Tobin Beck recognized by Seward Women's Club
Seward, NE (11/10/2026) — In October, the General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) Seward Woman's Club presented its History Hero Award to Tobin Beck, who serves Concordia University, Nebraska as assistant professor of journalism and political science and chair of the Department of English, Communication and Theatre Arts. The club is presenting monthly awards throughout 2026 to celebrate the United States semiquincentennial "by honoring individuals who preserve, promote and share local and state history in Seward County, Nebraska." Beck was recognized for presentations and local history preservation.
"I was surprised by the award and am very appreciative of the Woman's Club," said Beck. "Seward County's history is fascinating, and I think there are many interesting stories still to research and present."
Members of the club presented the award October 18 in Goehner, where Beck gave a presentation to the Seward County Historical Society regarding the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States. As United Press International (UPI) executive editor in Washington, D.C., in 2001, Beck coordinated the UPI team that covered the attacks that day. Over recent years, he has also given presentations about 9-11 at Seward's Fourth of July celebrations and at Seward Rotary Club meetings.
Beck has also done research and has given presentations on the history of Seward's post-Civil War Black community including the story of Adaline Lindsey, a Black woman who escaped from slavery in Missouri to eventually settle in Seward, where she married a Black man, Braxton Lindsey, who was a Civil War veteran of the Union Army. Adaline was a seamstress and an active member of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. She died in 1886. An obituary described her as "a most earnest Christian lady" and a woman of sharp intellect who "was honored by all who knew her."
Beck teaches journalism and global issues classes at Concordia Nebraska. He is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience. He has written and edited for newspapers, radio, television, the Web and magazines. He has taught at American University in Washington, D.C., and at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He grew up in Seward, where his father, Theodore, taught music at Concordia.
About Concordia University, Nebraska
Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod located in Seward, Nebraska, which currently serves more than 1,700 students. Concordia offers more than 100 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in an excellent academic and Christ-centered community that equips men and women for lives of learning, service and leadership in the church and world. For more information, visit cune.edu.
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