Karissa Johnson, a junior human biology student from Hershey, was elected the 2005-2006 Chadron State College Student Senate president last week. She will succeed Ryan Morgan, a senior from Ogallala.

• Date: April 21, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Dr. Monty Fickel, Chadron State College Mathematics Department chairman and professor, has received the Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology. It was presented during the 16th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning at Jacksonville, Fla., on March 29-April 2.

• Date: April 20, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Dr. Robert Duron, Chadron State associate professor of business, has been selected as the regional winner of the Teaching Excellence Award of the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.

• Date: April 20, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

While the six members of the panel on “Water Issues in Western Nebraska” at Chadron State College Monday night did not agree on several issues, they did agree that Nebraska is a long ways from solving problems involving the precious commodity.

• Date: April 19, 2005
• Author: Con Marshall
• Category: Campus News

The madcap comedy, “Arsenic and Old Lace,” will be presented this weekend by the theater program at Chadron State College. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 21-23 and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 24 in Memorial Hall.

• Date: April 19, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Something like the story of “How the West Was Won,” Dr. Don Green told how the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center at Chadron State College became a reality Friday night while speaking at a dinner in the center.

• Date: April 16, 2005
• Author: Con Marshall
• Category: Campus News

Chadron State College’s Geoscience Club will host an Earth Day celebration Sunday April 24. The celebration, which will be free and open to the public, will be from noon to 5 p.m. at the area between the Student Center and Math and Science Building.

• Date: April 15, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Cindy Golden of Superior, Colo., will tell an audience at Chadron State College about her experiences as a member of the Strategic World Impact Tsunami Relief Team, a Christian ministry which has provided relief at the ravaged Banda Aceh area of Indonesia following the December 2004 disaster. Golden’s presentation, which is free and open to the public, will be Wednesday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Student Center.

• Date: April 14, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Two Chadron State College graduates who have had outstanding careers as high school band directors were inducted into the CSC Music Hall of Fame Sunday afternoon during the wind ensemble concert. They are Robert Nygaard of Apple Valley, Calif., and Larry Rathbun of Millard North High School in Omaha. There are now 13 in the Hall of Fame.

• Date: April 13, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

A trumpet recital will be presented by Joe Rischling of Chadron at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 17 in the Chicoine Atrium of the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center at Chadron State College.

• Date: April 13, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News