The 36-hour event, held March 5-6, will strengthen Missouri State for years to come. 2,102 DONORS contributed $1,573,602 36% of gifts are from first time donors 9% of gifts were from students Gifts touch every corner of campus Some of our most generous donors offered gift-matching challenges. EXAMPLES … [Read more...] about THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING GIVING DAY 2024
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
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
Your gifts make it possible for Bears to thrive. These future scientists, health care providers, business leaders and more say "THANK YOU" “Thank you for making a difference in my life and in the lives of many other students who benefit from your scholarship program.” - Mark, computer science and software development major with a minor in mathematics Pete Sanderson … [Read more...] about Notes of Gratitude
The day after Thanksgiving 2022, Amy Beth Sutton pondered what she’d give her adult daughter for the holidays. “What the heck am I going to do for her for Christmas that is not a present? Because she doesn’t really need anything. We can tell our kids we love them, but how do we really show that we love and honor who they’ve become as a person?” Sutton said. And then it came … [Read more...] about MOM ESTABLISHES ARTS SCHOLARSHIP IN HER DAUGHTER’S NAME