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Annual Giving The Northwest Circle The following donors contribute at least $10,000 during the fiscal year. The Fifth District Normal School opened in 1905, offering two-year programs to educate teachers for the region. The name was changed to Northwest Missouri State Teachers College in 1919 as the curriculum began to focus on four-year programs. As
The Cornerstone Circle The following donors contribute between $5,000 and $9,999 during the fiscal year. The cornerstone of Academic Hall, now the Administration Building, was laid on Oct. 12, 1907, amid great celebration,
The President’s Circle The following donors contribute between $1,000 and $4,999 during the fiscal year. Ten presidents have served this institution from the days of the Fifth District Normal School to present day Northwest Missouri State University. Through their guidance and leadership, Northwest has grown into one of the most respected universities in the country.
Mary E. (Johnson) Adwell Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. Anderson & Sundell PC Richard E. & Jane Andrew Anonymous 12 Antonia C. Espey Insurance Agency Inc. ARAMARK Campus Dining Mary M. Asbell & Allan S. Mackenzie j James D. Bailey John W. Baker, Jr. Jon W. & Kelley J. Baldwin Bruce S. & Coretha C. Barlow Donald D. & Ann Beeson
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its prominence as a regional institution began to grow and the fields of study continued to expand, the name was again changed to Northwest Missouri State College in 1949. Finally, as the breadth of the programs continued to increase, especially graduate studies, the name Northwest Missouri State University was approved in 1972. No matter the formal name, the institution has always been known by its alumni and friends as Northwest.
ARAMARK Facility Services - Maryville, Mo. Mark A. Avitt Bank Midwest Agnes (Kowitz) Boulger Nell Cowden R. G. Deardorff* & Maxine Deardorff* Charles R. & Pearl L. Derstler Janet S. Dinkel 12 The Dow Chemical Company Foundation
DST Systems Inc. Michael L. Faust Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Cherine D. Heckman Ronald A. Houston Illinois Tool Works Foundation John Sublett Logan Foundation James R. & Patricia J. (New) Joy Kawasaki - Maryville
Richard H. & Phyllis J. (Combs) Leet Liberty Mutual Group Inc. Bill & Jessica J. (O’Rourke) Loch Nodaway Valley Bank Northwest Missouri Cellular Theodore G. Robinson R. Joe & Nancy Smith Robert & Ruth A. Stelter Melvin L. & Carol Tjeerdsma Timothy J. & Jennifer J. (Frandsen) Wall
including a parade. Into the cornerstone, a copper box was placed that included many items from the era such as coins, pictures and a copy of the law that created the Fifth District Normal School. After many heartaches and delays, the building was finally completed in 1910.
American Recycling & Sanitation Inc. Bolin Auto and Truck Parts - St. Joseph Melvin D. & Valorie G. (Wheeler) Booth Caltech Industries Inc. Rick A. & Tammy Carter Kelly W. & Kathy L. (Heath) Crawford
Frances R. Daugherty* Deluxe E. L. Crawford Construction Inc. E & R Sanitation Calvin N. & Marilyn Goeders Arnold J. & Mary Le Johnson j Loch Sand and Construction Company
Richard A. & Bernadine Mendenhall Barry E. Monaghan James D. & Elaine (Frazee) Plowman Vivian Strong Gary J. & Kathy L. Thompson Dick & Kay S. Thomson Ben L. & Kathleen J. Westman
Robert E. McGuire & Melissa Berlin-McGuire Ned Bishop Robert J. & Mary Boerigter Robert G. & Sue Bolin, Jr. Joseph B. & Sandra Bosse Bram Funeral Home of Maryville Inc. Billy V. & Courtney Brooks William A. & Jo Karen Brown j Robert E. & Betty (Johnson) Bush Cargill Don D. & Stacy R. (Lee) Carrick Alan W. & Lynnette G. (Andersen) Carver Cerner Corporation CHS Foundation John P. Cline Cline Wood Agency Inc. The Coca-Cola Company Danny J. & Mary E. (Henry) Collins Community Foundation of New Jersey William H. & Jean Corken Mark W. Corson Ray & Barbara L. (Zehr) Courter Orrie T. & Sara (Sellars) Covert 12 j
James D. Fletcher & Carol A. Cowles Dennis C. Dau Kenneth & Joyce Davison Edward T. Day j Terry R. & Sandra Day Elwyn K. & Emma (Brown) DeVore Ramona A. Dickinson Lisa G. Distefano Thomas V. Distefano Mark J. & Julia C. (Scott) Doll Pamela K. Drayson j Timothy L. & Adrian C. Ely Energizer Andy & Toni (Cowen) Espey Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund FieldTurf USA Inc. Richard R. Flanagan Marion B. & Joan (Miller) Freeman j Terry L. & Kari L. French Richard M. & Karen U. Fulton Jeff & Carole (Fields) Funston Robert E. & Martha (Polsley) Gamble Jason L. & Michelle A. (Bennington) Garst Melvin L. Gibson
Robert O. & Virginia Gill Bill & Dorothy W. Gram George R. Green & Barbara Klein-Green Frank & Vicki S. (Greer) Grispino, Sr. Joan C. Groom Glenn Webb Education Fund - The Growmark Foundation William S. Hallock j Patrick A. Halsted Harden, Cummins, Moss & Miller LLC Patrick B. & Teri Harr E. Ray & Linda Hischke j Dean L. & Aleta A. Hubbard Hy-Vee Ronald W. & Martha Ideker Arthur A. & Karen Jablonski j John & Denise (Kirby) Jasinski Jasinski Enterprises Inc. Brent E. & Tamara Johnson Sandra A. (Hayzlett) Jones Craig L. & Kerry Kelley Lloyd & Eileen (Isom) Kelly Kelly Foundation Inc. Kevin E. & Susan Kemmerer Joe J. Kempf
Douglas K. & Linda S. (Keller) Kinder Nathan E. & Amy J. (Kish) Klaas KNIM Radio Korean Adventurer Class Parents Association Kirk G. Larson Rick E. & Catherine P. LeBlanc Jeffrey W. Lenz Lockton Companies LLC Gweldon L. Long William L. & Jodie L. (Hamilton) Mackintosh Marathon Oil Company Marvin Marion Marsh, Espey & Riggs PC Marsh USA Inc. Maryville Host Lions Club Donald W. & Mary (Walkup) Matthews j John L. & Teresa G. (Kelly) McCune Gary R. & Merry McDonald Miles T. McDonald Timothy P. McMahon Ruth (Collins) McQuerry Middle Fork Water Company Inc. Stephen D. & Karen R. Miller
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