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By Justin HaagChadron State College has

gotten the go-ahead to vacate and demolish its Kline Campus Center, which has had a history of structural problems and en-ergy inefficiency.

The Nebraska State College System Board of Trustees, meeting at Peru State College on Friday, March 26, voted unanimously in favor of the college’s plan to designate the former student center as sur-plus property and tear it down.

Although the cost of demoli-tion is estimated at $150,000, the institution will soon realize a financial benefit by closing the aging structure, said Dale Grant, CSC vice president for administration. He projects the college will save $80,000 per year from utilities and main-tenance, and said the build-ing may be torn down as soon as this summer unless another community entity is willing to renovate and lease it.

CSC President Janie Park said the closing and demolition of the Kline Center is not an

easy choice, especially because it is such an integral part of the campus. However, she welcomes the savings during a time of budget shortfalls, and said the decision will improve the fiscal strength of the college.

Park said the administration considered “mothballing” the building, but fears it would continue to deteriorate and would be too expensive to bring back into use at a later date.

“Although the removal of the building will create a large physical gap on our campus, it will give us substantial cost savings and an opportunity to beautify that space,” Park said. “We have been looking into other exciting possible uses for that area.”

The removal of the Kline Center was listed in CSC’s official master plan in 2001. In addition to the structural problems, Grant noted the exterior of Kline is severely deteriorated and its interior continues to worsen. He said

the building’s construction type, with a largely glass exterior and open ceilings, offers poor energy efficiency.

Most recently, the Kline Center has housed CSC’s print shop, tutoring services, confer-encing, information services, instructional resources, col-lege relations and the region’s Educational Service Unit. The building’s employees, who were alerted to the change at the end of last year, have begun moving to other facilities on campus.

The programs housed in the building typically occupy spac-es that were designed for other purposes, Grant said. The op-erations of the student center moved into a new building in the early 1990s, and many of the offices previously in Kline have been relocated to other locations during the past 10 years. They include the office of financial aid, the alumni and foundation offices, and the col-lege’s journalism program.

Despite winning an architec-tural award for its design more than four decades ago, struc-

tural problems were noticed soon after the building’s con-struction. The southern half of the building, which was com-pleted in 1961, was closed in 1979 and demolished in 1987 because of settling problems. The north half, the portion still standing, was constructed in 1966.

The building was constructed after a push from students and faculty for a student center, and was highly popular after

completion. It housed CSC’s cafeteria, bookstore and even a bowling alley. Faculty voted to equally participate with students in paying for the structure with a $10 fee per semester.

Historical accounts indi-cate the original plan to place the Kline Center north of the Administration Building on what is now known as the Dean’s Green was hotly con

NSCS Board approves demolition of Kline Campus Center

By Justin HaagChadron State College

Athletic Director Brad Smith said the institution’s NCAA sports programs excel at two of the three attributes poten-tial college student-athletes should consider when choosing a school.

“First, and foremost, a stu-dent needs to consider academ-ics. CSC has a wide variety of outstanding programs with ex-cellent faculty, staff and admin-istration,” Smith said. “And, secondly, students need to look at the integrity of the athletic

programs. We have respectable programs led by coaches who do everything they can with what they’ve been given.”

Smith admits, though, CSC falls short compared to most of its peers in the third attribute on his list -- facilities. While the first two may be the most important, Smith said prospec-tive student-athletes put just as much or more emphasis on the quality of facilities when it comes to choosing a college.

At the top of CSC’s list of facility needs is the aging Ross Armstrong Physical Education

Building, the brick barrel-roofed building constructed in 1963 that is home to the school’s basketball, volleyball and strength programs.

“Our coaches have a tough time recruiting because the facility is not anywhere com-parable to the other teams in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and the region,” Smith said.

The urinals in the women’s locker room serve as a stark reminder of the building’s era of construction – an era before

Events Center will make CSC 3-for-3 in athletic recruiting

The Kline Campus Center at Chadron State College is slated for demolition, possibly as early as this summer. (Photo by Justin Haag)

Vision 2011, the comprehensive fund-raising campaign designed to position Chadron State College for its second century, has three initia-tives: capital, endowment and annual fund. The Alumni News will highlight an aspect of the campaign in upcoming newsletters. This edition features the Events Center portion of the capital campaign.

Events Center

CSC Alumni News 2

Spring 2010

Letter from the President

The Alumni Newsletter is published three times a year by the Chadron State College Alumni Office.

Newsletter StaffJustin Haag Connie Rasmussen Leslie BargenAlex Helmbrecht Karen Pope Con MarshallDewayne Gimeson Robyn Foral Daniel Binkard

Alumni Board of DirectorsTom Alcorn Dorine Daniels Travis Lambert Ryne McClarenKerry Bailey Deb Evans Stacey McCartney Jeanine MohrTammy Calamari Del Hussey

Please forward address changes to:CSC Alumni Office, 1000 Main Street, Chadron, NE 69337 or E-mail alumni@csc.edu

CSC is a proud member of the Nebraska State College System.

Dear Alumni,

As another school year draws to a close, the end is drawing near for one of Chadron State College’s most prominent buildings.

As is reported on the front page of this edition, we have taken steps to prepare for the closing and probable demolition of the Kline Campus Center, which has encountered structural prob-lems since its construction in the 1960s. If another community entity does not come forward with a plan to renovate and lease the building, we will take steps to have it torn down as early as this summer.

There’s a good chance you have fond memories of the Kline Center, whether you remember it as the institution’s student center or as one of its other many uses through the years. Because it was a building largely constructed “for the students and by the stu-dents,” the demolition of the building will be particularly saddening to many members of the alum-ni and others in the CSC community.

I can assure you this was not an easy decision to make. In fact, it has been 20 years since it was first slated for demolition in the facilities’ master plan in 1990. When the new Student Center was con-structed in two phases from 1988 to 1992, the Kline Center’s intended purpose came to an end. The south side of the building was torn down in 1987 and early 1988. The demolition of the north por-tion was postponed until now and college staff has made good use of the building in the intervening years despite its declining condition.

Unfortunately, in today’s fiscal climate, the college cannot afford to renovate the deteriorating build-ing or pay for its high cost of maintenance and utilities. The estimated savings of $80,000 per year will go far in helping other areas on campus.

When the building is removed, we will turn the space into a beautiful landscaped focal point for stu-dents and for the community.

Sincerely,

Janie C. Park, Ph.D.President, Chadron State College

Janie Park

A person who had many unusual experiences, Dr. Noel Gray, died suddenly in Chadron on Dec. 26 after clear-ing snow at his home in Chadron. He was 78. Gray retired in 1997 af-ter teach-ing at Chadron State College for 32 years. He earned his bachelor’s degree in fine arts from CSC in 1958 after he had attended two col-leges in Minnesota.

He was always busy at CSC. For at least 15 years during one semester or the other, he traveled 50 miles to Harrison to teach weekly art courses at night. He also accompanied Mack Peyton 11 summers on the 10-day outdoor education workshops in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming. In the 1970s, he filled all the offices in the Nebraska Art Teachers Association, including two years as president.

Gray’s other experiences in-cluded playing high school football while wearing a leather helmet, developing x-rays at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester,

Minn., four summers while he was in high school and college, building and rac-ing hotrods on dirt tracks throughout the southern half of Minnesota, flying both pro-peller-driven planes and jets during the Korean War and training Korean pilots, mostly through pantomime because of the language barrier, he said. He climbed Devil’s Tower in Wyoming in 1984.

At Chadron State, he was an ardent football fan. When he retired from CSC, he said he had missed just two home games during his 32-year ten-ure. He had continued the string the past 13 years. A few years ago, the CSC Athletic Department gave him a per-sonalized jersey.

He earned master’s degrees from Montana State University at Bozeman and Wisconsin State-Superior and a doctor-ate in art education and per-ceptual psychology at Illinois State University at Normal. His dissertation involved re-search on whether art made students more creative. Almost no one had explored the topic, but throughout his life he did many things others seldom at-tempted.

Survivors include his wife Susan, three daughters and three step-children.

Former art professor led interesting life

Noel Gray

Thank you for supporting the 2010 Phonathon

Your generous contributions to Chadron State College during the recent Phonathon are critical to our continued success. The student callers enjoyed hearing stories about your experiences at Chadron State and value the advice you shared with them. Your support and friendliness are appreciated by the students and staff of the Phonathon. Thanks for doing your part to help CSC continue its tradition of excellence!

CSC Alumni News 3

Spring 2010

By Justin HaagChadron businessman Randy

Bauer encouraged December graduates of Chadron State College to follow examples set by the institution’s exemplary alumni as they set out to make their mark on the world.

Bauer, who graduated from CSC in the 1970s and has as-sisted with fund-raising and athletics throughout his pro-fessional career, delivered the commencement speech Friday evening, Dec. 18, at Armstrong Gymnasium. During his pre-sentation, he cited examples of CSC graduates of various de-grees of prominence to inspire this winter’s class.

Among those mentioned were Walt Riehemann, who became executive vice president for a nationally known pharmaceuti-cal company, Gretchen Glode Berggren, a medical doctor who has served as a medical mission-ary overseas, and Dave Sanders, a teacher who was killed try-ing to save students during the shooting at Denver’s Columbine High School in 1999. He also cited 1971 graduate Cheryl Adamson Ravenscroft, a Cherry County ranch wife and teacher who earlier this decade left re-tirement to fill a vacancy at an area rural school that was unable to hire a teacher.

“Cheryl will probably never be famous, but she certainly is the type of CSC alum we can all aspire to be,” he said. “It is Chadron State graduates like her who keep the communities in our part of the world func-tioning. Graduates from CSC are more likely to stay in the region to be the business person, teacher, police officer, or medi-cal professional that are essential for each of our towns.”

Bauer also cited a number of statistics about this winter’s graduating class provided to him by Terie Dawson, CSC’s institutional research officer.

Included in the statistics was the educational background of the student body.

“A little more than half of you are the first generation of your family to graduate from college with a baccalaureate degree,” he said. “I think this statistic more than anything defines the mis-sion and value of Chadron State College. In so many ways, this college is serving students in ways no other college can.”

Bauer also spoke about the Chadron State Foundation’s Vision 2011 Campaign. In ad-dition to the campaign’s objec-tives to boost scholarship and annual fund dollars, the project is seeking to fund construction of a new Rangeland Agriculture Pavilion and an addition to the Armstrong Building. Bauer, who has been a member of the Chadron State Foundation board of trustees for six years, is serving as a co-chairman of the fund-raising effort.

While noting that a gradua-tion ceremony is not the place to request funds, he asked grad-uates and others in the audience to provide verbal support for the project as it advances in coming years.

“The Foundation Board of Directors believes strongly that too often the students in this end of the state are asked to make do with less than those students in other sections of the state,” he said. “We think it is time for students in this region to be provided with the facilities they deserve.”

He closed the speech by relat-ing his expectations for the class.

“You don’t have to be a cor-porate lawyer or the next Albert Schweitzer to make us proud that you are a Chadron State College graduate. Just use your degrees to create worthy lives and work to make your com-munities the best they can be. That will do.”

Bauer, who has been a State

Farm Insurance agent for 26 years, is no stranger to CSC. He was presented CSC’s Distinguished Alumni Award in fall 2006 and completed a term as chairman of the Chadron State Foundation Board of Directors this fall. He has been a member of the board since 2003 and now serves as the chairman of its nominating committee.

Prior to becoming an insur-ance agent, Bauer worked at CSC for nine years, the last five as director of admissions. He has been president of the Eagles Booster Club for 22 years and was the color commentator for CSC football radio broadcasts for 16 years.

The native of North Bend was a student leader and out-standing scholar-athlete while attending CSC in the early 1970s. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1974 and a master’s degree in 1980. He was a member of Blue Key National Honor Society and was captain of the CSC chapter

of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He still holds the CSC record for interceptions in football.

During his career, Bauer has received the National Quality Award from the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors 10 times.

In addition, he has served on the Chadron Civil Service Commission 26 years, is past president of Chadron Rotary Club, has been a scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 201 and is active in St. Patrick’s church.

CSC conferred 183 degrees during the ceremony.

By Con MarshallIn mid-December, Chadron

State graduate Lambert “Rusty” Belina of Hay Springs reached a goal he’d set in the late 1990s by running in the Rocket City Marathon at Huntsville, Ala.

Alabama was the last state Belina needed to run the 26-mile, 385-yard race to reach his aspiration of completing a marathon in all 50 states. He also has run in the District of Columbia and five more mara-thons in states he’d previously conquered, giving him a total of 56.

But instead of heaving a big sigh of relief and hanging up his well-worn shoes, the 68-year-old former teacher and coach said he’ll try to round the figure up to 60 before he settles for shorter races.

Belina said he runs between 1,500 and 1,600 miles annu-ally, mostly on country roads around Hay Springs, to keep in shape for the marathons.

The Rocket City Marathon was relatively easy after he’d been toughened up by the pre-vious three marathons he con-quered last fall.

“The temperatures were in the 30s, but it was bearable,” Belina said. “I put on a few more T-shirts and a light vest, wore Under Armour for my legs, a long-sleeved shirt, a hat and gloves, so it really wasn’t too bad.”

