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The Employee Newsletter of the Missouri State University System • Springfield/West Plains/Mountain Grove November 2007 • Vol. 3/3
Phase II completion celebrated at Darr Agricultural Center
Darr Family Foundation ple dges gift for Phase III construction
Friends and supporters of Missouri State
FUniversity’s William H. Darr Agricultural
FCenter gathered at the 90-acre site in
Fsouthwest Springfield on Oct. 12 to celebrate
Fthe Fthe Fevent
completion of Phase II construction. The
also highlighted the support received
through state and federal sources, as well as
private donations.
Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt was the featured
speaker at the gathering, which also included
remarks from President Michael T. Nietzel and
agriculture Department Head Anson Elliott.
Rosalie Wooten, Journagan Construction,
the T. Edward Pinegar Family, and Bill and
Virginia Darr were recognized for their
contributions to the agricultural facility.
The evening’s program concluded with an
announcement by Nietzel that the Darr
Family Foundation pledged $1 million
Michael J. Harders named executive director of development
Michael J. “Mike” Harders was named the
Mnew Mnew executive director of development at
Missouri State University. Harders comes to
Missouri State from Kansas State University,
Mwhere Mwhere Mbegin
he had worked since 2001. Harders will
his duties Nov. 12, filling a position that
has been open for about two years.
“We are very pleased that Mike has agreed
to join us,” said Brent Dunn, vice president
for university advancement. “We believe
this is a very good fit, and we are looking
forward to getting Mike on board to lead our
development staff.”
Harders, who received his B.A. degree in
history and political science from Kansas
Missouri State veterans list online
Missouri State will honor area
veterans with a free concert, A
Musical Salute to our Veterans, at
4:30 p.m. Nov. 11 at Hammons Hall
and a series of events on campus on
Nov. 12. A list of faculty and staff
veterans and more information
about Veterans Day activities are
available online at
www.alliance.missouristate.edu.
toward the completion of Phase III
improvements, which will include the
construction of a learning/service building
at the center that includes class/meeting
rooms, offices, a small animal laboratory, a
greenhouse and a shop. The total cost for
Phase III improvements is expected to be
approximately $2 million.
“Once again, the generosity of Virginia and
Bill Darr will allow Missouri State University
to expand and enhance an academic program
of great importance to our state,” Nietzel
said. “We are very grateful to the Darr Family
Foundation and look forward to completing
Phase III of this superb facility at the
University.”
Phase II involved extensive renovation
of the main arena, as well as the addition
of a stalling barn, a multi-use barn, office
JOHN WALL
State in 1993, had worked at the KSU
Foundation for the College of Arts and
Sciences since 2001. Over the years, he was
promoted several times, most recently serving
as the senior director of development for the
college.
While with the College of Arts and
Sciences, Harders led the team that increased
private support for the college from $1.1
million to more than $7 million annually.
He developed and executed the first five-year
strategic fund-raising plan for the college,
and he wrote and presented Development
101 training classes for college administrators
and faculty. In addition to his duties with
Undergraduate research journal seeking submissions
The Honors College is seeking articles, essays,
research papers, creative writing and projects in the
arts from all current Missouri State undergraduate
students engaged in academic research. The work will
be considered for inclusion in LOGOS, A Journal of
Undergraduate Research, to be published by the Honors
College next spring. Submissions are due Dec. 7. More
information is available online at www.missouristate.
edu/LOGOS or contact logos@missouristate.edu.
space, bovine and equine handling facilities,
a research laboratory, a classroom, and a
two-bedroom apartment for graduate student
housing. Additional improvements included
the paving of interior roads and parking lots,
the replacement of a low-water crossing and
the installation of exterior lighting along the
entrance lane and in the parking lots.
Subsequent work will include
improving visibility to the north along
Kansas Expressway and construction of a
deceleration lane on Kansas Expressway.
“So many people have helped over the
years to create this first-class facility for
our students,” said Elliott. “The celebration
was a terrific opportunity to thank them
for their support and to show off the many
improvements that have resulted from that
support.” ◗
The T. Edward Pinegar Family (left) was recognized with a framed photo of Pinegar Arena during an event celebrating the completion of Phase II construction at the Darr Agricultural
Center. Bill and Virginia Darr (right) were also recognized at the event.
the college, Harders served as director of the
Mountain Region for K-State’s $500 million
Changing Lives Campaign.
