Laura Nold, assistant professor of nursing at º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø, recently received a scholarship from the Mosaic Life Care Foundation.

The 2023 Lowell C. Kruse Healthy Choices. Healthy Lives. scholarship provides financial assistance to a first-year, full-time graduate student studying in areas leading to improved quality of life for the residents of the Mosaic Life Care service region. Click here to read the full story.

Kathleen Holeman, a part-time voice and piano faculty member, was named Artist of the Year by the Allied Arts Council at the 2023 Mayor’s Awards for the Arts. In addition to teaching at Missouri Western and in her private studio, Holeman has been a working jazz vocalist, pianist and trombonist locally and in Kansas City and the Ozarks areas for over 36 years. For the past several years, she has been the director of St. Joseph Big Band, which entertains area residents and visitors monthly. Holeman is a Missouri Western alum, receiving a bachelor’s degree in music education in 1990.

Dr. Lori McCune, associate professor of mathematics at º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø, received a Meritorious Service Award from the Mathematical Association of America. The award is based on service to the association at the national or section level. Click here to read the full story.

Pam Klaus, director of the Center for Franchise Development at º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø, is a new member of the Missouri FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) Foundation Board. Click here to read the full story.

Assistant Professor Bob Long received one of the Mayor’s Awards for the Arts for Outstanding Arts Educator for 2023. He received his award at the Allied Arts Council annual meeting held at the Benton Club on Thursday, July 27, 2023.

Students from º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø won top prizes at the 2023 Collegiate National Leadership Conference of Future Business Leaders of America, Inc. (FBLA), the nation’s largest Career and Technical Student Organization focused solely on business. Click here to read the full story.

Senior Garrett Jackson was sworn in as student governor on the º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Board of Governors at the regular board meeting June 22. Click here to read the full story.

Two º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø psychology students presented their research at the Psi Chi division of the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago in April 2022. Click here to read the full story.

º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø was recognized by the Missouri Partners in Prevention consortium with three awards at the Meeting of the Minds Conference on April 13-15 in Kansas City. Click here to read the full story.

Dr. Csengele Barta, associate professor of biology at º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø, was awarded a Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUI) Award of the  (ASPB) for the fifth consecutive year.

The award recognizes excellence in research contributions to plant science, plant science scholarship and undergraduate student research mentorship of faculty at primarily undergraduate-serving institutions. The Award also provides funding to facilitate the research presentation of Dr. Barta at the 2023 Plant Biology Meeting in Savannah, Georgia.