Amy Hencey-Graham has been nominated for the 2021 Lumen Christi Award. Hencey-Graham is the director of the Chadron State College Newman House. She is a native of Valentine and attended Chadron State College receiving a degree in K-12 Vocal and Instrumental Music Education. She taught music at Riverside Public Schools (Cedar Rapids and Spalding) for three years before returning to Chadron to take on the role of Newman House Director.