Come Join The Celebration! - Wayne State College

Wayne State
College
Magazine for alumni and friends
Summer 2009
Come Join The Celebration!
Published twice annually for alumni and friends of Wayne State College • Summer 2009 - No. 2
Wayne State Foundation • 1111 Main Street • Wayne, NE 68787

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3 President’s Message
5 Bremers Receive Award
6 Seven Faculty Retire
8 Faculty Notes
9 Weber ‘77 Recognized
10 Quiz Bowl Winners
Service-Learning Effort
11 Students Help Library
Media Awards
12 Pfaltzgraff Joins WSC
13 Gutshall New Professor
17 Alumni Notes
21 Alumni Reunions
23 Homecoming 2009
ON THE COVER: The WSC Centennial Logo on the cover was designed by Corey Vondrak, who graduated
from the college in 1994 with a bachelor of science degree in graphic design. There will be more about
Vondrak and his winning design for the Wayne State Foundation’s logo contest in a future publication.
Wayne State Magazine is published
semiannually for alumni and friends of Wayne State
College. The magazine 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
Beth Kroger
Vice President for Administration and Finance
Dr. Jeff Carstens
Vice President and Dean of Student Life
Phyllis Conner - 402-375-7543
Vice President for Development and Executive
Director of the Wayne State Foundation
Wayne State Foundation Staff
Deb Lundahl - 402-375-7209
Director of Development and Alumni Relations
Kevin Armstrong - 402-375-7534
Director of Planned Giving
Brian Lentz - 402-375-7559
Accountant and Assistant Director
Carol Stephens - 402-375-7510
Foundation Office Assistant
Cathleen Hansen - 402-375-7526
Alumni Office Assistant
Lori Bebee
Office Assistant
Editorial Staff
Jay Collier
Director of College Relations
Trudy Muir
Graphic Design Artist
Angie Nordhues
Writer, Photographer
Lois Brunnert
Media Assistant
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President’s Message
Dr. Richard J. Collings
Don and Carol (Rankin) Bremer (center) were
recognized as Alumni Achievement Award winners
at Wayne State College commencement, May 9.
Congratulating the Bremers are Phyllis Conner
(left) vice president for development, and Dr.
Richard Collings, president of Wayne State College.
Wayne State College honors its own twice a year at commencement with the presentation of the Alumni Achievement
Award. Each time I have the honor of meeting the recipients of this award I see the true depth of commitment to Wayne
State the honorees maintain while pursuing their impressive careers. This year’s honored alumni, Don and Carol (Rankin)
Bremer, embody the spirit of the award.
Within this issue of your alumni magazine you will learn more about the Bremers and their contributions to education,
business and the college. But they are just two of many distinguished members of the Wayne State community.
Our faculty members regularly receive recognition for the outstanding work they do for the college and the professional
organizations to which they belong. Professors Dave Bohnert, Pat Arneson, Randy Bertolas, Brad Weber and Marlene
Mueller are featured in the magazine for recent professional achievements. Wayne State newcomers Phil Pfaltzgraff and
Dr. Elise Gutshall are profiled for the contribution each has already made to the college’s outstanding music department.
You will also find brief profiles on seven faculty members who retired this spring.
Service-learning remains an important component of Wayne State’s programs. Our students continue to engage in projects
in the region and beyond, such as a spring break trip to work in a shelter in Missouri and a business communications class
project that aided the Gardner Public Library in Wakefield, Neb.
Students involved with the Wayne Stater and our television and radio programs recently had a tremendous showing at
the Nebraska Collegiate Media Association’s meeting in April on the Wayne State campus. The Stater was named the
best newspaper out of a field of seven student papers and the radio and television stations earned second place in overall
excellence.
Three students majoring in exercise science in the Department of Health, Human Performance and Sport won first place in
the American College of Sports Medicine quiz bowl championship in May in Seattle. They competed against teams from
schools such as University of Oregon, Florida State and University of Connecticut, among others. As department chair
Tammy Evetovich noted, this is just the beginning of their success stories.
Wildcat athletics had another great spring season. Several students were named All Northern Sun or All American athletes
as our baseball, softball, track and field, and golf teams piled up win after win. The baseball team won its sixth straight
conference title. The softball team earned its first NCAA Division 2 national ranking and made its first appearance in the
NCAA national tournament.
There’s a lot of pride that comes with being a Wildcat, from the success of your fellow alumni, our faculty and our
students. We hope you enjoy this issue of your magazine chronicling their achievements.
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Campus Notes
Weather Smiles
on Graduation
for First Time
in Three Years
Wayne State College held commencement for graduate students
in Rice Auditorium and undergraduates in the Willow Bowl on
May 9. A total of 531 degrees – 198 graduate degrees and 333
undergraduate degrees – were conferred by Wayne State President
Richard J. Collings.
Stephen Hakes gave the invocation for the master’s ceremony.
Hakes was born in Baltimore, Md., but was raised in Auburn, Mich.,
a town of about 2,000. He was awarded his MBA on May 9 from
Wayne State College. Hakes lives in Norfolk and serves as the
director of music at Christ Lutheran Church. He is married to Lori
Hakes, with whom he has three children, Daniel, Megan and Lauren.
John Gathje, who received his master of science in education,
curriculum and instruction, was the featured speaker at the
master’s ceremony. Gathje is the son of Ronald and Helen Gathje
of Rochester, Minn. Gathje works as an English instructor, cross
country coach, track & field coach, and English department chairman
at Mount Michael Benedictine High School in Elkhorn, Neb. He
compled his eighteenth year of teaching and coaching at Mount
Michael this spring. He is married to Melissa Gathje, with whom he
has two children, Jacob and Benjamin.
Chance Buss delivered the invocation for the baccalaureate
ceremony. He is the son of John and Madonna Buss of Pierce, and
brother of Patricia and Kristi Buss. He graduated from Pierce High
School in 2005. Buss majored in communications, public relations
and organizational leadership. He is a member of Lambda Pi Eta
Communication Honor Society, Blue Key Honor Society and Phi
Kappa Phi Honor Society. His career plans include public speaking
for the Community Character Development Coalition based in
Norfolk, Neb.
Lance Hedquist, city administrator for the City of South
Sioux City since 1980, gave the commencement address at the
baccalaureate ceremony. Hedquist is a lifelong resident of South
Sioux City. He grew up in South Sioux City and returned after
graduating from Wayne State College, where he earned a bachelor of
science degree in 1972.
Hedquist has dedicated his life to public service and cares very
much about the community, its citizens and employees. He works
tirelessly to make South Sioux City a better place to live, enriching
the quality of life for all and always planning for the future.
Hedquist is recognized as a leader and innovator in the tristate
area and across Nebraska for his skill leading one of the most
progressive cities in the state. Under his leadership, the City of South
Sioux City received the 2003 All America City Award, one of the
nation’s most prestigious awards, and the 2003 Nebraska Showcase
Community Award, the state of Nebraska’s most esteemed award.
Lance and his wife, Jean, have two grown sons, Nick and Chris.
Nick lives in Washington, D.C.; and Chris, his wife, Misty, and their
daughter, Ashley, and son, Ryan, live in South Sioux City.
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Bohnert Receives Teaching Excellence Award
Dr. David Bohnert was awarded the State National Bank Teaching Excellence
Award during Wayne State College commencement. Bohnert is associate professor
of music and director of bands at Wayne State where he teaches applied trumpet,
brass methods and conducting, as well as serving as director for the WSC Wind
Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, and Marching Band. He holds bachelor of music (trumpet
performance) and bachelor of music education degrees from Southeast Missouri
State University. He earned the master of music degree in trumpet performance from
the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, where he also served as a graduate teaching
assistant. He has done post-graduate study at the Eastman School of Music and the
University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music, where he completed
the DMA (Trumpet Performance) in August 2003. Bohnert is an active performer,
playing regularly with A Touch of Brass, the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra and
Municipal Band, the Northeast Area Jazz Ensemble, in addition to maintaining an
active solo recital schedule. He is in demand as a clinician and guest conductor
for ensembles throughout the Midwest and is a popular adjudicator at music
competitions throughout the United States.

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS
Don and Carol
(Rankin) Bremer
Receive Alumni
Achievement
Award
Don and Carol (Rankin) Bremer
were the recipients of this year’s
Alumni Achievement Award at
spring commencement.
Don and Carol (Rankin)
Bremer were the recipients of
this year’s Alumni Achievement
Award at spring commencement.
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 Bremers have
been exemplary educators,
administrators and business
owners, embodying the spirit
that with a Wayne State degree,
one can go anywhere and do
anything.
Don Bremer was born in
1934 in Sioux City, Iowa. He
moved to Laurel, Neb., and
graduated a year later in 1952.
He enrolled at Wayne State
that fall in the pre-engineering
program. Don was drafted by
the U.S. Army in 1954 during
the Korean War. After training,
he married Carol Rankin, his
college sweetheart. Don and
Carol have been married 54
years. They have three sons and
seven grandchildren.
Don returned to Wayne
State College in 1956 where
he continued his education
with majors in education and
industrial arts. After graduating
in 1958, Don, Carol, and
their new son, Doug, moved
to Chino, Calif., where Don
taught math and drafting while
attending Cal Poly University
in Pomona working on a major
in mathematics. He earned
his master of arts degree in
secondary school administration
from California State
University-Los Angeles in 1962.