He placed 929th among the nearly 1,300 runners and was 11th among the 17 entries in the 65 to 69-year age group. His time was four hours, 37 minutes and 41 seconds.

Earlier, he’d run on the California side of Lake Tahoe where the terrain was rug-ged and at Newport, R.I., and Raleigh, N.C., during down-pours.

One of the highlights in Belina’s marathon career oc-curred in the fall of 1999 when he qualified for the famed Boston Marathon the following spring. His time in Boston was 3:52:58.

A wide receiver for the foot-ball team and a sprinter for the track team as an athlete at Chadron State, Belina feels for-tunate that he’s reached his goal without any significant injuries.

“I’ve had cuts and scrapes on my nose, face and chin lots of times, but nothing serious,” he said. “If I’m sore, I just go run it off. It always goes away.”

Rusty Belina runs marathon in 50th state

Speaker tells about alumni to inspire grads

Randy Bauer speaks during the winter commencement ceremony, Friday, Dec. 18. (Photo by Justin Haag)

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Spring 2010

By Justin HaagChadron State College

marked the 100th anniversary of its founding on Friday, Jan. 8, by unveiling a new symbol to represent the institution’s 14-month centennial celebra-tion.

The new symbol features a soaring eagle and fireworks with the words “Chadron State College: A Century of Service.” The design, which incorpo-rates the eagle from a past CSC logo, was created by Dewayne Gimeson, CSC public informa-tion specialist.

The mark, named the Centennial Celebration Symbol, will complement the institution’s official logos on promotional materials. The cel-

ebration is scheduled to kick off during homecoming 2010 and conclude with commence-ment in December 2011.

“This new mark portrays the festive spirit of the special oc-casion while reflecting the tra-dition of our institution,” said CSC President Janie Park. “It will represent CSC well on items that promote the celebra-tion.”

The college was founded Jan. 8, 1910, after much consider-ation by the Nebraska Board of Education. Historical records show the vote came immedi-ately after members of the state board of education toured by train six communities that had filed applications for the new school: Alliance, Crawford,

Chadron, Rushville, Gordon and Ainsworth. Although the board went to work on the decision the day it returned to Lincoln, it didn’t come easy. It took 15 bal-lots for board members to reach a unanimous decision.

Although Chadron received five votes to Alliance’s two on the 14th ballot, it did not re-ceive any votes in the fifth, sixth and 11th. After receiving word of the narrow decision, Chadron residents celebrated with much jubilation by ring-ing church bells, blowing whis-tles and lighting bonfires.

“Today is an important day because it marks the founding of higher education in western Nebraska,” Park said the day of the unveiling. “The Nebraska

Board of Education’s de-cision in 1910 to locate a college in Chadron marked the beginning of an incredible success story.”

Although the college was founded in January 1910, classes for the in-stitution’s first 111 stu-dents didn’t convene until June 1911. The center portion of the Administration Building, the college’s first struc-ture which is now called Old Admin, was com-pleted soon after courses began.

New symbol unveiled on anniversary of founding

Mitchell student appointed NSCS student trustee

Gov. Dave Heineman has appointed Trevor Dietrich of Mitchell to serve as Chadron State College’s student representa-tive on the Nebraska State College System Board of Trustees.

Dietrich, a junior studying business administration with an option in marketing and entrepreneurship, will assume his new duties in May.

The student trustee is an undergraduate student who is ap-pointed by the governor for a one-year term as a non-voting member. One student trustee is appointed from each of the three state colleges – Chadron State, Peru State and Wayne State. Student trustees are granted full board membership and participation except for certain personnel and legal matters.

For the second time this year, Chadron State College has turned its efforts of energy efficiency into a sizable rebate check.

Representatives from the Nebraska Public Power

District were on campus Monday, March 29, to present $15,592.80 to CSC for chang-es made to lighting in the Ross Armstrong Physical Education Building and the Nelson Physical Activity Center.

The funds are made possible through NPPD’s EnergyWise incentive program.

Bryce Landen, NPPD en-ergy efficiency consultant, and Terry Rajewich, NPPD ac-count manager, delivered the funds, which add to a rebate of more than $27,000 in January for efforts in Old Admin and Sparks Hall.

The recent improvements include 140 lights replaced, a majority of which were changed from 400-watt metal halides to 400-watt metal ha-lide pulse starts. Incandescents also were replaced by metal ha-lide pulse starts.

The changes reflected an an-nual projected reduction of 155,928 kilowatt hours, or 35.6 kilowatts of demand. In all, the college has reduced its total kilowatts of demand this year by 115.23 kilowatts of demand.

“This was yet another great opportunity to lower some of our operating costs at Chadron State College through the

changes of our lighting pro-gram,” said Dale Grant, CSC vice president for administra-tion. “NPPD’s EnergyWise program allows us to cut our energy use, which has resulted in savings, while still maintain-ing a quality level of lighting for our staff and students.”

Grant said the institution is using the rebate money for other lighting upgrades on campus. Next up, he said, is the Math and Science Building.

NPPD’s Commercial, Industrial, and Area Lighting Efficiency Program offers cash incentives to help cover the cost of a variety of energy-ef-

ficient upgrades. On average, interior lighting accounts for 28 percent of a business’ en-ergy consumption. NPPD of-ficials also say the lights also are a contributing factor to a facility’s productivity, employ-ee morale and safety. Lighting technologies developed during the past 10 years can help cut lighting costs 30 to 60 percent while enhancing lighting qual-ity and reducing environmen-tal impacts.

Information about NPPD’s Commercial, Industrial, and Area Lighting Efficiency Programs can be found at www.nppd.com/energywise/in-centives.asp.

NPPD lighting efficiency program reflects savings for Chadron State College

Terry Rajewich, account manager for the Nebraska Public Power District, presents a $15,592.80 rebate check to Chadron State College President Janie Park, at right. The check was made possible through NPPD’s EnergyWise incentive program which rewards consumers for energy efficient upgrades. The rebate, the second awarded to CSC this year, is for changing lighting in the Armstrong Building and the Nelson Physical Activity Center. Others in the photo are, from left, Bryce Landen, NPPD energy efficiency consultant, Blair Brennan, CSC facilities coordinator, and Dale Grant, CSC vice president for administration. (Photo by Justin Haag)

CSC Alumni News 5

Spring 2010

By Justin HaagBecause of the initiative of a

Chadron State College music professor and his musicians, college students from seven Nebraska institutions were pro-vided an opportunity to im-prove their skills in conducting a band.

Dr. Adam Lambert and the Wind Symphony coordinated and conducted a workshop for aspiring conductors at the Nebraska Music Educators Association Conference in Lincoln on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.

Each of the aspiring band leaders conducted CSC’s 48-member band and received live and recorded feedback from three clinicians. The clini-cians were Dr. David Bohnert, Wayne State College, Dr. Gary Davis, University of Nebraska at Kearney, and Dr. Jay Gilbert, Doane College.

Lambert made the proposal to conduct the workshop af-ter being selected as a partici-pant in the University of North Texas Conductors Collegium this summer. He modeled the NMEA workshop after that event.

Lambert said the event not only provided a valuable expe-rience for the student conduc-tors, but also showcased CSC’s band offerings.

“The fact that we had a band there primetime during the Nebraska Music Educators Association convention was a big opportunity for us, and the feedback was just amaz-ing,” Lambert said. “The band played the best they have played in my time here at Chadron State.”

Representing Chadron State among the student conductors was senior Brittany Weglin of Yoder, Wyo., a 2005 gradu-ate of Southeast High School. Other institutions with student participants were Wayne State College, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Nebraska Wesleyan and Nebraska-Kearney and Doane College.

While en route to the con-ference, the Wind Symphony performed concerts at Alliance High School and Bridgeport High School. It also performed a concert at the Nebraska Wesleyan University concert hall in Lincoln.

CSC leads workshop for band conductors at state educators conference

Chadron State College is encouraging Eagle fans to show their school spirit by submitting entries for a new photo campaign.

For the new project, “We Are CSC,” Eagle fans are be-ing asked to submit photos of groups spelling out CSC with their bodies. The pho-tos will be used on CSC’s Web site, social networking sites and printed publications. The photos may be sent to WeAreCSC@csc.edu.

CSC President Janie Park joined Elmo Eagle, the school mascot, and Randy Rhine, CSC vice president for stu-dent services and enrollment management, in posing for the inaugural photo for the campaign Friday afternoon, Feb. 26.

Two CSC College Relations

marketing liaisons, students Kristen O’Brien of McCook and Carmen Brown of Harrisburg, are organizing the project. They encourage peo-ple to use the new project as a creative and inexpensive way to show their school spirit at locations around the globe.

“Whether you are near the Taj Mahal or just your house, we want you to show your CSC pride by snapping a photo,” O’Brien said.

If the project generates enough interest, prizes may be awarded for the best en-tries.

C-S-C spells school spirit with new project

Young and old alike are be-ing rounded up for a cow-boy adventure in the scenic Pine Ridge country of north-west Nebraska this summer. Chadron State College’s fam-ily learning vacation program, “Walk in Their Boots: The Cowboy Life,” will be present-ed July 20-23.

Participants will learn cow-boy and ranch skills, including roping and team driving with wagons. Sessions will help at-

tendees learn about horses and tack. The group also will learn to cook in a Dutch oven, take in the region’s rich history, kick up heels at a barn dance and listen to cowboy songs around the campfire.

Shellie Johns, CSC coordi-nator of conferencing, said the program is designed to be en-joyed by two or more family members of diverse generations or age categories, but that sin-gle adults or couples will also

take pleasure in the experience.Participants will sleep on

comfortable beds in an air-con-ditioned CSC “bunkhouse.” Nearby is CSC’s Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center and its space dedicated to the history of the cattle industry, the C.F. Coffee Gallery.

Payment is due by June 15. For cost and registration in-formation, contact the CSC Conferencing Office at 308-432-6380.

Cowboy vacation program set for July

Chadron State College stu-dents who live in the resi-dence halls gained an added level of security this spring.

After Monday, March 15, students were required to use a small device that resembles a keychain, known as a key fob, to enter residence halls during night and early morn-ing hours.

The security system, which

includes new doors and scan-ner hardware at entrances, has been installed in Kent, Andrews, Brooks, High Rise and Edna Work halls.

The main entrances have been equipped with a video camera and buzzer to screen visitors and residents with misplaced or inactive fobs. Upon entrance to the halls, students and others will still

be required to show identifi-cation at the front desk.

“We take the safety of our students seriously and this is expected to improve their col-lege experience,” said Sherri Simons, CSC director of housing. “This technology has been installed by colleges and universities across the nation and will make life better for residents of our halls.”

Residence halls add security feature

Final call for centennial materialsA final call is being issued to alumni, current and former fac-

ulty and staff members and friends of the college to submit in-formation for Chadron State’s 100th anniversary book and oth-er materials. The deadline is May 1. The book will go to press this fall.

The contributions may cover any subject pertaining to the college. Both brief and substantial memoirs have been received. Pictures also are welcomed. Materials not included in the cen-tennial book may be placed in a separate volume or on the CSC Web site.

The material should be sent to Justin Haag, Media and Public Relations Coordinator, Chadron State College, 1000 Main Street, Chadron, NE 69337 or via the Internet to Justin at jhaag@csc.edu.

Chadron State College alumni Lawrence, Keith and Heather Crofutt show their Eagle pride while attending a Rapid City Rush hockey game this spring.

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Spring 2010

Chadron State College Winter Magic Formal king and queen, Trevor Dietrich of Mitchell and Sarah Counts of Chappell, are flanked by the competition’s runners-up. At right are first runners-up Doug Liewer of Butte and Margo Larsen of Springview. At left are Mike Mamula of Box Elder, S.D., and Mariah Cook of Herndon, Va., who had the third most votes. The annual coronation and dinner was Valentine’s Day, Sunday, Feb. 14. (Photo by Justin Haag)

The Post Playhouse at Fort Robinson State Park will fea-ture four shows this summer.

The four shows that will be performed on a repertory basis this summer are “Pump Boys and Dinettes,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “Nunsense,” and “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.”

The Post Playhouse’s Memorial Day weekend sched-ule will feature the opening of the first production and a per-formance by regional bluegrass favorite, the Bald Mountain Rounders. The Nebraska Arts

Council awarded a grant to the playhouse for its opening week-end.

Two CSC students will have roles in this summer’s produc-tions. Senior Clint Wright of Oshkosh will serve as manag-ing director, working alongside artistic director Tom Ossowski. Freshman James Safarik of Hyannis will perform assigned roles to be determined.

For a schedule and other in-formation about the theatre, which is largely sponsored by Chadron State College, visit www.postplayhouse.com.

Four shows set at Post Playhouse this summer

By Justin HaagWhen Chadron State College

students recognized the demand for improved exercise facilities, they put their money where the college’s fitness equipment is.

The CSC Student Senate recommended an increase to student fees to pay for an ex-pansion of the Nelson Physical Activity Center’s weight room, which was approved last year. Most of the construction oc-curred during summer 2009 with the improvements and new equipment implemented dur-ing the fall semester. The need for added exercise space became evident from user complaints in the busy facility.

