PEOPLE JUST LIKE YOU

It’s because of the volunteer support of countless alumni and friends – spirited people like Matt Gaarder – that Northwest continues to thrive.

“My time at Northwest as a student was so meaningful, not only for the education I received to propel me into the rest of life but for the friendships and memories that stick with me. After two years away from Maryville after graduation, I had the opportunity to move back and help broadcast Bearcat football and basketball games for 20 years.

Living in Maryville gives me a great opportunity to give back to the University that gave me so much. Rarely have I turned down an opportunity to help, and getting to serve on the Northwest Alumni Association Board of Directors as well as the Bearcat Booster Club board have been amazing experiences. I have met so many more alumni and fans of Northwest and appreciate every one of them.

My children, Kallie and Myles, attended Horace Mann Laboratory School on the Northwest campus, and my wife, Sherry, has been a huge supporter of me, helping out wherever she can. Owning a business in Maryville has also allowed me to help grow the relationship between the community and the University that is vital to the success of both. I feel like I can never give back enough to Northwest Missouri State because of all that I have experienced in life as a result of what the University did for me. ”

Matt Gaarder ’97 President, Northwest Alumni Association Board of Directors

If you are interested in volunteer opportunities at Northwest, contact the Office of University Advancement at alumni@nwmissouri.edu or 660.562.1248.

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Editor Dr. Mark Hornickel ’01, ’13 mhorn@nwmissouri.edu

Designer Kim Surprise ’16 kimz@nwmissouri.edu

Photographer Todd Weddle ’96 tweddle@nwmissouri.edu

Photography assistant

Lauren Adams ’21

Chandu Ravi Krishna

Abigayle Rush

Editorial assistants

Jill Brown

Jana White Hanson ’02

Carma Greene Kinman ’85

Edidiong Idong-Bassey

Laurie Drummond Long ’92

Duane Havard ’90

Mitzi Craft Marchant ’91, ’09

Sam Mason ’88

Colin McDonough ’98

Brandon Stanley ’01, ’16

Lori McLemore Steiner ’85

Kourtnie Stenwall

Brenda Untiedt ’00, ’09

The Northwest Alumni Magazine is published two times a year by the Office of University Marketing and Communication, the Office of University Advancement, Northwest Missouri State University and the Northwest Foundation Inc., 800 University Dr., Maryville, MO 64468-6001.

The mission of the Northwest Alumni Magazine is to foster connections between alumni, friends and Northwest Missouri State University. The University strives to inform readers of the accomplishments of Northwest’s alumni, friends, faculty, staff and students and to positively position the University in the hearts of its many constituents to increase public and private support.