Alumni in the News

Alumni in the News

We love to see stories about our alumni in the news! If you would like to share a story with us, please email alumni.midlandu.edu.

Cindy Menzel '81, Named Metro Educator of the Year by the Omaha Archdiocese

Cindy Menzel '81, Named Metro Educator of the Year by the Omaha Archdiocese

September 27, 2019
Cindy Menzel, a teacher at St. Mary’s Catholic School, was named the Metro Educator of the Year — Elementary by the Archdiocese of Omaha. She was honored Sept. 12 at the 2019 Archbishop’s Dinner for Education. Read the entire story here .Read more

Brenda Davis '91, Joins Lincoln Community Foundation

Brenda Davis '91, Joins Lincoln Community Foundation

September 22, 2019
The Lincoln Community Foundation (LCF) welcomed Brenda Davis to the staff as a senior accountant. Read the entire story here .Read more

Edie Hessman Ronhovde '82, Trains Therapy & Service Dogs

Edie Hessman Ronhovde '82, Trains Therapy & Service Dogs

September 4, 2019
Edie Ronhovde recently retired after teaching for 25 years in the Fremont Public Schools system. But she and her husband, Mike, take their therapy dogs to see Nye Legacy residents. Mike takes his dog, Zoey, to Fremont High School, where he teaches math. Ronhovde’s trek into therapy and service dog...Read more

Dr. Seria Chatters-Smith '00, Receives Inaugural Diversity & Inclusion Award

Dr. Seria Chatters-Smith '00, Receives Inaugural Diversity & Inclusion Award

September 2, 2019
The Community Diversity Group presented its third biannual Community Diversity Conference, “Embracing and Implementing Inclusion,” this summer to a sold-out crowd of 260 people at the Penn Stater. At the conference, CDG honored Dr. Seria Chatters-Smith and Webster’s Bookstore and Café as the...Read more

Mark Peiffer '11, Delivers Baby Just Days into His Job

Mark Peiffer '11, Delivers Baby Just Days into His Job

August 28, 2019
Berlin Borough Police Officer Mark Pfeiffer delivered a baby girl on his second full night on the job. Pfeiffer was a star wrestler at Overbrook High School where he later taught and coached. He also was a standout wrestler in college. Read the entire story here .Read more

Marissa Erdman Joins Ewert Center

Marissa Erdman Joins Ewert Center

August 26, 2019
The Ewert Recreation Center has a new head soccer instructor, and her experience and professional reputation in the game is extensive. Erdman said she was pulled up to play for the Minnesota team on a few occasions, and that it was an awesome experience for her. Following her time playing for the U...Read more

Dr. Troy Brainard '90, Named President of the Board of Directors for the Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association

Dr. Troy Brainard '90, Named President of the Board of Directors for the Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association

August 23, 2019
Dr. Troy Brainard of Brainard Chiropractic in Fremont was appointed president of the board of directors at the Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association’s (NCPA) annual membership meeting. Brainard, who will serve a two-year term, will lead board activities and provide general oversight of the...Read more

Q&A With Educator Nicole Boddye Cloudt '93

Q&A With Educator Nicole Boddye Cloudt '93

August 13, 2019
Nicole Boddye Cloudt joined Blair Community Schools. Read more here .Read more

Exavier Edwards Playing Football in Turkey

Exavier Edwards Playing Football in Turkey

August 9, 2019
Exavier Edwards is one of two Americans playing football in Turkey, including former Midland receiver Exavier Edwards. Read the entire story here .Read more

Julie Luther Schmale '87 Earns Prestigious Honor From Banking School

Julie Luther Schmale '87 Earns Prestigious Honor From Banking School

August 8, 2019
Julie Schmale has passed many tests in her banking career with hard work, intelligence and enthusiasm. The Cass County resident aced one of her biggest exams in late July with a degree from a prestigious institution. Schmale earned a degree from the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC) at...Read more

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