Summer 2007 - Wayne State College

Wayne StateMagazine for alumni and friendsSummer 2007CollegeA Time to Remember, Relive...RediscoverHomecoming 2007Published twice annually for alumni and friends of Wayne State College - Summer 2007 - No. 2Wayne State Foundation - 1111 Main Street - Wayne, NE 68787

Table of ContentsMessage from President Richard Collings ..............3Wayne State College in the News ...........................4Lichtenberg Receives AlumniAchievement Award ................................................7Wayne State Magazine is publishedsemiannually for alumni and friends ofWayne State College. The magazine isfunded by the Wayne State Foundation.Comments and letters should be mailed to:Wayne State Foundation,Wayne State College, 1111 Main Street,Wayne, Nebraska 68787AdministrationDr. Richard CollingsPresidentSpring Commencementpage 6Campus Constructionpage 10Plains Writers Fiestapage 12Teaching Excellence Award ....................................7Homecoming 2007 Schedule ..................................8Best of The Stater ....................................................9Learning Community Format Expands .................10Faculty News ........................................................11Campus Notes .......................................................12Alumna Comes Back to College ...........................14South Sioux City Project Receives Funding .........15Baseball All-Americans ........................................16Alumni Notes .................................................. 20-27Chuck and Sharon Sass ................................ 20A. Thomas Schomberg .................................. 23Southern California andChicago Reunions ......................................... 27Dr. Robert McCueVice President for Academic AffairsBeth KrogerVice President for Administrationand FinanceCurt FryeVice President and Deanof Student LifePhyllis Conner - 402-375-7543Vice President for Developmentand Executive Director of theWayne State FoundationWayne State Foundation StaffDeb Lundahl - 402-375-7209Director of Developmentand Alumni RelationsKevin Armstrong - 402-375-7534Director of Planned GivingBrian Lentz - 402-375-7559Accountant and Assistant DirectorCarol Stephens - 402-375-7510Foundation Office AssistantCathleen Hansen - 402-375-7526Alumni Office AssistantLori BeBeeOffice AssistantEditorial StaffJay CollierDirector of College RelationsMortimore Draftedby Marinerspage 16Trudy MuirGraphic Design ArtistAngie NordhuesWriter, Photographer2

President’s MessageDr. Richard J. CollingsGreetings from Wayne,Summer, people outside of academia often tell me, must be a slow time on campus. They assume that since the majorityof our students are at home, completing internships, or pitching in on the family farm, that the rest of us here at WayneState are reveling in idyllic peace and quiet. Nothing could be further from the truth.If you happened to visit the college this summer, the improvements underway on campus could not have escapednotice. If you work here, each day during the construction project has been an exercise in patience dealing with parkingproblems, incredibly noisy construction equipment, and other inconveniences. But the final product will make it allworthwhile. When students return in a few weeks, campus access will be greatly improved, there will be more parking,and we all will be proud of the new “face” of Wayne State College as we complete Phase II of the three-phase campusimprovement project.The past few months also have presented many other reasons to celebrate. This issue of your alumni magazine highlightssome of the achievements of alumni, faculty, staff and students, who continue to give us reasons to be proud of WayneState College.One of the more important of the college’s celebrations was spring commencement, held in Rice Auditorium this yearbecause of stormy weather. Rain could not dampen the spirits of the 524 undergraduate and graduate students and theirfamilies who marked the successful completion of their course of studies.Wayne State faculty, students and alumni continue to find their way into newspapers large and small across Nebraska.These stories include reports on awards for outstanding teaching on the part of our professors and teacher educationgraduates and profiles chronicling the amazing journeys of graduates toward their degrees.Wayne State proudly serves as an important hub of teaching and learning for our region. In the past months, the collegehas hosted the annual faculty college for 48 professors in the Nebraska State College System; the annual Plains WritersFiesta, a celebration of literature and arts; the annual Language Arts Festival for students in grades seven through 12;and the Wayne Area Economic Development, Inc., Economic Development Summit, which convened professionals,volunteers, elected officials, and local, regional and state leaders, including Gov. Dave Heineman, to share experiencesand forge partnerships. In addition to events during the academic year, the college still hosts a number of summer campsfor junior high and high school students.Wayne State athletic teams continue to make strong showings in the conference. From All-American honors to AcademicAll-Americans, our athletes show impressive skills on the field of play and in the classroom.We take great pride in keeping our community up to date on the successes of Wayne State College and its graduates. Witheach story of success, each opportunity to serve the region, and each new award or athletic record, our graduates reinforcethe importance and value of their degrees.See you at Homecoming!President Richard and Marilyn Collings greetvisitors to the Wayne Chicken Show in July.Wayne State Magazine 3

Campus NotesWayne State CollegeInThe NewsCreighton News – April 11, 2007“Gottsch Awarded as Outstanding Teacher”Karen Gottsch (’74), Cambridge secondary science teacher,received the Outstanding Secondary Teacher Award at the NebraskaRural Community Schools Association’s Spring Conference inKearney.Gottsch has taught secondary science at Cambridge since 1990.She graduated from Wayne State College with a bachelor of sciencedegree and received her master’s degree in science education fromthe University of Nebraska at Kearney.She has been recognized for her excellence in teaching priorto this award. Gottsch was honored as a 2006 Teacher of the Yearfinalist from the Nebraska Department of Education.Norfolk Daily News – May 15, 2007“Wayne State Alumni HonoredUpon Retirement From NECC Faculty”Wayne State College alumni Lon Behmer (BAE ‘62, MSE‘71) of Norfolk and Sue Voss (BAE ‘66, MAE ‘78) of McLeanwere among Northeast Community College faculty honored at aretirement/recognition reception on the campus in Norfolk.Behmer, business/accounting instructor; and Voss, Spanishinstructor; retired at the end of June. Behmer holds bachelorand master of arts degrees from Wayne State College. He taughtbookkeeping and typing at Norfolk High School. After earning hismaster’s degree, he joined the college faculty in Norfolk in 1971.Voss earned her bachelor and master of arts degrees in educationfrom Wayne State College. She joined the NECC faculty in 1990as a part-time instructor teaching English, speech and Spanish.In 1997, she accepted a full-time Spanish instructor position atNortheast Community College.Omaha World-Herald – June 5, 2007“Nebraska Projects Helped By Federal Funds”Nebraska institutions received a total of $63 million through2006 under the National Institute of Health’s InstitutionalDevelopment Award Program, which targets funding to schools insmaller states. The 1993 pilot program became a national programabout seven years ago.Nebraska funds have been used to fund 24 projects at Nebraskacolleges and community colleges. James Turpen, vice chairmanof the University of Nebraska Medical Center has characterizedthe research funding as a key way to foster scientific work atinstitutions and cites Wayne State College as one of the successstories for the program.Federal funds have purchased new equipment, enabled theschool’s faculty members to present their work at national meetingsand sharply increased the research done by students. In the wordsof one faculty member, Turpen said, “It has so dramaticallyimproved the educational experience of science students at ourcollege that it is nearly impossible to overemphasize its impact onour campus.’’Holdrege Citizen – May 22, 2007Norfolk Daily News - May 2, 2007Lincoln Journal Star – May 13, 2007Omaha World Herald – June 12, 2007Associated Press“WSC Just Another Stop On Journey From Sudan”(Condensed from a story by Jerry Guentherof the Norfolk Daily News)Khor Pal (‘07), native of southern Sudan, immigrated to theUnited States in 2000 when he was 17. He lost both his parentsto the Sudan civil war that began in 1983 and has taken almost2.5 million lives. His mother was killed in 1991. His father waskilled in 1994.Pal learned English and studied to become a U.S. citizen. Hetook his oath as a citizen in December. He hopes eventually togo to graduate school and become a lawyer or another professionwhere he can help others, including Sudanese friends and family.He plans to work for a year and attend graduate school in the fallof 2008.His stepmother and a stepbrother live in Sudan, but many ofhis relatives, including some cousins, live in the United States.He and other Sudanese moved to Ethiopia to escape the war,however the war broke out in Ethiopia before he eventually wasable to come to the United States. When he first arrived in theUnited States, he was sent to Nashville, Tenn. He ended up inNebraska with other Sudanese through an agency that helped therefugees.He learned that Wayne State College was open to Sudaneseand his efforts at WSC also helped him pass the U.S. citizenshiptest after years of study. He maintained a 3.9 GPA and earneda bachelor of science in speech communication and corporate,community and public relations with a minor in criminal justice.He belonged to criminal justice and international clubs, as well asthe Alliance for Africans Club.When Pal first came to Wayne State, he went by “Andrew”Makouch Luot, but he petitioned the court after becoming acitizen to change his legal name to Khor Wal Pal.Coleridge Blade – April 11, 2007“Coleridge Grad Hired as Lab Managerat Jackson’s New Ethanol Plant”Lori (Nordby) Laible, a 2002 Wayne State graduate, begantraining to be the laboratory manager at Siouxland Ethanol nearJackson. Laible was a student at WSC before working in anumber of science-related positions across the Midwest.She will oversee testing of ethanol and distillers grainsduring processing and at completion, as well as testing for waterquality and tracking fermentation. She will also be in charge ofcompleting daily environmental checks and reporting back to thestate and federal environmental departments about the plant’swater and air quality monitoring efforts.Prior to the Jackson plant, she served as the senior labtechnician for the U.S. BioPlatte Valley ethanol plant in CentralCity for three years.4

