{"id":5891,"date":"2020-02-19T11:02:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T17:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/?page_id=5891"},"modified":"2026-08-13T16:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T21:21:11","slug":"alumni-association-awards-banquet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/alumni-association-awards-banquet\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Association Awards Banquet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-widget-area awb-widget-area-element fusion-widget-area-1 fusion-content-widget-area\" style=\"--awb-title-size:13px;--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div id=\"custom_html-10\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom:-30px;\">\r\n\tAwards and Recognition\r\n<\/h2>\r\n<hr style=\"margin-bottom:-30px;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><nav class=\"awb-menu awb-menu_column awb-menu_em-hover mobile-mode-collapse-to-button awb-menu_icons-left awb-menu_dc-yes mobile-trigger-fullwidth-off awb-menu_mobile-toggle awb-menu_indent-left mobile-size-full-absolute loading mega-menu-loading awb-menu_desktop awb-menu_dropdown awb-menu_expand-right awb-menu_transition-fade\" style=\"--awb-main-justify-content:flex-start;--awb-mobile-justify:flex-start;--awb-mobile-caret-left:auto;--awb-mobile-caret-right:0;--awb-fusion-font-family-typography:inherit;--awb-fusion-font-style-typography:normal;--awb-fusion-font-weight-typography:400;--awb-fusion-font-family-submenu-typography:inherit;--awb-fusion-font-style-submenu-typography:normal;--awb-fusion-font-weight-submenu-typography:400;--awb-fusion-font-family-mobile-typography:inherit;--awb-fusion-font-style-mobile-typography:normal;--awb-fusion-font-weight-mobile-typography:400;\" aria-label=\"Awards v2\" data-breakpoint=\"1024\" data-count=\"0\" data-transition-type=\"fade\" data-transition-time=\"300\" data-expand=\"right\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"awb-menu__m-toggle awb-menu__m-toggle_no-text\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"menu-awards-v2\"><span class=\"awb-menu__m-toggle-inner\"><span class=\"collapsed-nav-text\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Toggle Navigation<\/span><\/span><span class=\"awb-menu__m-collapse-icon awb-menu__m-collapse-icon_no-text\"><span class=\"awb-menu__m-collapse-icon-open awb-menu__m-collapse-icon-open_no-text fa-bars fas\"><\/span><span class=\"awb-menu__m-collapse-icon-close awb-menu__m-collapse-icon-close_no-text fa-times fas\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><ul id=\"menu-awards-v2\" class=\"fusion-menu awb-menu__main-ul awb-menu__main-ul_column\"><li  id=\"menu-item-5905\"  class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5905 awb-menu__li awb-menu__main-li awb-menu__main-li_regular\"  data-item-id=\"5905\"><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-default awb-menu__main-background-default_fade\"><\/span><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-active awb-menu__main-background-active_fade\"><\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/alumni-association-awards-banquet\/\" class=\"awb-menu__main-a awb-menu__main-a_regular\"><span class=\"menu-text\">Banquet<\/span><\/a><\/li><li  id=\"menu-item-5906\"  class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5906 awb-menu__li awb-menu__main-li awb-menu__main-li_regular\"  data-item-id=\"5906\"><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-default awb-menu__main-background-default_fade\"><\/span><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-active awb-menu__main-background-active_fade\"><\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/alumni-association-awards\/\" class=\"awb-menu__main-a awb-menu__main-a_regular\"><span class=\"menu-text\">Nominations<\/span><\/a><\/li><li  id=\"menu-item-5917\"  class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5917 awb-menu__li awb-menu__main-li awb-menu__main-li_regular\"  data-item-id=\"5917\"><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-default awb-menu__main-background-default_fade\"><\/span><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-active awb-menu__main-background-active_fade\"><\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/alumni-association-awards-past-recipients\/\" class=\"awb-menu__main-a awb-menu__main-a_regular\"><span class=\"menu-text\">Past Recipients<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;width:75%;width:calc(75% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.75 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-font-size:28px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.5;\">Alumni Awards Banquet<\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Every year at Homecoming, the Missouri Western Alumni Association honors accomplished alumni for outstanding contributions to their field, their university and\/or their community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">RSVP for the banquet a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/griff.vn\/alumbanquet\">griff.vn\/alumbanquet<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Congratulations to the 2026 Alumni Award Honorees!<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-1 fusion-person-icon-top\" style=\"--awb-pic-style-color:#000000;--awb-pic-borderradius:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-top:0px;--awb-social-box-border-right:0px;--awb-social-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-social-box-border-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-social-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-social-box-colors-hover:rgba(232,232,232,0.8);--awb-social-icon-boxed-colors:#e8e8e8;--awb-social-icon-colors:#bebdbd;--awb-social-icon-colors-hover:rgba(190,189,189,0.8);\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload person-img img-responsive wp-image-7437\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/ShawnMalone.