“I am honored to be invited to join Vice
President for University Advancement Brent
Dunn’s team, and I look forward to working
with President Nietzel, the deans, faculty, staff,
alumni and friends to continue to build on
Missouri State University’s already impressive
record of accomplishment,” Harders said. “I
am particularly excited by the prospect of
helping to foster the support necessary to
fulfill the long-range plan, ‘Imagining and
Making Missouri’s Future,’ and realize the
University’s extraordinary potential.” ◗
KEVIN WHITE
NOVEMBER 14
Ethics Across the Curriculum
– Media Ethics
7-8:30 p.m.
PSU Theater
Contact: Mary Ann Wood, 65073
NOVEMBER 20
Encore 2007: Gillioz Documentary
8 p.m.
Gillioz Theatre
Cost: $5, $7.50 and $10
Contact: Dr. Carol Anne Costabile-
Heming, 65247
NOVEMBER 30
Moon City Reading Series
7:30 p.m.
Carrington Hall Auditorium
Contact: Brian Shawver, 350-4446
NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 2
WinterFest 2007
5-10 p.m. Nov 30
10 a.m.-10 p.m. Dec 1
Noon-5 p.m. Dec 2
Juanita K. Hammons Hall
Contact: Deb Gallion, 66767
Ozarks musician donates vast collection to Missouri State
Springfield native Gordon McCann announced that he “can find no better
place” for his collection of “music and folklife material” than the special
collections and archives department of Meyer Library. McCann, who
graduated from Missouri State in 1954, said he is “pleased to no end to see
such a sincere interest being shown by Missouri State with regards to the
establishment of an Ozarks Studies program.” His collection includes more
than 2,000 recorded fiddle tunes (well over 65,000 including variations) and
more than 3,000 hours of fiddle music McCann recorded at jam sessions,
music parties, concerts and dances. In addition, McCann has more than 200
notebooks full of tunes, transcriptions and biographical information on the
musicians. The transcriptions include the musicians’ conversations about
where and from whom they learned the tunes.

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APPOINTMENT
Dr. Kevin Evans, assistant
professor of geography, geology
and planning, was appointed to
the statewide Geologic Mapping
Advisory Committee.
GRANTS
Dr. Arlen Diamond, director of
broadcast services, received a
$26,697 grant from the Missouri
Arts Council for the Missouri Public
Broadcasting Special Fund. He
also received a $173,221 grant
from the Missouri Arts Council for
The Missouri Public Broadcasting
Corporation Special Fund.
Regina Bowling, Southwest
Missouri AHEC, received a $638,905
grant from the Missouri Foundation
for Health for the Missouri Health
Literacy Enhancement Center.
Dr. Alexander Wait, associate
professor of biology, received an
$8,000 grant from the National
Parks Conservation Association for
the Natural Resource Assessment of
Wilson Creek National Battlefi eld
and Pea Ridge National Military
Park.
Kim Roam, child care trainer,
received a $9,690 grant from
the Council of Churches for the
Early Childhood Rating Scales and
Assessment for CCRR project.
Dr. F. Thornton Miller, professor
of history, received a $4,800 grant
from the Missouri Secretary of
State for student interns.
Dr. Robert Pavlowsky, professor of
geography, geology and planning,
received two grants from Olsson
Associates: $1,850 for the
Ravenwood Stream Geoassessment
project and $6,000 for the Lenexa
City Center Phase II, Lenexa, Kan.
project.
Randy Blackwood, executive
director of athletic and
entertainment facilities, received
a $17,881 grant from the Missouri
Arts Council for the Multidiscipline
Grant 2007-08.
Dr. Chris Barnhart, professor of
biology, received grants totaling
$84,353. The three awards are
from the U.S. Geological Survey’s
Biological Resources Division for
Effects of Zinc and Lead in Water
and Sediment on Ozark Mussels,
the Peoria Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma for Restoration of the
Federal Candidate Neosho Mucket
(Lampsilis rafi nesqueana) in NE
Oklahoma, and from the Kansas
Department of Wildlife and Parks
for Propagation and Reintroduction
of the Rabbitsfoot Mussel (Quadrula
cylindrica) in the Verdigris River.