Wayne State College business studentsmet with offi cials of the School ofEducation and Counseling and theSchool of Business and Technology todevelop a publicity and communicationplan for the reopening of theschoolhouse. Hana (Marie) Abbottof Omaha; Dr. Laura Dendinger,associate professor of business; Dr.Anthony Koyzis, dean of School ofEducation and Counseling; Dr. VaughnBenson, dean of School of Businessand Technology; Brett Wiedenfeld ofHartington; and Michael Hirschman ofFremont review the scrapbook project.Fremont Tribune – May 23, 2007Norfolk Daily News – May 11, 2007“One-Room School Opens For Tours”Wayne State College students of Strategic Communications,Managerial Communications and Labor Law from the School ofBusiness and Technology completed a project for the McCorkindaleSchool, an authentic one-room schoolhouse on the WSC campus. Theschool is available for tours and living history school days for areafourth-graders.Wayne State business students met with officials of the School ofEducation and Counseling to develop a publicity and communicationplan for the reopening of the schoolhouse. Students produced ascrapbook, a DVD, a brochure, a newsletter and 15 fundraisingcampaign ideas to be used to fund museum activities. The projectwas supported by the Wayne State College Service-Learning project.Chadron Record - June 13, 2007Hemingford Ledger - June 7, 2007“Dobrovolny Appointed Judicial District Judge”Gov. Dave Heineman announced his appointment of LeoDobrovolny to serve as district court judge for the Twelfth JudicialDistrict of Nebraska, which includes the counties of Banner, BoxButte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, Morrill, ScottsBluff, Sheridan and Sioux.Dobrovolny graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wayne StateCollege in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in history and politicalscience and received his law degree in 1980 from the CreightonUniversity School of Law.Atlantic News-Telegraph – May 12, 2007“Poldberg Spent Internship Workingfor Grassley In Washington, D.C.”Seth Poldberg (‘06) of Kimballton finished a five-monthinternship with Senator Chuck Grassley. Poldberg served as a pressintern. He aided Grassley’s press department in tracking presscoverage, assisted with weekly news conferences and helpedwith writing and distributing news releases, advisories, columnsand statements to reporters. Poldberg had the opportunity to aidGrassley with a speech for delivery on the Senate floor that aired onC-SPAN2.In August, Poldberg will begin teaching social studies at PC-MCommunity High School in Monroe.Dakota County Star - April 5, 2007“Wayne State College Representedat Annual Governor’s Day”Dr. Richard Collings, Wayne State College president, was aspeaker at the 29 th Annual Governor’s Day in Lincoln. Governor’sDay is sponsored by the South Sioux City Area Chamber ofCommerce, the City of South Sioux City, South Sioux CityCommunity Schools, Dakota County and the City of Dakota City.Norfolk Daily News - June 14, 2007“Brock Eichelberger Named Coach of the Year”Brock Eichelberger (‘01), Ewing girls basketball coach, wasnamed the “Norfolk Daily News Coach of the Year.” In his firstseason, Eichelberger led the Tigers to a 23-4 record and a Class D2state championship. Prior to Eichelberger’s leadership, the Tigershadn’t qualified for state in 22 years, recorded one win two yearsago and almost recorded the state’s fourth-longest losing streak everin 2001. Eichelberger also was the head boys basketball coach atthe now-defunct Beemer High School and led the Bobcats to a stateberth in the school’s last year. It was the first time a boys team fromBeemer had made it to state since 1991. Beemer is now mergedwith West Point High School. Eichelberger is a West Point-BeemerHigh School graduate.Wayne State Magazine 5

Campus NotesWayne State Holds Spring CommencementMembers of the Class of 2007 listen to Senator Ben Nelson’s speech during their spring commencement ceremony.524 Degrees Conferredby President CollingsZach MolacekTravis CoufalUnited StatesSenator BenNelson gave thecommencementaddress at theundergraduateceremony.The weather was gray, but the faces were bright. WayneState College held spring commencement ceremonies May 5in Rice Auditorium under stormy skies. Five hundred twentyfourdegrees, 167 graduate and 357 undergraduate, wereconferred by Wayne State President Richard J. Collings.Stan Carpenter, chancellor of the Nebraska StateCollege System, which is made up of Chadron, Peru andWayne State Colleges, was the honored guest at the graduatecommencement ceremony. Zach Molacek, a physicaleducation-exercise science graduate, gave the invocationat the ceremony. Molacek, of Stanton, Neb., earned hisbachelor’s degree at Wayne State, majoring in applied humanand sport physiology.Of the 167 students graduating with advanced degrees,there were seven in master of business administration, 155 inmaster of science in education and five education specialistdegrees.United States Senator Ben Nelson gave thecommencement address at the undergraduate ceremony.Senator Nelson, a former two-term governor of Nebraska, is anative of McCook, a southwest Nebraska town that has beenhome to two of Nebraska’s U.S. senators and three governors.Travis Coufal, of Brainard, Neb., gave the invocation.Coufal, a speech communication major, received a bachelor’sof science degree.6

Lichtenberg ReceivesWSC Alumni AwardRobert LichtenbergWayne State College presented the Alumni Achievement Award to RobertLichtenberg at the college’s baccalaureate ceremony May 5. The awardrecognizes Wayne State alumni for outstanding contributions in their careersand their communities.Lichtenberg graduated with a B.A. in physics and mathematics from WayneState College in 1969. He and his wife, Linda, own Lincoln Machine in Lincoln,Neb. Mr. Lichtenberg is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Wayne StateFoundation.After graduation from Wayne State, he taught at Wheeler Central HighSchool for two years. He then moved to Ames, Iowa, where in 1974 heearned his master of science in metallurgy from Iowa State University. Hecontinued graduate work and research at the Ames Lab for the Atomic EnergyCommission before moving to Valley, Neb., to work for the Bank of Valley.Lichtenberg left Valley Bank in 1980 as president to take a position as headof engineering with Brumko Magnetics in Elkhorn, Neb., where he eventuallyserved as vice president of operations. In 1984, he accepted a position withIBM in Omaha in the company’s sales division specializing in engineering andscientific products. He returned to Brumko in 1987 as general manager. Thecompany grew to about 150 employees in Elkhorn and its Tijuana, Mexico,facility grew to about 300 employees.Lichtenberg and a partner purchased Lincoln Machine in 1991. In 1995,he and his partner dissolved their partnership and Lichtenberg and his wifebecame the sole owners of the company. The business provides tooling, fixtures,and production parts for manufacturers and designs and builds automatedmanufacturing equipment.Phyllis Conner, Vice President for Development and Executive Director ofthe Wayne State Foundation assisted President Collings in presenting the award.Professor Worner Receives NSCS Teaching Excellence AwardTamara Worner, associate professor of mathematics at Wayne StateCollege, received the George Rebensdorf Teaching Excellence Award from theNebraska State College System on May 5 at the undergraduate commencementceremony. Worner excels in the classroom, her profession and in thecommunity.Each year the Nebraska State College System names a recipient of theRebensdorf Teaching Excellence Award from one of the three state colleges—Wayne State, Chadron State and Peru State. Several Wayne State Collegefaculty members have won this statewide award, including Clif Ginn, CornellRunestad, Russ Rasmussen, Ken Halsey, Pearl Hansen, Deborah Whitt, JeanKarlen, Mary Ettel and Jason Karsky.In the supporting materials for her nomination for the award, it was notedthat Worner has worked extensively shaping secondary math teachers inNebraska. At Wayne State, her dedication has resulted in improved assessmentstandards for students taking math courses. The nominator stated, “She is notonly a role model for women in mathematics, but for all educators as well.”In a letter of support for her nomination, a colleague notes Worner’sinvolvement in the development of curriculum and her real strength, whichhe says is in the classroom. “Dr. Worner is a very gifted and talented collegeprofessor who works diligently to help students learn.”The Wayne State College nominee for the George Rebensdorf TeachingExcellence Award also receives the State National Bank Teaching ExcellenceAward in the amount of $1,000. Wayne State College Vice President forDevelopment and Executive Director of the Wayne State Foundation PhyllisConner presented both awards to Worner.Tamara WornerWayne State Magazine 7

September 28, 29 & 30, 2007A Time to Remember, Relive...RediscoverWayne StateCollegeHomecoming 2007FRIDAY, September 28, 200710 a.m. - 4 p.m. Hospitality/Information Center - Student Center, Atrium10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Trustee Workshop (by invitation), Gardner Hall, Room #108Noon - 1 p.m.Trustee Luncheon (by invitation), Student Center, Niobrara RoomNoon - 1 p.m.Alumni and Cat Club Luncheon - Upper Deck(Student Center, Lower Food Court)1:30 & 3 p.m. Alumni Campus and Dorm Tours1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Board of Trustees Annual Meeting, Gardner Auditorium, Gardner Hall5 p.m. Greek Olympics, Willow Bowl6 - 8 p.m. Outstanding Alumni Awards Banquet, Student Center, Frey Conference Suite7 p.m. Volleyball vs Winona State, Rice Auditorium8 - 9:30 p.m. Gathering of Arts & Design Alumni, Studio Arts Building8:30 p.m. Bonfi re & Pep Rally, Tennis Court Area (rain site-Rec Center)SATURDAY, September 29, 20079:30 - 10:30 a.m. Homecoming Parade, downtown Wayne10:30 a.m. Women's Soccer vs Bemidji State, soccer fi eld10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Presidents Society Brunch (by invitation), Student Center,Frey Conference Suite10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. All Honored Classes Reunion Brunch, Niobrara Room, Student CenterNoon - 1 p.m.Tailgate Party, Bob Cunningham Field, under the tentGeneral admission: adults $5.00; students $3.00(free to "Cat Club" members)12:30 p.m. Homecoming Royalty announced12:40 - 1 p.m. Pre-game Show - WSC Marching Band, Bob Cunningham FieldHalftime show - WSC Band, and introduction ofHall of Fame Inductees1 p.m. Football Game - WSC vs. Crookston2:30 - 5 p.m. Art & Design Alumni Reunion Reception, Peterson Fine Arts Foyer3 p.m. (after the game) 70s Decade Reunion Reception, Student Center AtriumLambda Delta Lambda Reunion Reception, Student Center Atrium4 p.m. Volleyball vs Upper Iowa, Rice Auditorium5:30 - 6:15 p.m. Social - Student Center, Frey Conference Suite (for Banquet ticket holders)6:15 - 8:30 p.m. Homecoming/Hall of Fame Banquet, Student Center, Frey Conf. SuiteSUNDAY, September 30, 200711 a.m. Women's Soccer vs Crookston,1 p.m. Alumni Baseball Game - Chapman Baseball/Softball Complex1 p.m. Alumni Softball Game - Chapman Baseball/Softball ComplexWSC Alumni Service AwardRandy Pedersen '71WSC Outstanding AlumniNancy Bednar Bond ‘80A. Thomas Schomberg ‘64Lenny R. Klaver ‘80Douglas Hummel ‘84WSC Hall of Fame InducteesBrady Borner (1998-2001) BaseballLisa Chamberlain (1990-94)Women’s BasketballRuben Mendoza (1984-85) Football1991 WSC Volleyball TeamContributor-Marty Summerfi eld '85(posthumously)Honored Classes1937, 1942, 1947,1957,1967, 1970-79,1982, 1987, 1997,Lambda DeltaLambda Reunion, 70sDecade Reunion and Art& Design ReunionFor more information contact: Deb Lundahl • Alumni OfficeWayne State College • Wayne, NE 68787 • 402-375-7209 • delunda1@wsc.eduFor a list of attendees please check upcoming events at www.wsc.edu/alumni8

