Tracy Jones ’98, grew up with a map of the world on his bedroom wall and says he probably memorized almost every country and city on the map by the time he was a teenager. So it should come as no surprise that Tracy, who grew up in Brookfield, Mo., [...]
In 2011, when Col. Michael Pankau ’84, took over as commander of the 139th Airlift Wing Missouri Air National Guard at Rosecrans Memorial Airport in St. Joseph, he was following in the footsteps of fellow alumnus, Brig. Gen. Stephen Cotter ’78, who commanded the 139th from 2003 to 2009. When [...]
Dear Friends, As you read this, I will be nearing the end of my 19th year in education. One of the aspects of education I have always enjoyed is the cycle that occurs every year. There is a beginning, middle, and an end. If the year didn’t go the way [...]
Griffon alumni … Did you ever write letters home when you were in college? Did you keep them? Do you know where they are now? Maybe you lived locally and kept a diary or journal? The Alumni Office is collecting Letters to Home as part of our Centennial Celebration. Help [...]
Today, Greek life on campus is going strong – there are five fraternities and five sororities, students live in Greek quarters in Juda Hall and a Greek plaza graces the lawn west of Juda Hall. For this issue of Centennial Notes, we decided to look back at Missouri Western’s earliest [...]
1970s Richard Allen ’75, is on the executive committee of a child advocacy group known as F.A.C.T. It serves three counties in the St. Louis area. Richard has enjoyed 33 years of public school employment, 21 in administration, and 18 of those in the central office in Washington, Mo. His [...]
A chocolate ownership opportunity opens up for all Craig School of Business alumni A few years ago, Steve Craig was trying to figure out how college graduates could become entrepreneurs shortly after they earned their degrees. The CEO of Craig Realty Group in California grew up in the St. Joseph [...]
Seth Lyons ’08, is from St. Joseph and graduated with a finance degree. He and his wife, Kelsey (McFarland) ’08, an economics graduate, own a store in Silverthorne, Colo., the first store awarded in the program. 2010 Brady Ellis ’10, from Stockton, Mo., and his fiancé, TyAnn Williamson ’10, a [...]
Steve Craig, one of the partners in the entrepreneurship program with Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and Missouri Western’s Craig School of Business, said that something unexpected has come out of the four-year-old program that now has nine owners of RMCF stores in seven states. “One of the intangibles that we [...]