“We outgrew the previous cardio room,” said Sarah Milner, NPAC coordinator. “It was the same size as a classroom.”

The new and improved work-out facility now houses a full complement of exercise equip-ment for both cardiovascular and weight training. In addition to the strength training equip-ment that was previously in the NPAC, a dozen new pieces of weight machines have been add-

ed that are selectorized, mean-ing that their level of resistance is adjusted by moving pins or levers. The NPAC also has in-stalled more than two dozen pieces of equipment for car-diovascular training, including treadmills, elliptical machines, stationary bicycles and a rowing machine. Milner said the NPAC received a great turnout during orientation activities which were planned to familiarize users with the new equipment.

The improvements and equipment have been funded with a $2.90 per credit hour increase to the activity fee. Dale Grant, CSC vice president for administration, said $175,000 has been expended for the proj-ect so far.

In order to make room for the expansion, two of the NPAC’s five racquetball courts were con-verted for the new function. Milner noted that all five courts were rarely used simultaneously before the conversion and said she has heard no complaints since the change.

“Usage is up. More students, faculty, staff and community

members are coming in,” she said. “We hear a lot of positive feedback about the equipment and the facility.”

Improvements at the NPAC also are making exercise more enjoyable from an entertain-ment perspective. The Cardio Theater system has been added to each piece of new cardio equipment. The feature allows users to connect any stereo

headphone to the equipments’ wireless receivers, select a wall-mounted TV and adjust the volume. In addition, workout DVDs are available for check-out at the front desk. The ad-dition of windows providing a view of Elliott Field also makes the space more inviting.

Milner encourages people to incorporate the NPAC to their fitness plan. In addition to the

equipment, the NPAC’s vi-brant intramural program of-fers a wide range of team and individual activities.

The NPAC is open to all community members. Individual memberships start at $15 per month with dis-counted family, senior citizen and annual rates. CSC students and employees may use the fa-cility free of charge.

Students spearhead NPAC workout facility upgrades

Chadron State College student Katie Elsen, a transfer from Western Nebraska Community College, works out in the Nelson Physical Activity Center’s new cardio facility Wednesday, March 24. (Photo by Justin Haag)

Chadron State College science professor Dr. Joyce Hardy told an audience that there is more to Charles Darwin than the study of evolution. Hardy was the first speaker of this spring’s Graves Lecture Series at CSC’s King Library.

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Spring 2010

By Con MarshallThe Chadron State College

range management program was in the spotlight dur-ing the Society of Range Management’s recent annual meeting in Denver.

Both Dr. Jim O’Rourke, professor emeritus of the CSC program, and Dr. Chuck Butterfield, an associate profes-sor, received special awards.

Another professor, Dr. Georgia Younglove, became president of the SRM’s Range Science Education Council.

In addition, a Chadron State junior, Kody Schwager of Bartlett, Neb., was elected sec-retary of the Student Conclave and two more range manage-ment majors from CSC com-pleted terms as national offi-cers. Michelle Miller of Bayard was the conclave president and Jamie Hornickel of Ord was the reporter.

O’Rourke received the Frederic R. Renner Award and Butterfield received the

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award during the an-nual meeting.

The Renner Award is the most prestigious given by the SRM. It is presented with the belief that the recognition will foster better use of rangeland resources and provide a broader understanding of the contribu-tions that the resources make to the welfare of all people.

The Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award

which O’Rourke received in 1998 and Butterfield received this year recognizes exemplary and dedicated teaching. Only one of the awards is given an-nually. Under their leadership, Chadron State’s range man-agement program has grown into the second largest in the nation. The curriculum is of-fered at about 25 colleges and universities in the nation. Chadron State has 96 majors this year.

Range management program in meeting’s spotlight

U.S. Army Capt. Logan Veath of Chadron gave a firsthand account of the successes and setbacks against insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan during a presentation this spring in CSC’s Dorset Graves Lecture Series at the Reta King Library.

Glenn Novotny of Danville, Calif., a 1969 graduate, has been selected to speak at Chadron State College’s spring com-mencement ceremony May 8.

Novotny, who was a CSC Distinguished Alumni Award recipient in 2007, is a ven-ture partner at Telegraph Hill Partners, a San Francisco-based private equity firm investing in life science, medical device and healthcare companies. Prior to joining Telegraph Hill, Glenn worked at Central Garden & Pet for 17 years, including president and chief operating officer from 1990 to 2003 and chief executive officer from 2003 through 2007.

Novotny was instrumen-tal in taking Central public in 1993 and growing it from sales of $200 million to $1.7 billion through organic growth and more than 40 acquisitions to cre-

ate the largest pet supply and sec-ond largest garden supply com-pany in the United States.

The businessman also worked at Weyerhaeuser Corporation from 1970 to 1990 in a variety of operating, strategic planning, sales and executive manage-ment roles. He served as CEO of Weyerhaeuser Garden Supply from 1988 to 1990.

Novotny has served on both public and private boards of di-rectors and has significant entre-preneurial experience. He is a di-rector of Ditan Corp., Freedom Innovations, Nexus Biosystems, Pet Food Express, Reeb Millwork, and VeriTainer Corp., and an adviser to Trupanion Pet Health Insurance, Inc. Additionally, he is the founder and CEO of Glennhawk Vineyards.

In addition to his bachelor’s degree from CSC, he gradu-

ated from the Harvard Business School Program for Executive Management Development. He is a member of the Chadron State Foundation Board of Trustees and the National Campaign Leadership Council.

Glenn Novotny to speak at graduation

An article by Chadron State College business faculty mem-ber Dr. Timothy Donahue re-cently appeared in a magazine published by a Russian univer-sity.

Donahue’s article, “Horizons of an American Economy,” was published in the June 2009 edition of Science Magazine, produced by Voronezh State University.

In the article, Donahue wrote that America’s economic potential depends on plan-ning for the future, working together instead of competing, accepting great changes, and understanding America’s role as an integral part of the global economies.

“We are a global society; we can no longer choose to work in isolation if we want sustain-ability for our country and the world,” he wrote.

The article was originally written in the fall of 2008 at

the request of the University of Nebraska-Laincoln School of Journalism. It was published as part of its academic Nebraska Decisions Journal.

Donahue, CSC professor of marketing and entrepre-neurship, also serves as di-rector of the Small Business Development Center at CSC.

Professor’s article published in Russia

Two Alumni Reunions!One for CSC and the other for UNMC,

CSC RHOP Alums are invited to attend both!CSC RHOP Alums:

Join your classmatesand colleagues from

the colleges of medicine, nursing,pharmacy, dentistry and school of

allied health professions at an

RHOP Alumni ReunionSaturday, July 17, 2010 in Omaha

includes a celebration dinner atthe Embassy Suites downtown.

RSVP to UNMC at 402-559-4385.

CSC Health Professionand RHOP Alums:

Come join your classmates andcelebrate your success!

Homecoming weekendOctober 22-24 at CSC.

More information will be comingto you from Jill Mack,if you have questionsplease contact her at

308-432-6278.

Timothy Donahue

Glenn Novotny

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Spring 2010

Events Center to have many uses_____(continued from page 1)

Gatherings

Alumni gathered for brunch in Sun City, Ariz., Feb. 7. Mike Smith made arrangements for a time of CSC reminiscing and reconnecting. Pictured in the front row, from left: Diane McManis, Jo Smith, Marcella Warren, Daisy Mundschenk, Delores Fisher, Deanna Franklin, Micki Siewert and Maria Daniels. Back row, from left: Carl McManis, Mike Smith, Daryl Dedic, Harold Mundschenk, Fred Fisher, Cash Franklin and Rich Siewert.

Mark and Kay Mayer hosted an alumni evening at their home in Scottsdale, Ariz., Feb. 5. Lively conversation, laughter and lingering by the fire were highlights of the evening. Those attending included Helen and Erv Heimbuck, Vickie Hoff, Gary and Barb Shipley, Vikki Anderson, John and Kay Winter, Jackie and Lyle Bown, Dotty Fernau Cunningham, Bill and Brenda Day, Dean and Karen Husted, Nancy Schmiedt-Hall, Jim Schmiedt.

Grand Island area alumni met for dinner Jan. 13. Front row, from left: JoAnn Hunter, Jon Heinrich, Melody Pebley, Lila Gudgel, Andrew Gudgel. Back row, from left: Nancy Bishop, Jim Bishop, Jeff Tomlin, Rick Finley, Jennifer King, Jeff King, Sandy Wilkie, Dick Moore, Eileen Moore.

gender-equity legislation for college athletics went into effect.

“Our locker room is small, our weight room is outdated and our training room is ex-tremely small,” he said.

The deficiencies of the build-ing are why the Chadron State Foundation is calling for funds to renovate and expand the Armstrong Building. The proj-ect will result in the Events Center, a new 94,000-square-foot addition to the 23,000-square-foot Armstrong Building.

“We have recruited many quality athletes based on the quality of our academics and athletic programs,” Smith said. “I’m amazed at what our coaches have been able to do with this outdated facility. However, the time has come to step up and give our student-athletes and the community a facility worthy of the people it serves.”

The Events Center will pro-vide a new arena, which will be large enough to accommodate sizable events such as gradua-tions and concerts, yet small enough to maintain a spirited atmosphere for the Eagles’ home contests. The seating is projected to be 2,000-2,900.

The project also calls for a renovation of the existing por-tion of the building in order to retain the current gym as an auxiliary facility.

“During October when men’s and women’s basketball starts and volleyball still has matches to go, we have teams in there from 5 a.m. to 10 o’clock at night,” he said. “An expanded weight room will also help our teams, as our undersized room stays busy from early in the morning to late at night.”

The plan also calls for reno-vating the swimming pool

to make it more suitable for physical conditioning than rec-reation. The building also will have new locker rooms, offices and meeting rooms, including a Hall of Fame room to show-case the best athletes of the Eagles’ history. In addition, the main entry of the facility will move from the north end of the building to the south.

Kaitlin Petri of Kearney, an All-American basketball player for the Eagles who just wrapped up her junior season, said the positives of Chadron outweighed facility issues when she transferred from the University of Nebraska-Kearney last fall. However, she agrees facilities play a big part in many recruits’ decisions.

“It all depends on the per-son. With me, facilities weren’t all that important,” she said. “I really like Chadron’s small-town atmosphere.”

Coming from UNK, Petri left what she considers to be the best facility in the RMAC for one of the most dilapi-dated. Although she knew the building wouldn’t be as nice as the one at her former pro-gram, she was surprised to en-counter wasps and a leaky roof upon her arrival. She struggled to list any basketball facilities in the RMAC as inadequate as CSC’s. “There might be some smaller ones,” she said.

The athletics program, of course, will realize the most benefit from the new facility, but Smith is quick to point out others in the community stand to gain.

Each spring, CSC’s under-graduate commencement cer-emony packs Armstrong Gym from wall to wall. The cer-emony is broadcast to televi-sion sets in the Student Center to accommodate the overflow crowd.

“We’re working to make it

so someday all of a graduate’s grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends will be able to watch the ceremony in the same building,” Smith said. “This also will provide an-other facility for concerts and other big community events.”

The Events Center is one of two capital projects in the campaign. The other is the Rangeland Agriculture Center and Pavilion, which will help educate future generations about the businesses that have long been the backbone of the region’s economy. The Chadron State Foundation an-nounced during the campaign’s kickoff in September 2009 that $8.6 million had been raised toward the effort’s $11 million goal. However, much fund-raising remains because many of the funds have been dedi-cated to areas of the campaign other than the capital projects. The foundation also is rais-ing $5 million for endowed funds and $2 million of annual funds.

As part of the fund-raising effort, many donor recognition opportunities exist in the capi-tal portion of the project. The original Armstrong Building, for instance, will retain Armstrong’s name in honor of the revered coach and admin-istrator. However, naming op-portunities exist for the Events Center and its many features.

Smith has joined CSC President Janie Park and Connie Rasmussen, executive director of the foundation, as they’ve traveled near and far to drum up enthusiasm for the project. He said it has been well-received.

“The concept is generating a lot of excitement,” Smith said. “We’re working toward reach-ing that goal and the entire CSC community will benefit when we do.”

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Spring 2010

By Justin HaagOnce again, a Chadron State

College group spent the mid-term break on the beaches of Louisiana, but it wasn’t all for fun.

The group of 38 students and two faculty members went to Chalmette, La., in the St. Bernard Parish to assist with efforts in the recovery of Hurricane Katrina of five years ago. After making the 27-hour bus trip to Chalmette, the contingent took orders from the National Relief Network. The group, which was led by science faculty members Ann Buchmann and Wendy Jamison, departed Chadron Saturday, March 6, and re-turned Saturday, March 13.

The “Alternative Spring Break” trip to the Gulf Coast, which has been offered each of the past three years, is de-signed to help students learn

the value of providing ser-vice. Those involved with the project say it accomplishes its goals.

