Beyond the Puck
Engineering a glider
Bruce Wundrack, CE’82, recently shared this photo of his grandfather, Aaron J. Miles, ME’30, MS ME’31, former S&T faculty member and first dean of the School of Engineering, flying a homemade glider in Rolla in the 1930s. The story passed down to Wundrack details a doomed flight that started when a group of students used […]
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Symposium honors Delbert Day
Delbert E. Day, CerE’58, was honored during a symposium named for him in July 2019 in Toronto. Researchers discussed work similar or related to Day’s research, and talked about how their personal relationships with Day have influenced them.
Read More »Yeung starts new position at S&T
San Yeung, PhD CSci’19, joined the S&T faculty as an assistant teaching professor of computer science. He was formerly a graduate research assistant at S&T. Yeung’s research interests include personalized learning, smart computing with artificial intelligence and data science, and green computing.
Read More »Red Feather publishes book
Stephanie Red Feather, AMth’92, published a book titled The Evolutionary Empath in November 2019. The metaphysical book focuses on what Red Feather describes as “heart-centered consciousness.” After serving 10 years in the U.S. Air Force, she earned master’s and doctoral degrees in shamanic studies. Today she is a metaphysical author, teacher,healer, non-traditional/non-denominational minister, and founder […]
Read More »O’Keefe named dean at Kansas State
Matthew J. O’Keefe, MetE’85, was named dean of the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering at Kansas State University. As part of the appointment, O’Keefe will hold the LeRoy C. and Aileen H. Paslay Chair in Engineering.
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Celebrating 150 years
Please join us as we honor the university’s past, celebrate its present and envision its future, from October 2020 to November 2021.
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MinerFest 2019 in review
Homecoming came and went way too fast this year, but we had a great time. Thank you to all of the alumni who came back for MinerFest 2019. Enjoy these photos from the busy week. They highlight special events, alumni award recipients and the Miner football team’s victory over the Quincy University Hawks.
Read More »Alumni take leadership roles in association
During their annual Homecoming meeting on Oct. 5, members of the Miner Alumni Association board of directors approved the following new and returning board members:
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Missouri Governor honors Akers
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson presented the Missouri National Guard Meritorious Service Medal Ribbon to Thomas Akers, AMath’73, MS AMath’75, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, retired instructor of mathematics and statistics at S&T, and retired NASA astronaut. The award is given to present and former guard members who perform valorous or meritorious service in support […]
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Quander takes command of U.S. Army Engineer School
Col. Mark Quander, MS EMgt’00, recently became the 98th commandant of the U.S. Army Engineer School at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Quander was also promoted to brigadier general. In a press release announcing the promotion, Quander said he looked forward to continuing the unit’s traditions and moving forward on the path set by his predecessor.
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