jOHN SCHRAUT PROMOTED TO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS

John Schraut has been promoted to the position of assistant director of admissions at Dana College, a private, four-year liberal arts college in Blair, Neb.

Schraut joined the Dana College staff as an admissions counselor in December 2001. He was, and will continue to be, responsible for recruiting prospective students in northern and western Nebraska. His job duties include promoting Dana College at high schools and college fairs and working with students and parents as they go through the college-selection process. Schraut also heads the admissions student telecounseling staff.

Schraut earned a bachelors of science in nursing from Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa, in May 2000. While he was a student there, he was employed in the admissions office for four years, giving campus tours and phoning prospective students as well as other office duties.

Schraut is the son of Lorraine Schraut of Oakville, Mo., and the late Richard Schraut.

Dana College is a private, liberal arts institution that currently enrolls approximately 600 students. The campus is located on 150 acres overlooking the Missouri River Valley in Blair, Neb. Dana grants bachelor’s degrees in more than 35 liberal arts, business, education and pre-professional programs, with an emphasis on personalized teaching from experienced and dedicated faculty. Dana is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and its athletic teams compete in the Great Plains Athletic Conference.

More information on Dana College can be found at www.dana.edu.

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For more information contact: Sarah Cavanah, (402) 426-7216, scavanah@fs1.dana.edu