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President’s Message Dr. Richard Collings Your support helps make these achievements possible. The past fiscal year will be remembered by many for the changes wrought on the nation’s economy. Difficult financial times wreaked havoc, forcing budget cuts and belt-tightening among businesses, schools, homes and families across the country. Remarkably enough, amid the economic turmoil, the Wayne State Foundation received a record number of contributions. This year was not the first time Wayne State’s alumni and friends rallied to support the college during a period of uncertainty. And I am confident after visiting with many of you at reunions around the country and here at the college for homecoming and other special events that it will not be the last. The bond formed between the college and its students, staff, faculty and alumni, many of you have told me, runs as strong as any family connection. I take great pride in your connection to your alma mater and in my responsibility as steward of Wayne State. We here at the college have worked hard this past year to continue the traditions of excellence started so many years ago at Wayne State. Faculty, student and alumni accomplishments, such as those below, demonstrate our ongoing commitment to the mission of teaching and learning. Wayne State’s Department of Music and the Department of Art and Design became accredited institutional members of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), respectively, during the 2008-09 academic year. As the only organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education as accreditors for Art and Music programs, NASM and NASAD have developed reputations for rigor. Less than 15% of arts units in the nation hold accreditation from NASAD or NASM. In addition to assuring the rigor of its programs, the college successfully received renewed funding by the National Institute of Health for an ongoing grant under the name of INBRE (IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence). The renewal phase will allow expansion of faculty and the purchase of expensive cutting-edge biomedical research equipment and supplies that can be utilized daily in teaching. Our students continued to shine on state and national stages. Wayne State media students earned awards April 4 at the Nebraska Collegiate Media Association (NCMA) meeting in the Student Center on campus. The Wayne Stater was named 2009 Newspaper of the Year. This was last awarded to the newspaper in 2006. The school TV and radio stations each earned second places in Overall Excellence in NCMA’s Golden Leaf Awards. WSC competed against Chadron State College, Hastings College, Northeast Community College, Concordia University, Western Nebraska Community College, Midland Lutheran College and Doane College. Wayne State College students won the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Student Bowl Championship at the 56th annual ACSM meeting May 27-30 in Seattle, Wash. Kelly Brink, Peter Ray, and Darren Richter, Wayne State College students from the Department of Health, Human Performance, and Sport majoring in Exercise Science, made up the team, which competed in a Jeopardy ACSM style contest against six other teams from schools throughout the United States that won regional chapter competitions. Wayne State faculty members continue to demonstrate their leadership and scholarship. Dr. Patricia Arneson, professor of business at Wayne State College, participated in the 20th anniversary of the Oxford Round Table, held July 5-10 at Oxford University in Oxford, England. Arneson was one of 40 international scholars invited to attend as a discussant and/or presenter. Dr. Andrew Alexander, professor of English and philosophy at Wayne State College, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Nebraska Humanities Council. The Nebraska Humanities Council serves thousands of people in communities across the state through a variety of annual programming. At Wayne State College, Alexander teaches a variety of courses on British literature, composition, logic, and ethics. Dr. Randy Bertolas, chair of the Department of History, Politics, and Geography and professor of geography at Wayne State College, was recently elected to the National Executive Committee of Gamma Theta Upsilon. Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU) is the international honor society in geography, established in 1928 and today serving 300 chapters throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Bertolas chartered the Lambda Zeta chapter of GTU at Wayne State College in 2002. Susan and George Menking received the Alumni Achievement Award at the Dec. 19 commencement ceremony. Susan graduated from Wayne State College in 1955 with a major in English and minors in art and music. George received his B.A. from Wayne State in 1956 with majors in math and science. Don and Carol Bremer were the recipients of this year’s Alumni Achievement Award presented at the May commencement ceremony. Don earned his bachelor’s degree from Wayne State in 1958, majoring in education and industrial arts. Carol graduated from Wayne State in 1954 with her two-year teaching credential.
The college opened the A. Jewell Schock Museum of Natural History on Oct. 28, 2008, in the Carhart Science Building. The museum houses more than 15,000 specimens of birds, mammals, invertebrates, plants, and fossils. The museum was created by Jewel Schock, former zoologist at Wayne State College. He collected and prepared specimens from Northeast Nebraska during the course of 30 years. Schock was assisted by numerous students and used the collections to aid in teaching and science education and outreach. Northeast Community College and Wayne State College broke ground for their history-making facility in South Sioux City on July 9. The College Center of South Sioux City will partner Northeast Community College and Wayne State College in the same building. Northeast and Wayne State will offer additional opportunities for students to earn associate, baccalaureate, and master’s degrees without having to relocate, a combination of customized training for businesses and industry, continuing education, licensing programs, and career and technical training. Construction on the approximately 39,600-square-foot facility should substantially be completed in December 2010. The college also expanded its study abroad opportunities, sending three students to Taiwan from Feb. 21 to June 20 and 18 WSC students to Greece from March 15 to May 29. The students in Taiwan studied at Chienkuo Technology University in Changhua City, taking courses in Chinese language and culture, assisting in English as Foreign Language classes, and studying Intercultural Communication and the International Experience. The students who went to Greece studied at Thessaly University in Volos, taking a course in International Study and completing a special project for 12 earned credit hours. Additional field trips included Athens, Thessaloniki, Meteora, Istanbul, various islands and regional sites. They were accompanied by WSC Professors Gerald Conway and Kathy Conway. Your support helps make these achievements possible. Gifts from alumni and friends provide scholarships, funds for professional development and the money needed to carry out construction projects. Thank you for your continued belief in Wayne State College. Wayne State Honor Roll is a publication mailed to alumni and friends of Wayne State College. The Honor Roll is funded by the Wayne State Foundation. Comments and letters should be mailed to: Wayne State Foundation, Wayne State College, 1111 Main Street, Wayne, Nebraska 68787. Administration Dr. Richard Collings President Dr. Robert McCue Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Jeff Carstens Vice President and Dean of Student Life Phyllis Conner Vice President for Development and Executive Director of the Wayne State Foundation Wayne State Foundation Staff Deb Lundahl Director of Development and Alumni Relations Kevin Armstrong Director of Planned Giving Brian Lentz Accountant and Assistant Director Carol Stephens Foundation Office Assistant Cathleen Hansen Alumni Office Assistant Lori Bebee Office Assistant Editorial Staff Jay Collier Director of College Relations Trudy Muir Graphic Design Artist Angie Nordhues Writer, Photographer Table of Contents Wayne State College President’s Message ____________________ 2 Foundation Board President’s Message ______________________ 4 Foundation Executive Director’s Message _____________________ 4 Presidents Society ____________________________________ 5 Circle of Excellence ___________________________________ 6 New Scholarships _____________________________________ 8 Annual Scholarships ___________________________________ 9 Scholarship & Program Endowment Funds ___________________10 Pacesetters Club _____________________________________12 Builders Club ________________________________________13 Black and Gold Club ___________________________________14 Loyalty Club _________________________________________17 Gifts in Honor _______________________________________27 Employee Contributors _________________________________28 Gifts in Memory ______________________________________29 Heritage Society ______________________________________31 Cornerstone Society ___________________________________32 Wayne State Foundation Executive Committee _________________34 Wayne State Foundation Staff ____________________________34 Wayne State Foundation Board of Trustees ___________________35 ON THE COVER: The campus commons project, which was completed this summer, replaced a street that ran through the core of the Wayne State campus with a pedestrian walkway bordered by native plants and trees. The commons area runs from the west end of campus beginning at the roundabout on J.G.W. Lewis Drive to the east side of campus terminating at Schreiner Drive.
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