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1971Paula Jean (Strathman) Rumsey,Norfolk, was honored by schoolboard members of Norfolk PublicSchools for her 30 years of serviceto the district. She joined the staffin 1971 and has taught grades one,two, and three.1972Richard Moses, York, has beennamed by the Nebraska StateAssociation of Secondary SchoolPrincipals “Middle SchoolPrincipal of the Year” for Region 1.Moses has served at York MiddleSchool for 17 years. He and hiswife, Bonnie (Pink) ’73, have threechildren.1973John ‘Jack’ Fischer, Norfolk, waspresented a plaque for 25 years ofcontinuous service to NorfolkPublic Schools. He has beeninvolved in the school’s musicprogram the entire time and is thecurrent high school instrumentalmusic instructor.201976Dennis Hoobler, Norfolk, washonored by the school board ofNorfolk Public Schools uponretirement. He started his teachingcareer at the age of 17 with his firstjob in Loup County. He joined theNorfolk Public Schools staff in1968. Dennis has a total of 42 ˚years of teaching experience.1979Robert Troyer, Omaha, serves aspresident and owner of DPIMerchant Services, Omaha. DPIMerchant Services is an 11-year-oldOmaha-based firm that does creditcard processing throughout thecountry. Robert and his wife,Cynthia, the math department chairat Ralston High School, have twochildren.Joyce (Janky) Sekutera, Norfolk,was presented a plaque by the boardof Norfolk Public Schools for 25years of continuous service to thedistrict. She currently serves asschool nurse for four Norfolkschools.Send us your news & photos, too!1981Jeffery L. Olson, Hastings, waselected to the Hastings State Bankboard of directors and promoted tothe position of chief operatingofficer of the bank. He has beenassociated with the banking industryin Hastings since 1953.1982Andrew Kaptain, Hamden, Conn.,has been employed as a New HavenPublic Schools teacher the past 13years and named “1995 ConnecticutPE Teacher of the Year.” Andrew,his wife Kathy and daughter Sierraenjoy rock/ice climbing, hiking,swimming and all outdoor activities.1984Doug Nodgaard, Omaha wasrecently promoted to senior vicepresident at First Westroads Bank,Omaha. Julie (Janecek) Nodgaardis a project manager with First DataResources, Omaha, in the SmartCard Division. They have twosons: Kyle (12) and Alec (8).We encourage you to send photos with your alumni notes - wedding, new baby, promotion, informalgathering with other alumni, etc. Be sure to identify people in the photos.Photographs cannot be returned.You can send your news via email - delunda1@wsc.edu - Please remember to update your address!Class___________________Name____________________________________________ (Maiden Name) _________________________Spouse______________________________ (Maiden Name)_________________________ Class ________Address___________________________________________ City _________________________________State________ Zip___________ Home Phone____________________ E-mail ________________________Employer_______________________________ Title ____________________________________________Address___________________________________________ City _________________________________State___________________________ Zip_______________ Phone ________________________________Spouse’s Employer_______________________________ Title ____________________________________Address___________________________________________ City _________________________________State___________________________ Zip_______________ Phone ________________________________Information for alumni notes ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Send to: Alumni Office, Wayne State College, 1111 Main St., Wayne, NE 68787Dennis Schmitz, Pender, wasrecognized by the Nebraska StateReading Association as“Administrator of the Year.”Dennis serves as superintendent ofschools and elementary principal atPender. He and his wife are theparents of three children.1985Kathryn Lea (Keck) Crosgrove,Ponca, has been employed in theaccounts payable department atNortheast Nebraska Telephone Co.,Jackson, for 11 years. Kathryn andher husband Kent are the parents ofthree children.Mary Kay (Becker) Uhing,Norfolk concluded her career asdirector of the Liberty Centre inNorfolk last summer. For her workat the Liberty Centre and otherreasons, Mary was selected for theNorfolk Daily News’ “20 under 40”program to identify the area’s bestand brightest under the age of 40.Mary and her husband Dick (’94),general manager at NorfolkBeverage Co., are the parents ofthree children.1986Paul Thomas, Pomona, Calif.,concluded his seventh year as headwomen’s basketball coach at CalPoly Pomona by winning the NCAADivision II women’s basketball titlein Rochester, Minn.1987Michelle (Brown) Carter andhusband Gary, Hastings, announcethe birth of their son, Jacob, onDecember 5, 2000. Jacob joins twinsisters, Hannah and Macy.Teresa (Nelson) Kasik and husbandGlenn, Hornick, Iowa, announce thebirth of their second daughter, JessieRae, on April 25. She is welcomedhome by three-year-old Josie.Teresa is a first grade teacher atSergeant Bluff-Luton School andGlenn is a driver for Foodliner, Inc.,Blair.Richard J. Lange, Shawnee, Kan.,has joined the Bank of Blue Valleyas assistant vice president incommercial lending. He will workwith area builders and developers.1988Susan (Wragge) Rinkel andhusband Allen, Pierce, announce thearrival of a daughter, StephanieNichole, born on Feb. 27. Allen isthe plant manager at MG Industries,WSC Magazine Summer 012010/2/01, 2:49 PM
