News and Stories

News and Stories

The Inspiring Name Behind Midland’s New Miller Hall

The Inspiring Name Behind Midland’s New Miller Hall

October 31, 2019
James Miller ’52 was killed in a car crash late one afternoon in 1962. As tragic as all unexpected deaths are, his hit the Fremont community especially hard. Still, despite being cut short, the legacy of James Miller, and his wife Donna, has carried on. And as powerful as his short life was, the...Read more

Suhr Legacy to Live On at Midland

Suhr Legacy to Live On at Midland

October 29, 2019
Joel Suhr ‘76, was a big man with an even bigger heart, and he always had a special place in that heart for Midland University. Suhr passed away on Sept. 5, 2018 at the age of 64. He was a member of the Warriors basketball team from 1972-76 and the pride in his alma mater remained with him long...Read more

Midland to Take on Creighton in Nationally Televised Game

Midland to Take on Creighton in Nationally Televised Game

October 25, 2019
Midland University’s men’s basketball team will be in the national spotlight when it takes on Creighton University on Dec. 28 at 5 p.m. at the CHI Health Center Arena in Omaha. Fox Sports 1 will provide live coverage of the game to a national audience. It will be the first meeting between the...Read more

Midland Honors 2019 Petrow and Bracker Award Recipients

Midland Honors 2019 Petrow and Bracker Award Recipients

October 24, 2019
Midland University honored three outstanding members of its athletic family on Oct. 4 at the Warrior Athletic Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet. David “Joe” Berg, III was presented with the Petrow Award for the outstanding all-around male athlete at the University. Jessica Peters and Priscilla O’Dowd...Read more

Lack Family Selected as 2019 Distinguished Midland Family

Lack Family Selected as 2019 Distinguished Midland Family

October 7, 2019
Rev. Arnold Lack had a big impact on Midland University. Little did he know, the school would leave an even bigger impact on his family. The Lack family came to Fremont in the late 1970s when Arnold took a job as vice president of advancement at then-Midland Lutheran College. Even after he moved on...Read more

Midland University Names Rev. Scott Johnson as New Director of Campus Ministries

Midland University Names Rev. Scott Johnson as New Director of Campus Ministries

October 4, 2019
Midland University is pleased to announce the addition of Rev. Scott Johnson as its new Director of Campus Ministries. Johnson joins Midland after serving as pastor at St. Petri Lutheran Church in Story City, Iowa for the past seven years. St. Petri is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran...Read more

Midland Inducts Five New Members Into Warrior Athletic Hall of Fame

Midland Inducts Five New Members Into Warrior Athletic Hall of Fame

October 4, 2019
Midland University welcomed five new members into the Warrior Athletic Hall of Fame during Homecoming 2019. Clint J. Eikmeier, ’04, was a standout in Football and Baseball at Midland from 2000-2004. On the football field, Clint set an all-time Midland record for total tackles in a career with 387,...Read more

Senator Lynne Walz '94 Selected for 2019 Alumni Achievement Award

Senator Lynne Walz '94 Selected for 2019 Alumni Achievement Award

October 3, 2019
Lynne Walz loves helping people. As a teacher, social worker, realtor, legislator and mother of three, Walz has dedicated her life to helping serve others. A 1994 Midland University graduate, Walz is being recognized with an Alumni Achievement Award. No matter where her career has taken her, Walz’s...Read more

Tyler Erwin '00 Selected for 2019 Distinguished Young Alumni Award

Tyler Erwin '00 Selected for 2019 Distinguished Young Alumni Award

October 3, 2019
Rich McGill watched as the quarterback got pancaked to the cold turf over and over on that bitter night in Laurel in 1994. It was the Class C2 state championship game and Cambridge jumped on Laurel early and often, blitzing almost every play in a game that ended 73-28. But the quarterback never...Read more

Midland University Deploys Apple iPad Initiative for Creative Innovation, Digital Learning

Midland University Deploys Apple iPad Initiative for Creative Innovation, Digital Learning

September 23, 2019
Midland University has launched a campus-wide digital learning initiative that puts Apple devices in the hands of more than 1,000 full-time undergraduate students this semester. For the roll-out of Midland 1:1, the university created a special tech-oriented space on the Fremont campus, complete...Read more

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