Don spent 26 years as a
school administrator, the last
14 as principal of Chino Boys
Republic High School. He is an
Elk, a Mason and a Rotarian.
He has served all offices in his
Rotary Club and several at the
district level. Don was named
Rotarian of the Year in 2005
and received the “Excellence in
Service Award” in 2009. Don
and Carol are major donors to
the Rotary Foundation.
Carol was born in Neligh,
Neb., in 1935. She graduated
from Wayne State with a
two-year teaching credential
in 1954. Her first teaching
assignment was at a one-room
country school in Antelope
County. Her next assignment
was teaching fifth and sixth
grade in Norfolk, Neb.
During Don’s last two
years at Wayne State, Carol
taught a seventh and eighth
grade combination class in
Laurel, Neb. Carol earned her
bachelor of arts and master
of arts in education from the
University of California-Los
Angeles. She taught junior high
school English before serving
as the junior high counselor in
the Ontario-Montclair School
District for about 13 years.
She also served two years as
assistant principal of Buena
Vista High School in Ontario,
Calif.
Don left his school
administrative position in
1992 after 35 years in the field
of education to give more
time to their rapidly growing
investment business. Carol
and Don own and manage D
& C Investment Properties, a
partnership that runs their 345
apartment units, nine singlefamily
homes and a medical
complex that houses 18
doctors. One of the Bremers’
redevelopment projects now
serves as a model for the
redevelopment of blighted
apartment areas.
Don and Carol have been
exceptionally charitable to their
community. They have also
created an endowed scholarship
fund at Wayne to provide two
student scholarships each year.
During the past three years Don
and Carol have also served on
the Wayne State Foundation
Board as trusteesand have
hosted a Wayne State alumni
reunion in their home.
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Campus Notes
Seven Wayne State College Faculty Retire
Wayne State College retiring professors were honored at commencement, from left: Vic Reynolds, Dr. Janet Gilligan, Dr. Kent Blaser, Frank
Teach, Dr. Christopher Bonds, Dr. Richard Keenan and Dr. James Curtiss.
Dr. Kent Blaser, Professor of History
Kent Blaser, Ph.D., came to Wayne State in 1979. His teaching
and research interests include historiography and the philosophy of
history; Nebraska and the Great Plains; and the history of Wayne
State College. Dr. Blaser was head of the college’s Division of Social
Sciences from 1984 to 1989; director of Wayne State’s Honors
Program, 1993-1994; president of Mid-America American Studies
Association, 1995-1996; and editor of Midwest Review from 1983
to 1994, among many academic accomplishments. He earned his
bachelor’s in U.S. history from Kansas State University and his Ph.D.
from University of North Carolina, (Chapel Hill) in American History.
He previously taught at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
and the University of Nebraska-Omaha.
Dr. Christopher Bonds, Professor of Music
Chris Bonds, Ph.D., taught at Wayne State for 28 years. Dr. Bonds
was chair of the music department from 2004 to 2007. He said he
considers his greatest accomplishments at Wayne State to be the
students he has taught who have gone on to have successful careers in
music. Dr. Bonds was hired as string instructor/orchestra conductor in
the Fine Arts Division. He previously taught at Ball State University,
Carroll College, Elmira College and Whitman College. He earned his
bachelor of music and master of music at Arizona State University
and his Ph.D. from University of Iowa.
Dr. James Curtiss, Professor of Education
James Curtiss, Ph.D., was a professor of education at Wayne State for
14 years. Dr. Curtiss was a music teacher for 24 years in Nebraska
public schools. He earned his bachelor of music education degree
from Indiana University in 1966; his master of arts degree in music
education from the University of Northern Colorado in 1972; and
his doctorate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1998. Dr.
Curtiss also served as a music teacher and chair of the Fine Arts
Department from 1978 to 1990 for Sidney Public School in Sidney,
Neb.; music teacher and chair of the curriculum committee from 1968
to 1978 for Chappell Public School in Chappell, Neb.; and music
teacher from 1966 to 1968 for Bladen Public School, in Bladen, Neb.
Dr. Janet Gilligan, Professor of English
Janet Gilligan, Ph.D., came to Wayne State in 1988. Among her
many accomplishments, she has mentored more than 100 English
education student teachers. Dr. Gilligan initiated the Language Arts
Festival, an annual Wayne State College event that hosts for students
in grades seven through 12, which is now in its fifth year. She also
won the The Balsley-Whitmore Teaching Excellence Award in 2009,
funded by an endowment established by Howard Balsley and Irol
Whitmore Balsley, is given annually to a faculty member in English
who embodies the teaching mission of WSC. Dr. Gilligan earned
her bachelor of science in education from Saint Mary of the Woods
College, master’s in English from Northern Illinois University, and
Ph.D. in English from Northern Illinois (concentration in Middle
English Literature). She previously taught at Hamilton College,
Northern Illinois University, and Universite de Nantes, France.
Dr. Richard Keenan, Associate Professor
of Communication
Richard Keenan, Ph.D., has taught for 15 years at Wayne State.
Dr. Keenan has developed new and expanded classes in public
relations and presented research findings at national and international
gatherings of the Popular Culture Association each year during the
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CELEBRATING 100 YEARS
past 15 years. He has been an
active participant in community
service with his church and plans
a career change to church ministry
work. He earned his bachelor’s
degree in communication from
University of Michigan, master’s
in communication from University
of Illinois, and Ph.D . from City
University of Los Angeles. Dr.
Keenan previously taught at Mary
College, East Carolina University,
J.C. Smith University and Theil
College.
Vic Reynolds,
Professor of Art
Vic Reynolds, M.F.A., was hired
as full-time tenure-track faculty in
1988. Reynolds was born in Idaho
Falls, Idaho. After retiring from
Wayne State, Reynolds plans to
continue to work in his studio in
Wayne. Reynolds works using a
wide variety of art materials in the
creation of paintings, drawings,
and digital images. While serving a
tour in Vietnam (U.S. Army 116th
Combat Engineers), Reynolds was
selected to be part of the U.S. Army
Combat Art Team Vlll, which was
assigned by the Army Historian in
Washington D.C. to depict and create
impressions of the Vietnam War. He
received his bachelor and master of
fine arts degree from the University
of Idaho and taught previously at
the University of Nevada and the
University of Alabama.
Frank Teach, Director
of Student Activities
and Instructor of Physical
Education
Frank Teach, M.A., was hired nearly
40 years ago to run the college’s
new intramural sports program.
Teach also developed the student
activities program, which reached
out to students to involve them in the
coordination of campus activities.
He earned his bachelor’s degree and
a master’s in education from Wayne
State. During his master’s program,
he served as a graduate assistant for
baseball coach Fred Pierce.
WSC All in the Family for Adamson Family
Jordan Adamson made her mother’s goal complete on Mother’s Day weekend as she graduated
from Wayne State College on May 9. She and three of her sisters have all earned WSC degrees.
The goal to have all the Adamson girls graduate from Wayne State College was a special one
set when the children were small. Nicole Adamson Mathison was the first to achieve it in 1996.
Heather Adamson Tillotson followed as the only sister with an education degree in 1999. Megan
Adamson Froehlich earned her degree in 2004.
Three of the four sisters earned communications degrees and had Drs. Ron and Deb Whitt as
teachers and mentors.
"We all had the Whitts as instructors and they really made a difference for all of us,’’ Jordan
Adamson said. "I feel the most important aspect of the communications degree at Wayne State
College is the leadership aspect. I am very glad that was a part of my education.’’
Jordan Adamson will be entering The Buckle’s management program in Sioux Falls, S.D. She
said her leadership experiences at WSC will help her in the program.
“The Adamson sisters were an absolute delight to have as students in our Communication Arts
program. Each had a unique positive personality and brought a different positive perspective to our
classes,” said Professors Ron and Deb Whitt when asked about the Adamsons. “The one ingredient
that flowed through each, however, was a strong work ethic each brought to the classroom. All
were carefully prepared to fully engage in academic and group discussions. The sisters’ goal
oriented attitude, along with their strong interpersonal communication skills, will continue to serve
them well. We wish them the very best and look forward to the next generation of Adamsons!’’
Although all the sisters lived in Bowen residence hall, only Nicole and Heather had the
opportunity to live together in a room.
"Heather was able to tell me who I should take in classes and some tips about college life,”
Nicole said. “The best thing about Wayne State College was the small class sizes and individual
attention that we received from our professors.’’
Each sister agreed their professors had known them by their first names. They said they valued
the ability to be able to speak with them face to face.
After commencement, Jordan Adamson’s niece, Kennedy Mathison, ran up to her and gave her
aunt a hug.
"Tell us where you are going to college, Kennedy,’’ Adamson said. "Wayne State?"
Kennedy Mathison looked up and nodded yes with a big smile.
Jordan Adamson of Osmond is congratulated by her sisters as she joins them as Wayne
State College alumni. From left are: Heather Adamson Tillotson, a 1999 graduate;
Megan Adamson Froehlich, a 2004 graduate; Jordan Adamson, a 2009 graduate; and
Nicole Adamson Mathison, a 1996 WSC graduate.
