Many people supported James B. (Jim) Wingfield’s quest for an education: His dad, also named Jim, instilled the importance of a strong work ethic through managing the family’s cattle business on their farm in Goodman, Missouri. A teacher at the two-room country school of his youth went out of her way to pick up four students to ensure they could make it to class. James … [Read more...] about ‘I wanted to do this for her, and also give back to students’
The annual Endowed Scholarship Appreciation Dinner brings together donors, scholarship recipients, and University staff. This event recognizes our outstanding endowed scholarship recipients and the donors that have funded those awards. Bringing the donors back to campus, especially the last few years, allows us to show the physical growth and changes that have happened here … [Read more...] about Endowed Scholarship Appreciation Dinner 2016
The annual Endowed Scholarship Appreciation Dinner on March 18 brought together more donors, scholarship recipients, and University staff than ever before—247 to be exact. This unique event recognizes the achievements of our endowed scholarship recipients and connects these recipients with the scholarships' generous donors. Bringing donors back to campus gives us a chance to … [Read more...] about Endowed Scholarship Appreciation Dinner
[flickrSlideshow acct_name="missouristatefoundation" id="72157626975538300"] With friends and alumni of Missouri State University funding over 135 endowed non-departmental scholarship funds that provided 266 awards in the 2010-2011 academic year, there certainly was reason to celebrate. On April 4, 2011 over 150 donors, students, family, faculty, and staff attended the … [Read more...] about Annual dinner honors endowed non-departmental scholarships