For Rich ’83 and Cindy (Mann) ’82 Miller, being resident assistants at Missouri State wasn’t just a campus job. It was the launch pad for their future. It was where they cultivated leadership, learned to build relationships and, most importantly, where they found each other. “As an RA, you had approximately 48 new freshmen on […]
How well did you keep up with Missouri State news this summer? Test your knowledge with our quiz that highlights some of the biggest stories and moments from campus. Whether you followed every headline or just caught a few updates, now’s your chance to see how closely you were paying attention. Give it a try […]
Richard “Hank” Scrivener ’71, the founder of Signal food stores and gas stations, established an endowed scholarship for business students. Jami Jordan, president of Scrivener Oil Company, remembers the day her dad started brainstorming ideas for his first gas station. It was 1984, and Richard “Hank” Scrivener ’71 decided it should be at a stoplight […]
These Bears served their country. Now, they benefit from foundation scholarships established by generous donors. When Chase Boggs graduates, he will do so debt-free. Although the former Marine was eligible for the G.I. Bill, he’s saving that aid for law school. His education was instead funded by savings, his job on his family farm — […]
When Alfonso Corona ’02 and Tom Choate decided to support students, they thought back to their own college days. Both of them are business leaders in Springfield now — Choate is a managing director for a banking technology organization, and Corona is an information technology professional in the insurance industry — but they faced obstacles. […]