Spring 2013
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.
Read More »105th Best Ever
The Miner Alumni Association hosted its annual breakfast before the St. Pat’s Parade on Saturday, March 16, with coffee, juice, and cinnamon rolls, along with Mimosas and Bloody Marys. After the parade, alumni and friends celebrated with dollar beer and free hot dogs. Watch for pictures in the Summer issue of Missouri S&T Magazine. Or […]
Read More »Grad finale moves to the Grotto
Whether it was called the Cavern, Brewster’s, the Mine Shaft or Hiram and Mortimer’s, the Grotto has been a favorite hangout for generations of Miners. Last semester it was the home of the Grad Finale celebration. On Dec. 6, the Miner Alumni Association hosted 54 graduating seniors at the Grotto for darts, air hockey, pool […]
Read More »Better than Harvard
Missouri S&T grads command higher starting salaries on average than Harvard grads. In September, ABC News asked PayScale for a list of colleges and universities whose graduates earn higher salaries than Harvard graduates right out of college. There were 12 of them. That data, based on 2010 earnings, showed that Missouri S&T grads earn an […]
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Benton mural comes alive
Muralist Thomas Hart Benton told the story of Missouri’s history in tempera paint on the walls of the House Lounge in the Missouri state capitol building. Missouri S&T’s Jim Bogan brought the mural, and its creator, to life in his video Tom Benton’s Missouri. This past fall, the film was re-mastered in high definition and […]
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The way we were, year by year
A slice of Missouri S&T history is now available online, thanks to the efforts of S&T’s Curtis Laws Wilson Library staff.
Read More »In print
Ben Bayse, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, published an autobiography titled Lightening Ben: I Flew with Eagles. Trent Watts, an associate professor of English and technical communication, wrote an essay titled “What Makes a ‘Newcomb Girl’?: Student Culture in the Progressive Era,” that was published in a book titled Newcomb College, 1886-2006: Higher Education for […]
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