Dr. Duane G. Meyer, Missouri State University's sixth president, passed away Nov. 22 at age 89. Meyer served as president from 1971-83. During that time, Southwest Missouri State College was renamed Southwest Missouri State University. Current President Clifton M. Smart III remembered Meyer as a gracious, well-liked leader. “President Meyer led our university with … [Read more...] about Missouri State remembers Duane G. Meyer
She had made dental crowns and similar implements for nearly 30 years. But her job was changing — computers, not people, now make those items. In 2009, she found herself unemployed and at a crossroads: continue in the dental industry, or follow her passion for cooking. She found Missouri State’s hospitality and restaurant administration program, known as HRA, where she met … [Read more...] about Alumna cooks up new career selling homemade goods
Walking through the doors of the MSU Care clinic in the new O'Reilly Clinical Health Sciences Center is like stepping from a dream into reality for Missouri State University alumna Dr. Susan Berg. “It’s hard to put into words how happy and proud I am of this new clinic opening,” Berg said. “I worked in the old MSU Care clinic, and I will continue in the new MSU Care clinic; … [Read more...] about Alumna’s passion for nursing benefits students, community
Pamela Hyde has worked in government all her life, all around the country, using lessons she first learned as a political science student at Missouri State. “I went on to get a law degree, and practiced for a very short time, but quickly got into public administration. I started at a state level, advocating for people with mental disabilities.” Eventually, her work with … [Read more...] about Retiring presidential appointee reflects on leading a federal public health agency
Though the fans in the stands may not know it, to the players on the field, he’s an integral part of the game. He’s the athletic trainer who makes sure they can play America’s pastime at peak physical performance and helps rehabilitate them when injuries happen. “It has been awesome working at the major-league level. On a day-to-day basis, I get to see — on our dugout, and … [Read more...] about Athletic trainer spent entire career with Houston Astros