Alumni & Legacy Awards
Join us in celebrating the recipients of the 2024 Alumni Achievement Award, Impact Award, and Distinguished Midland Family Award.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
- Shawn Arkfeld ’92
OUTSTANDING YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD
- Nyajuok Tongyik-Doluony ’09
MIDLAND DISTINGUISHED FAMILY
- Walker Family
Previous Alumni & Legacy Award Recipients
Visit the Alumni & Legacy Awards page to view the list of previous recipients of these awards.
View Past Recipients
Sunday, October 20, 2024
8:00 AM | Homecoming Worship
Sinai Lutheran Church, 950 E. 8th St., Fremont NE
10:30 AM | Awards Brunch
Church/Business Dressy Attire
Wikert Event Center Lobby
900 N. Clarkson St.
Fremont, Nebraska
Reservations requested by October 1st.
2024 Award Recipients
Shawn Arkfeld ’92 is being honored with the Midland University Alumni Achievement Award during a ceremony Sunday, Oct. 20th at the Wikert Event Center as part of Homecoming weekend.
Arkfeld currently serves as Chief Operating Officer/Managing Partner/EVP of Baxter Auto Group. He has been with Baxter more than 20 years and currently oversees 20 dealerships in five different states. Baxter was recently recognized as one of the top 50 auto groups in the country.
Nyajuok Tongyik-Doluony ’09 is being presented the Midland University Outstanding Young Alumni Award during a ceremony Sunday, Oct. 20th at the Wikert Event Center as part of Homecoming weekend.
Tongyik-Doluony is a retired United States Army nurse and launched RSS Girls Break the Silence, LLC., a non-profit organization that provides mentorship to women worldwide. She also published her first book in 2021 – “I Am My Mother’s Wildest Dream: How an African Teen Broke Her Silence and Fought Cultural Norms to Live the “American Dream.”
The Walker family is being recognized as the Midland University Distinguished Family during a ceremony Sunday, Oct. 20th at the Wikert Event Center as part of Homecoming weekend.
The Walker School of Education was named in honor of Dr. Cecil Walker, who served as Director of Education at Midland from 1960-81. All three of Walker’s children (Bob, Sondra, Tom) graduated from Midland, along with two of his grandchildren.