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In Memory of Lauren Scanlon

Sep 09, 2015

In Memory of Lauren Scanlon

2019-06-12T10:23:16-05:00September 3rd, 2015|Campus News|

Lauren K. Scanlon, of Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina, passed away June 26, 2015 at Crystal Coast Hospice House. Lauren is survived by her husband, James, who was Missouri Western’s president from 2001-2008; son, Blake, and daughter-in-law, Ellen Ault Scanlon, of San Francisco; and grandson William Lucas Scanlon. In an [...]

Sep 09, 2015

AlumNotes 2015

2019-06-12T10:23:16-05:00September 3rd, 2015|AlumNotes|

1980s Trish Cryer Loeblein ’81 and Walt Loeblein ’83 retired as high school teachers. They had also been supporting students and staff with technology. They noted that the “terrific teachers in the chemistry department inspired us to be teachers.” The couple resides in Colorado. Dirck Clark ’85, formerly chief strategy [...]

Sep 09, 2015

Athletics Hall of Fame 2015

2019-06-12T10:23:16-05:00September 3rd, 2015|Sports|

The Missouri Western Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2015 will be inducted and recognized on Hall of Fame Weekend Oct. 9 and 10. This year’s honorees include Amy Beverly ’06, who played softball from 2003-06; Nicole Lindsey Collier ’03, who played basketball 2001-03; and Eric “E-Bo” Walker, who played [...]

Sep 09, 2015

Sports Briefs Fall 2015

2019-06-12T10:23:16-05:00September 3rd, 2015|Sports|

Twenty-six spring sport student athletes were named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll, with three picking up Scholar Athlete Awards: Cody Childs, baseball; Madison Romjue, golf; and Morgan Rathmann, softball. The St. Joseph Convention and Visitors Bureau estimated the economic impact of the March 2015 MWSU/Apple Market Softball Classic at $250,740. An estimated [...]

Sep 09, 2015

Fall 2015 Sports Preview

2019-06-12T10:23:16-05:00September 3rd, 2015|Sports|

 The 46th year of Griffon football will feature six home games, and for the first time in a number of years, no night games at Spratt Memorial Stadium. Renovations to the stadium that began in May of this year have left the stadium without lights for the 2015 season. For the [...]

Sep 09, 2015

Athletes Honored at Annual Banquet

2019-06-12T10:23:16-05:00September 3rd, 2015|Sports|

Scott Groner was named Male Athlete of the Year and Erica Rottinghaus was named Female Athlete of the Year at the Missouri Western/St. Joseph News-Press 16th annual Student-Athlete Honors Banquet in April. During the 2014 season, Groner, a senior football player, made the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and was named [...]

Sep 09, 2015

Spring Sports’ Great Seasons

2019-06-12T10:23:16-05:00September 3rd, 2015|Sports|

The softball team ended its 2015 season at the NCAA Division II Central Regional Tournament for the eighth time in 11 years. The team had a 36-21 record overall and 17-10 in the MIAA. Senior infielder Tiffany Gillaspy was a standout for the Griffons this season. She was named a [...]

May 05, 2015

Sports Spring 2015

2019-06-12T10:23:16-05:00May 8th, 2015|Sports|

Basketball recap Men’s basketball completed the season with a 71-58 win over Southwest Baptist University. The win wrapped up the team’s regular season with a 12-14 overall record and an 8-11 mark in MIAA play. The men played in the first round of the MIAA tournament as the No.10 seed. [...]

May 05, 2015

Looking to the second century: Missouri Western’s Master Plan

2019-06-12T10:23:16-05:00May 8th, 2015|Features|

A comprehensive master planning initiative is a component of Missouri  Western’s vision as it begins its second century, and t he University received  the results of that initiative from consultants Clark|Huesemann this spring. Ann Pearce, chair of the master plan steering committee, said the 10-year  plan will help guide the [...]