Continuing an impressive run, Sterling College Debate’s Gage Brookman became the top speaker in the nation by winning the 2018 National Forensic Association Top Speaker distinction in Lincoln-Douglas Debate. Brookman, of Hutchinson, also collected a top-10 finish in the octafinal round of competition, finishing in ninth place overall.  

The 41st Annual Honors Convocation was held in Culbertson Auditorium on Friday, April 20. Students were recognized for scholarships and awards they received. Each scholarship and award has various criteria chosen by the donor at the establishment of the award or scholarship. Service Awards were given to sophomore Mikaela Wells of Haven, Kansas, and Joan Ehresman, accompanist for Sterling College.

Hannah Abbate - Max and Icee Moxley Scholarship in Mass Communications

Tiffany Adams - Bill Thayer Memorial Scholarship in Theatre

Sterling College announced the launch of the men’s and women’s swimming program, beginning the 2019-20 fall season. Additionally, Gary Kempf has been named head coach of the Sterling College swimming program. Kempf currently serves as Sterling’s athletic director and will continue in that role through December 2018. Kempf is a decorated swimming coach with over 30 years of college coaching experience.

The Sterling College Criminal Justice program will host Caleb Watney, technology policy associate at the R Street Institute, for its keynote lecture on Friday, April 27, 2018. The College will host Watney at 7 p.m. in Heritage Hall in Cooper Hall with a public question-and-answer forum immediately afterward. The public is invited to attend this free event.

Four Sterling College seniors will present their final artwork in “Homeland – A Senior Art Exhibit,” opening Thursday, April 26. Each artist will be exhibiting newly created bodies of work centered around ideas related to their “homeland.” The public is invited to the reception for Jose G. Chávez, Livvy Dunning, Astrid Johanny Moncada and Brandon Peterson in the gallery of the Art and Media Center from 5-7 p.m. “Homeland” will be on display Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. April 26-May 11.