Marilyn Odneal, horticulture
outreach adviser, received a $5,000
grant from the Department of
Natural Resources for the Ozark
Rain Gardens project.
Dr. Paul Deal, assistant director
of the Learning Diagnostic Clinic,
received a $9,937 grant from USAF
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Research archaeologist known as local ‘rock star’
JJack Ray is known in the archaeology world
J
Jack Ray is known in the archaeology world
Jas a “rock star” of sorts.
As a research archaeologist for the Center
Jfor Archaeological Research (CAR), Ray is
Jconsidered Jconsidered Jparticularly
an expert in rock archaeology,
the study of stone tools, said
Neal Lopinot, director of CAR.
“A year ago, someone mentioned
that CAR was very fortunate in having
a rock star like Jack Ray,” says Lopinot.
“Researchers from many states often solicit
Jack’s assistance in identifying stone objects
and their locational sources or origins.
Within the profession of archaeology, Jack
brings a great amount of recognition to
Missouri State.”
In his job, Ray searches for clues that
help him understand the archaeological
history of southwest Missouri.
“We archaeologists are like history
detectives; we try to pull pieces together
from the past,” says Ray. “It interests me
because it is part of our heritage.”
One of Ray’s most noted areas of
expertise is in the identification of cherts
– hard, compact nodules of glass-like rock,
commonly called flint.
Ray’s book, Ozarks Chipped-Stone
Resources: A Guide to the Identification,
Distribution, and Prehistoric Use of Cherts
and Other Siliceous Raw Materials, was
published this year by the Missouri
Archaeological Society. This 423-page book,
which took over two decades of research
and 12 years of writing to finish, is used
by amateurs and professionals to identify
cherts. It is the first archaeology book that
shows pictures and explains where cherts
are located and the prehistoric use of these
resources.
In 1997, Ray and his colleagues at CAR
started working on the Big Eddy project
I made a mistake before I began reading
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim
Edwards. I laid the book on my desk.
Seeing it, students extolled its virtues. “It’s
amazing,” a non-traditional student said,
her eyes brimming with tears. A visceral
emotional reaction was not limited to the
fairer sex. A student-athlete, a large man
whose hands dwarfed my paperback copy
said, “My English teacher made me read
this. I hated it at first, but then...well, it
affected me, you know?”
I wondered how a book could bridge
generational and gender barriers to garner
such heartfelt reactions. Anticipating a
and discovered evidence of American
Indian occupation that dated back at
least 13,000 years. Later, Ray and other
researchers found that the discovered
artifacts were among the oldest found on
the continent.
CAR bids on federal and state
construction projects that may endanger
potentially significant archaeological sites.
For example, CAR has partnered with the
Missouri Department of Transportation
to help preserve archaeological sites before
the construction of new highways. As a
contract archaeologist, Ray conducts field
surveys, excavations and analyzes recovered
artifacts.
“The purpose of this research is to gain
insight into how our ancestors lived,” he
explains. “If we do not do research on these
life-changing confrontation, I jealously
protected my emotions as I read the book.
In truth, I wanted to hate it. The setup
certainly stretched credulity. It is 1964.
Dr. David Henry makes a choice that
forever alters his relationship with his
wife, Norah; a choice that could destroy
everything he loves. A blizzard forces
David to deliver his twins. The first, Paul, is
perfect. The second, Phoebe, “was smaller
and came easily” but bore the unmistakable
features of Down Syndrome. David
instructs his nurse, Caroline, to deliver
Phoebe to an institution and tells his wife
the baby died at birth to spare her the pain
of raising a disabled child.
However, Caroline secretly loves David
and, overcome by emotion, decides to raise
Phoebe.
Spanning 25 years, Edwards weaves a tale
overflowing with secrets and lies and the
methodical disintegration of a marriage.
David, guilt-ridden, turns to photography
to capture his melancholy as he struggles
to regain a semblance of control. Though
this sounds like a soap-opera, and therefore
anathema to my masculine sensibilities,
there is a haunting quality evident in
Edwards’ writing that compelled me to
finish the book in a day. Skillfully, Edwards
forces her characters into an ethical and
moral quagmire as I anxiously anticipated
the meeting of Paul and Phoebe and
sites, then artifacts will be destroyed, and
the information will be lost forever when
the highway is built.”
