Come Remember Something Old. . . and Experience Something New!
We invite you to return to Wayne State College to celebrate WSC Homecoming 2012 where you can recall all the great friends and remembrances of your college days and see the exciting renovations and improvements. We hope you will come back and join fellow classmates for a memorable weekend filled with friends old and new, a parade, reunion gatherings, tailgating, games, special banquets and more! Check the progress of the iconic Willow Bowl restoration, take in some planetarium shows in the newly renovated planetarium or stroll through the campus commons while you are on campus. Homecoming is a great chance to come together and celebrate Wayne State College's great traditions. Call your friends and ask them to meet you here!
Mark your calendar for a fun filled weekend and make your hotel reservations early. Watch the Web Site at www.wsc.edu/alumni for more information on schedules and the Willow Bowl Renovation progress. Come back to remember great times and great friends while experiencing a place that is always improving but retains the charm you remember.
For more information contact the Alumni Office 402-375-7526 or cahanse1@wsc.edu
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Honored Classess
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1942, 1952, 1962, 1972, 1982, 1992, 2002 |
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Reunions
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Pile Hall Reunion and Open House |
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KWSC-TV and KWSC-FM Broadcasting Reunion |
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SCHEDULE
| 11:30 am |
Student Center -
Scholarship donor and recipient
luncheon (by invitation) |
| 10 am- 4 pm |
Information Center - Student Center, Atrium |
| 10:30 - 11:30 am |
Trustee Workshop (by invitation), Gardner Auditorium |
| Noon - 1 pm |
Trustee Luncheon (by invitation), Student Center, Frey Conference Suite |
| Noon - 1 pm |
Alumni are welcome to have lunch in the Lower Food Court, Student Center (pay at site) |
| 1:30 pm |
Planetarium Showing "2012: The End of the World? NOT" - Carhart Science Building |
| 1:30 - 3:30 pm |
Annual Trustee Meeting, Gardner Auditorium
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| 3:30 pm |
KWSC-FM/KWSC-TV Reception - Humanities Building |
| 3:30 - 5 pm |
WSC Art & Design Alumni Exhibit Reception - Gallery, Conn Library |
| 5 pm |
Greek Olympics, location to be announced
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| 5:30 - 6:15 pm |
Social - Frey Conference Suite (for Fri. evening Banquet ticket holders) |
| 6:15 - 8:15 pm |
Outstanding Alumni Banquet, Student Center, Frey Conference Suite |
| 6:30 pm |
Planetarium Showing "Tales of the Mayan Skies" - Carhart Science Building |
| 7 pm |
Volleyball, WSC vs. Minot State University, Rice Auditorium |
| 7:30 pm |
Planetarium Showing "2012: The End of the World? NOT" - Carhart Science Building |
| 9 pm |
Bonfire & Pep Rally, Tennis Court Area (rain site-Rice Auditorium) |
Trying to remember your way around campus?
