Sterling College Alumni

Sterling College Alumni Sterling College is a Christ-centered, four-year college located in Sterling, Kansas.

This is the only official page directly for Sterling College alumni.

07/27/2026

📅 Mark your calendars, Warriors!

We have an exciting season ahead, and we can't wait to reconnect with our incredible alumni community. Whether you're cheering on former teammates at the Alumni Soccer Games, visiting Warrior Fest, or making plans to come home for Homecoming Weekend, there's something for everyone this fall.

We hope to see you back on campus soon!

💙 August 22 – Alumni Soccer Games
💙 September 5 – Warrior Fest
💙 September 30 – Homecoming Chapel & Fields of Faith
💙 October 1–4 – Homecoming Weekend

https://www.sterling.edu/alumni/upcoming-alumni-events/

Sterling College Alumni

Throwback Thursday is taking a bit of a turn this week. We have EXCITING news to share with our alumni. Katy Nininger, c...
07/02/2026

Throwback Thursday is taking a bit of a turn this week. We have EXCITING news to share with our alumni. Katy Nininger, class of 2013 has accepted the position of Director of Alumni Relations. She began her new position yesterday, July 1, 2026.

Katy was raised on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona, as the daughter of missionary teachers. Her journey has been one of God’s faithful direction which led her to Sterling College as a student-athlete in 2009.

She was a biology major and played basketball for Coach Lonnie Kruse for four years, graduating in 2013. She went on to earn a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Colorado Christian University.

She spent 12 years serving in Christian education as a teacher, coach, and administrator before returning to SC in 2025 as the Associate Librarian in Mabee Library.

Katy says of her new role, “I have the privilege of serving as Director of Alumni Relations, where I seek to foster meaningful connections with alumni while advancing the mission of Sterling College. Throughout every unexpected transition, Proverbs 16:9 has remained true: ‘A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord determines his steps.’ I am grateful for the opportunity to serve Sterling College, its alumni, and ultimately Christ through this role.”

Please join me in congratulating and praying for Katy as she begins this new chapter. Her office is located in Cooper Hall, 2nd floor.

Today's Throwback photos of from Katy's days at SC as a student.

Throwback Thursday: Be sure to check back each Thursday to see SC Warriors from back in the day!If you have photos from ...
06/25/2026

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.

Detective Investigative/Audience Participation Throwback this week. If you recognize know anything about these photos or can identify those in the photo, would you please reply in the comments?

Some in the photos are known to the Alumni Office, some are not. Your help in identifying would be greatly appreciated. Thank YOU!

Throwback Thursday: Be sure to check back each Thursday to see SC Warriors from back in the day!If you have photos from ...
06/18/2026

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 more about the here and now as opposed to the Throwback theme. Sterling College alumni and friends are some of the best people in the world. It is an absolute joy meeting with them in my travels. This week we see alumni who are making a difference in their corner of the world; whether that is in retirement, in their church, in their communitiy, in their family, or in their workplace.

*Arron "Wally" Wallman '01, Sterling, KS
*Jim '65 & Shirley '65 Copley Sun City Center, FL
*Daisy Riedl '62, Kansas City, KS
*Jan McLees '75, Littleton, CO
*Jim Martin '75, Amarillo, TX
*Jeanne Lawrence '60 & Barb Borst '71 Grand Junction, CO
*Maury Bouas '65, Kansas City, MO
*Susan & Wayne '71 Schechter and Jaime (Fairchild '04) & Andrew '03 Schechter, Liberty Township, OH
*Jeremy Miller '04, Irwin, OH
*Doug Haltom '72, Morgantown, IN
*Phil '63 & Barb '64 Kelsey, Olathe, KS

Throwback Thursday: Be sure to check back each Thursday to see SC Warriors from back in the day!If you have photos from ...
06/11/2026

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 ...
06/04/2026

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 ...
05/28/2026

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 ...
05/14/2026

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 ...
05/07/2026

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 ...
04/30/2026

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.

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