2021 The Peru Stater (Nebraska) - Fall issue

Dr. Michael Evans President, Peru State College

As I write this, Joanna and I are hitting our three-month mark here at Peru State. It has been a fast twelve weeks!

We are thoroughly enjoying getting to know the people, culture, heritage, and points of pride of this amazing College. We have a long way to go, and we'll be in listening-andlearning mode well into the future.

But every moment-every conversation with an alumnus or alumna, every chat with a student in the dining hall, every new page of Nebraska's First College or The Normal on the Hill, every lively tune from the Pep Band or fascinating play from the Theatre Company or thrilling score by a running back or a point guard-brings with it both renewed enthusiasm for our new home and an ever-deepening sense of awe over how impressive the people of Peru State truly are.

The year ahead will be challenging, to be sure, as we continue to respond to the pandemic. It also will bring great opportunities. We will begin the process of creating our next Strategic Plan, which will chart the course for Peru State for years to come.

We will move forward on geothermal and HVAC projects that will make our buildings

The Peru Stater College President Dr. Michael Evans Managing Editor and Sports Editor Ted L. Harshbarger ('77) Editor Kent Propst ('81) Graphic Design Rebecca OetjenJohnson ('04, Masters '17) Contributors and Photography Susan Lunzmann Unruh ('94) Jason Hogue Brandi Hull ('15) Julia Lambert Please submit information, stories, suggestions and corrections to us fry email at pscfoundation@peru.edu, fry phone at (402) 872-2304, or fry mail at: The Peru Stater c/o Peru State College Foundation P.O. Box 10 Peru NE 68421-0010

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more comfortable, less costly to heat and cool, and easier to maintain. We will complete a master-planning process that will help us develop the campus in a thoughtful and forward-looking manner.

And we will continue to look for ways to fine-tune the curriculum, to help ensure we are delivering the best possible education for our students.

Dan and Elaine Hanson maintained a wonderful tradition that Joanna and I are continuing. During September, every firstyear student comes to the President's House, organized by their College 101 classes, for ice cream on the patio. It's a wonderful opportunity for us to get to know the students and learn a bit about how they found their way to Peru, what they are studying, how they are spending their extra-curricular time on campus, and what they aspire to do with their lives once they graduate.

We hear several consistent themes from the students as they bite into strawberry pushpops and ice cream cookie sandwiches. One is that they felt at home the moment they set foot on campus. Everyone was friendly and welcoming. Helpful. Smiling.

Another is that they like the small size

of the College; they like knowing that their professors understand and appreciate them at a level far deeper than a list of names on a class roster. They also like emphasis on student support. They're pretty sure they won't slip through the cracks here.

Joanna and I smile when we hear the students talk. The traits that drew them to Peru State did the same for us.

We feel truly blessed to have found a College that believes in the same things we believe in, and as we look to the future we are absolutely certain that Peru State College-with this team, this culture, and this mission-is well positioned to continue its impressive trajectory.

We are honored to have the opportunity to serve this great College and help it along the way, and we look forward to working closely with everyone who loves Peru State to help keep its future bright.

Warmest Regards, Michael Evans, Ph.D., President

Peru State College Foundation Board of Trustees Chair, Jeff Greenwald ('71), Lincoln, Neb. Secretary, Al Urwin ('82), LaVista, Neb. Co-Treasurers, Cindy (Plantenga '82) and Tim ('84) Hoffman, Lincoln, Neb. Terri Armknecht Bishop ('92), Auburn, Neb. Elton ('88, Masters '16) and Connie (Sims '87) Edmond, Lincoln, Neb. Dr. Judy (Green '72) Grotrian, Nebraska City, Neb. Jeff ('83) and Robin (Nelson '82) Smith, Lincoln, Neb. Fritz Stehlik ('74), Omaha, Neb. Ivan Wineglass ('94), Bellevue, Neb. Peru State College National Alumni Association Board of Directors Interim Chair Carlos Harrison ('51), Shenandoah, Iowa Co-Treasurers Kim ('90) and Kris (Kubert '94) Vrtiska, Falls City, Neb. Branden Bender ('95), Nebraska City, Neb. Dan Cotton ('76), Peru, Neb. Mark Czapla ('87), Unadilla, Neb. Rich Daly ('68), Lincoln, Neb. Elton ('88, Masters '16) and Connie (Sims '87) Edmond, Lincoln, Neb. Mary Lu (Hicks '68) McCoy, Omaha, Neb. Chuck ('69) and Alice (Massoth '69) Mizerski, Lincoln, Neb. Tyler Nutsch ('13), LaVista, Neb. Mark Shively ('79, Masters '93), Palm Springs, Calif.

Fritz ('74) and Char (Lutz '74) Stehlik, Omaha, Neb. Ivan Wineglass ('94), Bellevue, Neb.

Ted L. Harshbarger Interim CEO, Peru State College Foundation

A definition of challenges in MerriamWebster is a "stimulating task or problem."

Merriam-Webster provides the following definition for opportunities as "a good chance for advancement or progress."

When mulling over my pending retirement options over the course of the past six months, both words - challenges and opportunities - kept popping up in my mind.

Some of the challenges included thoughts such as "Should I retire now or do I really challenge myself to make it to full retirement and do something else?"

One last personal challenge, too, was I knew the Foundation really needed someone to step up to help get it jump-started.

Knowing Kent (Propst) was really wanting to retire, I kept wondering what was going to happen with the Foundation once Kent did step aside.

So, I decided to look at the opportunity side of things. The main opportunity which kept popping up was to consider retirement from the College and stepping up to help the Foundation on an interim basis.

As most of you know, I chose to do the retirement route and move into the Foundation as of August 3. I knew, or at least I thought I did, of the challenges which I would be faced with in the position. What I have learned is that it seems like there is something new on a regular basis; especially early on it seemed like we faced challenges

several times a day.

But, what I have gleaned is there are plenty of opportunities in the position and for the Peru State College Foundation.

One of the first opportunities I have had was to begin working with a pair of individuals on a daily basis. My hat is off to Kim Regan and Susan (Lunzmann '94) Unruh. We tackle the challenges with the goal of making things work. Of course, I can't forget Mr. Propst ('81). While Kent is officially retired, he is still contributing his expertise with special projects, such as The Stater.

Another opportunity is for the privilege of working with an excellent Board of Directors.

This group of alumni has faced many challenges that none probably expected, but the bottom line is they know their mission is to serve the College, its students, and its staff.

Additionally, while we have not yet had an opportunity to meet, I have had several conversations with members of the National Alumni Association who want to help get things going - and we will do so!

I would be remiss if I didn't mention the opportunity to work with our new President, Dr. Michael Evans, the new First Lady, Joanna Evans, and the College's faculty, staff, and students.

Plus, how could I pass up the opportunity to work with a passionate alumni base who deeply care about their College!

Finally, the opportunity to continue to

serve Peru State College was probably the deciding factor as to why I stepped into this role.

So, here I am facing the challenges, but looking at the opportunities. Here are a few of those opportunities: 1. To continue to provide over $300,000 in scholarships to numerous students each year.

2. To help the College in its future building projects including the renovation of the Student Center and building a new athletic/recreational facilities .

3. To continue to provide events through the Foundation such as the upcoming National Alumni Chili Feed, the Outstanding Alumni Excellence presentation, and local reunions .

The list of opportunities could go on and on.

I hope you can see the Foundation is back on track. We will face the challenges ahead and look for any opportunity which will be of benefit to Peru State College and all it serves.

Ted L. Harshbarger ('77) Interim CEO

Upcoming Alumni and Friends Events Start 2022 with Peru State College events! Mark your calendars today!

From regional activities to alumni awards - this year will be packed with fun events for the whole family. Learn more at foundationperu.edu and click on the "Events" tab. While the list may be short at this time, more will be added each month as they are finalized.

February 5: National Alumni Association Chili Feed and Peru State College Basketball March/April: Baseball and Softball Reunions April 14: Thousand Oaks Alumni Excellence Awards Celebration April: Bobcat Football Blue and White Scrimmage May 7: Peru State College Commencement June: Omaha Alumni and Friends Celebration

Ifyou want to organize an eventfor alumni in your area ofthe country, contact the Foundation for assistance!

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The route to a career can, for many Peru State College students as it was for countless alumni, be navigated through many alternate routes.

Michael Evans can relate.

The 34th President of Peru State has done - successfully - several things in a career both inside and outside of education.

An award-winning professor and top-level college administrator, for sure; but Evans has also been a writer, publications editor, marketing official, author, syndicated columnist -- even a chicken farmer.

Granted, the latter was in his childhood when growing up on an Indiana farm. His parents believed responsibility should be learned at an early age, so "my job was to raise the chickens."

Once he made the move into higher-education administration, Evans progressed steadily from Associate Dean to Vice President on his way to Peru State's top position. Evans has led Nebraska's first college since July, and he and his wife Joanna are soaking up all they can about their new home.

Success early on Evans discovered a passion and gift for writing at an early age. He spotted The Writer's Handbook in his high school library in Camp Hill, Penn., where his family had moved in his teen years. It was a guide to freelance writing.

"I read it and decided I'd do it," Evans said. He composed a piece and submitted it to Readers Digest - and promptly received his first rejection notice.

Undaunted, he sent the article to another national publication, the Christian Science Monitor, and it was accepted. Evans chuckles that he still has the uncashed $25 check he received.

"So I started writing like crazy," he said.

He submitted a story to the teen magazine Seventeen- "it was one of the few national magazines that was accepting articles from teen-age writers," he said- and was rewarded with the princely sum of $200, a fortune to a young writer in the early 1970s.

He was later published in Parade, Family Circle, Popular Science and other national publications.

When it came time to go to college, Evans knew he wanted a college with a strong writing and literature program. One school he researched was Bowdoin College in Maine. If Bowdoin was good enough for Nathanial Hawthorne and other literary luminaries, he reasoned, it was probably a good bet. He majored in English and Philosophy and also performed frequently in the theater program.

Writing and education Upon graduation he took a job writing and editing a regional magazine in western Massachusetts. Next up was a gig with a Massachusetts daily newspaper. He also began a nationally syndicated newspaper column during this productive period.

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Evans' transition into a career in education began with a post as publications editor/marketer for a private Massachusetts boarding school, but his dream of an advanced education was never far from his mind.

"I knew by then that I was pretty good with words, but not so much in terms of depth of culture, of meaning," he said. "I asked myself 'How do I deepen what I write?"'

"Graduate school had always been part of the plan," he continued. "Joanna (his wife) and I had just had twin sons, and I knew if I didn't go now, I might not be able to as the boys grew."

Evans meanwhile had become involved with a folklore society in western Massachusetts as a volunteer, eventually chairing its board, and was enamored by it. The group obtained a grant and hired someone with a Ph.D. in folklore who researched the various cultures of the region and brought people who performed aspects of those cultures- singers, musicians, storytellers, dancers, and others- onto stages where audiences could appreciate their talents.

"I had no idea that doctoral programs in folklore even existed," Evans said. "But when Joanna and I discussed what I should study in grad school - I was leaning toward journalism or mass communication - she suggested I study folklore ." Joanna had seen the delight and excitement in his face when he spoke of his fascination with the discipline.

Few institutions offered graduate programs in folklore, so Evans - an avid and thorough researcher - started looking.

He was surprised to learn that everything pointed back to his boyhood home and Indiana University.

From faculty to administrator Thus began a 15-year association with Indiana University, where he obtairn:;d both his master's ahd doctoral degrees .

Evans taught in both its School of Journalism and its Folklore Institute - and his peers took notice as he moved along the tenure track and garnered promotions.

Evans's resume includes IU's Frederic Bachman Lieber Award for excellence in teaching, IU's "oldest and most prestigious teaching award," in 2006 (one awarded each year out of the system's 9,000+ faculty). The Gretchen Kemp Award for Teaching Excellence, the top teaching award in IU's School of Journalism, was earned in both 2004 and 2010; its Trustees Teaching Award, chosen from among all IU faculty statewide, and its Teaching Excellence Recognition Award were earned multiple times.

The freedom in the classroom and the interaction with students and colleagues were cherished. His schedule each semester required he teach just two classes; the rest of his time was spent on research and writing. Evans published several books during this period, both fiction and nonfiction, along with numerous articles.

"It was a wonderful life," he reflected on his faculty days.

So in 2009, when the Dean of the School of Journalism approached him about becoming Associate Dean, Evans's reply was a cordial but firm "no thank you." The Dean returned a second time with a similar request and received the same response.

The third time was a charm, with the Dean making an offer Evans laughingly termed "inspirational." The agreement was for a three-year appointment, after which Evans had the option to return to his faculty post.

Moving on, up Instead, Evans discovered that he enjoyed serving in administrative roles . So in 2013, after becoming the Interim Dean of the School of Journalism, he left Indiana to became Provost and Vice President for Unity College in Maine. After two years, he learned Southern New Hampshire University was seeking a Vice President for Academic Affairs for its on-campus programs in Manchester, N .H., and he made the move.

He loved the job, working for a dynamic, progressive, intense, innovative, "fun and funny" college. He was in charge of th~ academic environment on the main campus of about 3,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students.