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/ShawnMalone.png\" alt=\"Shawn Malone &#039;87\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20288%20288%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/ShawnMalone-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/ShawnMalone.png 288w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Shawn Malone '87<\/span><span class=\"person-title\">Distinguished Alumni Award<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-2 fusion-person-icon-top\" style=\"--awb-pic-style-color:#000000;--awb-pic-borderradius:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-top:0px;--awb-social-box-border-right:0px;--awb-social-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-social-box-border-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-social-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-social-box-colors-hover:rgba(232,232,232,0.8);--awb-social-icon-boxed-colors:#e8e8e8;--awb-social-icon-colors:#bebdbd;--awb-social-icon-colors-hover:rgba(190,189,189,0.8);\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload person-img img-responsive wp-image-7439\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/KimWeddle.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/KimWeddle.png\" alt=\"Kim Weddle &#039;00\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20288%20288%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/KimWeddle-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/KimWeddle.png 288w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Kim Weddle '00<\/span><span class=\"person-title\">Distinguished Alumni Award<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-3 fusion-person-icon-top\" style=\"--awb-pic-style-color:#000000;--awb-pic-borderradius:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-top:0px;--awb-social-box-border-right:0px;--awb-social-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-social-box-border-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-social-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-social-box-colors-hover:rgba(232,232,232,0.8);--awb-social-icon-boxed-colors:#e8e8e8;--awb-social-icon-colors:#bebdbd;--awb-social-icon-colors-hover:rgba(190,189,189,0.8);\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload person-img img-responsive wp-image-7438\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/DrPamClary.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/DrPamClary.png\" alt=\"Dr. Pam Clary\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20288%20288%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/DrPamClary-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/DrPamClary.png 288w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Dr. Pam Clary<\/span><span class=\"person-title\"> Distinguished Faculty Award<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-4 fusion-person-icon-top\" style=\"--awb-pic-style-color:#000000;--awb-pic-borderradius:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-top:0px;--awb-social-box-border-right:0px;--awb-social-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-social-box-border-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-social-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-social-box-colors-hover:rgba(232,232,232,0.8);--awb-social-icon-boxed-colors:#e8e8e8;--awb-social-icon-colors:#bebdbd;--awb-social-icon-colors-hover:rgba(190,189,189,0.8);\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload person-img img-responsive wp-image-7440\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/MakennaSnyderHood.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/MakennaSnyderHood.png\" alt=\"Makenna Snyder Hood &#039;17\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20288%20288%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/MakennaSnyderHood-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/MakennaSnyderHood.png 288w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Makenna Snyder Hood '17<\/span><span class=\"person-title\"> Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-4 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-5 fusion-person-icon-top\" style=\"--awb-pic-style-color:#000000;--awb-pic-borderradius:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-top:0px;--awb-social-box-border-right:0px;--awb-social-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-social-box-border-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-social-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-social-box-colors-hover:rgba(232,232,232,0.8);--awb-social-icon-boxed-colors:#e8e8e8;--awb-social-icon-colors:#bebdbd;--awb-social-icon-colors-hover:rgba(190,189,189,0.8);\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload person-img img-responsive wp-image-7441\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/RickLeahy.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/RickLeahy.png\" alt=\"Rick Leahy\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20288%20288%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/RickLeahy-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/RickLeahy.png 288w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Rick Leahy<\/span><span class=\"person-title\">Herb \u201935 and Peggy Iffert Award for Outstanding Service to the University<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-5 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-6 fusion-person-icon-top\" style=\"--awb-pic-style-color:#000000;--awb-pic-borderradius:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-top:0px;--awb-social-box-border-right:0px;--awb-social-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-social-box-border-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-social-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-social-box-colors-hover:rgba(232,232,232,0.8);--awb-social-icon-boxed-colors:#e8e8e8;--awb-social-icon-colors:#bebdbd;--awb-social-icon-colors-hover:rgba(190,189,189,0.8);\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload person-img img-responsive wp-image-7442\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/PhilanaBlakely-1.