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Campus Notes
Dr. Patricia Arneson
Professor Arneson to Attend Oxford Round Table Forum
Dr. Patricia Arneson of Wayne State College will participate in the 20th anniversary of the Oxford Round
Table, to be held July 5-10 at Oxford University in Oxford, England. Arneson is one of 40 international
scholars invited to attend as a discussant and/or presenter. Participants include governmental and business
leaders, ministers of education, and educational leaders and faculty from institutions and countries worldwide.
The purpose of the Oxford Round Table is to promote education, art, science, religion and human rights
through academic presentations and scholarly discussion. First held in 1989, the Oxford Round Table is a
unique forum that provides the opportunity to discuss important policy questions during a five-day period in a
collegial “think-tank” atmosphere.
This year’s forum is “Women’s Careers: The Presumption and Burdens of Proof.” Topics include career
traps for women, women’s career investments and returns, workplace politics, social and cultural restraints on
equal pay, workplace discrimination, and gender equity issues.
Dr. Arneson is professor of business at Wayne State College, teaching in the disciplines of Human
Resource Management and Business Teacher Education. She has been the recipient of teaching and service
awards for her contributions to business e)ducation. Arneson is a member of the Society for Human Resource
Management, as well as the Nebraska State Business Education Association, Mountain-Plains Business
Education Association, National Business Education Association, and Delta Pi Epsilon graduate honorary.
Professor Bertolas Elected to National Executive Committee
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. Bertolas chartered the Lambda Zeta chapter of GTU at Wayne State College in 2002.
Bertolas grew up on the Iron Range of northern Minnesota. He attended the University of Minnesota-
Duluth and was studying geography in his dorm room the night the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake
Superior on Nov. 10, 1975. Subsequently, he earned graduate degrees in geography from the University of
Vermont in 1982 and from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1995. A high school instructor
and wrestling coach in the 1980s, Bertolas has been teaching at Wayne State College since 1995.
He has received numerous awards including the Outstanding Professor of the Year Award presented by
the WSC Student Senate in 2005 and 2009, and the Distinguished Teaching Achievement Award presented
by the National Council for Geographic Education in 2006. Bertolas also serves as coordinator of the
Geographic Educators of Nebraska, an organization that collaborates with the National Geographic Society
and is dedicated to raising the level of geographic literacy in the state.
Bertolas was elected alongside new GTU National Executive Committee members from Old
Dominion University, Oklahoma State University and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Dr. Randy Bertolas
Professor Mueller Shows Work in Kearney, Lincoln and New York City
Wayne State College Professor of Art Marlene Mueller gave a solo exhibition at the Museum of
Nebraska Art (MONA) from Oct. 18 to Jan. 4. The exhibit was the first full-scale showing of her complete
fire drawing series. Mueller’s fire drawing series was also shown in Lincoln and New York City. Work
by Mueller was included in a two-person show with David Harvey at Tugboat Gallery in Lincoln, April
3-26. Mueller’s work features charcoal drawings that address the transformation of solid matter into ash
where the elements of flame, steam, water, and smoke provided the foundation of her study. Tugboat
Gallery is located at 116 N. 14th St. in Lincoln. Tugboat provides showing opportunities for emerging
artists as well as established professionals. The goal of Tugboat, as a non-commission gallery is to exhibit
high quality exciting artwork. Mueller’s Into the Ashes charcoal drawing series gained her acceptance
into The Drawing Center’s Viewing Program in New York City. Called "one of the city’s most highly
respected small art museums" by the New York Times, the Drawing Center has become the country’s
preeminent venue for important contemporary and historical drawing exhibitions. Established in 1977,
the Viewing Program offers emerging artists the opportunity to include their work in a curated Artist
Registry. Mueller’s work can be seen on-line by going to The Drawing Center Website at: http://www.
drawingcenter.org/viewingprogram/portfolio.cfm.
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CELEBRATING 100 YEARS
Leader of the Band Got His Start at Wayne State
Brad Weber
“I’ve just wanted to do the best
I possibly could in order to help
my students be successful as
they traveled down life’s path
...I have always felt we
(as a band) can do this.”
As students march into the Wayne High School band room, they enter through a
hallway overflowing with award plaques, trophies and photos of smiling students in
uniforms. These winners have been part of a team effort coached for a different type of
score, a strong music tradition orchestrated by Brad Weber of Wayne.
“I just try to be myself and let the students know that it is about them and I truly
enjoy working with them,’’ Weber said. “I have always wanted students to be involved
in as many different programs, activities, and other opportunities as they could be. The
more they are involved, the better they are able to communicate in different areas later
in life.”
A 1977 Wayne State College alumnus, Weber graduated from Randolph Public
High School. He began teaching at Wayne State College in 1984 and Wayne High
School in 1986. He is the instrumental music instructor at Wayne High School and
serves as an adjunct faculty member at Wayne State College. His bachelor’s degree
is in fine arts in education with a major in instrumental music with a performing
concentration of percussion and clarinet. He earned a master of arts in music in 1992.
Although Weber’s success has been recognized statewide, a new honor has been
added to the list. Weber accepted the Donald A. Lentz Outstanding Bandmaster Award
at the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association (NSBA) annual awards banquet March
6 in Lincoln. The award is NSBA’s highest award. It recognizes the outstanding
contribution Weber has made throughout his career.
Throughout Weber’s teaching career, his bands have excelled in contests and
captivated audiences during performances. He has built a successful program that
attracts students. A majority of students at Wayne High School are involved in band.
This year, 162 students participated in band in grades 9-12 from a total of 265 students
at Wayne High. More than 60 percent of Wayne High students enroll in band.
“I’ve just wanted to do the best I possibly could in order to help my students be
successful as they traveled down life’s path,’’ Weber said. “I have always felt we (as a
band) can do this.”
“Outstanding band directors have come before me,’’ Weber continued. “I am sure
they felt as I do about the band program including Ron Dalton, who I had the privilege
to follow. Don Schumacher, Earl Green and others were outstanding band directors.’’
His father and mother, Marvin and Virginia Weber, and Dr. Jay O’Leary of Wayne
State College, are a few of the people who have inspired Weber, he said.
“I could list pages of people who have inspired me over the years,’’ Weber said.
“My wife, Deb, my daughters Melissa, Megan and Micaela, and of course the students,
parents, school and community of Wayne that I have had the privilege to work with
over the years have motivated me.”
Weber and his wife Deb, have three daughters, Melissa ‘01, Megan ‘05 and
Micaela ‘09. His wife, Deb, is employed at Wayne State in the Counseling Center.
“I was lucky to attend Wayne State College and have the instructors that I did,’’
Weber said. “Dr. Jay O’Leary, Dr. Raymond Kelton, Jim Day, Dr. Cornell Runestad,
Connie Webber and others had a huge impact on my life.”
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Campus Notes
WSC Students
Win Quiz Bowl at
National Meeting
Wayne State College students won the
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
Student Bowl Championship in Seattle, Wash.,
May 27-30 at the 56th annual ACSM meeting.
Kelly Brink, Peter Ray, and Darren
Richter, Wayne State College students from the
Department of Health, Human Performance,
and Sport majoring in Exercise Science,
competed in a Jeopardy style contest against
six other teams from schools throughout
the United States that won regional chapter
competitions. Dr. Donovan Conley, professor
of exercise science, coordinated the trip and
accompanied the students to Seattle.
“I am so very proud of our students, faculty,
and programs at WSC,” he said. “Our students
went toe-to-toe with students from some
of the most highly regarded programs in the
nation and came out on top. This is a big win
for everyone on our campus and underscores
the notion that you can get anywhere from
Wayne State College!”
Wayne State College students won the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
Student Bowl Championship in Seattle, Wash., May 27-30. From left are: Darren Richter,
Peter Ray, Kelly Brink and Donovan Conley, Ed. D., FACSM (far right).
Dr. Tammy Evetovich, Health, Human
Performance and Sport department chair, said
“This win highlights the fact that Wayne State
College students can compete with their peers
from some of the best schools in the nation.
This win by Kelly, Peter, and Darren is just
the beginning of their success stories.”
Other institutions and regional chapters
represented in the national competition
included: University of Oregon (Northwest
Chapter), Florida State University and
University of Western Florida (Southeast
Chapter), University of Connecticut (New
England Chapter), Eastern Michigan
University (Midwest Chapter), Cal State San
Bernadino (Southwest Chapter), and West
Chester University and Edinboro University
(Mid-Atlantic).
Brink is the son of Brad and Jill Brink
of Lyons; Ray is the son of Daniel and Peggy
Ray of Spalding; and Richter is the son of
Jeff and Sharon Richter of Fremont.
Students Make Spring Break
a Service-Learning Effort
Wayne State College students talk with the director of a youth dropin
center. From left are: Sr Inviolata Mukhaabi (Kenya), Oliver Warui
(Kenya), Jaime Johannsen (Omaha), Rare Breed director Todd
Duncan, Adrianne Svitak (Schuyler), Annie Cong Ying Kang (China)
and Ben Polacek (Bruno).
A group of Wayne State College students donated more than
500 hours of service over spring break during a trip to a homeless
shelter March 9-11 in Springfield, Mo. The Kitchen, Inc. has provided
housing, food and medical services to the homeless, underserved and
uninsured in the Springfield area since 1983.
