Nisbet & Brazell Halls

Photo of Nisbet HallPhoto of A Brazell Hall RoomCompleted in 1970, Nisbet and Brazell halls share a common entrance and are two of the four units of the South Residence Complex. The halls are wired for online computer access and are co-ed by suite (two rooms connected by one bathroom).

Every residence hall has a lobby, study lounge, computer lab and laundry facilities. The halls are staffed by student resident assistants and a postgraduate hall director.

Nisbet Hall is named in honor of Stephen S. Nisbet, an Alma alumnus who served on the Board of Trustees from 1944 until 1986.

Brazell Hall is named in honor of Reid Brazell, a member of the Board of Trustees from 1942 to 1986.

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Bob Devaney, a 1939 graduate of Alma College, went on to become known as one of the greatest coaches in collegiate football history. In his 11 years as head coach at Nebraska, Devaney produced 11 winning seasons with two national championships. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981. At Alma he played end and was the Scots’ Most Valuable Player in 1938.

 

Graduate Profile

Elizabeth Priester Steding

Elizabeth Priester Steding
Graduation: 1994
Major: German

Elizabeth Priester Steding came to Alma College thinking she would become an elementary school teacher. Placing into third-year German changed her mind.

Now an assistant professor of German at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, she completed her master’s degree in German while teaching high school, through a summer program at University of California, Santa Barbara.