“I think the highlight for myself and most involved was the opportunity to speak with the people in the area about their experiences,” Jamison said. “We found that every-one had a story, they were all unique, and all very interest-ing and eye-opening. It was also amazing to see how much is still left for the recovery af-ter five years.”

On the first day of the mis-sion, the group ventured to al-ligator country for a wetlands restoration along a levee that had been breached by the hur-ricane. New trees were plant-ed along the levee to provide wind protection and replace the previous stand that had been killed by exposure to salt water.

On the second day, one CSC group cleaned and organized a large shed for the Our Lady of Lourdes church of Violet, La., while another worked at one of the many residences devastated by the disaster.

The students’ work is vital in helping the church this year resume its annual carnival that was suspended after the hur-ricane. The residence, which was home to a National Guard soldier commissioned to earth-quake-torn Haiti, was being prepared for renovation and re-habitation.

On day three, about a quar-

ter of the students returned to the church to assist in carrying large construction up a ladder to the second floor and install-ing signage in the parking lot. The remaining students plant-ed more trees and picked up trash along a swampy roadside where they spotted a deadly water moccasin.

Deena Kennell, CSC’s direc-tor of internships and career services, helped organize the expedition this year after join-ing students in the Gulf Coast the past two years. Kennell said student-led fund-raisers, a small amount of money from

last year’s trip and a variety of other campus funding sources helped keep the cost for each student at $100.

Kennell said the students pumped fuel at a Chadron truck stop and sold advertising on t-shirts in order to raise funds.

“This year’s trip was very student driven and would not have happened if not for the commitment and dedication of several students,” Kennell said. “They spearheaded the connection with the National Relief Network and all the fund-raising and participant recruiting.”

The Chadron State College Alternative Spring Break students gather for a photo on the beach. (Courtesy photo)

Students spend break providing hurricane relief

Chadron State College is seeking the names of vehicle owners who want to display Eagle pride on their rides.

CSC staff members are working to collect names of Nebraskans who are interested in displaying a set of license plates that sport the CSC brand.

The project is in its early stages and CSC is asking inter-ested vehicle owners to contact Karen Pope, CSC director of alumni, at 308-432-6357 or kpope@csc.edu.

Those who state their inter-est will be under no obligation to participate, but will be up-dated about the project’s prog-ress and will be approached

for the licens-ing fee when the list tops the required 500 names. The fee of $70, which is separate from other licensing charges, will be applied to each vehicle an owner registers with the special plates. The statute requires that all 500 paid registrations be submitted by CSC before the plates are printed.

If the project is successful, CSC supporters may purchase the plates for use on a wide variety of vehicles, including

trucks and motorcycles.The organizational license

plate program became effec-tive in January following leg-islation passed by the 2009 Nebraska Legislature. More in-formation about the program may be found at the DMV’s Web site, www.dmv.ne.gov.

Interest sought for CSC license plate project

A preliminary design of the Chadron State College license plate which was designed by Craig Conway of the CSC Department of College Relations.

Chadron State College has been dealing with the chal-lenges of implementing a new student information system this academic year. The system, which is going live in multiple stages, is expected to be fully operational by the beginning of the fall semester.

One of the most significant hurdles has been getting stu-dents registered for the fall semester. Because of the new system, CSC moved its regis-tration from the usual February period to early April. This gave students a small window of time to get registered before the last day of the semester, May 7.

The new system, the Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions application, was chosen by the Nebraska

State College System and the University of Nebraska in September 2008. It has been named the Nebraska Student Information System, or NeSIS. The NSCS and the university opted to implement a new student information sys-tem in 2007 after they were advised the systems in place would not be supported after 2011.

The estimated cost of imple-menting the new system for all seven institutions is $29.8 mil-lion over three years, with on-going costs estimated at $2.5 million annually. More than a half-dozen employees from Chadron State have attended training for several months in Lincoln and Omaha during the past year.

New information system poses many challenges

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Spotlight is a feature of the Alumni News that explores the lives and careers of prominent people within the Chadron State College community. This edition’s Spotlight focuses on Richard Bird, chairman of the art department who has been teaching at Chadron State since 1977. Bird earned bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the University of Kansas in 1970. After serving as a 1st Lt. in the U.S. Air Force from 1970-1973, he earned a master’s degree of fine arts in ceramics and glass from the University of Kansas in 1977. Following are the questions and his responses.

Please summarize your em-ployment history at CSC: I came to CSC in 1977 directly out of graduate school. This was an exciting time as this was my first real teaching job at a four-year institution. I stayed one year at Chadron but was ap-proached by Hastings College which had just been given a gift from a donor to build and start a glass blowing program. Ten years later, with a wife and new daughter, I came back to CSC to do the same thing; to build a glass blowing studio and to de-velop several courses to be added to the art program. I became chairman of art in 1992 and have been happy with all of my choices since that date.

What jobs did you have before coming to CSC? As a youth growing up I had a vari-ety of jobs from operating my own lawn service, assisting in a golf pro shop, car wash at-tendant, grocery store clerk, sign painter and hardware store clerk. While in college I joined Reserve Officers Training Corps during the Vietnam War. Much to my surprise there were not many ROTC cadets with my background and was offered a position as a Motion Picture Director for NASA and the space program. This was an ex-citing job for a 24-year-old.

Being in charge of 35-plus peo-ple, all trained film personnel, and I knew nothing about a film camera. The best part was film-ing hundreds of launches and doing all the early film work for the Space Shuttle program. After leaving Hastings College I managed a sculpture studio and bronze casting foundry in Colorado and built and man-aged a drywall production plant in California. After four years of seeing what the real world was like I really wanted to get back to artwork and especially to teaching.

Why did you take the job at CSC? I took the job the first time because it was my first and only offer. I came back the sec-ond time for many good rea-sons. Chadron State was and is a good small state college with a friendly, caring and involved fac-ulty, staff and student body. This may sound a bit trite but I have not seen any other place that the entire operation puts people and community as the main prior-ity. Secondly a job requirement that I could teach a variety of art classes in well-supplied and equipped studios within a pro-gram that was open to making change now, not in the distant future.

Patty and I had started to have a family and we wanted to get to a place we could raise a fam-ily. Chadron and the surround-ing community have been great for us. Lastly, I already knew Dr. Noel Gray and John Dillon in the Art Department and looked forward to working with them again, plus Dr. Mike Cartwright, the dean, asked if I could build a new Glass Studio.

What are the most profound changes you’ve noticed at CSC during your tenure? It is hard to believe that Chadron State College is 100 years old and I have been here for almost a third of its history. I remember when the only one in Memorial Hall

with a computer was the secre-tary for nearly 15 faculty. She would type for all of us and we thought this was the fastest in-vention that anyone could work with.

Next is the upgrading of al-most all of the buildings with state-of-the-art classrooms and equipment to aid faculty with instruction and better prepare students for the job market.

A real pride is the addition of art in almost all buildings and now the push to add outdoor sculptures. When I came, there was almost no art and we now have made advances in the visual aesthetics of the campus.

Probably the largest change has been in course delivery. We have gone from all face to face 16-week classes to mediated/distance/online/correspondence and through a multitude of de-livery formats. All of this has been good for faculty and stu-dents with just a few avalanches along the way.

What are the most pro-found changes you’ve noticed in teaching and your discipline of study during your career? There have been many chang-

es, but if we start with the ba-sics in art, they have remained constant. A good background of drawing skills and an under-standing of the elements and principles of visual communi-cation are the same, as has the understanding of the basic skills and tools. The technology and equipment have grown by leaps and bounds. When I came, our No. 1 goal in art was to increase the collection of 35mm slides to be used in classes as examples of that big “art world” we were so isolated from in Chadron. Projectors and bulbs were worth their weight in gold. Today the slides, some 50,000, have been put away and it is hard to find a slide projector to use.

In photography, there were about six darkrooms on cam-pus and the only one remaining today is in the art department. I will add that we teach digital photo along with the traditional processes.

The expansion of areas of art and the fact that we have kept all those traditional media ac-tive make me proud. For a col-lege with a faculty of three and the help of very good adjuncts,

we offer more art disciplines than any school our size in the Midwest.

What are your favorite courses to teach? I came to CSC because of the variety of classes to teach and would say glass is my favorite. I love teach-ing a different media almost ev-ery hour the day. A small college gives the opportunity to teach a lot of things and even if that’s not your strength. The students make it a learning experience for you as much as them.

Please tell us about your most memorable moment at CSC: It is a combination of things following a repeated pat-tern. A feeling of success in re-cruiting and assuring parents they are placing their student in good hands for the next few years. Seeing that particular stu-dent learn, experience and grow in art and in life. The fun of in-troducing them to all kinds of new ideas with endless future possibilities. The hardest thing is to watch them graduate and say goodbye as they start a new chapter.

This is followed a week or

Richard Bird, professor of art, stands amidst artwork he has created and collected over the years at CSC. (Photo by Daniel Binkard/Chadron State College)

Spotlight: Richard Bird

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Chadron State College as-sistant professor Teresa Zimmerman and her wildlife management students have earned special recognition this spring.

Zimmerman, who has taught all the courses of CSC’s wildlife management program since her hire in 2008, was awarded the Professional of the Year Award by Nebraska’s chapter of The Wildlife Society in February. In addition, she was chosen to re-ceive the Alumni Award by the Wildlife Club at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in April.

The UNL Alumni Award is designed to reward Wildlife

Club graduates who have made special contributions to their discipline of study. Zimmerman, who served as president and treasurer of the club as a stu-dent, is being recognized for her involvement in student chapters and the Nebraska conclave. The honor is being presented during the club’s 50th annual banquet Saturday, April 17.

“It’s nice to be recognized by the college group that I was in-volved with and loved so dearly,” Zimmerman said.

The Wildlife Society’s Professional of the Year award was presented as a surprise dur-ing the chapter’s Feb. 26-27

meetings at Norfolk. Other institutions represented at the meeting were the UNL, Wayne State College, University of Nebraska at Kearney and the University of South Dakota.

“This award came as a total surprise to me,” Zimmerman said. “Usually it has been pre-sented to mid-career profession-als, so it is an honor to receive the recognition,” she said.

In addition to Zimmerman’s hands-on approach to teaching and her contributions around campus and in the classroom, she was recognized for her sup-port of the chapter.

She led CSC’s Wildlife Chapter in organizing the first student wildlife conclave in Nebraska in October 2009. During that event, students from CSC, WSC, UNK, Doane College, Northeast Community College and UNL gathered at Halsey, Neb., to learn from wildlife professionals from across the state.

She also was instrumental in securing the donation of two semi-truck loads of taxidermy mounts from Cabela’s last year. The collection, along with other features of the wildlife manage-ment program, will be show-cased at Burkhiser Complex during an open house Monday, April 19.

In 2009, she and 14 other wildlife professionals were se-lected to participate in The Wildlife Society Leadership Institute at Monterey, Calif.

Three students received spe-cial appointments during the meeting at Norfolk.

Jason Clark, a freshman from Papillion, was elected to serve as co-chairman of the student chapter committee of NETWS. Cassidy Emerson, a freshman from Crawford, vol-unteered to serve as the student representative on the planning committee to host the Central Mountain and Plains Section of the Wildlife Society meeting in Scottsbluff in August 2011.

Justin Powell, a junior from Scottsbluff, was asked by the chapter to create a bronze sculp-ture representative of Nebraska’s wildlife. The sculpture will be donated to the Wildlife Society during its national meeting Oct. 2-6 at Snowbird, Utah.

While at the Wildlife Society meeting, club members par-ticipated in a “bioblitz” at the Wood Duck Wildlife Management Area southeast of Norfolk. Each student group was assisted by professional bi-ologists to identify as many spe-cies of birds, mammals, plants, fish, reptiles, amphibians or in-vertebrates in the area based on visuals, such as tracks and nests.

CSC professor honored by wildlife management organizations

years later by a card, e-mail, let-ter or unsuspected phone call. I love keeping up with students. This sounds old fashioned but that’s why we are committed to the profession.

What programs and activi-ties at CSC make you particu-larly proud? One thing is the remodel of Memorial Hall when we took the building from “the old student union” to a true fine arts building. We have become the cultural, historical, discovery, and public arts connection to the region and the western part of Nebraska.

The discovery and collect-ing of art by William Artis, a CSC faculty member from 1954-1966, may be small but has slowly begun to grow. We have collected or been given by alumni nearly 30 pieces of his work that are now on perma-nent display. He was here when art became a major and the sto-ries I have collected from alumni are truly inspirational. I want to document his work and especial-ly all the stories from those who knew him. He will go down as one of the leaders in both the Afro-American art movement in America and as an art educator.

How would you summarize CSC to a potential student? I have been giving campus tours each year to at least 15 potential art students and their parents since I came to CSC. Here is a short list: small campus, faculty and students know each other, lots of scholarship opportunities, great programs that can open doors to the world, well-round-ed education, a faculty who care about you and take pride in your graduation and future success, safe environment, great facilities and equipment, a nice mix of traditional and non-tra-ditional students, and an open door campus. We are all here to work together.

Name a job or chore you had in your younger years that might surprise the readers: I had lots of jobs in my youth but maybe driving new sports cars from the docks in Portland, Ore., to Tacoma, Wash., all sum-mer and then racing them for a sports car center on weekends.

