A committee of young alumni teamed up to plan and execute a successful day of giving for the University. The GOLD (Griffons of the Last Decade) Network set a goal of raising $10,000 in just 24 hours during Homecoming week. Thanks to a $5,000 match by the Danford Family Excellence [...]
1970s Gary Patterson ’76, founder of the Patterson Legal Group, opened a branch of his Wichita, Kansas law office in St. Joseph, Missouri. 1980s Charles Bruffy ’81, Grammy-award winning conductor, received the Signature Sinfonian award from the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America. The Signature Sinfonian award is conferred upon [...]
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 [...]
If anyone asked Lauran West ’16 as a child what her favorite animal was, she never hesitated, and her answer was always “penguins.” So imagine her excitement when she was hired for a two-month internship at the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska to care for and feed [...]
Missouri Western alumni are not only making an impact locally and nationally, but also in foreign countries. Ally Browning ’08 and Gary ’97 and Rachel Chaney have found their calling in serving others – Browning in Honduras and the Chaneys in Africa. Eyes wide open: Ally Browning ’08 As [...]
Don Bachali ’57 had been a part of the Airborne Law Enforcement Association since its earliest beginnings, but whenever he asked newer members if they knew how the association got started, no one could answer him. “I felt like the history should be written down, and I kept waiting for [...]
The Alumni Association Board of Directors recently announced two new categories of alumni recognition to be presented at the awards banquet on Oct. 27 as part of Homecoming. The Great Griffon Awards will recognize alumni from each College and School who exhibit outstanding contributions to the workforce, society or the [...]
Dear Fellow Alumni, This has been a great year to be your alumni president. The Alumni Association has gathered at many events and celebrations, and I am unable to describe the enormous pride I feel for Missouri Western and what it offers. We celebrated a great Homecoming. a wonderful group [...]
Shortly after Robert Warren ’96 became a pastor and founded Word of Faith Worship Center in St. Joseph, Missouri, his wife, Kimberly ’92, suggested that they open a learning center for children from their church and neighborhood. “I couldn’t even imagine that,” Robert said with a laugh. “That was a [...]
