Education is not a social issue. It is an economic one. Investing in education is, hands down, the best forward-looking solution for our state’s and our nation’s economic hardships. Consider for a moment the role the University of Missouri plays as Columbia’s economic backbone — and what we stand to lose without the resources to […]
When I was a student at Rock Bridge High School, attending college was not optional; it was my destiny. I’m the son of college professors, and my parents taught me at a young age that higher education is the bridge to all things good in life. Indeed, the University of Missouri’s business school provided me
Bouncing across Missouri through Jonesburg in 1914 on the Old Trails Road would have been a ton of fun and adventure. Gas was selling for a few pennies a gallon, the trip across the state took a couple of days, and the unimproved dirt road included the thrill of negotiating Mineola Hill. Now MoDOT warns
George Justice Title and company/organization Vice provost for advanced studies and dean of the Graduate School, University of Missouri Age 47 I work to enhance graduate education for MU’s 6,500 master’s, educational specialist and Ph.D. students and for the graduate faculty across the institution who mentor those students.Job description Years lived in Columbia 10 Original
Garrett Holzum and Josh Ramsey are moving up in the world — literally. After running their business, Columbia Speed Academy, from the basement of an insurance building, these co-owners now provide strength and speed services in their own facility. And it’s not just any run-of-the-mill arena. “This is exactly what we envisioned,” Ramsey says. “We
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Movers Dennis L. Johnson Boyce and Bynum Pathology Labs welcomed back Dr. Johnson after his brief stint with University Physicians Healthcare in Tucson, Ariz. As laboratory medical director at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia, Mo., Johnson joins BBPL’s roster of 22 pathologists. Alberto A. Diaz-Arias After completing medical school and residency at the University
Billy Gaw made an early morning inspection of his two-month-old corn crop. His loyal hound, A.J., trotted close by. The knee-high stalks, a brilliant green, showed strength and promise for October’s harvest. And, if price trends over the past three years were to continue, Gaw and his fellow corn farmers would expect quite a return
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