“Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when [...]
Missouri Western began a comprehensive master planning initiative this past summer, and a report is scheduled to be available next spring. “As we look back and celebrate our past 100 years in 2015, it is important that we plan ahead for Missouri Western’s second century,” said Jerry Pickman ’85, vice [...]
Zack ’74 and Mary ’76 Workman recently made a pledge over the next five years to the Missouri Western State University Foundation to support the development of an academic resource room in the Griffon Indoor Sports Complex. Initial plans include converting a break-out room in the GISC to a study [...]
As the founding dean of the School of Fine Arts, Dr. Robert Willenbrink is already making a difference in the lives of students. But he and his wife wanted to make an even greater difference. With a recently pledged gift of $100,000, Dr. Willenbrink and his wife, Susie, joined the [...]
The Craig School of Business announced in May that four new entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to own and operate their own businesses as part of the CSB’s entrepreneurship program, continuing the legacy of Steve Craig’s gift to the University in 2008. Zachary Brelsford ’14 was awarded an Aspen Leaf [...]
Missouri Western’s summer theatre program, Western Playhouse, performed “Music Man” and “Mother Divine” for large audiences. "Music Man" “Music Man,” which ran in June, won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, when it debuted on Broadway in 1957. It is one of the most beloved musicals ever produced. [...]
When Mike Ritter ’02 goes out to eat at a restaurant, shops in a retail store or walks across campus, he notices things that many of us do not. He pays close attention to features like parking spaces, curbing, doorways and restrooms. Ritter, the coordinator of the Accessibility Resource Center [...]
Front row, Tiffany Butler and Alia Sheya. Back row, Kassie Kreissler, Sam McClary, Janica Lowry and Tobias Pointer. The annual Barbara Sprong Leadership Challenge added a new component this year – an opportunity for a community service trip over spring break. Six of the 21 students who participated [...]
Students, along with Dr. Susan Carter and Dr. Laurel Vartabedian, performed Dr. Vartabedian's play, "American Story," in Colorado. In May 2013, the students performed “American Story,” a musical retelling of the Ludlow Massacre, in Trinidad, Colo. They were invited back this year to take part in the centennial [...]
