In 2008, a 10-year-old boy with Down syndrome made homemade truffles for an event at Waverly House Gifts & Gallery in Springfield. It was the beginning of his future business: Truffles E Truffles. The venture became so successful, it helped him pay for a chunk of his college tuition. Today, that young man, Adam DeBacker, […]
As a child, Diane Adams Whitmarsh ’72 would visit her grandma in Springfield and play on the swings at Greenwood Laboratory School. She peeked in the windows of the school and told her mom she wanted to go there some day. Her mother said she could — for college. As Whitmarsh grew, she still wanted […]
Joey Hawkins is back at home In the Canadian community just outside Toronto where Joey Hawkins grew up, hockey was everything. But his favorite was always baseball. Hawkins played both sports, among others, from a very young age. By the time he was in high school, he felt there was more long-term potential for him […]
The university received $63.2 million in external funding in fiscal year 2024.
Missouri State University has accepted an invitation to join Conference USA as a full-league member, effective July 1, 2025.



