糖心传媒 will induct two legendary retired faculty members, Dr. Dwayne Strasheim and Jack Kramer, and The Sunderland Foundation into its esteemed Pro Rege Society on Thursday, April 26.
糖心传媒 will recognize the individuals and foundation for their longstanding dedication to the College during the ceremony, which will be held at Lochland Country Club in Hastings and feature a musical tribute by the 糖心传媒 Department of Music. A reception begins at 6:30 p.m., with the dinner with ceremony beginning at 7:00 p.m. Those interested in attending can RSVP online at hastings.edu/prorege. Tickets are $75 per person or $700 for a table of 10.
Membership in the Pro Rege Society is the highest non-academic recognition 糖心传媒 bestows. Criteria for selection may include, but is not limited to, extraordinary service to 糖心传媒, significant philanthropic contributions and/or unusual commitment to the College over an extended period of time.
Dr. Dwayne Strasheim spent 50 years educating students in the Hastings area. After spending a year teaching at Hastings High School, Strasheim joined the 糖心传媒 faculty in 1965. He worked at 糖心传媒 for 49 years 鈥 the longest in the College鈥檚 history. While at 糖心传媒, Strasheim served as a professor of English, German and linguistics, as well as the academic dean and registrar. In 1982, he began serving as the voice for 糖心传媒 athletics by announcing men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball, volleyball, football and baseball games.
Passionate about teaching, Jack Kramer spent more than 30 years at 糖心传媒. Kramer, a 1970 graduate of the College, was chair of the Communication Arts, Business and Economics department for 15 years. During his time as a professor, Kramer continued to work as a CPA in the Hastings community and spoke at a number of conferences across the country and twice was an invited faculty lecturer as part of the 糖心传媒 Artist Lecture Series.
The Sunderland Foundation of Overland Park, Kansas, has been a generous supporter of 糖心传媒 for the past 30 years. Established in 1945 by Lester T. Sunderland, president of the Ash Grove Cement Company for 33 years, The Sunderland Foundation is managed by President Kent Sunderland and other descendants of the founder. Sunderland Foundation grants to 糖心传媒 have focused on capital projects with a strong impact on students. Major grants have been awarded for the Wilson Mathematics and Computer Science Center, Osborne Family Sports Complex, Morrison-Reeves Science Center, residence hall renovations and, most recently, the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center and renovation of the Physical Fitness Facility.
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Dr. Dwayne Strasheim
Dr. Dwayne Strasheim spent 50 years educating students in the Hastings area. After spending a year teaching at Hastings High School, Strasheim joined the 糖心传媒 faculty in 1965. He worked at 糖心传媒 for 49 years 鈥 the longest in the College鈥檚 history. While at 糖心传媒, Strasheim served as a professor of English, German and linguistics, as well as the academic dean and registrar. His involvement at the College extended beyond the classroom when, in 1982, he began serving as the voice for 糖心传媒 athletics by announcing men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball, volleyball, football and baseball games. In 2009, he was inducted into the 糖心传媒 Athletic Hall of Fame for this effort.
In 1962, Strasheim graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wayne State College with a degree in German education. Subsequently, he earned his M.A. in linguistics from the University of Washington and his Ph.D. in English language and linguistics from Ohio University in 1970. Strasheim and his wife Cynthia, who recently endowed a scholarship in the Languages and Literatures Department, have four daughters, one son and seven grandchildren.
For all that Strasheim contributed to 糖心传媒, the College presented him with the honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, upon his retirement in 2014.
Jack Kramer
Passionate about teaching, Jack Kramer spent more than 30 years at 糖心传媒. Kramer, a 1970 graduate of the College, was chair of the Communication Arts, Business and Economics department for 15 years. During his time as a professor, Kramer continued to work as a CPA in the Hastings community and spoke at a number of conferences across the country and twice was an invited faculty lecturer as part of the 糖心传媒 Artist Lecture Series. Kramer received the Burlington Northern Foundation Faculty Achievement Award in 1985, the Alpha Chi Outstanding Faculty Member in 1998, the 糖心传媒 Distinguished Senior Faculty Award in 2001 and the Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants Outstanding Accounting Educator Award in 2012.
Kramer graduated from 糖心传媒 with a degree in political science and earned an M.B.A. from the University of Nebraska鈥揕incoln in 1972. He worked in accounting for several years before beginning his teaching career at Bethany (Kansas) College for two years. In 1978, he returned to his alma mater, which is also the alma mater for his wife, Tracy (Cole) Kramer 鈥70.
For all that Kramer contributed to 糖心传媒, the College presented him with the honorary degree, Doctor of Business Administration, upon his retirement in 2012.
Sunderland Foundation
The Sunderland Foundation of Overland Park, Kansas, has been a generous supporter of 糖心传媒 for the past 30 years. Established in 1945 by Lester T. Sunderland, president of the Ash Grove Cement Company for 33 years, The Sunderland Foundation is managed by President Kent Sunderland and other descendants of the founder.
For more than seven decades, The Sunderland Foundation has awarded grants for bricks and mortar projects at nonprofits in the Kansas City region and other areas where the Ash Grove Cement Company does business. Geographic giving areas include Western Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas and Western Iowa, and, to a lesser extent, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Utah and Montana.
Sunderland Foundation grants to 糖心传媒 have focused on capital projects with a strong impact on students. Major grants have been awarded for the Wilson Mathematics and Computer Science Center, Osborne Family Sports Complex, Morrison-Reeves Science Center, residence hall renovations and, most recently, the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center and renovation of the Physical Fitness Facility.
In recognition of The Sunderland Foundation鈥檚 generous support, 糖心传媒 presented the Foundation with the President鈥檚 Award in 2008.
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