"This captures the spirit of him as a man.” Those were the words of Walter Cronkite’s daughter Kathy Cronkite when she toured the new Walter Cronkite Memorial in the Spratt Hall atrium last fall. The memorial was dedicated and officially opened on Nov. 4, 2013, the 97th anniversary of Walter [...]
The 31st annual Alumni Association Awards banquet was held Homecoming weekend, and six outstanding individuals were honored. GOLD Award – Dan Bradford ’04 Dan Bradford ’04 was unhappy in his job when his wife, Sara Capra ’96, encouraged him to enroll in college so he could have a career he [...]
Dear Friends, On Nov. 4, 2013, a labor of love was unveiled and dedicated at Missouri Western: The Walter Cronkite Memorial. Walter Cronkite, the legendary news anchor who was born in St. Joseph, Mo., was known as the most trusted man in America. He certainly filled that role in my [...]
“I can’t describe what it is like to actually see a human heart beating.” That was just one of many valuable experiences nursing student Michael Balak ’13 said he had this past summer at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. when he participated in a 10-week experience there. Two [...]
The new year brings the kickoff of Missouri Western’s annual fund and an effort to encourage University supporters to join the Missouri Western League for Excellence. The annual fund campaign includes letters, and a phonathon in the spring and fall. The spring phonathon will begin in February. “I love the [...]
Kay-Lynne Taylor is the new director of the Career Development Center.As director of the center, Taylor will oversee programs and services that will help students and alumni develop lifelong career planning and job search skills. Among other activities, the center provides career advising, manages on-campus employment opportunities and organizes job [...]
Dr. Michael Lane and Dr. Bob Willenbrink joined Missouri Western this fall. Dr. Lane is the dean of the Craig School of Business, and Dr. Willenbrink is the founding dean of the School of Fine Arts. Dr. Lane had been a professor of accounting at Emporia State University in [...]
This past fall, the student chapter of The Wildlife Society was named International Student Chapter of the Year out of 120 chapters, and the chapter’s advisor, Dr. Cary Chevalier, was named International Chapter Advisor of the Year for the first time in 2013. The student group also earned the international [...]
The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant of just over $1 million to Missouri Western and Davidson College in North Carolina for undergraduate synthetic biology research. The grant is the largest research grant in University history. Missouri Western is the lead institution for the grant proposal, which was written [...]