Wayne State College Catholic campus minister Sr. Cynthia Hruby
and students Adrianne Svitak (Schuyler), Anna Kang (China), Jaime
Johannsen (Omaha), Sr. Inviolata Mukhaabi (Kenya), Ben Polacek
(Bruno) and Oliver Warui (Kenya) participated in the trip and service.
“The spring break service-learning experience at The Kitchen Inc.
was exceptional,’’ Warui said. “The organization serves as a national
model for holistic rehabilitation services for the homeless.”
Students participated in activities with this non-profit organization
to help meet the needs of the poor and homeless.
Students spoke with Dr. James Granden at Boyd Elementary, a
school with approximately two dozen students who live at the shelter.
The school partners with Drury University to provide intervention for
these students.
“I really liked how the school kept a supply of winter clothing
on hand to help those students who may need it. The principal of the
school also mentioned about having drives to get school supplies
for children who don’t have them. Visiting this school was a good
experience which related to my education major,’’ Polacek said.
The trip was funded through a WSC Service-Learning sub-grant
provided by the MidwestConsortium for Service-Learning.
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Business
Communications
Students Help
Public Library
By Sarah Thomsen, The Wayne Stater
Wayne State media students were
honored April 4 at the Nebraska Collegiate
Media Association 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. Judging was done by professionals in
Kansas for radio and TV entries, while judges
from Florida evaluated the print entries.
“Wayne State did very well this year,”
associate professor Michael Marek, the radio
advisor, said. “It reflects well on our program
and students here at WSC.”
“Some of the other schools we go up
against have better resources, but it just shows
good storytelling and good writing is always
going to be rewarded,” Maureen Carrigg,
faculty advisor to the campus student-run TV
station KWSC, said.
The Wayne Stater had four firsts, three
seconds and one third in the newspaper,
helping the Stater past second-place Chadron.
Radio had one first place, five seconds, two
thirds, and seven honorable mentions. There
were three firsts and one second in TV.
“I’m very happy and proud of my
CELEBRATING 100 YEARS
Wayne State College Students of Business Communications completed a Service Learning Project for
the Gardner Public Library in Wakefield. The students worked closely to come up with 18 programs that
the library could use. These programs included descriptions of the events and prepared donation letters for
sponsorship in the community. Students determined ways to make these programs easy to execute.
Students who participated include Derick Engelbert of West Point; Jennings Johnson of Oakland;
Rachel Kotalik of Dakota City; Jillian Schnebel of Pierce; Kayla Neuhalfen of Laurel; Tonya Wical of
Wayne; Jean Hartung of Fremont; Jason Jelinek of Laurel, John Bothwell of Mason City, Iowa; and Jessica
Spanihel of Garwood, Texas.
“We were impressed by the way the Gardner Public Library serves Wakefield area residents in so
many ways. The students learned a lot about how a library can enhance community learning” said Dr.
Laura Dendinger, associate professor for the School of Business and Technology.
Head librarian Kathy Muller asked for assistance identifying grants that the library could utilize as
well as ideas to serve community members in new and innovative ways. The group worked to identify
grant programs and fundraising ideas from libraries across the country.
This program was supported by the Wayne State College Service-Learning Project. Service-Learning
grants at WSC are part of a grant from the Midwest Consortium for Service-Learning in Higher Education
made possible through the Corporation for National Service under the Learn and Serve America: Higher
Education grant program.
Wayne State Students Earn Golden Leaf Media Awards
students,” Carrigg said. Students from the
broadcast journalism class in the fall also
received five awards for radio stories.
The day began with a keynote address by
Senator Mike Flood, Speaker of the Nebraska
Legislature. Flood discussed how media
and the government work together, making
the workings of the state legislature “a very
transparent process.”
Aside from serving in the Legislature,
Flood is also a radio broadcaster. His advice to
students in the field was to be able to write and
report.
Breakout sessions followed, giving
media students a chance to learn about
topics like “Industry Trends in Video
Production,” “Working for Small Weekly
and Daily Newspapers in a Changing Media
Environment” and “Preparing for Your First
Broadcasting Job.”
“I was really happy with our presenters
in our sessions,” associate professor
Max McElwain, Wayne Stater advisor,
said. Former Stater staff members Rhea
Landholm, Grace Petersen, Jacob Bettin,
Savannah Wissig and Cliff Starkey
conducted some of the sessions.
“It’s important to reward students’ hard
work, and a good way to tell students they’re
doing a great job,” McElwain said.
The Wayne Stater staff displayed Golden Leaf awards from the Nebraska Collegiate Media
Association Convention on campus, April 11. The Wayne Stater took first place for overall
Nebraska College Newspaper of the Year. Front (left to right): Katelynn Wolfe, Skylar
Osovski, Sarah Thomsen, Ashley Ryan and Tim Gray. Back (left to right): Rick Prusa, Devin
Bethune, Lois Brunnert, Molly Mayhew, Deb Harm and Laquisha Cook.
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Campus Notes
Pfaltzgraff Pfinds Pfriends at Wayne State
Philip Pfaltzgraff will mark time
for Wayne State College as the college
celebrates its centennial. Unveiling his
new composition, Pfaltzgraff has created a
unique, lasting time capsule for the event
with a work that focuses on time.
“‘The Time Cycle’ is a work with five
sections: ‘Once Forever,’ ‘Timeless,’ ‘The
Time Keeper,’ ‘Junctures’ and ‘Time to
Sing,’’’ Pfaltzgraff said. “This work will
involve the Concert Choir, Concert Band, a
Soprano solo and piano. My creative process
has been all over the map for this centennial
project. I have been looking at some of John
Neihardt’s writing for inspiration. Some of
the phrases of his writing have imagery that
is wonderful. When I write music, I start out
with a text, a scripture or some idea, and then
a chord progression jumps out. In this case,
there also are all the colors of the concert
band available to create something that is
hopefully memorable.’’
Pfaltzgraff began in August as a staff
accompanist for the college. He has also been
performing, composing and helping students
and faculty with practices and performances.
“Music is a good way to bridge gaps
with people. It has a way of reaching
people,’’ Pfaltzgraff said. “My contact with
students has included working with nonmusic
majors in the Topics in Music Class.
I’m very impressed with the students here at
Wayne State College. I like the attitude of the
students here.”
Pfaltzgraff staged “Pfaltzgraff and
Pfriends” last year at Lutheran Churches
in the community with other WSC faculty
members. He has also consulted with them
on his compositions including “The Time
Cycle.” In February, the Wayne State College
Concert Choir performed choral music by
traditional and contemporary composers,
including the Nebraska premiere of a work
by Pfaltzgraff.
Pfaltzgraff graduated from Westmar
College in LeMars, Iowa, in 1971 with a
music education (major in voice) degree.
He has worked in public and private
schools (K-12) in Hubbard, Des Moines
and Waukee, Iowa, St. Petersburg, Fla., and
Mt. Pleasant, Mich. In addition to a career
in music education, he has served in music
and pastoral leadership in churches in Iowa,
Florida, and Michigan.
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Philip Pfaltzgraff
As a Methodist pastor’s son, Pfaltzgraff
said he’s always written works for churches
including praise and worship music and small
anthems. He worked with musical theater
shows such as “Godspell’’ and “Jesus Christ
Superstar.’’ He was one of nine children in his
family who all took organ and piano lessons.
At the age of 12, he began to give piano
lessons. Pfaltzgraff said his family is multiethnic
as his parents adopted two children
who are Korean American and two from the
United States.
“It was a good experience growing up
with a large and diverse family. We always
had music in the house,’’ Pfaltzgraff said.
“Mom and Dad have both been singers and
instrumentalists, and many of my nieces and
nephews are also involved in music. We put
on a musical program with family members
for my Mom and Dad’s 60th anniversary.’’
Pfaltzgraff has worked with nationallyknown
composers. Some of his original
compositions were written with specific
groups of people in mind who will be
performing it.
“When you write for someone, there is
a sound expectation,” he said. “Music on a
page is just dots on a page until they come to
life in performance.”
Pfaltzgraff composed a set of pieces
for Josh Calkin’s students to perform in his
low brass studio after walking by his office,
hearing music and stopping to ask what he
was working on. Calkin, who was hired in the
2007-08 academic year, is assistant director
of bands and instructor of low brass at Wayne
State.
“I have been very impressed with Wayne
State College. Every aspect of the WSC
performance spaces, classrooms and pianos
have been great,’’ Pfaltzgraff said. “I’m an
advocate of higher education, but I believe
that smaller colleges have a unique way of
caring for and working with students.’’

New Wayne State Professor Quickly Finds a Voice
CELEBRATING 100 YEARS
Dr. Elise Gutshall, who came to Wayne
State College in August, approaches
singing as more than a technical
art. Gutshall, soprano and assistant
professor of voice at Wayne State
College, teaches students as vocalists.
She also tries to bring in aspects that
students haven’t experienced before,
including opera, how the songs they
sing entwine with history and how to
compete as vocalists.
“I love it (at Wayne State
College),’’ Gutshall said. “I feel like
it’s a gem in northeast Nebraska, a
wonderful school that gives students
opportunities that they wouldn’t have
otherwise.’’
Gutshall is a native of Hamilton, Mo.
She received degrees in 2000 and 2003
from Northwest Missouri State University
and the UMKC Conservatory of Music,
respectively. She earned a doctorate
of arts in music from the University
of Mississippi in 2006. Her research
focused primarily on vocal pedagogy
and performance. Her studies included an
internship with The Voice Care Associates
of Memphis, Tenn., and interdisciplinary work with the Ole Miss
Communicative Disorders Department, focusing on pathological
disorders of the voice.