Norfolk andSusan enjoysbeing at home asa full-time mom.Stephanie has athree and a halfyear-oldsister,Cassandra.Sharon (Moore) Boeckenhauer,Concord, was one of six womenhonored at the Siouxland Women ofExcellence banquet held at SiouxCity, Iowa. She was recognized forher work in teaching pupils withdisabilities. She is a role model andmentor for teachers and paraprofessionals.Sharon is a specialeducation teacher at Laurel-ConcordPublic Schools.Dr. Micaela (Persinger) Hansen,South Sioux City, was one of sixwomen honored at the SiouxlandWomen of Excellence banquet heldat Sioux City, Iowa. She wasrecognized for overcoming a numberof hardships in her life includingcancer at the age of 24. Hansen, whois proud of her Cherokee heritage,serves as principal at EverettElementary School in Sioux City.1989Mark Otte, and wife Jill, Omaha,announce the birth of a son, RyanWade, born on March 7. Ryan iswelcomed home by a sister, Megan.Mark is a financial systemsadministrator for the DefenseFinance and Accounting Service atOffutt Air Base.Kristin (Windeshausen)Henkenius, Fremont, pictured withher mother Carolyn Windeshausen,was named “Woman of the Year” bythe Omaha Area PanhellenicAssociation. Kristin is a member ofAlpha Pi Chapter of Theta Phi Alphaat WSC and serves the nationalorganization as national second vicepresident.She is aguidancecounselor atFremont Jr.High School.1990Dan and Pam (Hannagan ’97)Schumacher, Austin, Tex.,announce the birth of ason, LiamHannagan, on March 2. Dan is asenior analyst at First AmericanFlood Data Services and Pam is themarketing associate at the AustinChildren’s Museum.ALUMNIMINI-FEATURE“Chef” Roy Farrens ‘82“Chef”Roy and LisaFarrens with their family.Ask students on campus to tell you who Roy Farrens is, and they may look at you quizzically.But add his title, and a smile comes to their faces. “Oh, Chef Roy--he’s really a neat guy!”Chef Roy has been part of the Wayne State community for so long, he says, that he considers itto be home. “I love this place!” he said. “I was a young kid from Decatur who came up here whenI was 18. I didn’t know what I was going to do or what I wanted to major in. I wasn’t even sure Iwas college material.”His brother, Robert, 10 years Roy’s senior and a WSC graduate, convinced him to give it a try.Roy is glad he did. “I was a little overwhelmed the first day of classes when I went to the wrongclassroom, but after that things fell in place,” he said. “I liked everything about Wayne State--Iliked living on campus; I liked living off campus. I liked everything.” He graduated in 1982 with amajor in business administration.Roy, who says he’s had a wanderlust since he was young, jumped into his car after graduationand moved to Houston for eight months. “I got my car totalled out, got robbed at gunpoint twice,got put in the hospital, and decided I’d had enough of big city life!” he said. “I bought an oldpickup, put everything I owned in it, and drove to Omaha.” A short time later, he was back atWayne State, working for Bill Behling who was in charge of the campus food service operation,PFM, now Chartwell’s.Over the next four years, his job relocated him to colleges in Wyoming, Oklahoma, Texas andMaine. In 1987, he attended the Johnson and Wales University culinary school in Rhode Island.Following the year-long program, Roy and his family moved back to Omaha where he and his firstwife became parent-teachers at Boys Town. He also worked in food production and catering atMethodist Hospital in Omaha, where he developed specialized menus. Roy was featured on theOmaha TV program, “Affair of the Heart,” where he did heart-healthy cooking segments withweatherman Tom Bevaqua.Roy and his wife, Lisa, were married on June 26, 1993. They moved back to northeastNebraska to be closer to his parents, who still live near Decatur. It’s been a great move for theirgrowing family, Roy said with a grin.“They call our family the ‘House of 21 Flavors’ because we have so many backgrounds andnationalities,” he said. In addition to Roy’s children, Steven, 17 and Caitlynn, 14; Lisa’s daughter,Jamie, also 14; an adopted daughter Fanchon, 13 and adopted son, Maurice, 10; the couple are alsoparents of son Alexander, 6 and Lily Ann-Marie, who just turned two. Roy also has a foster son,Chris, of Korean ancestry, who came to live with the family when he was at Boys Town.Since his return to Wayne State College in 1995, Roy has been the regional training chef forChartwells in Nebraska and Kansas. He works with cooks and other chefs at the company’slocations in the two states. In July, Roy’s job will take the family to Chadron State College, wherehe will be campus chef. He’s leaving Wayne with mixed feelings.“The move provides us with some great opportunities,” he said. “Lisa has her master’s inelementary education from Wayne State, and served as interim principal at Macy. She’s lookinginto several possibilities at Chadron. She’s from the Black Hills, so this move will take her a littlecloser to home.“I’m looking forward to the challenge of a new job at Chadron, but I’ll be taking Wayne withme,” he said. “You know, I’ve been to so many places--46 of the 48 contiguous states--and I’vemet people all around. There are nice people everywhere I go. Whenever I meet new people, Ialways compare them to the people I met in Wayne. I have never met so many friendly people inmy life as I have at Wayne State College. It’s my home. I’ve enjoyed my time here. And I’ll beback for Homecoming!”Wayne State Magazine 21WSC Magazine Summer 012110/2/01, 2:49 PM
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