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Alumni NotesLewis Makes a Difference in ChicagoStanley Lewis ‘75 continuesto be an innovative key player.Although his team roles havechanged, his efforts keep himat a high level of achievementwhether he’s contributingon defense as a Wayne StateCollege football player,professional ball player for theCleveland Browns or executivedirector of Kelly Hall YMCA inChicago.“The Y has always been asafe place for kids, a place toenjoy values-based programmingand a meaningful place to cometogether as a community. TheKelly Hall YMCA brings all ofthis and more to West HumboldtPark,” Lewis said.West Humboldt Park is oneof the poorest and more violentneighborhoods in Chicago.More than 50 percent offamilies live below the povertyline. Gangs have infiltrated thearea. Parents look for a place fortheir children to go after schoolwhere they might be kept safefrom the dangers of the streets.Lewis began with theYMCA program 24 years agoand has more than 20 yearsexperience as YMCA director.Lewis lives in Calumet City,Ill. He develops and overseesprograms designed to enhancethe quality of life for youth,teens, adults and senior citizensin underserved communities.Lewis implemented anarts initiative involving fivearts organizations and fivecommunity-based agencies. Healso developed and implementedrecreational, physical,educational and leadershipprograms with activities forstaff, young adults and children.22“Raised by a single parent, Ispent a lot of time working out atthe YMCA while I was growingup. The guys that I met therewere my mentors,’’ Lewis said.“Now I want to do whatthey did for me. Working at theYMCA is rewarding, especiallywhen young people tell me thatthey too want to come back andfind a way to give back the sameexperiences to others.’’Four years at Wayne Stateprovided the same type ofinspiring experiences for Lewisin the 1970s.“My football coach, RalphBarclay, provided discipline andhelped me focus. He made useach stronger as a person andStanley Lewis (center) meets with young participants in a YMCAproject in Chicago. Students created artwork to show whatmakes them think about home.helped us learn how to deal asmen with real life situations,’’Lewis said. “I appreciate allhe taught me. We were alwayschallenged by him. You weren’tjust a number at Wayne StateCollege.”During his first year at WSC,Lewis was contacted by coachesfrom the University of Nebraska.He chose to stay at WayneState and found individualizedattention from faculty and staffmembers.“I found a close-knit campuswith people that you could relyon when you needed them,”Lewis said. “The small classsizes helped me succeed. I wouldnot have done as well at a largercollege.’’“My mother, Lillian MarieLewis, 83, is still here. Shehas always helped me to stayfocused. When I went to WayneState College, she told me to domy studies, don’t forget yourbackground and remember how“My grandma AmandaLewis has been the rock of thefamily. Everything I did whenI went away to school kept mewithin the same challenge thatwas there when I was growingup. Every day I try to findways to build the same type ofcharacter in these young peoplethrough the YMCA. It is achallenge for these young peoplesurrounded by killings andrandom shootings.’’Connecting with parentsand their children, Lewis focuseson what matters most for hisprogram including finding newfunding options in tight financialtimes and providing a positivealternative to becoming involvedin street and gang activities.“I ask to see their grades.They know I care. Some of theyoung people that we serve havenever had anyone ask about theirschool work or have someonewho goes to school to get gradesLewis said. “I also have parentswho are very grateful for whatwe provide for their families.”Today, despite the importanceof his work, grants and fundingare becoming increasingly hardto find. Lewis is working onbuilding a board to help sustainthe program.“Wayne State Alumni andfriends have looked me upthough the YMCA and madesignificant contributions to ourprogram,’’ Lewis said. “My goalis to develop Kelly Hall YMCAinto a model that we can expandon with the sustainability that’sneeded. It is vital to involve astrong board of directors whohave the vision it will take tobuild on this partnership.’’Once drafted by theCleveland Browns in the 10 thround of the 1975 NFL Draft,Lewis now drafts others toanother type of unique andworthwhile team effort, theyou were raised,’’ Lewis said. or information from teachers,’’ YMCA.NEWSLETTERHighlights include photo galleries of the Carhart renovation project, springcommencement, the annual children's show, and the Freedom Calls art expo. Youcan sign up for the electronic newsletter at www.wsc.edu/alumni/update_info/ andread the latest edition at www.wsc.edu/emails/alumni/enewsletter_spring_10/.For more alumni news, visit www.wsc.edu/alumni/news/.Did you miss it?The fifth edition of the electronic newsletter wassent out last month. Have you signed up for thisconvenient way to keep up with Wayne State?
