The Hornet Heritage Award

The Hornet Heritage Award recognizes a multigenerational ESU family with Hornet fever in their bloodlines. A new family is recognized annually at Family Day. To learn more or to nominate a family, call the alumni office at (620) 341-5440. Previous years' winners are below.

This year the acclaim comes at halftime of the Sept. 15 football game when the Edwards family is honored. Three generations of the Edwards family will be on hand at Family Day to receive the Hornet Heritage award. Here's the Edwards' ESU family tree:

The 2006 Hornet Heritage winner, the McGee - Hoffmans family

The 2005 winner, the Hastert, Peat and Schlobohm families

The 2005 winner, the Hastert, Peat and Schlobohm families, poses with former President Kay Schallenkamp at left. Check out the family's story on page 11 (page 13 in the 'pdf' file) of the January 2006 Spotlight.

The 2004 winner was the Goldsmith family. See their family tree. The 2003 winner was the Breukelman family. See their family tree. The 2002 winner was the Wendling family, and the 2001 winner was the Van Voris, Litchfield and Grimwood families.

Last Updated September 10, 2007