Antibiotic technology developed by a tenant of the Innovation Stockyard in the Kit Bond Science and Technology Incubator was purchased by a newly formed pharmaceutical company. Sopharmia, Inc., founded by Larry Sutton, MD, PhD, announced the closing of a $3.3 million Series A venture capital financing round and the formation [...]
Brandt Shields Brandt Shields hired as new director of external relations Brandt Shields was named director of external relations in August 2015. He had been the entertainment and events supervisor at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. Shields earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre [...]
Elise Hepworth, associate professor of art and director of choral studies, was named artistic director of the St. Joseph Community Chorus, the largest all-volunteer performing organization in northwest Missouri. She received a bachelor’s degree from Northwest Missouri State University, a master’s in music education from the University of Missouri-Kansas City [...]
Gov. Jay Nixon Gov. Jay Nixon visited campus in August to announce $4.8 million in improvements and renovations made possible through Building Affordability, an initiative proposed by the Governor in collaboration with public colleges and universities and passed in the General Assembly in the 2015 session. At Missouri Western, [...]
Dear Friends, Founders’ Day, which we will hold Sept. 26, is a pivotal piece of our yearlong Centennial celebration. In September of 1915, the drive of the St. Joseph Chamber and the St. Joseph School District created the St. Joseph Junior College, in just a few weeks’ time. Those few [...]
Scholars, Journalists Enter "Cronkite" in Pulitzer Prize Competition A group of distinguished scholars and journalists entered “Cronkite,” a live multimedia performance about legendary journalist Walter Cronkite, in the competition for a 2015 Pulitzer Prize. “Cronkite” was entered in the competition by Dr. George Diestel, professor emeritus at California State University, [...]
The Institute for Industrial and Applied Life Sciences, a public/private cooperative effort to enhance workforce and economic development in the Midwest region, has renamed itself Innovation Stockyard. Innovation Stockyard specializes in animal health, but can provide support services for any idea. The team can help test and develop the idea [...]
A new student group opened a food pantry on campus for students this month. Rotaract, a club for adults ages 18-30 that meets to exchange ideas, plan activities and projects, and socialize, will hold a ribbon cutting later this month for the pantry. The group began planning activities in fall [...]
Teddi Deka, professor of psychology and honors program director at Missouri Western State University, is Missouri Western’s recipient of the 2015 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education. She has taught at Missouri Western for 18 years. Regan Dodd, assistant professor of health, physical education and recreation, was appointed Missouri Western’s [...]
