A Dawes County native and Chadron State College graduate, Sharla Tollman Dowding, is the recipient of the Outstanding Biology Teacher Award for Wyoming for 2004. She received the honor at the recent National Association of Biology Teachers Convention in Chicago.

• Date: October 18, 2004
• Author: CSC College Relations
• Category: Campus Announcements|Campus News

A total of 66 upperclassmen have been nominated for homecoming royalty at Chadron State College. Homecoming and Band Day will be Saturday, Oct. 23. Western State College will be the Eagles’ football opponent.

• Date: October 15, 2004
• Author: CSC College Relations
• Category: Campus Events|Campus News

Progress is being made in improving the education for Indian children in Nebraska schools, but much more remains to be accomplished, according to the state’s commissioner of education, Doug Christensen.

• Date: October 14, 2004
• Author: Con Marshall, Director of Information
• Category: Campus News

The first Mari Sandoz Festival will be Friday, Oct. 15 in the Student Center at Chadron State College. Students and faculty from 10 area high schools have been extended special invitations to participate, but the program is open to the public without charge.

• Date: October 12, 2004
• Author: CSC College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Sandoz Society

Chadron State College will dedicate the new Heritage Trail with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday, Oct. 16, at 11 a.m. The ceremony, which is open to the public, will be south of the Chadron State Maintenance Services Building.

• Date: October 12, 2004
• Author: CSC College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Chadron State Alumni & Foundation

Tickets are available for the performance by “The Second City,” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20 in Memorial Hall at Chadron State College. The program is part of the Galaxy Series.

• Date: October 11, 2004
• Author: CSC College Relations
• Category: Campus Events|Campus News

Tim Giago, who gained national recognition the past 2 ½ decades as a Lakota newspaper publisher and syndicated columnist, told an audience at Chadron State College on Thursday about his experiences ranging from his education at Jesuit elementary school on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to a recent brief U.S. Senate campaign.

• Date: October 7, 2004
• Author: Justin Haag, Communications Coordinator
• Category: Campus Announcements|Campus News

The annual German Oktoberfest in the Student Center at Chadron State College will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12.

• Date: October 5, 2004
• Author: CSC College Relations
• Category: Campus Events|Campus News

Topics ranging from quilts to museum security and copyright laws will be discussed Thursday and Friday, Oct. 7 and 8, when the Nebraska Museums Association has its annual conference at Chadron State College.

• Date: October 5, 2004
• Author: CSC College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Chadron certified public accountant Keith Spencer, who provided invaluable service to the Chadron State Foundation for about 35 years, will be presented the college’s Distinguished Service Award Friday evening. The presentation will be made during the foundation’s annual dinner in the Student Center.

• Date: October 5, 2004
• Author: CSC College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Employee Awards & Achievements