The induction ceremony for the 2015 Athletics Hall of Fame class was held in October with a reception and induction ceremony, and the annual Hall of Fame game and ring ceremony. The 2015 Athletics Hall of Fame Class: Eric "Ebo" Walker, Nicole Collier and Amy Beverly. Amy Beverly [...]
The renovation of Spratt Memorial Stadium is on schedule and looking great, according to Kurt McGuffin, director of athletics. The three-story building and concourse should be completed in early April, with the large video scoreboard completed in May. McGuffin noted that the weather in the fall allowed the contractors, E.L. [...]
Nine years after Missouri Western’s first graduate classes began with two master’s degree programs, one graduate certificate program and an enrollment of 41, the Graduate School continues to grow in both enrollment and offerings. This past fall, enrollment was 219 with 16 master’s programs and five graduate certificate programs. When [...]
The making of “Harry & Walter: Missouri’s Native Sons” Although Harry Truman and Walter Cronkite were a generation apart in age, their paths crossed many times and there were many similarities between the two men. That, said Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western’s president, is the premise of the University’s newest [...]
Dear Friends, As I am writing this, the University is wrapping up its yearlong Centennial celebration, and what a great Dr. Vartabedian with Tom Ridge, the 2015 Convocation on Critical Issues speaker. year it has been! I hope many of you had the opportunity to join us on [...]
Two years ago, Dr. Bob Bergland, professor of journalism, decided to take up biking so he could compete in triathlons. He had run track and cross country in high school and college, even running in four marathons while in graduate school, and had often swum when he had a running [...]
Every year but one for the past 13, Dr. Maureen Raffensperger, director of the physical therapist assistant (PTA) program, has traveling half a world away to utilize her physical therapy skills and quietly make a difference in India. After finding out about Good Shepherd Hospital in Puttur, Andhra Pradesh through [...]
Antibiotic technology developed by a tenant of the Innovation Stockyard in the Kit Bond Science and Technology Incubator was purchased by a newly formed pharmaceutical company. Sopharmia, Inc., founded by Larry Sutton, MD, PhD, announced the closing of a $3.3 million Series A venture capital financing round and the formation [...]
Brandt Shields Brandt Shields hired as new director of external relations Brandt Shields was named director of external relations in August 2015. He had been the entertainment and events supervisor at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. Shields earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre [...]
