In February 1991, the firm established the BKD Accounting Education Fund, an endowed fund for the School of Accountancy (SOA). Income from the fund is used for scholarships, software and hardware upgrades, faculty development and professorships. Gary Schafer, managing partner for BKD’s offices in Springfield, Joplin and Branson, said the fund is supported by individual … [Read more...] about Celebrating 30 years of support
A generous gift of $835,000 from the estate of Dr. Raymond Lansford will help more students from Missouri State University’s College of Business complete their education. Lansford, a Missouri State alumnus, passed away just two weeks before his 99th birthday. “Dr. Lansford devoted his entire career to educating students. His intentions were to continue helping students … [Read more...] about Generous gift provides business students with scholarships
Due to COVID, a host of fundraisers, community service and acts of kindness were put on hold in 2020, but the pandemic did not stop everything. Here are a few examples of how Business Bears gave back. COVID couldn’t stop these Bears from giving Members of the Construction Club collected enough items to fill 187 boxes for Operation Christmas Child, … [Read more...] about College of Business students exemplify the public affairs mission
Bears have big hearts and big minds. And they have put them to good use during the COVID-19 pandemic. From fundraising to helping direct patient care, these COB graduates have made a difference. Here are their stories. This Bear was part of CoxHealth's COVID response team Christina Lehr Master of Health Administration, 2020 With a heart for service, alumnus works on … [Read more...] about Making a difference in the pandemic
Everyone was talking about COVID-19 in March. But when St. Patrick’s Day celebrations rolled around, Bernie Fechtel knew there was trouble. Fechtel graduated with a bachelor’s in finance and general business in 1980, and now he is president of Fechtel Beverage & Sales in Jefferson City, Missouri. “Turnout was about 10% of what it would normally be. We felt … [Read more...] about Business president establishes fund for food-service workers