Campus NotesBest of The Stater Wayne State Magazine proudly presents this article, whichoriginally appeared in the Wayne Stater student newspaper in Spring 2007, by Savannah Wissig ofFremont. Savannah graduated this spring with a B.S. in business/advertising. Look for additionalstories from Wayne State students in future issues of the magazine. You can read The Stater onlineanytime at http://wildcat.wsc.edu/stater/The sky’s the limit:Well, I never in my wildest dreams thought I would ever be writing a column in a newspaperon the opinion page. I thought to myself, this is the last Wayne Stater issue I will be workingon, and I will never have the chance of writing in it as a WSC student because my graduationis approaching.I have spent days trying to figure out what I should say in my first column. Should I talkabout something that is affecting our communities or something that truly comes from the heartlike a bunch of thank yous to everyone who has helped me in obtaining a degree? But then Ithought that might be a little boring to read.So I came to the conclusion that my first opinion piece ever would be about myexperiences at Wayne State. Really, there are many opportunities that our campus offers to usof which we do not take advantage. I do not think I would have ever been able to join an award-winningnewspaper and radio staff, join a sorority or be a campus tour guide had I gone to another college.Why? Because I might not have been inclined to do so at a bigger campus or possibly not felt aswelcomed to do so as I did here. Hard work and dedication really pays off. I have had the opportunity togo on many field trips, including St. Louis during the World Series, because of being involved with thecollege newspaper. Presenting an undergraduate research paper in Minneapolis was not half bad either. Icannot forget about the fun trips to Omaha and Lincoln for the principles of advertising and advertising andcampaigns classes.Basically, I guess what this column comes down to is this: getting involved while in school can bestressful, and at times, it can seem overwhelming, but the rewarding feeling and the many opportunitiesthat come with it really pays off, and if that does not mean anything, the stories about each trip alwaysmakes for a good laugh.I am sad to say I am leaving Wayne State and my Wayne State family behind, but I am excited to saythat partially because of Wayne State and the people here, I am prepared for what lies ahead and ready to beconsidered a Wayne State College alum.Twyla HansenWayne State College Earth Day CelebrationFeatured WSC Faculty and Noted GuestsThe Wayne State College Earth Day Celebration on April 23 and 24 featured presentationsand sessions by WSC faculty members and noted guests. The collaborative event, sponsoredby the School of Natural and Social Sciences and the School of Arts and Humanities, providedexposure and discussion regarding environmental concerns in Nebraska.Events included a presentation by Robert Byrnes (President of Nebraska RenewableEnergy Systems), screening of the award-winning film, America’s Lost Landscape: TheTallgrass Prairie hosted by director David O'Shields; “Poems and Prose on the Plains,” byauthor Twyla Hansen, and a session entitled “The Environment and Rural America” hostedby Dan Owens from The Center for Rural Affairs. These events were supplemented by ademonstration of alternative energies by WSC faculty members Todd Young and Paul Karr, adiscussion of Michael Crichton’s bestselling book State of Fear by WSC faculty memberWilliam Slaymaker, and a screening of the current film An Inconvenient Truth followed bydiscussion led by WSC faculty member Mark Leeper. The planning group for the eventincluded WSC professors Buffany DeBoer, Joe Blankenau, J.V. Brummels, Patricia Szczys,Mark Hammer, Maureen Carrigg, Paul Karr, Todd Young, William Slaymaker, and Arts andHumanities Dean James O’Donnell.Wayne State Magazine 9

Campus NotesLearningCommunityFormatExpandsBy Dr. Robert McCue, VicePresident of Academic AffairsOne of the new innovations in academic programs at WayneState College is the development of the Learning Community formatfor program delivery. This style of program delivery was first triedon an experimental basis in 2003 at two sites. The program was sosuccessful that it has now been offered at 11 sites and four more areplanned for next year. More than 500 teachers have participated inthis program so far.A new community is scheduled to begin in fall 2007 and it willbe the first WSC masters degree program delivered to the GrandIsland area. Other community sites are: South Sioux City/SiouxCity, five communities; Blair, two communities; Fremont, twocommunities; Norfolk, and Neligh.The Masters of Science in Education: Curriculum and Instructionis a 36 hour program delivered through the learning communityformat. A cohort of about 50 students attends one weekend a month,five times each semester, for two years. They participate in variouscollegial groups to support their learning, action research, and otherrelevant applications based on cutting edge theory and practice. Apilot learning community is currently underway for the Mastersin School Administration and another is being developed for theMasters in School Counseling.Students comment on the amount of learning that occurs andthe level of group interaction as strengths of the program. A typicalstudent comment: “The learning community was a much neededboost in re-energizing my passion for teaching, and that boost carriedinto other arenas as well. You not only transfer and evolve as aneducator but you get to see others go through that process as well andthat's very powerful.”The area between the Hahn building and the Carhart sciencebuilding has been completely renovated.Campus Construction ProjectsWayne State College is getting a facelift thissummer. The project is phase two of the three-phase CampusStreets and Commons Plan approved in 2005. Many of the campus’streets are being resurfaced and augmented with additional parkingfor students, staff and faculty. The work, which began May 21, hasalso taken out several campus trees, many of which were diseasedor in advanced stages of deterioration that made them a danger tomembers of the campus community.The streets project will improve traffic flow on campus andincrease pedestrian safety. Gulliver Avenue has been rerouted tointersect with Main Street and end up directly in line with 11 thStreet. The new configuration of Gulliver will increase the greenspace around the Willow Bowl. Other areas of work includeAnderson Drive, on which the traffic flow will be reversed,increasing safety where Anderson intersects with Lindahl Driveacross from Rice Auditorium. Parking will be added adjacent tothe Hahn Building and along L. Wendt Drive, Anderson Drive andLindahl Drive.The removal of several trees on campus arose from the need toeliminate diseased and over-matured species and clear the way forexpansion of parking and road work. In each of these cases, moretrees are being planted than are being removed from campus.The view looking west toward Main Street.10

Patricia Arneson Earns Business Education AwardDr. Patricia Arneson, professor ofbusiness at Wayne State College, wasrecognized as the Nebraska State BusinessEducation (NSBEA) Association’s 2007“Service Award” winner June 5 during theNebraska Career Education conference inKearney, Neb. The NSBEA Service Awardis given to an individual who has madegreat contributions to business education.During the awards ceremony, Dr.Arneson was recognized for her extensiveinvolvement in the promotion of businessteacher education, not only at WayneState College, but throughout Nebraskaas well as regionally and nationally. Anominee stated, “She is widely respectedand recognized at all levels for her superiorteaching education programs and teachingwithin business education.” A studentwrote, “She provides students with theknowledge of working with both state andnational standards in business education.”Another nominee stated, “Dr. Arneson hasa strong passion for teacher education atWayne State College. It is a great source ofFaculty College Held at Wayne State College“We have some ofthe best faculty inhigher educationand we wanted toprovide them with theopportunity to learnfrom each other.”pride for her to serve as a teacher educator,mentor, advisor, and student teachersupervisor to prepare students to becomemiddle- and high-school business teachers.”Dr. Arneson was named the 2006“Outstanding University Business Educator”for the 11-state Mountain-Plains BusinessEducation Association (M-PBEA) andwas a finalist for the 2007 “NationalUniversity Business Educator” award. Inaddition to teaching courses in businesseducation, marketing education and businessadministration at Wayne State College,she serves as coordinator for BusinessCompetition Day and student advisor toPi Omega Pi business education honoraryand the Society for Human ResourceManagement student organization. She isa member of the Nebraska State BusinessEducation Association, Mountain-PlainsBusiness Education Association, NationalBusiness Education Association (NBEA),and Delta Pi Epsilon graduate honorary andserves as Nebraska membership director forNSBEA, M-PBEA and NBEA.Patricia ArnesonForty-eight faculty members attended the 2007 Nebraska State College System (NSCS) FacultyCollege held May 10-11 at Wayne State College. The event brought faculty members from Chadron,Peru and Wayne State Colleges together to share best practices in teaching and learning.System Chancellor Stan Carpenter said, “The idea to hold a Faculty College was discussed duringour strategic planning efforts with the Board of Trustees. Those who remembered the Faculty Collegesheld years ago thought it would be worthwhile to revive the event so faculty could discuss academicissues. We have some of the best faculty in higher education and we wanted to provide them with theopportunity to learn from each other.”Robert McCue, vice president for academic affairs at Wayne State College, spearheaded the initialplanning efforts. A committee of former NSCS Teaching Excellence Award recipients, the highestfaculty honor within the system, designed the meeting structure and facilitated the sessions. McCue andhis assistant, Linda Teach, took care of the operational side.Faculty members on the planning committee included: Judy Grotrian, the Fred and Pam RobertsonHonors Chair in business administration and associate professor of business at Peru State College;Pearl Hansen, professor of art at Wayne State College; Dave Peitz, associate professor of chemistry atWayne State College; Robert Stack, associate professor of mathematics at Chadron State College; andDeborah Whitt, chair of the department of communication arts and professor of speech communicationat Wayne State College.The two-day event also included sessions on service learning, distance/online teaching, andinternational programs. Focus groups were held to develop strategies on collaborative ventures betweencampuses and making faculty connections.“After talking to participants and reading the evaluations, I am very favorably impressed with theprogram and its impact on our faculty. Faculty members expressed gratitude for opportunities to learnfrom each other and get to know their colleagues at Chadron and Peru State Colleges,” Dr. RichardCollings, president of Wayne State College, said.-- Courtesy of Nebraska State College System Public Relations offi ceWayne State Magazine 11

Campus NotesRobert Duncan,Noted ArtPhilanthropist,Visits WSCStudents, faculty and community members gathered for a day of art and literature atWayne State College.Plains Writers Fiesta Continues WSC TraditionWayne State College’s School of Arts and Humanities, WSC Press, Logan Houseand The Backwaters Press hosted the Plains Writers Fiesta on April 19. The program wasmade possible with contributions from three publishers: WSC Press, Logan House and TheBackwaters Press, Wayne State College’s School of Arts and Humanities and the Departmentof Language and Literature and with a special contribution from the Nebraska HumanitiesCouncil grant funds.The Plains Writers Fiesta presented five sessions of grassroots poetry and fiction andincluded musical interludes and original painting exhibits from WSC Press’ new book, StillLife Moving, by Wayne artist Carlos Frey, throughout the day. Downtown Poetry Slam XVII,Nebraska's longest running poetry slam competition, was held the same evening at UncleDave’s Bar and Grill in downtown Wayne.The Backwaters Press session featured Steve Langan, author of Notes on Exile andOther Poems; Jeanne Emmons, author of The Glove of the World; and Micheal Catherwood,the author of Dare. The Logan House session included poets Charles Fort, the currentReynold's Chair of Poetry and author of Frankenstein Was a Negro; and Don Welch, theReynold's Chair of Poetry Emeritus and author of Gutter Flowers. An afternoon sessionshowcased the release by WSC Press, Still Life Moving, by artist Carlos Frey and NebraskaState Poet William Kloefkorn. Other sessions included contemporary fiction, which featuredKaren Shoemaker, author of Night Sounds and Other Stories, and Mary Helen Stephaniak,author of The Turk and My Mother; and contemporary poetry, which featured WilliamKloefkorn, and Utah’s first Poet Laureate, David Lee.Robert Duncan, president of DuncanAviation, spoke on campus April 30 inGardner Auditorium. The title of his talk was‘Art - The Key to Unlocking the Soul andEnriching the Community.’Duncan is a major supporter of the artsin Omaha and Lincoln and a noted collector.The Bemis Center for Contemporary Artsin Omaha notes that “Duncan Aviation is anexample to other businesses of true private/public partnerships in the arts. In additionto supplying a location for fundraisingactivities, the company has an active artpurchasingprogram, with works on displaythroughout the facility."Duncan Aviation is one of the world'slargest privately owned business aircraftservice organizations. It is headquartered inLincoln with more than 1,400 employeeslocated in more than 30 cities across the U.S.The event was sponsored by the StudentChapter National Art Education Associationand Pearl Hansen, Wayne State CollegeProfessor of Art.Wayne State Language Arts FestivalWayne State College hosted its third annual Language Arts Festival on April19 for students in grades seven through twelve. Barbara Schmitz (`66), well-knownNebraska poet, was the featured author.Students were invited to submit original fiction and poetry to a writing contest ororiginal videos to a media contest and to bring posters and displays to an on-campuscompetition. Students, teachers and parents participated in workshops on writing,literature, media and drama at the festival.Wayne State School of Humanities and English Education faculty members readand evaluated all entries. They selected the best five short stories and poems in eachgrade for which the young writers received awards. Nebraska Humanities Council(NHC) speaker Kelly Madigan Erlandson presented a program. Students, teachers andparents participated in workshops on writing, literature, media and drama. The eventwas funded in part by a NHC grant and through a WSC service-learning sub-grant.Robert and Karen Duncan12

