02.01.17 – The Northwestern State University family, and especially the Department of Teaching, Leadership, and Counseling, lost a friend on January 31, 2017. Dr. Wendell Wellman, coordinator of graduate programs in educational leadership, succumb to nearly a year-long illness. We join his family in remembering him fondly and extend our sympathies to them, especially our colleagues, Dr. Nelda Wellman (wife) and Dr. Gerra Perkins (daughter). Read Dr. Wellman’s obituary.