While SNHU's widely-known online programs were not a part of his portfolio, he certainly participated in and learned a lot about that cutting-edge program as well.

In the meantime, Evans began to think he might like to lead a college as President one day - but not just any college. It had to be a small college with a student focus, it had to have a strong culture and sense of community, and it needed to be in a rural area.

"I spent my childhood in the Midwest, and we're smalltown people at heart," Evans said. "We like our breathing room."

With a rewarding and challenging job in New Hampshire, Evans also had the luxury of taking his time and being very selective about his applications.

Bested a field of 70+ Last fall he learned of the Peru State opportunity, and his preliminary look indicated it could be "what I sought."

So he dug more deeply.

Evans discovered from afar several things he liked.

The college mission paralleled his beliefs; he is a strong proponent of open access and student support. The institution was in good shape. The structure - as a member of a three-college system - was very appealing.

"And I was blown away by how well the State of Nebraska supports higher education," Evans said. ''About 60 percent of Peru's budget comes from the state; it's what allows the college to keep its costs low and to be accessible.

"That's the way it ought to be," he added, noting that his former school - Indiana University - gets only about 13 percent of its budget from the state.

With the required boxes checked, Evans submitted his application - as did more than 70 others from across the nation, an extraordinarily large pool for a small midwestern college. Others had learned what Evans discovered: Peru State was, as they say, a hot ticket.

As Evans's application worked its way through the process and he talked to people familiar with Peru State, his excitement grew.

'Degree of love was very strong' "One thing that came through clearly was the positive culture and strong sense of community," he said. "Everyone we talked to emphasized it, and we felt it when we came to visit."

The faculty focus on student support and success resonated with Evans as well. "Everyone talked about it, everyone was enthusiastic about Peru. The degree of love for Peru State, we discovered, is very strong."

Evans also discovered another trait common to Peru State students, faculty, staff and alumni - a sense of humility and modesty born from decades of what he termed "tight resources."

"The college has done masterfully with what it receives, and it has made a wonderful impact," he said. "But because of its history of limited funding, there is a feeling things will ALWAYS be that way."

Evans knows that doesn't have to be the case, and he is committed to changing that perception.

"I want to explore more ways to meet that challenge, so we're not so tightly constrained" financially, he said.

Early impressions hold true Despite his early, positive impressions, Evans is no Pollyanna - he knows reality can be a different matter. Candidates get the red carpet treatment, but that carpet quite often masks blemishes.

"I'm happy to say, my

early impressions have held true," he said. "In fact, there are several times I've discovered things are better than what I anticipated. " When asked why his transition to this presidency has been smooth and rapid, he was quick to cite the principal factor: former President Dan Hanson and his wife Elaine, who retired in June after 12 years at the helm.

"They left everything in very good shape," Evans said. "Not only that, they worked hard to pave the way for their successors, and very intentionally set things up for a smooth transition. Dan has made himself available to me at any time as a resource, but is very thoughtful in not wanting to appear to interfere."

Opportunities abound When queried about the challenges Peru State faces, Evans was quick to change the narrative. Most challenges, he believes, are opportunities, and that's his approach to addressing them.

"We need to grow enrollment on campus a bit, though any growth must allow Peru State to remain Peru State," he said. "I think there are opportunities for growth in our online programming as well."

Opportunities also exist to improve campus infrastructure. They range from things like student concerns about temperatures in their residence hall rooms, to finally resolving the water issues the college and community have faced for decades.

In addition, the college's current strategic plan runs through 2023, so next year will mark the start of a new strategic planning process - something that especially excites Evans. The college needs to consider its current academic and co-curricular programming to see how they matches up with the needs of the region and the state, and it needs to chart a course for its future that will ensure strong enrollments, a vibrant campus, and engaged alumni.

For now, Michael and Joanna Evans are "just enjoying being Bobcats. We greatly enjoy spending time with faculty and staff. We love meeting and hearing from alumni-their suggestions and feedback are incredibly valuable-and we want to meet as many of them as we can."

Ted Harshbarger to Focus on Foundation; Kim Regan, Susan Unruh Join Team

Kim Regan, Finance Manager

Susan Unruh ('94), Office Assistant

After nearly 32 years working for Peru State College, Ted L. Harshbarger ('77) announced his resignation from the College in July. But he didn't go far.

The veteran administrator took his talents to an office only a couple of hundred feet from his former one, to serve as Interim Director of the Peru State College Foundation.

"This is a perfect opportunity for me to continue to serve the College and its alumni," stated Harshbarger.

Harshbarger began Aug. 3. The Foundation is a private, nonprofit corporation that generates and administers charitable contributions and manages alumni activities to support the College.

Harshbarger's appointment will last at least through June 30, 2022, according to Foundation Chair Jeff Greenwald.

"Ted Harshbarger is a perfect fit at the right time for the Foundation to move forward," Greenwald said. "His willingness to bring over his talents and his passion for the benefit of the future of the Foundation and the College will have immediate impact."

Harshbarger lives on the family farm in Richardson County.

Since 2010 he has been Associate Athletics Director and Sports Information Director at Peru State.

His experiences at the college have covered a wide range of academic, administrative and co-curricular areas, allowing him to get to know thousands of students and work with scores of faculty and staff through the years .

Harshbarger has served as Director of Transition Services, and Assessment Coordinator, Director of the Academic Resource Center and Athletics, Dean of Student Life, Vice President of Student Services and Enrollment Management, Director of Cooperative Education and Career Services, and Interim Athletics Director. He also taught business classes for many years.

"I am delighted that Ted is stepping up to lead the Foundation," said President Michael Evans. "The Foundation and the College will benefit from his experience and his expertise, and I look

forward to working with Ted to further strengthen Peru State's philanthropic support."

Harshbarger joins recently-hired Kim Regan, Finance Manager, and Susan (Lunzmann) Unruh ('94), as staff members with the Foundation. Kent Propst ('81), who worked part-time as acting Director for nearly a year, remains with the Foundation in a reduced capacity.

Regan is an Omaha native and graduate of the University of Nebraska-Omaha with a degree in accounting. Regan spent 17 years with Werner Enterprises, and the past eight years with Nebraska Methodist Health System.

She and husband Don live near Dunbar. Family include a daughter in Omaha and two daughters and a son in North Carolina, along with three grandchildren.

Unruh herself is no stranger to Peru State. She worked in the college Financial Aid office, Student Activities, and spent 14 years in the Administration and Finance Department before leaving the college in 2014.

Her role with the Foundation will be as Office Assistant, encompassing a variety of duties. A native of nearby Auburn, Unruh and her husband Mike have six children and "a flock of grandchildren."

The Foundation is led by a volunteer board. Last spring its investments and other assets surpassed $20 million for the first time in its history, Greenwald noted.

"I worked closely with the Foundation in the past on many projects," Harshbarger reflected. "Nearly 75 percent of my work career has been at Peru State - why not make it a higher percentage?"

Fritz Stehlik Elected To Peru State College Foundation Board Fritz Stehlik, whose family has deep ties to Peru State College and to southeast Nebraska, has been elected to the Peru State College Foundation Board of Directors. He will serve a three-year term.

Stehlik, a 1974 Peru State graduate, is a shareholder and president of the Omaha legal firm Gross & Welch, P.C., L.L.O. The Omaha resident grew up in Nebraska City, where his family owned and operated Norman's IGA for many years.

"I was very fortunate growing up working for my parents in the grocery store as I learned business values and people skills," Stehlik said. My father was a very successful grocer and by allowing me to be involved in the business I was able to absorb his business acumen and ethics."

Married to the former Charlene Lutz, also a 1974 Peru State graduate, the Stehliks have five children, including daughter Jessica Hillebrandt, a Peru State alumnae. Fritz has several

siblings who graduated from PSC. He and Charlene have long been active in Peru State's Omaha Alumni Association, including serving as president for the past four years.

Stehlik's law degree is from the University of Nebraska College of Law. He has been with Gross & Welch for 25 years.

"I was introduced to Fritz at the Omaha Alumni event this past summer," noted Peru State College Foundation Board Chair Jeff Greenwald. ''.After listening to his comments from the podium, I knew from his passionate message how important the College is to him and his family."

The Peru State College Foundation is a private, non-profit corporation established to solicit and receive charitable gifts in support of Peru State College and its students, faculty and staff. Its office and staff are based on the Peru State College campus. With the addition of Stehlik, the current board has nine members who volunteer their time and talents to the organization.

"I am very hopeful that my many years of business experience and legal practice coupled with my passion for Peru State College will allow me to be a positive member of the board and a significant contributor," Stehlik said.

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Second Peru State Giving Day Successful The Peru State College Foundation hosted its second giving day on Thursday, October 21.

The 24 hours of giving resulted in contributions of over $58,000 which was over $17,000 more than the first giving day held in 2019.

The giving day was fortunate to have an anonymous donor who challenged Peru State alumni, family, and friends to raise at least $25,000 which would unlock another $25,000. By 5 p.m., the challenge was met!

In addition, while all totals have not been tallied, it appears that the student goals for the giving day will be met. Students were challenged to have more than 154 participate in community service activities while putting forth over 154 hours. From cleaning cemeteries and roadsides to helping plant trees, students contributed in their own way.

The Foundation was pleased with the event, which coincided with the 154th birthday of the first day of school for the College which was Oct. 20, 1867. It is anticipated that the annual event will continue in 2022 with the goals of securing more funds in order to provide the best educational experiences for our Bobcat students!

Peru State Alumni Chili Feed is Back in 2022 One of the casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 was the annual National Alumni Association Chili Feed! Well, Bobcat alums! It will be back in 2022!

The always successful and fun event is scheduled for Saturday, February 5, 2022. The Bobcat basketball teams will be hosting Baker University of Baldwin City, Kan., that afternoon. The chili feed will begin at halftime of the women's contest which starts at 2 p.m.

In addition to the basketball contests, the athletic department will be recognizing its fall sport student-athletes who earned athletic or academic honors. Also, those in attendance will be treated to performances by the Fantastic Flyers, a gymnastic group from Glenwood, Iowa, and the Bobcat cheer and dance teams.

There is no charge to attend the chili feed. A free will donation will be taken for the Foundation's support of campus and student activities.

There will be a charge to attend the basketball contest. Ticket prices are as follows: Adults - $8; Seniors (Age 65 and over) -$7; Children 7-17 - $5; and 6 and under - Free. You can secure tickets on the athletic website - www.pscbobcats.com. Go to the Bobcat Athletics tab and click Tickets link.

Tim {'84) and Cindy (Plantenga '82) Hoffman enjoy the 2020 Chili Feed

Hall of Fame Weekend Honors Four, 1993 Volleyball Team The Peru State College Foundation hosted its 2021 Athletic Hall of Fame Weekend Oct. 15 and 16 on the Campus of a Thousand Oaks.

On Friday evening, four individuals and a team were recognized at the banquet which was sponsored by Bridges Trust (presenting sponsor), Inspro, Guilliatt and Associates, and Jerry and Christena Joy. Dr. Ken Rhodus, Jeff Smith, Frank Spizuoco, Ivan Wineglass, and the 1993 volleyball team were honored in front of 130 attendees.

Interim CEO of the Foundation Ted L. Harshbarger served as the emcee for the evening. New Peru State President Dr. Michael Evans and current Athletic Director Wayne Albury welcomed those in attendance and provided updates on the College and the athletic department.

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Rhodus, a 1962 graduate, was inducted as a studentWineglass, a 1994 graduate, was the first-ever NAIA athlete and for meritorious service. While a Bobcat, he All-American First Team men's basketball player. Only on lettered in football, basketball, and track. After teaching the Bobcat team for one year, he led the 'Cats to the NAIA high school for a few years, Rhodus found himself at Division II National Tournament by scoring 19.8 points Hastings College where he became one of the most per game and grabbing 8.3 rebounds per contest. Since successful coaches of NAIA women's basketball. leaving Peru State, Wineglass has continued to be active A 1983 graduate, Smith was inducted as a student- with the College in many roles.

Thirteen members of the 1993 volleyball team and staff athlete and for meritorious service. He was a two-sport athlete at Peru State in basketball and baseball. Smith still attended the event and added a spark to the night. The has records which still stands in the basketball single- lone senior on the squad, Kim (Micek) Oates and Kristi season and career marks. After leaving Peru State, Smith (Cummins) Baker spoke in behalf of the squad. Emcee was a very successful high school and collegiate coach.

Harshbarger shared comments from head coach Jim A standout baseball pitcher, Spizuoco was a lefty who Callender who was unable to attend. still has the second-best season earned run average of 1.35.

On Saturday, the four individuals and the volleyball The 1965 graduate still has three career records which still team were introduced and lauded at the halftime of the are listed in the top five of Bobcat baseball records to this Bobcat football game which Peru State won 20-0 over the day. After graduating Peru State, Spizuoco has served his visiting Clarke Pride.