A little known fact about my background is that I was born in El Paso, Texas, and grew up in an Air Force family. I lived in Libya, England, France, Germany and about a dozen US cities.

Spotlight ___________________(continued from page 10)

Dr. Teresa Zimmerman tells about the mountain lion of the new High Plains Wildlife Collection at Chadron State College. (Photo by Justin Haag)

HomecomingJoin us October 22–24 to kick off the

year-long centennial celebration! 2010

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Chadron State College alumnus Rolland Harr, 92, of Peoria, Ariz., was induct-ed to the Nebraska Aviation Hall of Fame in January. He was this year’s sole inductee of the award.

Harr was born in 1918 at Ainsworth and attended Chadron Public Schools. While attending college at Chadron, he learned to fly in a federal civil pilot’s training. Harr also attended

Hastings College and Omaha University, but returned to Chadron to teach military pilots through the Reserve Officer Training Corps pro-gram.

Harr’s other former po-sitions include pilot for Nebraska’s governors, sec-retary of the Aeronautics Commission in 1943 and head of the State Department of Aeronautics from 1957 to 1959. Beginning in 1959,

Harr began a 26-year career as the first airport authority director in Lincoln. In that position, he amassed numer-ous accomplishments in-cluding the construction of Lincoln’s airport. He retired in 1983.

Harr and his accomplish-ments were featured in the February-March edi-tion of Pireps, the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics’ newsletter.

Chadron native enters Aviation Hall of Fame

Chadron State College students Alula Mazengia, Lily Amare, Abenezer Dejene, Melat Louis and Naol Temesgen perform an Ethiopian dance during the International Club’s annual Food Tasting Party on Feb. 6. The club’s 50 members from 20 countries presented a wide array of food and entertainment for the crowd of 400. (Photo by Justin Haag)

By Justin HaagA new study option at

Chadron State College will help prepare graduates for the grow-ing demand for public health professionals.

The new Family and Consumer Sciences bachelor’s degree option in health and hu-man services is collaboration between CSC’s programs in FCS and Health Professions. Scheduled to begin this fall, the program also is being inte-grated with the Rural Health Opportunities Program, a part-nership with the University of Nebraska Medical Center that helps meet the demand for health care professionals in Nebraska’s small communities.

Dr. Jay Sutliffe, who teaches several of the courses on the FCS portion of the curriculum, said he recognizes a need in communities for more trained professionals in the health and human services area.

“Public health is really fo-cused on health promotion and disease prevention, which is being looked at more seri-ously with the current health care environment,” Sutliffe said. “This program will help meet the needs of local, regional, state and federal agencies.”

Sutliffe expects students who earn the new bachelor’s degree from CSC to be prepared for immediate employment or to pursue a graduate degree.

“Ideally this degree will pro-vide entry level jobs with the idea that some students will continue to UNMC in Omaha for the master’s in public health program,” Sutliffe said. “This degree will be very effective at the community level, but the master’s degree students will be trained for leadership. Think of the recent H1N1 pandem-ic – the response at the state and federal level was primarily

handled through public health agencies which fall under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.”

Dr. Twila Fickel, director of CSC’s health professions pro-gram, said she is excited for the new program’s potential and the opportunity to add another facet to the institution’s positive relationship with UNMC.

Two CSC students in their fourth semester of college will be selected to enter the RHOP portion of the program each spring. Applicants this year were given a March 26 deadline and the selections will be made fol-lowing interviews in April.

After the RHOP students complete a bachelor’s degree at CSC, they will pursue one of five master’s degrees at UNMC. Disciplines are epidemiology, public health administration, biostatistics, occupational health and community health educa-tion.

“There is a robust job market for this field of study,” Fickel said. “You can make a living at it. People who enter these fields work with a lot of high profile issues facing the public today. Just a few examples in-clude H1N1, radon detection, diabetes education and many other efforts to keep the public healthy.”

Fickel said the degree also will be a worthwhile consideration for students who decide on a different career path after first pursuing a degree in another health professions field.

“This gives them the opportu-nity to redirect their focus and maintain their enthusiasm for a career in health professions,” she said.

In emphasizing the value of health and human service work-ers, Sutliffe cited a letter to the media from Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman in February.

Heineman, in spelling out the value of the Division of Public Health, said the efforts of pub-lic health experts during the last century have added 30 years to the life of Nebraskans. Among the important components, he said, were the increased avail-ability of vaccines for diseases, educational efforts to encour-age screenings, and the surveil-lance and work to control infec-tious diseases and food borne illnesses.

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CHADRON STATE COLLEGEA CENTURY OF SERVICE

Nikki (Rein) Masek of Kearney, at left, and Jennifer (Amen) Tomka of Lincoln, at right, present a $1,000 check to Dr. George Watson, Chadron State College justice studies professor, and Cricket Haag, Chadron State Foundation business manager. The money, which is being used for the new Cancer Eradication Scholarship Fund, was raised during the effort of CSC’s Fur Trade Days’ Colter Run titled “Team George.” Masek, Tomka and Brenda (Scholl) Bartlett have organized the effort, which included T-shirts, the past two years in honor of Watson and his battle against cancer. (Photo by Justin Haag)

A commemorative DVD on the Chadron State College foot-ball program with special em-phasis on the Eagles’ 76-73 triple overtime victory over Abilene Christian in November 2007 is available to purchase.

Besides showing both video footage and still pictures of the game that many believe is the Eagles’ greatest of all time, the 35-minute DVD includes a re-cap of Chadron State’s foot-ball program dating back to the 1920s. But the emphasis is on “the game,” the one in which the

Eagles trailed 49-20 entering the fourth quarter, then staged one of college football’s greatest rallies. Coach Bill O’Boyle’s team tied the game at 56-56 to send it into overtime and won it in the third overtime period when quarter-back Joe McLain flipped a midair somersault into the end zone for the winning touchdown. That was the only time the Eagles led.

The overflow crowd then flood-ed the field, knowing they had witnessed history.

Thirteen Division II playoff records were set during the don-

nybrook, which lasted nearly four hours. Three participants in the game, Chadron State’s Danny Woodhead and Abilene Christian’s Johnny Knox and Bernard Scott, are now in the NFL.

Those who have previewed the DVD give it high praise. The script was written by Con Marshall, the production work was done by Dewayne Gimeson and the DVD was narrated by Larry Miller.

Copies of the DVD are $25 each, including postage and han-dling. Checks may be sent to Melissa Miskimins in the CSC Athletic Department, 1000 Main Street, Chadron, NE 69337.

DVD made of Eagles’ ‘greatest game’

tested by the Chadron com-munity. CSC President Barton Kline, for whom the building was named, feared a delay would kill the project, so the college proceeded to purchase land east of Crites Hall. The land purchase it-self encountered many legal snags.

However, in the rush to get the building completed, the Kline Center had unknow-ingly been constructed above a former ravine that drained from the hills to the south.

The imported dirt in the ra-vine was unable to withstand the weight of the structure.

“Perhaps because of the difficulty in deciding where the Campus Center should be located and the fear that further delays would kill the project, no thorough soil tests were conducted before construction was started,” wrote Con Marshall, for-mer CSC director of infor-mation, in his 1986 history book about the college. “The Kline Administration and the Normal Board report-

edly felt that since the new site was just a short distance from Brooks Hall, where con-struction had occurred only a couple of years earlier, there was no need for the tests. Thus the Campus Center was placed on slab footings in-stead of drilled piers.”

Kline Center demolition approved___________(continued from page 1)

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CSC Athletics 14

Spring 2010

Dear AlumniI hope this letter finds you well and in good

health.The warmer months are beginning to approach

Chadron State College, and like the changes Spring brings, the NCAA is making some adjust-ments for the student athlete with its “Life in the Balance” initiative that becomes effective August 1, 2010.

The “Life in the Balance” initiative began as a proposal that was developed by college presidents and the NCAA. The two working together decided the NCAA needed to provide stu-dent-athletes with a college experience that balances academics, ath-letics and social pursuits.

The initiative basically shortens the early practice sessions of fall sports and the numbers of games each team is allowed to play. The volleyball matches will be reduced from 28 to 26, golf is reduced from 24 to 21, softball is limited to 56 games and men’s and women’s basketball can play 26 regular season games.

The first start date for competition in football and volleyball is the Thursday prior to Sept. 6. In addition, preseason practice for football and volleyball starts one week later in the summer. Women’s volley-ball can start practice 17 days before its first match or five days prior to the first day of classes, whichever is earlier. In football, practice can be started 21 days before its first game or seven days prior to the first day of classes, whichever is earlier.

As many of you already know, the Eagles’ first football game in 2010 is Saturday, Aug. 28 in Chadron against the University of Mary. Since that game was already scheduled before this legislation passed, CSC will receive its practice time and be able to play the game.

The NCAA, as well as myself, is hoping these changes in schedules puts less of a burden on the student-athlete and provides them with a collegiate experience that will lend balance to all aspects of their col-lege lives.

The winter sports season was exciting at CSC as the men’s and women’s basketball teams continued to show improvement. Both narrowly missed qualifying for the RMAC postseason tournament and I’m expecting big things from these two programs in the future.

Coach Scott Ritzen also had a successful wrestling season, guiding a very young team to a sixth place finish in the RMAC.

However, one of the biggest stories of the winter sports season was the men’s track and field team taking second place at the RMAC Indoor Meet. It was the first time the CSC men finished as runner-up in the conference and they scored the most points in school his-tory. I was incredibly proud of how the team performed. It was also great to see our new track coach and former CSC student-athlete, Ryan Baily, named the RMAC’s coach of the year. He’s a talented, young coach and I’m glad he’s here at Chadron State. If you get the opportunity to see any CSC team compete, please take the time to do so.

Once again, thank you for supporting Chadron State College ath-letics.

We look forward to seeing you in the very near future.

Yours in CSC Spirit,

Brad Smith Director of Athletics

Brad Smith

Letter from the Athletic Director

By Alex Helmbrecht The youthful Chadron State

men’s basketball team didn’t let inexperience get in its way en route to a successful 10-16 sea-son in 2009-10.

The Eagles won eight Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference games – their most since 2002-03 – and narrowly missed out on qualifying for the postseason conference tournament.

“We’re going in the right di-rection and we have improved,” CSC head coach Brent Bargen said.

Only five letter winners re-turned to the Eagles in 2009, but the team quickly found a groove, winning two of its first three games, including an 80-73 win over NAIA nationally-ranked Black Hills State.

The Eagles also posted a three-game winning streak in late January. Among the vic-

tories was a 65-64 win over Nebraska-Kearney where CSC scored the final seven points in the final minute. It was CSC’s first home win over UNK since 2006.

Sophomore center Moala Tautuaa led the Eagles with 12.1 points and 5.0 rebounds a game. He also shot a staggering 62.6 percent (112 of 179 field goals) from the floor. He was named to the RMAC All-East Division Second Team.

Redshirt freshman Donte Archie was second on the team in scoring with 10.5 points and sophomore Kevin McClelland averaged 8.3 points a game.

“We’ve got five of our top six scorers back and almost all our rebounding comes back, and that’s a nice place to start,” Bargen said. “The continuity of our program is going to be huge for us.”

The men’s team will lose two seniors – Tyler Coffman and Chance Wallesen – but the nucleus of the team returns. Including Tautuaa and Archie, three other players return who started at least 14 games.

“We’re going to lose a lot of toughness and leadership with Tyler and Chance graduating and they’re going to be sorely missed,” he said. “But we have some guys who can fill those roles.”

The Eagles, who lost six games by 10 or less points, had a promising ending to their sea-son by going 5-5 over the last 10 games.

“It’s really tough to be success-ful in your last 10 games while playing in the East Division and I was really proud that we were able to be .500. We need to get bigger and stronger, but I like where we’re going,” Bargen said.

Members of the men’s basketball team celebrate as the student section spills onto the court at Armstrong Gymnasium after the Eagles defeated the University of Nebraska-Kearney on a last second free throw by Shaw Buckner. (Photo by Kristen O’Brien)

Young men’s basketball team took important strides last season

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Spring 2010

By Con MarshallMembers of the Chadron

State College men’s track and field team capped an excellent indoor season by winning four events and finishing second in the team standings at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Indoor Meet at Golden, Colo., in late February.

The Eagles, who previously had not placed higher than third at the meet, scored 121 points, their all-time high at the RMAC Indoor Meet and five more than third place Nebraska-Kearney garnered. The performance earned CSC’s first-year coach, Ryan Baily, the meet’s Male Coach of the Year honor.

The Eagles’ leaders in-cluded junior Jake Gruver (Cheyenne, Wyo.), who won both the 60 and 200-meter dashes with times of 6.91 and 22.72 seconds. Another CSC sprinter, Phil Rivera (Apple Valley, Calif.), was fifth in the 60 and third in the 200, and was selected the meet’s Male Freshman of the Meet.

Both Gruver and Rivera had major knee surgery within the past year, and Rivera has had it twice on the same knee in the last two years.

