Alumni Citation & Alumni Award 2005
Wayne Anderson ’49 - posthumously
Peggy (Anderson) McAdoo ’70 attended the Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 14th to accept the Sterling College Alumni Award in honor of her father Mr. Wayne Anderson ’49, posthumously. He went to be with the Lord on February 2, 2004. His wife, Helen (Huston) ’46 preceded him in death in 1994. Mr. Anderson was the Director of Buildings & Grounds at SC for 21 years. Thousands of Sterling College Alumni remember Wayne in his role of caring for the facilities on campus. He truly loved the College because Sterling’s mission was for the Lord. Wayne visited the campus several times during the last two years to review the progress of the renovation of Cooper Hall, or “his baby”, as he affectionately called the building. He was in attendance for Homecoming in October of 2003 for the dedication ceremonies and walked through the “new Cooper” with such joy over seeing it come back to life. Wayne was a beloved and devoted alumnus and employee of SC. He is dearly missed.
Lonnie Kruse ’71
While many of Sterling College’s official records have Lonnie Kruse as “Mr.”, he is more affectionately known as “Coach.” Coach Kruse, a 1971 graduate of Sterling College has coached the Lady Warriors Basketball team for 24 years. In that time, Kruse’s team has gone to the NAIA Div. II National tournament nine times. Just recently, this past winter, Coach Kruse passed his 500th win. To read more about Coach Kruse and his amazing and successful career at SC, please click here. http://www.sterling.edu/athletics/wbasketball/coaches/Lonnie.cfm
Terrell Davis, a 1996 graduate of Sterling College, studied Communication and Theater while at SC. Since then, he has also completed a Masters in Educational Leadership from Newman University and is currently working on a doctorate in the same field from Oral Roberts University. He has held positions in youth ministry, coaching, teaching and as Assistant Principal of Wichita High School West. He is currently serving as Principal of Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Middle Magnet School in Wichita, KS. He is also the pastor of New Hope Baptist church in Wichita, KS. Terrell is married to Gerrie (Blake) Davis ’98 and has two sons, Terrell and Cameron.