Great Sports Moments The champions, victories and events that shaped Bears athletics through the decades
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POWELL SPEAKS AT CONVOCATION General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.), visited the Missouri State campus in March to give the Public Affairs Convocation speech.
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There have been champions, game-changing moments and victories that have pushed Missouri State athletics to new heights. Read about the people who are among the best to put on the Bears uniform, the wins that really mattered and the events no one will forget.
MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Richard F. Young, chair, Arlington, Mass. Robert A. (Tony) Foster, Springfield Robert C. Fulp, Springfield Billy E. Hixon, immediate past chair, ex officio, Springfield Karen L. Horny, Springfield Michael H. Ingram, vice chair, Springfield Gordon Kinne, Springfield Mary McQueary, secretary, Springfield Timothy B. O’Reilly, Springfield Patricia L. Sechler, Springfield Clifton M. Smart III, president, Missouri State University, ex officio, Springfield Joseph Carmichael, Board of Governors, Missouri State University, ex officio, Springfield Stephen C. Foucart, treasurer, ex-officio, Springfield W. Brent Dunn, executive director of the Missouri State University Foundation, ex-officio, Springfield Cindy R. Busby, assistant secretary, Springfield
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New bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral degrees on horizon Missouri State expanding programs in languages, arts, health and more; most will start this fall Missouri State will soon offer a new bachelor’s degree, several new master’s degrees and the University’s fourth professional health doctorate. In addition, a separate doctoral degree program at MSU, the Doctor of Pharmacy program, is enrolling its first students this fall. The PharmD, as it’s known, is a University of Missouri-Kansas City program offered on the MSU campus. “This is a great example of cooperation and extending resources for the greater good of the students,” said Dr. Frank Einhellig, Missouri State’s provost. Most of the other new programs have achieved the necessary approvals to move forward, including from the University’s Board of Governors and the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Missouri State plans to offer most of these new programs starting this fall.
UNDERGRADUATE Bachelor of Science in Modern Language: The department of modern and classical languages is restructuring to replace nine existing degrees in French, German and Spanish with this single degree (though students may still specialize in one language). This new degree follows languageeducation trends by giving students a broad, coherent curriculum in which language, culture and literature are taught as a whole.
GRADUATE Master of Applied Second Language Acquisition: This unique degree will focus on cultivating language professionals who understand how people learn a second language, including grammar, vocabulary and the cultural perspectives that motivate the way in which ideas are communicated. It is a collaborative degree between the department of English and the department of modern and classical languages. It is awaiting confirmation at the state level.
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The department of modern and classical languages is following education trends by creating a Bachelor of Science in Modern Language degree for students such as Christina Adams (above), who has studied both French and Chinese. KEVIN WHITE
Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis: Applied behavior analysis has been identified as an effective form of treatment for children with developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders. There is currently a lack of licensed behavior analysts in Missouri. This program allows students to meet the criteria for national certification. The program will be housed in the department of psychology and strengthened by collaboration with the department of counseling, leadership and special education. Master of Fine Arts in Visual Studies: This will be a terminal degree for fine arts students. Students will conduct original studio research to find a personal artistic voice. The graduates of the MFA program will be skilled in producing visual images in a variety of milieus. Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies: This diverse, flexible degree is largely for people who are experienced in the
workplace but may want to upgrade their credentials in order to grow professionally, prepare for leadership opportunities and otherwise advance their career. It is intended to serve those who might struggle to find a fit for their professional and creative needs from our existing programs. This program awaits final approval by the Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Doctor of Nursing Anesthesia Practice: Missouri State has offered a Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia specialization degree since 1996. In 2006, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing recommended that all advanced-practice nurses, including nurse anesthetists, should be graduates of doctoral-level programs beginning in 2015. This degree will allow MSU to meet that recommendation. The DNAP has been approved by the University and at the state level, and awaits a final authorization by the Higher Learning Commission, our regional accreditation body.
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That philosophy continues today. It is one of the reasons Missouri State continues to increase in enrollment while other Cost matters to Missouri State universities are faltering. University students. It always has and Consider the following: probably always will. But the quality of the Missouri State is in the lower half of the programs matters as well. state’s public four-year institutions In February and March of each year, we when it comes to the cost of tuition and work with the Board of Governors to fees for a resident undergraduate. determine the tuition rate for the Our resident graduate tuition is the upcoming year. I thought it might be lowest in the state, and significantly helpful for you to know our approach. below the University of Missouri’s four From our oldest alumni, who attended campuses. Southwest Missouri State Teachers College, Missouri State’s undergraduate resident to our youngest, who attended Missouri tuition has only increased three times State, you hear personal testimonials about since 2009, for a total of a 9.7 percent the struggle to pay for a college education. increase. In that same period, inflation But you also hear the touching stories of has increased 11 percent and the how the institution changed their lives, University’s base appropriation has educated them for a career and prepared decreased by 5.2 percent. The average them for life. increase for tuition and fees, as reported Cost and quality both matter. And that by The College Board in their Trends is why, for 109 years, the University’s in College Pricing report, for the same governing boards, presidents and period was 27 percent for public administrators have focused on the “value four-year universities, compared to proposition” — the best education possible Missouri State’s 9.7 percent. for the lowest cost possible. Cost matters, so it is appropriate to maintain affordable rates for the general student body. That will continue to be a goal. However, as Missouri State has matured and improved its academic programs, especially following our name change in 2005, there has been an unintended consequence: The University is charging significantly less than the market price for several signature programs, which affects our ability to Missouri State will institute differential fees for select improve the quality of graduate programs in the College of Health and Human Services beginning this fall. This will allow the University to those programs. It would be reinvest in these highly sought-after programs. JESSE SCHEVE Dear alumni and friends:
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shortsighted and counterproductive if we fail to invest in targeted programs that have high quality, great demand and seemingly endless career options. Targeted investments in health programs through differential fees will ensure these programs are strong while not adversely affecting students in other academic programs that do not have the same characteristics. Cost matters. It is important to the student body at large, so keeping general tuition and fees as low as possible must remain a priority. But in some areas, maintaining value, even at a slightly higher cost, is the best strategy both for the students and the University. Such is the case in several of Missouri State’s health programs. That is why we instituted differential fees in the College of Business two years ago, and that is why we plan to institute differential fees for select graduate programs in the College of Health and Human Services beginning this fall. We are confident this will not jeopardize Missouri State’s strong position when it comes to cost and will allow the University to improve the quality of those programs without decreasing enrollment. I can assure you we will be true to the University’s historic philosophy that a college education should be within the financial reach of all students, not just the affluent. But we must also strive to improve the quality of our programs. It is always about the value proposition. Very truly yours,
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Tent Theatre bringing laughs, music this summer Maroon and white has been joined on campus by orange and green: The tent is raised for the 2014 season of Tent Theatre. The productions in the 52nd season will be “Forever Plaid,” “You Can’t Take It With You” and “Fiddler on the Roof.”
This musical will run June 11-14 and June 16-21. The story is an homage to guy groups of the 1950s, and centers on four friends returning from the afterlife for a final chance at musical glory.
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This comedic play will be acted June 26-July 3. It follows the story of a man from a rich family who becomes engaged to a woman of lesser means from a family of eccentrics.
This classic musical will be performed July 9-12 and July 14-20. It tells the story of a Jewish father and his daughters as he balances tradition with inevitable changes.
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NEWS IN BRIEF Spring enrollment in Springfield sets system record
Dr. Elliott wins Agricultural Educator of the Year
MSU benefiting from relationship with NASA
The Springfield campus set another spring enrollment record with 20,473 students, a 2.8 percent increase from spring 2013. Students returning from the record fall enrollment drove the increase, in large part. MSU also enrolled 671 new transfer students, a 4.5 percent increase from spring 2013.
Dr. Anson Elliott, head of the William H. Darr School of Agriculture, Elliott received Missouri’s Agricultural Educator of the Year award in January during the 44th Missouri Governor’s Conference on Agriculture. Gov. Jay Nixon and Missouri Director of Agriculture Richard Fordyce recognized Elliott in front of hundreds of Missouri producers and agribusiness leaders. Elliott has led Missouri State’s agriculture programs since 1980. He has been with MSU through a time of expansion and acquisition of important assets, such as the 3,300-acre Journagan Ranch.
The department of physics, astronomy and materials science has forged a relationship with NASA through the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, or EPSCoR. The goal of this partnership is to establish long-term research collaborations between the University, NASA and the state of Missouri. Students and faculty are already reaping the benefits of this partnership. They’ve been given the opportunity to participate in research projects at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Dr. Michael Reed and Dr. David Cornelison also received a grant from NASA through EPSCoR for approximately $740,000 to examine atmospheres to
MSU-West Plains named Business of the Year The West Plains Chamber of Commerce recently awarded Business of the Year honors to Missouri State University-West Plains. The nomination detailed the significance and impact that Missouri State-West Plains has had on the region.
determine the origin and composition of hot, Earth-type planets. Grant money for the project will go toward research, student aid and the construction of a new lab at Missouri State.