Chadron State’s other confer-ence champions were sopho-mores Cody Hunt (Lingle, Wyo.) and Lanar Newman (Kingston, Jamaica). Hunt won the shot put with a school-re-cord throw of 58-feet, 6 inches, and Newman won the 60-me-ter hurdles with a career-best time of 8.34 seconds.

Besides winning the hurdles, Newman placed in all three of the jumps, taking third in the long jump, fourth in the tri-ple jump and fifth in the high jump. In addition, he was sev-enth in the 60 meters to earn 28 points. Newman shared the

meet’s Male Athlete of the Meet Award with Reuben Mwei of Adams State.

Prior to the confer-ence meet, Hunt in the shot and Newman in the long jump had qualified for the NCAA Division II National Indoor Meet that was in Albuquerque on March 12-13. Newman also qualified for the heptathlon at the na-tional meet, although he had competed in the multi-event just once. In all three competi-tions at nationals, the CSC entries finished ninth, one place from earning All-American honors.

Along with Newman, sev-eral other Eagles did well in the jumps at the conference meet. CSC junior John Ritzen (Chadron) was second in the triple jump with a career-best of 47-4 ¾ and also was sixth in the long jump. Riley Northrup (Hot Springs, S.D.), the only senior letterman on the men’s indoor roster, was fourth in the high jump at 6-7 and seventh in the triple jump. Also placing twice for the CSC men in field events was sopho-more Lance Steele (Greeley, Neb.), who was fifth in the weight throw and eighth in the shot.

In addition, freshman Glen Clinton (Cody, Wyo.) went a career-best 14-9 to place sec-ond in the pole vault. Another CSC freshman, Marcus Hartzler (Sidney), showed lots of promise by placing fourth in the heptathlon at the confer-ence meet.

The CSC women wound up seventh in the team standings with 28 points. Two veterans

were among the leaders. Senior Kate Jungck (Hay Springs) was fourth in the weight throw with a career-best 50-5 ½ and junior Stacee Craig (Powell, Wyo.) cleared 5-3 to place fourth in the long jump. Craig also was sixth in the pentath-lon.

Freshman Alyssa Norton (Rushville) was fifth in the shot put and seventh in the weight throw. Another CSC freshman, Ashley Fanelli (Arvada, Colo.), placed in both the long and triple jumps.

Chadron State sprinter Jacob Gruver takes the baton from teammate Brandon White during the CSC Alumni Meet at the Nelson Physical Activity Center. (Photo by Con Marshall)

CSC men finish second at RMAC Indoor Meet

By Alex Helmbrecht Although the season didn’t

end the way Chadron State College head wrestling coach Scott Ritzen had hoped, he’s hoping the disappointment from a losing season will mo-tivate his young team next sea-son.

The Eagles, who had just three juniors and one senior, were one of the youngest teams in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Despite that fact, three wrestlers finished in the top four at their weights at the RMAC/West Region to qual-ify for the NCAA Division II National Championships and Chadron State tied for sixth place in the team standings. “We didn’t accomplish what we wanted to get done but I’m hoping the younger guys learn from this year and get better,” he said. “We didn’t perform up to our standards and the guys know what they need to do to help Chadron State get back to where it needs to be.”

The national qualifiers all hail from California. Jimmy Savala and Cody Vasconcellos are ju-niors and Ryan Fillingame is a freshman. Savala, who recov-ered from a back injury just in time to compete at the regional tourney, and Fillingame, the RMAC’s Freshman of the Year, each lost both their matches at the national tournament.

Vasconcellos, a junior from Turlock, Calif., who joined the team in January, won his first match at nationals but couldn’t maintain his momentum, losing his next two.

In addition to adding Vasconcellos in January, the wrestling team received a big boost when senior Duke Eardley joined the team. Eardley, a four-year letter win-ner in football and all-con-ference linebacker, had a 7-5 record for the Eagles at 197 pounds. Ritzen said he was par-ticularly pleased with the lead-ership and toughness Eardley brought to the team.

Chadron State’s Jimmy Savala, left, wrestles Brandan Schunk of Southwest Minnesota State during their match at 141 pounds at the NCAA Division II Wrestling National Tournament in Omaha on March 12. (Photo by Alex Helmbrecht)

Youthful wrestling team took promising steps

Chadron State’s Kate Jungck competes in the weight throw during the Eagle Twilight at the Nelson Physical Activity Center. (Photo by Alex Helmbrecht)

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Spring 2010

By Alex Helmbrecht It was a tale of two halves

for the 2009-10 Chadron State women’s basketball team.

Of the first 10 games in 2009, the Eagles lost all but one. However, after the New Year, CSC rattled off a 7-10 record and narrowly missed qualifying for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference postseason tournament.

The Eagles finished the sea-son with an 8-19 overall re-cord and an 8-11 mark in the RMAC to tie Nebraska-Kearney for fourth place. It was the best conference record for the CSC women’s basket-ball team since 2003-04.

“I thought our non-confer-ence schedule was very difficult but it prepared us for confer-ence,” second-year head coach Tim Connealy said. “Once we got back from Christmas break we had been in a lot of tough games and tough situations and we learned from that. We had a lot of young kids and from that schedule they were able to grow up.”

The Eagles were certainly young. Of the 15 active play-ers, eight were freshmen. The

youth carried onto the starting lineup, which usually consisted of two freshmen, one sopho-more, one junior, and one se-nior.

A big reason for the Eagles’ success was the play of junior guard Kaitlin Petri, who trans-ferred from the University of Nebraska-Kearney in the fall. She had a year for the record books.

She finished the season as the RMAC leader in points (19.1) and assists (4.8), mak-ing her the first player in con-ference history to accomplish that feat, dating back to the 1978-79 season.

Petri’s seasonal point total of 478 is the eighth highest in CSC annals and her 121 assists tie for the second most in a season in school history.

Petri was also fifth in re-bounds (7.9) and ranked in the conference’s top 10 in field goal percentage (49.8), free throw percentage (82.1), blocks (1.1) and minutes played (36.3).

“She had a phenomenal sea-son and I knew she was going to be a good basketball player for us,” Connealy said. “I may

have actually underestimated her a little bit. She is very dy-namic and did so many things for our team.”

Petri was named to the Daktronics All-America Third Team, making her the first CSC women’s basketball player since 1993 to earn such lau-rels.

Senior Samantha Arkulari was second on the team in scoring at 8.7 points a game and freshman Lexi Smidt aver-aged 7.9 points. Sophomore Kelsey Scott also had a solid year, averaging 7.1 points and 5.2 rebounds.

“I think the future is bright,” he said. “We had a very, very young team this year and we have some promising kids that are redshirting right now. Losing our seniors will hurt from a leadership standpoint, but if everyone gets a little bit better and attacks this offsea-son, I like the way our team is looking for the future.”

Much like the men’s team, one of the biggest highlights for the Eagles occurred when they beat UNK 61-60 on Petri’s jumper with less than a second remaining.

By Alex Helmbrecht The 2010 season for the

Chadron State softball team will be anything but easy, but that’s perfectly fine with coach Rob Stack.

The Eagles, who are in their fourth-year competing at the Division II level, will play 11 games against teams ranked in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Top 25 this season, including eight against Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference foes, Mesa State and Metro State.

And if teams receiving votes to be ranked are included in Chadron State’s schedule out-

look, a third of its games are against the preseason top 40 teams in the nation.

The Eagles have experience on their side. Six starters and seven seniors – five of whom helped get the program started in the fall of 2006 – return to a squad that finished with a 20-30 record and narrowly missed the 2009 RMAC playoffs.

The core seniors – Allison Hendricksen, Cassie Humphrey, Stephanie Hillman, Blair McEndaffer and Katelyn Moore – are big parts of the puzzle for CSC.

Hendricksen, a third base-man, hit .319 a season ago, col-

lecting a team-high 52 hits in 163 at bats. She scored 52 runs and drove in 32 more, both team highs. Humphrey will be the No. 1 pitcher this season and play in right field when she’s not pitching. Last year she won three games and struck out 52 batters and hit .287 and led the team in runs scored with 30 and was second in RBI’s with 25.

Hillman, a first baseman, hit .250 last season and accounted for 44 total bases. McEndaffer, a catcher, is returning to ac-tion after missing all last season with a back injury and Moore is firmly entrenched in center

field.Other starters include ju-

niors Katie Bolin, Jamie Mazankowski and senior Melissa Lohr.

Lohr, a slap hitting second baseman, had the team’s high-est batting average through 10 games before injuring her knee. She was hitting .393 with 11 total bases in just 28 plate ap-pearances. Stack said she’ll most likely bat leadoff.

Bolin, a leftfielder, was a pleasant surprise last year. She had 37 hits in 106 at bats for a .349 average. Her hits included six doubles, a triple and seven home runs.

Mazankowski, who will play shortstop and catcher, hit .294 (42 hits in 143 at bats) and led CSC with 10 doubles.

The team’s other senior — Lynette Ebert – will also be im-portant as the designated player.

Stack said the Eagles’ No. 2 pitcher will be junior transfer Christina Lewis, but freshman Kate Pinder will also get time in the circle.

Several freshmen are being counted on to help this season. Stack said Nikki Ritzen, Kalyn Land and Brittney Debord give the Eagles good depth and could earn some extended play-ing time.

Chadron State’s Kaitlin Petri moves to the basket during the Eagles’ game with Metro State. Petri, a junior from Kearney, was the first CSC women’s basketball player to earn all-conference honors since the 1994-95 season. She was also named to the Daktronics Central Region First Team. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

CSC women fueled by mid-season surge

CSC softball team hopes tough schedule translates into success

CSC Athletics 17

Spring 2010

By Alex Helmbrecht Danny Woodhead can’t pin-

point one moment of clarity when he realized he had made it in the NFL after rushing for an NCAA record and winning two Harlon Hill Trophies from a small Division II school in the Nebraska Panhandle.

In fact, to him, playing in 12 games as a wide receiver and tailback for the New York Jets and helping that franchise ad-vance to an unexpected AFC Championship Game appear-ance was the same game he’s been playing since he was a kid.

“I never really had a mo-ment where I thought ‘I made it,’” said Woodhead, who owned nine NCAA records, nine Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference records and 13 Chadron State records when he concluded his playing career in 2007.

“The first game I played in, I thought, it’s just football. But then you remember you have an NFL jersey on and it is the real deal. That’s a pretty awesome feeling and the playoffs were in-credible. As the season went on, I really started to get more com-fortable. I had a couple catches,

but when I made a catch or two to get a first down, you get the feeling you’re helping. I al-ways felt like I belonged and the other players made me feel that way, too.”

The Jets finished the 2009 season with a 9-7 record and caught fire in the postseason, upsetting both Cincinnati and San Diego on the road before losing a 30-17 decision to the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship Game.

The Colts lost to the New Orleans Saints in the Super Bowl in a classic back-and-forth game, but Woodhead was one of the few who didn’t get much enjoyment from watching it.

“It was tough to watch,” he said. “Obviously, we all wanted to be playing in the Super Bowl and so it’s different watching it when you know you had a chance to play in it.”

Despite falling short of the Super Bowl, Woodhead was pleased with how he performed in his ‘rookie’ season. He was signed as a free agent by the Jets in 2008 but missed the en-tire season with an injury. He bounced back, though, and was a fixture for the Jets in the pre-

season, saw considerable time in the regular season and played in two postseason games.

“The preseason, regular season and playoffs; each one is a dif-ferent step,” he said. “The speed goes up and it’s just a great time being a part of that. We just came up a little short.”

Woodhead shined during the preseason, rushing for 226 yards on 45 carries. He really turned heads in the final preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles when he ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries in the Jets’ 38-27 vic-tory in front of 73,000 fans at the Meadowlands.

“That game was awesome and I showed what I could do,” he said. “It was a blast. I played in the other preseason games, but in that game I got into a rhythm and it was a lot of fun. It was really helpful to have that per-formance and that game didn’t hurt me in any way.”

However, Woodhead earned his roster spot in the regu-lar season at wide receiver. He made eight receptions for 87 yards and rushed 15 times for 64 yards. He was often on the field during third downs, giv-ing the Jets another dimension to their offense with his versa-tility.

Catching the ball was nothing new to Woodhead. During his four years at Chadron State he made 129 receptions for 1,417 yards.

“I did a lot of different things but I was still in the back-field a lot of the time,” he said. “Moving to receiver wasn’t in my plans at the beginning, but I wanted to do anything to help the team in basically what was my rookie year. It was a great experience to play in some big games and it was awesome. I couldn’t have been more blessed and I’m thankful for the oppor-tunities and hopefully I can keep taking those opportunities.”

For now, though, Woodhead is taking time to relax in the offseason. He’s been busy maintaining his workout regi-men, playing video games and helping his wife, Stacia, around the house. Yet, with all his spare time and proclivity toward video games, he hasn’t played a game as the Jets on “Madden 2010.”

“I still haven’t played as my-self on Madden,” he joked. “I am just atrocious on it and I couldn’t catch a ball. I think I’m ranked a 46 overall, but I’m really fast.”

Woodhead’s siesta is well earned. During the season and preseason camp, he usually be-gan his day around 6 in the morning before calling it quits in the early evening. He said a normal day featured meetings

in the morning, practice, and then more meetings in the af-ternoon.

