IMNAA 100 Year Celebration - Midland University

Immanuel-Midland Nursing Alumni Association 100 Year Celebration

This event was held on Saturday, April 12, 2025.

Order of Events

8:30 – 9:30 am: Check-in/Social Period
10:00 – 11:30 am: Welcome from Nursing Alumni Board, Local Dignitary Welcome, and Business Meeting
11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Lunch served in the Wikert Event Center
1:00 – 4:00 pm: Decades Presentations, Nursing Alumni Awards, Musical Arrangements, and Nightingale Tribute (Nebraska Nurse Honor Guard)
4:30 – 5:00 pm: Final toast with dessert

Event Highlights

Social hour with drinks, fruit and pastries
History displays for each decade
Special guests
Delicious luncheon
Nurse Legacy Tributes
Nightingale Tribute Ceremony
Presentations by alumni from each decade
Highlights from honor classes
Special music
Celebration toasts with anniversary cake

Contact Us

Contact the Immanuel-Midland Nursing Alumni Association or email Evan Hunt, Alumni Relations Manager, at alumni@midlandu.edu. Visit the Immanuel-Midland Nursing Alumni Association page to see past event highlights, newsletters, and other resources.

100 Year Celebration Committee Members

Dr. Lois Linden, Class of ‘72 – Chair
Ellen Wilson, ’69 – History
Julie Frederick, Class of ’82 – Awards and Recognition
Sharon Newman, Class of ’67 – Class Ambassadors
Susie Bender, Class of ’72
Lisa Benson-Devries, Class of ’92
Trista Gaebel, Class of ’00
Lucy Hansen, Class of ’64
Jerryl Morgan, Class of ’74
Jackie Opheim, Class of ’20
Reyn Mosier, Class of ’87
Kim Sieck, Class of ’80
Joan Wellensiek, Class of ’72 – Board Liaison
Dr. Nancy Harms – Honorary Alumni Member, Former Director of School of Nursing)
Joy Winkler – Archivist, Immanuel
Evan Hunt – Midland University Alumni Relations Manager