In 2008, a 10-year-old boy with Down syndrome made homemade truffles for an event at Waverly House Gifts & Gallery in Springfield. It was the beginning of his future business: Truffles E Truffles. The venture became so successful, it helped him pay for a chunk of his college tuition. Today, that young man, Adam DeBacker, […]
Dr. Arthur Mallory, the fifth president of Missouri State, passed away Nov. 20. Mallory served as president from 1964-71, starting when he was 31 years old — the youngest president to serve the institution in this role. Mallory’s tenure ended when he was appointed as commissioner of education for the state. He served in the […]
As a child, Diane Adams Whitmarsh ’72 would visit her grandma in Springfield and play on the swings at Greenwood Laboratory School. She peeked in the windows of the school and told her mom she wanted to go there some day. Her mother said she could — for college. As Whitmarsh grew, she still wanted […]
In 2008, a 10-year-old boy with Down syndrome made homemade truffles for an event at Waverly House Gifts & Gallery in Springfield. It was the beginning of his future business: Truffles E Truffles. The venture became so successful, it helped him pay for a chunk of his college tuition. Today, that young man, Adam DeBacker, […]
As a child, Diane Adams Whitmarsh ’72 would visit her grandma in Springfield and play on the swings at Greenwood Laboratory School. She peeked in the windows of the school and told her mom she wanted to go there some day. Her mother said she could — for college. As Whitmarsh grew, she still wanted […]


