“I wanted their memories to live on.” Those seven words sum up the feelings of Alonzo Weston and his longtime dream that was fulfilled with the help of a Missouri Western professor, a graduate student and an alumna. Last summer, Weston, a reporter for the St. Joseph News-Press, wrote a [...]
Don Crabtree ’71 was happy to see Missouri Western re-launch its competitive speech and debate program last fall, and if anybody knows about speech and debate programs, it’s him. In September 2012, Crabtree was elected as president of the Board of Directors of the National Forensic League for a two-year [...]
“It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.” Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) Here is a question for alumni from the 1970s, ’80s or ’90s: What campus organization traveled all over the United States and made a name for Missouri Western because [...]
1980s Donna Bromley ’84 published her first book, “I See the Zoo in You,” and a Kindle edition can be purchased at Amazon.com. She has written 10 other books, a Christmas song and a puzzle she hopes to publish, as well. Corky Marquart ’84 was named market president and CEO [...]
It’s been a whirlwind seven months for new golf coach Greg Dillon. On the women’s side after six events, the best team finish was a third place showing in the Northwest Missouri State Fall Invitational. Individually, sophomore Callie Wilson and freshman Madison Romjue led the team with an 84 scoring [...]
Coming off the best season in school history in 2013, the University’s first MIAA Championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament, the baseball team had high expectations entering the 2014 season. They were picked to finish second out of 15 MIAA teams. With only returning one regular starter in [...]
Coming off a 38-win season, softball was picked to finish second out of 15 teams in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll heading into this season. At press time, six weeks of the season, the Griffons currently stood at 14-10 overall. Offensively the team is led by a nice mix of [...]
Garnett ’06 on the PGA Tour Brice Garnett ’06, originally from Gallatin, Mo., earned his PGA Tour card last fall and is making the most of status. Through 10n events on tour, he has made nine cuts, with his best finish being tied for 19th at the AT&T National Pro [...]
Dear Friends, In 2008, when I began my presidency, there were seven international students at Missouri Western State University. One of my immediate priorities was to better prepare our graduates for careers in a global marketplace by increasing the number of international students and faculty members on campus and increasing [...]