Gutshall has performed leading roles with the University of
Mississippi Opera Department and Inspiration Point Opera in Eureka
Springs, Ark. Productions included The Ballad of Baby Doe, Into the
Woods, Die Zauberflöte, The Mikado, Tartuffe, Martha, and Le Nozze
di Figaro.
She received an honorary scholarship in 2007 from Rotary
International to study at the New Zealand School of Music in
Wellington, New Zealand. She completed research under the tutelage
of world-renown Brahmsian scholar Inge van Rij, the lied of Richard
Strauss and Johannes Brahms. During her studies in Wellington,
she performed with the New Zealand Light Opera as Stella and
Antonia in Offenbach’s Les
Contes d’Hoffmann opposite
international tenor, Patrick Power.
She also performed with
the Auckland Philharmonic
Orchestra as a finalist in New
Zealand’s National Aria and
Art Song Competition, placing
second in the Lied and English
Art Song divisions.
Gutshall continues
to perform regionally and
nationally as a recitalist and
clinician. Her performances
since she began at WSC have
included campus events and
concerts with other faculty
members.
Fifteen voice students
from Wayne State’s
Department of Music had
the opportunity to compete
in the Dana Vocal Arts
Competition on April 15 in
Blair. More than 50 students
from six colleges and universities
from Iowa and Nebraska participated in the competition. Each
student was required to present a variety of vocal solo repertoire
in more than two languages (including but not limited to: French,
German, Italian and English). They were all judged according to their
vocal ability, the accuracy of language and technique, as well as their
musical expression. Eight of her students won either first or second
place in the five classical divisions.
“Vocal competitions were very good for students to attend and
something new for them. It was good for them to see how hard you
need to work to be a singer,’’ she said.
“I try to treat them like colleagues,’’ Gutshall said of her
students. “I want to empower them to do well and give them
motivation. I still think of my vocal teacher who told me, ‘I really
think you could be a singer,’ I feel like I could be that person for my
students at WSC.’’
Wayne State College, Nebraska State Colleges Offer Advantage Program
The newly approved Nebraska State
College System Advantage program
guarantees first-time freshmen students
who receive federal Pell Grants will pay
no tuition at the Nebraska State Colleges
for the 2009-10 academic year. The NSCS
Advantage offers an innovative way for
Chadron, Peru and Wayne State to serve
students, communities and the state of
Nebraska. The program fulfills the promise
of excellent educational programs combined
with unrivaled affordability. Participants in
the NSCS Advantage Program must be:
• A Nebraska resident
• A federal Pell Grant recipient
• A first-time freshman for the 2009-10 year
• Enrolled in at least 12 on-campus
credit hours
“The new Nebraska State College System
Advantage scholarship program is designed
for first-time, full-time freshmen enrolling at
Wayne State, Chadron State, or Peru State
Colleges who receive a federal Pell Grant,”
said Dr. Richard Collings, Wayne State
College president. “In these economic times,
this program will allow Pell Grant recipients
at Wayne State to cover the cost of tuition not
covered by other awards.”
For information about the NSCS
Advantage, go to the NSCS Web site at
www.nscs.edu or visit Wayne State’s Web site
at www.wsc.edu/advantage.
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Wildcat Athletics
Baseball Wins Sixth Straight Conference Title
For the sixth consecutive season, the Wayne State
College baseball team captured the Northern Sun
Intercollegiate Conference title with an impressive 27-4
record in conference play. The 27 conference wins by
WSC surpassed the 25 wins by Wayne State during the
2005 season for the most wins ever by a Northern Sun
Conference baseball team in league play.
The Wildcats finished the 2009 season with a 45-15
record, tying the school record for most wins by a WSC
baseball team, while qualifying for the NCAA Division
II Baseball Tournament for the sixth straight season.
WSC went 3-2 in the regional tournament, falling to
Mesa State 8-2 in the regional championship game. The
Cats belted 93 homers during this season, which is a
Wayne State record.
The Wildcat baseball squad placed five players on
the 2009 NSIC All-Conference Baseball Team while
winning three of the five postseason awards. Junior
outfielder Joe Wendte was named the 2009 NSIC
Player of the Year, junior infielder Eric Bond earned
NSIC Newcomer of the Year honors and Coach John
Manganaro was named NSIC Coach of the Year for the
fourth time in his career and earned his 500th career win
in a 19-7 win May 3 at Minnesota, Crookston.
Wendte hit .396 on the year with 14 homers and
a team-high 67 RBIs. He set a school record with 83
runs scored, which ranked fifth in NCAA Division II,
and had a team-high 51 walks to rank eighth in NCAA
Division II. Wendte was a three-time NSIC Player of
the Week and led the Wildcats in hits (78), doubles (20),
stolen bases (19), slugging percentage (.741) and on-base
percentage (.527).
Bond hit .365 with a team-high 19 homers and 61
RBIs for the Wildcats this season. His 19 homers set a
single-season Wildcat record, breaking the previous mark
of 18 set by Bill Schwartz in 1981. Bond led the team in
at bats (211) and total bases (152) while ranking second
in hits (77) and stolen bases (13).
First Team All-NSIC selections included Wendte,
Bond, senior pitcher Chad Moreland and senior infielder
Alex Koch. Senior outfielder Justin Hemauer earned
Second Team All-NSIC honors.
For the sixth time in the past seven years, Wayne
State had a player achieve All-American status as
Wendte (First Team) and Bond (Second Team) earned
All-American honors by Rawlings/ABCA (American
Baseball Coaches Association). Chad Moreland joined
Wendte and Bond as First Team ABCA/Rawlings All-
Central Region selections while Alex Koch was a Second
Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region honoree.
Junior pitcher John Snyder and Wendte were named
to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VII
Second Team. This marked the fourth straight season that
WSC has had at least one player named Academic All-
District.
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Joe Wendte hit .396 on the year with 14 homers and a team-high 67 RBIs.
Joe Wendte
Eric Bond
Eric Bond’s 19 homers set a single-season Wildcat record.

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS
Wildcats Softball Pounds Out Record Year
The Wayne State College
softball team set numerous
school records while posting a
41-21 record in the 2009 season.
The 41 wins are the most ever
by a Wildcat softball team and
the Wildcats earned their first
NCAA National Tournament
appearance. Wayne State
advanced to the Central Region
Bracket #1 championship game
in the tournament before falling
to Winona State 2-0 in the title
game. WSC also earned its first
NCAA Division II National
Rankings during the 2009
season, ranking 16th three times
in March.
As a team, WSC set seven
school records this season.
The ‘Cats set a record and led
NCAA Division II with a .982
fielding percentage, which
topped the previous record of
.967 in 2008. WSC also set
single season team records in
at bats (1,646), runs scored
(254), hits (468), doubles (77),
and putouts (1,276). WSC also
ranked 15th in the nation with a
1.61 team ERA.
Individually, sophomore
pitcher Katie Goetzinger set
seven school records. She set
the single season school record
for wins (31), appearances
(54), saves (4), shutouts (12),
strikeouts (347), innings pitched
(294.1) and games started
(47). Goetzinger already
holds Wayne State career
records in wins (54), saves (7),
shutouts (17) and strikeouts
(489). Goetzinger ranked third
nationally in wins, 14th in
saves, 21st in strikeouts per 7
innings and 41st in ERA (1.55).
She also set a WSC single game
record with 16 strikeouts vs.
Bemidji State on April 18 and
pitched two perfect games in
2009 for the ‘Cats.
Junior Amy Sandstrom
set four single season school
records, breaking three of her
own records set last season. She
set records in at bats (224), hits
(77), runs scored (45) and total
bases (114) during the 2009
season. Sandstrom is the Wayne
State career leader in runs
scored (118) and total bases
(280) and ranks third all-time
career hits (197) and second in
career doubles (42). She needs
just five hits to pass Sarah
Herrick (201 hits) and become
the all-time hits leader at Wayne
State. Sandstrom was named
to the NSIC All-Tournament
Team and was a Second Team
Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-
Central Region selection.
WSC landed three
players on the 2009 NSIC All-
Conference Softball Team.
Goetzinger and Sandstrom each
earned First Team All-NSIC
honors while Blaire Kuhl earned
Second Team All-NSIC honors.
Goetzinger earned First Team
Daktronics All-Central Region
honors and was also named to
the Louisville Slugger/NFCA
All-Central Region First Team
as well as ESPN the Magazine
Academic All-District Second
Team. Goetzinger was also
named NSIC Pitcher of the Week
four times during the season.
Sophomore pitcher Katie Goetzinger set seven school
records this season.
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Wildcat Athletics
Matt Schneider and Misty Rystrom earned All-American track and field honors.
All-American Season for Track and Field
The Wayne State College track and field teams qualified five athletes in seven
events for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships held May
21-23 in San Angelo, Texas. The men’s squad had two national qualifiers while
the women’s squad had three qualifiers in five events. Matt Schneider earned All-
American honors for the Wayne State men and Misty Rystrom earned All-American
honors for the Wayne State women.
