Learn more about alumni awards Bears of Distinction Awards Ron Richard, 1972 Outstanding Alumnus Ron Richard represents Missouri’s 32nd senatorial district. He is the only Missouri legislator in a century to be elected both Speaker of the House and Senate Majority Leader. About the award: The Outstanding Alumni Award recognizes recipients for extraordinary achievement … [Read more...]
No one thinks of himself as a terrorist. “Not even members of Boko Haram,” said Dr. Bukola Oyeniyi, assistant professor of history. Oyeniyi, who is from Nigeria, has spent the last 10 years researching the roots of terrorism in West Africa. Looking at terrorism’s Latin root words “terrorem,” which means to instill great fear or dread, and “terrere,” which means to fill … [Read more...]
Casey Flanigan, nursing major "This scholarship will help tremendously towards my education at Missouri State University. It will assist me as I obtain a degree in the medical field. The medical field has helped me in so many ways and now, with this, I am going to be able to help give back. Growing up in St. Louis has shaped me to be the person that I am today. Being able to … [Read more...]
On a cold January day, high school counselor Rob Lundien, '02, stood in the East Room of the White House and heard Michelle Obama recognize him by name. “I got a little emotional on stage as we were recognized,” Lundien, a high school counselor in Kansas City, Missouri, said. “We love our jobs and our kids and we put in long hours, and it was overwhelming to think that … [Read more...]
Dora Quinn Arney Meikle, ’50, was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame this spring as part of the annual Women’s Sports Luncheon. The inaugural Wynn Awards were also given at the luncheon. These new awards are named in honor of Dr. Mary Jo Wynn, the Missouri State University women’s athletics pioneer. She was the first woman named a Missouri Sports Legend. About … [Read more...]