Meet the five winners of the Missouri State University Alumni Association awards for 2012!
I became disabled in 1971 at 16 months old when my family’s boat on Table Rock Lake exploded due to a gas leak, causing third-degree burns on 45 percent of my body.
The old adage goes that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and after graduating from Missouri State University, Jake Hilgendorf, ’05, and Kathy (Murphy) Hilgendorf, ’06, realized it was certainly true for them.
The melodic tones of the carillon bells provide the backdrop for much of the hustle and bustle of campus life. But for Lindsey Hall, they also provide a reminder of the love she shares with fiancé Zach Swartz.
Roy T. Tan, a 1969 graduate born in Indonesia who is a founder of Union Group — a manufacturing company in Hong Kong — always knew he wanted a career in business.