Tastier tortillas and whiskey? The secret is in the corn
Danny Davis is on a quest to crossbreed the most nutritional, tastiest corn possible. The senior plant sciences major from Shakopee, Minnesota, came to the University of Missouri eager to combine her interest in DNA with research that improves the lives of both farmers and consumers. Davis’ involvement in Mizzou’s Maximizing Access to Research…
Baseball umpire and academic coach
A self-described baseball junkie, Cole Lemasters figured out a way to participate in the game even when he wasn’t playing. At 14, he became a Little League baseball umpire and quickly fell in love with the art of perfecting his craft. Lemasters is now a junior at Mizzou and said one of the things he…
Kendall Feist, College of Engineering
Kendall Feist grew up on a farm in Cologne, Minnesota, and had 101 students in his graduating high school class. When he arrived at the University of Missouri, he decided to set his sights on the stars — literally. Feist was a mechanical engineering major who spent most of his time outside of class on…
Luke Pfitzinger, School of Nursing
Both of Luke Pfitzinger’s parents are graduates of the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing, and when it was his time to pick his own academic focus at Mizzou, he decided to follow in his parents’ footsteps. To help cover his college expenses, Pfitzinger worked 80 hours per week as a firefighter and emergency…
Savannah Gonzales, College of Health Sciences
When she arrived at the University of Missouri for her freshman year, Savannah Gonzales didn’t know anyone, but the Muskego, Wisconsin, native quickly built a community of friends and mentors by getting involved on campus. Within the MU College of Health Sciences, she gained invaluable clinical experience in the Robert G. Combs Language Preschool serving…
Interdisciplinary Plant Group Community Award
The Interdisciplinary Plant Group (IPG) is a community of scholars at MU (faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, undergraduate students and staff) that collaborate to promote excellence in plant research at MU.
Connecting Touchpoint
Three individuals and organizations earned the 2023 MU Connect Champions Award, recognizing their exemplary efforts to use MU Connect to collaborate with other student support professionals and make a difference for students.
Mizzou honored as a transfer-friendly university
“I was relieved to find that there was a designated place I could go with questions or concerns, and people there who were willing and able to help me”, says transfer student Reagan Coffman. Transferring as a junior, Coffman quickly found her community within the Transfer Center. Olo Masiza, a TEAM (Transfer Experience and Advising…
Salute to CASE’S Excellent 2023 Graduates