Alumni meet with students at annual networking event Dozens of alumni gathered Feb. 6 on campus to share career advice and conduct mini-interviews with students during the fourth-annual Speed Networking Event. The event, co-sponsored by the Missouri State Alumni Association and the Career Center, allows students to practice their networking skills with local professionals. Contact us to participate in a future speed-networking event with students: alumni@ missouristate.edu
West Plains meets goal of 50,000 volunteer hours Missouri State-West Plains had an ambitious goal: to contribute 50,000 hours of volunteer service in one year to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the campus. Faculty, staff, students and others with 6
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ties to the University started contributing to Operation 50K on June 10, 2013, and by April 11 of this year, the University community had met — and exceeded — that original goal, and people were continuing to contribute. Chancellor Drew Bennett encouraged everyone to keep
logging hours on the Operation 50K website, which showed 55,943 hours as of May 16. When the campus reached 53,300 hours, it had contributed the equivalent of more than $400,000 to the communities it serves. A final tally was announced at West Plains’ May 17 commencement.
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News about student accomplishments, honors and service Hospitality student wins national award
Six students honored as 2013-14 Citizen Scholars
Business students volunteer at Super Bowl in New Jersey
Each year, the Missouri State Board of Governors recognizes students who model the concept of being a Citizen Scholar. A Citizen Scholar contributes to the University, advances the public affairs mission and engages in extracurricular accomplishments or in significant service activities in the community. The newest Citizen Scholars, named Dec. 13, 2013, are: Nii Kpakpo Ekow Abrahams, a senior communication major from Joplin, Mo. Mariah Gregg, a senior philosophy major from Thayer, Mo. Jared Horman, a senior graphic design major from Camdenton, Mo. Kris Keilty, an MBA student from Rich Fountain, Mo. Walter Orr, a senior professional writing major from Kansas City, Mo. Paige Oxendine, a senior public relations and socio-political communication major from Neosho, Mo.
A group of 12 entertainment management majors worked with the NFL’s hospitality organization and other event planners during pregame and postgame events at the Super Bowl, held Feb. 2 in New Jersey. Students greeted guests, directed them to areas around the arena and performed other hospitality tasks. Traveling to the Super Bowl has become an annual event for Missouri State’s Entertainment Management Association, a student organization. “We got to see the ins and outs of planning such a large event,” said EMA President Andrea Taylor in a College of Business blog post. “Experiences like this are something that we can’t learn about in a textbook.” See a video of Missouri State students at the Super Bowl. • WWW.MAGA Z IN E. MISSOUR ISTATE.EDU
Kara Edwards, a junior hospitality and restaurant administration major, was selected for a Future Leaders Award from the International Association of Conference Centres. The award consists of a scholarship that enables the student to participate in the IACC-Americas Annual Conference. The award includes conference registration, transportation and accommodations. Edwards was able to attend the 2014 conference in March at the Pacific Palms Resort in Los Angeles. Edwards was told by the association’s board that the organization had many more applicants this year. Out of the more than 200 attendees, only three scholarships were awarded. “I thought it was a really long shot, since students from around the nation apply,” said Edwards. “When I was notified that I had won, I actually screamed out loud because I was so excited.” Edwards hopes to work in hotel management. “I am very excited for this opportunity to network and represent Missouri State’s hospitality and restaurant administration department.”
Band member is Fan of the Year
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Missouri State has named the Fan of the Year for 2014. Senior Bryce Shields, a biology major, was selected by Facebook voters as the winner of the annual contest. Shields is a member of the Pride Band and Maroon Madness. In his nomination, Shields said: “In four years, I have missed zero football games, only one men’s basketball game,
and am also a regular at soccer, Lady Bears, swimming, volleyball, etc.” The Fan of the Year prize package included recognition at halftime of a Bears basketball game, access to the Prime Overtime Club, gift cards from Ovations and the Missouri State Bookstore, and a custom jersey. Shields will also participate in honorary duties throughout the year.
New athletics, recreation facilities to be unveiled this fall Nearly $22 million worth of construction and renovation projects dedicated to athletics and recreation are expected to be finished this fall. In October 2013, students overwhelmingly passed a student fee of $50 per semester, known as the Bear Experience and Recreation (B.E.A.R.) Fee. Next, MSU issued bonds to expand and enhance recreation and athletics facilities. The B.E.A.R. Fee will provide part of the revenue stream to repay the bonds. Payment will also come from private gifts, central funding and auxiliary bond payments. Work started in December and January on four projects: New student seating at Plaster Sports Complex A sand volleyball complex near Hammons Student Center A soccer, track and field complex north of Glass Hall
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A field hockey and lacrosse complex “We are able to take this step because of our students,” said Missouri State President Clif Smart. “They had the vision, they took the initiative and they approved a fee that will cover the vast majority of
this work. From a University standpoint, I think these facilities can be a gamechanger for how the University is viewed, in its appeal to students and for the success of our students and athletic teams.” The first football game in the renovated Plaster Sports Complex will be Sept. 13.
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Powell to MSU students: ‘Never give up. Never give up’ Statesman spoke on campus in March Story by Michelle S. Rose Photo by Jesse Scheve
It’s no surprise that a man who started as the son of immigrants from Jamaica, then rose through the U.S. military to serve with presidents and take calls from kings, would believe in the American dream yet be adamant that we must all have a global perspective. What may be surprising is that General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.), who has been privy to classified information about some of the most seemingly unsolvable international problems of our times, is highly optimistic about the U.S., the world and the future — and he wants you to be, too.
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In the Public Affairs Convocation speech he gave March 20 at JQH Arena, Powell discussed his time as a worldwide dignitary and his suggestions for future leaders. He advocated for economic growth, especially in energy and tech industries, as well as universal health care and environmental concerns. Other key points: 1) Compromise. “I will use the example of the Founding Fathers.” They had to make “a terrible choice” on slavery, but the “three-fifths of a person” compromise allowed them to create a nation in a few weeks. “And then I look at the Congress we have sitting in Washington today, and there are 535 of them, and they can’t pass a budget. This is disgraceful.” 2) Get smart about politics and the news. “Increasingly, (for-profit cable news channels) only focus on one part of the perspective. … The problem with it is that, if you just watch those who feel the way you do, you don’t learn about the other side.”
3) Be optimistic. “The reality is that America is safer now than perhaps it’s ever been. There is no existential threat to our existence as a nation.” Yes, global crises will pop up — but “we’re safe … don’t be too fearful.” He said rising powers such as China and India want to be our financial friends, and potential enemies can’t match our industrial or military strength. 4) Have a sense of humor. After leaving public office, “I bought me a Corvette. Anybody here who’s older than 70 having any kind of troubles, man, get you a Corvette. The police in northern Virginia were not happy with this solution.” 5) MSU students should aim to be the next world leaders. Nothing is beyond your reach. “It’s what you do with life (that) will determine where you end up in life. Never give up. Never give up.” Powell’s visit was sponsored by Trailiner Corporation, the Missouri State University Foundation and the David D. Glass Lecture Series.
It’s officially annual:
MarooNation Ball to be held in St. Louis, Kansas City Boomer’s going to want to get that tux cleaned. The MarooNation Ball, a black-tie optional event first held in 2013 in St. Louis, will be back for fall 2014 in St. Louis and spring 2015 in Kansas City. The event features musicians and other performers live on the scene as guests sip cocktails and have a sit-down dinner before dancing the night away. The galas attract a V.I.P. audience of University alumni and friends, including
representatives of leading businesses and organizations. The proceeds from the MarooNation Balls will support future Missouri State Bears from the St. Louis or Kansas City area, and a MarooNation Ball scholarship has been started to benefit full-time Missouri State students who have financial need and embody the University’s public affairs mission. It’s maroon spirit in black tie, all for a good cause … don’t miss it!
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Conferences focus on diversity, women’s leadership roles Missouri State held its second annual Statewide Collaborative Diversity Conference from April 24-25, and a Women’s Leadership Conference from April 25-26. Participants learned about best practices showcased by diversity professionals from around the nation, and heard from trailblazing social entrepreneurs. MSU alumni working in any field are invited to attend next year’s conferences, held in the spring. MORE ABOUT THE CONFERENCES: www.publicaffairs.missouristate.edu
Scholarship supporters meet the students they helped An Endowed Scholarship Appreciation Dinner is held each spring so that those who established scholarships may meet the students who have benefited from their generosity. This year’s dinner, held April 14, was attended by nearly 200 students and donors (including student Nafisa Bangura, pictured with Provost Frank Einhellig).
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Missouri State hosts first Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame awards banquet Late United States President Harry Truman, former Sen. John Danforth and newspaper publisher Donald Suggs were the inaugural inductees into the brand-new Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame. The first-ever ceremony, including a black-tie optional dinner, was held April 11 in Springfield. Missouri State University created the Hall of Fame in 2013 as part of the University’s statewide public affairs mission; however, honorees are not required to have a tie to MSU. The Hall of Fame honors those who improve the lives of others through their academic, personal or professional achievements.
