1960s Julia Schneider ’67, retired library director, received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the YWCA Women of Excellence Lunch in June. She was recognized for her 44 years of service to Missouri Western and as a leader in the library science field at the state and national levels. 1970s Bill [...]
Most people would say that a benefit of living in a college town is the number and variety of events offered for the community, and in that regard, Missouri Western does not disappoint. A look back at the past year of events that were open to the community reveals everything [...]
Homecoming 2016 offered fun activities for students, employees, alumni and their families, and the weather cooperated all weekend. On Friday of Homecoming weekend, the 34th annual Alumni Association Awards Banquet was held on campus, and eight were honored: Jerry ’71 and Linda Myers Herb ’35 and Peggy Iffert Award for [...]
Dear Fellow Alumni, Wow, what a wonderful homecoming celebration. We had a great turnout of alumni during the weekend activities. Thank you for making it a huge success and showing that Griffon Pride. You Griffons really did bring home the Black and Gold! Mary Vaughan '79 The Alumni [...]
When Adrienne Collins ’14 saw a notice last fall about an opportunity that included the words “international travel,” “bucket list” and “performing,” she knew she had to pursue it. Answering the call led her to being featured on a reality show and performing center stage at the Strasbourg Opera House [...]
Congratulations to the 2015-16 retirees. Best wishes for the future! Dan Eckhoff, Business Office, 25 years Nancy Gray, Purchasing, 32 years Brenda Griffith, Department of Economics, Political Science and Sociology, 11 years Stena Hinkle, Department of Psychology, 34 years Denece Huffman, Business Office, 20 years Karen Keller, Registrar’s Office, 32 [...]
The Griffons hired former Evangel University head coach Brenton Illum to guide their defensive line, but head coach Jerry Partridge ’86 will serve as defensive coordinator. Illum had served as defensive coordinator under Missouri Western’s current offensive coordinator, Todd Throckmorton, when he was head coach at Fort Lewis College in [...]
Dr. Frances Flanagan ’35 passed away on May 13, 2016, just three days shy of her 101st birthday. Dr. Flanagan, a native of Easton, Missouri, graduated from the St. Joseph Junior College in 1935 and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Mount St. Scholastica College, now Benedictine College, Dr. [...]
