2013
Letter from the editor: Megan Kean-O’Brien, MS TComm’12
Dear Fellow Alumni: Fans of The Simpsons may have noticed some familiar clothing on Lisa during the episode that aired on Nov. 11, 2012. In that episode, Bart Simpson’s more intellectual younger sister wore a “University of Missouri at Rolla” shirt while playing online poker with the college savings her dad, Homer, had socked away. […]
Read More »Q&A: Did you ever pull a prank in college?
Were hard-working, nose-to-the-grindstone Missouri S&T alumni all work and no play during college? We don’t think so. We’ve heard tales of students leading a calf to the third floor of the Rolla Building, constructing a brick wall across Pine Street and burning an outhouse on campus. We wanted to hear more of those stories, so […]
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Lady Miner volleyball player named Academic All-American of the Year
Jennifer Costello, a senior in chemical engineering from St. Louis, is the Capital One Academic All-America of the Year award winner for Division II volleyball as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Costello is the third player and first female in school history to earn the award. Costello was also named Great […]
Read More »Unwrapping mummy fascination
Public “unwrappings” of real mummified human remains — performed by both showmen and scientists as early as the 1600s — may have objectified exotic Egyptian artifacts. But they were also scientific investigations that revealed medical and historical information about ancient life, says Kathleen Sheppard, assistant professor of history and political science. Sheppard’s paper on 20th […]
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40 years of public radio history
On Aug. 1, 1973, “Bluegrass for a Saturday Night” introduced area radio listeners to what would become an institution in public radio. Since then, KMST has broadcast an eclectic mix of music and NPR news and garnered a worldwide following.
Read More »Professional degrees
Missouri S&T awarded six honorary professional degrees during commencement ceremonies in December. The degrees recognize the following graduates for professional achievement: C. Dennis Croessmann, NucE’81, of Edgewood, N.M., chief of staff for the chief technology officer at Sandia National Laboratories Thomas M. DeGonia II, Hist’93, of Olney, Md., a state and federal court litigator Dale […]
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700 new Miner alumni
More than 700 degrees were awarded at commencement ceremonies in December. Speaker Roger Truitt, ChE’71, discussed some of the changes he’s witnessed since he graduated 41 years earlier. He also gave the graduates five pieces of advice — to do their job well and market what they do, to always do the right thing, to […]
Read More »Class of ’63 to return in May
The Class of 1963 will celebrate its 50th anniversary at the Golden Alumni Reunion May 20–21 at Missouri S&T and the Comfort Suites in Rolla. In addition to reconnecting with each other, alumni will tour their departments and learn more about what is happening on campus today. The Miner Alumni Association will host the alumni […]
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New faces on alumni staff
There are some new faces in the Miner Alumni Association office. Here’s your chance to get to know them. Administrative assistant Gillian Masters is the woman behind the cheerful voice that answers the main phone line. Masters came to campus last fall from Woodland Park, Colo., where she was office manager for a home health […]
Read More »Save the date: Homecoming 2013
Make plans now to come to Rolla for Homecoming 2013, to be held Oct. 18–19. Watch for more details in the Summer issue of Missouri S&T Magazine.
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