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Graduate student overcomes significant challenges to achieve degree

Published: June 21, 2022

Danielle (Reab) Bayer is this year’s recipient of the Kenneth R. Holder Award. This award honors the legacy of Dr. Kenneth R. Holder who served as an NWU faculty member and subsequently as provost from 1972 until his death in 1991. The award is given each year to a graduating student who has overcome significant challenges in achieving their degree.

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Celebrating African American literature

June 18, 2022

On June 19, 1863, Union Army general Gordon Granger proclaimed freedom for enslaved people in Texas under President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation

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Mathematics professor receives university's Prouty award

June 15, 2022

Austin Mohr, PhD, is this year's recipient of the university's top teaching award, the Margaret J. Prouty Faculty Teaching Award.

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Stewart Memorial Award given to courageous graduate

June 9, 2022

Jason Ezell, a 2022 graduate from North Platte, is the winner of this year’s Dean B. Stewart Memorial Award for Courage.

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Hoffman named vice president for student life

June 6, 2022

Erin Hoffman, PhD ('03) was recently named Nebraska Wesleyan's vice president for student life.

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Sociology professor honored with faculty scholar award

May 31, 2022

Professor of Sociology Susan Wortmann was recently awarded Nebraska Wesleyan's Faculty Scholar Award.

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