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Clifton Truman Daniel, Truman’s grandson, accepted the award on behalf of his grandfather, who was president of the United States from April 12, 1945, to January 1953. Daniel spoke about a life of public service and being a global citizen. He also talked about ethical leadership, one of the tenants of MSU’s public affairs mission. “Ethical leadership, I think, is what (my grandfather) practiced. He had a man working for him named George Elsey, and George told me several times over the years that whenever there was a problem my grandfather faced, George would bring him two or three solutions, and he would begin to outline the solutions: ‘Well, if you do this, you’re gonna make the Democrats happy; if you do this, you’re gonna make the Republicans happy; if you do this …’ and my grandfather would always stop him and say, ‘Which one solves the problem and does the most good for the most people?’ And that’s the one he always chose. … It’s doing the right thing, as best you can.” He said his grandfather would have considered his induction a great honor. “He’d love it. He wasn’t much for awards and monuments, but I think he’d be very happy to be included in a hall of fame in Missouri. He loved the state.”
Danforth has been attorney general of Missouri, a United States Senator from Missouri and a United States ambassador to the United Nations. He is now a partner with the international law firm of Bryan Cave. He discussed public affairs as a concept that belongs to all people, not just those in government or the public eye. “It’s really important for the ordinary citizen to be deeply involved in the broader world, and, in fact, the government that we have depends on the engagement and involvement of people.” He said knowledge about the world brings compassion that can turn into action. “When there are problems anywhere in the world, that’s going to touch us.”
DR. DONALD M. SUGGS Suggs is the publisher and executive editor of the St. Louis American, Missouri’s largest weekly newspaper targeted to African-Americans. The American publishes 70,000 copies every Thursday, and distributes them, free, at more than 845 locations in St. Louis. Suggs said his role in public affairs is to “address public policy and public administration.” Suggs is a dentist who served as chief of oral surgery at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, and he was the first African-American to serve as an associate clinical professor at St. Louis University Dental School. He has long been active in the civil rights movement. He said active global citizens help humanity solve complex problems and keep society moving forward: “I think the heart of democracy involves participation.”
Clifton Truman Daniel (from left), John C. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jackâ&#x20AC;? Danforth and Dr. Donald M. Suggs accepted the first-ever awards from the statewide Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame. Daniel accepted the award on behalf of his late grandfather, President Harry S. Truman. The awards are modeled after the Citizen Scholar statue on the MSU campus. The Hall of Fame was created by Missouri State University, but recipients do not need to be alumni. PHOTOS BY KEVIN WHITE
NOMINATE THE NEXT INDUCTEES Nominees are now being sought for the second group of inductees into the Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame honors those who improve the lives of others through academic, personal or professional achievements. Honorees must have a connection to the state of Missouri and be examples of global citizens who act consistently for the benefit of others. They are not required to have a tie to MSU. Nominations will be accepted until Aug. 31. See full criteria or nominate a deserving individual:
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The Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame induction ceremony was sponsored by Strong-Garner-Bauer Law Firm.
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Kelby Stuckey has the distinction of having played in more winning games – 87 – than any other player in Bears basketball history. His MSU career spanned 1985-89, in which he finished with 1,188 points and 661 rebounds.
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Where it all began In this school year, maroon and white were chosen as the school’s colors and the Bear was chosen as the mascot.
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TWO BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND ‘THE FABULOUS FOUR’ The 1951-52 Basketball Bears won MSU’s first National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) championship, then the 1952-53 team repeated, making Missouri State the first school to win back-to-back titles in the history of the 32-team NAIA tournament. But there’s so much more to the 1953 story: Thousands turned out to welcome home the 1953 team after the victory. President Harry
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Truman was among the crowd cheering during the season. And did we mention the Bears won the semifinal match with only four players on the court? They broke a 72-72 tie with just three minutes left against a powerhouse team from Indiana State. The Bears had come to the game with only nine players, and four Bears were out due to fouls. When a fifth fouled out, there was no one else to send in. The four remaining players — Bill Thomas, Bill Price, Don Duckworth and Ray Birdsong — went on to win 8478. At that time, rules permitted teams to waive free throws in favor of taking the ball out of bounds and retaining possession. That nuance in the sport’s history made the legend of the Bears’ “Fab Four” possible. It was “the most fabulous game of National Intercollegiate history,” the Kansas City Times wrote at the time. After this thrilling win against Indiana State, the Bears bested Hamline University for the national championship.
Late 1950s The first competitive women’s sports at Missouri State — volleyball and tennis — were organized under the leadership of Dr. Mary Jo Wynn, a ’53 graduate who was a coach. Wynn became the first director of women’s athletics in 1975, and worked for MSU until her retirement in 1998. She was recently named a Missouri Sports Legend by the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. HEAR WYNN DISCUSS HER CAREER IN A NEW ONLINE SERIES, “MISSOURI STATE LEGENDS”
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1974 The softball team of 1974 won Missouri State’s first-ever national championship in women’s athletics when they emerged victorious from the Women’s College World Series. The team won all five games in the postseason, including the May 19 finale against Northern Colorado.
The men’s cross-country team won the NCAA Division II title in a Nov. 16 competition hosted by Missouri State and held at Grandview Golf Course in Springfield. The team finished with 112 points, at the time the best total ever by a Division II cross-country champion.
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The field hockey team won the AIAW (Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) Division II national title. The team still holds MSU field hockey records for most goals scored and fewest goals allowed.
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The success of Spoonball The late Charlie Spoonhour was the basketball coach from 1983-92, and is a beloved figure in Missouri State history. His 1987 team had a great season. Column by Mark Stillwell
top 8,000 in average home crowds. The Bears were the first MSU team on record to use the same starting lineup in every game. Transfer forward Stan Worthy and sophomore center Kelby Stuckey joined the three seniors to open all 34 games. It was the first year of the three-point field goal in college basketball, and Garland collected 57 treys and hit them at a 50.4 percent figure that has been eclipsed just once in the 27 seasons since. Garland’s 720 total points from ’87 remain The 1986-87 Missouri State the school’s single-season scoring record. basketball team was one of the The Bears countered an early greatest Bear squads ever. The four-point loss at Missouri with a superlatives were everywhere. With no scintillating home win over the Arkansas previous benchmarks against which to Razorbacks, and turned in an overtime chart their accomplishments, the Bears win at potent BYU to take a 10-4 record didn’t know what they didn’t know — but into Mid-Continent Conference play. it didn’t matter as they forged ahead and MSU lost at Cleveland State early in turned in a magnificent campaign. its league schedule but rolled home to a In 1985-86, in just their fourth 13-1 conference mark to claim its first NCAA Division I season, the Bears MCC title. Missouri State hosted the surprised their legions of fans by getting conference tournament and posted a picked to play in the National Invitation heart-stopping 90-87 win over Cleveland Tournament and advancing all the way to State for the championship. the quarterfinals. As a new Division I conference, the With forward Greg Bell and guards MCC did not yet have an automatic berth Basil Robinson and the incomparable into the NCAA tournament. However, Winston Garland back as returning the Bears received an at-large bid into the senior starters the next year, Coach national field of 64. MSU took a Charlie Spoonhour made it clear his 13th-seeded team into its first-ever team was looking ahead, not back. Division I tourney game and politely “The NIT is over,” Spoon said in his upset the fourth-seeded Clemson Tigers, preseason remarks. “Let’s put away all 65-60, in Atlanta. The win was the team’s talk about the NIT.” 15th in a row, matching the fifth-longest Fan interest in the program was win streak in school history. blossoming. The 1987 team was the first The Bears made a bid for another Bears club to average more than 7,000 in upset in the second round against average home attendance, and was just fifth-seeded Kansas, but the Jayhawks two years away from the first of four turned MSU back 67-63 to end the straight years as the only MSU teams to storybook Bears season at 28-6. Mark Stillwell is a former sports information director for Missouri State. Now retired, Stillwell continues to write about Bears athletics in various publications. 18
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1982 Missouri State moved to NCAA Division I, the highest level of intercollegiate athletics. “We had been winning Rowe consistently in the other league in a variety of the sports,” said Bill Rowe, who was the director of athletics during the transition from Division II. “Both the coaches and the athletes agreed that they wanted bigger challenges, which is a compliment to our student athletes, I think.”
1989
FOOTBALL IN PLAYOFFS
Head Coach Jesse Branch and team made national news by earning their way into the 1989 NCAA I-AA playoffs for the first time. The Bears won the first round Nov. 25 against the University of Maine in front of a boisterous overflow home crowd at Briggs Stadium, but lost the next game to Stephen F. Austin University in a Dec. 2 game in Nacogdoches, Texas. The 1990 team also made the playoffs but fell in the first round to Idaho.
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LADY BEARS’ FIRST FINAL FOUR In the early 1990s, the Ozarks had Lady Bears fever. Women’s basketball games started to draw massive crowds, and fans would show up anywhere, any time. “They were unbelievable,” said Cheryl Burnett, who was then the head coach and is now a director of development at Missouri State. “These people used their vacation time and spent their hard-earned money to travel around the country with us. It’s hard to win on the road, but they would make the environment like a home environment for us.” The team’s appearances in high-profile tournaments and its rabid fan base led to national prominence. “That allowed us to be one of the first women’s programs shown live on ESPN — the game started at midnight, and
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we sold out.” The 1991-92 team, with standout players such as Melody Howard, Karen Rapier, Tina Robbins, Charity Shira and Secelia Winkfield, clinched the regular-season title and went on to NCAA Tournament play. They played their Final Four game April 4 in Los Angeles, falling to Western Kentucky — a rare loss in a season that ended 31-3.
