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Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education

Apr 04, 2015

Dr. Teddi Deka Receives Governor’s Excellence Award

2019-06-04T16:21:09-05:00

Dr. Teddi Deka, professor of psychology and Honors Program director What happens in the classroom is important, but it is the experience of mentoring undergraduates in research outside of the classroom that has been most rewarding for Dr. Teddi Deka, professor of psychology and honors program director at Missouri Western State University. “Through [...]

Dr. Teddi Deka Receives Governor’s Excellence Award2019-06-04T16:21:09-05:00
Feb 02, 2014

Kendig Receives Governor’s Excellence Award

2019-06-04T16:19:34-05:00

After Catherine (Katie) Kendig completed her Ph.D. in Philosophy, she was looking for a position that would allow her to give undergraduate students the kind of research-based learning environment usually only available at the graduate level. She found her match at Missouri Western State University, which has a statewide mission of applied learning and excels [...]

Kendig Receives Governor’s Excellence Award2019-06-04T16:19:34-05:00
Mar 03, 2013

Raffensperger Receives Governor’s Excellence Award

2019-06-04T16:19:03-05:00

In the late 1990s, Maureen Raffensperger was working as a physical therapist at Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph when she saw the need for physical therapist assistants in the area. She worked with faculty members in the biology department at Missouri Western State University to create a physical therapist assistant (PTA) program. Now [...]

Raffensperger Receives Governor’s Excellence Award2019-06-04T16:19:03-05:00