{"id":11768,"date":"2025-02-21T11:15:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T17:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=11768"},"modified":"2025-02-21T11:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T17:15:08","slug":"missouri-western-seeks-nominations-for-alumni-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/21\/missouri-western-seeks-nominations-for-alumni-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri Western seeks nominations for alumni awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11769\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11769\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/IMG_1724-Enhanced-NR-Edit-310x207.jpg\" alt=\"2024 alumni awards recipients\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/IMG_1724-Enhanced-NR-Edit-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/IMG_1724-Enhanced-NR-Edit-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/IMG_1724-Enhanced-NR-Edit-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/IMG_1724-Enhanced-NR-Edit-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/IMG_1724-Enhanced-NR-Edit-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/IMG_1724-Enhanced-NR-Edit-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/IMG_1724-Enhanced-NR-Edit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/IMG_1724-Enhanced-NR-Edit-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/IMG_1724-Enhanced-NR-Edit-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/IMG_1724-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2024 Missouri Western Alumni Awards recipients.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Feb. 21, 2025&#8211;Missouri Western State University\u2019s Alumni Association will host the 43rd annual Alumni Awards Banquet on Oct. 3. Nominations are now open for these prestigious awards. The deadline to submit nominations is April 1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/griff.vn\/nominate\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">griff.vn\/nominate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to nominate high-achieving Griffons for the following awards:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Distinguished Alumni Award<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Distinguished Faculty Award<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Great Griffon Awards<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">College of Liberal Arts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">College of Business &amp; Professional Studies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">College of Science &amp; Health<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Herb \u201935 and Peggy Iffert Award for Outstanding Service to the University<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Student Leadership Awards<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Graduating Senior of the Year<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clifford Hughes \u201955 Award<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">International Student of the Year<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 21, 2025&#8211;Missouri Western State University\u2019s Alumni Association will host the 43rd annual Alumni Awards Banquet on Oct. 3. Nominations are now open for these prestigious awards. The deadline to submit nominations is April 1. 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