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/PhilanaBlakely-1.png\" alt=\"Philana Blakely &#039;01\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20288%20288%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/PhilanaBlakely-1-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/PhilanaBlakely-1.png 288w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Philana Blakely '01<\/span><span class=\"person-title\">Great Griffon Award<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\">College of Science and Health<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-6 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-7 fusion-person-icon-top\" style=\"--awb-pic-style-color:#000000;--awb-pic-borderradius:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-top:0px;--awb-social-box-border-right:0px;--awb-social-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-social-box-border-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-social-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-social-box-colors-hover:rgba(232,232,232,0.8);--awb-social-icon-boxed-colors:#e8e8e8;--awb-social-icon-colors:#bebdbd;--awb-social-icon-colors-hover:rgba(190,189,189,0.8);\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload person-img img-responsive wp-image-7443\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/ShawnaJackson.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/ShawnaJackson.png\" alt=\"Shawna Jackson &#039;93\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20288%20288%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/ShawnaJackson-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/ShawnaJackson.png 288w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Shawna Jackson '93<\/span><span class=\"person-title\"> Great Griffon Award<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\">College of Liberal Arts<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-7 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-8 fusion-person-icon-top\" style=\"--awb-pic-style-color:#000000;--awb-pic-borderradius:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-top:0px;--awb-social-box-border-right:0px;--awb-social-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-social-box-border-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-social-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-social-box-colors-hover:rgba(232,232,232,0.8);--awb-social-icon-boxed-colors:#e8e8e8;--awb-social-icon-colors:#bebdbd;--awb-social-icon-colors-hover:rgba(190,189,189,0.8);\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload person-img img-responsive wp-image-7444\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/FrRichardRocha.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/FrRichardRocha.png\" alt=\"Fr. Richard Rocha \u201987\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20288%20288%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/FrRichardRocha-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/FrRichardRocha.png 288w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Fr. Richard Rocha \u201987<\/span><span class=\"person-title\"> Great Griffon Award<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\">College of Business &amp; Professional Studies<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-8 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-9 fusion-person-icon-top\" style=\"--awb-pic-style-color:#000000;--awb-pic-borderradius:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-top:0px;--awb-social-box-border-right:0px;--awb-social-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-social-box-border-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-social-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-social-box-colors-hover:rgba(232,232,232,0.8);--awb-social-icon-boxed-colors:#e8e8e8;--awb-social-icon-colors:#bebdbd;--awb-social-icon-colors-hover:rgba(190,189,189,0.8);\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload person-img img-responsive wp-image-7445\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/MayaBurnsides.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/MayaBurnsides.png\" alt=\"Maya Burnsides &#039;25\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20288%20288%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/MayaBurnsides-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/08\/MayaBurnsides.png 288w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Maya Burnsides '25<\/span><span class=\"person-title\">Graduating Student of the Year<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-9 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-left-width:3px;border-left-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><h2>Nominations<\/h2><div class=\"reading-box-additional fusion-reading-box-additional\">\n<p>If you would like to nominate someone for an award, please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/alumni-association-awards\/\">nominations page<\/a> and follow the instructions listed for each award.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5891","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-25 19:25:24","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5891"}],"version-history":[{"count":79,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7447,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5891\/revisions\/7447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}