Seniors Matt Schneider and Nate Preston each qualified in the 3,000 meter
steeplechase. Schneider, a senior from Nebraska City, placed fourth in the event
and earned All-American honors with a school record time of 9:05.82. Preston just
missed the finals with a 13th place finish.
Rystrom captured All-American honors with a sixth place finish in the high
jump. The junior from Pierce cleared 5’ 7 ¼” to earn the sixth-place finish, which
marked the fourth straight season that the WSC women’s track and field team has
had an All-American.
Katie Wilson qualified for nationals in three events for Wayne State. Wilson
finished 10th in the discus, 10th in the shot put and 17th in the hammer throw.
Sophomore Paige Pollard also qualified for nationals and finished 13th in the 400
meter hurdles.
The Wayne State women took home third place at the NSIC Track and
Field Championships on May 8-9. The Wildcats scored 94 points and had four
conference champions. Katie Wilson was the multi-event champion for WSC as she
won the shot put and discus. Wilson’s effort of 159’ 5” in the discus was an NSIC
record as well as a Wayne State record. Paige Pollard took home first place and set
a new school record in the 400 meter hurdles and Rystrom won the high jump.
The Wildcat men finished seventh at the NSIC Championships with 63
points and had two conference champions. Schneider and John Sloup finished as
conference champions to lead WSC. Schneider won the 3,000 meter steeplechase
while Sloup took home first place in the hammer throw.
Fields, Katsampes Stand
Out in Wildcat’s Golf
Wayne State sophomore Adam Fields was one
of four individuals selected to play in the 2009
NCAA Division II Men’s Central/West Regional
Golf Championships. Fields finished with a threeday
total of 229 and finished in a tie for 49th out of
90 players in the field at the Wilderness Ridge Golf
Club in Lincoln. Fields was just the second-ever
Wayne State male golfer to qualify for the NCAA
Tournament.
During the season, Fields led Wayne State with
a 75.5 scoring average in 10 rounds. He finished
in fifth place at the Northern Sun Conference
Tournament, earning First Team All-Northern Sun
Intercollegiate Conference honors. Fields was the
first All-Conference golfer for Wayne State since
Kyle Lindstrom earned All-NSIC honors in 2003.
Wayne State junior Kelsee Katsampes
became the first women’s golfer in WSC history to
qualify for the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf
Championships. Katsampes qualified for the NCAA
Division II Super Regional 3 Tournament held at the
Westward Ho Country Club in Sioux Falls, S.D. The
junior from Gretna, Neb., finished the NCAA Super
Regional with a three-day score of 275 to finish in
45th place overall. She led Wayne State with an 88.0
scoring average in eight rounds during the 2009
season. Katsampes shot a career-best round of 80 on
March 23 at the Wayne State Spring Invitational.
Coach Troy Harder and Adam Fields
The ‘Cats are just a click away
at www.wsc.edu/athletics/
Kelsee Katsampes amd Coach Troy Harder
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Alumni Notes
CELEBRATING 100 YEARS
(Towns and cities listed on these
pages are in Nebraska unless noted
or generally understood. All events
occurred in 2009 unless indicated
otherwise. Efforts are made to keep
our news current.)
1941
Archie L. McPherran has published
his fifth book, “Operation
Desert Wind.” Proceeds from
this publication will supplement
the McPherran Scholarship fund
at WSC; the 15th annual recipient
has been announced. Archie
and his wife, Margaret, reside in
Sacramento, Calif. He has retired
as Vice Chancellor at California
State Community College.
1946
Marion (Kriege) Doss lives in
Yuba City, Calif. She retired from
a teaching career in 1987 and
at the age of 83 still serves as a
substitute teacher. When Marion
retired from full-time teaching,
she became an impersonator of
Mother Goose entertaining for
birthdays, at day cares, elementary
schools, fairs, festivals and
nursing homes.
1970
Randy Bates serves as the
athletic director at Norris High
School, Firth. He was chosen
by the American Alliance for
Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance as Central
States Athletic Director of the
Year. Randy was named the
Nebraska Athletic Administrator
of the Year in 2008 by the
Nebraska Interscholastic Athletic
Administrators Association. He
lives in Lincoln.
1976
Jean (Lienemann) Hillyer
has been named the assistant
director of the Mabel Peters
Caruth Learning Resource
Center at the Baylor University
Louise Herrington School of
Nursing in Dallas, Texas. She
joins the faculty as an academic
professional with the rank of
assistant librarian; serving as the
primary contact for reference
assistance
and
computer
searches.
Jean
received
her MLS
with honors
from the
University
of North
Texas. Jean and her husband,
David, live in Coppell, Texas.
Coleen (Paulson) Riedmann
has joined NP Dodge Real Estate
Sales, Inc.,
Omaha
as a real
estate sales
associate.
She is a
member
of the
national
and state
Board
of Realtors. Coleen and her
husband, Mike, are actively
involved in the metropolitan area
of Omaha. They are the parents
of four grown children, Nicole,
Natalie, Jacy and Lucas ‘05.
1977
Brad Weber received the
Donald A. Lentz Outstanding
Bandmaster Award at the 2009
Nebraska State Bandmasters
Association annual convention.
This award is intended “to
recognize an individual who has
made an outstanding contribution
throughout his or her career, not
to honor an individual for only a
given year’s work.” During the
convention Brad was elected to
the NSBA’s Executive Board as
President. He has been employed
as an adjunct faculty member at
WSC since 1984 and serves as
the instrumental music instructor
at Wayne High School, a position
he has held for the past 23 years.
Brad is a summer director for
the Nebraska Masonic All-Star
Marching Band at the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln. He and his
wife Deb live in Wayne and are
the parents of three daughters,
Melissa (WSC ‘01), Megan
(WSC ‘05) and Micaela (WSC
‘09).
1978
Dennis Wininger, San Francisco,
Calif., has published his first
book, “Proper Walk - My
Journey to Help the Children
of Makindu.” It is the story
of the life-long friendship of
WSC graduates and the Proper
Walk. The Walk was created by
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Alumni Notes
Michael Farley ‘77 of Louisa,
Va., and a former Peace Corps
volunteer. It is a biannual
event that raises money for the
Makindu Children’s Program in
Makindu, Kenya, and has now
raised $300,000.
1979
Al Riedmann and Kristine
A. McGinley announce their
marriage June 10 at the Hilton
Hotel beach in Oahu, Hawaii.
The couple is at home in Auburn,
Wash. Al is the Seattle branch
general manager for TruGreen
Land Company, which designs,
installs and maintains landscapes
exclusively for large corporate
clients in the Seattle area.
1981
Vernice (Nicholas) Johnson was
awarded the Cecil B. Murphy
Christian Writers’ scholarship to
attend the Blue Ridge Mountain
Christian Writers Conference
held in May in Ridgecrest, N.C.
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Vernice lives in Anderson, Mo.,
with her husband, Bob.
1984
Bryce Lambley had his first
book, “My Neck of the Woods,”
published with favorable reviews.
The novel is a heartfelt and
introspective look at hunting
adventures from the Midwest,
Alaska and elsewhere. Bryce
lives in Fremont and writes the
weekly
outdoor
column
for the
Fremont
Tribune;
he also
freelances
for various
bowhunting
magazines. Bryce is a social
studies teacher at Fremont High
School.
Glenda Gallisath has accepted
the position of Associate Vice
President for Academic Affairs
at the College of DuPage in Glen
Ellyn, Ill., a western suburb of
Chicago. The College of DuPage
is the third-largest single-campus
community college in the nation,
the largest community college
in Illinois and the second-largest
institution of higher education in
the state.
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1993
Bill and Rachel (Theilen ‘98)
Guenther announce the birth
of daughter, Brooklyn Ann, on
March 21. She joins brothers
Austin (5) and Carter (3) in
their Crofton home. Bill is
an accountant for Marquardt
Transportation, Yankton,
S.D. Rachel is the systems
administrator at First Dakota
National Bank, Yankton.
1994
Renee (Novak) Loper and her
husband,
Mike,
announce
the
birth of
daughter,
Brooke
Christine,
on Feb.
27. She
is welcomed to their Omaha
home by sister, Lauren (20
months). Renee is a first-grade
teacher with the Omaha Public
Schools.
Kristie (Vollmer) Borgelt and
her husband, Alan, announce the
birth of twin daughters, Laura
Marie and Lindsey Marie, on
Dec. 16. They are welcomed
to their home near Wisner by
brothers Michael (11), Jacob (8)
and Andrew (6). Kristie is the
accountant for family-owned
Borgelt Farms & Feedlot north of
Wisner.
James “Jed” and Sarah (Pavey
‘98) O’Leary announce the birth
of son, Ethan Curtis, on Jan. 13.
He is welcomed to their Fremont
home by brother, Jay (4 ½). Jed
and Sarah are employed in the
Fremont Public School system.
1995
Terry and Traci (Abbenhaus)
Gall have relocated to Bonner
Springs, Kansas, with their
children Sydney (7) and
Logan (4). Terry has taken an
expanded role and was promoted
to associate director, Human
Resources with Intervet/Schering
Plough Animal Health a division
of Schering-Plough Corp. Traci
will continue to be a benefits
and payroll administrator for
American Title Inc.
1996
Tamara Hight and David Chubb
were united in marriage and live
in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Tamara
is an assistant director of sales at
Hilton Omaha, Omaha.
