Missouri State University

Larissa Saarel, a recent Master of Science in Biology graduate from Missouri State University, received a 2025 Ecological Society of America award.

Seventeen Missouri State University Honors College students graduated with distinction in their major during the 2024-25 academic year.

Recent Missouri State University graduate Rebecca Bach received the Honors College's 2025 Student-Athlete of the Year award for excellence in the classroom and in athletic competition.

Aubrey Hardy, a Missouri State University graduating senior, has been recognized among the 2025 Missouri Teacher Leaders of Tomorrow by the Missouri Milken Educators in collaboration with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Missouri State University student Isaac Moon is the recipient of this year's Virgil Cheek Memorial Award, one of the two most prestigious honors given annually within the College of Business.

Missouri State University student Faith Collins was one of six outstanding students who received the university's 2024-25 Citizen Scholar Award.

Missouri State University senior Riley Pope has been honored with the American Chemical Society (ACS) Undergraduate Research Award in Environmental Chemistry. The award recognizes outstanding undergraduate students who have demonstrated excellence in environmental chemistry research.

Recent Missouri State University graduate Natalie Clayton received the Honors College's Student-Athlete of the Year title for excellent work in and out of the classroom (track and field and cross country).

Missouri State University graduate student Jessica Holden won the Best Abstract Award (social media marketing track) at the Atlantic Marketing Association Conference in Charleston, South Carolina, Sept. 26-28, 2024.

Recent Missouri State University graduate Bradley Kerr received the Honors College's Outstanding Distinction award for his paper titled, "Generative Artificial Intelligence in Documentation Quality Assurance: The Application and Best Practices of ChatGPT for Editing Processes."

A group of Missouri State University students was recognized at the Honors College banquet on April 12, 2024, for their hard work and success this academic year on LOGOS Volume 17.

Three Missouri State University chemistry and biochemistry students attended the 12th annual Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO) Conference in November. It took place in Los Angeles, California. Each student won an award for their research, and were the only student attendees from non-research universities to compete.

Missouri State University student Ashley Rolewicz was recognized as Honors College Student-Athlete of the Year at the Honors College Banquet on April 28, 2023.

Missouri State University student Isabella Eslick received the Reviewers' Choice LOGOS Submission Award from the Honors College at the Honors College Banquet on April 28, 2023.

Several Missouri State University students won awards at the Model Arab League event held at the university from April 28-29, 2023.

A recent Missouri State University computer science alum Anthony Harris has been awarded a Distinguished Thesis Award from the university for his research on the relationship between reinforcement learning and video games.

Missouri State University biology alum Sophia Antonopoulos has been awarded a Distinguished Thesis Award from the university for her work on natural migraine relief methods.

Missouri State University student Preston Clubb is a recipient of the 2022 Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO) Student Award.

The College of Business at Missouri State University recognized one of its students, Colin Loyet, for his outstanding achievement, performance, leadership and perseverance with the Joseph Daniel Delp Award in spring 2022.

The College of Business at Missouri State University recognized one of its students, Lucas Merz, for exceptional academic achievement and leadership with the Virgil Cheek Memorial Award in spring 2022.

Missouri State University graduate student Cassidy McCandless has been named the 2022 PA Student of the Year by the American Academy of Physician Associates.

Missouri State University student Madi Olbertz has received a four-year assistantship from the University of Minnesota Duluth to pursue a master's degree in environmental science.

Missouri State University student Zac (Donald) Wormington recently received the Outstanding Student Presentation Award in the Geophysics and Geodynamics Division at the 2021 Geological Society of America Meeting. The award recognizes his excellence in cave research conducted in southwest Missouri.

Ian Sayers, a chemistry major at Missouri State University, received the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Environmental Chemistry's 2021 Undergraduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry . The award recognizes his scientific success in academics and collaborative research.

Missouri State University graduate student Sajal Islam of the physics, astronomy and materials science department, received the university's Certified Distance Educator Award and the department's Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award.

Christi Mackey, a senior dietetics student at Missouri State University, received this year's Outstanding Student Award (undergraduate) from the Missouri Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

The American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) has named Erin Bereyso as one of its 2021 New Faces of Civil Engineering-College. Bereyso is a senior in civil engineering with an environmental emphasis in a cooperative engineering program between Missouri University of Science and Technology and Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.