Programn Master of Ceremonies Bryan Kuntz Alumni Association Immediate Past President Greetings Douglas A. Kristensen Chancellor Dinner Recognitions Distinguished Alumni Awards Jim Rundstrom Distinguished Alumni Service Award Andrea Walton Miller Alumni Association President Athletic Hall of Fame Inductions Jon McBride Athletic Director Alma Mater
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far in the West where the green valleys run And the sweeping hills dip to the plains; Rise the gray, storied walls of the home that we love Alma Mater, we hail thee again. ’Neath thy shade we have gazed over valley and plain On the scenes that enrapture the eye; And our hearts thrill with pride as the Blue and the Gold Proudly floats ’gainst the evening sky.
Distinguished Alumni Award
Jamie Gutierrez Class of 1989 and 1990
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amie Gutierrez is president and owner of Midwest Maintenance, a building service provider headquartered in Omaha. As a leader in the housekeeping industry, Midwest Maintenance maintains in excess of 8,000,000 square feet of office, industrial, healthcare and arena space. The company has been Omaha’s largest minority-owned, womenowned and Hispanic-owned business since 1998. Gutierrez serves or has served on the boards of the United Way of the Midlands, Latino Catholic Scholarship Fund, Girls Inc, Archdiocese of Omaha and Omaha Chamber of Commerce. She serves as a councilor for the Knights of Ak-sar-ben. She is also a member of the Government Affairs Council of the Building Service Contractors Association International and the UNO Chancellor’s Hispanic Advisory Council. Her company has been recognized as one of the fastest growing Inner City 100 businesses by Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and Inc. magazine. Gutierrez was one of Ten Outstanding Young Omahans (TOYO) by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, Entrepreneur of the Year from the UNL Center for Entrepreneurship, Woman of Excellence from the YWCA, Woman of Color from UNO and 40 under 40 by the Midlands Business Journal. She was recognized by Hispanic Business Magazine as one of the top 500 largest Hispanicowned companies in the nation.
Distinguished Alumni Award
Bill McGahan
Class of 1964, MSE 1968, ES 1991 Bill McGahan
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ill McGahan is a retired educator who spent 48 years in education and 42 in a variety of positions with North Platte St. Patrick schools. For 37 of those years, he served as superintendent of the North Platte Catholic Schools school system before retiring in 2011. McGahan has been active in a variety of professional and civic activities. He was a charter member of UNK Educational Administration Advisory Committee, serving from 1991 to 2011. He served on 24 Nebraska Department of Education school accreditation team visits to Nebraska schools. McGahan was a member of the Bishop’s Pastoral Council for the Diocese of Grand Island, chair of the Holy Spirit Church Parish Council, chair of the North Platte mayor’s library advisory committee, a member of ESU #16 advisory council and president of South Platte Valley Association. He has been an active member of various educational and other community organizations including Boy Scouts, American Red Cross, Rotary and Knights of Columbus. McGahan was North Platte Jaycee of the Year, Optimist Club Friend of Education, Nebraska Speech Communications and Theatre Association’s Outstanding Administrator, National Catholic Educational Association Outstanding Service recipient and City of North Platte Cody Scout Award recipient.
Distinguished Alumni Award
Jeanette Keller Wojtalewicz Class of 1984
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eanette Keller Wojtalewicz is chief financial officer for Catholic Health Initiative Nebraska (CHI), a position she has held since 2010. CHI Nebraska is a $1 billion company which includes hospitals and organizations such as Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center and the Nebraska Heart Hospital in Lincoln, St. Mary’s Hospital in Nebraska City and the Physician’s Network and Health Connect at Home. From 1999 to 2010, she served as the vice president of finance at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln. Wojtalewicz also was a CPA with Seim, Johnson, Sestak and Quist in Omaha, director of finance at Clarkson Hospital in Omaha, director of finance at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln and CFO of Orchard Place Child Guidance Center in Des Moines, IA. Wojtalewicz is a member and was past president of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. She is treasurer of the board of the Nebraska Surgery Center in Lincoln, and president-elect of the board for the Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium in Omaha. In addition, she is chair of the Finance Operations Leadership Council for Catholic Health Initiatives in Denver. Wojtalewicz served as a mentor for UNK Gold Torch Society from 2006 to 2008.