He is involved in several professional
organizations, including the Midwest,
Plains, Southeast, Missouri and Arkansas
archaeological societies and the Society of
American Archaeology. Ray has taught a
few classes at Missouri State in the past, but
it is hard to be a full-time educator because
of his unpredictable schedule, he says.
Ray lives in Springfield with his wife,
Gillian. The couple has one child, Jacqui,
17 months. In addition to collecting rocks,
he enjoys canoeing and rafting Ozarks
streams. ◗
by Michelle Scott
university communications intern
David’s redemption.
To feel for David, we must clearly
understand that David’s impulsive act
was morally wrong. Edwards skillfully
manipulated me. Despite his treachery, I
liked David. The chain-reaction caused by
his lie colored everything he accomplished
from that point forward. When he finally
comes clean, his redemption feels pure and
honest, though a bit rushed.
The book’s themes are plentiful: the joys
and sorrows of raising children, the pain
of withholding secrets, forgiveness and
redemption, and, perhaps most important,
the need for society to accept the disabled.
It is with this last theme that I think the
book falls short. Edwards chooses not to
explore Phoebe as fully as she does David
and misses the opportunity to show the
darker side of raising a child with special
needs, making David’s guilt feel a bit flat
and hollowing out Caroline’s dramatic
“sacrifice.”
Still, Edwards foregoes the typical
Hollywood ending crafted to make you
reach for a box of Kleenex in favor of
one rife with ambiguity. The religious
sentiments resonate and Edwards finally
allows her readers to feel catharsis.
Pass the Kleenex. ◗
by Michael Frizell
director of the Writing Center
Edwards, Kim. The Memory Keeper’s Daughter.
New York: Penguin Books, 2005.
KEVIN WHITE

Bronze Bear award goes to the McQueary Family
In recognition of its multi-generational
involvement with Missouri State University,
the McQueary Family of Springfield was
selected to receive the 2007 Bronze Bear
Award. The McQueary Family will be
the eighth recipient of the award, which
is presented to those who have exhibited
extraordinary achievement and/or
outstanding support for Missouri State.
The Missouri State University Board of
Governors voted at its October meeting to
award the McQueary Family the Bronze
Bear, which will be presented at the Dec. 14
commencement ceremony at Hammons
Student Center.
“It is hard to imagine a family that has
had as many connections with Missouri
State over this period of time as the
McQueary Family,” said Missouri State
President Michael T. Nietzel. “Their
commitment of time, energy, ideas and
resources to support a wide variety of
programs and students at the University
has been remarkable. We are very pleased to
honor them in this way.”
William M. McQueary started a family
business in the early 1900s when he opened
a drugstore on the corner of Madison
and John Q. Hammons Parkway. William
M. McQueary’s sons, William Les and
Frederick Gordon McQueary, then founded
McQueary Brothers Drug Company in
November of 1924.
Deadline nears for 2008 cafeteria plan enrollment
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ends at midnight on Dec. 1. This is a great opportunity for tax
savings. (A cafeteria plan is an umbrella plan where tax-favored
employee benefits are offered. It is a mechanism designed to
provide benefits that are a tax advantage.) In order to realize your
tax savings, you must be properly enrolled. Based on some of the
questions we have received, we thought it might be helpful to
clarify enrollment procedures.
You do not need to take action if:
• You are currently paying your medical and/or dental premiums
(for a family member) through the 2007 cafeteria plan. In this
case, enrollment is automatic.
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as a result of not completing wellness activities and you are
currently enrolled in the cafeteria plan. In this case, enrollment
is automatic and you do not need to re-enroll.
Know your numbers
Nowadays, you need to know a number for everything: your social
security number, your insurance policy numbers, your anniversary
and birth dates of those you hold dear, your credit card number, your
bank account number and the list goes on and on. I charge you to take
the opportunity to know several other important numbers that relate
to your health.
Do you know your blood pressure? Do you know your cholesterol
count? Do you know your high density lipoprotein (HDL) or your
low density lipoprotein (LDL)? Do you know what your body mass
index is? Do you know what your blood sugar is? Do you know what
your weight is? These are all pertinent numbers relating to your health,
and knowing these numbers is the first step to awareness of your own
health status.
