Congratulations to the following award recipients honored at the spring employee awards ceremony: Missouri Western Foundation James V. Mehl Award for Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Dr. Catherine Kendig, Philosophy Missouri Western Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching: Dr. Susan Carter, Music Dr. Beverly Payne, Craig School of Business Dr. Bill Russell, [...]
Kay Dickerson, coordinator of the Intensive English program, received the 2013 Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce Award for Excellence in Higher Education. Debbi Wright, instructor of chemistry, and Gwen Funk, with the St. Joseph School District GATE program, received the Missouri Environmental Education Association’s 2012 Community-Based Environmental Education Service Award. [...]
Shana Meyer was hired as vice president for student affairs at Missouri Western. “I am excited to join the team at Missouri Western,” she said. “The University and the community have been very warm and welcoming.” Meyer has been assistant vice president of student affairs at Fort Hays State University [...]
Dr. Kathleen O’Connor was named dean of the University’s College of Professional Studies and began her duties July 1. Dr. O’Connor began at Missouri Western as a nursing instructor in 1980. She became an assistant professor in 1987, then an associate professor and chair of the department of nursing in [...]
The outstanding spring sports seasons coupled with last fall’s football season makes the 2012-13 sports year one of the most successful in Missouri Western’s history. Griffon baseball’s record-breaking season It was a historic run for the 2013 Griffon baseball team. After dropping three out of four in the opening [...]
Alumna remembers Missouri Western Charlene “Chuck” (Riemen) Bunten ’52 said she had a great college experience at the St. Joseph Junior College but never really thought too much about it after she went on to earn her bachelor’s degree from Baker University. “I stayed at an arm’s length from [...]
Fall on a college campus just wouldn’t be the same without Homecoming. For this edition of Centennial Notes, we wanted to look back at one of the most longstanding staples of college life and see how the St. Joseph Junior College and Missouri Western have celebrated it over the years. [...]
1970s Robert Willoughby ’70 received an award in recognition of his efforts in the classroom, in research and scholarship, and in community service. He is the head of the department of history, geography, political science, philosophy and religious studies at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. Willoughby’s focus of [...]
When Rep. Elijah Haahr ’05, and Rep. Ken Wilson ’89, were elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in November, the number of Missouri Western alumni in the Legislature doubled. Elijah and Ken, whose offices are just around the corner from one another, joined fellow alumni Rep. Pat Conway ’73, [...]
