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 [...]
Marsha Dolan, HIM program coordinator Marsha Dolan, coordinator of Missouri Western State University’s Health Information Management program, received the Distinguished Service Award from the Missouri Health Information Management Association during their annual meeting this month. Student Sara Maxey and alumna Darlisa Finney were also honored by the association. The Distinguished Service Award is [...]
The Spring Commencement Ceremony for approximately 500 graduates of Missouri Western State University will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 6 on Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium. Stadium gates will open to guests at 9:30 a.m. The Missouri Western State University Alumni Association will hold a reception for graduates and their families following [...]
Professors Joanne Katz and David Tushaus (second and third from left) traveled with student Chrissy Clark (second from right) to Indonesia last year. Katz and Tushaus will travel abroad this year through the State Department's Fulbright program. Two members of the legal studies faculty at Missouri Western State University will teach and study [...]
Social work faculty members Dr. Pam Clary (left) and Jana Frye presented the Public Citizen of the Year Award to Dave Summers at the National Association of Social Workers Missouri Chapter Awards Luncheon March 31. Dr. Clary was honored as Social Worker of the Year. Dr. Pam Clary, assistant professor of social work [...]
Missouri Western State University will host the fifth annual conference on Child Abuse: Education, Prevention and Investigation April 19 and 20. Advance registrations are required by Friday, April 14. The registration form and schedule are available on the conference website. The conference will be of special interest to educators, law enforcement officers, nurses, social workers, [...]
Steve Craig, benefactor of the Craig School of Business, met with students on March 31 as part of Entrepreneurship Week. The Center for Entrepreneurship in the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University honored two St. Joseph business owners for their innovation and impact on the community. Bob Wollenman, co-owner and [...]
The Center for Entrepreneurship in the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University will hold its second annual Entrepreneurship Week March 27-31, 2017. Sponsored by Don Tolly American Family Insurance Agency and Sumner, Carty, Hardy & Schwichtenberg, PC, Entrepreneurship Week is a series of workshops and events for local business professionals, aspiring entrepreneurs, [...]
To help the region’s manufacturing sector meet its workforce needs, Missouri Western State University has added two new options to its two-year Associate of Applied Science in Manufacturing Engineering Technology program. Students can enroll in the precision machining and the instrumentation and automation programs beginning this fall. “These programs meet an identified need for mid-level [...]
Missouri Western State University announced the names of students who completed the degree requirements during the summer and fall semesters of 2016. A total of 440 degrees were conferred. Graduates include: Agency, Missouri Kenneth R. Holdsworth, Bachelor of Science in Physical Education; Johnathan Douglas Ottinger, Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology; Allison Mae Reed, Bachelor [...]