1999
MEN’S BASKETBALL IN SWEET 16 The men’s soccer team, undefeated in the regular season, won the MVC tournament championship in an overtime victory against Bradley University. The team advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in MSU history, but lost in the first round to the University of Alabama-Birmingham. The Bears had been ranked in the top 10 in the nation for a good portion of their season and went 20 consecutive matches without a loss, a team record that still stands.
The Bears went on one of their best runs in postseason history in 1999. They received an at-large bid to take part in the NCAA Tournament, and then beat the University of Wisconsin and the University of Tennessee. On March 19, the Bears took on top-ranked Duke University in Missouri State’s first-ever appearance in the Sweet 16. Duke bested the Bears, 78-61.
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Boomer
A brief history of mascots at Missouri State
BEFORE BOOMER: THE BEAR SUIT
MEET THE ALUMNA WHO NAMED BOOMER
There has been a student in a Bear suit at athletics events on and off during the decades. In 1962, a Standard newspaper article reported that pep enthusiasts were planning to have a costume on campus by the first football game. In 1967, the paper reported that a Bear mascot marched with the band in a parade. Ozarko yearbooks and Standards in the late 1970s introduced students to the different people inside the costume, and the Bear mascot was a frequent sight during 1980s basketball games.
Edie Dodson, ’86, entered a contest in late 1983 to name the Missouri State mascot. She won a TV, as well as bragging rights for eternity, for her suggestion of “Boomer” — the nickname of her boisterous young cousin. “The name Boomer the Bear made me think of marching bands and a big bass drum,” Dodson said in a recent interview. She earned a degree in organizational communication with several business minors, and is now a corporate accounts director at Genzyme Corporation in the Kansas City area. She was a fan of MSU sports, especially football, during her time on campus. “I loved the school. I think it’s great they kept the name Boomer!”
BOOMER: MISSOURI STATE’S MAIN MASCOT
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Past Bears currently in
Boomer can be seen at most home football, basketball and volleyball games, as well as many baseball games and other athletics events. Currently, two students share the responsibilities of being Boomer.
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BOOMER’S CREW MEMBERS, PRESENT AND PAST Growl: Boomer’s youthful, shorter sidekick was introduced in early 2010. Growl attends many home athletic events and some away events. Growl is also involved in community and campus events. Buster: This 9-foot-tall inflatable Bear first appeared at games in September 2003. Buster allowed MSU to have a mascot at games and outdoor events where Boomer could not be present. Buster was retired about five years ago, after his motor started to putter out. Buddy: In spring 1987, Buddy was introduced as a “first cousin” to Boomer. The Standard reported in 1988 that Buddy would perform primarily at women’s athletic events. Buddy was phased out through the 1990s.
FOOTBALL
Ross Detwiler, pitcher for the
Washington Nationals; played at MSU from 2005-07 Ryan Howard, first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies; played at MSU from 1999-2001 Mike Kickham, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants; played at MSU from 2010-13
Shaun Marcum, pitcher for
the Cleveland Indians; played at MSU from 2002-03 Brad Ziegler, pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks; played at MSU from 2002-03
David Arkin, offensive lineman for the Miami Dolphins; played at MSU from 2006-11 Clay Harbor, tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars; played at MSU from 2005-10
SOCCER Nia Williams, defender for
FC Kansas City; played at MSU from 2009-12
See a full list of all Bears who went on to pro careers in baseball, basketball, football and soccer:
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2000 Just five years after a women’s soccer team was formed on campus, the Bears won the MVC postseason title, then advanced to the NCAA Tournament. They were eliminated Nov. 8 in the first round in a game against Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz.
Jackie Stiles loved basketball from early childhood: Her father was a coach, and she was courtside at many practices and games. “He’d show me how to do a fundamental and I couldn’t wait to show him that I could master it,” she said. When she was 12, she was in a tournament. A Missouri State assistant coach happened to be there, scouting older students. During lunch break, the coach watched the younger squads. “She was sitting close to my dad, and she leans over and said: ‘Who’s that number five?’ And dad said, ‘That’s my daughter.’ ” Stiles’ long-term relationship with MSU led her to become one of the best Lady Bears in history, averaging about 30 points a game. In early 2001, Stiles was a senior with national media attention because she was on track to become the all-time leading scorer in Division I women’s basketball. By March, the spotlight was white-hot: “It was just insane,” Stiles said. Her quest for the record led newscasts, was on the front
page, was talked about all over town. On March 1, in a game against Creighton, the home crowd let her know how close she was by yelling out the count: “They were just like, ‘Jackie, three more!’ ” Early in the second half, she went up… she shot… and there it was. “There was a murmur, then a roar,” said Cheryl Burnett, who was then the head coach and is now a director of development at Missouri State. For Stiles, “the biggest thing was relief, to be honest. You know, I never set the goal of being the all-time leading scorer. I just wanted to be the best I could be, and so many people sacrificed to help me get to that level and I’m just so appreciative. That’s why the second half of my career is about how I can help others accomplish their goals and their dreams. That’s my mission, because man, so many people helped me.” She ended her collegiate career with 3,393 points, a record that still stands, and was the recipient of the Honda Awards Broderick Cup, the Wade Trophy and many other coveted awards. Last year, Stiles joined her alma mater as an assistant coach for the Lady Bears. “I look back to my career, and what do I remember? I remember the people. It was the community. The fans. My teammates. The coaches. I pinch myself — is this really happening?! I’m working where I believe is the best place in America to play women’s college basketball. And surrounded by the best people.”
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LADY BEARS IN FINAL FOUR The entire nation sat up and took notice of this team, and not just because Jackie Stiles was an unstoppable shooting machine. The Lady Bears were the MVC tournament champions and the NCAA West Regional Champions, and were ranked among the top 10 women’s basketball teams in the country. The team, led by co-captains Melody Campbell and Stiles, included other standouts such as Carly Deer and Tara Mitchem. “That group of players had grown up seeing the 1992 team going to the Final Four, and they came in to our program hoping that would again occur,” said Cheryl Burnett, who was then the head coach and is now a director of development at Missouri State. Stiles said the whole team agreed on the end goal:
They were going to work harder than anyone else and get to the Final Four. The fans knew they were seeing something special. “Hammons Student Center just rocked,” Stiles said. “The fans would stand up and go crazy… it still gives me chills thinking about it.” Burnett agreed that success came from a united effort. “Every person on that team had an incredible role to play — we had all the pieces, and that doesn’t always happen.” The Lady Bears lost the March 30 semifinal game to Purdue University, but for Stiles, “it was still a dream come true and a very special experience. … Fans always thank us for the memories, but I thank them for the memories. Because I look back, and it was them who made us feel special because of the confidence they gave us.”
2003
BEARS IN COLLEGE WORLD SERIES The Baseball Bears beat opponents in regional and super regional games to move to the NCAA College World Series for the first time as a Division I team. “We shut out Nebraska 7 to 0 on their home field in the regional, and they were the Big 12 champion,” said Keith Guttin, MSU head baseball coach. “That was like: We can play with anyone, any time, any place. It really felt like you were on a three-week adrenaline rush (from then until the World Series).” On June 14, the Bears took on Rice University. “The team chemistry was tremendous. It was a very talented team, but they played loose and relaxed no matter what. Even in the Series,
we were beat 4 to 2 by the eventual national champion, Rice, but it felt like the guys didn’t change. They played loose the whole way, and that’s who they were.” Coach Guttin said the most fun he had during the World Series run was celebrating the super regional victory at
Ohio State (shown in the photo above). “After the regional at Nebraska, we were pretty subdued — intentionally. We didn’t make a big scene. We didn’t dog pile. People weren’t going crazy. It’s like: We’ve got more to do here. And then, after we won at Columbus, it just all kind of came out.”
2004
Hammons Field Opens Director of Athletics Emeritus Bill Rowe, who founded the Bears baseball program in 1964, was friends with the late developer John Q. Hammons, an MSU alumnus. They traveled to many sports
events, and conversation would often turn to the possibility of new facilities in Springfield. “For 10 years before they ever put a spade in the ground, we were talking,” Rowe said. They went to the College World Series and university
ballparks around the nation, and Hammons became convinced: He wanted a great ballpark in Springfield, and he was willing to put in his own money to make it happen. Construction started in 2002, and the first Bears game in Hammons Field was April 2, 2004. Keith Guttin, MSU head baseball coach since 1982, visited the park almost every day as it was built. “It was an exciting time, because rarely do you get to be in on the ground floor of something that nice.” Opening night drew a crowd of around 9,000. “It was overflowing,” Guttin said. “It was electric.” Later, Hammons Field also became the home of the Springfield Cardinals, a Double-A affiliate of the St. Louis team. Rowe has been involved with NCAA baseball for decades, so he knows how great Hammons Field is: “I got to see a ton of facilities. … None are any finer than this one. None.”
