Former educator and coach Gary White ’72 was awarded the Sterling College Alumni Award on Oct. 6, for his continual dedication to the College and his lifetime of service to the community. Presented at the Alumni Banquet and Award Ceremony, White was celebrated along with Distinguished Service Award winner John Wilkey ’67 and Young Alumni Award winner Dr. Drew Miller ’02.

"Dust to Dust: A photographic retrospective of the Dust Bowl" will open Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, with a reception from 5-7 p.m. in the gallery of the Art and Media Center. The exhibit will feature approximately 35 prints from the National Library of Congress’ collection, along with reprinted photographs from the families of Sterling College professors Tom Bronleewe and Dr. Jonathan Conard, and articles from Sterling’s newspaper, “The Bulletin.”

The story of a princess and her uncomfortable night’s sleep will have audience members laughing as they enjoy the musical comedy “Once Upon a Mattress” at Sterling College Oct. 5-8, 2017. With Prince Dauntless wanting to marry a princess, but his queen mother making things difficult by constructing unreasonable tests for the princesses, it will take an unusual princess to fit the task. Luckily, Princess Winnifred is an unusual princess. The musical, directed by Assistant Professor of Music Mark Clark, will begin at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, with a matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Sterling College was named to The Princeton Review’s 2018 “Best Midwestern” list for the seventh year. The Princeton Review named 658 colleges from across the United States and internationally to the “2018 Best Colleges: Region by Region” lists.