A normal blood pressure is 120/80 and below and anything
consistently over that needs to be addressed so that you can avoid high
blood pressure. High blood pressure can lead to many health issues.
It usually has no symptoms and is sometimes referred to as the “silent
killer.” High blood pressure directly increases the risk of coronary heart
disease (which leads to heart attack) and stroke, especially along with
other risk factors.
How can you improve your cholesterol levels if you don’t even
know what they are? A normal cholesterol level is a reading of 200
or under. You are considered to be borderline high if your reading is
anywhere from 200 to 239 and high if that number goes over 240.
HDL, or high-density lipoprotein, is commonly referred to as
the “good cholesterol.” Unlike LDL, the low-density lipoproteins
The McQueary Family’s legacy of giving
was inspired by Les and Jennie McQueary,
who enjoyed Missouri State athletics for
decades, leading to the couple’s sons, Fred
M. McQueary and the late William T. “Bill”
McQueary, serving as the first co-chairs of
The Bears Fund in 1982.
Fred and Ramona McQueary and Bill
and Shirley McQueary, and their families,
have continued the long tradition of
support of Missouri State University.
Fred McQueary served six years on the
Missouri State University Foundation
Board of Directors. Ramona McQueary
also served on the Missouri State
Foundation Board, as well as on two
presidential search committees,
and the Hammons Student
Center and JQH Arena
Planning committees. She was
the first woman to serve as president of the
Board of Governors.
Shirley taught cello for many years in
the music department at Missouri State,
and until Bill’s death in January 2006, Bill
and Shirley never missed traveling with
the Bears athletics teams in post season
tournaments.
Over the years, the McQueary Family
has made multiple gifts to different areas
of the University, including scholarships,
athletics, Juanita K. Hammons Hall
for the Performing Arts,
Greenwood Laboratory
School, the colleges of Arts and Letters
and Business Administration, the Child
Development Center, Tent Theatre and the
Pride Band, just to name just a few.
The children of the McQuearys have
also been involved in
numerous advisory
committees and
boards and have
also made several
gifts to different
areas of the
University.
The
Bronze Bear
Award includes
a framed
resolution and
a 45-pound,
18-inch
Bronze
Bear in an
upright
position
mounted
on a base. ◗
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(FSA) and/or Dependent Care FSA and want to STOP you
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You must take action if:
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premium(s) on a pre-tax basis.
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instructions as outlined in the Cafeteria Plan Enrollment Guide
and Summary Plan Description, page 15. ◗
by Julie K. Dubinsky
assistant director of human resources
benefits
that should be at low levels, HDL levels in the body are supposed to
be fairly high. HDL helps excess cholesterol return to the liver for
excretion through the gastrointestinal system. HDL is known as good
cholesterol, because it aids in the removal of cholesterol that can block
arteries and reduce blood flow. An HDL greater than 40 mg/dL is
great, but strive for 60mg/dL to help protect against heart attack.
Because LDLs transport cholesterol to the arteries and can be
retained there starting with the formation of plaques, increased levels
are associated with atherosclerosis, and thus heart attack, stroke and
peripheral vascular disease. For this reason, cholesterol inside LDL
lipoproteins is often called “bad” cholesterol. Strive for an LDL of less
than 130mg/dL.
Blood sugar tests measure how well your body processes sugar
(glucose). Some blood sugar tests are used to diagnose pre-diabetes
or diabetes. A fasting blood sugar test measures the amount of sugar
in your blood after you fast for at least eight hours or overnight. A
normal fasting blood sugar result is lower than 100 milligrams of
glucose per deciliter of blood (mg/dL). If your fasting blood sugar
level is 100 mg/dL to 125 mg/dL, you have impaired fasting glucose
— commonly known as pre-diabetes.
Make an appointment at Taylor Health and Wellness Center or with
your personal physician for a check-up on your cholesterol, blood
sugar, blood pressure and body mass index. Awareness is the first step
to your health improvement. It’s your life we’re talking about. ◗
by Sheila Bowen
wellness coordinator
OSI for the AFOSI Research Project:
Agent Retention and Performance.
Matt Curry, assistant director
of CASE, received a $425,000
grant from Fluke for the MEMS
Test Devices for Measuring the
Performance of Packaging Materials
and Processes project.
