The connections between the Danford family and Missouri Western are many and enduring. Jeannetta Danford ’51 & ’72 and her late husband, Thad, both graduated from the St. Joseph Junior College and returned to Missouri Western as soon as it became a four-year college to earn bachelor’s degrees. Dan ’78, [...]
Coffee with a side of a conversation about dying, please. Cake and a “Before I Die” list with a little compassion added, and hold the judgment and preaching. That’s what is on the menu at the Death Café, a place to talk about death. St. Joseph’s Death Café was founded [...]
Former men’s basketball coach Tom Smith received one of the highest honors bestowed on a state citizen when he received the 2013 Missourian Award, a prestigious honor that acknowledges the most accomplished citizens of Missouri. Criteria includes being born in the state, or under exceptional circumstances, a person may qualify [...]
The MIAA Basketball Championship will be held March 6-9 at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.
For the home football opener, more than 40 volunteers celebrated Paint it Gold Friday and helped United Way of St. Joseph at the same time. The volunteers went to seven locations around St. Joseph to help raise funds for the United Way and to make people aware of the Paint [...]
The tailgating atmosphere at football games changed this fall when the Board of Governors adopted a policy that allowed the possession and consumption of alcohol at tailgates. The policy was in effect in time for the first home football game last September. The policy designates Lots H and I for [...]
After a promising 2-2 start to the season, injuries hit the Griffon soccer team hard. Injuries to forwards Katie Kempf and Tara Russell ended their seasons and made it difficult for the team to generate offense for third-year Head Coach Chad Edwards. However, several bright spots came out of the [...]
Following the retirements of long-time golf coaches Cathy Habermehl (women’s) and Jim Perry (men’s), Director of Athletics Kurt McGuffin announced the hiring of Greg Dillon to serve as the head coach of both teams. He officially took over the teams in September 2013. Dillon, a member of the Professional Golfers [...]
A former volleyball player and Missouri Western graduate, Marian Carbin ’07, was named head volleyball coach in fall 2013. “Griffon volleyball has been an important part of my past, and I’m excited to explore the possibilities that it holds for my future,” Carbin said. “I know that our program is [...]
