A hardy group of Sigma Nu alumni from classes 1947–55 met this summer for the 14th time since 1995 in Springfield, Mo. The four-day gathering included visits to the annual “Watercolor USA 2012” art exhibit at the Springfield Museum. A day trip to Rolla to view the new buildings and state-of-the-art labs proved educational because […]

David Wyrick, EMgt’89, recently became dean of the School of Science and Engineering at Al Akhawayn University, an English-language university in Morocco. Previously Wyrick was the Bagley Regents Chair of Engineering at Texas Tech University. He has also served as chair of the department of mechanical and industrial engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth. In addition […]

Chris Ramsay, MetE’83, MS MetE’85, was named Advisor of the Year by Pi Kappa Alpha in 2011. Ramsay has been the chapter advisor to the fraternity at Missouri S&T since 1994. A former professor at S&T, he still teaches classes. He also founded Ramsay Scientific Inc., but he still finds time to be heavily involved […]

Kent Peaslee, PhD MetE’94, the F. Kenneth Iverson Chair of Steelmaking Technology and Curators’ Teaching Professor of metallurgical engineering at Missouri S&T, was appointed president of the Association for Iron and Steelmaking Technology (AIST) for 2012–13.

Prominent African American business leaders recently launched the Consortium for Leadership Development at an event in St. Louis. Among the key participants were David Price, CE’68, CEO and founder of Birdet Price LLC, and David Steward, founder and chair of World Wide Technology. Price received a professional degree in 1999. Steward is on the UM […]

Cecilia (Gutierrez) Elmore, EMgt’86, was named director of student diversity, outreach and women’s programs. The new department was created by combining the student diversity and pre-college programs office.

Gerry Lee, AE’76, is the new president of the Missouri School Boards’ Association. Lee, who worked for 25 years at City Utilities in Springfield, Mo., was previously president of the Springfield school board. He says too much energy is wasted on trying to protect the status quo. He wants to expand early childhood education, integrate […]

Robert Lee Aston has degrees in mining engineering and geological engineering from Missouri S&T and a law degree from Aston University in the United Kingdom. He is also a World War II Air Force combat veteran. In June, Aston, Min’50, MS GeoE’92, DE MinE’00, received a special award from the Georgia State Bar for doing pro […]

Tyrone Smith, Hist’07, finished 12th in the long jump competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. At Missouri S&T, Smith won Great Lakes Valley Conference championships in the indoor and outdoor long jump in 2006. In 2007, he was the league’s indoor triple jump champion. Smith also competed in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. He is […]