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Thirteen members of the 1993 Volleyball Team attended the Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet. Team members pictured (I tor) - Cheri (Speigel) Taylor, Marcy Barber, Emily (Shennan) Lubben, Kristi (Cummins) Baker (partially hidden), Jennifer (Dappen) Rathman, Misti Munson, Raylene (Walker) Hynes, Jill (Parker) Scanlon, Kim (Micek) Oates, Andrea (Graff) Havel, assistant coach Bonnie Henzel, Theresa (Shennan) Gravatt), and Kelly Ward.

Pictured with plaques are, from left: Ivan Wineglass, Jeff Smith, Frank Spizuoco, Dr. Ken Rhodus.

recipients who will be recognized on April 14 include: Lori (Vrtiska) Seibel Presentation of the Thousand Oaks Alumni ('84),TheJack2020Moles ('80), the late Patrick Haverty ('08), and Alec Gorynski ('07).

Recipients will be honored on campus with a luncheon with students and an afternoon awards recognition ceremony and reception. The recipients will speak to students in the Excellence Awards classroom - sharing their wisdom and experience.

Like many events in 2020 and 2021, the second annual Thousand Oaks Alumni Excellence Award presentation had to be postponed due to COVID-19. Unfortunately for this event, it was postponed twice.

In April 2019, four outstanding individuals were honored by Peru State College and its Foundation with the inaugural presentation of the Thousand Oaks Alumni Excellence Awards .

The College and Foundation are pleased to announce that the next Thousand Oaks Alumni Excellence Award ceremony will be held Thursday, April 14, 2022. It will be held in conjunction with the College's Student Research and Creativity Expo.

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These awards were established in 2018 to recognize outstanding alumni from each school and program. The final selection is made by the President of Peru State College.

Recipients have made their mark on their industry, in their communities and at Peru State College.

The public is invited to attend this event which will be held in the Performing Arts Center. More details will be provided in the February issue of The Stater.

To learn more about the Thousand Oaks Alumni E x cellence A 1vards, visit ww2v.peru.edu/foundation/ awards.

Dr. Arlan Richardson Lauded by Oklahoma State Dr. Arlan Richardson ('63) has been honored by Oklahoma State University with its Champion for OSU Agriculture Award, recognizing individuals who are not graduates of the university's Ferguson College of Agriculture but who have brought distinction to the OSU Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.

Richardson, of Edmond, Okla., received his doctoral degree in chemistry from OSU. He currently serves as a senior research career scientist at the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center, as well as an adjunct professor for OSU's Center for Veterinary Health Sciences.

As a leading authority on the effects and process of aging, Richardson also is the director of the Oklahoma Nathan Shock Aging Center and holds the Donald W. Reynold Endowed Chair of Aging Research Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

John Gustafson, department head for OSU's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, nominated Richardson and emphasized his strong connection to the department by the establishment and continued funding of the Dr. Arlan Richardson Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Undergraduate and Graduate Research Scholars Endowment fund .

"Professor Richardson has become a quintessential example of an OSU science graduate program success," Gustafson wrote in the nomination packet. "He is richly deserving of recognition as a Champion, as he has consistently brought accolades back to our department and Division and actively supports our department's multiple missions."

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Bohlkens 'Pay It Forward,' Endow Scholarship in English, Elementary Reading Peru State College alumni, Bob and Mary Riley Bohlken, have decided to pay it forward by endowing a scholarship for a regional student interested in teaching English or elementary school reading.

The scholarship will be awarded for the 2022-23 academic year, according to Ted L. Harshbarger, interim director of the Peru State College Foundation.

Bob was born in Nebraska City and grew up in Talmage; Mary was born in Falls City and grew up in Dawson. They met at Peru State in 1956 and married in 1958. Both were the first in their families to receive college degrees.

Bob had served in the U.S. Army from 1953-56 and was attending Peru State on the GI Bill, but that income was not sufficient. Bob recalls cleaning the Bob Inn (cafeteria) at 6 a.m. for 60 cents an hour to make financial ends meet.

Bob graduated with honors from Peru State in June 1959 and took a job teaching _English, coaching forensics and directing class plays at Stanton, Iowa High School.

In 1960, the Bohlkens moved to Nebraska City, with Bob teaching English, coaching forensics and directing plays.

He received his master's degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1964, and was hired by Peru State College as an English, speech and theatre professor that fall. Mary completed her elementary education degree at Peru State in 1966.

Upon receiving his doctoral degree from the University of Kansas, Bob was hired by Northwest Missouri State University at Maryville, Mo., as an associate professor and chair of its Speech and Theatre Department. Mary received her Master of Science in Education from Northwest Missouri State University in 1976 and taught reading handicapped students at Maryville Elementary School for 20 years, retiring in 1994.

Bob served as head of the Division of Communication at Northwest from 1976 to 1983, when he relinquished his administrative responsibilities to develop research and curriculum in semantics and in listening as a language art. That resulted in two books: "Listening to Rural Midwestern Idiom/Folk Sayings" and "Learning to Listen with a Significant Other."

Bob subsequently was inducted into the "International Society for General Semantics" and the "International Listening Association's Hall of Fame." He retired from Northwest in 2000. But he continued to be a human-interest columnist for a local newspaper.

"We hope that some folks will remember us and encourage their deserving grandchildren or great grandchildren to apply for the scholarship," Bob noted.

The Bohlkens still reside in Maryville, Mo.

Omaha Alumni Celebrate Dan and Elaine Hanson Peru State's Omaha Alumni chapter held a very special celebration this past June. It served as the final alumni event for former President and First Lady Dan and Elaine Hanson.

Another big crowd turned out at Anthony's Steakhouse in Omaha for the event, emceed by Chapter President Fritz Stehlik ('74). Following social hour and dinner, Peru State Foundation Board Chair Jeff Greenwald ('71) brought greetings from the Foundation board.

The Chapter voted unanimously to donate $2,500 from its treasury to the Peru State College Student Center fund drive, which is currently in development.

Later in the evening the Chapter held its annual auction and raffle to raise funds in support of scholarships and other needs .

The highlight of the evening were remarks from President and Mrs. Hanson, who retired less than three weeks after the event following 12 years of exemplary service. They were saluted with a standing ovation following their heartfelt comments.

Peru State thanks the leadership of the Omaha Alumni chapter, along with all of those who attended, for their continued support of Nebraska's first college.

Dan and Elaine Hanson

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Campus Clash with COVID Continues

Freshman, Grad Classes Boosts Enrollment

The entering class of freshmen at Peru State College is the second largest in at least As the coronavirus continues across the nation and globe, policies for controlling its thirty years. The class size reached 285 in the first week of classes - just two fewer than spread continue at Peru State College.

Many of the policies from the 2020-21 academic year continue, while others have been the freshman class in 2019.

"This growth is important in our mission to provide engaging educational opportunities developed or modified. As the Peru Stater goes to press, a mask mandate was reinstated that are affordable, academically excellent and attractive to students and families," said Dr. for students, faculty and staff in public places.

Jesse Dorman, vice president of enrollment management and student affairs The mask policy is reviewed every two weeks.

Peru State College is committed to recruiting and supporting diverse students. More Unlike last year, when regular testing was mandatory, at present it is voluntary. However, students were required to be tested at the start of the academic year unless they provided than 40 percent of the College's first year students identify as students of color.

Dorman added, "We are excited to welcome this diverse incoming class and for the proof of vaccination.

The college strongly recommends that unvaccinated students, faculty and staff get tests rich and unique experiences these students bring to our campus."

Peru State is also seeing more students in its graduate programs: The programs grew routinely. Testing is available, at no cost, on campus.

Social distancing is recommended; however, athletic events, fine arts programs and by 14.1 percent. Since fall 2019, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, graduate program other activities involving groups have resumed, with masks and distancing recommended enrollment has grown by more than 60 students.

Many freshmen are benefiting from the Corrections Leadership Scholarship Program but not enforced.

College officials continue to report positive cases to the campus community. A and the Nebraska Career Scholarships. In addition, expanded athletic offerings were also 14-member task force meets regularly to monitor the situation at Peru State, and will revise important factors for incoming students.

Alumni and friends interested in referring students to Peru State - now or in the future policies and practices as the situation dictates.

- are invited to visit www.peru.edu/admissions or to call the Office of Admission at (402) (Student Nicasia Thelen of the Peru State Times student newspaper contributed to this report) 872-2221.

In search of Class of 1961 alumni Over time, Peru State College and thousands of its former students and graduates lose touch. We ask your help in locating the following "lost" alumni. If you can provide us an address update, a copy of this Peru Stater will be sent to them. Send information to Peru State College Foundation, PO Box 10, Peru, NE. 68421 or by email to pscfoundation@ peru.edu Lorna Andrews Joe Roach Marilyn (Mueller) Dyke Anna (Richards) Robinson Eulalia Schauer Elfrieda Gawart Tom Sheehan Edna (McGovern) Harroun Kathleen (Streich) Heard Kaye Qacobson) Boden Janice (Magill) Barnard Peg (Malcom) Brady Pamela Yost Joseph Lee Orvin Lindell Sharon (Bailey) Brown Richard Allen James McGinnis MargueriteMcWilliams Annabelle (Ross) Broyles Doris Murray Pat (Shelly) Carlson NovetaAmes Jerry Partridge Sara (Blue) Anderson

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2020-21 Peru State Swenson Winners Announced

Vivian Brown

Unlike last year, Peru State was able to formally recognize its 2020-21 Swenson Award winners in their traditional manner - at the first home football game. Last year, the College was unable to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This year's honorees were Vivian Brown (Wichita, Kan.) and Nicholas Novak (Dawson). Brown and Novak were recognized at halftime of the Bobcats' first football game which was Saturday, August 28, against Missouri Valley.

Each year since 1925, outstanding student-athletes have been presented with the Bert Swenson award in recognition of their participation in athletics, outstanding character, personality, service, and loyalty to Peru State. The award was created in memory of Bert and Stella Swenson's 13-month old son, Bert. Jr., who passed away.

Bert Swenson, Sr., was a football great who graduated from Peru State College in 1909. The Shickley, Nebraska, native served as the football team captain and class president during his senior year at PSC. In 2009, Mr. Swenson was honored posthumously with his induction into the PSC athletic hall of fame.

Since 1999, a female and male selection has been made by the members of the athletic department staff.

The following is the nomination information which was provided for each honoree.

Vivian Brown Brown was a four-year member of the Bobcat golf team. Her accomplishments included: • Graduated Summa Cum Laude • Two-time member of the Heart Association of Student-Athletes • Admissions Student Ambassador • Two-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete • Two-time Heart Scholar-Athlete • Three-time Campus Activity Board (CAB) - Homegrown Chair-Committee Director

• Three-time Peru Association of Student Athletes (PASA) member • Past PASA President • Three-time member of Peru Student Education Association (PSEA) • PSEA Secretary - 2.5 years • President's Advisory Council member • Three-time member of Peru Student Catholic Union • Three-time member of Council for Exceptional Children • Admissions Top Cat 100+ hours of community service Brown is beginning her teaching career as a resource room educator at LeMay Elementary in the Bellevue Public School system.

Nicholas Novak Novak was a four-year member of the Peru State football team.

His accomplishments included: • CoSIDA Academic All-America® First Team • Graduated Summa Cum Laude • Honors Program graduate • Three-year starter on special teams • Five-time President's List (Perfect 4.0) • Six-time Dean's List • Two-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete • Three-time Heart Scholar-Athlete • Board of Trustees Scholar • Lambda Alpha Epsilon (LAE) Treasurer • National LAE/ACJA Physical Agility Test Male 18-25 Winner • High School Weightlifting and Wrestling Coach • Numerous community service activities Novak recently completed training at the Nebraska Law Enforcement Academy and is working as a police officer in Falls City.

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Dylan Dittman Named to CoSIDAAcademicAll-America® NAIA Football Team

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Senior Peru State football player Dylan Dittman (Omaha) became the 13th Peru • Community service including Feeding 44, twotime residence hall move-in day help, flood Bobcat football player to be named as an Academic All-America® on Thursday. Dittman preparation was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® NAIA Football Team.

Dittman is the second Peru State football player in back-to-back years to earn the status • Moved two families out prior to flood . . .Assisted with sandbagging... Peru City-Wide Clean-Up" as Nicholas Novak (Dawson) earned the honor last year.

Peru State has now had at least one Academic All-America® honoree in one of their In addition, Dittman has received additional sports every year since 2012. honors and recognitions this past summer. Most Based on the absence of most fall sports competition, the CoSIDA Academic All- recently, he was named as one of 176 National Football America® Committee revised some rules and procedures for nominating student-athletes Foundation semifinalists for the 2021 William V. this season. Due to the low percentage of games completed this season, the nominees Campbell Trophy®, college football's premier scholarwere selected based on career statistics and achievements. athlete award. Dittman is just one of seven from the Dittman's nomination noted the following information about his successes thus far at National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Peru State: (NAIA) to be nominated.

• Graduated Summa Cum Laude .. .Three-time President's List (Perfect 4.0 GPA) . . .TwoIn August, Dittman was noted as one of 109 time Dean's List football student-athletes nationwide who are eligible • Three-year team member. . .Three-year starter. . .Three-year letter winner. . .NFF for the 2021 Good Works Team®, which is widely Dylan Dittman recognized as the most prestigious community service award in college football. Allstate Campbell Trophy Semifinalist • Will be two-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete & two-time Heart of America Athletic and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) are in their 30th year of this Conference Scholar-Athlete storied recognition.