Michelle Hansen Daberkow
(MSE) resides in Lincoln with
son, Callum (6). She has taught
art in Lincoln Public Schools for
12 years and was among peers
who presented at the National
NAEA Convention in April in
Minneapolis, Minn.
John and Angela (Krohn ‘94)
Murphy announce the birth of
daughter, Ericka Danielle on
May 20. She is welcomed to
their home in Omaha by sisters,
Brooke (5) and Olivia (2). John
is a manager in the information

Alumni in the News:
Minks Acts as Positive Role Model
for OPPD and Omaha Community
by Barbie Mully of the Midlands Business Journal,
May 8, 2009
As the first female vice
president at the Omaha Public
Power District (OPPD), Adrian
Minks tries to focus on being
a role model to other women,
showing them that it can indeed
be done.
Coaching and mentoring
other women seeking new
opportunities ranks high on her
priority list, she said. She played
a role in establishing the OPPD
Women’s Network to improve communications and support
among professional women at OPPD.
Recognized by the Greater Omaha Chamber for devoting
her time and energy to transforming and strengthening the
community while mentoring others, Minks, vice president
of essential services for OPPD, has been named this year’s
Women in Leadership Award recipient.
“I have taken on leadership roles in community
organizations because I care about and want to be a part of
their missions,’’ she said. “These have been very rewarding
experiences.’’
A 1968 Summa cum Laude graduate of Wayne State
College with a degree in business administration, Minks
earned a master’s in business from the University of Nebraska
at Omaha. She has been married to her husband, Jon Minks,
for 34 years. Both serve as board of trustees members of the
Wayne State Foundation. Adrian Minks is also an executive
committee member of the Wayne State Foundation and a
WSC Alumni Achievement Award winner in recognition of
her many accomplishments in the business profession.
“I work hard to ensure our strong women performers are
included in all developmental activities and are considered
for challenging roles,’’ Minks said. “This is a remarkable
honor and I hope my colleagues at OPPD know they are a
part of it. I hope I was selected because of my hard work and
performance at OPPD and in the community.’’
A member of the senior management team at OPPD,
Minks plays a key role in managing the business. She
participates in goal setting, strategic decisions, personnel
planning and a wide range of business discussions. She
leads and represents business functions including facilities
management, material management, legislative affairs,
strategic planning, environmental and regulatory affairs,
sustainable energy and information technology. Her
responsibilities also involve providing information to the
publicly elected OPPD board of directors.
systems and services area at
ConAgra Foods, Omaha. Angela is
an assistant corporate controller for
ACI Worldwide, Omaha.
1997
Shane Reed and his wife, Nicole,
announce the birth of daughter,
Channing Lynn, on April 30, 2008.
She was welcomed to their Silver
City, Iowa home by big sister
Caitlin (6) and brothers Chase (9)
and Cade (2). Shane is a manager
of revenue accounting with Union
Pacific.
1998
Matt Milbrodt received the Alumni
Achievement, 2009 Distinguished
Management
Alumni of the
Year Award
from the
University
of Nebraska-
Omaha
(UNO). Matt
earned his
Master’s in
Business
Administration degree from
UNO. He is the senior director,
International Organizational
Development/Human Resources for
Wal-Mart International. He lives in
Rogers, Ark., with his wife, Kelly
(Stroh), and their children Marissa
(3) and
Jacob (1).
Angela (Warner) Quinley and
her husband, Chuck, announce the
birth of son, Charles “Charlie” Eli,
on May 1. He is welcomed to their
Omaha home by sibling Lilianna
(15-months). Angela is employed
CELEBRATING 100 YEARS
in human resources at Union
Pacific Railroad, Omaha.
1999
Josh
Climer
and his
wife,
Candice,
announce
the
birth of
daughter,
Emily
Kay, Dec.
27. They
reside in Hartington. Josh is
a consulting engineer at Nohr
Engineering, Yankton, S.D.
Brandon and Heather
(Sudbeck) Marreel announce
the birth of daughter, Peyton
Breanne, on Jan. 22. She is
welcomed to their Sioux City,
Iowa, home by sister, Makayla
Sophie (3 1/2). Brandon is
a certified athletic trainer for
CNOS, Dakota Dunes, S.D.
2001
Angie (Thies) Rosener and her
husband, John, announce the
birth of daughter, Jenna Hope on
May 29. She is welcomed into
their Schleswig, Iowa, home by
sisters, Ashley (4) and Sara (2).
Angie teaches K-8 vocal music
and 5-8 grade instrumental music
at Schleswig Community School.
Wayne State Magazine 19

Alumni Notes
2002
Eric Preister and Teresa
Untiedt ‘06 were united in
marriage May 23 and reside in
Omaha. Eric works in the fraud
department at PayPal. Teresa
works in human resources with
Streck, Inc., in Omaha.
2003
Brent and Sarah (Gunderson)
Janzen announce the birth of
daughter, Sophie Grace, on
April 15. She is welcomed
to their home in Bellevue by
brother, Kolben Andrew (2).
Kristi (Kuhlman) Johnson
and her husband, Del, announce
the
birth of
daughter,
Morgan
Marie,
on April
11. They
reside in
Norfolk.
Kristi is
an accountant at Beckenhauer
Construction, Inc., Norfolk.
2004
Joe and Mandy (Hansen ‘04)
Wall reside in Arlington, Va.
Joe joined the Independent
Insurance Agents & Brokers of
America team as senior director
of federal government affairs.
He joins a bipartisan lobbying
team and as a former deputy
assistant for legislative affairs
brings government and political
experience to the Big “I.”
Jayme Blume and Ben
Hartman announce the birth
of daughter, Brooklyn Nicole
Hartman, on May 12. They
reside in Little Elm, Texas.
2005
ShLoe (Lentz) Maurer (MSE
‘05) has served as a teacher
for 21 years for the Sioux
City Community Schools in
Sioux City, Iowa. She became
a National Board Certified
20
Teacher in November, earning
certification in Literacy:
Reading/Language Arts-Early
and Middle Childhood. ShLoe
and her husband Darren live in
Sioux City and are the parents
of two daughters.
2006
Heather Young, Kearney,
completed a master’s degree in
physician assistant studies at
Des Moines University, School
of Osteopathic Medicine. She
is employed as a physician
assistant at Faith Regional
Health System, Norfolk.
Ryan Villwok and Nicolette
Mendenhall ‘05 were united
in marriage April 25. They
reside in Bloomington, Minn.,
while Ryan pursues a degree in
chiropractic medicine.
2007
Philip Esslinger and Erin
Oswald were united in
marriage Dec. 20. They met
while students at WSC and
members of the track team.
Philip attained a doctorate
of physical therapy degree
from Creighton. Erin will
receive her Master of Social
Work degree from UNO in
December.
IN MEMORY OF
Verval J. (Willey) Rogers ‘22,
(106), Lyons; Dec. 12.
Dorothy E. (Glover) McClellan
‘27, (100), Helena, Mont.; Jan. 19.
Mildred “Mickey” (Moats)
Kelchner ‘28, (100), Fort
Atkinson, Wis.; Aug. 22.
Lawrence T. Manning ‘36, (96),
Sioux City, Iowa, formally of
Huntington Beach, Calif.; June 16.
Howard W. Crawford ‘40 (91),
Alpharetta, Ga.; Feb. 1.
Bernice (Vopalensky) Robertson
‘42, (88), Morse Bluff; Jan. 20.
Alumni in the News:
Todd Hilyard ‘07 Named Principal of the Year
Scottsbluff Star-Herald and
Kearney Daily Hub, April 26, 2009
Alice (Scherwin) Wiborg ‘42,
(88), Norfolk; March 12,
James M. Strahan ‘50, (81),
Tampa, Fla.; Jan. 18.
Erma (Zorn) Dallman ‘52, (90),
Creighton; Jan. 20.
Robert G. Scheckler ‘54, MS
‘59, (79), Norfolk; March 17.
Gene G. Panning ‘54, (76),
Kearney; May 6.
McCleda G. (Hanke) Maas ‘58,
(88), Hoskins; Jan. 18.
Joyce (Gowery) Asmussen ‘61,
(86), Ponca; May 7.
The Nebraska State Association of Secondary School
Principals honored Todd Hilyard, principal at Cozad Middle
School, as its Middle School Distinguished Principal of
the Year. Hilyard was selected to represent Nebraska as the
Middle School Principal of the Year for the Nebraska State
Association of Secondary School Principals.
Hilyard earned his Education Specialist degree at
Wayne State College. He has been the principal at Cozad
Middle School since 2001. Hilyard received his award at the
Nebraska State Association of Secondary School Principals
conference in February in Lincoln. He will also be eligible for
consideration for the 2010 Metlife/NASSP National Middle
School Principal of the Year.
Hilyard’s mother and two of his aunts also are educators,
and an uncle is a guidance counselor. He said he can’t picture
life in any other profession.
“She was a great role model for me because she was an
awesome teacher,’’ Hilyard, 37, said of his mother, Linda
Hilyard. He had his mother as a teacher three times. Rather
than showing favoritism, Hilyard said his mother was tougher
on him.
Hilyard has twice been named regional principal of
the year. Hilyard is president of the TeamMates mentoring
program in Cozad.
“Relatively speaking, we (the school) have kids for a
small amount of time,’’ he said. “If student experiences are
positive, with good role models, the job for educators is easy.’’

