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Alumnus of the Year
Don Messer, Denver, received his bachelor’s
degree from DWU, his master’s degree and doctorate from Boston
University and an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from DWU.
Messer served 29 years as a university and seminary president, including
10 years at Dakota Wesleyan University and 19 years at the Iliff
School of Theology, Denver. Messer works as the executive director
of the Center for the Church and Global AIDS and serves as president
emeritus and professor emeritus of practical theology at Iliff.
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Outstanding Service to
Alma Mater
Daniel Duffy, Rapid City, received his bachelor’s
degree from DWU and his Juris Doctor from the University of South
Dakota School of Law. Duffy was inducted into the DWU Athletic Hall
of Fame in 1999 and received the Young Alumnus of the Year award
in 1996. He served on the DWU Board of Trustees from 1995 until
2008. Duffy is a partner with the law firm of Bangs, McCullen, Butler,
Foye & Simmons of Rapid City and Sioux Falls. |
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Outstanding Professional
Achievement
Maybelle Schein, Sioux Falls, graduated from the
Methodist Hospital School of Nursing and received her bachelor’s
degree from DWU. Schein works as a staff nurse and in hospice care
at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. She previously worked for
the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta and hospitals in Atlanta,
New York, Sioux Falls and Mitchell. |
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Outstanding Educator
Jerry Miller, Sioux Falls, received his bachelor’s
degree from DWU and his master’s degree from South Dakota
State University. Miller retired from teaching in 2003, but he continues
to serve as a head football coach for Montrose High School. He has
been a coach and teacher since 1963, working at more than 10 South
Dakota high schools and colleges. |
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Humanitarian of the Year
Charlotte Nold, Chicago, received her bachelor’s
degree from DWU, Master of Divinity degree from Garrett Evangelical
Theological Seminary and Doctor of Ministry degree from Northern
Baptist Theological Seminary, Lombard, Ill. Nold currently serves
as the senior pastor at St. John United Church of Christ, Chicago,
where she has been involved in a variety of ministries. |
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Young Alumna of the Year
Paula Larson, Nashville, Tenn., received her bachelor’s
degree from DWU and master’s degree from the University of
Minnesota. She works at the Tennessee Department of Environment
and Conservation as the coordinator of a used oil recycling program
and at Country Music Television in Nashville as an audience specialist
and recycling implementer. |
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Outstanding Nursing Professional
Debra Leibel, Burke, received her associate’s
degree from DWU and bachelor’s and master’s degrees from
South Dakota State University. She is employed as a family nurse practitioner
at the Community Memorial Hospital of Burke, the Burke Medical Clinic
and the Bonesteel Medical Clinic. She is also the medical director
of the Burke and Bonesteel Ambulance Services. |
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