A member of a pioneer family of Polk County, Darin Chappell has strong family ties to Bolivar in specific and to Polk County in general. He and his wife of twenty-seven years, Carole Ann, lived in Fair Play for a time, and two of their three children attended Fair Play schools. Their two daughters are grown and live in Springfield, while their son is a student at Bolivar … [Read more...] about MPA Leads Darin Chappell Home to Polk County
OK, power couple might be a bit over the top but, as you can see from the story below, MPA alumni Luke Reven and Michelle Wade are making their mark in eastern Pennsylvania. http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20141201/east-brandywine-assistant-manager-has-expanded-role Luke earned his MPA degree from Missouri State in 2005. Michelle received her MPA from MSU in 2004 … [Read more...] about Alumni Blend Theory/Practice in Chester County, PA
I spent several afternoons and evenings studying at the end of Strong Hall’s third floor hallway, right outside the Political Science Department door. I would often stare at the bulletin board there, with its various grad school program flyers attached to it. My eyes always stopped on the George Washington University piece. The Graduate School of Political Management. The … [Read more...] about Tray Abney is Not James Carville or Karl Rove (In Spite of Himself)
A Bear football player during my time at MSU, I earned my BS degree in Political Science in May 2013. After graduation, I enrolled in Missouri State’s Defense and Strategic Studies (DSS) Graduate program in Washington, DC. Perhaps relatively unheard of in back home, DSS is becoming a highly valued graduate degree and offers the chance to learn from some of Washington’s finest. … [Read more...] about On the Other Side of the Ball: Harrison Menke Moves from Offense to Defense
Dr. Dennis Hickey and his wife enjoyed a wonderful dinner at a local restaurant with two former graduate students last week--Jerome Johnson and Kevin Fuchs. Jerome is now working for the Department of Homeland Security as an Immigration Specialist, while Kevin is a middle school teacher at Instituto San Roberto in Monterrey, Mexico. It is always nice to see our graduates when … [Read more...] about Alumni Jerome Johnson and Kevin Fuchs Visit Springfield