Wayne State College

Infobox University
name = Wayne State College
established =1910
type =Public
president =Dr. Richard Collings
students =3,550
city =Wayne
state =Nebraska
country =USA
campus =Rural, 128 acres
mascot =Wildcats
School Colors =black and gold
affiliations =
website = [http://www.wsc.edu 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).

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 7-5 record in 2007, the first winning record since 1993. The Wildcats also played in the Mineral Water Bowl, their first bowl game since 1970.

Points of interest

* Wayne State College Arboretum

Notable alumni

* Byron Chamberlain, NFL and Pro Bowl tight end
* Dana Childs, Radio personality Fact|date=February 2007
* Lamart Cooper, NCAA Division II 55-meter dash national champion, [http://www.hickoksports.com/history/ncamd2itrk.shtml#55mdash] former AFL wide receiver/defensive back [http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=339]
* Eric Dwight, Actor and screenplay writerFact|date=February 2007
* James Gubbels, Quarterback for the WSIL Morey Bears, ESPN personality.
* James Keogh, Journalist and political adviser. Assistant managing editor of Time Magazine, Special Assistant to President Richard Nixon, Director U.S. Information Agency.
* John H. Kyl, 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.
* Hilda Neihardt, History author and daughter of John G. Neihardt
* John Neihardt, Writer and poet. Poet Laureate of Nebraska, author of Black Elk Speaks.
* Gale McGee, U.S. political figure. Democratic Senator from Wyoming 1959-1977. U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States.
* Brad Ottis, Former NFL defensive end/defensive tackle [http://www.wsc.edu/athletics/hall_of_fame/bios/bradottis.php] [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=OTTISBRA01]
* Valdemar Peterson, 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.
* W. Ward Reynoldson, 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.
* Brett Salisbury, Pro-European Quarterback, Model, Certified Sports Nutritionist, Author of The Tranform Diet and creator of Tranform Whey Protein for Men and Women
* Kevin Swayne, AFL and NFL wide receiver
* Brian Wansink, Cornell University Professor and author of ""
* DaVarryl Williamson, Quarterback and boxerFact|date=February 2007

External links

* [http://www.wsc.edu WSC Official website]