Distinguished Young Alumnus Award
Dan Whelan Class of 2000
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an Whelan, a graphic designer, designed UNK’s most recognizable visual image, the Loper athletic logo in his senior illustration class. He is game designer/project manager at Incredible Technologies in Arlington Heights, IL. He joined the company in 2001. At Incredible Technologies, Whelan was the lead user interface and 3D character on the company’s Golden Tee golf video arcade game. The company, considered one of the top companies in the industry, also makes video slot machines and other games. Whelan was also selected for several awards voted on by peers at the company. The awards include Rookie of Year, Person I’d Most Like to Be Like, The Inventor and the Butt Buster. Whelan is a deacon at Spring Valley Presbyterian Church. In college, he was a first team RMAC All-Conference selection as a center for the Loper’s football team. He won a number of campus awards for his water color paintings and his academic achievements.
Jim Rundstrom Distinguished Alumni Service Award
Jerry & Nancy Stahr Dulitz Class of 1965
Jerry Dulitz
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erry and Nancy Stahr Dulitz are longtime Central Nebraska business owners and UNK supporters. They have been owners of Nelson’s Furniture Stores for 50 years. They are also active members of Zion Lutheran Church having served on various boards. Jerry serves on the Platte Valley State Bank board of directors and Civil Service board. Nancy has been an active member of UNK Senior College and the board of directors for Kearney Concert Association. Both have been passionate about UNK athletics and the fine arts. It is rare not to see them at UNK sporting events in Kearney or around the country. They both are founding members of Loper Football Backers and have been deeply involved with various other UNK fund raisers.
Athletic Hall of Fame
Janet Pokorny Boettcher Class of 2001
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anet Pokorny Boettcher was a track and field thrower who captured two national championships and was two-time national runner-up during her career from 1998 to 2001. In 1999, she captured the weight throw and in 2000, the hammer throw. She was runner-up in the weight throw and the hammer throw in 2001. As an athlete, she earned a school-record 10 All-American honors. Boettcher set the UNK record in both the weight throw (59-11) and the hammer throw (194-7). She also set the RMAC record for both events.
Athletic Hall of Fame
Bob Brindamour Class of 1994
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ob Brindamour was a four-time All-American in cross country and track for the Lopers in the 1990s. As a sophomore, he placed 14th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships and led UNK to a national runner-up finish. As a junior, he placed 13th at the national meet with the UNK team placing third. As a senior, Brindamour finished 23rd and the Lopers finished fourth at the meet hosted by UNK. In 1994, Brindamour was one of the top distance runners in track setting the UNK indoor record in the 5,000 meters (14:43) and the outdoor record in the 10,000 meter (30:08.87). At the 1994 NCAA Outdoor Championships, he placed fifth in the 10,000 meters to earn All-American honors.
Athletic Hall of Fame
Randy Cipriano Class of 1979
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andy Cipriano was a key player on successful basketball teams from 1975 to 1979. A four-year letterman, Cipriano was the point guard on UNK’s national runner-up team in 1978. At that national championship, Cipriano was awarded the prestigious Hustle Award and named to the all-tournament’s first team. He was a first-team selection in the CSIC as a junior and a senior. As a senior, he set the then-UNK record for assists in a season (150). As team captain in 1978 and 1979, Cipriano was a member of teams that posted back-to-back 25-win seasons.
Athletic Hall of Fame
Carla Dobchuk Odnokon Class of 2001, MAE 2003 Carla Dobchuk Odnokon
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arla Dobchuk Odnokon was UNK’s most successful golfer during her career from 1998 to 2001. Odnokon, who was from Biggar, Saskatchewan, Canada, finished third in the NCAA national tournament as a senior, fourth at the national tournament as a junior and 13th as a sophomore making her a rare three-time All-American. In 37 career tournaments for UNK, Odnokon placed in the top five 33 times. She won 13 tournaments and finished second in eight tournaments. She set Loper records for career (80.04) and season (78.52) stroke average while also having the lowest 18 hole score (69).