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Peru State Student-Athletes Earn Academic All-District® Honors

Caryle Rothschild

Takia Walker

Taylor Finke

The 2020-21 Academic All-District® honorees advanced to the CoSIDA Teams selected by CoSIDA, recognizes Academic All-America® ballot where the nation's top student-athletes for their Bobcat football player Dylan Dittman combined performances on the field and in (Omaha, Neb.) was named as a First-Team the classroom. The CoSIDA Academic All- Academic All-America® honoree.

In addition to Dittman, several other America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions NCAA Peru State student-athletes earned CoSIDA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Academic All-District® Team honors.

Division III and NAIA. They included softball players Takia First-team Academic All-District® Walker (Enterprise, Ala.) and Caryle

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Rothschild (Eros, La.); golfer Taylor Finke (Battle Creek, Neb.), and baseball player Jackson Tingwald (Ralston, Neb.).

Walker, who recently graduated from Peru State with honors, was a biological sciences major. She was an outfielder for the 'Cats. A senior academically and a catcher, Rothschild is a disease and human health major.

Finke is a senior language arts teaching

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major and is currently student teaching.

Tingwald, a designated hitter, is a senior K-12 health and physical education major.

The CoSIDA Academic All-District® teams include the student-athletes from geographic districts across the United States and Canada. The NAIA District 3 includes institutions from Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Peru State Athletic Department Earns Top NAIA Champions of Character Mark Only School in Nebraska to Earn a Perfect Score by having minimal to no ejections during competition "As the liaisons with our various athletic teams, we try to throughout the course of the academic year. encourage our teammates to do their best, whether it be Champions of Character® The NAIA worked to collaborate with member on the field, in the classroom, or in our community service FIVE-STAR INSTITUTION institutions to better reflect efforts that were impacted by efforts. Obviously, it has paid off!" transition and adjustments from COVID-19.

Out of the 157 schools earning the awards, 57 were at This is the just the third time in 12 years that Peru State the gold level, 60 at the silver level, and 40 at the bronze has earned Gold Level status and to earn the perfect mark. level.

Vice chair of PASA, Michael Anderson (Cairo) stated, Bobcat athletic director Wayne Albury was more than pleased that the Champions of Character information "Our fellow student-athletes know about the importance of was released. Albury stated, "I am very proud of what the Champions of Character. While sometimes they might our student-athletes and the entire athletic department growl about doing something, they know it is for a good has accomplished by reaching the pinnacle of the NAIA's cause!"

Champions of Character program. Especially for the third The Scorecard process is based on the NAIA's flagship time in a row of having a perfect score." program Champion of Characters, which emphasizes A total of 157 colleges and universities and 17 the five core values of integrity, respect, responsibility, The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in July recognized the organization's Champions conferences earned the Champions of Character Five-Star sportsmanship and servant leadership. · Award. To receive the award members had to have scored of Character Five-Star Award winners.

Addison Ghyra (Auburn), the newly elected For the third year in a row, Peru State scored the top 60 or more points on the NAIA Champions of Character communications officer for PASA added, "We had 100-point Scorecard and conferences named to the list had excellent leadership from our past officers as to what to do. mark with a perfect score of 100.

Traditionally, institutions are measured on a to have at least 60 percent of its member schools making We knew it was going to be tougher to do because of the demonstrated commitment to Champions of Character the grade with 60 or more points. pandemic challenges, but fortunately we came through." and earned points in character training, conduct in Peru State was the only school from Nebraska to receive AD Albury added, "A three-peat is great, but it just puts the pressure on for 2021-22 to make it four in a row." competition, academic focus, character recognition and a perfect score.

McKinley Cross (Hutchinson, Kan.), the current leader character promotion. Institutions earned points based on exceptional student-athlete grade point averages and of the Peru Association of Student Athletes (PASA) noted,

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Look at Those Bobcats Go! 1910s

The late Orville "Wab" Ralston (1915) was spotlighted in a spring issue of Pireps, a newslener of the Nebraska Department ofTransportation's Aeronautics division. Ralston was ''Nebraska's Wodd Wat I" ace pilot, recording five downed enemy planes during the war.

He later had a career as a dentist, but returned to the service for Wodd War II, training B-17 Flying Fomess pilots in Montana. Tragically; he was killed in a crash in December 1942.

1940s Mary (Reschke) Cashman ('45) of Shawnee, Kan. was inducted into the Kansas Teacher's Hall ofFame earlier this year. She starred teaching in a one-room school in Nebraska in 1942, then embarked on an illustrious teaching career in Kansas.

1950s Robert Boesel ('50) ofArlington Heights, ill. celebrated his 95th birthday earlier this year. He taught in Nebraska, then retired in Arlington Heights in 1986.

The late Ollie Mayfield ('50) was recognized by the sports editor of the Tucson (Ariz.)

Daily Stat as one of his Top 100 Sports Figures of the last 100 years. Mayfield, a former standout Bobcat athlete who was inducted into Peru State's athletic Hall of Fame in 1998, was a highly decorated educator and coach in the Tucson area.

Bob ('51) and Marion (Pratt '54) Eilers ofSan Diego, Cali£ celebrared their 70th anniversary last May. Marion was a Peru State Homecoming Queen and Bob was a standout on several fine Bobcat basketball teams.

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The late Clyde Wilkins ('71) was honored this fall by Washington Marion Magnet School in lake Charles, 4 The former Bobcat basketball legend amassed more than 400 coaching victories and a state championship during his career. Wilkins, who transferred to Peru State from Grambling, passed away in 2015.

Former Bobcat men's basketball coach Bill Squires ('78-'81) was inducted into the Winona (Minn.) High School Hall of Fame in October. He and his wife Kathy are retired and live in Winona.

1980s Dayle Trout-WISllieski ('83) is teaching middle school math and algebra at North Bend (Neb.) Central Schools.

Jeff Camey (attd. '84-'86) has been named Senior Director of Content Programs at the media furn TownNews.com. He and his family are residents ofAshland, Neb. Curt Cogswell ('84) retired after 19 highly successful years as superintendent in McCool Junction, Neb. He is now teaching for Wayne

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State College. Dr. Cogswel.l taught and was a school administrator in several Nebraska schools and in Texas before returning to McCool Junction.

Father Pat Harrison ('84) celebrared 30 years as a Catholic Priest for the Archdiocese of Omaha in June. In July he became pastor ofSt. Anthony Catholic Church in Colurnbus, Neb. Lori (Kimball) Gottula ('87) and husband Randy (attd. '69-'72) of Elk Creek, Neb. served as the grand marshals for the Falls City, Neb. Cobblestone Parade inA!¼,oUSt. Lori has organized the parade for 24 years. They both have retired to the new home in Elk Creek, but they attend many regional athletic contests, taking pictures which they share with the various participants. They will be attending more Peru State men's basketball games as grandson Easton Hall, son ofAndrew Hall ('89) and wife Shanda ofSchuyler, Neb. is a freshman on the Bobcat team this full.

Major General Jay D. Jensen ('87) is the Director of Plans, Programs and Requirements at Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.

Jensen is responsible for planning and programming more than $6 billion annually for a force of70,300 personnel and 300 wings and groups. Jensen is a command pilot with more than 6,500 hours of flight time, including airlifts, special operations, electronid weather collection, and test missions.

Allysyn Molzahn-Paap ('87, Masters '02) is teaching math at Auburn (Neb.) Public Schools. She previously taught at Nebraska City (Neb) Public Schools for 33 years.

Dean Fahrenholz ('89) is now executive vice president of Commercial State Bank in Wausa, Neb. His more than 30-year career includes stops in Nebraska and Iowa.

1990s Rolinda (Saathoff) Sample ('90) has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Girl Scouts ofKansas, effu:tive in July. She most recently was an executive with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Cheyenne, Wyo. She and husband Terry ('90) reside in Wichita, Kan. Dana (Briley) Stovall ('93) has been named Career Specialist at Peru State College this full, after serving in the college's Academic Affairs office.

Angela (Bischoff) Mandi ('94) began a new position as the Student Intervention Coordinator with the Peru State Student Success Program in July. The position involves working with the College's students who have a disability, are low income, and/or are a first-generation college student.

Clarisa Johnson ('97) has returned to her hometown to teach pre-school at Clarinda (Iowa) Community Schools.

Chris Darnell ('98) ofAuburn, Neb. has been named to the Nebraska Eight Man

Football Coaches Association Hall ofFame.

He was a standout for Falls City (Neb.) Sacred Heart, never losing a game (51-0) during his entire prep career which resulted in four consecutive state championships. He now coaches at Auburn High School.

2000s Dr. Stacy Bliss ('00) is now the school psychologist at Arlington {Neb.) Public Schools.

She is a former PSC faculty member and was an adjunct professor for 14 years, too.

Duncan Patterson ('00) was named as the 2021 KMAland (Shenandoah, Iowa) Baseball Coach of the Year after the Council Bluffi St. Albert Fa.Icons' remarkable season ended with an Iowa Class lA State Championship. In addition, his son Cy was named as the KMAland Offensive Player of the Year.

Jared Knapp ('01) is teaching fifth in the Beatrice (Neb.) Public Schools. He has been in education for 21 years and previously taught at Southeast Consolidated, Madison, Tri County, and Lewiston Consolidared in Nebraska.

Chris Bode ('02) is now teaching PE and history at Creighton, Neb. Ryan Lund ('02) has accepted the position as Marketing Coordinator at HTI Plastics in Lincoln, Neb. Ryan brings 15 years of experience in the print and digital marketing industries to all three companies within PCE, Inc. Scott Nelsen ('03) was recently named as the Assistant Athletic Director: Marketing, Promotions, and Community Engagement at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He served as the sports information director at Peru State at the beginning ofhis career.

Amanda (Schneider) Dammast ('04) is teaching kindergarten through frfth grade art for Auburn (Neb.) Public Schools. She will also serve as a math interventionist.

Crystal Ellis Dunekacke ('07) is the new City Administrator and Economic Developer for the City ofAuburn, Nebraska. Previously, Crysta.I was the Community Program Manager with the Southeast Nebraska Development District, where she secured a total of$6.3 million dollats in grant funding for 22 projects and provided oversight for a sixteen-munty area.

Alec Gorynski ('07) recently was named as the new president and chief executive officer of the Lincoln (Neb.) Community Foundation. Gorynski has more than 15 years ofexc perience working across the private, nonproflc and government Sectors. His most recent position was as vice president of community development and corporate philanthropy for the First National Bank of Omaha.

Keshia (Seiko) Havelka ('08) earned her 200th victory as the head volleyball coach of the Mead (Neb.) Raiders. Keshia played volleyball for the Bobcats.

Matt Carlson ('09) is now head football coach at Logan View High School in Hooper, Neb., where his uncle once coached, and his father is an assistant coach. He had coached in Iowa over the past decade.

Jamie Wolbert ('09) is a lifeskills teacher at Hays (Kan.) High School. She began her career as a para-professional in 2019-20 in the S.TA.R. program, then served as a teacher's assistant for '20-'21 at the KVC Hospitals.

Wolbert is also an assistant softball coach at the high school.

2010s Regan Anson (Masters '10) ofLincoln, Neb. starred on September 1 as assistant vice president ofcommunications and media relations at Education Quest. The former director of media and communications at Peru State had previously worked with the Nebraska 150 Celebration/Nebraska Impact.

Wellington Ferguson ('10) was recently named as the Risk Manager for the Southern Region, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity; Inc. Ferguson had previously served as the State of the Bahamas State Director.

Sam Carman ('11) is the new Louisburg (Kan.) High School industrial technology teacher.

Rev. Caroline Keenan ('11) is now serving Trinity Lutheran Church in Hildreth, Neb. After college she served as a missionary in Japan, and went to seminary in St. Paul, Minn.

Susan Barnard ('13) of Beatrice, Neb., the Interstate Compact Coordinator for the Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation, was awarded the Southeast Community College Distinguished Alumni Award for 2021. She oversees the transfer process of adults on probation who want to transfer their probation supervision into or out ofNebraska.

Michelle (Tynon) Krause ('14) is teaching sixth and eighth grade special education in the Hiawatha (Kan.) School District. She has previously been in the education field for nine years in multiple roles - paraprofessional, special education teacher, and school counselor.

Rae (Carbaugh) Car1son ('15) began teaching this full at Omaha Bryan High School.

She is teaching English, speech, and debate.

Dwight Jones ('15) is teaching third grade at Shelton (Neb.) Public Schools. He also coaches junior high football and basketball.

He previously taught at Wood River {Neb.) Elementary.

Corrie Wohlers (Masters '15) was one of fwe in the Council Bluffi (Iowa) Community School District to receive a $5,000 check for the Nelson Family Foundation ''Excel.lence in Teaching Award." Wohlers is a math teacher in the Lewis Central Middle School. In addition, she coaches volleyball and basketball.