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS
ALUMNI REUNIONS
San Francisco, California
March 21, 2009
Wayne State College alumni and friends gathered
March 21 in San Francisco at the home of Ron
Holt ‘89 and Bill Huggett ‘86 for a reunion.
Those attending: (seated, from left) Janis (Nelson)
Wicks ‘54, Deb Siebrandt, Susan Baranowski,
and Marilyn Collings; (standing, from left):
Phyllis Conner, vice president for development,
Joe Nuss, Ron Holt ‘89, Joe Kafka ‘76, Bill
Huggett ‘86, Dale Riehart ‘77, Wayne State
President Richard Collings, Morland “Mac”
‘52 and Yvonne McManigal, and Deb Lundahl,
director of development and alumni relations.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb. 19, 2009
Wayne State College alumni and friends enjoyed each
other’s company Feb. 19 in Raleigh, N.C., at a reunion
in the home of Tracy (Adkins) Rehberg ‘94. Those
attending: (seated, from left) Deb Lundahl, director of
development and alumni relations, Brian ‘98, MBA ‘01
and Aarica Litchfield, Marilyn and President Richard
Collings, and Dick McCarty ‘62; (standing, from left)
Cindy McCarty, Gary Bigelow, Henry Rehberg ‘93,
Donna (Dibelka) Bigelow ‘80, Clyde Stuhr ‘88, Tracy
(Atkins) Rehberg ‘94, Connie Stuhr, Dawn ‘88 (Warren)
and Tom ‘89, MAE ‘90 Carsey, Genny and Larry
‘57 Williams, and Phyllis Conner, vice president for
development.
Kansas City
June 11, 2009
Wayne State College alumni and friends gathered
June 11 at the Grand Street Cafe in Kansas City
for a Centennial Campaign event. George and
Deb Shuck made a financial contribution toward
this event. Those attending: (seated, from left)
Deb Shuck, Karon (Hadenfeldt) Staten’ 70, Dale
Putman ‘48, Rhonda Beardshear Standing:
Sarah Staten, George Shuck ‘76, Deb Lundahl,
director of development and alumni relations,
Daniel Stalp ‘76, Phyllis Conner, vice president
for development, Doug Hutchinson ‘81, MSE ‘83,
Don Schernikau ‘82, Kevin Saunders ‘86, Alonzo
Beardshear ‘77, President Richard Collings.
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Alumni Notes
Harold L. Humphrey ‘61, (76),
Adrian, Mo. Dec. 18.
Winifred H. Staub ‘61, (92),
Stanton; May 4. .
Rosemary (Rundquist) Todd ‘63,
Union; April 12.
Donald S. Novotny ‘64, (67),
Huntertown, Ind.; May 24.
Fred E. Pierce ‘66, MSE ‘67,
(65), Mesquite, Nev. April 25.
Mary Jo Stephen ‘68, MSE ‘77,
(84), Madison; March 23.
Duane Beck ‘70, (61), Omaha;
Feb. 13.
Betty (Uhlir) Christensen ‘71,
(87), Lynch; Jan. 21.
Cheryl Ann (Walters) Ma’ae ‘74,
(62), Honolulu, Hawaii; Dec. 19.
Jacquelyn (Kautz) Pigg, MAE
‘75, (81), Homer; Feb. 9.
Grace (Kaup) Weichman ‘80,
(93), Stuart; Jan. 9.
Marc D. Whisinnand ‘80, (59),
Norfolk; Feb. 16.
Steven D. Wallick ‘82, (50),
Urbana, Ill.; Feb. 24.
Neal A. Schuett ‘85, (46),
Bellevue; May 17.
Craig D. Marshall, MSE ‘02 (47),
Niobrara; May 3.
Pamela S. (Clements) Reiser,
MSE ‘06, (49), Butte; Jan. 6.
FRIENDS WE WILL MISS
Dr. William “Bill” L.
Hagerman (83), Lafayette,
La.; Jan. 24. Dr. Bill served as
an associate professor at WSC
in Communication Arts from
September 1969 to July 1979.
Randy Pedersen ‘71 Receives
Sigma Beta Delta Award
2009
Upcoming Events
July 18
Omaha Golf
August 24
Dakota Dunes Golf
October 1-4
Homecoming
November 17
Wayne State College
Centennial Concert
Ramsey, 7:30 p.m.
December 4-6
Madrigal Dinners
December 13
Black & Gold
President’s Holiday
Gala Concert, 2 p.m.
December 18
Commencement, 2 p.m.
Randy Pedersen, a 1971 Wayne State graduate,
was presented an award certificate by Dr.
Patricia Lutt of Wayne State College for
Pedersen’s honorary induction into Sigma Beta
Delta international honor society in business,
management and administration. Sigma Beta
Delta was established to honor students who
have attained superior records in business
programs in schools and colleges with regional
accreditation. Students are selected based upon
their class ranking in the top 20 percent, good
moral character and endorsement by faculty
members. Honorary members are individuals who
have distinguished themselves in the practice of
business, management or administration. Pedersen
resides in Wayne and was the recipient of the 2007
Alumni Service Award at the WSC Homecoming
and Hall of Fame Banquet. Pedersen is the owner
of The Diamond Center - Flowers & Wine.
Pedersen has committed his time and support to
Wayne State College as a member of Catbackers,
trustee of the Wayne State Foundation, Executive
Committee member and past President of the
Wayne State Foundation.
Alumni in the News:
Jesse Kiefer ‘02 Uses His Skills to
Teach Art and Martial Arts
by Don Bowen of Fremont Tribune, May 1, 2009
Above other things, Jesse Kiefer considers himself a teacher.
But the 31-year-old Fremonter said it isn’t his job as an
elementary school art teacher for Fremont Public Schools that
necessarily gives him that identity. He was a teacher before he
went to college. In fact, he’s been teaching since he was 18.
What started as a Christmas gift from his mother when he
was 15 blossomed into much of the life he has now, he said.
He was given martial arts instruction lessons. He and his brother
took the lessons and practiced often at home. By 18, he had a
second degree black belt, which gave him the authority to teach.
He graduated from WSC in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree
in K-12 art education, giving him the license to teach art. Kiefer
teaches art and travels to Washington, Linden and Clarmar
elementary schools.
When most people think about teaching art to elementary
school students and teaching martial arts, they may not understand
the correlation between the two.
“It boils down to problem solving for both,’’ he said.
“Martial arts does deal with a lot of self-defense scenarios, but
art is similar even though things aren’t life threatening. It is still
problem solving.’’
The goal is to still help students understand and succeed in
what they are doing, he said.
“Seeing students succeed is the best part,’’ he said. “That’s
the product. It doesn’t matter if they’re doing a spinning side
kick that breaks three boards or finishing a drawing that’s show
worthy. It’s something that they are proud of. That’s rewarding.’’
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Come Join The Celebration!
Homecoming 2009 • October 1-4
Wayne State
College
THURSDAY, October 1, 2009
11:30 a.m. Scholarship Luncheon (by invitation) - Student Center, Frey Conference Suite
FRIDAY, October 2, 2009
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Hospitality/Information Center - Student Center, Atrium
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Trustee Workshop (by invitation), Gardner Auditorium
Noon - 1 p.m. Trustee Luncheon (by invitation), Student Center, Niobrara Room
Noon - 1 p.m. Alumni and Cat Club Luncheon - Upper Deck (Student Center, Lower Food Court)
1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Annual Trustee Meeting, Gardner Auditorium
4 p.m. 1949 Football Team attends football practice
4-5 p.m. Planetarium, "Two Small Pieces of Glass," a tribute to Galileo
5 p.m. Greek Olympics, Willow Bowl
6 - 8 p.m. Outstanding Alumni Awards Banquet, Student Center, Frey Conference Suite
8:30 p.m. Bonfire & Pep Rally, Tennis Court Area (rain site-Rec Center)
SATURDAY, October 3, 2009
9 a.m. Speech Communications Majors Golf Scramble & Lunch, Wayne Country Club
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Parade, Homecoming/Band Day, downtown Wayne
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Presidents Society Brunch (by invitation), Student Center, Frey Conference Suite
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. All Honored Classes Reunion Brunch, Niobrara Room, Student Center
(Classes of '49, '59, '69, '79, '84, '89 & '99)
Noon - 1 p.m. Tailgate Party, Bob Cunningham Field, under the tent (free to "Cat Club" members)
General admission: adults $5; students $3
12:30 p.m. Homecoming Royalty introduced
12:40 p.m. - 1 p.m. Pre-game Show - WSC Marching Band, Bob Cunningham Field
Halftime show - WSC Band, and introduction of Hall of Fame Inductees
1 p.m. Football Game - WSC vs. Upper Iowa
1 p.m. Soccer Match - WSC vs. Augustana, Soccer Field
3:30 p.m. (after game) 1975-1985 Track Participants Reunion
5:30 - 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. Suite
SUNDAY, October 4, 2009
1 p.m. Alumni Softball Game - Chapman Baseball/Softball Complex
1 p.m. Alumni Soccer - Soccer Field
For more information contact:
Deb Lundahl • Alumni Office • Wayne State College • Wayne, NE 68787 • 402-375-7209 • delunda1@wsc.edu
For a list of registered attendees please check upcoming events at www.wsc.edu/alumni
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