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Couple from long line of Bears gives back after beating cancer

February 22, 2021 by Kristina Khodai

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The Pedal the Cause fundraiser helps cancer research in St. Louis through an annual cycling challenge. In August, Michael and Marcie were featured by a St. Louis news channel for Marcie’s participation in the ride. The cause holds a special place in the couple’s lives. Early in their relationship, Michael was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Meeting at Missouri … [Read more...] about Couple from long line of Bears gives back after beating cancer

Filed Under: Alumni Spotlight Tagged With: accounting, Everett Hayes, Marcie Harris-Hayes, Michael Hayes, Nila Hayes

New scholarship creates opportunities

January 28, 2021 by College of Business

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Reflecting its commitment to continuously improve diversity and inclusion in the workforce, last year Great Southern Bank recognized an opportunity to accomplish is mission and support COB’s efforts to recruit and retain diverse business students.  Matt Snyder, director of human resources, contacted his friend Kent Ragan, associate dean in the College of Business, to discuss … [Read more...] about New scholarship creates opportunities

Filed Under: COB Connection Tagged With: accounting, Finance, Missouri State University Foundation

Navigating professional opportunities in a virtual world

November 12, 2020 by Kristina Khodai

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Julie Ravenscraft, accounting instructor, typically spends the early fall semester preparing her Accounting 300 students for the COB Accounting Career Fair.  Overall, she aims to prepare the students for a variety of professional interactions from a career fair to an interview.   But fall 2020 had a new learning curve for both students and Ravenscraft.  “This semester … [Read more...] about Navigating professional opportunities in a virtual world

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: accounting, Career Center, Handshake, Julie Ravenscraft

A life transformed by the power of education

October 1, 2020 by College of Business

A woman, a woman holding a baby, and a man.

If complete strangers offered to change your life, would you trust them?  Could you believe their kindness?  In a sense, this happens when a student is given a scholarship.  But it happened in the most extraordinary way to Dr. Yohannan Abraham. A chance encounter with a Minnesota couple changed the trajectory of his future.  It afforded him a college … [Read more...] about A life transformed by the power of education

Filed Under: Faculty and Staff Spotlight Tagged With: accounting, Dr. Yohannan Abraham, International Business Programs, scholarships

MBA alumna named to Pediatric Brain Foundation Board of Directors

June 24, 2020 by Kristina Khodai

Portrait of Amber Riddle

In early March, Missouri State alumna, Amber Riddle, was named to the Board of Directors for the Pediatric Brain Foundation. The Pediatric Brain Foundation is a Missouri-based not for profit which provides financial support to families with children suffering from neurological disorders, brain cancers, traumatic brain injuries and other diagnoses.  Riddle was introduced … [Read more...] about MBA alumna named to Pediatric Brain Foundation Board of Directors

Filed Under: Alumni Spotlight, MBA, Uncategorized Tagged With: accounting, Amber Riddle

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