Students and scholarships
May 11, 2012
Mizzou Student Foundation and Anderson support Mizzou Mile & 5K
MU alumnus John Anderson speaks at event to raise funds for the Mizzou Student Foundation Textbook Scholarship. Read more …
May 1, 2012
Students Raise Record $55,000 For Childhood Cancer Research
Proceeds support second-largest U.S. funder of pediatric cancer research Read more …
April 13, 2012
Opportunities for research
After watching her mother suffer with osteoarthritis in her hips, Nicole Waters decided to try and make a difference. After earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biological engineering at MU, Waters is pursing her Ph.D. in pathobiology with a fellowship established by Jane Gordon Cook and her family. Read more …
April 13, 2012
Affordable education
A scholarship established by the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society helps junior Samuel Thompson make his dream of attending medical school possible. His volunteer experience in the Comparative Orthopaedics Laboratory gives him an edge on the competition and priceless hands-on experience. Read more …
Dec. 12, 2011
In pursuit of cancer research
MU graduate student Mark McLaughlin has always wanted to help find a cure for cancer. With the help of the G. Ellsworth Huggins Scholarship and a fellowship with the Department of Nuclear Energy, McLaughlin is able to attend MU and pursue a dream. Read more …
Dec. 12, 2011
Grateful tigers; thankful students
Students give thanks through the Mizzou Student Foundation’s fall event, Grateful Tigers. The event brings general scholarship recipients together to write thank you notes, enjoy pizza, hang out with Truman the Tiger and learn more about the importance of philanthropic giving at the University. Read more …
July 21, 2011
Thankful for the Gift of an Education
Scholarships are one of the most immediate ways to impact a student’s college career. A scholarship in honor of a pioneer in gender equity on campus helps one student achieve her goals and fulfill her passions. Read more …
March 18, 2011
Dogged Veterinary Resident
Meredith Thoen, DVM ’07, was trained at the Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine to provide care to all manner of animals with all manner of needs. This type of dedication to veterinary care and respect for human-animal companionship led James Redhage to leave a $3.4 million estate endowment to ensure residents like Thoen are able to gain advance training at the Teaching Hospital. Read more …
March 18, 2011
Full-circle scholarships
Maggie Meyer, BJ ’07, received a scholarship from the Kansas City Chapter of the Mizzou Alumni Association when she was a student at MU. The death of an MU soccer player in 2007 inspired Meyer seek out support from local alumni chapter members and friends to honor the athlete’s legacy. Read more …
March 16, 2011
Scholarships make a lasting impact
MU graduate Brendan Abberton, BS CiE '10, and recipient of the James S. Rollins Scholarship graduated summa cum laude in May 2010 without financial stress. The scholarship not only impacted Abberton, but his mother as well. Read more …
