Women’s basketball The women’s basketball team went 21-8 overall and 13-6 in MIAA play, giving the program back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time in 12 years. The Griffons claimed three victories over ranked opponents, including knocking off then No. 11 Emporia State at home on Feb. 11. The team [...]
Missouri Western will see six new teams in the 2017-18 academic year with the addition of men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field. Coach Marc Bierbaum Head coach Marc Bierbaum hired assistant coach Cody Ingold [...]
Head football coach Matt Williamson ’96, who was hired at Missouri Western in December 2016, Coach Matt Williamson compiled his coaching staff for the 2017 season, and it includes three alumni: Scorpio Horn ’05, defensive line, former Griffon defensive and offensive lineman, spent the past three seasons as [...]
1970s Missouri Rep. Pat Conway ’73 was named one of 50 Missourians You Should Know by Ingram’s Magazine, Kansas City’s Business Magazine. Rep. Conway served as Buchanan County clerk for 28 years and was elected to the state Legislature in 2010. George Hayward ’75 was inducted into the Missouri Sports [...]
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 [...]
On any given Thursday evening, you always know where you can find Ralph Alvarez ’71. For the past 38 years, Alvarez has offered free lessons in his home workshop to anyone interested in learning woodworking and wood carving. For the second academic year, the St. Joseph native and alumnus has [...]
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 [...]
