James Jeffers '73 Dear Fellow Alumni, After a winning season for our football team, we thought we had enjoyed our last game. A short time later, we received great news that the Griffons had been invited to a postseason bowl game. A small but spirited group made the [...]
James Jeffers '73 Dear Fellow Alumni, Hello again! As president of the Alumni Association, I am proud to report that the Griffon spirit at this year’s Homecoming was alive and well! Before I talk about Homecoming, I want to thank David Karleskint, Reyhan Wilkinson, Tona Williams and Mary [...]
Travel to Greece with the Missouri Western Alumni Association and Dr. Jimmy Albright! We will spend 11 days, May 22-June 1, 2019, visiting ancient sites such as the Parthenon, the Temple of Delphi, and the Temple of Apollo. The trip includes a three-day cruise to Mykonos, Kusadasi and Patmos, and [...]
Dear Fellow Alumni, It is a wonderful honor to serve as the Alumni Association president and I am excited James Jeffers '73 to work with alumni and the board. As one of the first graduating classes of Missouri Western, I have many fond memories. We have seen many [...]
Dear Fellow Alumni, Natalie Redmond '00 In my letter in the last issue, I mentioned the success of Homecoming, some of the new things we started and changes we made to enhance Homecoming. Special thanks to all of the many alumni who attended or volunteered with the 2017 [...]
Dr. Jamel Santa Cruze Wright ’00 was named the 27th president of Eureka College in July 2017. She had been serving as interim president since July 1, 2016. Dr. Jamel Santa Cruze Wright '00 Dr. Wright, a native of St. Louis, graduated from Missouri Western with a Bachelor [...]
Byron ’55 and Phyllis ’55 Myers have spent a lifetime creating a legacy of music, devoting almost all of their adult lives to the New Generation Singers in St. Joseph, Missouri. Byron and Phyllis Myers Byron founded the group in 1970 and served as musical director until 1998, [...]
The Missouri Western Alumni Association honored 13 people with 12 awards at its annual awards banquet Homecoming weekend. Eight Great Griffon Awards and Student Leadership Awards were new this year, honoring alumni from each of the University’s Colleges and three graduating seniors. The following were honored at the 2017 Alumni [...]
From the 1991 Griffon Yearbook It was the early ’80s. The Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity was popular on campus and could always be counted on to cheer loudly at football games. One day, one of the members had an idea. He wanted to build a cannon and shoot [...]
