By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Kurt Siedschlaw was far from a model student when he started college. He was on academic probation twice in his first two years at the University of South Dakota and almost flunked out. “I didn’t know what I wanted,” said Siedschlaw, who was advised by his high school guidance counselor to join the military instead of attending college, but decided the university was a better first option than serving in the Vietnam War. He was told he … [Read more...]
With UNK his final stop, long career in education ends for Dick Meyer
Name: Dick Meyer Job Title: Associate Professor and Chair, Educational Administration; College of Education Years at UNK: Five Education: Education Doctorate, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2008; Master of Education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1978; Bachelor of Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1975. Career Path: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Director, Kearney Public Schools, 2006-13. Middle School and High School Principal, Holdrege Public Schools, 1995-2006. Middle … [Read more...]
Hodge’s biggest challenge in 35 years at UNK? Deciding it was time to retire
Name: Kay A. Hodge Job Title: Professor, Department of Management College: Business and Technology Years at UNK: 35 Education: Bachelor of Arts, Education, Kearney State College, 1981; Master of Science, Education, Kearney State College, 1983; Ph.D. in Administration, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1988. Hobbies/Interests: Gardening, crocheting, cooking, reading murder mysteries, traveling Family: Daughters Amanda Skala, Kearney Ampride manager; Stephanie … [Read more...]
Forget California, retiring professor Ron Tuttle found his home at University of Nebraska at Kearney
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Ron Tuttle had his sights set on sunny California. It was the “Beach Boys era,” as he called it, and the West Coast was the place to be for 20-somethings. At least that’s what Tuttle thought before he arrived in Kearney in 1974. The industrial technology professor with a passion for motorcycles and rebuilding cars planned to stay at the University of Nebraska at Kearney for three years before heading west to the Golden State. More … [Read more...]
For UNK’s Dee Urwiller, library job was never boring
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – When Dee Urwiller started working at the Calvin T. Ryan Library, staff members and students were still using catalog cards to track down books and other materials. Most University of Nebraska at Kearney students stopping in today have never seen the library index cards that long ago went the way of film strips and floppy disks. As head of access services – a position that oversees circulation – Urwiller has helped guide the UNK library … [Read more...]