Governor Dave Heineman speaks with reporterMark Ahmann of KTCH during the EconomicDevelopment Summit.WSC Hosts EconomicDevelopment SummitWayne Area Economic Development, Inc. hosted the EconomicDevelopment Summit in connection with the Nebraska BusinessDevelopment Center 30th Anniversary Celebration on May 14 in theStudent Center on the Wayne State College campus.Wayne City Administrator Lowell Johnson, Wayne MayorLois Shelton, Wayne State College President Richard Collings andGovernor Dave Heineman presented the welcome to an audience ofmore than 175 during the opening ceremonies.General sessions included keynote addresses by the University ofNebraska - Omaha College of Business Dean Dr. Louis Pol, NebraskaDepartment of Education Commissioner Dr. Doug Christensen andDirector of Business Development NE Department of EconomicDevelopment Dan Curran.The event convened local, regional and state leaders,professionals, volunteers, elected officials and the public to shareexperiences and forge partnerships. The summit served as part ofongoing efforts to promote regional collaboration and economicdevelopment in the face of global competition.The Economic Development Summit was held in partnershipwith the Nebraska Business Development Center's 30th anniversarycelebration. At Wayne State College, the office is led by Loren Kucera.The Nebraska Business Development Center is a collaborativeprogram with the United States Small Business Administration,University of Nebraska at Omaha and Wayne State College.The event was funded in part by a grant from the NebraskaDepartment of Economic Development, administered by the RuralDevelopment Commission. Funding is also provided in part by a grantfrom the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development.Centennial Logo ContestWayne State College is seeking entries in a contest to select a logo commemorating the collegecentennial in 2010. The Wayne State Foundation will award $100 to the creator of the selectedCentennial Logo, one dollar for each year of the centennial.Rules:1. Entries should visually signal the history and future of Wayne State College. The theme for thecentennial is Remembering the Past, Investing in the Future, however this slogan does not needto appear within the logo. Rather, the logo should symbolically represent the “brand image” ofthe college as a strong teaching and learning institution and as a vital institution in the future ofNebraska.2. Entries should be suitable for use in a variety of ways in a horizontal and/or vertical format andshould not have an unusually wide or tall aspect ratio.3. Entries should be made in high resolution graphic format, such as Adobe Illustrator.4. Submit entries by September 30, 2008, to Deb Lundahl; Wayne State Foundation; 1111 MainStreet; Wayne, NE 68787.5. All entries become the property of Wayne State College and will not be returned. The creator ofthe winning entry agrees that Wayne State College will hold all copyright rights, including the rightto modify the winning logo.6. Entries not selected as “winner” will not be used in other settings for the promotion of Wayne StateCollege, except as part of displays of candidate or finalist contest entries.7. The creator of the selected logo will receive $100 and a recognition certificate suitable for framing.8. This contest is open to all professional and amateur graphic designers.CentennialPoetry & ProseThe Centennial Committeeannounces a call forsubmissions for poems andprose to be considered forinclusion in an upcoming bookfeaturing poetry and prose atWayne State College.The committee is interestedin works that arise from thewriter’s experiences while atWayne State College. Writersshould submit their works to:Centennial CommitteeWayne State Foundation1111 Main StreetWayne, NE 68787Wayne State Magazine 13

Campus NotesVicki Engelen: Back to School Three Decades LaterVicki (Root) Engelen, who graduatedfrom Wayne State with a degree inEnglish and journalism in December1976, left her life in Shoreview, Minn.,for several days in April and returnedto campus as a “student.” She shareshighlights of her experience in thefollowing article.You can return to school, tooIf you want to seefirsthand what college islike today, and if you wantto experience it with yourfriends, plan to attend WSChomecoming, Sept. 28-30.This year’s homecomingincludes a “Decade of the1970s” reunion (the author isone of the chairs of this event).I have many fond memories of mydays as a student at Wayne State College– a special, carefree time in my life(although I wouldn’t have described it ascarefree back then).Distance and a busy life kept meaway from the college since the late1970s. But in recent years, peoplefrom the WSC Foundation and alumnioffice visited Minneapolis, and theirupdates inspired me to attend last fall’shomecoming. That trip back to campusignited my desire to return to school tosee what it’s like to be a college student intoday’s world. So plans were made, and Iborrowed my sixth-grade son’s backpackand returned to campus as a “student” forseveral days in April.Familiar and welcomingThe campus hasn’t changed much inappearance, which I found comforting.Many of the stately old buildings havebeen renovated. The exteriors have beenrestored to their former glory. And theinteriors have been updated. A few newbuildings have been added and seem to fitright in.The campus is thriving. When I wasin school, several of the dorms sat empty.Today they are all occupied.Planning the experienceIn planning my visit, I was mostinterested in attending journalism andbusiness classes, because I have spentmy career working in or with largecorporations as a business communicator(writer, editor, communications managerand – for the past 14 years – owningmy own business that serves corporateclients).My biggest “assignment” of the weekwas to work with the staff of the studentnewspaper to put out an issue of theWayne Stater, which included writing twoarticles. Beyond that, I attended StrategicManagement, Strategic Communications,Advanced Newswriting and ExpositoryWriting classes. And I spoke to aCommunications Law class.In the classroomI didn’t get far enough into theexperience to study and take tests, butwhat I saw made me somewhat enviousof students today. The campus haswireless Internet service, and studentseach have their own e-mail account.They submit their schoolwork to theirinstructors electronically. I use these toolsof technology in my work, but what ablast it would have been to use them in theclassroom, too.It appears that today’s students givepresentations in almost every class. Theymake these presentations with PowerPointslides that they retrieve from a serveron their laptop computers in class. Thisexperience should give them a great start inany type of career.It was a pleasure to work with Dr.Max McElwain and the Wayne Stater staffto be a part of their modern process ofpublishing the newspaper. Instead of severalclunky manual typewriters stationed inthe basement of the library, they work ina spacious journalism lab that has at leasteight computers. They use a program calledAdobe InDesign, and each student designs apage or two. It takes one evening to designthe paper, beginning with a pizza dinner.At the end of the night, sometimesas late as midnight, the editor sends thecompleted paper electronically to theprinter, and the printed papers arrive oncampus the next day. Back in the 1970s, twoor three students did a majority of the design(paste-up) and proofing, and it was a verylaborious process.Say latteA major highlight of my “student”experience was the library. I walked inthe front door to face a place aptly called“Jitters” that sells Starbucks coffee,sandwiches and snacks. Regrettably, I nolonger partake of caffeine, but I indulged ina decaf skim latte that I was able to actuallytake to a library table to drink while I didsome work.On my self-guided tour of the libraryI found some of the old study carels that14

once filled the main part of the library – anostalgic site. They’ve been relegated tothe reference area. I remember emerging,bleary-eyed, from those carels after hoursof studying. Starbucks would’ve changedthat for me (and left me heavily in debt)!Awesome ambienceThe changes to the student center arejaw-dropping. There’s a two-story atriumaddition on the south side of the building.The windows in the “Gag” overlook theatrium. Beyond that is a banquet/meetingroom that seats 250, the bookstore andvarious student services.Where the bookstore once was there’sa lounge that looks like a sports bar,with two large screen TVs – in oppositecorners – and comfy furniture. In addition,there are flat-screen TVs at each “bar”table around the room. And where I oncebought my 10-cent cup of coffee to chatwith my buddies, there’s a Taco Bell.The Gag (student cafeteria) hasimproved markedly. There was animpressive variety of food, and amplehealthy choices, including fresh fruit,yogurt and an extensive salad bar. Thereare “stations” for pizza, pasta, made-toordersandwiches (on homemade bread),desserts and a sundae bar. Of course thestudents still complain, but let’s face it– institutional food, no matter how good,gets tiresome after a while.More fun when you can share itThe changes I discovered were fun.But they would have been more fun ifmy friends had been there to share them.Being back felt so natural that it felt likethey should have been there.Regardless, for a few days again, Ifelt like a student. I didn’t feel 30 yearsolder than when I graduated. As I walkedacross campus on the last evening, withthe star-filled sky, I thought, anyone whogoes to school here is very fortunate. I stillthink I am.An artist’s rendering of the South Sioux City College Center.South Sioux City Project Receives State FundingGovernor Dave Heineman approved funding for a historic higher educationcollaboration in South Sioux City on May 21. The $3.5 million appropriation will allowWayne State College and Northeast Community College in Norfolk to build a collegecenter to serve the Siouxland area.“This appropriation will add state funding to resources from Northeast, the SouthSioux City Economic Development Agency, federal sources, and corporate and privategifts. This unique college-community college-city partnership will bring enhanced highereducation to an area that is booming economically, but under served educationally,”President of Wayne State College Dr. Richard Collings said.“This is a great day for our state and community. We applaud the Governor’ssupport for this unique joint campus. This action will pave the way for better training andeducational services for citizens and businesses in the Siouxland area. The funding forthis campus by the unicameral, led by Senator Pat Engel and Speaker Mike Flood, wasinstrumental in moving this phenomenal project forward,” Mayor of South Sioux City BobGiese said.The new center was approved by the Nebraska State College System Board ofTrustees and the Northeast Community College Board of Governors in February 2005.The Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education recommendedapproval of the center in December 2006.When the center opens, place-bound students will be able to take their freshman andsophomore courses from Northeast and then take junior and senior or graduate coursesfrom Wayne State College all in the same facility. The facility is scheduled to open by thefall of 2010.The 44,520-square-foot center will be built on 57 acres of land donated by the SouthSioux City Community Development Association (CDA). The CDA Board of Directorsapproved the project earlier this fall.The $14,619,087 project, including the estimated $2.1 million land donation,will house general, distance learning, and business and industry learning communityclassrooms, and computer labs, along with administrative offices and other facilities.Courtesy of Nebraska State College System Public Relations offi ceWayne State Magazine 15

