A look at teaching, research, scholarly activities or service at Missouri State.
Dr. Brian Mahaffey, a former baseball Bear who became the head team physician for Missouri State intercollegiate athletes, joined the St. Louis Cardinals medical team in 2013.
Richard Ollis, ’89, and Teresa (Burton) Ollis, ’89, met as freshmen around 1985, playing a casual volleyball game on campus.
Thomas Strong, one of the most successful trial lawyers in Missouri’s history, has published a memoir that details his childhood in rural Missouri and gives readers a glimpse into his career.
Weston Bland, who triple majored in Arabic, global studies and Middle Eastern studies with a minor in international relations, was studying abroad in Cairo during the beginnings of the Arab Spring in 2011. He gained an unforgettable perspective by being in Egypt during a time of political upheaval.