2005 Track and cross-country runner Casey Owens finished her career as a two-time All-American athlete. Owens set five Missouri Valley Conference overall or meet records, and she still holds more than five Missouri State records in track and field.
2006
VOLLEYBALL WINS 1,000TH MATCH Missouri State became the second volleyball program in NCAA history to reach the 1,000-win mark on Nov. 17, 2006, when the team swept Indiana State in front of a home crowd at Hammons
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JQH ARENA OPENS The first Bears game in the new home of Missouri State basketball was Nov. 22, 2008, and the first Lady Bears game was the next day. Both teams won their inaugural games in the 11,000-seat arena. Six years
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The men’s basketball team won the regular-season Missouri Valley Conference championship for the first time ever with a team that included Kyle Weems, the 2011 MVC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year.
later, “the Q” is as impressive as ever. Lady Bears Head Coach Kellie Harper remembers the first time she walked into JQH. “I was trying to be cool and act like I was expecting it to be that nice — I had seen pictures and read about it, but when
2011-12 Missouri State won the Missouri Valley Conference All-Sports Trophy. This award is determined based on a school’s average finish in each of the championships sponsored by the MVC. Teams are awarded one point for first place, two for second, three for third, etc. A school’s total accumulated points are divided by the number of sports in which it competes. The Bears also won all-sports honors in 1999-2000, 2001-02 and 2002-03.
you tour it in person, you feel how impressive it really is. It makes you realize how important basketball is here. Everything about it is just done right; it’s classy. We can compete with anyone in terms of facilities.”
2013
Paul Le became Missouri State’s first-ever NCAA Division I All-American swimmer. Le also holds four records for MSU men’s all-time top performances. Le, an accounting major, starts his senior year this August, so you still have the chance to see him in the water.
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SPORTS
Football ready to kick off season in August HOME SCHEDULE
AWAY SCHEDULE
All games at Plaster Stadium, 901 S. National Ave. Sept. 13: University of North Dakota (Family Weekend) Oct. 4: Youngstown State University*
Oct. 18: University of South Dakota* (Homecoming) Nov. 8: Southern Illinois University* Nov. 15: North Dakota State University*
MSU has five home games and seven away games, and will play national powerhouse Oklahoma State.
Aug. 28: Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, La.
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Nov. 1: Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Ind.
Sept. 6: Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla. Sept. 20: University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Ark. Oct. 11: South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.*
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Oct. 25: Illinois State University, Normal, Ill.
Nov. 22: University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa*
*Missouri Valley Football Conference opponents
Are they Bears, or are they dolphins? Both swimming and diving teams are conference champions The Missouri State women’s swimming and diving team won the Missouri Valley Conference championship in February, and the men’s team won its first-ever Mid-American Conference championship in March.
These wins gave MSU a sweep of conference championships for the first time since 2008.
Women win 11th MVC title
Men win first-ever MAC title The men’s swimming and diving team won its first-ever Mid-American Conference title March 8 at the University of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York. The victory is the Bears’ 19th overall conference championship, and the team’s first since joining the conference in 2009. Uvis Kalnins won MAC Outstanding Swimmer of the Year, and Garrett Nevel won MAC Outstanding Diver of the Year. MSU Head Coach Dave Collins was named the MAC Outstanding Swimming Coach of the Year.
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The women’s swimming and diving team won its seventh-consecutive MVC championship during the competition Feb. 15 at Shea Natatorium in Carbondale, Ill. This is the team’s 11th overall MVC title. Renata Sander, a senior, was named
MVC Swimmer of the Year for the third year in a row, and MSU Head Coach Dave Collins earned his second MVC Swimming Coach of the Year honor.
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After a successful sophomore season, Booker looks to lead a talented MSU offensive line this fall as one of the top-rated centers in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Booker was named to the Associated Press All-America third-team in 2013 and also garnered All-MVFC first-team distinction. He carried out 98 percent of his assignments while grading out at 84 percent overall for the season with 86 knockdown blocks.
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Brand enters her senior season as Missouri State’s active leader with 759 career kills and 87 matches played, and is on pace to become the 19th player in school history to amass 1,000 career kills with her 2.64 per-set average. A second-team all-Missouri Valley Conference selection as a junior and the 2011 MVC Freshman of the Year, Brand is also a two-time MVC Scholar-Athlete selection for her efforts in the classroom.
Bid high to boost the Bears! It’s the most fun you’ll ever have battling other people for a Bears jersey: The annual Auction Benefiting Athletics will be held Aug. 15.
The event, the largest annual fundraiser for Missouri State’s intercollegiate athletic programs, features live and silent auctions, raffles, tons of food and drinks, and up-close interaction with MSU coaches and administrators. Proceeds benefit all intercollegiate sports teams at MSU. The event also serves as a social event to kick off the 2014-15 athletic year and is expected to attract nearly a thousand Bears fans. Last year’s auction items were valued well in excess of $100,000.
Among items expected to be in the silent auctions: Restaurant gift certificates Rounds of golf from area courses BearWear Home décor and lawn equipment Art Branson show tickets and hotel stays Autographed sports memorabilia
WANT TO GO? When: Starts at 6 p.m. Aug. 15; silent auctions will be staggered. Live auction begins around 8 p.m. Where: Springfield Expo Center, 635 E. St. Louis St. Cost: Individual tickets are $30 each, reserved tables for 10 are $500. Includes all-you-can-eat food and beverages. To purchase tickets: 417-836-4143 More info: 417-836-4143 or www.missouristate.edu/aba
Experiences unique to MSU, such as birthday parties, opportunities to be an honorary coach and more
Among items expected to be in the live auction: Furniture and home items Trips with teams Dinners with coaches and University President Clif Smart Vacation and golf packages
Ice Bears skate into nationals for the first time The Missouri State Ice Bears, the University’s ice hockey club team, made their first-ever nationals appearance this spring.
The Ice Bears won the Mid-America Collegiate Hockey Association league championship Feb. 16 in a 3-1 match against the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars. They headed to the 2014 American Collegiate Hockey Association Division II Nationals Tournament, held March 21-25 at the New England Sports Center in Marlborough, Mass. The Ice Bears played three games at the tournament, and their season ended after the third game with a loss to the Penn State Ice Lion team.
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Kelsey Fouch Joplin, Mo.
Maher is coming off of a tremendous season for the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season men’s soccer champions. He fueled a defensive line that led Missouri State’s NCAA best 0.41 goals against average in the 2013 season. Along with his performance on the field, Maher has excelled in the classroom. This past year, Maher was recognized on the NSCAA Scholar All-North/Central Region Second Team, and was named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete honorable mention team.
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St. Charles, Mo.
Fouch became the eighth MSU women’s soccer player to earn MVC Defensive Player of the Year in 2013 and returns to the Bears back line after also picking up All-MVC first team honors. Fouch, an MVC Scholar-Athlete honorable mention selection for the second-straight season, started in 18 matches and helped the Bears record five shutouts on the year. As the leader of the MSU defense, she aided the Bears in holding a 1.19 goals against average.
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Treating a migraine, the brain’s ‘perfect storm’ A perfect storm: It can erupt at any time if a variety of factors interact just right. Stress, sleep deprivation,
muscle tension, bright lights and strong smells work together — and against you — to stimulate pain pathways, bringing about a migraine attack. Dr. Paul Durham In the world of Dr. Paul Durham, professor of cell biology and director of the Center for Biomedical and Life Sciences at the Jordan Valley Innovation Center (JVIC), that is the “perfect storm” model. In this model, each factor plays a role in making the nerves more hyperactive and sensitive, until one of them tips the balance. “Instead of responding to a stimulus in a normal way and alerting you about it, the nervous system response becomes not physiological, but pathological,” Durham said.
Durham is an expert on causes of pain, ways to treat it In the early 1990s, during his postdoctoral work at the University of Iowa, Durham became interested in calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) — a protein made in nerve cells that is known to promote inflammation. As a cell biologist, he was intrigued that increased CGRP levels were correlated with the pain intensity of a migraine attack. Twenty years later, he is an international expert on the study of the trigeminal nerve and orofacial pain. The trigeminal nerve provides sensation to the head and face, so Durham studies the biological basis for migraines, headaches, temporomandibular joint (or TMJ) pain, jaw pain, toothaches, gum pain, sinus headaches and rhinosinusitis, among others.
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In his lab at the Jordan Valley Innovation Center, Durham researches why nerve cells become hyperactive and why they cause pain. Nerve cells are grown in culture dishes, allowing him and his fellow researchers to see how cells react with various drugs.
He helps chronic pain patients break the ‘vicious cycle’ During the past couple of years, his research team took their quest for answers one step further: How and why does pain move from acute pain to chronic pain? “What we’re finding with chronic pain patients is they get themselves in a vicious cycle,” Durham said. “Once they start having pain, they usually don’t sleep as well, which usually causes them more pain. Then they begin to stress about it, and then they get depressed about that. All of these things keep snowballing. Pretty soon you have a system that is out of balance.”