Carlina Grove ('16) is the new counselor in

the elementary schools for the Beatrice Public Schools. She previously worked in higher education at the University ofNebraska at Kearney for five years.

Alison Bruna (Master's '17) is teaching fourth grade at Axtel.l (Neb.) Public School.

Emily (Slama) Ethington ('17, Master's '20) has been appointed by Nebraska Gov. Pere Ricketts as election commissioner for Sarpy County; Neb. Most recently, Ethington has been a branch office administrator for Edward Jones after having worked nearly three years for Pinnacle Bank as a commercial loan assistant.

Erin Formanek ('17) is teaching early childhood education for four-year olds in the Beatrice Community Preschool. This is her fourth year of teaching. She previously taught as a preschool teacher at the Bennet (Neb.) Elementary School in the Palmyra School District.

Marissa (Florian) Gaston ('17) started this full as a preschool teacher in the York {Neb.) Public Schools. She is a resident of McCool Junction.

Traver Pettijohn ('17) received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University ofNebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy last May. He is a pharmacist in Omaha.

Aubrey Voboril ('17) is head softball coach at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, S.D. Haevyn Hug ('18) received her Master's in Special Education from the University ofNebraska at Kearney in Al¼,"Ust. She is a teacher in the Auburn (Neb.) Public Schools.

Ben Kill ('18) is teaching special education for Logan Magnolia School District in Logan, Iowa. Ben previously taught at St. Albert Catholic Schools in Council Bluffi.

Charleen Marsh ('18) ofBel.levue, Neb. earned a degree in radiologic technology with highest honors from Nebraska Methodist College in July. She has accepted a dia,,onostic x-ray position at Methodist Hospital.

Gunnar Orcutt ('18) has completed all examinations of medical school and has begun the residency application process. He will graduate from the LMU-DeBusk College of Ostephathic Medicine in Tennessee in May 2022.

L.owgaen Schmidt ('18) is teaching music at Pope John Catholic Schools in EJ,,oin, Neb. While at Peru State, he was active in band, choir, show choir, jazz band, and school musicals.

Kira Shapiro ('18) earned her masters of occupational therapy from Nebraska Methodist College in July. She recently passed her boards and is working for Elite Professionals Home Care in Lincoln, Neb. Taylor Eltiste ('19) is teaching elementary music in the Fremont {Neb.) Public Schools system. She began her teaching career at

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Isaiah "Izzy" Spears ('19) recently accepted a position as the new Director of Development and Sccacegic Parcnecships with the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council. Speacs previously worked for Allies for Community Business in Chicago.

Keith Ellis was recently named as the Cuscec Economic Development Corporation executive director position. Ellis began working with the CEDC on Sept. 13. He had previously served as the director of business services at Peru State.

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Destiny Worthey ('19) is teaching in the Winnebago (Neb.) School System chis year aftec teaching ac Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauec lase year. This year she is teaching 7th and Sch physical education, K--6 elementary physical education, and weights.

Jillian Flores was recently hired as the head women's basketball coach for the Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas.

She had served as the Bobcat women's basketc ball assistant coach for two years.

2020s Julie Baker ('20) is nowwich the Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca schools as a special education teacher.

Emily Bryant ('20) is teaching first gradecs for the Conesroga Elementary Schools in Nebraska.

Claire Cudney ('20) is teaching in the elementary school in Sabetha, Kan. Kyle Francois ('20) is a math ceachec for Gretna (Neb.) High School Tabitha Gibson ('20) has joined the Tarkio (Mo.) schools as a first grade teachec.

Elizabeth Hall ('20) is teaching special education in Panama City, Fla. Kayla Myers ('20) is a math teacher for the Lexington (Neb.) school system Madison Panko ('20) is an elementary education teachec with the Gretna (Neb.) schools.

Bradly Rose ('20) recently completed a strength and conditioning internship at the University ofMemphis. This fall he began a graduate assistant coaching position with the Bobcat foocball team and started his masters' program. He is fi-om Falls City.

Noah Temme ('20) is the new head girl's basketball coach and teaching social studies for the Dundy County-Stratton (Neb.) schools.

Carson Ebeling ('21) is teaching third grade at Paddock Lane Elementary in the Beatrice (Neb.) Public School District.

Kaylee Gill ('21) has joined Chase County (Neb.) Schools as an art ceachec and junior class sponsor.

Destiny Maguire ('21) of Greenwood, Neb. recently was promoted to Digital Marketing Coordinator for Commercial Invest Properties (CIP). Maguire started with CIP in June as a leasing specialist.

Anna Meyer ('21) is the new third grade teacher for Eustis-Farnam (Neb.) Public Schools.

Danielle Pfister ('21) is teaching fuse grade at Lewiston (Neb.) Consolidated Schools.

Elizabeth Rombeck ('21) is teaching special education for the Marysville Public Schools in Kansas.

Dr. Dan Holtz, Peru Seate English professor fi-om 1987 until retiring in 2016, continues to present his musical and historic story telling across the state. This past August Holtz presented at the Old Settlers Day in Indianola.

He is an emeritus professor ofEnglish at Peru Seate and is a past president of the Nebraska Seate Historical Society Boacd offrustees.

Roberta J(Wert) Carman ('41) passed away in Wayne, Neb. She was 101 and a former teachec and cosmetologist.

Ruth (Johnson) Fields ('41) ofSudbury, Mass. passed away in the summec of 2020.

John J Leavitt ('45) of Salinas, Calif inductee passed away in September. He was part of the Navy V-5N-12 program hosted by Peru Seate during World War II, and a member of a Bobcat football team in the Hall of Fame.

He was also vecy active in Peru State's formec Norchem California Alumni Association.

Leona (Brinkhoff) Ruhge ('48) ofAvoca, Neb. passed away in June in Nebraska City.

Ruth Ann (Crook) Steele ('48) ofE!becr, Colo. Passed away in June. She caught in Nebraska, Illinois, MiCl½,oan, and Denver.

Reggie Kindle was hired as the head men's basketball coach at Souchwesrem Community College in Creston, Iowa. He had served as the Bobcats' assistant coach for two years.

Norma Lee Duerfeldt ('49) ofFalls City, Nbe. passed away inAu,,oUst. Norma caught in rural schools and was involved in the family farming operation.

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Robert Gude ('49) of O'Neill, Neb. passed away in October. He was with the Nebraska Seate Patrol fi-om 1951-81, and spent anochec decade working for the Nebraska Department ofRoads.

Patrick Bramhall ('14) and Chelsea were married in August 2021. They live in Saint George, Kan., and he is a high school compuree teacher and coach at Rock Creek Jr.-Sr. High School Jessica Merrill ('15) and Derrick Marra were married in October 2020. She is a project manager for Staples in Orange City, Iowa.

Bobcat Babies Rebecca (Boshart '13) and Madison ('12) Farris became the parents of a baby boy, Mackinson (Mack) Harold Farris on Aug. 31.

They live at Wood River, Neb. Alison Hill (attd. '04-'08) and Juliane Glasco became the parents of a baby boy, Theo Lion Glasco-Hill on September 2.

Rae (Carbaugh '15) Carlson and Andrew Carlson became the parents ofa baby boy, Auden Carlson, on Sept. 14. They live in Omaha.

Alex Wessels ('15) and Taylor became the parents of a baby girl, Viola James Wessels, on Sept. 19. They are Plattsmouth, Neb. residents.

Kiley (Guerue) Delzer ('18) and Jacob of Gretna, Neb. became the patents ofa baby girl, Amelia (Millie) Kay Delzer on Sept. 22.

Jerlyn (Cummins) Balfany ('20) and hec husband became the parents of Henry Todd Balfany on Sept. Henry and his family live in Granite Falls, Minn.

Former Peru Seate admissions counselor Keri (Bensheimer) Wilhelm ('20) and husband Kyle are proud parents of a baby boy Case, born in September. They are residents of Shubert, Neb.

Dorothy (Carlson) Wallace ('49) passed away in September. She was a ceachec and retired aftec teaching second grade at Oakland-Craig (Neb.) for 31 years.

1950s Robert Bill Moeller ('50) ofHanford, Calif passed away in July 21. Robert earned his degree after serving in the Navy in the South Pacific. He caught and and eventually became an elementary principal. Afcec retiring in 1992 he worked for Diers Ford Motor Co. transferring cars. He enjoyed see the countty side, searching esrablishments for the best pies and cakes.

Bob Eilers ('51) ofSan Diego, Calif passed away there in October. The former Peru basketball star, whose 1947-48 team is in the Hall of Fame, was a Navy vetecan and spent 30 years as an engineer at Genecal Dynamics.

He and his wife, the former Hom=ming Queen Marion Pratt ('54), had celebrated their 70th anniversary last May. Jack Brawner ('52) ofNebraska City passed away in September. The former Bobcat foocball playec on some of Peru Stace's greatesr teams, he owned and operated Brawnec Furniture in Nebraska City until 2000. A memorial fund in his honor was esrablished with the Peru Scace College Foundation; gifts can be made at pscgiving.org Virginia (Bellows) Chittick ('52) of Pawnee City, Neb. passed away in July. She caught in a rural school, then moved to Omaha where she worked for Union Pacific Railroad. After marrying, she moved to a farm near Pawnee

City and returned to work for the public schools there.

Bob Kechely ('53) of Firth, Neb., passed away in Au,,oUst. He was a Navy vetecan, and later caught PE and was achletics director for the Lincoln (Neb.) public schools' Culler Junior High.

Suzanne (Sutton) Simmons (attd. mid-1950s) passed away in September in Thurman, Imva.

Doris E. (Rulla) Carpenter ('54) passed away in September in Lincoln, Neb. Catpentec worked for the U.S. Army Corps ofEn,,oineers and the Social Security Administration for over 40 years.

Richard "Dick" Adams ('56) ofDenvec, Colo. Passed away in September. He caught and coached, and latec served the U.S. Navy for 20 years as an officec and aviator.

Norma (Heywood) Allen ('56) of Palos Hills, Ill. passed away last spring.

Alan "Al" Stiers ('56) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa passed away this past April. He caught and coached in Nebraska and Iowa before retiring in 1996.

Donald Pickering ('57) passed away in July, 2020. Pickering was in the Air Force and served active duty during the Korean War. He was instrumental in forming the Nebraska Seate School for the Blind and Handicapped.

Pickering dedicated 38 years ofservice to blind and handicapped children in Nebraska and Kansas.

Word has been received of the passing ofDon Cole ('58) of Marion, Iowa in June 2020.

1960s Vernon Aylor ('60) ofMurray, Neb. passed away in June. He caught and coached in Nebraska at Holmesville, Odell, and Murray for many years.

Roger West Jr. ('60) ofFalls City, Neb.

passed away in September. Roger was employed by Missouri Pacific Railroad for 42 years and retired as a conductor in 2001 with the Union Pacific.

winning numerous awards along the way.

Roger Ray ('63) of Collinsville, Okla. passed away in September. He started his teaching careec at Platteview Junior/Senior High School in Springfield, Neb. and later moved to Kearney where he caught at middle school for 35 years.

L. Gerane (Germer) Drewes ('65) of Beatrice, Neb. passed away in September.

She earned her teaching degrees latec in life from Peru Seate, and caught for 34 years at schools in the Beatrice acea, and latec teaching English as a Second Language at Southeast Community College.

Norma McKercher ('65) passed away in August in Sioux Falls, S.D. She and hec husband,

the late and longtime Peru Scace Professor Lyle McKeccher, lived in Peru for many years, raising their family while she taught elementary school thece.

Larry Phillips ('65) of Storm Lake, Iowa

passed away in July. He taught social studies and =nornics in Minden, Neb., for two years and then 11 years in Harlan, Iowa. Lacee he and his wife moved to Storm Lake, whece they owned and operated the Su,,oar Bowl Gift Shop until 2002.

Bernice (Marfice) Kopetzky ('66) of Falls City, Neb. passed away there in June. She caught in sevecal southeast Nebraska schools.

Francis Mangnall (attd. '64-'66) ofAuburn, Neb. passed away there last April. The Peru Prep graduate was well known in the Auburn and Peru communities.

Robert Michael Cole ('67) ofBeacrice, Neb. passed away in September.

Terry Kuenning ('67) ofSan Marcos, Texas passed away lase March.

Virginia Jones ('67) of Rising City, Neb. passed away in Au,,o-usc. After graduating at Tecumseh, Neb. Virginia caught until her marriage and latec returned to teaching and earned her bachelors and master's degree in Education by caking night courses while teaching and raising seven children.

Robert "Bob" Raper ('61) of Grandview, Mo. passed away July. Bob worked for the Social Security Administration for over 35 years.

Charles "Chuck" Bowman ('68) of Omaha passed away in May. He caught math and physics in the Omaha Public Schools for 34 years, and at Metropolitan Community College for 12 more.

Ralph Darling (attd. '60--'62) passed away last March in Denvec, Colo. He owned and operated Darling's Cafe in Auburn, Neb. for manyyears, retiring in 2017.

Robert "Bob" Beeson ('69) ofRiverside, Iowa passed away in September. He was a longtime teachec and coach in Iowa and Missouri.

