Seven to receive alumni honors
Seven graduates of Chadron State College will be among those receiving special alumni honors at the institution this fall.
The list includes five recipients of the institution’s Distinguished Alumni Award and two recipients of the Distinguished Young Alumni Award. The awards, along with CSC’s Athletic Hall of Fame inductions, will be presented during a luncheon in the Student Center as part of CSC’s homecoming celebration Saturday, Oct. 27.
The Distinguished Alumni Award recipients are former CSC director of information Con Marshall of Chadron, NBA team executive Larry Riley of Oakland, Calif., healthcare company CEO Susan (Woeppel) Salka of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., retired physical therapist David “Cactus” Shumway of Centennial, Colo., and research entomologist R. Nelson Foster of Mesa, Ariz.
Those receiving the Distinguished Young Alumni Award are Nebraskaland magazine regional editor Eric Fowler of Lincoln and cardiologist Joe Tuma of Rapid City, S.D.
The awards are presented to graduates who have shown exceptional service to the college, their career or their community. The award for young alumni is presented to those who are under age 40 or have been graduates for less than 20 years.
Tickets for the luncheon may be obtained by contacting the Alumni Office at 308-432-6366.
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