Recent Missouri State Beartone Zack Kaltenbach, '14, was chosen out of those thousands to get some airtime on the iconic television series. Kaltenbach, who has a bachelor’s in entrepreneurship, auditioned for season 14 in Kansas City after being selected by producers when the show’s audition bus was in Branson last summer. He appeared before celebrity panelists Harry … [Read more...] about Beartones vocalist makes it to top 48 on “American Idol”
Derrick Docket, '02, took a leap of faith on the first college to send him an acceptance letter. “I applied, I got in and decided: I think I’ll go to school here!” He wanted a change from his hometown of St. Louis. The first time he ever stepped onto Missouri State’s campus was on move-in weekend in the late 1990s, just days before classes would begin. “Obviously, you … [Read more...] about Alumnus builds the brand of the Missouri Valley Conference
In March 2010, Linnens moved to Phoenix, Ariz., and began working as a product specialist, traveling the country to fit people for golf clubs. Next, she took a special project role as the coordinator of PING’s Junior Interclub golf program, which provides boys and girls ages 12-18 with team-based tournaments. Currently, Linnens is the social community coordinator for PING. … [Read more...] about Bears golfer now manages social media for PING
This year’s dinner, held April 14, was attended by nearly 200 students and donors (including student Nafisa Bangura, pictured with Provost Frank Einhellig). Missouri State Foundation Student scholarships are made possible by the generous support of donors in the Missouri State Foundation. Since the establishment of the Foundation in 1981, thousands of private contributions … [Read more...] about Scholarship supporters meet the students they helped
Headphones on, he turns his hat around, crosses his chest and transforms into Atlas, undefeated food-challenge champion. A “food challenge” is when a restaurant advertises that if you can finish a certain item — something huge, spicy or especially caloric — in a set amount of time, you win. Most of the time, these challenges come with a cash prize and other … [Read more...] about Bodybuilder tackles food challenges