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The Alum Report: Guye Goodlow

May 6, 2022 by Makenna L. Cornelison

Guye Goodlow graduated in 2006 from MSU with a Bachelor of Arts in English. He is one of very few English majors ever to also play football for MSU, and he took one of the first online courses offered at MSU.  He went on to business school after graduation and received an MBA in Marketing Management.    Goodlow now works for Ford Motor Company in Marketing, Sales, and … [Read more...] about The Alum Report: Guye Goodlow

Filed Under: Alumni News, Literature, The Alum Report Tagged With: alumni, college, english, English department, Literature, Missouri State University

The Alum Report: Taylor Supplee

November 29, 2021 by Sabrina Wagganer

While a student in the English Department, Taylor Supplee dreamed of moving to New York City.  After obtaining the MA in English (2016), Supplee did just that. He became the first Lucie Brock-Broido teaching fellow at Columbia University, where he received his MFA in 2020. Today, Supplee is a project engineer for the P1 Group, a construction, fabrication, and facility … [Read more...] about The Alum Report: Taylor Supplee

Filed Under: Alumni News, Creative Writing, Literature, News, The Alum Report

The Alum Report: Lydia Welker

October 25, 2021 by Sabrina Wagganer

“It’s great that we can do so many things as technical communicators, but it’s also really overwhelming,” Lydia Welker explains. Welker is a 2015 graduate of the English Department’s program in Professional Writing. “I realized that freelancing would allow me to get some experience while letting me explore different fields, companies, and skills to my heart’s content.” She … [Read more...] about The Alum Report: Lydia Welker

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The Alum Report: Kurtis Foster

September 27, 2021 by Sabrina Wagganer

Kurtis Foster, pursuing a PhD in Linguistics at the University of Oregon, teaches and researches in his role as a graduate assistant. His lab research includes experiments to observe how people respond to unfamiliar accents and languages and to determine how people learn languages.  “There’s a really interesting combination of STEM and language in linguistics, so it’s a lot of … [Read more...] about The Alum Report: Kurtis Foster

Filed Under: Alumni News, TESOL, The Alum Report

The Alum Report: Introducing Our New Student Editor

September 3, 2021 by John Turner

Each semester, The Alum Report publishes a monthly, student-written article featuring alumni of the English Department. The narratives we feature explore the diverse ways in which English degrees are being used and are intended to present possibilities to students that will inspire them as they choose their future careers. Bringing alumni stories and advice to current … [Read more...] about The Alum Report: Introducing Our New Student Editor

Filed Under: Alumni News, Announcement, News, The Alum Report

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