Kelsey Menefee oversees donor-funded scholarships, from training selection committees to telling recipients they have earned life-changing financial aid. Kelsey Menefee juggles big responsibilities for a young woman. The 27-year-old is director of donor relations and special events for the Missouri State University Foundation. She oversees donor-funded scholarships. She also helps plan events for supporters and […]
We’re maroon and white, but we also love the green and orange of Tent Theatre. Tent has been a unique campus tradition since the 1960s. Today, it has a new permanent home: the John Goodman Amphitheatre.
Nancy Allen is a former assistant attorney general for Missouri, two-time New York Times best-selling author and former faculty member extraordinaire. She can now also add wedding officiant to her list of honorifics. Allen knew these two students were meant to be a couple Allen taught in Missouri State’s College of Business from 2005-20. She […]
Dan Cobb is a retired chief technology officer. He helped build some of the first companies to provide software related to health care and medical information. He worked with Missouri State faculty members and many alumni along the way.
Gabriel Gore, a partner at Dowd Bennett LLP, credits his mentors and family for his ability to go from a rough neighborhood to post-graduate studies and success. He now gives back as an advocate for diverse and marginalized populations.




