Dear Griffon family, WOW! What a year! It is hard to believe that my time as our Alumni Association President is coming to a close. It has been an honor to serve and I look forward to contributing in any other capacities to continue to assist our alma mater. This [...]
Dear Alumni, Over the next few months, the Alumni Association Board of Directors and I look forward to hosting several focus group meetings. Our goal is to talk with as many of you as possible so that we can find out what kind of an Alumni Association to which you [...]
The Centennial Committee has been working on Centennial plans since 2011. The committee is co-chaired by Alumni Relations Director Colleen Kowich and Public Relations and Marketing Director Mallory Murray. In the coming months, the committee will be making plans for events for employees, students, alumni and the community. A large [...]
May 10 Spring Commencement, 11 a.m. New for Spring 2014 Commencement: There will be only one ceremony, and it will be held in Spratt Memorial Stadium. The Alumni Association’s reception for graduates and their families will be held in a tent near the Baker Family Fitness Center. May 16 Griffons [...]
"This captures the spirit of him as a man.” Those were the words of Walter Cronkite’s daughter Kathy Cronkite when she toured the new Walter Cronkite Memorial in the Spratt Hall atrium last fall. The memorial was dedicated and officially opened on Nov. 4, 2013, the 97th anniversary of Walter [...]
The 31st annual Alumni Association Awards banquet was held Homecoming weekend, and six outstanding individuals were honored. GOLD Award – Dan Bradford ’04 Dan Bradford ’04 was unhappy in his job when his wife, Sara Capra ’96, encouraged him to enroll in college so he could have a career he [...]
Dear Friends, On Nov. 4, 2013, a labor of love was unveiled and dedicated at Missouri Western: The Walter Cronkite Memorial. Walter Cronkite, the legendary news anchor who was born in St. Joseph, Mo., was known as the most trusted man in America. He certainly filled that role in my [...]
“I can’t describe what it is like to actually see a human heart beating.” That was just one of many valuable experiences nursing student Michael Balak ’13 said he had this past summer at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. when he participated in a 10-week experience there. Two [...]
The new year brings the kickoff of Missouri Western’s annual fund and an effort to encourage University supporters to join the Missouri Western League for Excellence. The annual fund campaign includes letters, and a phonathon in the spring and fall. The spring phonathon will begin in February. “I love the [...]