View the map. |
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| 9:30 - 10:30 am |
Homecoming/Band Day Parade, parade begins at the south end of Main Street
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10:30 am -
12:30 pm |
Presidents Society Brunch (by invitation), Student Center, Frey Conference Suite
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| 10:30 - 11:30 am |
Pile Hall Reunion Brunch, Lower Food Court, Student Center |
10:30 am -
12:30 pm |
All Honored Classes Reunion Brunch, Lower Food Court, Student Center
(Classes of '42, '52, '62, '72, '82, '92 & '02) |
| 11 am |
Soccer - WSC vs. St. Cloud State University, Soccer Field |
| 11 am - 1 pm |
KWSC-FM/KWSC-TV Alumni - Humanities Building tours available |
| 11:30 am - 1 pm |
Pile Hall Open House - Pile Hall |
| Noon |
Tailgate Party, Bob Cunningham Field, under the tent (free to "Cat Club" members)
Tailgate meal: adults $8; under 12 yrs. old $5 |
| 12:30 pm |
Homecoming Royalty introduced
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| 12:40 - 1 pm |
Pre-game Show - WSC Marching Band, Bob Cunningham Field
Halftime Show - WSC Marching Band, and introduction of Hall of Fame Inductees
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| 1 pm |
Football Game - WSC vs. Augustana College (General admission $10; K-12 $5; Reserved $15)
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3:30 pm
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Planetarium Showing "Tales of the Mayan Skies" - Carhart Science Building
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| 4 pm |
Volleyball, WSC vs. University of Mary, Rice Auditorium
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| 5:30 - 6:15 pm |
Social - Student Center, Frey Conference Suite (for Sat. evening Banquet ticket holders)
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| 6:15 - 8:15 pm |
Homecoming/Hall of Fame Banquet, Student Center, Frey Conference Suite
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| 1 pm |
Soccer - WSC vs. University of Minnesota-Duluth, Soccer Field
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| 1 pm |
Alumni Baseball Game, Pete Chapman Baseball/Softball Complex
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Highlighted Events
Plan to attend the Saturday evening banquet where the Alumni Service Award will be presented to honor dedication and service to WSC and Hall of Fame Inductions will take place.
A scholarship donor and recipient luncheon by invitation.
Join us as we honor Outstanding Alumni recipients from each of the four schools. These deserving recipients will be recognized at dinner on Friday evening.
Join WSC cheerleaders, band, students, coaches and fellow alumni at the bonfire on Friday evening to show your school spirit.
The parade will begin in downtown Wayne - come see WSC and Wayne community show their Wildcat Pride. A popular parade addition is the Band Day participants.
| Wayne |
Cobblestone Inn - 402-833-1301
Super 8 - 1-800-800-8000
K-D Inn - 402-375-1770
Sports Club Motel - 402-375-4222 |
| Norfolk |
Holiday Inn Express - 1-866-270-5110
Norfolk Lodge & Suites - 402-379-3833 |
| South Sioux City |
Marina Inn - 402-494-4000 |
Attire
Business casual for Friday and Saturday evening banquets. |
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WSC Alumni Service Award
The 2012 Alumni Service Award will be presented to Don and Diane (Massman) Soukup at the Homecoming/Hall of Fame Banquet on Sept. 29. The award recognizes alumni who have enhanced the college through dedicated service, promotion and financial support. They graduated from WSC in 1971. Both started their insurance careers as claims adjustors, moved to an insurance regional office where Don earned Insurance Institute of America and Fellowship of Life Management Institute designations and became a Life Company Underwriting Superintendent and Diane was a subrogation officer. They left the internal operations of the company to pursue careers in sales where Don was an agent/broker and Diane a customer service representative/ instructor. Concurrently, they served in the U.S. Army Reserves. Don retired after 23 years as a sergeant major and Diane at 20 years as a master sergeant. Their brokerage was sold; however, they still own a percentage in an insurance company and continue to maintain insurance licenses in California and Nevada by completing continuing education courses. The Soukups became trustees of the Wayne State Foundation in 1986 and are members of the Presidents Society and the Heritage Society.
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Outstanding Alumni
Brad received a degree in music education from WSC. He earned a master’s degree in music from the University of Wyoming in 1992. He began his instrumental music career in the Emerson-Hubbard schools in 1977 and has taught instrumental music in the Wayne Community Schools since 1986. Brad has served as an adjunct instructor of music at WSC since 1984. Throughout his career, Brad’s strongest interest has been that of teaching and providing exceptional musical experiences for all interested students at all levels of talent. He began in 1977 and continues to serve as an active adjudicator and clinician throughout Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota. Brad and his wife, Deb (who is employed at WSC in the Counseling Center), are parents to three grown daughters.
