Missouri State University

Missouri State University senior Jolean Hackney finished first in the 2020 PAVE (Planning and Visual Education Partnership) Student Design Competition in collaboration with SketchUp, a 3D modeling computer program used for a wide range of drawing applications. This annual competition is geared toward college-level students involved in retail planning, visual merchandising and branding programs.

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

Natalie Rector, an animal science and agricultural business major at Missouri State University, emerged as the 2021 Novice Collegiate All-Around Champion at the recent American Stock Horse Association National Show (ASHA) in Sweetwater, Texas. This is the highest award a novice collegiate rider can receive.

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.

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.

The Residence Hall Association and Residence Life, Housing and Dining Services at Missouri State University hosted their annual Spring Awards Ceremony on April 25, 2021. They recognized student leaders for outstanding contributions to the Missouri State Residence Life community.

Meredith Vogel's research on how potentially habitable planets' positioning in orbit affects their risk of experiencing climate change was recently featured in Tech Times. Vogel is a senior physics major at Missouri State University.

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.

Missouri State University's Residence Life, Housing and Dining Services has selected five students for its 2021 scholarships.

Missouri State University senior Stephanie Urich received the Eugenia Shrader Scholarship this year from the Missouri Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

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.

Parker Campbell, a Missouri State University biology graduate student, received a $1,000 grant from the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology's Grants-in-Aid of Research program.

The Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society within the College of Forestry at Oregon State University has offered Missouri State University junior Abilene Mosher a summer internship. Mosher is studying wildlife conservation and management.

Julia Wilks is an early childhood education major at Missouri State University who completed the university's Peace Corps Prep program in 2020.

Missouri State University graduate student Danielle Swearengin recently received the JJ Memorial Fund Scholarship for the 2021-22 academic year from Springfield Public Schools.

Three Missouri State University students who work at the Springfield Chick-fil-A on W. Sunshine Street recently received scholarships from the company. They are Katie Hansen, Gabrielle (Gabi) Miller and McKayla Oesterrich.

Three Missouri State University students who work at the Springfield Chick-fil-A on W. Sunshine Street recently received scholarships from the company. The students are Katie Hansen, Gabrilelle Miller and McKayla Oesterrich.

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.

Missouri State University awarded 1,534 degrees to students in fall 2020.

Jensen Worsley, a senior business student at Missouri State University, was one of 36 students presented with a 2021 Anita Benedetti Student Involvement Program (ABSIP) grant from RIMS, the risk management society. The program, sponsored by The Spencer Educational Foundation, recognizes the achievements of outstanding undergraduate and graduate risk management and insurance students from within and outside North America.

Missouri State recognizes more than 5,300 students who have been named to the fall 2020 Dean's List. Undergraduate students who obtain a GPA of at least 3.50 while maintaining 12 or more credit hours during the fall semester qualify to receive this honor.

Missouri State University's Tau Sigma Chapter President receives a scholarship from the national organization.

Missouri State University conferred more than 1,500 degrees to students in fall 2019.

Missouri State University conferred 2,631 degrees to students at its spring 2018 commencement May 18 at JQH Arena.

Phi Kappa Phi student vice presidents from across the nation recently attended the Society's 2017 Student Vice President Leadership Summit held July 14-15 in Denver, Colorado.

The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.