The Alumni Association at Missouri Western State University held its 35th annual Alumni Awards Banquet Friday, Oct. 27. Eleven individuals and one couple were honored. Awards presented were: Distinguished Alumni Award James Sheehan '78 James Sheehan ’78, chief financial officer, Hormel Foods, Minnesota Shortly after graduating from Missouri Western with an accounting degree [...]
Missouri Western State University students, alumni, faculty, staff and the community will celebrate Homecoming 2017 Oct. 22-28, culminating with the Griffon football game against Washburn at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 on Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium. The theme this year is a nod to the Halloween season, “The Legend of Griffon Hollow.” Homecoming [...]
Martin Luther King III will be the featured speaker at the R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues Sept. 12. Missouri Western State University is making plans to accommodate a larger-than-normal crowd for the R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues featuring Martin Luther King III. The Convocation will be held at 10 [...]
Martin Luther King III will be the featured speaker at the R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues Sept. 12. Human rights advocate and community activist Martin Luther King III will be the featured speaker at the 24th annual R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at Missouri Western State University this fall. [...]
The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University has approved construction of a pavilion on the west end of Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium. The pavilion will be built and donated by Steve Craig, the benefactor for whom Craig Field and the Craig School of Business are named. “The pavilion will provide the [...]
Missouri Western State University honored ten employees who are retiring and ten award winners at its annual Faculty and Staff Awards and Retirement Reception on May 2. Award recipients were: Missouri Western Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence Pam Clary, assistant professor of social work and director of the BSW program Shauna Hiley, professor of chemistry [...]
The Missouri Western State University Ambassadors will hold their annual Night at the Ritz fundraiser on Thursday, May 4. The reception, “Night at the Ritz Hall of Fame,” will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Hall of Fame Room inside Spratt Memorial Stadium. The cost is $35 per person, and reservations must be [...]
Marty Skomal portrays French chef Georges Auguste Escoffier at 7 p.m. April 4 in the Kemper Recital Hall. Missouri Western State University and the Alliance Française de Saint Joseph present “Escoffier: Master of the Kitchen,” a one-man show about one of the first celebrity chefs, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 4 in the [...]
The Missouri Western State University Alumni Association Board of Directors announces two new categories of alumni recognition to be given out during Homecoming 2017. The Great Griffon Awards will recognize alumni from each college and school who exhibit outstanding contributions to the workforce, society or the University. The Alumni Student Leadership Awards will recognize three [...]
The Missouri Western State University Ambassadors will hold a membership meeting on Thursday, March 23. The social begins at 11:30 a.m., followed by the lunch and meeting at noon in the Enright Community Room, Spratt Hall room 214. The cost for the lunch is $12. You may pay at the door, but reservations are required [...]
