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
Capt. Aaron Eidem’s life of service ended while helping people in need. Eidem died Feb. 18, 2016, while assisting stranded motorists on Interstate 44, about five miles west of Springfield. He was an adjunct faculty member and assistant professor of military science at Missouri State University since 2014. It’s that act of heroism that earned him the Soldier’s Medal, the … [Read more...] about U.S. military honors late military science faculty member