ReNae graduated from WSC with a degree in education. She earned a master’s from University of Nebraska-Omaha and a doctorate from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She serves as the assistant superintendent for the department of Curriculum and Learning in the Omaha Public Schools. She leads the district action plan to raise student achievement for 85 schools. She started her career in art and social studies classrooms as a teacher for the Omaha Public Schools. Prior to her present position, ReNae served as an award-winning and nationally recognized principal at the Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School, Omaha. She received the Region VII Midwest Principal of the Year Award in 2010 and her school was cited as one of the top 15 in the nation based on the school’s standardized middle grade assessment scores.
Rowan is a lifelong resident of Wayne. He attended WSC for two years prior to graduating from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in 1955. For many years he was associated with his grandfather and father in the funeral business. Rowan was the recipient of the Nebraska Funeral Directors Hero’s Award for saving a life. Rowan returned to WSC, earning a degree in industrial education in 1983. He continued at WSC as a graduate assistant while attaining a master’s degree in industrial technology in 1986. He was an adjunct instructor in applied science at WSC and became director of Cooperative Education, a position he held until his retirement in 1997. Rowan and his wife, Twila (Heier, WSC ’67) are parents to two grown children.
Joe graduated from WSC with a degree in political science. He serves as vice president in the Office of Government Affairs at Goldman Sachs. Prior to joining the firm in February 2010, Joe was senior director of federal government relations at the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America. Previously, he served as deputy assistant to Vice President Dick Cheney for legislative affairs, as assistant national field director on the 2008 Romney for President Campaign and as floor assistant for Rep. Roy Blunt (RMO) in the Office of the Majority Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives. Joe was a four-year letterman in baseball at WSC. He resides in Arlington, Va.
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Hall of Fame Inductees
Dave Bross, a 5-10, 194 pound defensive end from Minneapolis, was a starter from 1964 to 1967 at WSC and earned Nebraska College Conference All- Conference honors three seasons while making the NAIA All-District 11 football team as a senior in 1967. He was captain and MVP on defense in 1967 and was honorable mention All-American as a senior. After his playing days at WSC, Dave went on to coach football and baseball at Anoka High School in Minnesota for 26 years. His teams won Minnesota Class 4AAA state football titles in 1990 and 2000 and were Region 4AAA baseball champs in 1984, 1987 and 1995, winning Region Coach of the Year honors each season. He resides in Brooklyn Park, Minn.
Karen Hochstein started all but three games during her four-year women’s basketball career from 1999 to 2003. The Hartington Cedar Catholic graduate currently ranks fifth all-time in career scoring with 1,530 points and is third in career rebounds with 845. Karen averaged 14.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game during her career. She ranks as one of the top all-time shooters, making 49.4 percent of her shots from the field (537 of 1087) and 70.2 percent (454 of 646) at the free throw line. Karen also excelled in the classroom as a WSC Presidential Scholar Athlete, three-time NSIC All-Academic selection and was twice named to the Verizon Academic All-District Team. She currently resides in Omaha.
Jim Paige served as Wayne State’s athletic faculty representative for nearly 30 years (1975 until his retirement in 2004). Jim was a WSC professor of mathematics from 1968 until 2004 and is still involved in Wildcat athletics, serving as a track official for numerous home track and field events. Jim served as a member of the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame board of directors. He received the Distinguished Contributor of the Year Award from the National Federation of High School Associations in 2000 and in 2002 was presented with the Nebraska School Activities Association Distinguished Service Award. Jim was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 at the Northeast Nebraska Track and Field Classic in Norfolk. He resides in Wayne.
Ron Coles was a standout football lineman and wrestler at Wayne State from 1970 to 1973. A graduate of Marshall High School in Indianapolis, Ind., Ron was a three-time letter winner in football and was a two-time NAIA All- American in wrestling. He was a starting offensive lineman as a sophomore then moved to starting defensive tackle as a junior and senior earning NAIA Honorable Mention All-District 11 honors his last two seasons. In wrestling he placed third at heavyweight in 1972 and was sixth in 1974. Ron resides in Columbus, Neb.
