Missouri State University is saying thank you to the family that made the largest scholarships gift in school history. Missouri State will honor Tim Reynolds and Judith Enyeart Reynolds with the Bronze Bear Award at a fall 2021 commencement ceremony. “The Bronze Bear weighs 45 pounds, but Tim and Judy’s contributions to the university are worth their weight in gold,” … [Read more...] about Missouri State awards Bronze Bear to the Reynolds family
When then-Missouri Governor Matt Blunt put pen to paper in 2005 at the Plaster Student Union Theater, Missouri State University’s course changed forever. Blunt signed Senate Bill 98. It authorized Southwest Missouri State University to drop Southwest from its name and become a more prominent part of the higher education system in the state. Missouri State will honor Blunt, a … [Read more...] about Matt Blunt to receive Bronze Bear
Former Missouri State President Arthur Mallory is the 15th recipient of the Bronze Bear, the highest nonacademic award from the University. Mallory, an MSU alumnus, became the fifth president of Missouri State University in 1964 and served until 1971. He was the youngest president in University history, beginning his tenure at age 31. He left the presidency to become the … [Read more...] about Past President Mallory recognized with Bronze Bear
Leadership gifts from the Plaster Foundation led to the naming of three significant facilities on campus: the Robert W. Plaster Sports Complex, the Robert W. Plaster Student Union and the Robert W. Plaster Center for Free Enterprise and Business Development. … [Read more...] about Plaster family’s quarter-century of support honored with Bronze Bear Award