Athletic Hall of Fame
Jeff Stenslokken Class of 1982
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eff Stenslokken was a four-year letterman in football where he excelled as a defensive lineman. Stenslokken was a first-team NAIA All-American and an NAIA honorable mention All-American along with being named to the CSIC first team. After graduating, Stenslokken was a member of four professional teams, the NFL Kansas City Chiefs in 1982, the Denver Gold in the United States Football League in 1983, the NFL Miami Dolphins in 1983 and the USFL Pittsburgh Maulers in 1994. Stenslokken played on Loper teams that were ranked in the NAIA Top 10 in 1978, 1979 and 1980.
Gary Thomas Distinguished Award Recipient
David (Shack) Sackschewsky Class of 1997
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avid Sackschewsky is the Director of Choirs at Northwest High School in Grand Island where he conducts seven choirs with over 200 students. He also teaches musical theater coaching, drama and oversees the private voice studios of over 100 students with five voice teachers. Under his direction, the Northwest Concert Choirs have performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City, Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco,The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and for the Nebraska Music Educators Fall Convention. In 2000, Sackschewsky was selected as the Outstanding Young Choral Director of the Year (NCDA). In 2002, he was awarded the Outstanding Young Music Educator of the Year by the Nebraska Music Educators Association. In 2010, he was chosen as the Outstanding Music Educator of the Year and Outstanding Choral Director of the Year in 2010. He and his wife Julie are the founders of the Great Plains Children’s Choir, a 100-voice children’s choir in central Nebraska. He is the co-author of The Music Teacher’s First-Aid Kit and co-founder of the website ChoralStrategies. com. He is married to Julie, a middle-school choral director, and is a father of three-year-old twin girls and a six-year-old-son.
2012 Don Fox Memorial Lecturer
William Clarke Class of 1993, Ph.D. 2000
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r. William Clarke received his B.S in Chemistry in 1993 and his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from UNL in 2000, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship in Clinical Chemistry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He received an MBA focused on medical services management from the Carey School of Business at Johns Hopkins in 2007. He has remained at Johns Hopkins, where he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology, as well as the director of both Point-ofCare Testing and Clinical Toxicology for the hospital. Dr. Clarke is certified in clinical chemistry by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry, and is a Fellow of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. His research includes method development and evaluation for therapeutic drug monitoring, clinical toxicology, point-of-care testing, and development/validation of biomarkers for use in drug management. Dr. Clarke has published 48 papers in journals such as Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Chromatography, Clinical Chemistry, and Annals of Surgery, and 23 book chapters. He is the editor of Contemporary Practice in Clinical Chemistry, published by AACC Press. Dr. Clarke was the recipient of the 2004 George Grannis Award from the NACB for excellence in research and publication by a young investigator and of the 2005 AACC TDM/Toxicology Division Young Investigator Award.
