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Dr. Paul Illich, Southeast Community College president, is a finalist for the American Association of Community Colleges Exemplary CEO/Board Relationship Award.

Wyatt Brockman was recognized as the January Ag/Horticulture Student of the Month for Southeast Community College’s Beatrice Campus. A Lawrence native, he is enrolled in the Agriculture Management and Production program and is on track to graduate in May 2024.

Stanley and Pauline Matzke had four children while Dora and William H. Hermann had five girls and three boys they were raising on their farm near Staplehurst, Nebraska. The families commemorated their relationship by establishing a scholarship at SCC.

The Mervin K. and Sally Jo Fleming Memorial Diesel Technology Scholarship will annually award scholarships based on financial need to students enrolled in the Diesel Technology-Truck or Diesel-Ag Equipment Service Technology programs.

After graduating from SCC, Kimberly Wollenhaupt earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Northwest Missouri State University and interned with the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association.

Lincoln native Eli Brown is the new men’s soccer coach at Southeast Community College.

Merlin Nitzsche enrolled in the Diesel Mechanic program in the 1960s, which helped him with his career in farming and manufacturing. Under the guidance of instructor George Anderson, he knew he was ready for his career.

Courtney Hasse’s career in the nursing field started when she earned her certified nursing assistant certificate at the age of 16 and worked at the Wilber Care Center and Beatrice Good Samaritan Society.

Curt Utter was destined for a career in an industrial-related field after spending countless hours in his father’s business, Butch’s Welding & Repair Shop on Main Street in Milford.