Missouri State University

This summer, Missouri State University student John Myers got valuable hands-on experience in planning in the Center for Resource Planning and Management at Missouri State.

The United States of America Mrs. Washington pageant recently crowned Mrs. Olympia Emily Skeers as its 2023 state queen this fall, sending her to the national competition next spring and giving her a platform to spread the word about Crohn's disease and colitis. Skeers is a graduate student at Missouri State University.

Missouri State University student Britney Spangenberg won an award at Omaha Fashion Week for her fall season collection.

The United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) has named Riley Lathrom, a recent Missouri State University graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Theatre and Dance, the 2022 YDMT (Young Designers, Managers, and Technicians) Winner of the Bernhard R. Works Master Crafts Award.

Missouri State University student Adam Chilcote recently won multiple awards at the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts. BEA is the premiere international academic media organization driving insights, excellence in media production and career advancement for educators, students and professionals.

Missouri State University student Aubrie Lambertson has accepted a position as the national student advocate for the Huntsman Mental Health Anti-Stigma Grand Challenge. The goals of the challenge are to remove the stigma from mental health and provide education to different organizations on the importance of this topic.

Missouri State University student Gabrielle Scott was chosen as Reach the World Traveler of the Week. A travel enthusiast, Scott did a standout job sharing about her study abroad experience in Tokyo, Japan, with a group of middle school students.

Missouri State University student Anthony Jaeger has been accepted into Marriott International's Voyage program, an award-winning global leadership development program for future leaders of the company.

Missouri State University's Board of Governors acknowledged six students with the prestigious Citizen Scholar award. The award honors students who exemplify academic success and the university's public affairs mission.

Missouri State University student Erich Eastman was crowned the winner of the inaugural Ozarks DynaCom Five Star Talent Contest Nov. 20 in Branson, Missouri.

Missouri State University graduate student Josh Stegall will co-host a competitively-selected academic workshop for scholars across the country at the Western States Communication Association in February 2022 in Portland, Oregon. The workshop is based on Stegall's innovative scholarship, which explores the material dimensions of human speech and how they function to persuade.

Missouri State University student Katie Farr will compete in next year's Miss Missouri pagent after winning the Miss Southern Missouri crown recently.

In spring 2021, 17 students graduated with distinction in their major from Missouri State University's Honors College.

Missouri State University student Marlee Frederking was recently crowned 2021 Okawville Fair Queen.

Cassidy McCandless (PA-S1, MS, RDN, LDN), a member of the Missouri State University Physician Assistant Studies Class of 2022, has accepted the position of Student-Member-at-Large on the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) Board of Directors.

After a record-setting number of entries, the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art in St. Joseph, Missouri, is proud to showcase the next generation of contemporary artists in its National Undergraduate Juried Exhibition. Out of over 200 submissions, 56 artworks were chosen from 38 artists. Three of them are Missouri State University students.

Greta Cross, the editor-in-chief of The Standard, Missouri State University's student-run newspaper, has been named Journalist of the Year by the Missouri College Media Association. The award recognizes Cross as the top student journalist in Missouri for 2020. She is a senior journalism major.

James Morgan, a Missouri State University student majoring in hospitality leadership, has been chosen as the 2021 MSU Student Employee of the Year by the Student Employment Office.