Wildcat AthleticsScott BidroskiDustin JonesWSC Baseball Players Scott Bidroski andDustin Jones Earn All-American HonorsWayne State College baseball players ScottBidroski and Dustin Jones have received All-American honors following their outstandingsenior seasons with the Wildcats. Jones was aSecond Team selection on the inaugural DaktronicsAll-America Baseball Team as voted on by sportsinformation directors from across the countryand was a Third Team All-American as selectedby Rawlings and the American Baseball CoachesAssociation (ABCA). Bidroski received SecondTeam All-American accolades from Rawlings andABCA. It marks the fourth time in the past fiveyears that a Wildcat baseball player has achievedAll-American status, joining Travis McCarter andBrian Foy in 2003, Tim Richt in 2004 and BrianVan Driel in 2005.Jones, a senior outfielder from DakotaDunes, S.D., finished the 2007 season with a .415batting average for the Wildcats, setting a newschool record with 73 runs scored. He led NCAADivision II in runs scored per game at 1.55. Jonesfinished his career as the all-time hits leader atWSC with 276, career runs scored (236) andtriples (16). He led the Wildcats this season instolen bases (26), walks (29) and triples (5).Jones was a two-time NSIC First Team All-Conference selection and was selected to the2007 NSIC All-Tournament Team.Bidroski, a senior shortstop from Omaha,led the Wildcats in home runs (12), hits (75),RBIs (64), total bases (131) and at bats (199)while hitting .377 this season. He finished hiscareer as the all-time RBIs leader at WayneState with 192 and ranked second in careerhits (267), career runs scored (183) anddoubles (50). The two-time All-Northern SunConference selection led the NSIC this seasonin hits, ranked second in total bases, tied forsecond in RBIs, third in home runs and wasthird in runs scored (53) for the Wildcats thisseason. Bidroski was a two-time NSIC Playerof the Week this season (March 6 and April 23),a member of the 2007 NSIC All-TournamentTeam and was selected to the ESPN TheMagazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District VIIBaseball First Team.Mortimore Drafted by Seattle MarinersFormer Wayne State College pitcher Travis Mortimore was drafted bythe Seattle Mariners in the 21st round on June 8, the second day of the 2007Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. The 6-5, 210 pound left-handerwas the 645th overall pick of the draft and was one of just five left-handedpitchers drafted by the Mariners in the 51-round draft.Mortimore posted a 3-6 mark in 2007 with a 5.22 ERA in 12 startsfor the Wildcats, ranking fifth in NCAA Division II in strikeouts per nineinnings (11.8) after striking out 77 batters in 58 2/3 innings. He was namedSecond Team All-Northern Sun Conference and was selected NSIC Pitcherof the Week on April 10 after striking out 13 batters in just five innings ofwork in a 10-0 win over Northern State on April 6.In 2006, Mortimore earned All-Central Region First Team honorsafter going 9-2 with a 2.07 ERA for the Wildcats, earning Northern SunConference Pitcher of the Year honors after striking out 79 batters in 74innings of work.Mortimore was 12-8 in his two seasons with Wayne State, posting a3.47 ERA in 28 appearances. He struck out 156 batters in 132 2/3 innings ina Wildcat uniform with opponents hitting just .210 against the left-hander.Mortimore played his first two seasons at Colby Community College inKansas before transferring to Wayne State.Mortimore is the third Wildcat pitcher in the past 14 years to be drafted,joining Brady Borner (2001) and Jeff Lutt (1993), who were both drafted bythe Pittsburgh Pirates. Borner was a 31st round selection in 2001 with Luttbeing taken in the 44th round by the Pirates in 1993.Travis Mortimore16

Dustin Jones of Wayne State College was selectedAcademic First-Team All-American by ESPN TheMagazine as selected by the College Sports InformationDirectors of America (CoSIDA). The ESPN The MagazineAcademic All-American Team was released May 29. Itmarks the second season that Jones collected the academichonor after being selected Third Team Academic All-American last season.Dustin Jones Named AcademicFirst Team All-AmericanJones, a senior outfielder from Dakota Dunes, S.D.,had a 3.76 grade point average majoring in businessmanagement and marketing. He finished the 2007 seasonwith a .415 batting average for the Wildcats, setting anew school record with 73 runs scored. Jones led NCAADivision II in runs scored per game at 1.55 and finishedhis career as the all-time hits leader at WSC with 276,career runs scored (236) and triples (16). He led theWildcats this season in stolen bases (26), walks (29) andtriples (5). Jones was a two-time NSIC First Team All-Conference selection and was selected to the 2007 NSICAll-Tournament Team.Wayne State Baseball Advances toFourth Straight Regional TournamentThe Wayne State College baseball team finished the 2007 seasonwith a 37-16 record and a fourth straight trip to the NCAA DivisionII Central Region Baseball Tournament. The Wildcats posted a 25-5mark in the Northern Sun Conference in the regular season, earningthe top seed and hosting the NSIC Baseball Tournament. A three-runhomer in the bottom of the eighth inning by Winona State catcherBen Barrone kept the Wildcats from winning a fifth straight NSICTournament title. The Wildcats still received an at-large bid to theNCAA Central Region Tournament.The Wildcat baseball squad dominated the 2007 Northern SunConference All-Conference baseball team. WSC had five playersreceive First Team All-NSIC honors to go with six Second Teamselections. Joe Wendte of Sioux City was named the NSIC Freshmanof the Year and head coach John Manganaro was named the NSICCoach of the Year for the second straight season. Manganaro guidedWSC to a first place finish in the NSIC this season with a 25-5 markand is 147-44 against NSIC schools since joining the league in 1999.First Team All-NSIC selections included senior pitcher ConnorBramlet, senior shortstop Scott Bidroski, senior outfielder DustinJones, junior first baseman Marc Manganaro (utility) and sophomoredesignated hitter Alex Koch. Second Team All-NSIC honorees werejunior pitcher Mitch Herrick, senior pitchers Travis Mortimore, AdamMcGuire and Mike Donohoe, senior outfielder Adam Hoffman andsophomore outfielder Sean Soderberg.Wayne State Softball TeamFinishes 28-22, Records FirstWinning Season Since 2001Wayne State College posted asubstantial turnaround in softballduring the 2007 season under firstyearhead coach Krista Unger. TheWildcats finished with a 28-22overall mark, the school’s firstwinning season since 2001 and justthe second time since 1992 that aWSC softball team posted a winningrecord.The 28 wins were 18 more thanthe 2006 season when WSC finishedwith a 10-34 mark. This year’s teamestablished several new schoolrecords, hitting 29 home runs, morethan doubling the previous schoolmark of 13 set in 1999. The teamalso set a new school record forfielding percentage at .956 and had aseven-game win streak in March, thelongest since 1992 when WSC won10 straight games.Senior Kristin Humphries fromOmaha, Neb., earned First Team All-Northern Sun Conference honors.The former NSIC All-Conferencewomen’s basketball standout hit.380 to lead the Wildcats at the platethis season with eight home runs and35 RBIs. Her 57 hits tied for thirdmost in a single season.Two other seniors receivedspecial academic awards at the endof the season as Karen Hain andBre Parks were named to the ESPNThe Magazine/CoSIDA All-DistrictVII College Division Second Team.Hain, a pitcher from Bee, Neb.,carried a 3.61 grade point averagemajoring in criminal justice andfinished her career as the all-timestrikeout leader at WSC with 373.Parks, a senior from Kansas City,Mo., maintained a 3.96 grade pointaverage majoring in mathematics.The 2006 NSIC All-Conferencesecond baseman hit .262 for the‘Cats this past season and led theteam in runs scored with 31.Karen HainKristin HumphriesBre ParksWayne State Magazine 17

Wildcat AthleticsWSC Volleyball Ranks 8th in NCAA Division II Home AttendanceWayne State won the match against the University of Nebraska-Kearney on Oct. 18.The Wayne State College volleyballteam ranked 8th in NCAA Division IIfor average home attendance last season,according to figures released by theNCAA in April. In 10 home games duringthe 2006 season, Wayne State drew5,205 fans for an average of 521 fans perhome game. Wayne State set a singlegameattendance record with a crowd of1,382 fans during a home contest againstNebraska-Kearney on Oct. 18.Wayne State led the Northern SunConference in volleyball attendance andwas one of three league teams ranked inthe top 15 with Concordia-St. Paul at 12thand Northern State at 15th. The NSICranked third in total attendance of the10 NCAA Division II conferences with31,158 fans.Wayne State finished the 2006season ranked 20th in the nation with a30-8 record and a semi-final berth in theNCAA North Central Region Tournament.The Wildcats were second in the NorthernSun Conference with a 15-3 league mark.Wayne StateMen WinSecond StraightOutdoor Trackand Field TitleMarlon BrinkThe Wayne State College men captured their second straight Northern Sun Conference trackand field team championship May 11-12 in Moorhead, Minn., while the women placed fourth. WSChead coach Marlon Brink was named the NSIC Men’s Track Coach of the Year while sophomorerunner Megan Zavorka earned the Newcomer of the Year Award in women’s track and field. Itmarks the second straight season that Wayne State College has swept the indoor and outdoor men’strack and field championships in the Northern Sun Conference.Each team had three conference champions with the women’s squad setting three schoolrecords and reaching two NCAA national provisional qualifying marks. The men’s team had oneschool record set during the two-day meet.Depth and balanced scoring carried the WSC men to their second straight title by scoring 166points to top second place Northern State’s 134. Sophomore Ben Jansen won the 800 meter run ina time of 1:54.57, Tim Pilakowski took first in the long jump with a top mark of 22’ 9” and the 4 x800 meter relay team of Nate McIntire, Nathaniel Bergen, Ryan Williams and Ben Jansen crossedthe line first in a time of 7:52.42. The lone men’s school record was set by John Sloup in the men’shammer throw, placing second at 165’4”, topping his previous mark of 164’4” set on April 16 at theWildcat Classic in Wayne.Sophomore Megan Zavorka notched two of the three wins for the WSC women’s team, takingfirst in the 10,000 meter run with a time of 40:08.99 and setting a school record while winning the3,000 meter steeplechase in a clocking of 11:40.51, bettering the previous school mark of 11:42.24set by Erin Norenberg on April 22, 2006. Zavorka also placed second in the 5,000 meter run(19:16.79).Junior Rachel Roebke won the 100 meter hurdles in a time of 14.28 seconds, setting a NSICmeet record, and established an NCAA national provisional qualifying mark. Sophomore JadeLippman also reached a NCAA national provisional qualifying mark in the 400 meter hurdleswith a time of 1:03.02, which set a school record. The old mark was 1:05.35 set by Tiffani Jensendating back to the 1990 season (April 21, 1990). Lippman set a school record by placing third in theheptathlon with 4,236 points, beating the old mark of 4,102 points set by Tiffani Jensen in 1990.18

