Sterling College student Camden Carr, a health science major from Newton, has been named a 2025 Maud Wyatt Recognition Scholarship recipient by the Kansas Independent College Association (KICA). Carr is one of only 18 students across the state of Kansas selected for this honor.

Sterling College has named Dr. Erin Laudermilk as provost of the College. In this role, Laudermilk will serve as the senior academic officer of the College and a member of the President’s Cabinet. She will start in this role beginning on July 1. 

Dr. Emily Becker, assistant professor of history at Sterling College, was presented with The William M. McCreery Teaching Award during the College’s Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 9, 2026. The award honors faculty who demonstrate exceptional teaching and innovation in the classroom and is given annually to a faculty member who exemplifies excellence in instruction at Sterling College.

With exceptional leadership, academic excellence, and faithful service to the community, Sterling College seniors Sadie Waller of Independence, Mo., and Mason Cobb of West Monroe, La., were named the 2026 Outstanding Female and Male Graduates, awarded in conjunction with the Professor Fran Jabara Leadership Award.

Friends and family gathered in the Gleason Center at Sterling College on Saturday morning, May 9, 2026, to celebrate the achievements of its Class of 2026 graduates. The Wichita Caledonian Pipe Band led the procession, and speaker, Rev. Dr. Joel Wood, senior pastor of New Life Presbyterian Church in La Mesa, Calif., gave the Commencement address.  The Class of 2026 were honored as part of this year’s program. The presentation of degrees followed with students walking the stage and shaking hands with President Scott Rich, completing their time at Sterling.

A powerful afternoon of music aimed at breaking silence and building hope awaits audiences as the Sterling College Symphonic Band presents “unBroken: Songs of Hope” on Sunday, April 26 at 3 p.m. in Culbertson Auditorium. The concert uses emotionally resonant works to highlight mental and emotional health through the music of composer Randall Standridge.