In Missouri Western\u2019s Centennial year, we want to recognize our amazing alumni. The following is a list of those who have received the Distinguished Alumni Award since the award began in 1983. To be eligible for the award, there must be a time difference of at least 10 years between college graduation and the nomination. The criteria for consideration includes professional achievement and distinction; service to the community, state or nation; humanitarian contribution to society in general; and possession of those qualities that elicit pride from others who attended the same educational institution. Only living alumni are eligible.<\/p>\n
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Distinguished Alumni Award <\/strong><\/p>\n Algalee Adams \u201939<\/p>\n Darrel Ashlock \u201975<\/p>\n Dennis Atkins \u201977<\/p>\n Ron Auxier \u201973<\/p>\n Karen Baker \u201961<\/p>\n Michael Baltezor \u201972<\/p>\n Thomas Baumann \u201934<\/p>\n John P. Beihl \u201957<\/p>\n John A. Birch \u201972<\/p>\n Donna Jean Boyer \u201964<\/p>\n Jean Paden Brown \u201973<\/p>\n Eric Bruder \u201993<\/p>\n Charles Bruffy \u201981<\/p>\n Charlie Burri \u201955<\/p>\n Jerry Chambers \u201967<\/p>\n Dirck Clark \u201985<\/p>\n Dan Colgan \u201966<\/p>\n James F. Conant \u201971<\/p>\n Frank D. Connett Jr. \u201942<\/p>\n Patrick Conway \u201973<\/p>\n Stephen Cotter \u201978<\/p>\n Robert Couldry \u201971<\/p>\n Jeanne Daffron \u201975<\/p>\n Chris Danford \u201978<\/p>\n Dan Danford \u201978<\/p>\n Richard DeShon \u201954<\/p>\n Robert E. Douglas \u201937<\/p>\n Jerome Downs \u201939<\/p>\n John E. Downs \u201935<\/p>\n Richard Durst \u201972<\/p>\n Isador Farber \u201936<\/p>\n Mary Jane Fields \u201947<\/p>\n Deam Hunter Ferris \u201932<\/p>\n Frances M. Flanagan \u201935<\/p>\n Roderick Fletcher \u201948<\/p>\n Joe Friedman \u201939<\/p>\n Craig Fuchs \u201984<\/p>\n Clarence Garder \u201940<\/p>\n Esther George \u201980<\/p>\n Helen Gettys \u201951<\/p>\n Herschel Goldberg \u201931<\/p>\n William H. Gondring \u201956<\/p>\n Joseph Gray \u201942<\/p>\n Edward Haffey \u201962<\/p>\n James R. Hayes \u201971<\/p>\n George Hayward \u201974<\/p>\n Jeffrey Hillelson \u201939<\/p>\n Edward M. Hirsch \u201933<\/p>\n Forrest Hoff \u201958<\/p>\n Keith Hoskins \u201988<\/p>\n Herbert C. Iffert \u201935<\/p>\n Matthew James \u201978<\/p>\n Jack Jeffers \u201982<\/p>\n Linda Judah \u201982 & \u201994<\/p>\n Weldon Judah \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201972<\/p>\n Thomas Kalin \u201955<\/p>\n Dan Kampen \u201981<\/p>\n Robert W. Keener \u201955<\/p>\n Daniel Kellogg \u201982<\/p>\n Glenda Kelly \u201989<\/p>\n Cheri Kempf \u201985<\/p>\n Steven Koenig \u201986<\/p>\n Sharon Kosek \u201977<\/p>\n Albert Kost \u201932<\/p>\n Louise Lacy \u201919<\/p>\n Al Landes \u201974<\/p>\n Charles Larson \u201988<\/p>\n Jacqueline Lewin \u201966<\/p>\n Alvin M. Liberman \u201936<\/p>\n Milton Litvak \u201938<\/p>\n Rebecca Mackoy \u201976<\/p>\n Christel E. Marquardt \u201970<\/p>\n Michael Mastio \u201995<\/p>\n Dale Maudlin \u201971<\/p>\n LeRoy Maxwell \u201972<\/p>\n Mark McDonald \u201973<\/p>\n Wilbur McDonald \u201931<\/p>\n William McMurray \u201970<\/p>\n Joella Mehrhof \u201975<\/p>\n Donald Michel \u201940<\/p>\n Jill Miller \u201973<\/p>\n Hugh Miner \u201940<\/p>\n David H. Morton \u201942<\/p>\n John Mullican \u201987<\/p>\n Byron Myers \u201955<\/p>\n Sean Nash \u201991<\/p>\n Thomas Norsworthy \u201975<\/p>\n Diane Oliver \u201976<\/p>\n Mike Pankau \u201984<\/p>\n Mark Pankau \u201973<\/p>\n Bertha Ann Parker \u201972<\/p>\n Bernie Patterson \u201973<\/p>\n Steven Perry \u201983<\/p>\n Molly Pierce \u201977<\/p>\n Brent Porlier \u201982<\/p>\n Tegwin Pulley \u201963<\/p>\n Edna Swafford Pumphrey \u201932<\/p>\n Pamela Quiroz \u201983<\/p>\n Sally Radmacher \u201981<\/p>\n Patricia Waris Rashid \u201953<\/p>\n Paul Rhoads \u201989<\/p>\n Charles K. Richmond \u201940<\/p>\n George Roth \u201939<\/p>\n Robert Roth \u201973<\/p>\n Alexandra E. Santa Cruz \u201973<\/p>\n Harry J. Sauer Jr. \u201954<\/p>\n Rob Schaaf \u201979<\/p>\n Julia Schneider \u201967<\/p>\n Thomas Schneider \u201964<\/p>\n Dwight Scroggins \u201976<\/p>\n Robert L. Simpson \u201951<\/p>\n Richard Sipe \u201961<\/p>\n Melody Smith \u201987<\/p>\n Bill Snyder \u201959<\/p>\n Leah Spratt \u201921<\/p>\n John S. Stanley \u201976<\/p>\n Ernest Steinman \u201942<\/p>\n Bob Vecchione \u201975<\/p>\n Jeanne Webb \u201971<\/p>\n Maude Wickam Nold \u201926<\/p>\n Harriet Hutchinson Wingo \u201936<\/p>\n Joyce Winston \u201973<\/p>\n Nannette Wolford \u201973<\/p>\n Mary Claudia Wolters \u201982<\/p>\n Blaine Yarrington \u201937<\/p>\n William E. Zimmerman \u201974<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The following have received Honorary Doctorates from Missouri Western since the first one was awarded in 1977: <\/strong><\/p>\n John Ashcroft<\/p>\n Dr. Michael Baltezor \u201972<\/p>\n Kay Barnes<\/p>\n Dr. Kenneth Blanchard<\/p>\n Charles Bruffy \u201981<\/p>\n Jean Carnahan<\/p>\n Steven L. Craig<\/p>\n Pat Danner<\/p>\n William True Davis Jr.<\/p>\n John Downs \u201935<\/p>\n William F. 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