Wayne State College has announced that Dr. Eric Colvard, professor of history, was presented the State Nebraska Bank & Trust Teaching Excellence Award at the college’s baccalaureate commencement ceremony.
Colvard has taught at Wayne State since 2013.
David Ley, the bank’s chairman of the board, established the award in 1998 as a way of recognizing and strengthening outstanding teaching at Wayne State College.
State Nebraska Bank & Trust has served the Wayne community for more than 130 years and supports the college in many ways, including numerous scholarships, capital investments, employment of students, and service on the Wayne State Foundation Board of Trustees.
Colvard teaches courses in world history with a focus on the British Empire and South Asia. He serves on the Faculty Senate and is co-director of the WSC Anthropology Museum, as well as WSC Fulbright Advisor.
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