House of Representatives; Assistant Secretary, Dept. of the Interior, 1973–1977. Hilda Neihardt, historian. John Neihardt, Poet Laureate of Nebraska, author of Black Elk Speaks. Gale McGee, Democratic Senator from Wyoming 1959–1977. U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States. Ruben Mendoza, football player Brad Ottis, football player Val Peterson, Governor of Nebraska 1947–1953, Director of Federal Civil Defense Administration, Ambassador to Denmark and Finland. Brett Salisbury, football player and author of The Transform Diet Tom Sherlock, British Basketball League forward Kevin Swayne, football player Brian Wansink, Cornell University professor and author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think DaVarryl Williamson, football player Norma Wendelburg, composer See also Wayne State College Arboretum References External links Official athletics website Education in Wayne County, Nebraska Nebraska State College System Buildings and structures in Wayne County, Nebraska Educational institutions established in 1910 1910 establishments in Nebraska Public universities and colleges in Nebraska