Pat Hamm ('63) of Maineville, Ohio passed away this fall. He is well remembered as a standout on some ofhis fuchec-in-law Jack Mclnrire's best Bobcat basketball teams.

1970s

Donald B. Johnson ('63) passed away in Au,,oUst in Fremont, Neb. Don caught music for 35 years in Nebraska schools, including Table Rock, Wahoo, Wahoo Neumann and the last 21 years of his career in Fremont,

Helen (Robinson) Erickson ('70) of Griswold, Iowa passed away in May. She was 100.

Paul Johnson ('70) ofArnolds Pack, Iowa passed away earliec this year. Paul earned his degree at Peru Seate after serving in the Marine Corp. Paul was a distinguished veteran and was awacded many medals including the Purple Heare.

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John Rist ('71) ofHumboldt, Neb. pas.sed away in August 27. John taught at Columbus (Neb.) High School and lacer managed the American Legion Oub in Humboldt as well as working as the weekend manager at True Value Hacdwace until retiring in 2010.

Farewell to Dr. Clyde Barrett, Alumnus and Former Executive Dr. Clyde Barrett ('56), who dedicated much of his career to Peru State College and his life to the community of Peru, passed away last March. He was 90.

Barrett grew up on a farm on McCissick Island just across the Missouri River from Peru. Though the property legally is in Nebraska, it was isolated by a long-ago change in the river channel. Barrett and others who lived there attended school in Hamburg, Iowa - a fact he always enjoyed telling.

Barrett joined the faculty of his and his wife the former Betty Neil's ('57) alma mater in 1965. The U.S. Army veteran rose through the faculty ranks and he later became Dean, then Vice President for Academic Affairs at the college. He retired in 1993 as Professor Emeritus of English.

The Barretts were living in Friendswood, Texas at the time of his passing. Their children are, Dr. Roland Barrett ('77) of Norman, Okla., and LaRhea Nichols of Friendswood, along with grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Known throughout his time at Peru State as a champion for academics and for the faculty, Barrett received his masters degree from Peru State and his doctorate from the University of Arkansas.

Barrett led efforts to establish classes at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, and the college's dual enrollment program which allows qualified area high school students to earn college credits through their high school.

During summers, Clyde and Betty began selling fireworks starting in 1952 and continued doing so for 56 years. Prior to his return to Peru State, Clyde taught in Dawson, Neb., Pueblo, Colo., Mitchell, Neb., Pittsburg, Kan. and Warrensburg, Mo. A memorial fund in honor of Dr. Barrett has been established with the Peru State College Foundation. Gifts to the fund are welcomed and can be made online at pscgiving. org, specify Clyde Barrett Memorial, or by check payable to: Peru State College Foundation/ Barrett and send to Peru State College Foundation, PO Box 10, Peru, Neb. 68421-0010.

Ken Kamman (73) ofExcelsior Springs, Mo. pas.sed away in August. He served in the U.S. Air Force before enrolling at Peru State. He taught and coached in Iowa and Nebraska, and lacer worked for the Social Security Administration.

Dave Koll ('73) passed away in July in Omaha. He was a financial advisor for Mutual of Omaha for 42 years, lacer serving Futurity First Insurance and as a partner in Lifetime Retirement Pacrners.

DeVoe Manning ('73) passed away in Dixon, Ill, lase May. He taught there from 1973 until he retired in 2005.

Cheryl (Andersen) Whipple (73) ofShenandoah, Iowa

passed away in August. She taught in Nebraska and Iowa, retiring in 2011.

Christine (Berger) Allgood ('76) of Peru pas.sed away in July. She served Nemaha County as a social worker and lacer as the activities director at Good Samaritan Society in Auburn. While raising her funily, Christine returned to Peru State to eacn her teaching degree. She worked with students at Johnson-Brock, Rock Pore (Mo.), Locust Grove, and Auburn Public Schools.

Dennis "Denny" Norvell ('72) ofAuburn, Neb. pas.sed away in August. Denny enjoyed rodeoing and was Peru Stace's only rodeo ceacn member during his enrollment.

He worked in the insurance industry and lacer owned and operated an antique mall in Sioux City; Iowa. Upon he and his wife Ruth's return to Auburn in 1983, they worked repairing and refinishing furniture until their rerirement in 2016.

1980s Jerry Myers ('85) ofAuburn, Neb. passed away in June.

Mark McConnaughey ('86) ofAuburn, Neb. pas.sed away in Au,,aust. Mack eacned a degree in Industrial Arcs at Peru State and served as the president ofEpsilon Pi Tau fraternity.

1990s Ron LaVelle ('91) pas.sed away in October 2020 at Camp Casey, South Korea. He was a career U.S. Air Force veteran, who complered his degree at PSC after he retired in 1989, when he began a teaching career, and lacer as a counselor for the U.S. Department ofDefense in South Korea.

Shanda (Hahn) Kinkade ('97) ofOmaha pas.sed away in June. Shanda was active and very popular during her days oncacnpus.

2010s Arlin Williams ('10, Masters '13) pas.sed away unexpeccedly August 2021 in Kansas City, Kan. He and his wife Krista were long-time employees of Peru Stace, as he worked in Campus Services from 2003-14. Mose recently, Arlin was an over-the-road truck driver.

Laura DeAngelis (Masters '12) pas.sed away in July in Denver, Colo. She taught in Kansas City, Mo. for 10 years, and in Colorado worked for Sushi Den/Izakaya.

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Dr. Clyde Barrett

Wanted: Lost Alumni, Class of2011 A lot of things change in 10 years. Unfortunately, that includes the following alumni from the Class of 2011 for whom Peru State no longer has a

mailing address.

If you can provide us an address update, a copy of this Peru Stater will be sent to them. Send information to Peru State College Foundation, PO Box 10, Peru, NE. 68421 or by email to pscfoundation@peru.edu Robyn Hilbers Joshua Wentworth Michelle McCracken David Kucera James Dawson EldroBrown Ashlee Barnett Robert Last Jason Genthe Matthew Martin Nicholas Grove Jarod Gibson Tegan Matteo Jovan Hitch Mandi Schueth Abbie Kauffman I<risty (Leighton) Smith Stephenie (Harkendorff) Casteel Fred Whitted Tyler Roxbury Kyle Knoche Lisa (Woodruff) Dann Sara (Burbridge) Mulligan

BetsyJensen Armando Vargas Deanna Stickney Raegina Steinmetz Michaela Starner Erin Sotello Crystal Richey-Scrivens Dexter Purnell Kristin Nadrchal Nicole Murray Amanda Mulholland Meagan Marion Spencer Larsen Troy Kantor Sarah Kamala Megan Jeffres JalesHupke MaryGrudle Andrew Gibbs Crystal Dohring Anne Cohoon Rachel Carmicheal Denise Busboom

Lisha Browning Angela Rosenthal Patricia Morgan Julia Mickells Hazel Henry-Johnson Alejandro Gonzalez-Suarez Jennifer Fruge Brendan Bausch Jennifer Haynes Janet Grooms Daniel Francisco Krista Waldman Zach Strickland Kate Dierking Amy Slager Jason Rodriguez Amanda Pearson-VanderBroek I<.:arli Morse Thomas Millikin Bobbie Meints Eldon Mathis Brice King Raven Jones

Christina Jefferis Marissa Eidenmiller Eli Davidson Alexander Bostwick Jennifer Beutler Tristan Bassinger Latasha (Babcock) Taylor Adam Ellingson Shelly Dugger Arlan Meints Natalie Grossenbacher Jessica Stutzman Debra England Dawn Wonderly Hunter McBride Kathleen Luebbe Lindsey Olsen Danielle Bachmann Sarah Lockett Meighan Neill April Nielsen Krista Scott

Second-Year Bowling Programs Showing Progress

Issac Skalak

After getting its feet wet during the 2020-21 academic year, the Peru State bowling teams are already showing much progress in their second year of collegiate competition.

Not only has the size of the teams grown, but the level of competitiveness is already higher as shown by the teams' improvements in their first tournaments of this year.

In their second tournament of the season, the Bobcat men's bowlers found themselves in 11th overall out of 28 teams.

They were just 138 pins shy of making the final tournament championship round.

This tournament featured some of the top teams in the Midwest, including teams from all levels of competition in the NCAA andNAIA. The women's team has shown improvement as well and bested several teams in both tournaments in which they have competed.

In their first tournament of the season, Bobcat freshman Isaac Skalak (Lincoln, Neb.) made history as he was the first Peru State bowler to ever earn an all-tournament recognition.

The competitive bowling season began in September and runs through March.

Seeking the Lost, Class of2001

Falls City Pair Coaching Peru State Competitive Cheer It has been a goal for many years for a National Championships. very successful mother-daughter team to They both have earned two Excellence eventually coach at the collegiate level in In Coaching awards and Carlene was a the competitive sport of cheer.

COA Coach of the Year Nominee is 2016.

That dream has come true for Carlene Most recently, Cepuran opened a Cudney and her daughter Cara Cepuran as satellite of Champions Central Athletic in they are now serving as the coaches for the Auburn.

Peru State competitive cheer team.

The pair has worked hard to put together The mother-daughter pair have been a championship-level team at Peru State coaching competitive cheer since July and have put their present team through of 1999. They began coaching the Falls the paces over the summer. One major City High School team and their teams change that those attending football games and individuals have received many have noticed is the addition of several male accolades. This includes, but limited to, cheerleaders. five consecutive championships in the Three males have been cheering Husker Nation Cheer competition, three during the fall and two more will join years of winning the Nebraska State High the 15-member coed squad following the School Game Day Class completion, and a football season.

National Cheer Association First Place in The team holds three-hour practices the International Competition - Small Co- two times a week and takes part in open Ed Division. In addition, their teams and/ gym when they can do so. or individuals have had chances to cheer at The cheer team attended a camp in July, the NFL Pro Bowl. competing against several NCAA DI and In January 2010, Cepuran opened DII teams, and earned a bid to the National Champions Central Athletic in Falls City Cheerleaders Association (NCA) College with her mother assisting her as a coach. Nationals in Daytona, Fla. During that time, they have had several The competition season officially national championships including just begins in January. Cepuran and Cudney are recently as three of their teams - Level 1 wanting to build a program that makes not Juniors, Level 1 Minis, and Level 1 Novice only the Peru State community proud, but - all were named winners in the Redline the entire state as well.

Too many members of the Class of2001 have become separated from Peru State over the past two decades. With your help, wea like to do something about it.

If you can provide us an address update, a copy of this Peru Stater will be sent to them Send information to Peru State College Foundation, PO Box 10, Peru, NE. 68421 or by email to pscfoundation@peru.edu Steven Wachter Paul McArtor Kimberly Watkins William Freeman Brandon Middleton Lesa (Chatfield) McKim Jeanna Parsons Israel Wilson Stacy (Davis) Claybourne Toni (Stephens) Bruce Stanley Segal Charles Pierce Natheo Robinson Jeffrey Luna KevinLee Teresa (McDonald) Rainforth Natalie (Hart) Sisco Heather Qohnsen) Kulus Ann Helwig Rebecca Sokolik

Jennifer (Moyer) Luna Michelle Hutt Brian Jibben Marcy Krolikowski Paul Wimmer Erica Bodzek Lindsey Pohlmeier Malvern Reid Elizabeth Rusell Bonnie (Fiesterman) Forney Julie Johnson Gregg Harpin Robert McIntosh Dawn (Schuster) Brixey Joanna Stauffer Lynch Daniel Pickering Janette Harrington Michael Hill Valery (Richter) Carter Siobhan Ross

Rebecca Colla Meredith Tynes Kelly Graves Susan North Ndiogou Cisse John Joaquin Samuel Klein Marla Larsen Wendy Lombardi Danielle Weible V Dennette Wheeler Christopher Cunningham Rich Dahlmann Jill Jimenez Donald Kingsley Jason Reimers Buck Williams Rebecca Campbell John Ferguson AmyHarmon

Bobcat Cheer Team

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Proudly Presenting the 2020 Peru State College Honor Roll of Donors

Pauline (Kish '59) and Lynn ('61) Osrerholm

Ray and Myrna (Bohling) Meister ('62)

Each year we give thanks and recognition to the many alumni and friends of Peru State College who support out students, faculty, and staffwith their gifts. These people, along with many organizations also included here, make an enormous difference in the lives of PSC students.

Janice (Shurtleff'59) Phillips

Gordon ('62) and Jean Ohnoutka

Jean (Ruyle '59) and Dick Rottman

Evelyn (Reiman '62) Olson

Harry ('59) and Arlyne Weichel

Richard and Kay (Phillips) Stock ('62)

The following list reflects gifts received during the 2020 calendar year ending last December 31 and who have not requested anonymity. While we strive to make it complete and accurate, errors and omissions do occur. Ifyou believe you were inadvertently left off the list, or have any other corrections, please reach out to us in any of the following ways.

Gary and Marian (Schmidt) Anderson ('60)

Mail· Peru State College foundation, PO Box 10, Peru, NE 68421-0010 Phone: 402-872-2304

Marvin Bergsten ('60)

EmaiL-psifoundation@peru.edu A,,oain, and on behalf of the students, faculty, and staff of Peru State College, out heartfelt thanks. We are compiling out list of2021 donors. We hope you will want to be included on out 2021 Honor Roll ofDonors!

