Michael Owens says he wouldn’t be where he is today without mentors like Dr. Philip Rothschild, director of the entertainment management program. When Owens, a Springfield native, enrolled at Missouri State University, he planned to be a teacher but soon discovered entertainment management. “I love live music. I never really understood that there was this entire … [Read more...] about Making his mark
The first time Nancy Allen landed on the New York Times Best Sellers list in 2018, she was totally unprepared. At the time, she was a senior instructor in the College of Business and had just co-authored a book with James Patterson, the world’s best-selling author. Their collaboration, Juror #3, didn’t just make the prestigious literary list, it scurried to the number one … [Read more...] about Third Career Is a Charm
The goal of Missouri State University’s (MSU) Finance and General Business (FGB) Advisory Board is to help keep the FGB faculty apprised of changes in the industry. The 16 board members, most of whom reside in the Springfield area, represent a variety of career fields. “FGB benefits from the practical ideas of real-world business professionals in the immediate area to … [Read more...] about Members of the finance and general business departmental advisory board
Matt Linski turned his own tragedy into an opportunity for others. One month before Linski graduated from high school in Sedalia, Missouri, his father died unexpectedly. It was a devastating loss. Shortly after his father’s death, his mother moved to Atlanta and Linski followed some friends to what was then Southwest Missouri State University. “It was the rebirth of … [Read more...] about Giving back
Sandy Pundmann is a trailblazer. She was a first-generation student who bucked the odds and thrived in two male-dominated fields. When the St. Charles native was 13, her father died. Her mom, then a stay-at-home mother, went to work as a babysitter, waitress and telemarketer to support her two children. “She really instilled that education was important. She … [Read more...] about Alumna Sandy Pundmann receives prestigious auditing award