Distinguished Alumni Awards 1987 Dr. Carlisle Anderson, ’36 Bill Beavers, ’58 Thelma Lang, ’59 Dr. Clifford Trump, ’59
1994 Jim Griess, ’63, MSE’68 Lucile Wiley Ring, ’44 Dr. Warren Treptow, ’75 Barc Wade, ’48
1981 Pete Kotsiopulos, ’70 Dr. Clarence Lindahl, ’27 Dr. Jim Nielsen, ’50
1988 Dr. Gary Haller, ’62 Dr. Jim Hansen, ’58 Larry Ludden, ’46 Scott Nelson, ’71
1995 Ronald Crampton, ’63 Dr. Elisabeth Wright Erling, ’42 Dr. Daniel Mowrey, ’73 Dr. Larry Peterson, ’58
1982 Bill Milldyke, ’58 John Mitchell, ’47 Clayton Morey, ’40 Edross (Kay) Robinson, ’31
1989 Dr. Neal Dunning, ’44 Larry Hall, ’64 Dr. Charles Lindly, ’52 DiAnna Schimek, ’63
1996 Merle Hinrichs, ’64 Bettelee Frahm Lewis, ’47 Mark Lundeen, ’81 Dr. Paul Paulman, ’74
1983 Mildred Hansen, ’28 John Marrow, ’40 Wayne Smithey, ’44 Dr. Don Welch, ’54
1990 Dr. Halvor Christensen, ’35 Dr. Louis Kenney, ’39 Celann LaGreca, ’79 Dr. Joe Lutjeharms, ’58
1997 George Beattie, ’69 Dr. Tom Green, ’77 Joyce Bryan Strout, ’70 Dr. Gary Thomas, ’55
1984 Stan Miller, ’66 John Payne, ’62 Marilyn Peterson, ’55 Bob Phares, ’62
1991 James Barton, ’38 Dr. Lynn Casey, ’65 Dr. Helen Stauffer, ’64 Dr. Dick Triplett, ’56
1998 Dr. Tyler Martin, ’81 Dr. Verla Worthing Robbins, ’43 Dr. Mike Shada, ’43 Jacklyn Brunke Smith, ’72
1985 Homer McConnell, ’27 Wayne McKinney, ’48 Dr. Ward Newcomb, ’44 Burnell Saum, ’50
1992 Betty Kort, ’64 Dr. Daniel Lydiatt, ’73 Norman Otto, ’49 Jaunetta Strohmyer, ’66
1986 Leland Holdt, ’71 Dr. Elizabeth McMahan, ’43 Jim Morey, ’66 Dr. Leonard Skov, ’56 Dr. Herbert Welte, ’24
1993 Karen Kilgarin, ’79 Duane Obermier, ‘65 Dr. Kenneth Schroer, ’69 E. K. Yanney, ’49
1999 Dr. Dianne Gabrukiewicz Bystrom, ‘75 Dayle Fitzke, ‘51 Judge Karen Lueck Hunt, ‘61 Dr. Robert Kupper, ‘73
1980 Dr. Ewald Ehly, ’58 Dr. Milton Hassel, ’41 Richard Mengler, ’33 Mary Elaine House, ’40 Rae Weimer, ’26
2000 Ron ‘Gus’ Gustafson, ‘88 Jerry Kriha, ‘59 Marilyn Prososki McGahan, ‘65, MAE ‘77 Paul Younes, ‘75
Distinguished Alumni Award 2001 Joyce Focken Blackwell, ‘79 Lori Goa McClurg, ‘82 Dennis Nelson, ‘73 Larry Schulte, ‘70, MA ‘78 2002 Curt Coffman, ‘84 Joe Green, ‘75 Dr. Larry Hardesty, ‘69 Dr. Marge Kindvall Harouff, ‘62 2003 Dr. Kip Anderson, ’90 Jack Garlock, ’76 Joe Higgins, ’64 JoAn Scott, ’86
2004 Judge Richard Kopf, ’69 Dr. Larry Peterson, ’79 Karen Wyatt Rhoads, ’81 2005 Cetennial Celebration No awards presented 2006 Dr. Norris Haring, ’48 Nancy Montanez Johner, ’94 Dr. Gary Smidt, ’59 Ron Williams, ’67 2007 Dwayne “Butch” Brown, ’69 Kevin Rader, ’84 Judy Henggeler Spohr, ’63 Dr. Don Unger, ’65, MSE ’69
2008 Tom Carman, ’71 Bill Dunn, ’73 Dr. Jean Ochsner Lukesh, ’85, MAE ’90, MSE ’93 Brenda VanLengen, ’88 2009 LaVern Franzen, ’67 Thomas Buecker, ’73 Ron Larsen, ’66 Teresa Kowalski Porter, ’80 2010 Don Envick, ’61, Ph.D. Dennis Pool, ’70, Ed.D. Carolyn Wagner Snyder, ’64 Cameron “Cam” Sutton, ’70 2011 Dr. Andrew Aprill, ’85 Jack Crowley, ’60 Dr. Phyllis Markussen, ’69 Linda Nelson Timmons, ’85