Diane May, director of the
Center for Resource Planning
and Management, received a
$40,000 grant from the Missouri
State Emergency Management
Agency for the Homeland Security
Regionalization Program 2007
project.
Dr. Suzanne Cutbirth, director of
the Southwest Regional Professional
Development Center, received a
$147,193 grant from the Missouri
Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education for the
MELL project. She also received
a $290,019 grant from MODESE
for the Missouri’s Reading First
Program.
Anita Davis, assistant director
of the Center for Resource
Planning and Management,
received a $51,000 grant from
the U.S. Economic Development
Administration for the Southwest
Missouri Council of Governments
Economic Development Program for
2007-08.
INVITATION
Dr. Ken Rutherford, associate
professor of political science, was
invited to serve as the keynote
speaker on the 10th anniversary
of the Mine Ban Treaty at the
U.N. General Assembly First
Committee. He also participated in
a cluster munitions legal drafting
workshop in Paris and in meetings
in Brussels to discuss the banning
of cluster munitions. Later, he
will participate in an international
conference on landmines in Jordan.
PRESENTATIONS
Sara Clark, director of web
services; Stacey Funderburk,
director of publications; and
Amy Schuldt, assistant director
of publications, presented
“Streamlining Publications:
Unifying Print and Web Production
Processes” during the Higher
Education Web Professionals’
conference HighEdWebDev
held in Rochester, NY. The 2008
HighEdWebDev conference will be
held on the Missouri State campus.
Biology department faculty and
graduate students hosted the
annual meeting of the Missouri
Herpetological Association at Bull
Shoals Field Station on Sept. 29.
Dr. Alicia Mathis, biology
department head, and student
Brian Gall presented “Infl uence of
Stress Secretions from the Ozark
Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus
alleganiensis bishop) on Feeding
Behavior of Native and Non-Native
Fishes: Preliminary Data.” Dr.
Don Moll, professor of biology,
and student Ben Anders presented
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“Turtle Community Structure in
an Urban Ozark Stream.” Dr. Mark
L. McKnight, assistant professor
of biology, and student Ryan D.
Combs presented “Comparative
Phylogenetic Analysis in Populations
of the Western Cottonmouth
(Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma)
Distributed in Three North
American Drainage Basins.”
Dr. Brian Greene, associate
professor of biology, and student
Diana Mullich presented “Variation
in Antipredator Behaviors of
the Western Cottonmouth
(Agkistrodon piscivorus) as a
Result of Temperature, Size, and
Reproductive Condition.”
PUBLICATIONS
Dr. James Parsons, professor of
music history, recently published
his essay “Confusing Object and
Subject: Mozart and Suessmayr’s
Requiem K626” in Mozart
– A Challenge for Literature and
Thought (2007), a collection of
essays edited by Ruediger Goerner
(University of London) published
on the occasion of the 250th
anniversary of the death of Mozart.
Jack H. Ray, research
archaeologist in the Center for
Archaeological Research, published
the book, Ozarks Chipped-
Stone Resources: A Guide to the
Identifi cation, Distribution, and
Prehistoric Use of Cherts and Other
Siliceous Raw Materials for the
Missouri Archaeological Society.
Kurt Gerard Heinlein, assistant
professor of theatre, has received
a publication agreement for his
book, Green Theatre: Proto-
Environmental Drama and the
Performance of Ecological Values in
Contemporary Western Theatre. ◗
November 2007 Vol. 3, No. 3
Editors: Don Hendricks and Andrea Mostyn
Assistant Editors: Stacey Funderburk,
Eric Eckert and Jennifer M. Phelps
Designer: Abby S. Isackson
Contributing Writers: Shelia Bowen, Julie
Dubinsky, Eric Eckert, Don Hendricks, Paul
Kincaid, Andrea Mostyn, Jennifer M. Phelps,
Kristi Rippe and Michelle Scott
Photographer: John Wall and Kevin White
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Anson Elliott receives Greg Onstot Award
Dr. Anson Elliott, agriculture department
head at Missouri State University, received
the first Greg Onstot Outstanding
Achievement Award. The award, which
included a plaque and $1,200, was
presented to Elliott during ceremonies at
the Missouri State Homecoming dinner on
Oct. 26.
