The Missouri State University Board of Governors acknowledged six students with the Citizen Scholar Award Thursday (Dec. 13). The award honors students who exemplify academic success and the university’s public affairs mission.
“These young leaders are making their communities better,” said Carrie Tergin, board chair. “They really set the standard for what it means to be a Citizen Bear.”
Two of the six students were from the Humanities and Public Affairs.
Anthony Priest, senior, West Plains, Missouri
Priest is majoring in sociology with a minor in anthropology. A transfer student from Missouri State-West Plains, Priest has volunteered with the Community Partnership of the Ozarks Alliance and Community Clean Up, the Grant Beach Community Dinner and Blanket Buddies. With Blanket Buddies, he traveled to Ukraine and Mexico to support disadvantaged orphans.
Daezia Smith, graduate, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Smith is working on a Master of Global Studies. She has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity and Springfield Welcome Home. Smith is also a founder and current president of Global Leaders and Mentors (GLaM), a student organization that promotes inclusion through increased interaction between U.S. and international students on campus.