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News and Stories

2025 Distinguished Midland Family Award: Johnson/Bartek/Langemeier/Osborne Family

2025 Distinguished Midland Family Award: Johnson/Bartek/Langemeier/Osborne Family

September 12, 2025
The ties to Midland University run nearly 80 years for members of the Johnson/Bartek/Langemeier/Osborne families. Those families are being recognized during Homecoming weekend with the Distinguished Midland Family Award. They will be honored during the Alumni & Legacy Awards Brunch on Sunday,...Read more

Soor, '25, Living Out Her Dream on the Soccer Pitch

Soor, '25, Living Out Her Dream on the Soccer Pitch

October 29, 2025
Jaya Soor, ’25, is realizing her lifelong dream of playing the sport she loves at the professional level. Soor is playing for CD Doña Blanca in the Tercera Federación Femenina league in Spain. The team is based in El Puerto de Santa María, a coastal town in the southwest part of the country. “Being...Read more

2025 Outstanding Young Alumni Award: Kia Abdool '09

2025 Outstanding Young Alumni Award: Kia Abdool '09

September 12, 2025
One visit to Midland University’s campus was all it took to convince Kia Abdool ’09 that was where she wanted to take the next step in her educational journey. Abdool is being honored with the Outstanding Young Alumni Award during Midland’s Homecoming weekend. She will be recognized during the...Read more

2025 Alumni Achievement Award: Russ Gronewold '84

2025 Alumni Achievement Award: Russ Gronewold '84

September 12, 2025
Excellence in the classroom, and on the football field, was more than enough to lure Russ Gronewold ’84, to Midland University. Russ is being recognized with the Midland University Alumni Achievement Award during Homecoming weekend. He will be honored during the Alumni & Legacy Awards Brunch on...Read more

Warriors to Induct the 1994 Football Team into Athletic Hall of Fame

Warriors to Induct the 1994 Football Team into Athletic Hall of Fame

September 12, 2025
Midland University’s 1994 football team embodied what being a team was all about - both on and off the field. That squad is being recognized with induction into the Warrior Athletic Hall of Fame. They will be honored during the Warrior Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet Friday, Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. at the...Read more

World’s Apart: Students Learn About Tanzanian Way of Life as Part of Study Away Excursion

World’s Apart: Students Learn About Tanzanian Way of Life as Part of Study Away Excursion

September 4, 2025
One thing that Dr. Cammy Romanuck Murphy has learned through a lifetime of traveling – seeing truly is believing. “No matter how you describe your own travel experiences, no one can ever fully understand what it’s like until they have gone and created their own experiences,” she said. “I’ve never...Read more

Midland University Receives Grant from NSA

Midland University Receives Grant from NSA

June 19, 2025
Midland University was recently awarded a $21,265 Community Forestry Infrastructure grant from the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum (NSA). The grant was part of $10 million in grant funds awarded to NSA in 2024 by the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry program. The goal of the grant...Read more

Midland University Presents Bishop Dr. Frederick Shoo with Honorary Doctorate Degree

Midland University Presents Bishop Dr. Frederick Shoo with Honorary Doctorate Degree

June 12, 2025
Bishop Dr. Frederick Shoo was presented with an honorary doctorate degree from Midland University during a ceremony on May 28th on the Midland campus. Shoo serves as the Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania and the Bishop of the ELCT Northern Diocese in Tanzania. Shoo...Read more

Jody Horner, Dr. Nick Schreck Recognized by Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce as Compass Award Winners

Jody Horner, Dr. Nick Schreck Recognized by Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce as Compass Award Winners

May 8, 2025
Former Midland University President Jody Horner and Dr. Nick Schreck, Dean for the Dunklau School of Business at Midland, were each recognized as Compass Award winners by the Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce during the Chamber’s Leadership Banquet on May 5 at the Fremont Golf Club. “A compass...Read more

Col. Ted Hanger to Speak at Midland University Undergraduate Commencement

Col. Ted Hanger to Speak at Midland University Undergraduate Commencement

May 5, 2025
Midland University is excited to announce Col. Ted Hanger as its keynote speaker for the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony Saturday, May 11, at 10 a.m. at the Wikert Event Center. Hanger will address more than 250 undergraduate students during the ceremony, which will also feature remarks from...Read more

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