Alumni & Legacy Awards
Join Victory Society, President’s Society, Luther alumni, alumni, and friends in honoring Midland University’s 2023 Alumni Awards Recipients, Impact Award, and Distinguished Midland Family.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
- Ann Prince ’91
OUTSTANDING YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD
- Dr. Quincy Johnson ’16
IMPACT AWARD
- Dale Olson
MIDLAND DISTINGUISHED FAMILY
- McMahon Family
Previous Alumni & Legacy Award Recipients
Visit the Alumni & Legacy Awards page to view the list of previous recipients of these awards.
View Past Recipients
Sunday, October 22, 2023
8:00 AM | Homecoming Worship
Sinai Lutheran Church, 950 E. 8th St., Fremont NE
10:30 AM | Awards Brunch
Church/Business Dressy Attire
Wikert Event Center Lobby
900 N. Clarkson St.
Fremont, Nebraska
Reservations requested by October 2nd.
2023 Alumni & Legacy Awards Recipients
Dr. Quincy Johnson ’16 – Outstanding Young Alumni Award
Dr. Quincy Johnson helped found the Midland Powerlifting club during his time as a student.
After working at both Oklahoma State and the University of Nebraska-Kearney, Johnson currently serves as professor of Health, Sport & Exercise Science at the University of Kansas. He has also served as Lead Program Coordinator for USA basketball and recently co-founded the Oklahoma State University Golf Research Innovation and Performance Center.
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Ann Prince ’91 – Alumni Achievement Award
Ann (Albrecht) Prince is a physical education teacher at Grandview Middle School in the Elkhorn School District and has served as the girls basketball coach since the school opened in 2020, guiding the Wolves to three consecutive Class B state titles.
During her time at Midland, she was a member of the Warriors’ women’s basketball team and later spent 14 years as an assistant to legendary coach Joanne Bracker.
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McMahon Family – Distinguished Midland Family Award
The McMahon family’s involvement with Midland University has spanned three generations and 45 years. The late Jim McMahon began his coaching career at Midland in 1978 and would serve as cross country and track and field coach for nearly 40 years.
Jim’s wife, Karen, was an administrative assistant in the athletic department for 26 years. Their three sons, Chris ‘94, Sean ‘96, and Kyle ‘04, each graduated from Midland, as did Sean’s wife, Beth (Parr) ‘00. Sean and Beth’s son, Ross, will graduate from Midland in May.
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Dale Olson – Impact Award
Dale Olson served 38 years as an engineer with Valmont Industries and would later serve as director for RVR Bank in Fremont.
He has been a stalwart of Fremont and surrounding communities and has made a great impact on Midland University. The Olson Student Center on the Midland campus and Olson Village apartments in Fremont are named in honor of his family.
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Homecoming Event Information
Registration is closed for the Alumni & Legacy Awards and other Homecoming events. For questions, please reach out to Evan Hunt, Alumni Relations Manager, at hunte@midlandu.edu. To purchase individual football and volleyball game tickets, visit midlandathletics.com/tickets.