1940s

Otto ('51) and Janet Rath

Nelda (Lynch '42) Peterson

Charles Smith ('51)

Mary (Reschke ~) Cashman

Cecil ('51) and Colleen (Williams '49) Tillman

Virginia (Patrick '45) and Richard ('48)Good Joan (Thicksrun '46) and Wayne ('46) Buhrmann

William Voegtli ('51) Dorothy (Hawxby '52) Duerfeldt

Marian (Hunzeker '46) Smith

Janice (Redfern '52) and Bill ('53) Schulte

Margaret (Spellman '47) Harrold

Anna (Kreifels '52) White

Nelle (Runyan '47) Pfister

Lavon ('53) and Gleora (McCage '75) Covault

Lura (Arnold '48) Herr Erma (Ehlers '49) and Orville Gobber ('50) Thomas and Dorothy (Maynard) Hallstrom ('49)

Carol (McKee '53) and Ben ('57) Duerfeldt) Raymond ('53) and Gwen Graves Sharon ('53) and Mat Ocker Frances (Heim '53) Whited

Lloyd ('49) and Mary (Becker '55) Hunzeker

Loren ('54) and Elsie Argabright

Duane Jones ('49)

Regina (Stander '54) Colbert

Jeanne (Powell '49) Scanderford

Kenneth and Mary (Handley) Hoag ('54)

Colleen (Williams '49) and Cecil ('51) Tillman

Jeanne (Malek '54) Wall

Robert ('49) and Lorene (Tecen '78)

Gordon Carmichael ('55)

Trail

1950s

John Christ ('55)

Gertrude (Metzger '50) Etrleman

Marilyn (Hawxby '55) and Fred ('56) Clements

Orville ('50) and Erma (Ehlers '49) Gobber

Erma (Cox '55) and Edwin ('56) Pharaoh

Darlene (Epley '50) Schuster

Gera (Powers '55) and John ('56) Stilwell

Helen (Glynn '50) Transue Kerrneth Wolford ('50) William and Lavonda (Aufenkamp) Abernathy ('51) Charles ('51) and Beverly (Houser '52) Coatney Robert ('51) and Marion (Pratt '54) Eilers Joseph Gillispie ('51) Charles Carlos Harrison ('51) Sherry (Clites '51) Penney Grace Pfister ('51)

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1960s

Mary (Gorden '55) Trussell

Charles ('57) and Elaine (Spier '58) Krumme

Nancy (Rinne '57) and Donald ('60) Kasbohm

Don and Marcia (Schoff) Cobb ('65) Luke ('65) and Robin Cox Gene ('65) and Judi D'Allemand

Roger Wellensiek ('62)

Glaura Falk ('65)

Jerry ('62) and Charlotte (Lunsford '63) Wheeler

Ilma (Gobber '65) Gottula

Charles Francis ('60) Thomas and Barbara (Hill) Higgins ('60)

Gerald Carnes ('63)

Alvin Henrichs ('65)

Karen (Conrad '63) Engborg

Lee Haeberlein ('63)

Judith (Beran '65) and Dennis Hetherington

Harry Bryant ('60)

Duane Haith ('65)

Delynn ('60) and Marilyn Kienker

Millard ('63) and Carol Hamel

Merlin Kastens ('65)

Joyce (Barnhart '57) and James ('59) Rosenquist

Jan (Lillethotup '60) Krakow

Russell ('63) and Kay Hicks

Dan ('65) and Marilyn Leuenberger

Carolyn (Wing '60) and Larry Law

Fred Rothert ('57)

Bruce ('65) and Linda (Renz '66) Mau

Earnest ('60) and Beverly Madison

Nancy ('63) and Lonnie Houchin ('66)

Mary (Nurzmen) and Ronald Wenninghoff ('57)

Frederick Miller ('60)

Ronald ('63) and Nancy Kelley

Marion and Barbara (Lasko) Miller ('65)

Lester Miller ('60)

Milan Kloepfer ('63)

Herbert Peterson ('60)

Sharylin (Vrciska '63) and Vern Knock

Lois (Wilton '58) and William Bemiss

Donald and Glenna Scoby ('60)

Gerald ('63) and Shirley Littell

Ronald Stoltenberg ('60)

Ronald ('58) and Barbara Brock

Karen (Fankhauser '61) Bethel

Mary Ann (Graham '63) and Charles Privatt

Muriel (Rieke '58) Docker

Connie (Erisman '61) Biggers

Robert Reitz ('63)

Sharon ('58) and Arnold ('59) Ehlers

Leona (Christen '61) and Kenneth ('63) Dostal

Rex Rhodes ('63)

Nancy (Taggart) and Albert Wrnseman ('57)

Rodney ('58) and Sharon Heim Johnieelee Henning ('58) Carolyn (Schacht '58) and Robert ('59) Henry

Lamarr ('61) and Mary Gibson Robert Heng ('61) David ('61) and Nancy Hoffman

Frances (Scilwell '58) Jolly

Darlene (Cricel '61) McCord

Robert Norvell ('58)

Lynn ('61) and Pauline (Kish '59) Osrerholm

Jerry ('58) and Eleanor Payne Donna (Schuster '58) Ressell Rose (Edelman '58) and Raymond ('59) Ruzicka Nickolas ('58) and Mary Stolzer Goldie (Moris '58) Quinn Marilyn (Davison '58) Urwin Francia (Larson) and Ron Witt ('58)

Robert ('59) and Mary (Riley '66) Bohlken

Ronald and LorAnna (Dom) Weiss ('56)

George ('65) and Cynthia Bleich

Lee ('57) and Kathleen Ogle

Gary ('56) and Patsy ('69) Harpster

Charles ('56) and Vickie (Lecure '71) Pickering

Gary Bedea ('65)

Harian Oestmann ('57)

Gary ('59) and Joyce Adams

Nels ('56) and Kathryn Overgaard

Gaylin ('62) and Carol (McClain '63)Sudik

Gary Strange ('64) JoAnn (Hauptman '65) Barry

Donald ('60) and Nancy (Rinne '57) Kasbohm

Bercis and Georgia (Bauer) Adams ('56)

Shirley (Stutheit '56) Krejci

Arlin Stuhr ('62)

Francis (Sanders '64) Steinbrook

Leroy Buchholz ('59) Nadine (Adcock) and Phillip Fahrlander ('59) Virginia (Ferguson '59) and Richard Meyerkorth Donna (Lair '59) and Tom Nenneman

Ardith (Pratt '63) and Donald ('64) Rue Gary and Mary (Jarvis) Schlange ('63) Enoch ('63) and Judy Shepherd

F. Dean Stapleton ('63) Russel ('63) and Judith Workman

Gordon Pilmore ('61)

Michael Zinn ('63)

Michael Roddy ('61)

Charles ('64) and Mary (Sautter '66) Caverzagie

Donna (Francis '61) Schwertley Ramona (Grindle '61) and Larry ('63)Swett Ray ('61) and Patricia (Thorkildson '63) Uncecbrink Judith (Adams '62) and Monty ('63) Allgood Linda (Bertram) and Jerry Bell ('62) Glen and Patsy (Melcher) Beran ('62) Ronald ('62) and Patricia Carnes Carol (Buell '62) Grote Ellen (Hunzeker '62) and Stanley ('63)Hajek Glenn ('62) and Judith lnvin Leonard McLain ('62)

Janice (Tucker-Rains '64) and Les Dawson Rocky ('64) and Penelope (Hays '65) Edwards

John ('65) and Sonja O'Connor Keith and Lucille (Christensen) Rawson('65) Linda (Elliott '65) and Frank ('67) Ruecker Gary ('65) and Linda Schmucker Frank Spizuoco ('65) George ('65) and Barbara (Thompson '66) Weiss Donald Wright ('65) Diane (Kennedy '66) Berlett Mary (Riley '66) and Robert ('59) Bohlken Dale ('66) and Marilyn Duensing

Larry ('66) Eden and Bhawani Maskey Michael ('66) and Cecelia (Evangelise '67)Harmon ChangJeung ('66) Robert Krofta ('66) Robert ('66) and Sarah Leander

Robert ('64) and Judy Eichenberger

Peter Lynch ('66)

Rudolph Eichenberger ('64)

Harold ('66) and LaRue Marshall

Linda (Stephens '64) and David ('65) Gomon

Loren Penkava ('66)

Virginia (Adkins '64) and Michael Janis ('65)

John Riley ('66) Margaret Slayter ('66) William Witty ('66)

Jerry ('64) and Christina (Banks '88)Joy

Lonnie ('67) and Carol Bohling

James Minor ('64)

Ray and Connie (Rademacher) Cain ('67)

Gary Neddenriep ('64) Lloyd and Betty (Painter) Russo ('64)

Dolores (Lee) and John Clark ('67)

Lawrence ('67) Duder and Bonny Porten

Marilyn (Sugden '69) and Roben Scheinost

Paul and Arlene (Borcher) Fell ('67)

Carol (Shanklin '69) and Jimmy Shelboum

Kenneth Gayer ('67)

V

Michael ('67) and Janice Guilliatt

Richard ('69) and Margaret (Lutt 70) Smith

Carol (Henderson) and Gary Henning ('67)

Ronald Steiner ('69)

Vernon ('67) and Gail Krenzer

Dan and Susan (Gibson) Vokt ('69)

Roger Lucas ('67)

1970s

Nancy (McCullough '67) Nealon

Van Allen (70)

Dartell Plumb ('67)

Roben (70) Beran and Paula Babbitt

David Shuey ('67)

Ronnie Chamberlain ('70)

James ('67) and Linda Stanoscheck

Latty Cotton ('70)

John Wider ('67)

Don ('70) and Claudia (71) Dougherty

Eloy ('68) and Jo Arellano Charles ('68) and Margarer Bowman

Barbara (Richard 70) Easley

Meyer

Anna (Borcher 73) Jeffrey

Richard ('71) and Letitia Munson

David ('73) and Donna Koll

Christie (Ubben 71) and Ed ('72) Myers Judy (Henning 71) and Roben (72) Peterson Vickie (Lecure 71) and Charles ('56) Pickering Carl Richards (71)

Fred (73) and Trudy Gones 74) Lainson

Randall ('73) and Jeanine Luther Arlene (Doeden '73) Ramp Torn (74) and Linda Froelich Mary Green ('74)

Willa Jean (Sodrnann 71) Stutheit

Glenda (Morehead 74) and Roger (76) Harders

Sara Gohnson '71) Veigel

Charles Heim (74)

Lanny (71) and Mary Jane (Kern '93) Wtlliarns

Janet (Nixon 74) and Bruce

Nancy (Schlange 71) and Kent ('72) Wilson

James ('74) and Elayne Landwehr

James Bailey (72)

Kirkendall

Rhonda (Gobber 77) and Steve Burbach Kathleen (Pietzyk 77) and Philip ('85) Hall

Dingman Mick and Katherine (Toews) Haney ('82)

Ted L. Harshbarger ('77)

Deanna (Srukenholtz '82) and Patrick ('OS) Haverty

John Herbst (77)

Dave Rossell ('82)

Joseph ('77) and Stella Kotnik

John Teten ('82)

Colleen (Burger 77) and Dale Kreifels

Al ('82) and Kristin Urwin

Susan (Hannan 77) and David Pease David ('77) and Kirn Stemper Joyce (Gadeken 78) and Dennis Boslau

F. Eugene ('83) and Natalie (Eickhoff '84) Applegare Polly Clark ('83) Russ Freitag ('83) Barbara (Scholegel '83) Froeschl Roxanne Gottula ('83)

Rhonda (Ahl 78) and Sandor Chomos

Kimberly Hill ('83)

Roxanne (Dalton 78) and Douglas Coudeyras

Kimberly (Kuhlman '83) and Brad Oliver

Dan Ehmke ('78)

Jeff and Robin (Nelson) Smith ('83)

William and Anne (Oestmann) Fitzgerald ('78)

Ronda (Schroeder '84) Chab

Arnold (75) and Kimberly Allgood Nairn ('75) and Radea Beituni

Virginia (Usher '78) Fosket

Diane (Coover '84) Thomas Christina (Hosfelt '85) and Alan ('86) Carothers

Fred Morehouse ('74) Jack ('74) and Sheryl Stanley

Benon Faulkner ('70)

Roger ('72) and Linda (Madison '74) Behrns

Ronald ('70) and Linda Jones

Vicki (Hail 72) and Robert Beilke

Antoinette (Martin '68) Faulkner

Mary Kloepping (70)

Joyce (Blackbam '68) Gates

Joe McReynolds ('70)

Rodrick ('72) and Wanda (McKirn 73) Bruce

Williams Kerins ('68)

Glenrose Gackson '70) and Roben Meier('71)

Diana (Schneider 72) and Latty Calabro

• Martin ('70) and Ruch (Leuenberger 71) Paper

Maureen (Hauptman '72) Carpenter

Gleora (McCage '75) and Lavon ('53) Covault

Permy (Baker) and Richard Kimball (78)