Walford EarnsAll-AmericanHonors withCareer-BestJump atNational MeetTanna Walford of WayneState College cleared a careerbest5’ 8 ¾” in the high jumpto finish in seventh place May26 at the NCAA Division IIOutdoor National Track and FieldChampionships in Charlotte, N.C.With the seventh place finish, thesenior from York capped her stellarWildcat career with All-Americanhonors. It was the second straighttime that Walford earned All-American honors after placingseventh in March at the NCAADivision II Indoor Nationals inBoston. Walford was a six-timenational qualifier in the high jumpat Wayne State, qualifying all fouryears during the indoor season andher last two seasons of outdoortrack and field.Wayne State’s other nationalqualifier, Rachel Roebke,competed in the 100 meter hurdlesand came in 14th place overallwith a time of 14.51 seconds. Itwas the second time that Roebke,a junior from Seward, qualifiedfor nationals this season aftercompeting in the 60-meter hurdlesduring the indoor nationals inMarch.With Wayne State earningtwo points thanks to Walford’sseventh place finish in the highjump, the Wildcats tied for 54thin the women’s team standings.Lincoln (Missouri) won the teamtitle scoring 82.5 points withAbilene Christian (Texas) comingin second with 69 points.Tanna Walford of Wayne State College was awarded a postgraduate scholarship of$7,500 from the NCAA on May 2. The senior from York is one of just 29 female studentathletesfrom Division I, II and III who participated in winter sports to receive the prestigioushonor.Walford has excelled in the classroom and on the track as a member of the Wildcatwomen’s track and field team. She is a four-time indoor national qualifier in the high jumpand earned All-American honors this past season with a seventh-place finish in March atthe NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships in Boston, setting a school record of5’8”. She was a three-time NSIC indoor high jump champion. She won the NSIC high jumptitle as a junior and was a two-time outdoor national qualifier, making her a national qualifiersix times during her career. Walford is a three-time selection to the NSIC Winter and SpringAll-Academic Teams.She posted a 3.83 grade point average majoring in biology at Wayne State and willuse the postgraduate scholarship to continue her education at the University of NebraskaMedical Center in Omaha and pursue a medical doctorate degree.The NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship was created in 1964 to promote and encouragepostgraduate education by rewarding the association’s most accomplished student-athletesthrough their participation in NCAA championship and/or emerging sports. Athletics andacademic achievement, as well as campus involvement, community service, volunteeractivities and demonstrated leadership, are evaluated.To qualify for an NCAA postgraduate scholarship, a student-athlete must have anoverall grade-point average of 3.200 (on a 4.000 scale) and must have performed withdistinction as a member of the varsity team in the sport in which the student-athlete wasnominated. Candidates are screened by seven regional committees and the award recipientsare selected by the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Committee.The ‘Cats are justa click away atwww.wsc.edu/athletics/Tanna WalfordAwarded NCAAPost-GraduateScholarshipWayne State Magazine 19

Chuck and SharonSass Support TeacherEducation withScholarshipSharon and Chuck Sass with Daisy.“Our years at WayneState served us well asa launching pad forsatisfying and successfulcareers in teaching...”CLIP & MAIL____ Please send me information about the Wayne State FoundationHeritage Society.____ Please contact me personally to discuss my planned giving options.____ I have already included Wayne State Foundation in my estate plan.Name _____________________________________________________As lifelong educators, Chuck ’61 andSharon Olson Sass know firsthand theimportance of supporting the next generation ofteachers. Their commitment to the professionled them to create the Kathryn Reimers SassMemorial Endowed Scholarship, which wasawarded for the first time in September 2006.“We are pleased to have been able toestablish an endowed scholarship at WSC inthe name of Chuck’s mother, Kathryn ReimersSass, in 2006 and remain committed to aidingstudent scholarships at Wayne State by includingthe college in our estate plans,” the couple said.“Our years at Wayne State served us well asa launching pad for satisfying and successfulcareers in teaching, educational administration,and publication of thousands of textbooks,classroom supplements and teachers’ guides.”Chuck Sass attended Wayne State from1957 to 1961, graduating with a bachelor ofarts in education degree. He was on the footballteam for three years and the track team for oneyear. After graduation from Wayne State, Chucktaught high school social studies and coachedfootball and track for 12 years in Iowa andNebraska. He earned his master’s in educationat the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1968.Sharon Sass attended Wayne State from 1965 to1966.From 1973 to 1978, Chuck and Sharon werethe owners and operators of Chuck’s SportingGoods in Boone, Iowa. Chuck then returned toteaching at the University of Nebraska-LincolnIndependent Study High School, Division ofContinuing Studies (DCS), for seven years.His career at DCS included three years in thecurriculum development department as a writerDiscover the Benefits of IncludingWayne State Foundation in Your Will• A bequest is the easiest way to make surethings you care about will be provided forin the future.and editor of independent study courses forhigh school and college students. Sharonwent back to college at University ofNebraska-Lincoln in 1978, earning her B.A.in 1980, master’s in education in 1982, andPh.D. in 1986.Chuck’s expertise in curriculumdevelopment took him to the Close UpFoundation in Alexandria, Va., in 1987,where he was editor and later managingeditor of academic publications until 2006.He wrote and/or edited more than 300publications for students and teachers incurrent issues, economics, government,foreign affairs, international relations, historylegal studies and teaching methods.Sharon was hired as the director ofprofessional development for the MarylandState Department of Vocational Educationin 1987. She held several academic postson the East Coast and currently serves asvice president of academic affairs at PalmBeach Community College in Lake Worth,Fla. Chuck retired from Close Up in 2006but continues to do freelance work in civiceducation and curriculum development.The criteria for the scholarship createdby Chuck and Sharon Sass demonstratesthe couple’s commitment to education andNebraska communities: the student mustbe attending WSC full-time; applicant mustbe an education major; and first preferenceis given to students from Cuming County(Nebraska) High Schools, which includeWest Point-Beemer, West Point CentralCatholic, Wisner-Pilger and Bancroft-Rosalie.Address ___________________________________________________City ______________________________________________________State, Zip __________________________________________________Phone (_____) ______________________________________________E-mail address: _____________________________________________Year graduated from WSC (if applicable) ________________________Please return form to: Wayne State Foundation1111 Main Street • Wayne, Nebraska 68787 • 402-375-7510• You can make a significant gift withoutaffecting your current income or cash flow.• Future generations will benefit from yourgenerosity.• You can direct your bequest to the generalfund or to a specific program or purpose.• You can receive a charitable estate tax deduction.• Create an everlasting legacy for others to follow.Kevin Armstrong20

Alumni Notes(Towns and cities listed on thesepages are in Nebraska unlessnoted or generally understood.All events occurred in 2007unless indicated otherwise.Efforts are made to keep our newscurrent.)1940Hannah Doyle resides inOmaha. She retired in 1990 aftermore than 53 years of teaching;serving 37 years as a professorat Creighton University. Shestates that she loved every minuteof her teaching career. She hasdone extensive traveling sinceher retirement. She has journeyedmore than once to Europe, theOrient and the Caribbean. Shehas enjoyed many trips withinthe states including Alaska andeastern and western Canada.Remember the Feeling?Don’t let it slip away.1941Richard E. Cours and his wife,Vicki, reside in Tampa, Fla. Hehas retired after a 53-year careerpracticing law. He was licensed topractice in Iowa and Florida.1951Chris Buethe, Las Cruces, N.M.,was the 2007 first place winnerof the Nebraska Life magazinecontest of tall tales. As a result,Chris is now an esteemed memberof the National Liars Hall of Famebased in Dannebrog.1952Janet (Lee) Sanford and herhusband, Jack, reside in Carroll,Iowa. She continues to substituteteach at Carroll CommunitySchool, Carroll.The WSC Alumni Directory connects you withthe “good old days.”The “good old days” aren’t as far away as you think. Youcan reconnect with those good times with the upcomingAlumni Directory. Everything you need to locate oldfriends and former classmates will be in this exciting andinvaluable resource. It will include personal, academic andbusiness information about our graduates. And don’t missyour opportunity to be included. Make sure to provideyour updated information when contacted by Harris Connectin Norfolk, Va.If you have questions please callDeb Lundahl at 402-375-7209.1962Max Bretscher resides withhis wife, Brigitta, in Zurich,Switzerland. He became the firstcomputer auditor in Switzerlandin 1968 and retired as a computeraudit partner in 2000. Heserved as the editor of thepublication, “NewsLetter of theInformation Systems Audit andControl Association SwitzerlandChapter.” The ISACA is aninterest group of computer(hardware and software)manufacturers, users and auditors.Articles in the publication appearin German, French and English.This publication received the2006 Best Newsletter Award,earning Max the world championtitle. The award was formallypresentedat the2007Europe/AfricaleadershipConferenceheldin Vienna,Austria.1973Gary R. Schrage. Sloan, Iowa,is the principal at WestwoodJr.-Sr. High School, Sloan.He was awarded the SchoolAdministrators of Iowa MiddleLevel Principal of the YearAward for northwest Iowa. Hepreviously served as a secondaryprincipal at the Oakland andMallard school districts and alsotaught at Galva-Holstein.1976Mike Riedmann is a vicepresident of NP Dodge Companyand president of the company'sresidential sales. Mike washonored as the 2007 NebraskaRealtor of the Year at theassociation's convention andexhibition. This is the highesthonor awarded by the NebraskaRealtors Association, and is givento a member who exemplifiesservice not only to the association,but to his or her communityand the real estate industry atlarge. He is married to Coleen(Paulison ‘76) and they reside inOmaha.1978Bonnie Kudron, Omaha, is aparalegal at HDR, Inc., Omaha.She was elected president of theNebraska Legal ProfessionalsAssociation.1984Douglas Nodgaard, Omaha, hasbeen in banking for 24 years andwas promoted to chief marketingofficer at First WestroadsBank, Omaha. As a seniorvice president he will manageall marketing and businessdevelopment activities for thebank and will remain active onthe bank’s senior loan committee.Doug is on the credit committeefor the Nebraska BankersAssociationand is aninstructor inthe AmericanInstitute ofbanking.1986Mary Beth Kriskey, Omaha,is the marketing director of theBoy Scouts of America, Mid-America Council. The Councilis headquartered in Omaha, witha satellite office in Sioux City,Iowa. Serving as the marketingdirector she earned the “NationalPresident's Award for MarketingExcellence,” in the category of“Best Positive Public Relations.”She earned the award for herefforts regarding the nationalmedia’s coverage of OmahaScouts who rescued a toddlerfrom drowning. She worked withlocal, regional and national mediaoutlets, including CNN and Foxregarding this story, plus shecoordinated an invitation fromWayne State Magazine 21

