Seth and Kelsey Lyons, Bill Falkner and Elijah Haahr. More than 150 gathered to see nine honored at the 33rd annual Alumni Association Awards Banquet on Oct. 16 in the Fulkerson Center. Distinguished Alumni Award Dr. Kenneth Rosenauer ’74 Dr. Kenneth Rosenauer spent almost his entire teaching [...]
The Alumni Association Board of Directors recently approved a five-year strategic plan. Some of the initiatives include alumni-led webinars or video chats; re-organization of alumni groups into regionally based chapters and networks; support of locally planned events and campus events; and a new policy and procedure guide including updating alumni [...]
At first glance, Missouri Western’s centennial theme, “100 Years of Transforming Lives,” seems to refer to how the University has transformed students’ lives. But on the other side of the commencement stage, more than 28,000 alumni have earned degrees from the St. Joseph Junior College and Missouri Western, and have [...]
In 1915, an opportunity for higher education for St. Joseph citizens became available when the predecessor to Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph Junior College, opened its doors. That same year, St. Joseph, Missouri could boast of having two hospitals, St. Joseph’s Hospital on 10th Street, and Noyes Hospital, which [...]
Eight Missouri Western graduates currently serve as directors of nonprofit organizations in St. Joseph. They have devoted their careers to making a difference in the community: Jean Brown ’73, YWCA; Teresa Fankhauser ’79, Allied Arts Council; Robin Hammond ’93, St. Joseph Youth Alliance; Linda Judah ’82/’94, Social Welfare Board; Brandy [...]
Missouri Western’s Centennial Capital Campaign continues to be successful and is very close to reaching its $20 million initial celebration goal, according to Jerry Pickman ’85, vice president for University Advancement and Executive Director of the MWSU Foundation. “Since Missouri Western’s earliest beginning as St. Joseph Junior College, the community [...]
In Missouri Western’s Centennial year, we want to recognize our amazing alumni. The following is a list of those who have received the Distinguished Alumni Award since the award began in 1983. To be eligible for the award, there must be a time difference of at least 10 years between [...]
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, [...]
