Meet a family that continued the tradition!
To qualify for Continue the Tradition, students must be classified as nonresidents for fee purposes, must be enrolled full-time and must have at least one parent or grandparent who is a graduate of Missouri State.
Dad: Mike Eggerman
- His degree: Bachelor’s in agriculture economics, 1981
- Job title: County Executive Director for the USDA Farm Service Agency in Clinton County, Ill.
- Lives in: Carlyle, Ill.
Student: Adam Eggerman
- Major: Criminology
- Hometown: Carlyle, Ill.
- Career goal: Be part of the U.S. Marshals Service
- MSU alumni and students in their family: 9
Adam
What are Missouri State’s best characteristics?
Missouri State has the feel of a big college and a small college at the same time. The classes are small, so it makes it easy to get a lot of one-on-one time with your professors.
What is your favorite part of being a Bear?
Residence life. I loved living in the halls. I was able to meet a lot of really nice people, and that’s how I got involved in campus ministries and ROTC. The organizations come to you and make you want to get involved.
Why would you recommend MSU to out-of-state students?
If you want to go to a school where you get the full college experience while staying close with your friends and professors, go to MSU. Everything you want in a college is right here.
Mike
When did you know your son wanted to attend Missouri State?
He visited the campus with his brother when he was a freshman in high school. I think he really got into the college mindset then and started thinking about Missouri State.
What is your best Missouri State memory?
All the time I spent in the agriculture department. We were our own family, and the friends I made there are the friends I still have today.
Why would you recommend Missouri State to the children of other out-of-state alumni?
I would say the school offers everything and there are so many things to do on campus. But the University still keeps the small-school feel, and is really the better economic option.
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