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His lab often earns grants, tests pharmaceuticals Durham is involved with organizations such as the Society for Neuroscience, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Headache Society, Inflammation Research Association, American Academy of Orofacial Pain and the American Pain Society. Partially because of these involvements, pharmaceutical companies often enlist his help in determining the viability and effectiveness of their products. Since JVIC opened in 2007, Durham has been awarded more than $9 million in grants, including funding from pharmaceutical companies and government agencies such as the National Institutes of Health. His work could have tremendous impact, as studies have shown that approximately 36 million Americans suffer from migraines.
Chocolate may help migraines! “When you incorporate dark chocolate into your diet, you are basically quieting pain-conducting nerve cells,” Durham said. “The cocoa modulates a healthy response toward inflammatory and painful events. So the cocoa actually blunts the perfect storm that’s developing.”
Dr. Paul Durham often supervises students who assist with his research. Here, graduate chemistry student Geoffrey Manani identifies compounds in plant and animal materials that suppress inflammation and promote healthy cell activity.
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More about Durham’s work Through a collaborative effort with corporate affiliates at JVIC, his team developed a “smart” bandage that delivers a drug to promote healthy wound healing.
Nutraceuticals — compounds found naturally in fruits, vegetables and plants — have been a focus in Durham’s lab for a few years, starting with the cocoa bean.
Durham is researching the saliva of a group of neonatal babies and pediatric oncology patients, developing a diagnostic tool to measure biomarkers in saliva that could be used instead of drawing blood from children.
Durham has supervised the research of more than 75 students in the Center for Biomedical and Life Sciences during the last 10 years.
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MarooNation events spread the spirit of maroon and white around the state and nation. At these Alumni Association events, Bears can catch up with friends, network with new contacts, win Missouri State prizes and learn about what’s new at MSU. We hope to see you soon!
KANSAS CITY, MO. Dec. 12 Brio Tuscan Grille
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Dec. 19
LOS ANGELES Jan. 28 Fig and Olive
Café Napoli
Kelly Richter, Jean Padawan, ’07, Joe Padawan, ’09
KANSAS CITY, MO. Jan. 11 Westport Flea Market Allison and Patrick Sexson, both ’12
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ST. LOUIS, MO. Jan. 16 Mike Duffy’s
JOPLIN, MO. Jan. 23 Twin Hills Golf & Club Mitzi Klute and Laurie Doyle, ’83
Join us for upcoming events June 24 Mountain Grove, Mo. June 30 Golf tournament, dinner, auction Lebanon, Mo.
Travel with FELLOW BEARS! APRIL 10-18, 2015
Belgium and the Netherlands
July 19 Missouri State Day at Busch Stadium St. Louis, Mo. July 29 Bolivar, Mo. Oct. 17-18 Homecoming
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Cruise the waterways and canals of Holland and Belgium, from Amsterdam to Brussels, on a ship with a sun deck, putting green, spa and other amenities. The trip includes stops to see cultural landmarks, art masterpieces, world-class museums, famous gardens and renowned cities. The seven-night cruise costs $2,495 if booked by Sept. 13 (not including air fare) and includes many meals.
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KANSAS CITY, MO. Feb. 20 Cascone’s Jill Duncan, MSU associate director of admissions; Richard Monroe, ’08 & ’11
ORLANDO, FLA. Feb. 21 Maggiano’s Little Italy Kate Alexander, ’09, Brandon Alexander, ’07
SAN FRANCISCO Jan. 30 Hotel Nikko
NAPLES, FLA. Feb. 20 Dunes of Naples Cheryl Jones, Scott Jones, ’65, Missouri State Dean of Libraries Tom Peters
Stay seven nights at a first-class hotel in the town of Stirling and see the famed Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, an army drum performance. Your days will be filled with excursions to Scottish towns, castles and natural landscapes, enhanced by informative and cultural programs presented by local experts. The cost has not yet been announced.
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BRADENTON, FLA. Feb. 22 Pier 22 Jackie Lacey, ’10, Ian Lacey, ’10, Brian Morrisey, ’96, Jessica Pelot
ST. LOUIS, MO. Feb. 20 Syberg’s
MARSHFIELD, MO. Feb. 27 Holy Trinity Catholic Church Chara Jensen, ’99, Derek Jensen, ’99
LEGACY OF LEARNING, ST. LOUIS March 5 Maggiano’s Little Italy Dr. Frank Einhellig, MSU provost; Michelle Keener, ’97, Rev. Devin Keener, ’97
MVC MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT St. Louis March 6-8 Union Station
MVC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT St. Charles March 13-16 Sheraton Westport Hotel 32
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NEW YORK CITY March 10 Le Poisson Rouge
WASHINGTON, D.C. March 13 Library of Congress
ATLANTA April 9-12 Missouri State trip to the Masters Golf Tournament
CONTINUE the TRADITION MOM:
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Lynn Arthur (right, in photo)
Jake Arthur (Football Bear #67)
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Bachelor’s in marketing and management, 1979
Junior
MAJOR: Agricultural business
JOB TITLE: Manager of global compliance, John Deere & Company
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Eldridge, Iowa
Eldridge, Iowa
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Lynn
Jake
We were transferred to Iowa when Jake was 2. He was born in Springfield and always wanted to go back. As he got older, he got involved in sports and wanted to play football for MSU.
I knew it on my first visit. I got along with the coaches on the football team and thought they were wonderful people. It just made sense to come here.
When did you know Jake wanted to attend Missouri State?
What is your best Missouri State memory? As a part of the women’s track team, aside from making great friends, we flew to Minnesota for districts. I was able to take my first plane ride, and I will never forget that.
How did Continue the Tradition affect your decision to send Jake to MSU? The program enabled us to make Jake’s dreams come true, and allowed him to return to his roots and get a great education.
When did you know you wanted to attend Missouri State?
What are the best characteristics of Missouri State? I really like Springfield; it’s a great location. The school is comfortable and it’s not too busy. People here are really nice, my teammates are awesome and there’s always something fun to do.
Do you think your experience on campus will be similar to your parents’ experiences? I think our experiences are very similar. I grew up hearing stories from my mom and dad about their old track and football days. I can’t wait to be able to tell my own stories to my kids someday.
CONTINUE the TRADITION is an out-of-state fee waiver program for the children and grandchildren of Missouri State graduates. To qualify, students must be classified as nonresidents for fee purposes, must be enrolled full-time and must have at least one parent or grandparent who is a graduate of Missouri State. Learn more: www.alumni.missouristate.edu/ContinueTheTradition.htm
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ClassNotes 1971, ’77, ’80, ’92 1987 John Carnahan III, BS, 1971, Thomas Peebles Jr., BA, 1977, Joseph Sheppard III, BS, 1980 and Rodney Nichols, BA, 1992, from Springfield were all named as top attorneys by Missouri-Kansas Super Lawyers magazine.
1977 Renie McClay, BS, Wheeling, Ill., released her latest book, “The Art of Modern Sales Management,” which offers advice for sales leadership success. She is the founder of Inspired Learning, LLC, which helps companies develop solutions to make their employees more effective and efficient. Inspired Learning has worked with several Fortune 500 companies.
1981 William Potts-Datema, BSED and MS, Lawrenceville, Ga., was elected regional vice president of North America for the International Union for Health Promotion and Education, which includes a three-year term on the organization’s Global Executive Board of Directors. He currently serves as acting deputy director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Adolescent and School Health.
1983 James Lance, BS, San Diego, has been named to The Best Lawyers in America 2014 list for commercial litigation. He was also selected for the 2014 Southern California Super Lawyer list for business litigation.
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David Shore, BS, Kalamazoo, Mich., accepted a position as SAP basis engineer for the information technology and systems team with the Perrigo Company. He will help with the installation of new SAP applications and maintain the SAP systems to run at optimal performance.
1989 Roger Camp, BS, Richardson, Texas, was promoted to assistant director in the credit risk management division of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. He is responsible for the bank’s discount window and payments system risk operations. Richard Ollis, BS, Springfield, has earned national recognition in Money Magazine for his take on health insurance coverage for his employees at Ollis & Company, his benefits and insurance business in Springfield. He offers incentives, such as a reduced deductible and zero-cost health insurance premiums, for employees who adopt a fitness routine and maintain a healthy lifestyle, among other things. Ollis serves on Missouri State’s College of Business Executive Advisory Council.
1992 Shelley I. Ericsson, BA, Kansas City, Mo., a partner with the law firm of Armstrong Teasdale, was named to the Kansas City Business Journal’s Best of the Bar 2013 list of
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outstanding Kansas City lawyers chosen by their peers. Ericsson is a litigator who defends employers against claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wages, and has appeared extensively before state and federal courts, as well as administrative agencies. Todd Gentry, BS, O’Fallon, Mo., a financial planner and services representative at MetLife, received the 2014 Legacy Award at Community Living Inc.’s 14th Annual Legacy Ball. Gentry has volunteered for years with Community Living Inc., which supports people of all ages with disabilities. CLI hosts the Legacy Ball each year to recognize individuals for their ongoing service and contributions. Karen Paul Jolley, BS, Ozark, Mo., a member of the tax department with BKD, has obtained the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation.
