Pam and Bernie Burrier at the 2017 Lady Bear Gala. The Missouri State University men’s and women’s golf teams will be the recipients of a significant gift, courtesy of Pam and Bernie Burrier, the MSU Foundation announced today. The gift is an endowment for both programs and will be used to support the overall budgets of the teams. The Burriers have previously established … [Read more...] about Missouri State golf programs receive significant gift
In 2019, MSU welcomed a new department head of military science. Colonel Toni Rieke is the first female to serve in this role, also known as MSU’s professor of military science. She’s also the first former MSU varsity athlete in the post, and the first member of the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame to be in the job. And, not surprisingly, she’s also the first head of MSU … [Read more...] about Alumna is the first female professor of military science and head of the MSU ROTC Bear Battalion
Melissa Stokes, Missouri State University’s head volleyball coach, has announced her resignation, effective Aug. 12, 2019. The announcement came following an independent investigation by Spencer Fane LLP, which concluded that NCAA violations had occurred within the volleyball program. These violations included allowing a non-qualifier to accompany the team during a foreign tour … [Read more...] about Missouri State volleyball coach announces resignation
“The Jet” holds three of the top 10 fastest times ever run in the women’s 100-meter dash. She also anchored the U.S. Olympic 4x100-meter relay team in 2012. It won the gold medal and smashed the old world record. Jeter’s personal best of 10.64 seconds in the 100-meter dash, set in 2009, is the second-fastest time ever recorded in that event. The late Florence Griffith-Joyner … [Read more...] about New MSU assistant coach is the fastest woman in the world
