Want the “best care on the air?” Then you want Leslie Blakley ’95, who has been producing and hosting a 15-minute radio show that keeps her listeners informed about everything related to health care. The show, which has an interview format, airs twice a week on KAIR Country 93.7 FM [...]
As a child, Head Football Coach Jerry Partridge ’86 spent many a day on the sidelines of the Ruskin (Mo.) High School football field, watching and learning from his dad, the head coach, and dreaming of the day he’d have his own team to coach. That dream came true when [...]
Jackie Lewin ’66 had been immersed in St. Joseph history for more than four decades when she retired as executive director of the St. Joseph Museums this past spring. Her degree from the Missouri Western Junior College took her to Northwest Missouri State University, where she received a Bachelor of [...]
Brice Garnett '06 Next time you’re watching a golf tournament on the PGA Tour, look for Brice Garnett ’06, a Missouri Western alumnus who advanced into the PGA Tour ranks this season. “It’s the best job in the world. I get to play the best golf courses in [...]
Missouri Western began a comprehensive master planning initiative this past summer, and a report is scheduled to be available next spring. “As we look back and celebrate our past 100 years in 2015, it is important that we plan ahead for Missouri Western’s second century,” said Jerry Pickman ’85, vice [...]
Zack ’74 and Mary ’76 Workman recently made a pledge over the next five years to the Missouri Western State University Foundation to support the development of an academic resource room in the Griffon Indoor Sports Complex. Initial plans include converting a break-out room in the GISC to a study [...]
Last spring, the Missouri Western State University was notified that it was a beneficiary of the estate of Robert (Robbie) Sharp, a 1974 graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Accounting. The Foundation received $75,000 and will receive approximately another $15,000. The donation is designated for the Craig [...]
Missouri Western’s centennial website is now live at missouriwestern.edu/centennial. Visit it for historical information, video vignettes, a calendar of events and more. You may also nominate someone as a Centennial Notable or share a memory. Enjoy!
As the founding dean of the School of Fine Arts, Dr. Robert Willenbrink is already making a difference in the lives of students. But he and his wife wanted to make an even greater difference. With a recently pledged gift of $100,000, Dr. Willenbrink and his wife, Susie, joined the [...]
