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FROM THE PRESIDENT

MizzouForward

Investing in Student Excellence

Last November, we launched MizzouForward, a $1.5 billion investment that will supercharge our research and education missions over the next 10 years. It’s the most ambitious initiative in MU’s history, and it will strengthen every part of campus, cementing our role as a hub for transformative research.

We’re thrilled to announce the next phase of this effort: nearly $4 million in awards to fund 51 projects supporting student success. These innovative projects ensure our Tigers are ready to lead the way and tackle the grand challenges facing society.

With these investments, we’re improving classroom IT resources, upgrading laboratories and investing in new software that enhances student experiences. We’re also helping students prepare for what’s to come with financial aid workshops that put them on a solid footing in college and beyond.

MizzouForward’s commitment to student success also means providing our student and faculty researchers with the advanced tools they need to develop monumental solutions. For example, the School of Medicine and the College of Engineering are developing 3D-printed organ models that resemble human tissue. These models can be used to teach surgical techniques in a controlled, low-risk environment.

These critical investments will not only change the lives of students but also bring a collective benefit to Missourians. A recent economic impact report showed that MU offers a $5 billion return for the Missouri economy, proving that support for Mizzou is a smart investment in the future of our state.

As Missouri’s only public, land-grant university in the Association of American Universities, we’ve always been at the forefront of doing more good for more people. In the months ahead, we look forward to showing how this initiative will benefit our students and Missourians.

As alumni, you know firsthand MU’s incredible impact. MizzouForward is helping enhance the things that have always made our community special while creating even more opportunities to make a difference. Investing in our students is a key way we’re promoting the continued excellence of Mizzou and the well-being of all Missourians.

Editorial and Advertising Mizzou Alumni Association 123 Reynolds Alumni Center 704 Conley Avenue Columbia, MO 65211 phone: 573-882-6611 mizzou@missouri.edu executive editor Ashley Burden managing editor Dale Smith art director Blake Dinsdale class notes editor Jennifer Manning editor emerita Karen Worley advertising Scott Dahl: 573-882-2374

Mizzou Alumni Association 123 Reynolds Alumni Center Columbia, MO 65211 phone: 573-882-6611, fax: 573-882-5145 executive director, publisher Todd A. McCubbin, M Ed ’95

Opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily reflect the official position of the University of Missouri or the Mizzou Alumni Association. ©2022

Statements of Purpose The Mizzou Alumni Association proudly supports the best interests and traditions of Missouri’s flagship university and its alumni worldwide. Lifelong relationships are the foundation of our support. These relationships are enhanced through advocacy, communication and volunteerism.

MIZZOU magazine reports credible and engaging news about the University of Missouri community to a global audience.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Sabrina McDonnell, MBA ’15 • President-elect Jeff Vogel, BS Acc ’90 • Immediate Past President Robin Wenneker, BS BA ’91 • Treasurer John Gamble, BS ’00 • Secretary Todd McCubbin, M Ed ’95 • Diversity and Inclusion Committee Chair Joe Valenciano, BA ’95 • Directors Cristin Blunt, BS Ed ’02; Renita Duncan, BS Acc, M Acc ’08; Pete Ferretti, BA ’93; Matt Jenne, BS CiE ’97, MBA ’15; Chuck Kaiser, BA, BJ ’93; Derek Kessen, BS BA ’05; Emily Kueker, BS ’02; Christine Mathews, BS BA ’10, MBA ’17; Mindy Mazur, BA ’99; Craig Moeller, BS ’93; Ellie Preslar, BS BE ’04; Martin Rucker, BS ’07; Mark Russell, BJ ’84; Jim Simmons, BS ’93, MD ’98; Dawn Smith-Popielski, BA ’96; David Townsend, JD ’00; Janet Wheatley, BS HE ’77 • Student Representative Rachel Henderson

MIZZOU magazine Spring 2022, Volume 110, Number 3 Published triannually by the Mizzou Alumni Association

MORE MIZZOU ONLINE

MizzouForward videos: University of Missouri President Mun Choi brings viewers up to speed on accomplishments and aspirations during his recent State of the University speech. Watch at tinyurl.com/MIZstate.

CONTRIBUTORS

Tony Rehagen, BA, BJ ’01, has written for GQ, The Columbia Journalism Review and Next Wave: America’s New Generation of Great Literary Journalists. He profiles one of the first female staff photographers at Life magazine. Page 32. Sara Bondioli, BA, BJ ’05, is an editor for HuffPost and previously served as assistant managing editor at Roll Call. She profiles a pair of crusading lawyer alumni. Page 30

Stephen Ornes, MS ’03, author of Math Art: Truth, Beauty, and Equations, is a science writer whose work has appeared in Discover and New Scientist. He introduces MizzouForward, a $1.5 billion research and student-success initiative. Page 16. Mara Reinstein, BJ ’98, is a New York City-based journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Parade. She profiles Mizzou alumni on Pages 26, 27, 53 and 64.

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Portrait of a Daredevil

Marie Hansen leapt to Life magazine as a researcher and soon became the magazine’s third-ever female photographer. She covered everything from politics to new roles for women, including Adeline Gray, an early female parachutist.

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During World War II, journalism alumna Marie Hansen became the third female photographer at Life magazine. Hansen’s cover photo, taken in 1942, captures Adeline Gray, who is thought to have been the only U.S. female parachutist before 1940. Gray earned a parachuting license at age 19 and joined a stunt parachuting team appearing in barnstorming shows. See Page 32 for a profile of Hansen. facebook.com/mizzou

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Departments

1First Look

Would it still be Jesse Hall if it had a diminutive dome? Back in the 1920s, architects drew up a very different pinnacle.

Alumni dish on their latest anniversaries, jobs, weddings and babies.

6Around the Columns

Music names its choral rehearsal space after Sheryl Crow, BS Ed ’84; the School of Law turns 150; and Dennis Gates becomes Tiger basketball’s new coach.

50 Mizzou

Meet a sculptor, a pair of Mizzou advocates and a beer named Legalese.

51 Class Notes

64

Semper Mizzou

As a member of the WWII Cadet Nurse Corps, Edith Harrington, BSN ’46, cared for soldiers returning from the front.

Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE) Awards 2021: Gold, Feature Writing (“Who Was I in College?,” Winter 2020); 2020: Bronze, Feature Writing (“Forever Young,” Spring 2019); 2019: Bronze, General Interest Magazine

Society for Publication Designers (SPD) Awards 2021 merit awards “Eli’s Calling,” Fall 2020 “A Third Act,” Spring 2020

Features

16

Flash-forward

A new $1.5 billion, 10-year program is set to usher in a focus on research to accelerate Mizzou to the forefront of innovation. story by stephen ornes, ms ’03

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Fire Starters

Each in their own way, these alumni and faculty start things, make things, shake things up. They are catalysts on a grand scale.

32

A Life in Focus

During the 1940s, photographer Marie Hansen rose to become only the third female photographer in the history of Life magazine. story by tony rehagen, ba, bj ’01

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Postgame

For any student, college is the beginning of a career, and that also goes for student-athletes. These MU Athletics Hall of Famers all went on to do great work — on the field and off. story by tony rehagen, ba, bj ’01 What ever happened to Mizzou’s best student-athletes, such as soccer scoring machine Nikki Thole, BS ’01? Some went on to play pro and enter the ranks of coaching and scouting. At least one joined the CIA. We tracked down nine members of the MU Athletics Hall of Fame. See Page 40.