Named for Greg Onstot, who served
Missouri State for 25 years and retired
in 2007 as vice president for university
advancement, the annual award allows
Missouri State to recognize a faculty or
staff member who has made significant
contributions to its development and
alumni relations programs.
“Anson Elliott’s work ethic, as well as the
positive attitude and positive relationships
he has developed, are just a few of the many
reasons he was selected for the first annual
Homecoming
festivities kicked
off Oct. 26 with
the Homecoming
Dinner and Awards
Ceremony at
University Plaza
Hotel. Award
recipients, from
left, include
Kenneth E. Meyer,
Nancy L. Curry,
John E. Patton,
Edward D. Chapin,
Dennis W. Smith Jr.,
David L. Lenox and
Alex N. Paradowski.
Almost 150 people
raced around
campus in the early hours of Oct. 27 at the
Running of the Bears 5K run. University faculty,
staff and students were well represented
among the runners. Greenwood Lab School,
which is celebrating its Centennial this year,
won first place in the community division for
their float in the Homecoming parade.
Yakov to kick off week long “Carnival of
Learning” with free presentation
Faculty and staff members will have
the chance to learn about the many
personal and professional development
opportunities available to them during The
Carnival of Learning Dec. 3-7.
Kicking off the week long event, Yakov
Smirnoff will be presenting “The Value of
Learning and Humor in the Workplace.”
This free presentation will be held from
1-2:30 p.m. Dec. 3 in the PSU Theater.
Come hear Yakov’s unique insight with a
comedic point of view on dealing with the
stresses and demands of the workplace.
From Dec. 4-6, bring your lunch and join
us in the Plaster Student Union for fun and
educational lessons. From noon-1 p.m.,
brown-bag mini-seminars will be presented
on fitness/wellness, motivating today’s
workforce, team building, change
management, university advancement
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Greg Onstot Outstanding Achievement
Award,” said Brent Dunn, vice president for
university advancement. “His dedication to
Missouri State has been well documented.”
The award selection criteria included
work ethic, attitude and significant
achievements during the year. Having a lead
role in securing a major gift, initiating or
having a lead role in a new project, finding
a new donor through new and/or persistent
data mining, having a lead role in a major
successful event, increasing the contact with
alumni and donors of a particular unit,
completing extraordinary travel to meet
alumni and donors, or receiving consistent
and significant positive feedback from
donors as a result of work completed, are
all examples of exceptional achievement.
Elliott, who came to Missouri State
from the University of Minnesota in 1978,
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opportunities and more. Participants can
win prizes just for attending.
Throughout the week, the Traveling
Road Show will be in an area near you
providing information on courses to
strengthen job performance, build
leadership capabilities, and foster personal
and professional growth – many at little or
no cost.
The Carnival of Learning is organized
for all faculty and staff by human resources
employee development and performance,
the Management Development Institute,
Jim D. Morris Center for Continuing
Education, campus recreation, Taylor
Health and Wellness Center, Academic
Development Center, professional
education, university advancement and
other University learning areas.
These departmental areas are committed
to providing University faculty and staff
with the professional development, training
C
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became the agriculture department head in
1980. He has served on numerous statewide
committees and national organizations,
and received the Distinguished Service
Award from the Missouri Farm Bureau. He
also received the National Association of
Colleges and Universities and Teachers of
Agriculture Distinguished Educator Award
in 1998.
The Anson Elliott Scholarship for
Agricultural Leadership, rewarding
students at Missouri State University for
their academic achievements and their
demonstrated potential to become future
leaders in agriculture, was started last
fall. The ultimate goal is to establish a
permanent endowment of at least $100,000
that will fund annual scholarships totaling
approximately $7,000. ◗
opportunities and organizational resources
to be successful in your current positions or
to move to the next level in your career.
Learning is a lifelong endeavor, and
Missouri State recognizes University
employees are interested in gaining
competitive career and life skills, improving
work performance, and increasing
confidence and job satisfaction. A Carnival
of opportunities awaits you.
Watch for your ticket to The Carnival
of Learning. A schedule of events also will
be available online at www.missouristate.
edu/human/training/default.htm. For
more information, contact the office of
human resources employee development
and performance at 65779 or 64592 or
hrtraining@missouristate.edu. ◗
by Kristi Rippe
employee development and performance
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