Paul ('72) and Linda Chatelain

Roben Craig ('75)

Nick Schmitz (78)

Susan(Honea'85)Coonce

Gary Rosso ('70)

Nancy (Wilksen '72) Crook

Mary (Priefen '78) Scott

Wayne Dolezal ('85)

David Sackles (70)

R. ('72) and Dianne (Dunn 73) Dickson

Craig (75) and Susan (Henricksen 78) Dallegge

Shitley ('78) and William Snyder

SaraBech Donovan ('85)

Terty ('75) and Carolyn (Boring '78) Glathar

Anne (Walsh 78) Stribling Sherry Taylor ('78)

Philip ('85) and Kathleen (Pietzyk 77) Hall

Carol Chandler ('68) Douglas Cramer ('68)

Carol (Crabtree '68) and Roben Martin Mary Lu (Hicks '68) McCoy and John McVicker ('68) Teresa (Hummel '68) Minard

Gayle Swisegood (74) Bob (74) and Lucienne (Giersch 76) Wmter

Patrick Harrison ('84)

Romona (Ogle '68) and Richard ('69)Moore

Margaret (Luu '70) and Richard ('69)Smich

John Furlong ('72)

James (68) and Susan O'Donoghue

Mike ('70) and Katherine ('15) Tynon

Steven ('72) and Nancy (Necornb '98)Gage

William Hallock ('75)

Lorene (Teren 78) and Roben ('49) Trail

Theresa (Polsley '85) and James ('86) Krajicek

Ray Uher ('70)

Timothy Gilligan (72)

Thomas Popek ('75)

Lance Wilson (78)

Donald Wiechec (70)

Latty ('72) and Barbara (Fritz 73) Jones

Debra (Anderson '75) and Glen Stinn

Denise (Coupe 79) and Lee Kurpgeweit

Shitley (Wmter '85) and Michael ('88) Yates

Charles Klinger (72)

Vmcent ('75) and Wendy Sunderman

Mary (Cotton) and Jeffrey Pease ('79)

John ('75) and Marie Trayer

Virginia ('79) and David Pippen

Roben ('76) and Dorothy Applegate

Jon ('79) and Debra (Bohling '92) Pugh

Judith (Heather ('68) Pohlman Ralph Schawang ('68) Forrest ('68) and Peggy Shores Kermard Stoner ('68)

Terry (Heinke 70) and Stephen ('75) Zirnrners

Bruce ('68) and Kathy Vickrey

David Bierbaum ('71)

Mildred (Hinton '69) Appleoff

Roben Borgman ('71)

Kermard ('72) and Dixie Larson

John Bernadt ('69)

Rose (Maloy 71) Duncan

Pam Miyoshi-Smith ('72)

Dwayne Brettmann ('69)

Eldonna (Gobber '71) Forrest

Marlene (Meyer 72) and Terty (74) Neddenriep

Kermerh ('69) and Dorothy Carnes

Douglas Kottich ('72)

John Creamer ('69)

Jayne (Engel '71) Fredrickson and Jim Hlavac

Terty Ratliff (72)

Eugene Feit ('69)

Latty ('71) and Sue Green

Kenneth Schlange (72)

Patsy ('69) and Gary ('56) Harpster

Jeff Greenwald (71)

Joan (Bachenberg ('72) Shurliff

Bruce Haughton ('69)

Charles ('71) and Judy (Green 72) Grotrian

Steve Stemper ('72)

Wayne Heine ('69) Latty ('69) and Marian ('93) Henderson Lavelle Hitzernann ('69) Richard Linder ('69) Chuck and Alice (Massoch) Mizerski ('69) Richard Ogle ('69) Roben Ridenour ('69)

Roben Kiser ('71) Roben Lisee ('71) Daisy (Berty '71) and David Malcom Maynard and Dianne (Copenhaver) Martin('71) Darwin ('71) and Shelly McHugh Ronald ('71) and Susan (Ritter '72)

Dean Teren ('72) Jon Tritsch ('72) Raymond ('72) and Jean Waters James Wilson ('72) James (73) and Paula Desbien Rena (Meritt 73) and Richard Hall Allison (Furnas 73) and Martin Hayes

Peggy (Kreifels 75) Groff

John ('76) and Jean Chatelain Anne (Tackett 76) and Russell Collingwood Linda (Dory 76) and Douglas Dickeson Ruch (Gottula '76) and Donald ('77) Doxon Lennie and Dianne (Rees) Lahmann (76) Ann (Boring '76) Martinez

Ritchie Nelson ('86) Christopher and Michelle (Workman) Salberg ('86) Jeffrey ('86) and Melissa Slagle Arny (Goering '87) Clark

1980s

Ron Pape ('87)

Stacy ('80) and BarbaraApplegate

Mari-Ann (Henry '87) and Milo Pesek

Jack Moles ('SO) Becki (Young '80) and Kem ('81) Propst Kevin and Carmen (Gerstenschlager) Sterner ('80) David ('SO) and Susan Garvis '86) Thomas

Alice Stoltenberg ('76)

Timothy and Jolene (Singleton) Alvis ('81)

Thomas Budnick (77)

Patrick ('86) and Cathy Mertens

Mark Shively ('79) and Jay Genoa

Scott and Laurita (Tackett) McKercher (76)

Daniel and Susan (Wheeldon) Bace ('77)

Carol (Wilton '86) Chappell

Roosevelt Brown ('82) Janet (Dunn '82) and David

Randy ('87) and Aida Reeves Russell Smith ('87) Ronald ('88) and Shelly Brockhaus Michael ('88) and Noel Ford Anita ('88) Downing-Hue&le and K.N.Hue&le Christina (Banks '88) and Jerry ('64) Joy

Judith (Scheer '88) Ruskarnp Bevetly (Hawkins '88) Schwab

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Paul Bennett ('89)

Nancy (Ryan '94) Vogt

Robert Nicholas ('IO)

Patrick and Lynn Frary

Businesses & Organizations

Janice (Crow '89) and Darryl Godinez

Ivan Wmeglass ('94)

Susan (Binns '10) Reynolds

Barbara and John George

Accelerated Environmental Services, Inc.,

Mary (Shaffer '89) Grimes

Susan (Biere '95) Abrahams

Melissa.McLaughlin ('ll)

RoyGfeller

Tafi,Cali£ Aegon Transamerica Foundation, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Ruth Larsen ('89)

Alfi-ed ('95) and Cathy Fingar

David Bierman ('13)

Wanda Griest

Julie (Dunker '89) Tuebbesing

Jeff and Audra (Williams) Schawang ('95)

Megan (Bottcher '13) Brehm

E. Colene Hance

1990s

Michelle (Kildow '96) and Randall ('98) Czech

Devon Roesener ('13)

Dan and Elaine Hanson

American Society of Parasitologists, Placicas, N.M.

Susan ('14) and Richard Witt

De Ann Hanson

Jay ('96) and Michel Grocrian

Caterpillar Foundation, Peoria, Ill.

Katherine ('15) and Michael ('70) Tynon

Sharon Hersemann

Jeffrey Hammer ('97)

Code Blue Volleyball Club, Auburn, Neb.

Holly Chandler ('16)

Jean and Dave Hillyer

Tressa Whittington ('97) and Kory Wallinga

Dell Corporate, Round Rock, Texas

Michelle Hallett ('16)

Julie Hoffman

EducationQuest Foundation, Lincoln, Neb.

Ryan Christensen ('18)

Dan and Alice Holtz

2020s

Jason Isaacson

First National Bank ofJohnson, Johnson, Neb.

RebeccaandA.ndrew Jewell

First State Bank Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb.

Vicky Jones

Home Depot, Lincoln, Neb.

Craig Latscha

IBM, Armon, N.Y.

Michael Long

Lincoln Financial Foundation, Inc., Fort Wayne,Ind.

Susan (Moyer '90) Bergmeier Judy Qanssen '90) Bors Lori (Speckman '90) and JeffBroady Kevin ('90) and Karen Caverzagie Judy (Mullins '90) and Donald Hughes Kory Lind ('90) Holly (Baumgartner '90) Meyer

Christopher ('98) and Brenda Cerveny Nancy (Necomb '98) and Steven Gage Sean McLaughlin ('98) Francis ('98) and Maxine Moul

Joseph Neesen ('90) Kevin Rahner ('90) Steven ('90) and Erin (O'Grady '91) Sayer Catherine (Cave '91) and Jerry English Ronald Hester ('91) Amy (Snyder '91) and Scott Jones ('93) Welton ('91) and Doreen Juilfs Nancy (Haws '91) and Larry Merz Angela (Kuker '92) A.ntholz

Cyd.ney Howell ('20) Celeste (Nolte '99) and Lukas Jones

2000s Dan ('00) and Theresa DeWitt Tammie Hart ('00) and Matt Dunn Steven Heine ('00) William and Keli (Hein) Hiatt ('00) Adam Miller ('00) Tamara (Haack '00) Westharc

Susan (Den '92) Cade

Jenifer Busing ('01)

Wei Hoe Chong ('92) and Stan Tan

Karen (Weber '01) and Michale Horky

Denise (Meyer '92) and Brian Daake

Michael Wilson ('01)

Melissa (Bellows '92) Decker

Sheri Grotrian ('02)

Amy (Ammeter '92) and Douglas Drake

Darlon Rohlff ('02)

Jean Evetharc ('92) Merli (Kolb '92) and Brad Johnson Linda (Downing) and Garrett Marm ('92) Debra (Bohling '92) and Jon ('79) Pugh

Amanda Cole ('20)

Ted (Kasha '03) and Jonathan Kaufinan Angela (Smith '04) Dibbert: Scott Gates ('04) Megan Kendall ('04)

Michael Tackett ('20)

Friends and Former Students, Faculty, and Staff Richard and Mary Adams David Anderson Doug and Tonya Anderson Anonymous Kelly Asmussen Matt Atkinson Jason Baribeau Carmen Barron MarkBeischel Timothy Borchers and Susanne Williams Hilary Bradford Carolyn and Edgar Bredemeier K11St.in and Jon Buscher

Eulanda Cade

John ('92) and Renee Sayer

Stephanie (Arnold '04) and Gary ('05) Mercer

Cindy Cammack

Jennifer (K.resak '92) and Steven Wurzelbacher

Eric Rodewald ('04)

Yvonne and Dart:ell Chandler

Sarah (Gilfillan '04) and Curt.is Windmeyer

Anthony Citrin

David ('05) and Lesli Bremer

William and Linda Clemence

Emily Qantzen '05) Volker

Kelly Ann and Travis Cole

Todd Chipman ('06)

Sara and John Crook

Thomas ('06) and Jari (Wehmeier '07) Dunekacke

Lawrence Curry

Ann Kauffman ('07)

Robert: and Kathy Dawson

Brenda.Lutz ('07)

Jesse and Kim Dorman

Patrick ('OS) and Deanna (Stukenholtz '82) Haverty

Robert Dougherty

Diana Conradt-Mullen ('93) Marian ('93) and Larry ('69) Henderson Dana (Briley '93) Stovall LoReese (Lowe '93) Tibbs Mary Jane (Kern '93) and Lanny ('71) Williams Joan (Rinne '94) Fink Jason Fortik ('94) Laura Gerdes ('94) Sandra ('94) and Curtis Hilding Matthew Miller ('94)

Krystal (Nolte '08) Howard Bpmdon and Stephanie (Galardi) Irons ('09)

Christopher ('94) and Carrie Stangl James Thompson ('94) Krisri (Scott '94) and Mickey Tunstall

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Spencer and Vivian Davis

Joyce Douglas Ronald ar1d Jan Douglas Susan Dunekacke

Adam ('OS) and Annie (Nelson '09) Neaveau

Laurie and Todd Felderman

2010s

Deirdre Fike

Daryl and Peggy Long Patricia Longley Helen Lundak Mauiice and Maedean Mathews Amy Mincer Carolyn and Ken Murphy David and Vrrgi.nia ('79) Pippert

Mainsc.reet Bank, Cook, Neb. Merzink, Auburn, Neb. MMM Bridge Club, Peru, Neb. National Council ofAlpha Chi, Little Rock, Ark. National Council ofAlpha Chi, Searcy, Ark.

Cheryl Prater

Nebraska Community Foundation, Lincoln, Neb.

MeganRange

Nelnet Foundation, Lincoln, Neb.

Fr. Fred and Susan Raybourn

Nerwork for Good, Souclilleld, Mich.

James and Walta Ruff Kyle Ryan

Omilia Community Foundation, Omilia, Neb.

Gregory and Darolyn Seay

TD Ameritrade, Omilia, Neb.

Lucille Sharp

Two Men and a Truck, Lincoln, Neb.

William Shottenkirk Suzanne Showers Jane and Randel Smith Kim Smith William and Shirley ('78) Snyder Deborah Solie Micah Stancil L. Joe Stehlik Larry Tangeman Jacqueline Uhri Joe Vance Terri Vrt:iska Fredrick and Susan Wachtler John Wear Alfred Wheele1; Jr. Rick Whitaker Debbie White Harlan Zentner

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