College Names Larry Moser '06 Service Award Winner
11-30-2011 4:05 pm
The 2011 Alumni Service Award was presented to Larry Moser at the Homecoming/Hall of Fame Banquet on Oct. 8. The award recognizes alumni who have enhanced the college through dedicated service, promotion and financial support.
College Mourns Loss of Dr. LeRoy Simpson, Renames Track in his Honor
11-30-2011 4:00 pm
Dr. E. LeRoy Simpson of Woodland Park, Colo., passed away Sept. 16, 2011, in Memorial Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colo., of complications from his year and a half long battle against leukemia. The college's track facility was dedicated in memory of Dr. Simpson on Oct. 8 during Homecoming.
Message from Deb Lundahl, Director of Development and Alumni Relations
11-30-2011 3:55 pm
The anticipation of homecoming is always a fun way to start the fall semester. It is a great time for students and alumni to join together to celebrate Homecoming, reminisce about times past and to create new memories. This year, in addition to the honored class reunions, the Chi Omega WSC Alpha Theta Chapter, WSC Tutors and Wayne Stater alumni met for reunions.
Curt Frye Inaugurated as 12th WSC President
11-30-2011 3:50 pm
Wayne State faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends came together for the inauguration of Curt Frye as the 12th president on Oct. 6 in Ramsey Theatre. The ceremony was marked by Frye's charge to the audience to keep the college's mission at the forefront of the development and improvement of Wayne State's unique higher education programs.
Wayne State Honors Outstanding Alumni
11-30-2011 3:40 pm
Wayne State honored outstanding alumni from each of the college's four schools at a banquet on Oct. 7 during Homecoming. The annual awards recognize alumni for their contributions to the college community and their professions.
Wayne State Honors Hall of Fame Inductees
11-30-2011 3:35 pm
Wayne State honored Hall of Fame inductees on Oct. 8 during Homecoming. The honorees included Dennis Kerby '68, Rayna Nelsen Cain '04, MSE '06, Mark Vollmer '88, John Manganaro '93, MSE '94, and Don and Nancy Endicott.
College Mourns Loss of Dr. LeRoy Simpson, Longtime Professor and Coach
9-19-2011 9:15 am
Dr. E. LeRoy Simpson of Woodland Park, Colo., passed away Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, in Memorial Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colo., of complications from his year and a half long battle against leukemia.
Curt Frye Appointed 12th President of Wayne State College
6-3-2011 8:05 am
Nebraska State College System (NSCS) Chancellor Stan Carpenter announced Thursday, June 2, that the NSCS Board of Trustees has appointed Curt Frye the 12th president of Wayne State College.
Wayne State Receives National Recognition for Service-Learning Initiatives
5-27-2011 9:20 am
Wayne State is pleased to announce that the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) honored the college as a leader among institutions of higher education for its support of volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement. Wayne State was admitted to the 2010 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for engaging its students, faculty and staff in meaningful service that achieves measurable results in the community.
Dr. Andy Alexander Receives State National Bank Teaching Excellence Award
5-27-2011 9:15 am
Dr. Andrew Alexander, Wayne State professor of British literature and philosophy, was presented with the State National Bank Teaching Excellence Award at the college's baccalaureate ceremony May 7. This prestigious honor is awarded on the basis of rigorous standards that require a superior level of effective teaching. Alexander also was Wayne State's nominee for the Nebraska State College System George Rebensdorf Teaching Excellence Award.
Dr. Brad Bigelow Receives WSC Alumni Achievement Award
5-27-2011 9:10 am
Dr. Brad Bigelow received this year's Wayne State Alumni Achievement Award presented at the undergraduate commencement ceremony held May 7 in the Willow Bowl. A graduate of Lyons High School, he earned his bachelor of arts in education in 1957. While at WSC, he was active in theatre, lettered in tennis, and as a senior served as editor of the Spizz and the Goldenrod. He went on to earn his master's in education/clinical psychology in 1958 and doctorate in 1964, both from University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Message from Deb Lundahl, Director of Development and Alumni Relations
5-27-2011 9:05 am
The weather smiled on graduation again this year as 373 undergraduates received their degrees May 7 in a beautiful Willow Bowl ceremony. Dr. Brad Bigelow, a 1957 WSC graduate, was honored with the Alumni Achievement Award at the ceremony and WSC alumnus and Nebraska State Senator Greg Adams delivered the baccalaureate commencement address. Master's degrees were presented in Rice Auditorium to 209 students that same morning.
Reflections from Class of 2011: April Wylie
5-27-2011 9:00 am
April Wylie graduated with a bachelor of science degree from Wayne State College on May 7. She plans to go to medical school in the near future, and this summer she will marry 2010 WSC alumnus Josh Riesberg.
Reflections from Class of 2011: Marshall Keough
5-27-2011 8:55 am
With student teaching and his undergraduate classes now behind him, Marshall Keough plans to take the lessons he learned from his Wayne State professors and confidently apply them in his own classroom.
Wayne State College Spring 2011 Graduation Ceremonies
5-27-2011 8:50 am
Wayne State College held commencement for graduate students at 9:30 a.m. in Rice Auditorium and undergraduates at 2 p.m. May 7 in the Willow Bowl. A total of 582 degrees -- 209 graduate degrees and 373 undergraduate degrees -- were conferred at the ceremonies by Wayne State President Curt Frye. Nebraska State Senator Greg Adams, holder of two degrees from Wayne State, delivered the commencement address at the baccalaureate ceremony.
Wayne State College Honors Four Retiring Faculty Members
5-27-2011 8:45 am
Wayne State recognized four faculty members retiring at the conclusion of this academic year at the May 7 graduation ceremony. Dr. Jean Blomenkamp, professor of education, Dr. Jack Imdieke, professor of business, Dr. Jean Karlen, professor of sociology, and Ms. Janet Schmitz, associate professor of French, have a combined total of 128 years of teaching at Wayne State.

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