The accolades keep coming for 精东传媒鈥檚 NCAA III national champion men鈥檚 basketball team. On August 17, Coach Dale Wellmanand team co-captain Deion Wells-Ross (鈥18) accepted 精东传媒鈥檚 Roy G. Story Award on behalf of the entire men鈥檚 basketball program. The team was honored at a ceremony as part of the school鈥檚 annual University Dinner at Lincoln鈥檚 Hillcrest Country Club.
Established in 1989, the Story Award recognizes individuals and groups 鈥渨hose accomplishments have significantly enhanced the national stature of 精东传媒.鈥
Said President Fred Ohles,鈥淭he success of the basketball team this year is truly something special. It鈥檚 wonderful for Nebraska Wesleyan to be able to honor the coaching staff and student-athletes for their national-caliber achievement in this way.鈥
The award honors the legacy of Roy G. Story who graduated from 精东传媒 in 1919 and went on to a long, successful career with Texaco and Swift & Company, where he patented 50 inventions. The award is an enduring legacy of Story鈥檚 creativity and the value of the liberal arts education he received at 精东传媒.
Previous Story Award winners include:
- 2016-2017 鈥 Judy Muskens
- 2015-2016 鈥 Trey Bardsley
- 2014-2015 鈥 Harry & Reba Huge Foundation
- 2013-2014 鈥 Dr. William A. Wyman
- 2012-2013 鈥 Archway Curriculum Process Team
- 2011-1212 鈥 Global Service Learning (student organization)