Distinguished Alumni Service Awards 1982 Jim Rundstrom, ’64 1983 Earl Rademacher, ’54
1997 Ethel Rother, ’73
1984 Don Briggs, ’51, MAE ’57
1999 Jim Van Marter, ’53
1985 Barry Sherman, ’64
2000 Jennie Silas Gutierrez ’73, MAE ’81 Dale Kastens, ’64
1986 Connie Shivers Hatcher, ’69 1987 Dr. Ora Lindau, ’41
2003 Paul Wagner, ’58
1989 Ron Landstrom, ’53 1990 Maureen Neary Miller, ’74 1991 Dale Falter, ’59 Joan Christ Falter, ‘59
2004 Roger Jones, ’65 2005 Centennial Celebration No awards presented 2006 Sue Batie, ’73
1992 Joe Davenport, ’53 1993 Lori Lienhart Waters, ’74 1994 Al Lybarger, ’57 Addie Lewis Lybarger, ’55
1996 Dick Hock, ’48
2001 Jim Armagost, ’65, MAE ’67 Betty Jo Gillespie Armagost, ’67 2002 Janell Godberson Beveridge, ’79
1988 Dallas Sinnen, ’56
1995 Jean Nama, ’53 June Nama Murty, ’55
1998 Dottie Holcomb Lowe
2007 Jeff Stelling, ‘93 2008 Kathy Horvath, ‘67 Dallas & Sheryl Wymore, ‘74 2009 John E. Clinch, ‘62 2010 Larry Edwards, ‘64 2011 John Wolf, ‘73
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Distinguished Young Alumnus Award 2010 Greg Daake, ’98, EDS ’02 2011 Dr. Chad Vokoun, ’96
Athletic Hall of Fame 1977 Charlie Foster, Coach ’45-’71 1980 Ihling ‘Brick’ Carskadon, ’28 Fred Fulmer, Coach ’22-’34 Doyle Fyfe, ’55 Frank Lydic, ’31 John Marrow, ’37 Pat Panek, ’40 Randy Rasmussen, ’67 Art Stegeman, ’32 Merle Trail, ’32 J. L. ‘Cap’ Williams, ’32 1981 Bill Wolcott, ’32 Ken Cook, ’60 Martin ‘Tuck’ Mason, ’62 1982 Ted James, Coach ’30-’33 L. F. ‘Pop’ Klein, Coach ’35-‘44 Jim Lovell, ’30 Rich Osentowski, ’69 Dr. Mike Shada, ’43 Orlie Watts, ’33 1983 Dick Butolph, ’64 Clyde Cox, ’27 Bill Essert, ’17 Bob Hauver, ’49 Marion Marrow, ’39 Gene Turner (posthumously), ’54 1984 Gene Armstrong, ’58 Jill Garlock, ’71 Paul Larsen, ’39 Al Zikmund, Coach ’55-’71 1985 Paul Blessing, ’42 Dode Graham, ’35 Chelys Mattley Hester, ’41 Max Hester, ’40 Larry Jacobsen, ’60
1986 Carl Cox, ’26 Frank Dusek, ’30 Tom Kropp, ’75 John Makovicka, ’71 Lee Marrow, ’48 1987 Claire Boroff, ’59 Lee Jacobsen, ’68 Bob Korte (posthumously), ’49 Kathy Welter, ’76 1988 Marilyn Dubbs, ’77 Mitch Johnson, ’77 Carl Meyer, ’42 John Parilek, ’39 Bob Whitehouse, ’66 1989 Merlin Bachman, ’56 Loren Killion, ’77 Warren Monnington, ’50 Dr. Randy Nelson, ’72 Dr. Gary Smidt, ’59 1990 Glen Bartunek, ’41 Dennis Dukesherer, ’69 Louis Ellermeier, ’40 Arlo Gard, ’49 J. Michael Sobieszczyk, ’71 1991 Don Briggs, ’51, MAE ’57 Jerry Dunlap, ’63 LeRoy Sprague, ’58 Dr. B. M. Stevenson, Team Physician 1992 Paul Forch, ’58 Merlin Lawrence, ’62 Doug Peterson, ’79 Danis Richards Willet, ’79
1993 Tim Higgins, ’80, MSE ’97 Ron Laux, ’68 Rosella Zimmerman Meier, ’65 Larry Snell, ’60 1994 Dave Burke, ’77 Doug Holtmeier, ’82, MBA ’89 Rebecca Gannon Lehmer, ’80 John Sajevic, ’78 1995 Don Hather, ’64 Les Livingston, Coach ’56-’83 Clayton Scott, ’56 Dr. L. R. Smith, Team Physician Brenda Gonnerman Urbanek, ’84 1996 Dayle Fitzke, ’51 Dan Moore, ’66 Bill Roach, ’78 JIll Stenwall, ’80 1997 Barbara Herbek Bergmeier, ’86 Jon Bergmeier, ’85 Tom Journey, ’43 Mike McGlade, ’80 Cathy Weir Renk, ’84 1998 Paul Collison, ’60 Beth Stuart Jurgens, ’87 Tom Kruger, ’79 Ken Vergith, ’78 Jim Zikmund, ’71, MAE ’75 1999 Don Ayres, ’56 LaNell Cox, ’88 Jim Irwin, ’64 Steve Larson, ’73 Phyllis DeBuhr Mazour, ’88
