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| Established | 1910 |
| Type: | Public |
| President: | Dr. Richard Collings |
| Students: | 3,396 |
| Location | Wayne, Nebraska, USA |
| Campus: | Rural, 128 acres |
| Mascot: | Wildcats |
| Website: | www.wsc.edu |
Wayne State College is a four-year public college in the Nebraska State College System in Wayne, Nebraska. The current enrollment is 3,356. The college opened as a State Normal School in 1910 after the State purchased the private Nebraska Normal College (established 1891).
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Academics
Wayne State offers 90 different programs of study in four Schools: Arts and Humanities, Business and Technology, Education and Counseling, and Natural and Social Sciences. Wayne State also offers many classes at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Nebraska.
Athletics
Wayne State offers 15 NCAA Division II sports and is a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The nickname is the Wildcats. WSC offers Baseball, Men and Women's Basketball, Men and Women's Cross Country, Football, Men and Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Softball, Men and Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, and Women's Volleyball. The football team plays at Bob Cunningham Field and is coached by Dan McLaughlin, a former Nebraska assistant. The Wildcats had a 5-6 record in 2006.
Points of interest
Notable Alumni
- John G. Neihardt(1881-1973)--Writer and poet. Poet Laureate of Nebraska, author of Black Elk Speaks.
John H. Kyl (1919-2002)--U.S. political figure. Member of the House of Representatives from Iowa's Fourth Congressional District 1959-1965, 1967-1973. Asst. Secretary, Dept. of the Interior, 1973-1977. Father of Arizona Senator John Kyl. Gale McGee (1915-1992)--U.S. political figure. Democratic Senator from Wyoming 1959-1977. U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States. Valdemar (Val) Peterson (1903-1983)--U.S. political figure. Governor of Nebraska 1947-1953, Director of Federal Civil Defense Administration, Ambassador to Denmark and Finland. Wayne State College's Peterson Fine Arts Building is named after him. James Keogh--Journalist and political adivsor. Assistant managing editor of Time Magazine, Special Assistant to President Richard Nixon, Director U.S. Information Agency. W. Ward Reynoldson (1920--) Iowa State Supreme Court Justice 1971-1987, Chief Justice 1978-1987. 1942 Graduate of Wayne State Teachers College. Served in Navy during World War II.
Brad Ottis -- Former NFL defensive end/defensive tackle [1] [2]
- Brett Salisbury -- All-American Quarterback and model/actor
- Kevin Swayne -- AFL and NFL wide receiver
- Brian Wansink -- Cornell University Professor and author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think
- DaVarryl Williamson -- Quarterback and boxer
- Byron Chamberlain -- NFL and Pro Bowl tight end
- Dana Childs -- Radio personality
- Lamart Cooper -- NCAA Division II 55-meter dash national champion,[3] former AFL wide receiver/defensive back [4]
- Eric Dwight -- Actor and screenplay writer
- Hilda Neihardt -- History author and daughter of John G. Neihardt
External links
| Nebraska State College System |
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| Chadron State College • Peru State College • Wayne State College |
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| Bemidji State • Concordia Saint Paul • Mary • Minnesota Crookston • Minnesota State Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State • Coming in 2008: Augustana • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State, Mankato • St. Cloud State |