1993 Rebecca Douglas Keesling, BS, Tulsa, Okla., was promoted to chief auditor of BOK Financial. Keesling, a 10year veteran of BOK Financial, will report directly to the audit committee of the board of directors.
1994 Jeff Madden, BS, Lee’s Summit, Mo., was promoted to senior account supervisor at Trozzolo Communications Group. He leads teams in business-to-business, consumer and nonprofit segments, and the accounts Madden leads won six
first-place gold awards and one silver at the PRISM awards hosted by the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Jonah White, BS, Michael, Ill., the inventor of Billy Bob Teeth and the owner of Billy Bob World, a “redneck” novelty shop, is now the star of a Discovery Channel special called “Billy Bob’s Gags to Riches,” which premiered Jan. 28, 2014. In the show, “redneck” inventors come to Billy Bob World to pitch their ideas to White.
1996 Bethany Johnson-Javois, BS, St. Louis, CEO of Integrated Health Networks, was selected to be part of the American City Business Journal’s 2014 Class of 40 Under 40.
1998 Tiffiney Bradley, BS and MA, Reno, Nev., published a book called “Shine and Inspirations” about prayer. In the book, she highlights Missouri State’s contributions to her success. Bradley has been a student, administrator and/or instructor at seven universities throughout the United States. She is currently a communication instructor at the University of Nevada, Reno.
1999 Holly Schindler, BA and MA, Springfield, published her first young adult novel, “The Junction of Sunshine and Lucky,” through Dial Press, a Random House publishing group.
SPOTLIGHT: SOCCER, 2007
Kate Hercules has great karma. Just ask Rob Brewer, MSU women’s head soccer coach: “If I were to pick an all-time
Missouri State women’s soccer team, she would be one of the first players I would put on it — that’s out of 100s of names. No hesitation.” Hercules, who has played soccer since she was 3 years old, was a Bear defender from 2003-07. “She was definitely noticed by other coaches and players,” Brewer said. “I recall a story about an opposing MVC coach who told his team at half-time: ‘Stop going down the middle! You can’t beat Kate Hercules!’ ” As ferocious as she was on the field, she was respected off of it as well. “She was friends with everybody,” Brewer said. “There are people everybody likes, who always seem to be doing great things, and Kate is like that. She has been living her life right — karma, fate or whatever, she is special.” In 2006, she was the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the year. She also performed the second-ever “hat trick” in the history of MSU women’s soccer. “A hat trick is earning three goals in one game,” Hercules said. Since a team can average two goals a game, three points by just one player is a rare feat. She was semi-pro during a few
2004 Scott Bryant, BSED, Springfield, was ordained as a minister in November 2013 by Homeland Baptist Church.
2007 Laura Nowlin, BA, St. Louis, published her first novel, “If He Had Been With Me,” about friendship, first love and tragedy. Marie Pearl, BS and MAcc, Springfield, was a contestant on season 15 of the NBC
summers in college, and today she plays every week for fun. But soccer is not her only passion. “I have loved math my entire life,” she said, and she puts her degree to use for Service Management Group, a company that measures satisfaction for retail stores and restaurants. The company is based in Kansas City but she works from the Denver area, where she lives. She’s also had two big milestones recently: marriage and a huge lottery win. Brewer may have been right about Hercules’ good karma. In 2013, she was in Chicago visiting a former teammate. The Blackhawks were in the hockey championships, and her friends were watching at a sports bar that had lottery tickets. Hercules scratched a winner — for $200, she thought. The woman at the counter had other news. “She said I won a half-million dollars,” Hercules said. “I was in shock.” After she was certain it was true, it took her two hours to convince her then-fiance, Bobby Souwder, whom she had been dating since freshman year. The couple married March 1, and part of the winnings went to a honeymoon in Belize. “They take a lot in taxes!” Hercules said. “We paid off our cars, bought a house, put the rest in savings and that is about it.
competition show “The Biggest Loser.”
2008 Andrew Murphy, BA and MIAA, Poplar Bluff, Mo., transportation planning coordinator for the Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission, was selected by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon as one of 51 participants from eight states for the 2013-14 Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy, a yearlong leadership development program for regional leaders that prepares them to
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Coach: ‘You can’t beat Kate Hercules!’
It did change our lives because we’re able to be in a secure place, but it wasn’t quit-yourjob type of money… we’re not different people; we still work.” That doesn’t surprise Brewer. “She’s not one to brag about things.” He’s probably not the only MSU soccer representative who would have nice things to say about Hercules. “My favorite thing about Missouri State is the bond I made with my soccer team,” Hercules said. “It has been 10 years since we started playing together, and my soccer friends and I are still close. ... That says a lot about the people Missouri State attracts and recruits.” — By Michelle S. Rose, writer/editor, office of publications
collaborate and address the most pressing issues of the Delta region.
2010 Forrest Miller, BS, GRCT and MAcc, Moline, Ill., was named Royal Neighbors of America 2013 Employee of the Year. Miller joined the Royal Neighbors staff in 2012 as an accountant.
2011 Emilyann Girdner, BFA, Orlando, Fla., was named an Amazon.com best-selling author this winter when her
young adult novel, “The Labyrinth Wall,” hit number two in the fantasy category on Jan. 3, 2014. Desert Rose Reviews said of Girdner’s novel, “Full of exciting situations, humor and a good look at the human psyche of a labyrinth prisoner, this book pulls you in, and doesn’t let you go until the very end.” Mark Leist, BS and MAcc, O’Fallon, Mo., a member of the audit department at BKD, has Continued on page 38
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Bodybuilder tackles food challenges
Alter egos aren’t just for superheroes. As a freshman, Randy Santel played football and studied construction management. He has morphed into a bodybuilder and food-challenge champion. A “food challenge” is when a restaurant advertises that if you can finish a certain item — something huge, spicy or especially caloric — in a set amount of time, you win. Most of the time, these challenges come with a cash prize and other goodies. Santel has won challenges around the globe and been featured on TV shows such as “Man v. Food.” As far as he knows, there is only one other person in the U.S. who has won as many challenges as him. Santel runs his own company, Atlas & Zeus Promotions, which markets restaurants, food challenges and fitness. This wasn’t his original career plan. After graduating, Santel moved to Kansas City to start a construction job. In 2010, he found out about a Men’s Health magazine contest called the Spartacus Transformation Challenge, tied to the TV show “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.” Entrants were judged
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Headphones on, he turns his hat around, crosses his chest and transforms into Atlas, undefeated food-challenge champion.
on how much they transformed their body in 12 weeks. Santel won the prize of a trip to Auckland, New Zealand, where he was filmed in a fight scene for “Spartacus.” Santel kept up with diet and exercise, working out with college friend Dan Graham. After sticking to their regimen, a reward was in order — one that kicked off his food-challenge career. Graham and Santel found a Kansas City challenge that required them to finish a 28-inch pizza. Afterwards? Santel went for ice cream, then joined his family for dinner a few hours later. “I had just eaten six pounds of pizza and continued to load up. I figured I might be good at this food-challenge thing,” Santel said. “So I tried another challenge, an 18-inch deep-dish pizza. I won $450 for
beating that challenge. Those two wins sparked my 169 wins that I hold in seven different countries.” Bodybuilding and food competitions may seem like an odd pairing, but Santel has his madness down to a science. He is able to stay relatively lean, despite consuming thousands of calories on some weekends, due to a strict diet and exercise regime. He said his MSU studies, which taught him to make a business plan, played a role in his ability to have his own company. It’s like construction, he said: “You have a foundation and build up from there. I got my foundation from MSU, and I’m happy about that.” — By Mandy Morgan, graduate assistant, office of publications
IN MEMORIAM 1930s Dr. Herbert S. Madaus, ’39 Tallahassee, Fla.
1940s Frances D. Hall Daniel, ’42 Springfield Helen M. Blasingame Snyder, ’46 Washtucna, Wash. Joseph L. Foell, ’47 Springfield Dr. Henry C. Boren, ’49 Pittsboro, N.C. 36
Erma Fern (nee Mallory) Matthews, ’49 Sterling Heights, Mich.
Larry D. Maples, ’58 Rogersville
T. Edward Umphres, ’49 Creve Coeur, Mo.
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1950s Joe B. Hogan, ’50 Springfield Dr. George Griot Jr., ’50 Springfield Donald L. Strouse, ’57 Springfield Charles N. Cleland, ’58 Sarasota, Fla.
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Carl W. Buxton, ’60 Springfield Jane Beatie Yatsook, ’60 Leawood, Kan. Gerald E. Glass, ’62 Springfield Roland “Ron” L. Harthcock, ’64 Springfield Jesse L. Shortt, ’64 Springfield
Myrna F. Long Ashurst, ’65 Derby, Kan. Eugene A. Buyan, ’66 Springfield James W. Thurman, ’66 Chesterfield, Mo. Dennis C. Bowling, ’67 Harrisonville, Miss. Sharon F. Calvin, ’68 Monett, Mo. Linda J. Creamer, ’68 Willard, Mo. Menford “Bud” L. Cale II, ’69 Raymore, Mo.