Athletic Hall of Fame 2000 Lane Kinnan, ’81 Bart Kofoed, ’87 Jerry Scott, ’83 Kathy Nelson Swanson, ’85 Charlie Thorell, ’60
2004 Ali Elias, ’93 MAE ’95 Dr. Don Lackey, Staff Tom Ritzdorf, ’78 Rob Wennstedt, ’73 MAE ’74 Amy Anderson Wenstrom, ’90
2008 Ivan Ivanov, ’96 Gene Lawhead, ’60 Jennifer Warner Ramsey, ’97 Brian Nelson, ’93 Roger Wachholtz, ’78
2001 Jerry Hueser, Coach ’70-’96 Doug Martin, ’66, MAE ’78 Angie Janicek Reed, ’85 Scot Schug, ’83 Donna Spickelmier-Vallin, ’90
2005 Cetennial Celebration No awards presented
2009 Jill McCaslin-Timmons, ’98 Martin Segovia, ’95 Alan Sheffield, ’75 Danielle Shum-Stowell, ’97 Keith Staehr, ’78
2002 Tom Bales, ’88 Karol McKenzie Nelson, ’79 Jeff Norblade, ’87 Dean Reicks, ’87 Sharon Mullen Zavala, ’74 2003 Brian Hagan, ’91 Susan Johnson Hood, ’95 Ed Kruml, ’66 Gary Welton, ’61 Joan Bailey, Coach, ’63-’97
2006 Steve Altmaier, ’77 Ginger Keller Marx, ’94 Jerry Stine, ’67 MAE ’76 Hylke ‘Hike’ Van der Wal, ’62 Bill Windhorst, ’78 2007 Wayne Gappa, ’66 Ted Mills, ’58 Kim Vokolek Peltz, ’93 Garry Shubert, ’62 Guy Murray, Coach
2010 Darcie Berry, ’00 Jon Gustafson, ’86 Meg Gross Minton, ’79 Dick Beechner, ’56, Coach Jack Ramey, ’79 2011 Mike Asche, ’94 Jessica Kedrowski Carlyle, ’99 Jennie Mau Luke, ’91 Dan Simmons, ’75 Eric Strand, ’02
ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME COMMITTEE Al Zikmund Claire Boroff Don Briggs Jon McBride Rosella Meier
Steve Larson Rich Osentowski Dick Beechner Jim Rundstrom Tom Kropp
Jaime Lundgren Peter Yazvac Steve Altmaier Buck Mahoney Sherry Morrow
Alumni Association
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n 1906, the first graduating class of then Nebraska State Normal School of Kearney recognized the mission the Alumni Association would pursue when it created the first constitution. “The association is designed to promote in every way the interests of the Normal School, and to foster among its members a sentiment of regard for one another, and attachment to their Alma Mater.” Today, the Alumni Association continues to work to fulfill those goals and others developed during the rich history of the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The Association with approximately 40,000 members produces UNK Today, the alumni magazine; works with alumni in developing clubs around the country; coordinates reunions; sponsors activities at Homecoming such as the Homecoming Banquet; recognizes alumni accomplishments with an awards program; cooperates with the admissions office to recruit students; provides scholarships and other programs for students; and assists the Foundation in raising private funds in support of the University. Support of alumni activities and the Alumni House is made possible through gifts to the Alumni Association and to the University of Nebraska Foundation. Since 1980 the Alumni House, 2222 9th Avenue, has been the home of the Association. It is a popular site for receptions, socials, gatherings and other activities. It is also a repository for much of the history of the University. Stop by for a visit or for any of your alumni needs.
