{"id":1593,"date":"2017-01-06T20:59:56","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T20:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2019-06-12T10:23:58","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T15:23:58","slug":"homecoming-2016-alumni-association-award-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/2017\/01\/06\/homecoming-2016-alumni-association-award-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Homecoming 2016 Alumni Association Award Recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"

Homecoming 2016 offered fun activities for students, employees, alumni and their families, and the weather cooperated all weekend. On Friday of Homecoming weekend, the 34th<\/sup> annual Alumni Association Awards Banquet was held on campus, and eight were honored:<\/p>\n

Jerry \u201971 and Linda Myers
\nHerb \u201935 and Peggy Iffert Award for Outstanding Service to the University<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Jerry<\/a>

Jerry ’71 and Linda Myers<\/p><\/div>\n

For Jerry \u201971 and Linda Myers, it\u2019s all about the Griffons. They have been faithful supporters of Missouri Western Athletics for more than four decades. You can always count on seeing them at both home and away games of several sports.<\/p>\n

Jerry became sports information director for Missouri Western in 1973 and served in that role for six years. In fact, it was he who created the Griffon logo that is still in use today.<\/p>\n

He stepped down from the Gold Coat board this past year after serving on it for 30 years (as president some of those years). He remains a longtime member of the Athletics Hall of Fame committee.<\/p>\n

The couple owns and operates Jerry and Linda Myers Shelter Insurance in St. Joseph, Missouri. Son Jay \u201989 and daughter Kelley (Myers) Schenk \u201992 are both alums.<\/p>\n