Insight
Terri Vrtiska fits the profile of many Doane students in the early 1980s.
She grew up in the tiny farming community of Table Rock and graduated with 20 classmates.
Her father was a dryland farmer who spent 12 years in the Nebraska Legislature.
Her mom was a teacher and homemaker to the family's three children.
They were a Cornhusker red family whose children went to Doane and Peru. College tuition - private or public - did not come without sacrifice.
Eric Cantrell, '00
The most important person Eric Cantrell met at Doane? Eric Cantrell.
The 20-something, working-his-way-into-the-entertainment-industry version. The one whose addresses have already included the Middle East country of Jordan and Hollywood, Calif. Read more...
Tom Mangelsen, '69
Renowned Nature Photographer
With his formative years spent along the banks of the Platte River hunting and fishing, Tom Mangelsen's understanding of the natural world stems from a childhood rich in outdoor adventures. Tom grew up exploring the Nebraska landscape with his brothers Bill, David, and Hal, many times at their father Harold's side. Read more...
Alumni Awards
Doane has established numerous awards to recognize alumni and friends of the college for their professional accomplishments, outstanding achievements, community service, leadership and continued relations with the college.
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