“I have basically worked sev-en days a week since July when we went to camp and I need time to just rest and that’s what I’ve been doing,” he said. “I wanted to work hard because I wanted to help my team in any way possible, but the thing people don’t understand is that it’s a job. It’s still fun, don’t get me wrong, but it’s a lot of work.

“The season was such a roll-ercoaster, but I was so blessed with how things went. It was a great year, especially since I was able to play and do some things to help the team. It was really awesome to play on Sundays. It’s something you can’t really explain; it’s unbelievable.”

New York Jets wide receiver Danny Woodhead runs upfield during a game last season. Woodhead, a former CSC football player, played 12 games for the Jets in 2009. (Photo by Al Pereira/New York Jets)

Woodhead enjoyed flying high with Jets

2010 Chadron State Football ScheduleAug. 28 vs. University of MarySept. 4 at Pittsburg StateSept. 11 (Bye week)Sept. 18 vs. Western State (Family Day)Sept. 25 at Adams StateOct. 2 at Colorado State University-PuebloOct. 9 vs. University of Nebraska-KearneyOct. 16 at New Mexico HighlandsOct. 23 vs. Western New Mexico (Homecoming)Oct. 30 at Fort LewisNov. 6 vs. Colorado School of MinesNov. 13 at Mesa State

Kevin Berg, a Chadron State football player and a Student Athlete Advisory Committee member, throws a pie into the face of football coach Todd Auer during halftime of the men’s basketball game against Colorado School of Mines on Feb. 27. The SAAC sponsored Pay-2-Pie, a fundraiser that contributed $126 to the Make A Wish Foundation. Teams of student-athletes competed against Auer and athletic director Brad Smith to raise the most money. Since more money was donated to the coaches, the student-athletes got to put a pie in Auer’s and Smith’s face. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

CSC Alumni Class Notes 18

Spring 2010

Miscellaneous News’50sDon Curtis ’53 and his wife Gloria are retired, living in Arvada, Colo. They are doing volunteer work for two non-profit organizations.Don Kennedy ’57, Rapid City, S.D., is the Lieutenant Governor Elect of Region 4 South Dakota Kiwanis, and the West River AARP Action Team Leader in western South Dakota.Don Mahlman ’58 was presented the President’s Council of Service and Civic Participation award for his 4,000-plus hours of volunteer work with various organiza-tions. Don lives in Fairbury.

’60sConnie (Prewitt) ’61 and Herb Madison ’61 celebrated their 50th wedding anniversa-ry Nov. 27, 2009. They live in North Platte.Joe McKay ’62 and his wife Louise are retired and live in Kalispell, Mont. Joe coached girls track and won 12 state championships. He has been inducted into the Montana Coaches Hall of Fame, Chadron State Athletic Hall of Fame and the National High School

Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame.Sharon and William Chinery ’63, Coldwater, Mich., celebrat-ed their 50th anniversary Dec. 26, 2009.Anita Shaw ’63, Silverdale, Wash., is the founder of CHARCOT Awareness Education Foundation, a non-profit or-ganization. Charcot Foot is a devastating bone deterioration disease. More information is available at charcotawareness.org.Wilma Quelle att ’65 is a re-tired teacher from Nebraska and the Navajo Reservation. She has authored a book “Steps to Navajo History,” which is a set of Navajo bi-ographies that travel through 250 years of tribal histo-ry. The book was chosen by PublishAmerica Publishing Company as a nominee for the “Oprah Book Club” selection. Wilma lives in Mesa, Ariz.Gary Streeks ’67 retired from Blue Cross/Blue Shield after 21 years. He lives in Lincoln.

’70sMary (Peters) Ash ’70 Arcadia, retired May 2009 after teaching 39 years at Arcadia Public Schools.Fred Hagman ’71 has been promoted to the branch man-ager at Security First Bank in

Crawford. He lives in Chadron with his wife Jolene ’73.Karen Kelley ’72 Denver, Colo., retired from the Denver Public Library in February 2009.William “Bill” Kuester ’72 was inducted into the Elgin Public School Athletic Hall of Fame in February for his in-volvement and achievements during his high school career in various sports at Elgin. The past 36 years he has taught, coached and served as an ad-ministrator. He and his wife Pam live in Neligh.Dorothy McArtor ’72 cele-brated her 85th birthday. She is active at the Perkins County Senior Center and writes a weekly column for the Tribune Sentinel, a monthly column for church and every Monday lis-tens to children read at Grant Elementary.Nina Fortkamp ’72 Wauneta, celebrated her 87th birthday and is still involved with the school art department. She tu-tors elementary students in reading and continues to sub-stitute teach when needed.Dennis Hubbard BS ’72, MS ’79 retired from teaching af-ter 35 years in August 2009. Dennis lives in Chadron and taught in Pine Ridge, S.D.Richard Reinert ’74 retired as a professional rodeo clown, which he started in 1972. He lived in North Platte with his wife Chris ’74. They are em-ployed at North Platte High School, Richard as the activi-ties director and Chris as a secretary.Monica Kramer BS ’75 MS ’95 Stapleton, was honored as the education winner at the 2009 Women of Achievement banquet in North Platte. The categories included volunteer, business, social services, gov-ernment, youth and education.

’80sJill (Cook) Wright ’81 re-ceived her master in adminis-tration from San Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. She lives in Spring, Texas.Antonio Escamilla ’83 retired from the State of Wyoming as a probation/parole officer but has been appointed a mem-ber of the Parole Board to the State of Wyoming. He lives in Cheyenne, Wyo., with his wife Peggy (Klein) ’71 who is a li-censed clinical social worker.Mark Brohman ’85 has been nominated president of Friends of UNL State Museum and is serving on the Mayor’s Environmental Task Force and UNL’s Water Policy Task Force.

He lives in Lincoln with his wife Anessa.Michael O’Brien MA ’85 re-ceived the Oklahoma City Mayor’s Public Personnel Employee’s Award as a pub-lic employee for contributing to the removal of social, at-titudinal and environmental barriers for people with dis-abilities. O’Brien was appoint-ed the executive director of the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation in December 2001. He lives in Newcastle, Okla.Mary Theresa Green ’86 is the sponsor at Alliance High School for the drama/one act teams. The Alliance team took first place in the Class B cham-pionship.Mendel Miller ’87 was named assistant state veterinarian in South Dakota in September 2009. He lives in Pierre, S.D.Terry Patrick ’88 is the flight test program manager at Edwards Air Force Base in California. He lives in California City.

’90sMike Newman ’91 was an-nounced as one of three recipi-ents of the 2009 First Quarter Achievement Award from the International Aerobatic Club for achievements in aerobatic flight and competition scor-ing. Newman was featured in the International Aerobatic Club magazine. He and his wife Cindy live in Ogallala.Mike Samp ’91 was pro-moted to assistant chief of police of the University of Wyoming Police Department in January 2009. His wife Missy (Gingrich) ’96 is the pro-gram assistant of the Honors Program at the University of Wyoming. They live in Laramie, Wyo.Esther Davison ’92, Pine Bluffs, Wyo., has published a book “Goodness and Mercy,” which is about her parents as missionaries in China.Cara (Porter) Rieb ’95 and her husband Dennis took a trip to Ireland in September 2009. They live in Cortez, Colo.Lenessa (Herring) Keehn ’96 is a teacher at Lead-Deadwood High School and is currently serving a two-year term on the South Dakota Association for Career and Technology Educators Board of Directors as the business di-vision president. She lives in Deadwood with her husband Josh.Amy (Wiese) Cofield ’96 is a secondary math teacher in the Academy School District 20.

She lives in Colorado Springs, Colo., with her husband Sam, daughter Jasmine and son Xavier.Niki (Frates) Salomon att ’98 is president of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy Alumni Association. She lives in Gothenburg with her husband Aaron att ’97, who is a PA-C at the Twin Rivers Urgent Care center in North Platte.Allison (Shearer) McBride ’99 received a masters in in-structional technology from the University of Nebraska Kearney in May 2009. She lives in Broadwater with her hus-band Ty.Dustin Ladenburger ’99, ’04 was honored as Nebraska Farm Bureau’s 2009 Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award winner at the Nebraska Farm Bureau convention in Kearney. Dustin was selected on the basis of performance in farm or ranch management, setting and achieving goals, overcoming obstacles, and service to the community and Farm Bureau. Dustin lives in Stratton.

’00sPaul Briseno ’00 has been hired as the assistant city manager for the City of Hays, Kansas, where he lives with his wife Heidi and their children.Kallene (O’Connor) West ’00 is employed with Modern Woodmen of America as a fi-nancial planner and was named the Colorado Rookie of the Year and the Colorado Agent of the Year for 2009. Kallene and her husband Jake ’00 live in Pueblo, Colo., where Jake is employed with Professional Bull Riders, Inc., and was named the controller for the company in December 2009.Dr. Jason Hesser ’02 has joined the Crete Area Medical Center as a full-time physician. Jason recently returned from Iraq, completing his military service with the Army National Guard. During his deployment, Captain Hesser served as a Field Surgeon with the 248th Area Support Medical Company out of Georgia. He is rotating at both the Crete and Wilber clinics. He lives in Crete with his wife Kate (Ebke) ’02 and their son Owen. Kate is also a physician with the Crete Area Medical Center.Heath Linn ’02 and his broth-er Chris Linn have recently purchased the Village Foods market in Morrill.Jennifer (Pritchett) Brown ’00 received her CPA license April 2009. She has been pro-

We want to hear from you! Alumni, please continue to let us know about your recent career moves, accom-plishments or adventures. Everyone wants to know how you are doing. Submit news to alumni@csc.edu.

Brian Webster ‘88 and Matthew Kanarick ‘89 completed the sixth annual Krispy Kreme Challenge in Raleigh, N.C., February 6. Beginning at the NC State Belltower, each runner runs 2 miles to the Krispy Kreme store on Peace St. in Raleigh. After down-ing a full dozen of the famous Krispy Kreme doughnuts, the run-ner must run the 2 miles back — all in one hour. We would like to thank Coach Ryan Baily for providing the CSC shirts worn during the challenge.

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moted to senior accountant at Fred A. Lockwood and Co. P.C. Jennifer lives in Chadron with her husband Bryan ’00, who is a teacher at Wolf Creek Schools, Pine Ridge, S.D.Todd Lowery MA ’02 is the head volleyball coach at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College and won the Red River Mountain Conference with a 30-0 record in 2009, qualifying for the NAIA National Volleyball Tournament. Todd was recently named the director of intercollegiate ath-letics at the University.Shawn Benton ’03 is the Alliance city finance manager. He lives in Alliance with his wife Keri (Stricker) ’03 and three daughters, Saige, Drew and Grae.Tim ’03 and Stephanie (Stoll) Hruby ’06 were hon-ored recently by the Farm Bureau as Excellence in Agriculture winners. The award is one given as part of Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers and Ranchers program. They ranch near Marsland with their daughter, Sophie.Laura Vaughan ’03 re-ceived her bachelor of sci-ence in nursing degree from the UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division in Scottsbluff, December 2009.Kalyn Mead ’04 served as as-sistant coach for the Wheatland Wyoming High School drama team. The Wheatland team won first place in their division at the Wyoming State Drama tournament at Casper College.Lyndsey Rice ’04 is an aca-demic advisor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.Erica Parish ’05 received a bachelor of science in nursing degree from the University of Nebraska College of Nursing in Omaha, December 2009.Zane Limbach ’05 has been assigned as branch manager and senior lender for Security First Bank at the Harrison Bank, Harrison.Brooke Martin ’05 graduated from Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine May 15, 2009. She lives in Glenwood Springs, Colo., and is an intern veterinarian at Glenwood Veterinary Clinic.Andrew Lenzen ’05 will serve as the interim associate dean at the WNCC Sidney campus until a permanent replace-ment is hired. Lenzen has been teaching mathematics at WNCC since 2002. He lives in Sidney with his wife Lydia and five children.Jas Bains MS ’06 has been

hired as an assistant football coach at Western State College in Gunnison, Colo.Clint Jordan ’06 is practicing with Family First Dental in Loup City after graduating dental school in 2009.Alicia Longe ’06 is a physician assistant with the Columbus Medical Center.Kiel Cook ’07 is the man-ager at Sieck Land & Cattle in Martin, S.D.Jed German ’07 has joined Contryman Associates, P.C., in Scottsbluff as an accountant in their tax department. Jed graduated with his master in professional accountancy from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln in December 2009.

Marriages’80sHarvey Foos ’83 and Elena Pechenitchnikova were mar-ried Aug. 29, 2009. They live in Edwards, Colo., and Harvey is employed at the Lions Square Lodge in Vail.

’90sBrandon Rock ’97 and Sanna Reckling were married June 8, 2009. They live in Long Valley, S.D.

