Lottie (Fryer) Nilsen, a 1995 Hastings College graduate, was awarded the James H Nobil Professional Achievement Award for her actions with The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County in Boca Raton, Florida. Nilsen has helped the Federation by taking on challenges, going outside her box and persevering. For more than 40 years, The Jewish […]
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JohnCarl Denkovich ends every email with these words from 19th century social reformer and orator Frederick Douglass: “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken [adults].” The quotation is especially apt given the 2006 Hastings College graduate’s recent appointment as director of communications and program development for Holland Children’s Institute and Holland
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Contrary to the general excitement at the prospect of the school year’s end, Kevin Toner, an exchange student from Northern Ireland, wasn’t ready to head home May 17. Needless to say, the computer science major who attends Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) in Northern Ireland enjoyed his year at Hastings College. Toner didn’t originally plan on
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Austin Schlichtman began his career as a child life specialist which, interestingly enough, led him to write a children’s book to help explain death before switching roles to work with The Bungie Foundation, the nonprofit arm of a gaming developer who created Destiny and Halo that also provides iPads to children’s hospitals. The 2009 Hastings
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It was an elm, wizened by years, roots below grown deep and weighty in Hastings College soil, branches wide above offering shady embrace, and it greeted all—students, alumni, families—from its post at the corner of 12th and Elm. In 1990, Hastings College greeted 10 new faculty, including Tom Kreager, who became assistant professor of glass.
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Dr. Constance Malloy, professor of English, is retiring after 27 years at Hastings College. Through the years, Dr. Malloy has supported many campus organizations; mentored hundreds of students; provided hospitality to students, immigrants and refugees; and conducted several J-Term classes following a French theme—from cooking and film to travel to France. A native of Stockton,
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The Omaha Symphony produces 40 concerts a season, and it’s made possible in part thanks to three Hastings College graduates who work behind the scenes. Diane (Knapp) Coffin ‘86, Jennifer (Gray) Kreitz-Couch ‘97 and Kevin Hendrix ‘98 are all part of what they describe as something special. While you won’t see them on stage during
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Dr. John Bohmfalk has a special knack for adding heart to the rather analytical world of biochemistry. His joyful, compassionate temperament, enthusiastic teaching style and occasional eccentricities have helped decades of Hastings College students navigate the complexities of life-focused sciences — and life itself. “Dr. Bohmfalk was a professor, a father and a friend to
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You might think that Matt Darling ‘03, vice president of donor services at the Omaha Community Foundation, works exclusively with CEO’s, business executives and other members of the “top 1 percent.” But the idea that philanthropy is the sole province of the wealthy is a common misperception, said Darling, who counts small business owners and
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Doug Phelps, a 1981 and 1989 (MAT) Hastings College graduate and an associate professor of Teacher Education, is retiring after 17 years at the College. At HC, he taught science methods courses and Physical Geography and Instructional Tools for Teachers. Before coming to Hastings College, he worked as a science instructor at Central Community College
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