IN MEMORY OFPauline (Murray) Elliott ‘35, (94), Ames, Iowa;April 22.Twila (Gildersleeve) Anderson ‘37, MSE ‘61, (93),Hartington; May 28.Eleanor (Severson) Clemon ‘40, (88), Sioux City,Iowa; Jan. 1.Lila (Brauer) Johring ‘41, (91), O’Neill;March 31.Delia (Welch) Miller ‘41, (88), Kansas City, Mo.;March 3.Lila L. Fletcher ‘47, (94), Norfolk; March 5.Marian (Sandahl) Biermann ‘47, (83), Wisner;Jan. 19.Marjorie Jane (Beyerly) Richards ‘48, (85),Lincoln; May 15.Bonnie C. (Fleming) Feller ‘50, (81), West Point;June 9.Delores M. (Wuebben) Becker ‘52, (79), Wynot;June 8.Roger L. Higgins ‘55, (79), Omaha; June 20.E. Lee Farber ‘57, (79), Fort Dodge, Iowa; Feb. 20.Norman R. Ellis ‘58, (81), Santa Monica, Calif.;June 11.Duane H. Mackey ‘60, (71), Vermillion, S.D.;March 11.Paul F. McKeever ‘60, (72), Bennington; Nov. 15.Bonnadell (Roe) Fredrickson ‘61, (88), Norfolk;June 20.Gail (Vasek) Otten ‘63, (67), York; March 4.LaVeryl (Nelson) Tharpe ‘63, (66), Charlotte,N.C.; April 19.Eleanor “Ann” (Manning) Splittgerber ‘65, (67),Las Vegas, Nev.; May 31.Cathy (McGrew) Shrauger ‘66, (65), Casselberry,Fla.; Mar. 22.Marilyn (Haitz) Pierson ‘68, (82), Wakefield;June 26.Jack McRae ‘70, (63), Scottsdale, Ariz.; Feb. 18.Joanne (Twibell) Leiding ‘71, (73), Orchard;June 29.Sandra (Whitehurst) Dahlkoetter ‘72, MSE ‘93,(62), Stanton; March 6.Jeffrey A. Gross ‘75, (58), Omaha; Jan. 4.Joyce (Goodman) Rohlfs ‘75, (29), Osmond;March 12.Lloyd G. Arie ‘76, (56), Fremont; May 5.Lavah (Poeschl) Maciejewski ‘78, (87), Tucson,Ariz.; April 24.Leona (Ingram) Kloepper ‘79, (80), Neligh;Feb. 17.Merlyn W. Weddingfeld ‘81, (83), Hartington;March 5.Joseph E. Dolsak ‘82, (55), Virginia Beach, Va.;April 13.Ronald Rosicky ‘88, (45), Renton, Wash.; April 18.CELEBRATING 100 YEARSNorman Ellis, Longtime WSC Supporter, DiesNorman Ellis ’58 passed away June 11, 2010, at St. John’sHospital in Santa Monica, Calif. Ellis was 81.He graduated from Wayne High School in 1946 and fromWayne State College in January of 1958. He married JaniceNordman in August of that year. He spent more than 32 years withthe University of California, retiring in October 1991. The yearsfollowing his retirement were busy with volunteer work at thelocal elementary school, where the children called him “grandpa,”and being active in the Methodist Church.Ellis had been a trustee of the Wayne State Foundation since 1985, along with hiswife, Jan. They have been active trustees, returning for Homecoming and the annualmeeting of the foundation. Wayne State could always count on Norman and Jan toattend the alumni events in California. They established the Janice E. and Norman R.Ellis Endowed Scholarship, and they were generous in their support of the initiativesof the college.Ellis will be greatly missed by his friends at Wayne State College.Lois Nuernberger, Longtime WSC Employee, Dies at 62Lois Ann Nuernberger, 62, died March 7, 2010. Shewas born April 1, 1947, in West Point, Neb., to William andHildegarde (Hugo) Noonan. Nuernberger was an informationresource director at Wayne State’s Conn Library for 20 years.She attended District #77 Logan View north of Wakefield,St. Mary’s Catholic School, graduated from Wayne High Schoolin 1965, and attended Wayne State College from 1965 to 1967.Nuernberger returned to Wayne State to earn her bachelor ofscience degree in 1998.She married Jim Nuernberger on Feb. 4, 1967, at St. Mary’sCatholic Church in Wayne. The couple farmed south of Wakefield and later southeastof Wayne. She served as director of activities at the Wakefield Health Care Center.Nuernberger was a lifelong member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and was aMass lector. She enjoyed sewing, walking, reading, line dancing, landscaping, andmost of all her family.Professor Russ Rasmussen Dies at 71Dr. Russell Lee Rasmussen of Wayne, Neb., died June 5. Hewas 71 years old. A memorial service was held June 9, in RamseyTheatre.Rasmussen was born to Sydney “Pete” Rasmussen and ClaraHalvorson Rasmussen on Sept. 5, 1938, in Allen, Neb. He earneda bachelor of science degree and PhD in chemistry from theUniversity of Nebraska. He spent two years as a Fulbright Scholarin Germany, studying in Tübigen and Berlin. He taught chemistryat Wayne State College from 1969 until his retirement in 2001.Rasmussen was recognized as an outstanding teacher by his students and bylocal, state and national groups. He received a Loren Eiseley award for outstandingscientist-humanists as well as the Burlington Northern and the Nebraska State CollegeSystem Teaching Excellence Awards.He enjoyed participating in campus life including judging science fairs andforeign language competitions, and attending International Club events.Rasmussen was an enthusiastic botanist, an avid collector and a voracious readerin a wide variety of disciplines. He spoke, read and sang loudly in German, and taughthimself several other languages.Wayne State Magazine 23
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