For the home football opener, more than 40 volunteers celebrated Paint it Gold Friday and helped United Way of St. Joseph at the same time. The volunteers went to seven locations around St. Joseph to help raise funds for the United Way and to make people aware of the Paint [...]
The tailgating atmosphere at football games changed this fall when the Board of Governors adopted a policy that allowed the possession and consumption of alcohol at tailgates. The policy was in effect in time for the first home football game last September. The policy designates Lots H and I for [...]
After a promising 2-2 start to the season, injuries hit the Griffon soccer team hard. Injuries to forwards Katie Kempf and Tara Russell ended their seasons and made it difficult for the team to generate offense for third-year Head Coach Chad Edwards. However, several bright spots came out of the [...]
Following the retirements of long-time golf coaches Cathy Habermehl (women’s) and Jim Perry (men’s), Director of Athletics Kurt McGuffin announced the hiring of Greg Dillon to serve as the head coach of both teams. He officially took over the teams in September 2013. Dillon, a member of the Professional Golfers [...]
A former volleyball player and Missouri Western graduate, Marian Carbin ’07, was named head volleyball coach in fall 2013. “Griffon volleyball has been an important part of my past, and I’m excited to explore the possibilities that it holds for my future,” Carbin said. “I know that our program is [...]
Coming off a 2012 season that saw Griffon football win 12 games, an MIAA title and reach the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II Playoffs, the expectations were set extremely high for the 2013 season. The Griffons began the year 7-0, which tied the 1981 team’s mark for the best [...]
February 17 Future Griffons at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory in St. Joseph March 4 Griffons on the Bayou – Mardi Gras at Boudreaux’s Louisiana Seafood and Steaks, St. Joseph. April Griffons Uncorked! Stonehaus Winery, Lee’s Summit, Mo. June Alumni Night at the Mustangs For more information, check missouriwestern.edu/alumni, or [...]
1970s Michael Poland ’72, president of Farmers State Bank in Cameron, Mo., was appointed to a two-year term as co-chair of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors Bankers Advisory Board. The group provides industry input on a number of policies shaping the financial services industry. Paul Lewis ’79 published “Toward [...]
It’s hard to not get excited about Missouri Western and what’s happening on campus when you talk to President Robert Vartabedian. His enthusiasm for the University’s accomplishments and his outlook for the future are contagious. At the December 2012 Board of Governors meeting, the board approved a five-year contract extension [...]