Alumni NotesVice President Dick Cheney tohave the Scouts and their familiesas special guests at his address toOffutt Air Force Base personnel.1987Mary (Lehman) Sebade hasrelocated to Frontenac, Kan.She is the head start programcoordinator/curriculum andassessment leader at SEK-CAP,Inc., Girad, Kan., while workingon her doctorial in curriculumand instruction, early childhood/special education.1988Susan A. (Thompson) Larsenhas retired at the rank of majorafter 26 years of service inthe U.S. Army. Prior to herretirement, she served for sixmonths as the senior personnelofficer on the Weapons of MassDestruction Group in Baghdad.She resides in Laramie, Wyo.,with her husband, James J.Larsen ‘84, and their children.1989Tom and Dawn (Warren‘88) Carsey reside in ChapelHill, N.C., with their children,Simon (8th-grade) and Jane(4th-grade). Tom is a politicalscience associate professor at theUniversity of North Carolina,Chapel Hill. Dawn works parttimefrom their home serving asan assistant editor for a politicalscience journal.1990Jayne (Stansbury) Dodson andher husband, Lt. Col. Robert,announce the birth of daughter,Sarah Elizabeth, Dec. 20. Sheis welcomed to their Chantilly,Va., home by sister Mary Kathryn(3). Jayne is the gifted andtalented teacher for the diocese ofArlington at St. Mark School inVienna, Va.Russell and Karen (Dill '91)Ronspies reside in Smithville,Mo. Russell is the museumspecialist at the FrontierArmy Museum located at Ft.Leavenworth, Kan. Karen isemployed as the applicationsmanager in the informationtechnologies department atVariform, Kearney, Mo.1991Mike R. Slagle received hisdoctorate in education policyfrom the University of Kansas.He is the assistant superintendentfor public and policy serviceswith the Blue Valley SchoolDistrict, Overland Park, Kan.Mike and his wife, Jenny, residein Overland Park with their twochildren, Luke and Micah.Jason D. Fixsel is the accountmanager at Concentra MedicalCenters. He resides inWestminster, Colo., with his wife,Krysta.Cheryl “Sherri” (Finke) Roth isa staff accountant at Hancock &Dana, P.C., Omaha. She residesin Omaha with her husband,Douglas, and three daughters,Ashley (5), Amber (3) and AprilElizabethbornDec. 18.1992Gerald “Jerry” Wallace (MAE‘94, Ed. Spec. ‘00) has beenhired as the K-12 principal ofBrady Public Schools, Brady.He has servedin the samecapacity atBanner CountyPublic SchoolsDistrict,Harrisburg forthe past threeyears.1993Bruce Haber serves as theprincipal at White ChurchElementary School, Kansas City,Kan. He resides in Shawnee withhis wife, Natalie, and children,Harrison (9) and Reghan (1).Send us your news & photos, too!We encourage you to send photos with your alumni notes - wedding, new baby, promotion, informal gathering with other alumni, etc.Be sure to identify people in the photos. Digital photos with fewer than five megapixels cannot be accepted.You can send your news via e-mail - delunda1@wsc.edu - Please remember to update your address!Class___________________ Name____________________________________________ (Maiden Name) ___________________________________Spouse ______________________________ (Maiden Name)_________________________ Class ___________________________________________Address___________________________________________ City ____________________________________________________________________State________ Zip___________ Home Phone____________________ E-mail __________________________________________________________Employer_______________________________ Title ______________________________________________________________________________Address___________________________________________ City ____________________________________________________________________State___________________________ Zip_______________ Phone ___________________________________________________________________Spouse’s Employer_______________________________ Title _______________________________________________________________________Address___________________________________________ City ____________________________________________________________________State___________________________ Zip_______________ Phone ___________________________________________________________________Information for alumni notes ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Send to: Alumni Office, Wayne State College, 1111 Main St., Wayne, NE 68787 or delunda1@wsc.edu22

Alumni FeatureA. Thomas SchombergA. Thomas Schomberg“We must not always look toothers to assist but, if the meansand ability are available, we mustgive support. I am proud to bean alumnus of WSC and Cynthiaand I will continue to support itsprograms whenever possible.”Artist’s Gift Reaches Beyond Wayne America“There is a time to give back,” says A. Thomas Schomberg. Thetime was right for the 1964 graduate of Wayne State College last yearwhen he generously donated funds to cover the expenses of two WSCstudents who attended an art therapy program designed to help youngvictims of hurricane Katrina.“Since the Katrina disaster there has been a tremendous needfor the rebuilding and healing process,” Schomberg says. “This wasa great opportunity to help WSC students and Katrina victims at thesame time. With the students’ time and expertise, they were able togive valuable support and aid the healing process for countless youngchildren. Cynthia [Schomberg’s wife] and I would like to say howproud we are of students Hailey Bruening and Angie Riesz, who sowonderfully aided those in need and honorably represented WSCin such a noble effort to help others.” Tom and Cynthia Schombergalso support an endowed scholarship for an art major at Wayne StateCollege.Schomberg majored in fine arts, earning his bachelor’s of finearts in education degree at Wayne State. After graduation, he studiedfor a short time in Europe before earning his M.F.A. and beginning ateaching career. In 1975, he resigned from his position at BrookdaleCommunity College in Lincroft, N.J., and established his artist studioin Denver. He has been working as a professional sculptor since then.Schomberg’s Web site, www.schomberstudios.com states that hissculpture career “has spanned a period of time from early childhoodto the present. Tom has pursued a central theme, from his youthfuldays of his midwest exposure in Iowa, through the formal andformative years of study, to the last three decades of creativity, andthat is to describe the time and environment in which he lives.”Schomberg’s sculptures are exhibited and collectedinternationally. His work can be found in permanent collections of theNational Museum of Sport, the Colorado Fine Art Museum, the ButlerInstitute of American Art, the Shenyang National Gallery, the UnitedStates Olympic Training Center, Yankee Stadium, the Spectrum,the Astrodome, the Superdome, March Airfield Museum, RiversideNational Cemetery, San Diego Hall of Champions, Balboa Park, andmany others.Schomberg combines the definition of art “the creation of worksin form, content and execution and hopefully aesthetically pleasingand meaningful” – with his personal belief that art can describe athousand words to make the point that art is one of the better ways foryoung trauma victims to “journal their emotions and begin a healingprocess.”“It is paramount to support programs such as art therapy,”Schomberg continues. “We must not always look to others to assistbut, if the means and ability are available, we must give support. I amproud to be an alumnus of WSC and Cynthia and I will continue tosupport its programs whenever possible.”Wayne State Magazine 23

Alumni NotesTroy Test and his wife, Stacy, announcethe birth of son, Jase Lee,March 30. He is welcomed totheir Norfolk home by brotherTyson (3). Troy is a sales representativeat Roberts Dairy,Norfolk.1994Michelle (Hansen) Rule teachesmedical transcription andintroductory pharmacology classesat Metropolitan CommunityCollege of Omaha. She waspresented with the Phi ThetaKappa Faculty Scholarship Awardat the group's induction ceremonyheld at the Qwest Center.Michelle was one of 14 out of the700 Metro instructors who werechosen for this award. She wasnominated by one of her studentsfor “going above and beyond herteaching duty.”This studentalso stated“I considerMichellenot only myteacher, butmy friend andmentor.”1995Ron (MSE ‘03) and Jennifer(O'Brien, MSE ‘06) Kochreside in Sioux City, Iowa withtheir three children, Karissa (6),Kaeden (4) and Kohen Lee (1).Ron and Jennifer are employedin the Sioux City CommunitySchool Dist. Ron teaches 6thgradeEnglish and Jenniferteaches kindergarten.1996Brandon and Sarah (Stuehmer)Headlee announce the birthof son, William Bergan, April24. He is welcomed home bysisters, Marinda (4) and Erika (2).Brandon is employed by ConAgraas the director of quality assurance.Sarah isa stayat-homemomat theirOmahahome.Carrie Hansen is married toScott Severin. They reside inOmaha with their child, Ivy RuthHelena Severin (1 1/2). Carrieis the assistant director at BrightHorizons, First National ChildDevelopment Center.Denise (Wallace) Kraclgraduated with a juris doctoratefrom the College of Law at theUniversity of S.D. She alsoreceived recognition as theAmerican Bar Association andthe Bureau of National Affairs,Inc., outstanding student in healthcare law and policy. She residesin Schuyler with her spouse,John. Denise is the daughter ofTwila (Stewart ‘62) Wallace,Columbus.1997Shannon (Pick) Johnson andher husband, Chris, reside nearBloomfield with their children,Devin (8),Logan (4)and Brena(born Aug. 2).Shannon isthe controllerat CHS, Inc.Wausa.Patrick and Kathleen “Kasey”(Spence) Comstock reside inElkhorn with their children, Jack(6) and Colin Spence (born Feb.27). Kasey is a backgroundinvestigationsspecialistat Mutualof Omaha,Omaha.Patrick isemployed bythe city ofOmaha as afirefighter.1998Eric Guerena and JenniferCaplener were married May 8and reside in Rocklin, Calif.Eric earned a master's degree incriminal justice administrationwith a focus in probation andleadership issues. He has workedin the probation field for sixyears. He is employed as theprobation officer for PlacerCounty.Brian Schram, Omaha, washired as business manager for theUniversity of Nebraska at OmahaAlumniAssociation.He willmanageall alumniassociationaccounts andfiscal affairs.Alumni Achievement AwardThe Alumni Achievement Award recognizes WayneState alumni who have outstanding achievementsin their career and/or civic involvement, and haveprovided support to WSC. Please use the form tonominate someone you think deserves this award.Alumni Service AwardThe Alumni Service Award recognizes Wayne Statealumni who have enhanced the college throughdedicated service, promotion and financial support.Please use the form to nominate someone you thinkdeserves this award.Send nomination and supporting information to:Alumni Office, Wayne State College,1111 Main St., Wayne, NE 68787, or e-maildelunda1@wsc.edu. Thank you.Nomination Form - Circle one: Achievement Award Service AwardPlease printNominee’s Name__________________________Grad Year _____________________Nominee’s Occupation ___________________________________________________Nominee’s Mailing Address _______________________________________________City/State/Zip __________________________________________________________Nominee’s Phone Business____________________ Home ____________________On a separate sheet of paper please state the nominee’s career accomplishments (citespecific achievements) and civic contributions (community, charitable organizations,schools, etc.).Nominated byName__________________________________ Grad Year ______________________Mailing Address ________________________________________________________City/State/Zip __________________________________________________________Phone: Business_______________________ Home _________________________24

