Coming off the best season in school history in 2013, the University’s first MIAA Championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament, the baseball team had high expectations entering the 2014 season. They were picked to finish second out of 15 MIAA teams. With only returning one regular starter in [...]
Coming off a 38-win season, softball was picked to finish second out of 15 teams in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll heading into this season. At press time, six weeks of the season, the Griffons currently stood at 14-10 overall. Offensively the team is led by a nice mix of [...]
Garnett ’06 on the PGA Tour Brice Garnett ’06, originally from Gallatin, Mo., earned his PGA Tour card last fall and is making the most of status. Through 10n events on tour, he has made nine cuts, with his best finish being tied for 19th at the AT&T National Pro [...]
Dear Friends, In 2008, when I began my presidency, there were seven international students at Missouri Western State University. One of my immediate priorities was to better prepare our graduates for careers in a global marketplace by increasing the number of international students and faculty members on campus and increasing [...]
Al Landes ’74, president and chief operating officer of Herzog Contracting Corp. in St. Joseph, Mo., was recently named president of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). AGC, established in 1918, is the leading association for the construction industry. A full-service national trade association with a nationwide network of [...]
Dr. Joe Friedman ’39 fulfilled a long-time dream when he published his autobiography recently. “I had to write a book because everywhere I went I told stories,” said Dr. Friedman, who turned 94 in March. “I lived a blessed life and I know it. I want to tell people so [...]
Six years ago, Tysa Updike ’08 was featured in a Missouri Western Magazine article when she was selected for a very competitive 12-week summer internship at Allstate Insurance Co. in Chicago. She was hired by Allstate after she graduated the following May and has worked for the company ever since. [...]
MU Medical School Agreement This spring, Missouri Western joined a program with the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine in an effort to bring more doctors to serve in rural areas. MU’s School of Medicine’s Bryant Scholars Pre-Admissions Program encourages future physicians to practice in underserved rural areas by allowing [...]
Several open positions at Missouri Western have been recently filled, including associate vice president for University Advancement, Center for Multicultural Education coordinator and Residential Life director. Michael Armstrong was named associate vice president for University Advancement and started Jan. 7. He was previously major gift officer at the University of [...]