’00sAngela Dewald ’00 and Anthony Simmons ’01 were married July 3, 2009. They live in Sheridan, Wyo., where Angela is a financial advisor for Edward Jones.Ashley Hughes att ’03 and Joe Martin ’06 were married June 24, 2006. They live in Potter where Ashley is the di-rector of the Potter-Dix Early Learning Facility and Joe teach-es 7-12 social studies, physi-cal education and coaches all seasons.Shelley Fischer ’02 and Aaron Reichmuth were married Sept. 12, 2009. They live in Humphrey.Lisa Thiessen ’02 and Matt Bahns were married Aug. 22, 2009. They live near Clarkson.Daniel Dorwart ’02 and Jennifer Koza ’04 were mar-ried Jan. 2, 2010. They live in Sidney where Dan is a high school teacher and basketball coach and Jenn is a financial consultant at Memorial Health Center.Brooke Weinrich att ’04 and Brad Nowak were married Oct. 17, 2009. They live in Hawaii where Brad is stationed at Hickam Air Force Base.Brittany Smith att ’04 and Tommaso Pagano were mar-ried July 11, 2009. They live

in Norfolk where Brittany is an occupational therapist.Tessa Covington ’05 and Chad White ’05 were mar-ried May 2, 2009. They live in Sabetha, Kan.Jennifer Weinmeister ’05 and Joseph Gaul were mar-ried Aug. 15, 2009. Jennifer is a family teacher at St. Joseph’s Children’s Home in Torrington, Wyo., and they live in Morrill.Rachel Novakovich ’05 and Jeremiah Vardiman ’05 were married Oct. 10, 2009. They live in Buffalo, Wyo. Rachel is the 4-H youth extension edu-cator and Jeremiah is finishing his master’s in wildlife biology in addition to being an appren-tice farrier.Shannon Reimann ’06 and Derik Underwood were mar-ried Jan. 1, 2010. They live in Alliance where Shannon is a teacher at Grandview Elementary.JoAnna Tatman ’06 and David Ver Meer were mar-ried Sept. 25, 2009. They live in Larchwood, Iowa and both work for a Pre-K-12 Christian curriculum publishing company in the marketing department. David is a senior graphic de-signer and JoAnna is a techni-cal copywriter.Amy Blemn ’07 and Spencer Lease were married Aug. 7, 2009. They live in Gering.Julie Christensen ’08 and James Innes ’07 were mar-ried Oct. 17, 2009. They live in Gillette, Wyo., where Julie teaches first grade and James is a detention officer for the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office.Ryan Milner MS ’08 and Sarah Thomas, current staff, were married Sept. 12, 2009. They live in Chadron where Sarah is the Nelson Physical Activities Center coordinator and Ryan is adjunct faculty.Giselle Andersen ’09 and Jacob Kruse were married Sept. 5, 2009. They live in Lincoln while Giselle continues her education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Future Eagles…’80sReanna to Duane and Jeaninne Davis ’88, Brady, Aug. 31, 2009. She joins sister Robin.

’90sAlexa to Shawn ’94 and Nicole (Langley) Shoemaker ’97, Potter, Sept. 14, 2009.Eastin Kraig to Lance att ‘97 and Erin (Johnson) Falzone ’99, Kempner, Texas, Nov.

25, 2009. Eastin joins brother Cason. Lance is in the Army stationed at Fort Hood and Erin is a geometry teacher at Copperas Cove High School.Ashlyn Lee to Bandy and Cory Wahlstrom att ’97, Firth, Dec. 20, 2009. She joins sib-lings Jacey, Colton and Karlie.Evan Granger to Randy ’97 and Hilary (Hulbert) Strom ’01, Gering, July 1, 2009. He joins sisters Emma and Ella.Brookelyn Starr to Cassidy (Cain) ’98 and Jay Camino ’99, Buffalo, Wyo., Jan. 4, 2010. She joins brothers Ben and Bryce.Jonas Bernt to Beth and Shaun Daugherty ’99, The Colony, Texas, Dec. 3, 2009.Jenna Sadie to Cynthia (Cooley) ’98 and Cory Degnan ’99, Ulysses, Kan., Jan. 4, 2010. She joins sister Abigail.

’00sLillian Marie and Greyeton Guyer to Kelly and Kimberly (Johnson) Sudbeck, Cozad, Dec. 18, 2009.Carson to Jeff and Kimberly (Duysen) Wickersham ’00, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Oct. 28, 2009. He joins brother Calvin.Gaitlin Gunner and Reece Rhyannon to Sarah (Keim) att ’00 and Kevin Janssen ME ’09, Omaha, Sept. 7, 2009.Linda Ann (Lindy) to Jim and Amy (Bradfield) Cornelius ’00, Farmington, N.M., Jan. 14, 2009.Brynnar Kai to Curt ’01 and Crystal (Harris) Bach ’01, Chadron, Oct. 27, 2009.MacKenzi to John and Kathy (Chrisman) Frush ’04, Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 11, 2008. Kathy is an associate profes-sor in Podiatry College at Des Moines University.Addison Marie to Amy and Matt Mason ’01, Thermopolis, Wyo., June 17, 2009.Braxton to Kendra (Petersen) ’01 and Tadd Schmid ’01, Eagle, Nov. 19, 2009.Kassie Danielle to Klinton and Jennifer (Wales) Dieken ’01, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Ala., April 9, 2009.Hudson Patrick to Diana and Patrick Friesen ’02, Omaha, Oct. 19, 2009.Kallie Lynn to Travis and Kristie (Luebe) Mundorf ’02, Springview, Sept. 28, 2009.Jacob Michael to Joseph ’02 and Sarah (Murray)

Dorshorst ’09, Hay Springs, Jan. 15, 2010.Chloe Serena to Marinda (Collier) ’02 and Devin Scott ’02, Clarkson, Oct. 19, 2009. She joins brother Bryon.Sophie to Jennifer (Pickering) ’02 and Michael Coleman ’02, Hershey, June 23, 2009.Korbin Scott and Braxton Lee to Tonya (Novasio) ’02 and Cody Barent ’02. Roberts, Mont., May 9, 2008.Jackson Wilder to Jason ’02 and Cody (Wilder) Anderson ’03, Gillette, Wyo., Oct. 2, 2009. He joins brother Matthew.Ronan Timothy to Wes and Melissa (Wagner) Jones ’03, Sundance, Wyo., Nov. 19, 2009. He joins brother Johnavon.Kevin Andrew to Sean ’03 and Becky (Stewart) Wolfe ’02, McCook, July 30, 2009. He joins brother Mark.Layla Keegan to Shannon (Jennings) BA ’03, MA ’04 and Dallas Balzly ’03, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 30, 2009.Blane Edward to Megan (Ostrander) ’04 and Aaron Hird ’06, Grants, N.M., Jan. 24, 2010.Miles Samuel and Clare Margaret to Nathan and Nicholl (Micek) Weber ’04, Pierce, March 5, 2010. They join sister Emanuell Marie.Neacy to Kirby and Dixie (Daily) Berger ’05, Saratoga, Wyo., Jan. 30, 2010.Brayden to Lee ’06 and Julie (Spenner) Burenheide ’06, Tilden, Jan. 23, 2009.Carson to Alisa and Dustin Favinger ’06, Cozad, September 2009.Paisley Michele to Lacey (LeZotte) ’06 and Ryan Hoffman ’07, Whitefish, Mont., Nov. 1, 2009. She joins sister Sydney. Ryan is the physical education teach-er and head wrestling coach at Whitefish High School and Lacey is a kindergarten teacher at Muldown Elementary.Aiden to Cassie and Jesse Hammer ’08, Spearfish, S.D., Dec. 18, 2009.

In Loving MemoryWilliam Best, friend, Las Vegas, Nev., died Dec. 2, 2009.Fern Bieganski, friend, Chadron, died Jan. 19, 2010.Edwin Bartling, current stu-

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This is Chadron State’s first evercomprehensive campaign!

We are securing gifts and pledges from alumni and friends,businesses and foundations to help with three goals:capital funds, endowment funds and annual funds.

For information regarding:donating online, the campaign’s three initiatives,the campaign video, and the National Campaign

Leadership Council

Go to our Web site atwww.csc.edu/foundation/vision2011

dent, Chadron, died March 7, 2010.Infant son Josh Liam, born to Jason ’02 and Theresa (Cool) Simpson ’06, Morrison, Colo., died Jan. 20, 2010.

’30sAgnes Amateis att ’30s, BS ’68, Bridgeport, died Nov. 19, 2009.Anastasia Hopkins att ’30s, BS 71, North Platte, died July 28, 2009.Martha Raben ’36, Crawford, died Jan. 25, 2010.Dora McHenry ’39, Sioux City, Iowa, died Jan. 24, 2010.

’50sHarry Taylor ’50, Moore, Okla., died Dec. 14, 2009.Robert S Nygaard ’55, Apple Valley, Calif., died Dec. 27, 2009.Gwen Peltz ’56, Rimrock, Ariz., died Feb. 10, 2010.Ben Crouse ’57, Papillion, died Dec. 25, 2009.Dean Haney ’57, Hyannis, died April 19, 2009.Noel Gray ’58 and former faculty, Chadron, died Dec. 26, 2009.

Don Schmaderer recalls that when he was a student at Chadron State College in the early 1960s, he was a member of a strategic planning group that tried to envision what the campus might look like as more of the nation’s “baby boomers” sought higher edu-cation and the college grew.

“We tried to imagine what would happen,” he said. “There was really nothing east of Crites Hall then, and what developed was about 10 times more than we ever anticipated. It was fun to watch the col-lege grow and develop. Now, I’m glad to see that planning is underway for more improve-ments through the Vision 2011 program.”

Don was a farm boy from Stuart who was recruited to play football for the Eagles by coaches Bill Baker and Dudley Draxton. He was a freshman on the Eagles’ un-defeated team in 1958 and was an all-conference player and captain of the 1961 team his senior year. He recalls his scholarship was a job in the cafeteria that paid 30 cents an hour and some of his meals. He also found time to serve as vice president of the Student Senate his senior year.

Don has been a banker in his hometown most of his career. He had a setback in June 2009, when his wife, Sally, passed away. He’s thank-ful that his three children and nine grandchildren live in Nebraska. He continues to serve as chairman of the board of the Tri-County Bank, which has branches in nearby Atkinson and Bassett, and he is involved in several commu-nity organizations.

Chadron State College has

remained one of his interests. He keeps tabs on the athlet-ic teams and other develop-ments and tries to get back to the campus at least once a year. Don has designated one of his IRA’s for the Living Legacy program through the Chadron State Foundation, and has this to say about his

decision: “Being involved in my community taught me that we need to develop partner-ships to make progress. Now is a good time to create a part-nership with Chadron State College and its Vision 2011 drive.

“Ross Armstrong and his wife, Ruby, and other Chadron State faculty mem-bers treated me like family, creating an environment for learning that gave me a good start for future success. I am happy that Chadron State College, as a small, progressive college, continues to improve the educational opportunities for its students.

“We can all be a part of this partnership with Chadron State by establishing scholar-ships for students and sup-porting the Vision 2011 fund drive.”

Don Schmaderer—A Living Legacy Member

April 22-25� Theatre: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Memorial Hall 24� Alumni Gathering in Palm Desert, Calif. 25� Faculty Recital: Adam Lambert and James Margetts, 3 p.m. Chicoine Atrium 27� Wind Symphony and Community Symphonic Band Concert, 7:30 p.m. Memorial Hall 27� Softball postgame celebration, 6 p.m. Country Kitchen 30� Vocal and Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Memorial Hall

MAy 7� Ivy Day 8� Graduation 15�-16� Softball Skills camp 22 Alumni Gathering in New Castle, N.H. 22-23 Softball Team Camp 28� Post Playhouse Opening, Fort Robinson State Park

June 2-16� Football Camps 4�-6� Men’s Basketball Team Camps 5�-6� Softball All-Around Camp 14�-17� Women’s Basketball Youth Camp 18�-20� Women’s Basketball Team Camp 20�-23 Wrestling Camp 22-25� Team Distance Running Camp 25�-26� Men’s Basketball College Bound Camp 25�-27� Track and Field Technique Camps 27�-30� Men’s Basketball Youth Camp

Check www.csc.edu for specifics on any of the above events.

Coming Attractions

Don Schmaderer

’60sJames Kommers ’62, Chandler, Ariz., died Nov. 27, 2009.Sarah Genoways ’65, Lincoln, died Dec. 13, 2009.Linda Ross MA ’65, Buffalo, Wyo., died Jan. 16, 2010.Carl “Butch” Campbell ’68, Roswell, N.M., died Aug. 4, 2009.Deloris Anderson ’69, Lodgepole, died Jan. 12, 2010.

’70sJacque Schmiedt MS ’70, SPE ’79, Wheatland, Wyo., died Dec. 3, 2009.Eric Snook MS ’72, Chadron, died Dec. 21, 2009.Gary Huber ’75, Newcastle, Wyo., died Aug. 9, 2009.Leroy “Bud” Bruce SPE ’78, Sidney, died July 2, 2009.

’80sKenneth Schroder ’89, Hay Springs, died Dec. 29, 2009.

’90sJoshua Hawthorne att ’94, Ellensburg, Wash., died Jan. 17, 2010.Cindi (Mader) Sutton ’94, Scottsbluff, died Nov. 2, 2009.