SPOTLIGHT: G O L F, 2 0 0 8 & 0 9
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Golfer manages social media for PING When former golfer Missy Linnens graduated, she knew she wanted to work in the golf industry. Linnens got
her wish when she accepted a job offer with PING, one of the largest American golf club manufacturers. In March 2010, Linnens moved to Phoenix, Ariz., and began working as a product specialist, traveling the country to fit people for golf clubs. Next, she took a special project role as the coordinator of PING’s Junior Interclub golf program, which provides boys and girls ages 12-18 with team-based tournaments. Currently, Linnens is the social community coordinator for PING. She is in charge of managing all of PING’s social media accounts: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. She also reviews new equipment on the company’s blog and comes up with content to help tell the brand’s story. “I love working for PING and their marketing department,” said Linnens, who hopes to continue moving up within the PING organization. She attributes some of her success to the business classes she took at Missouri State, especially the sales
tactics she learned as she pursued her master’s degree in business administration. “Playing golf gave me a better sense of the industry and potential contacts for leverage to get my dream job.” Linnens became a Bear in 2004 when she accepted a golf scholarship. She wanted to play Division I golf and attend college away from her home state of Kansas. She chose the Bears over becoming a Jayhawk after a visit to Springfield and the Missouri State campus. She definitely found success here. “Missy comes across as such a sweetheart, which she is, but on the golf course she’s tough as nails,” said Kevin Kane, head golf coach at Missouri State.
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Louis J. Dean, ’70 Springfield
Dr. Gordon C. Appleton Jr., ’80 Fair Grove, Mo.
Marianne J. Edwards, ’75 Springfield
Tammy S. Wilson Heyman, ’84 Beavercreek, Ohio
Debra L. Sullivan Dock, ’76 Springfield
Paul T. Hadley, ’86 Springfield
Mark C. Robb, ’76 Columbia, Mo.
Jeff M. Giles, ’87 Minneapolis, Kan.
David E. Holley, ’78 Neosho, Mo.
Dixie L. Atkins Huff, ’89 West Plains, Mo.
Rick S. Parks, ’78 Springfield Mark J. Daughtry, ’79 Springfield
At MSU, Linnens was a two-time All-American scholar and a conference tri-medalist her sophomore year. She graduated with the third-best career-scoring average in school history. Even though she loves Phoenix, Linnens misses Springfield and Missouri State. Each February, she gets to reconnect with her college coaches and the University’s current golfers when MSU comes to Phoenix for an annual tournament. “I always knew when Missy left Springfield,” Kane said, “that she would be one of those people who was going to be successful at whatever she chose to do.” — By Kelsie Nalley, student writer, University communications
Gary J. Gorman, ’91 Springfield
Martha A. Johnson, faculty Springfield
Marilyn G. Edwards Woodruff, ’94 Milwaukie, Ore.
Maj. Gen. Fred F. Marty, ’63, staff emeritus Springfield
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Lloyd L. Prater, staff Springfield
Charles R. Shaw, ’08 Springfield
Glenn A. Thomas, faculty Springfield
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Richard Willingham, staff Springfield
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Dr. Richard L. Bartley, staff emeritus Springfield
Ann L. Wilson, faculty emeritus Springfield
Ronald D. Burk, ’91 Nixa, Mo.
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On the court, Shayla Patrick’s teammates knew they could count on her to do her job and do it well, said Volleyball Bears Coach Melissa Stokes. Patrick’s ability to stay focused,
patient and encouraging made her a strong and invaluable team player during college from 2006-10 — qualities she puts into use in her job as a news reporter at Springfield’s NBC affiliate KY3. After graduation, Patrick moved to Joplin, Mo., to get her feet wet as a broadcast journalist mere months after a tornado had ravaged the community in May 2011. Instead of focusing on that devastation, she remembers the feeling of excitement and hope in Joplin. “The community seemed so united in a positive way after the tornado,” Patrick said. “It was a progressive time for the city and a really exciting time to be covering all that in journalism.” She moved back to Springfield in May 2013 to join the KY3 news team, where she’s discovering new facets of Ozarks life and culture. The Solon, Ohio, native loves interviewing people and sharing their stories, and she knows she has the opportunity to make a huge impact.
“This whole experience has been a blessing to me. I’ve begun volunteering in the community because I feel so blessed that I need to pay it forward,” Patrick said. “A lot of the places I volunteer I wouldn’t even know about if it weren’t for this job.” Ask anyone who knows Patrick, and they will tell you that she has an enormous drive and boundless energy. In addition to her career ambitions and volunteer work with women’s shelters and food banks, she still plays volleyball at least three nights a week on various leagues, and she participates each year in the Missouri State alumni volleyball game against the current team. And if you ask her, she loves every minute of it.
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2012 Marilee Teasley, BS, Springfield, has been published in the National
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“Sometimes you’re under a deadline and you feel like it’s impossible, but you do it,” she said. “When you get on the news after all that scrambling, that moment is just perfect. It’s a great feeling of accomplishment — a rush — and I just love it.” Her former coach is glad they stay in touch. “It is always enjoyable for me, as a coach, to see student-athletes come in as freshmen and leave our campus as strong, confident young women,” Stokes said. “It is always great to see Shayla because she will always make you smile and realize how lucky we are to get to do what we do.” — By Nicki Donnelson, public relations specialist, University communications
St. Louis-area alumni win teaching awards Three MSU alumni were honored as 2013 recipients of Emerson Excellence in Teaching Awards. The
Emerson Excellence in Teaching Awards program, sponsored by Emerson Electric Company, annually recognizes educators in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Honorees with MSU ties: Samuel Skibbe, BME, 2010, music teacher at Craig Elementary School, St. Louis Jenny Kopp Wand, BSEd, 2007, special education teacher at Miriam School & Learning Center, St. Louis Cathy Jinkerson, BSEd, 1991, business teacher at Washington High School
By Don Payton
Bears stayed sportsmanlike in highs, lows Back when I was a Standard cub reporter in the 1940s, editor Dean Rea would urge us to “find a sports story that literally leaps from the pages and endures through the ages.” Heaven knows we tried.
Through the rain, sleet, hail, blizzards, drought, pestilence — or even through Dr. Virginia Craig’s midterms — we tried. Through thick and thin. As I recall, at the time, it was more thin than thick. There was one year I’m not sure the football team won a game. At Homecoming, the Cape Indians drubbed us about 25-0, and I remember thinking, “If anything jumped off the page today, I surely missed it.” I remember passing President Roy Ellis on the sidewalk. He was placidly puffing on his proverbial Dutch Masters cigar. I remember thinking, “At least I don’t have to go home tonight and fire the coach.” Needless to say, Ellis did not go home and fire the coach. He was fiercely loyal, even though in 1949, it almost cost him his job in a quandary related to athletics. At the time, there was a dispute among members of the Board of Regents. At least half of them wanted to fire Basketball Coach Andy McDonald, who had been at the Bear helm since 1925. Ultimately, there was a resolution to dismiss President Ellis. The vote failed, 3-3. Which brings us to the modern era of athletics at Missouri State and to the Legacy of Competition display in JQH Arena. Have you seen it lately? It is mind-boggling. So many stories, banners, photos, awards, trophies, milestones, et cetera. What a litany of success and achievement. I’m guessing that if Ellis could conduct a tour of the Legacy of Competition, he’d
Football Coach Howard Blair (shown talking to players in the 1943 Ozarko) lost a game but gained respect for a decision he made in 1941. The Oct. 25 football game gained positive national attention for MSU when Blair voluntarily informed referees that their decision was wrong, even though the decision had favored the Bears. The amended decision ended his team’s 18-game winning streak.
call attention to a couple of things that occurred during his presidency. In his book “Shrine of the Ozarks,” a history of MSU from 1905-1965, he writes: “In 1941, an incident occurred on the football field. In a game with Tahlequah, the Bears were seeking to extend their winning streak, the longest in the nation, to 19 games. The Bears tied the score with 3½ minutes to go, then caught the Indians flat-footed with an onside kick, which Bear Russ Kaminsky downed on the 49-yard line. The Bears were awarded the ball. But wait. “Coach Blair talked to Kaminsky, then to an official, and explained that the ball fell a foot short of the necessary distance, thus awarding the ball to Tahlequah. The decision was reversed, the Indians marched down the field and scored, and the winning streak ended.”
The story was featured in Esquire magazine and by radio commentator Paul Harvey on “The Rest of the Story.” Blair said later, “I could not have lived with myself if I had let it go.” Has such an incident happened before or since? If so, no one seems to be aware of it. One thing is for sure. A visit to the Bears Legacy of Competition makes me wonder if Rea was somewhat prophetic when he suggested a story that jumps from the pages and endures through the ages. Don Payton, ’50, is former information services director at Missouri State. Now retired, Payton continues to write for the University. Send him messages at Don_Payton@ missouristatealumni.org.
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