Hall of Fame
Dr. Tony Epp, chair of Nebraska Wesleyan’s modern languages department, has been selected to receive the 2003 Spirit of the Plainsman Award. Dr. Epp has been an enthusiastic supporter of the athletic department during his tenure at NWU and he played an instrumental role in having the names of the school’s NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and National Football Foundation/College Hall of Fame National Scholar-Athlete Award winners added to the Wall of Scholars, which is located in the Smith-Curtis Building.
“Tony Epp is the epitome of a liberal arts professor,” NWU Director of Athletics Dr. Ira Zeff said. “He truly cares about his students in all phases of their lives, and the Spirit of the Plainsman Award is appropriate in appreciation of his tireless support of our student-athletes and the athletic department as a whole.”
In 2003, Dr. Epp even traveled to both the indoor and outdoor NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships. He also served as the keynote speaker at Nebraska Wesleyan’s celebration of National Student-Athlete Day earlier this year. Writing letters of recommendation, sending cards of congratulations and interacting during his lunch hour in the cafeteria are among the ways Dr. Epp impacts NWU student-athletes on a daily basis.
