Thank you as we embrace change and build on our successes I am writing to you today with a grateful heart. Your commitment to Missouri State plays an integral role in the university’s ability to advance its mission and provide transformative experiences to students. You make an impact, and I am deeply thankful for your support of excellence in education. Whether … [Read more...] about From our move to a new building, to a new university president, to the progress yet to come.
Bill and Merrill Drummond cheer for their teams at Missouri State games and visit his alma mater regularly. They set up an estate gift to benefit “people who might not be able to go to school without some help.” If you’re at Missouri State University often, you may have seen Bill and Merrill Drummond. Most days, they walk across campus after Bill’s morning run. They stop … [Read more...] about Couple established scholarships to show their love for the Bears
BearsWIN — Women’s Impact Network — is a new group of advocates who honor the impact of women by addressing some of the most pressing needs of students at MSU. They optimize time, talent and resources to turn big ideas into measurable and meaningful change. Research shows that women are the driving forces behind many philanthropic decisions and that women’s philanthropy tends … [Read more...] about Honoring and Heightening the Power of Women through BearsWIN
Hotel Nikko’s Manager In Training program, or MIT, was set up by an alumna just for MSU students. It offers a scholarship, job shadowing and housing at the property in San Francisco. MIT molds Bears into professionals who have a grasp on all areas of hotel administration. It’s likely the only hotel in the country with such a program. In April 2021, Tyler Armer was a month … [Read more...] about Scholarship and leadership program at luxury hotel puts many Bears ON THE PATH TO MANAGEMENT
CPA, assistant vice president for finance and accounting for the university; controller for the Missouri State University Foundation Grew up: In Springfield, Missouri Education: Bachelor’s in accounting, 1986, Missouri State University Career: First worked in public accounting for about five years. Next, she worked for United Way and then moved to private industry. … [Read more...] about Meet Cindy Schull