22years with Wayne State College. He wasresponsible for implementing the currentStudent Information System in 1987. Hewas promoted to director of administrativesystems in 1994.The Murphys have three sons, Jim andGina Murphy of Omaha, John and AngelaMurphy of Omaha, and Bret Burns, astudent at Wayne State College. They alsohave three grandchildren, Kayla, Brooke,and Kianna.Peterson Named2005 NationalProfessionalAgent of the YearCarter 'Cap' Peterson '72 of Wayne has received a prestigious national award:the 2005 Professional Agent of the Year. Presented by the National Association ofProfessional Insurance Agents (PIA), the award honors Peterson for his tireless workon behalf of professional insurance agents, his commitment to the highest standardsof professionalism, his active leadership in PIA and dedication to his community.Peterson is a member of the Wayne State Foundation executive board, theNebraska State College System board of trustees and a number of other professionaland civic organizations. He is president of Northeast Nebraska Insurance Agency inWayne, an agency he joined in 1979 as a sales associate."Cap Peterson has spent the last quarter-century building an outstandingagency--and at the same time, he has served the insurance industry through his activeinvolvement in PIA," said Terry Adams, PIA national president. Peterson has servedon the board of PIA of Nebraska since the late 1980’s. In that time, he served twoterms as president of PIA of Nebraska and was selected the Nebraska Agent of theYear three times, most recently in 2004."We all know Cap through his current service," said Sharon Dooley, PIA ofNebraska executive vice president who nominated Peterson for the national award."Less well-known is the fact that Cap has used his talent and formal training as aneducator to promote the insurance industry by teaching relevant courses at the collegeand high school levels. A number of promising young people have entered theinsurance profession as a result of Cap’s influence during their education."Peterson, who received the Wayne State College Alumni Achievement Award in1999, began his professional career as a teacher in the Winside Public Schools aftergraduating from Wayne State in 1972. As a trustee of the Nebraska State CollegeSystem, he enjoys the challenges of higher education. "The trustees work with thelarger picture encompassing the three campuses--Wayne State, Chadron State andPeru State," he said. "Most of the things we’re trying to do involve emphasizing thesystem more. We want to provide the best system we can for our students."Peterson and his wife, Nana, also own Antiques on Main in Wayne. They havefour children and four grandchildren "plus two on the way!" Cap said."I am very honored to have been named the 2005 Professional Agent of theYear," he said. "It is unusual for a board member to be named agent of the year; so Iespecially appreciate it."Wayne State Magazine 7