Audra (Sievers) Farringtonand her husband, Jody, announcethe birth of son, Drew Michael,April 28. He is welcomed totheir Pottsboro, Texas, home bysister, Logan (2). Audra is theK-5 physicaleducationteacher andhead coachof the varsityswim teamat DenisonIndependentSchool Dist.,Denison,Texas.Brian Litchfield (MBA ‘01),Des Moines, Iowa, has beenemployedby the DesMoines AreaRegionalTransitAuthoritysince 2003and waspromoted toChief Development Officer.DART operates a family oftransportation services thatmakes getting around theGreater Des Moines area easierand more convenient. Brian isresponsible for the planning,coordination and managementof DART’s studies andservice initiatives, overseeinggovernment and public relationsactivities, marketing, capitalprocurements, and major designand construction projects.1999Doug Althouse and his wife,Angela, announce the arrival oftheir son, Nathan Douglas, April16. He is welcomed to theirMinden home by sisters, Katelyn(3) and Megan (1). Doug isa family practice physician atKearney County Health Services,Minden.Brent and Adrienne (Frank)Essink announce the birth ofdaughter, Gracee Amelia, May 9.She is welcomed home by sister,Hanna. They reside in Beatrice.Brent is a teacher at BeatricePublic High School.James and Kim (Fischer ‘97)Jansen announce the birthof daughter, Madison Elaine,March 23. She is welcomed totheir Tecumseh home by brotherMatthew (3). James is the trainingspecialist at the Tecumseh StateCorrectional Institution and Kimis a substitute teacher for theTecumseh Public School Dist.2000Erin (Aakre) Andersonis associate director of themanagement and adult studiesdivision at Trevecca NazareneUniversity, in Nashville, Tenn.She and herhusband,Ben, residein Nashvillewith theirdaughter,DylanRomane (1).2001Shawn Ippensen is employed atFirst National Bank of Omaha. Heresides in Omaha with his wife,Heidi, and their children, SydneyLe (4) and Seth Ivan (1 1/2).Scott and Abby (Corcoran ‘02)Peters announce the birth of son,Allan Joseph (AJ), Dec. 6. He iswelcomedto theirOmahahomeby sisterGwen(5). Scottworks forOmahaPublicSchools. Abby is an assistantbuyer for Pamida.Jill Wiechman and TannerSimmons were marriedOct. 28. They reside on a ranchnear Ellsworth. Jill is a specialeducationinstructor atthe Gordon-RushvilleElementarySchool,Gordon.Shana Ryan resides inManhattan, Kan. She graduatedwith a master’s of music fromKansas State University. She isthe 7-12 vocal music instructor atKaw Valley USD 321, St. Mary’s.Chris and Mirinda (Johnson‘00) Cover announce the birthof son, Cohen Christopher, Dec.28. They reside in Omaha. Chrisis the head golf professional atHappy HollowClub.Mirinda isthe merchantsenior accountrepresentativeat FirstNational Bank.2002Bryan Freel andhis wife, Jolene,announcethe birth ofdaughter, JoseyJolene, Feb.8. Bryan isa supervisorat Streck,Inc., Omaha. They reside inPlattsmouth.Robert “Bob” Schmidt andSophia Mosel were married andreside near Cedar Bluffs. Bobis the recreation superintendentfor Wahoo Parks and Recreation,one of the largest departments inthe area including a membershipbasedworkout facility withpool, an outdoor water park andseveral parks.Brenda (Leiting) Simpson andher husband, Nathan, announcethe birth of second child,Kreighton Baylor, on March 2.He is welcomed to their Piercehome by brother, Schuyler (2).Brenda teaches special educationat Norfolk Junior High andreceivedher master'sdegree incurriculumandinstructionfrom DoaneCollege inAugust.2003Heather (Cook) Davisonand her husband, Christopher,announcethe birth ofson, MaxwellElliott, onJan. 22. Theyreside inTaylor Ridge,Ill.Justin and Katie (Irlmeier)Brodersen announce the birth ofson, Avery Justin, April 6. Justinis employed by Well Blue Bunnyas a warehouse purchasing/buyer.Katie is a retention accountmanager at DTN. They reside inOmaha.Wayne State Magazine 25

Alumni Notes2004Kara Helgoth and her husband,Matt Woehler, reside in Waynewith theirson, BraydenMatthew,born Dec.6. Kara isemployed inthe STRIDEoffice at WSCand takingclassestowardattaininga master'sdegree.Brandon S. Andersen residesin Omaha. He is the businessmanager for Union PacificRailroad.Karen (Gollobit) Johnson andher husband, Stan, announcethe birth of son, Sam David.They reside in Omaha.Karen enjoys being a stay-athomeMom while workingtowards her master’s degreein communication at theUniversity of Nebraska-Omaha.2006Jennifer Hoffman residesin Omaha with her husband,Robert W. Peterson. She isemployed as a direct supportassociate at Mosaic.Friedrich “Rick” Gosdaand Heather Frans ('05)were united in marriage Dec.23. They reside in Omaha.Heather is a fifth-grade teacherfor Omaha Public Schools andRick is the assistant manager atWalgreen's, La Vista.In Memory OfGoldie B. (Jensen) Krumwiede ‘28, (98), So. Sioux City; March 21.Mary (Merchen) Keck ‘30, (96), Bloomfield; April 18.Luella (French) Hansen ‘37, (93), Wayne; April 7.Donald H. Hicks ‘37, (92), Rockton, Ill.; Dec. 19.Milo P. Henkels ‘38, Signal Mountain, Tenn.; Dec. 22.Marjorie B. (Brown) Lee ‘40, Spirit Lake, Iowa; March.Arvilla M. (Reninger) Commander ‘41, (87), Sioux City; Jan. 12.Dorothy (Burke) Stammer ‘43, (85), Starbuck, Minn.; April 2.Jeanelle May Heermann ‘48, (81), Lincoln; April 17.Janice (Lisle) Hartman ‘55, (72), Dixon; March 17.Lillian (Sedivy) Anderson ‘56 (71), Newman Grove; May 27.Margaret Eileen (Seger) Vasicek ‘58, Puyallup, Wash.; Jan 26.Francis J. Sucbeck ‘61, (71), Bremerton, Wash.; April 3.Ann Marlene (Hedquist) Bailey ‘66, York; March 23.Lilas “Lou” (Hookstra) Grotelueschen ‘68, (66), Octavia; April 4.Robert Weber ‘71, (57), Tilden; March 19.Sally (Ramm) McNeill ‘72 (MAE ‘77), Mansfield, Ga.; Feb. 19.Larry Wayne Nelson ‘73, (55), Ponca; April 29.John P. Seburg ‘77 (MSE), Omaha.Marcia Lou (Gibson) Vandersnick ‘82, (71), O'Neill; April 12.Mark A. Collins ‘86, (48), Norfolk; June 3.WSC CatbackerScholarship GolfTournament RaisesFunds for AthleticsGolfers braved the elements to raise money forWildcat athletics at the annual Catbacker ScholarshipGolf Tournament held June 1 at the WayneCountry Club. Rain poured down throughoutthe day but it didn’t dampen Wildcat supporters’spirits.Nearly 200 golfers turned out for the event withthe proceeds going toward the Wayne State CollegeAnnual Athletic Scholarship Fund. The eventraises between $15,000 and $20,000 each year forWildcat athletics.Wayne State College assistant men’s basketball coach Matt Murken and women’ssoccer coach Brooke Bredenberg cook omelettes for guests at the annual CatbackerScholarship Golf Tournament held June 1 at the Wayne Country Club.26

WSCUpcomingEventsAug. 27Dakota DunesGolf EventSept. 12Cherokee AlumniReunionSept. 27-30Homecoming 2007Dec. 14CommencementJan. 20Sun City AlumniReunionSouthern California ReunionDon Bremer ’58 and Carol Rankin ’54 Bremer hosted a group of Wayne State College alumni in theirbeautiful home April 21 at Big Bear Lake, Calif. The stunning view of the lake and the Bremers’hospitality created a wonderful ambiance to reminisce about WSC and renew old friendships. Front: NormEllis ’58 and Jan Ellis; Diane Zabel ’67 Schreiber; Phyllis Conner, vice president for development; MarciaSwanson; Middle: Bruce Lundahl; Marilyn Collings; Joe Schreiber; Diane Massman ‘71 Soukup; CarolRankin ’54 Bremer; Paul Swanson ‘49 and Deb Lundahl, director of alumni relations and development.Back: President Richard Collings; Don Soukup ’71; Don Bremer ’58; Jack Conner; Virgil Smith ‘42.Jan. 29Tucson AlumniReunionMissing theWayne State Collegeexperience?Looking forsomething to do?Upcoming campusevents can be foundby visiting the WayneState College Web siteat www.wsc.edu.You’re alwayswelcome to attendcollege events.Chicago ReunionAlumni and friends gathered at the Wrightwood Tap on May 18 in Chicago. Everyone enjoyed theopportunity to visit with President Richard Collings about Wayne State College. Front: Phyllis Conner,vice president for development; Quillen Fox ‘40; Kelly Boulton ‘88 Krob; Jacque Metcalf ’74 Criger;Judy Tisthammer ‘69 Kruse; Glenda Gallisath ‘84; Pam Seymour Johnson and Deb Lundahl, directorof alumni relations and development Back: Kevin Armstrong ’99, director of planned giving; StephanieBarclay; Bob Kruse ‘68, President Richard Collings; Doug Barclay ‘70, MSE ‘71; Galen Johnson ‘69,MSE ‘70; Gary Criger ‘73; Jessica Knobbe ’99 and Mandi Fishler ’99. Not pictured: Angie Jurzenski ‘99and Brian Krob.Wayne State Magazine 27

2007-08SeasonWayne State CollegeBlack Gold&Performing Arts SeriesOmahaChamber SingersOctober 27, 2007Opera a La Carte"The Mikado"February 18, 2008President'sHoliday Gala ConcertDecember 9, 2007St. Petersburg Ballet"Swan Lake"April 27, 2008For ticket information call 402-375-7517WAYNE STATE FOUNDATION1111 MAIN STREETWAYNE NE 68787www.wsc.eduNon-ProfitOrganizationU.S. PostagePAIDPermit #227Sioux City, Iowa