nebraska wesleyan university notable alumni

Jack Huck (’69), president of Southeast Community College, began his career in higher education after earning a Bachelor of Arts in education from NWU in 1969. Feilmeier and his team provide much needed eye care to the Native American Indian population of Nebraska.Īlumni Achievement Award: Jack Huck (’69) Additionally he assisted in training surgeons throughout Nepal, India, Haiti, Ethiopia, and Ghana. In the past three years Feilmeier and his team at UNMC have restored sight to over 1,000 blind patients in Haiti and Africa. Feilmeier and his wife Jessica founded the division of global blindness prevention and community outreach at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2011. Following his dream to cure blindness throughout the developing world, Dr. Feilmeier accepted a position at Midwest Eye Care, where he currently practices as a board certified corneal, cataract, and refractive surgeon. Feilmeier then finished his formal medical education as the first fellow in the country in advanced global blindness prevention and corneal surgery at the John Moran Eye Center, University of Utah. Feilmeier continued his medical education with an Internal Medicine Internship at the University of California San Diego and an Ophthalmology residency at the world-renowned Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami. Michael Feilmeier went on to earn his medical degree as a Regent’s Scholar at University of Nebraska Medical Center, where he graduated with highest distinction. Young Alumni Achievement Award: Michael Feilmeier (’01)Īfter graduating from NWU in 2001, Dr. In addition, Phyllis was a founding member of the NWU President's Board of Advisors. The Langs have also supported the track resurfacing project, campus gardens and reunion class gifts.

They give annually to a student scholarship. Wayne and Phyllis have raised funds for NWU scholarships honoring Walter French and Harold Hall. She edited and published The Arts Journal, and most recently has written articles about Western North Carolina history. Phyllis was an associate professor of English at MacMurrary College and later became assistant professor of mass communication and director of the Honors Program at UNC Asheville. In the mid-1980’s, he also worked at Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the Galileo Jupiter spacecraft. Wayne was the chair of the Physics Department at MacMurrary College and later founded and chaired the Computer Science Department at the University of North Carolina Asheville. Wayne and Phyllis Lang graduated from NWU and went on to earn Ph.D.s in physics and English, respectively. Each year at homecoming, we recognize outstanding alumni in six categories: Medal of Honor/Distinguished Alumnus Award, Alumni Loyalty Award, Alumni Achievement Award, Young Alumni Loyalty Award, Young Alumni Achievement Award and the Humanitarian Award.Ĭongratulations to these 2014 honorees who were recognized at the annual Legends and Legacies Alumni Award Banquet on Thursday, October 9.Īlumni Loyalty Award: Wayne (’56) and Phyllis (’60) (Martin) Lang

Nebraska wesleyan university notable alumni