Springfield Public Schools and Missouri State University broke ground on a new agriculture education magnet school for Springfield students on Dec. 3 at the William H. Darr Agricultural Center. The project is a collaboration of Missouri State and Springfield Public Schools and is made possible by a generous donation from William H. and Virginia Darr and the Darr Family … [Read more...] about MSU and SPS break ground on new agricultural education center
Missouri State University and the Community Foundation of the Ozarks (CFO) have each received $2.25 million from the estate of Linda K. Hale. The $4.5 million gift is the first part of what is expected to be a $12 million gift to benefit Missouri State students. It is estimated that Missouri State and the CFO will each receive about $6 million by the time the estate is fully … [Read more...] about Estate gift funds scholarships for Missouri State students from Barton, Vernon counties
The Darr family has been friends and supporters of Missouri State University and Springfield Public Schools for many years. William H. Darr and the Darr Family Foundation’s latest gift will greatly expand agriculture education and opportunities for Missouri State and Springfield students. A $6.5 million gift will fund the construction of two buildings – a classroom … [Read more...] about Darr gift to establish agriculture magnet school, expand small animal program
Donations include endowment funds, land Several Missouri State University alumni have made major gifts to the William H. Darr College of Agriculture. The Darr Family gift Continuing their support for MSU, William H. (class of 1957) and Virginia (class of 1954) Darr have created two new endowed funds: The Darr Family Facilities Endowment to support the day-to-day … [Read more...] about MSU Foundation announces gifts for Darr College of Agriculture