Sterling College Alumni

Throwback Thursday: Be sure to check back each Thursday to see SC Warriors from back in the day!
If you have photos from your days at SC that you would be willing to share, please submit to: [email protected] Be sure to identify all in the photo and the year the photo was taken.

Many wonderful people have served Sterling College over the decades. One, who has given more than 40 years of service to SC and is an alumnus from the class of 1982, is Dennis Dutton. This week's Throwback is Dennis Through the Years! Show Dennis some love in the comments. Thank YOU, Dennis, for ALL you have done for SC!

Throwback Thursday: Be sure to check back each Thursday to see SC Warriors from back in the day!
If you have photos from your days at SC that you would be willing to share, please submit to: [email protected] Be sure to identify all in the photo and the year the photo was taken.

Sterling College is hosting cheerleading camps this summer. Hundreds of cheerleaders from across Kansas are on campus for these camps. Carrying that theme to Throwback, below are a few photos of SC cheerleaders across the decades.

*1950s Cheer Team
*Late 50s or early 60s Cheer Team
*Late 60s or early 70s Cheer Team
*Early 70s Cheer Team
*Another early 70s Cheer Team
*Early 80s Cheer
*1984 Cheer Team
*Early 90s Cheer Team
*2004 Cheer Team
*2010 Cheer Team

Throwback Thursday: Be sure to check back each Thursday to see SC Warriors from back in the day!
If you have photos from your days at SC that you would be willing to share, please submit to: [email protected] Be sure to identify all in the photo and the year the photo was taken.

This week is Random Throwback photos. No theme, just great memories from the rich heritage of SC. Enjoy!

*2022 - Share the Light Christmas Tree Lighting Event
*2009 - Homecoming Pancake Feed at Sterling UP Church
*1990s - Student group with Kathy Glynn and Diane DeFranco-Kling
*1980s - Dr. George Stone history class
*1970s - Warrior basketball team coached by Jim Chroust & Clair Gleason
*1960s - Student servers at a banquet
*1950s - Students on the front steps of Cooper Hall

Throwback Thursday: Be sure to check back each Thursday to see SC Warriors from back in the day!
If you have photos from your days at SC that you would be willing to share, please submit to: [email protected] Be sure to identify all in the photo and the year the photo was taken.

This week it is more about the "now" than the throwback. Sterling College currently has two mission teams in the field in Egypt and Romania and one in route to Thailand as this is being posted. These teams consist of students and sponsors that will serve in these three countries over the next few weeks. SC has a rich heritage of sending students into the mission field, both domestically and internationally. Please pray for the three teams that are all overseas serving people and the Lord.
Photos below:
*2026 Team Egypt
*2026 Team Romania
*2026 Team Thailand
*2025 Team Wilmington, Delaware
*2025 Team Japan
*2009 Team Egypt
*2008 Team Brazil
*2006 Team Kenya

Throwback Thursday: Be sure to check back each Thursday to see SC Warriors from back in the day!

If you have photos from your days at SC that you would be willing to share, please submit to: [email protected] Be sure to identify all in the photo and the year the photo was taken.

The Sterling College Class of 2026 will walk across the stage on May 9th to receive their college diplomas. What a day of celebration it will be! Including the very first and only graduate, Essington H. Lees, on June 7, 1892, SC has seen 134 graduating classes and 133 graduation ceremonies through the years. Below are memories from just a few of them.

* 2018 Graduate Derrick Hogan receives his diploma from President Scott Rich.

*2008 Graduate JoAnna (Hockersmith) Trezise receives her diploma from President Bruce Douglas.

*1994 Graduate Wiley Larsen receives his diploma from his dad, Chuck Larsen '66, member of the Board of Trustees, as President Roger Parrott and registrar, Fran Calderwood, look on.

*1991 Graduates Tony Reilly and Brian England pose for photos after the Commencement ceremony.

*1985 Graduate Todd Fulton receives his diploma from President Robert Veitch.

*1985 Graduate Jack Westfall receives a special graduation gift.

*1976 Graduate Al Cureton walks across the stage to receive his diploma.

*1935 Graduate procession in front of Wilson Hall.

*1907 Graduating class... all six of them.

Throwback Thursday: Be sure to check back each Thursday to see SC Warriors from back in the day!
If you have photos from your days at SC that you would be willing to share, please submit to: [email protected] Be sure to identify all in the photo and the year the photo was taken.

Below are three different eras of Warrior tennis.
*1960s Coached by Ken Smith
*1970s Coached by Bob McCreery
*1990s Coached by Phil Brownlee
If you recognize anyone in these photos, please identify and share.

Throwback Thursday: Be sure to check back each Thursday to see SC Warriors from back in the day!

If you have photos from your days at SC that you would be willing to share, please submit to: [email protected] Be sure to identify all in the photo and the year the photo was taken.

This week - According to the wise philosophers Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard (better known as ZZ Top), "...'every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man." Throughout the years there have been some sharp dressed men at SC.

*1932-33 Men's Glee Club

* 1981 Spring Formal - Mike Green, Rick Ashley, Ben Ray (current board of trustees member), Rich Krtausch

*1987 Presidential Ball - Front row: Kelly Robson, Mark Turner, David "Dutch" Landis, Benge Brown, Back row: Greg Stone, David Earle, Ty Herrington (current board of trustees member), Jeff Stone, Jeff Proffitt

*The Men of Campbell Hall - 2000

Throwback Thursday: Be sure to check back each Thursday to see SC Warriors from back in the day!

If you have photos from your days at SC that you would be willing to share, please submit to: [email protected] Be sure to identify all in the photo and the year the photo was taken.

Throughout the 139 years of Sterling College, there have been many professors, coaches, and staff that have had a significant impact in the lives of the students and on the greater Sterling College community. Their is no way that all who fit that description can be featured here. Many who see this will question why someone who deeply impacted their life is not shown. Please, send the name of who you would like to see in a Throwback Thursday post to [email protected] and we will do our best to include them in future posts. For today:

*Bob Gordon, class of 1949, longtime band director for SC.

*Don Reed, class of 1968, 39-year staff member serving in public relations, tennis coach, advancement, and current trustee on the college Board.

*Lonnie Kruse, class of 1971, legendary SC women's basketball coach.

Throwback Thursday: Be sure to check back in each Thursday to see SC Warriors from back in the day!

If you have photos from your days at SC that you would be willing to share, please submit to: [email protected] Be sure to identify all in the photo and the year the photo was taken.

Sterling College is in its 139th year. Whether known as Cooper Memorial College, Cooper College, or Sterling College, the arts and athletics have been a part our our fabric from the early days. We are grateful for a college where a student can receive a quality education and also be involved in so many other activities! Below are way, way back in the day throwbacks:

*1892 Cooper Memorial College theatre production

*1900s orchestra

*1893 Cooper Memorial College 1st football team

Throwback Thursday: This will be a weekly post. Be sure to check back in each Thursday to see SC Warriors from back in the day!

If you have photos from your days at SC that you would be willing to share, please submit to: [email protected] Be sure to identify all in the photo and the year the photo was taken.

Warrior Men's Basketball Through the Years:

*1950 Warriors - Conference Champs

*1985 Warriors - Coached by Dave Landis and "Doc" Williams

*2002 Warriors - Coached by Tommy Desalme and Jason Briar