University of Nebraska Foundation
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he University of Nebraska Foundation enables students, faculty and friends of the university to pursue a future of promise, expectation and strength. Founded in 1936, the foundation's purpose remains constant - to attract and carefully manage private funds for the benefit of the university to assist the university in advancing its pursuit of academic excellence. Today's private support is the future of the University of Nebraska. Education is built on these gifts. Contributions from friends and alumni of the university are managed as designated by each donor and invested according to the policies of the University of Nebraska Foundation. On June 30, 2012, the market value of the foundation's assets totaled more than $1.7 billion. Each year, the University of Nebraska develops programs, provides opportunities for students and faculty and enhances campus life through funds transferred from the foundation. The ongoing “Campaign for Nebraska� provides a focus to raise $50 million for support of the UNK campus, as part of a university system-wide goal of $1.2 billion. As of August 31, 2012, approximately $34 million has been raised toward the UNK goal. Funding priorities include merit and need-based scholarships and faculty support. Throughout the university system, many students pursue a college education with the financial assistance of scholarships and loans. Distinguished faculty benefit daily from teaching and research support. Citizens of the state benefit from the university’s outreach programs, ranging from continuing education to hands-on assistance from agricultural specialists, health care professionals and faculty members. Alumni and friends are the strength of the University of Nebraska Foundation. Thank you for your continuing support.
Alumni Association Board of Directors UNK Alumni Association Campus Box 21 Kearney, Nebraska 68849 Phone 308.865.8474 NU Foundation - Kearney Office 214 West 39th Street Kearney, Nebraska 68848 Phone 308.698.5270 Vice President for Development & UNKAA Executive Director Pete Kotsiopulos ‘70 PKotsiopulos@nufoundation.org UNK Campaign Director & UNKAA Associate Director ~ Lucas Dart ‘97 LDart@nufoundation.org UNKAA Assistant Director of Communications Michelle Widger ‘90 MWidger@unkalumni.org UNKAA Administrative Assistant Toni Meyers ‘93 TMeyers@unkalumni.org UNKAA Director Emeritus Jim Rundstrom ‘64 JRundstrom@unkalumni.org UNF Directors of Development Tracy Lungrin ‘97 TLungrin@nufoundation.org Anne McConkey ‘02 AMcConkey@nufoundation.org UNF Dir. of Kearney Annual Campaigns Kristin Howard ‘00 KHoward@nufoundation.org UNF Executive Assistant Lisa Hoffman LHoffman@nufoundation.org UNF Information Systems Coordinator Laura Miller ‘86 LMiller@nufoundation.org
B OA R D O F D I R ECTORS - OF F I C E RS Andrea Walton Miller, ‘86 President, Bayard Brett Kuhn, Ph.D. ‘86 President-Elect, Gretna Gary Reber, ‘86 Secretary, Gretna Bryan Kuntz, ‘95 Past President, Kearney Brenda Snodgrass Christensen, ‘83 Trustee, Minden D I R ECTO R S (Exp ir i n g 2 0 1 2 ) Carol Green Ballain ‘65, Fort Collins, CO Mark Felker ‘86, Alliance Pat Kelly Hoehner ‘57 BAE ‘67 MSE ‘82, Kearney Kip Magner ‘92, Lincoln Nancy McCarthy Polk ‘73, Kearney Trina Jacobsen Rother MAE ‘00, Grand Island Bethany Spilde ‘06, Kansas City, MO Bret Walker ‘00, Brighton, CO D I R ECTO R S (Exp ir i n g 2 0 1 3 ) David Bargen ‘96, Lincoln Amy Fagot Cope ‘99, Kearney Jay Dostal ‘01, Kearney Abby Losey Grenke ‘01, Aurora, IL Robin Rubenthaler Hines ‘88 MSE ‘91, North Platte Leah Bruns Holmberg ‘94, Jordan, MN Jean Nelson Johnson ‘60 MSE ‘68 MSE ‘86, Kearney Bill Peard ‘84, Waukee, IA Gary Reber ‘86, Lincoln D I R ECTO R S (Exp ir i n g 2 0 1 4 ) Herman Baptiste ‘90, Olathe, KS Brette Covington Ensz ‘06, Kearney Gregg Grubaugh ‘79, Papillion Norman Lang ‘68, Mill Creek, WA Mary Buchanan Mach ‘85, Fairbury Kathy Pollock Peterson ‘79, Kearney Dennis Pool ‘70 Omaha Carolyn Wagner Snyder ‘64, Carbondale, IL Todd Van Horn ‘93, Kearney