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Building on a Foundation of Alumni Support University of Missouri Alumni Association September 2006

Vision The MU Alumni Association shall be the pre-eminent resource for the University.

Mission Statement The MU Alumni Association proudly supports the best interests and traditions of Missouri’s flagship university and its alumni worldwide. Lifelong relationships are the foundation of our support. These relationships are enhanced through advocacy, communication and volunteerism.

To the MU Alumni Association: The University of Missouri is one of the great academic powerhouses of our nation. It has gained that stature over time because of the level of excellence attained by our faculty, students, staff and alumni. But excellence alone does not assure our success. Mizzou’s role as the state’s premier land-grant, research university has been nurtured, supported, advocated and protected for well over a century by the sons and daughters of this great flagship.

In this, the Sesquicentennial year of the MU Alumni Association, I thank our alumni and friends who have supported Mizzou through their membership in the Association. I know that I speak for the 20 presidents and chancellors who have preceded me when I say that thanks significantly to this alumni commitment that dates to 1856, Mizzou has celebrated record enrollments, record research, record fund-raising and record facility enhancements to this magnificent campus. To those alumni throughout the world who proudly wear the black and gold, we salute you and say: You can leave Mizzou, but it will never leave you.

With best regard on your 150th anniversary,

Brady J. Deaton Chancellor

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2005 Governing Board Jay M. Dade, BJ ’85, JD ’93, president** Kimberly Richardson Voss, BS Ed ‘87, president-elect** Titus J. Blackmon, M Ed ‘88, vice president* Craig Lalumandier, BS CoE ’89, BS EE ’89, treasurer** Doug Crews, BJ ‘73, immediate past president** Randy Wright, BGS ’87, MA ‘02, chair, membership committee** Karla G. Taylor, BJ ’78, BA ’78, chair, communications committee** Phil B. Grubaugh, BA ’72, JD ’75, chair, diversity committee** Randy Oberdiek, BS Acc ’84, chair, finance committee** R. Barnes Whitlock, BS BA ’63, chair, Mizzou Legislative Network committee** Don L. Flora, BS IE ’66, MS ’68, MS ’71, chair, rules committee** Gregory A. Bailey, BS BA ’96, at-large representative** Kellie Ann Christie, BS ’97, at-large representative* Karyn Dest, BJ ’01, at-large representative** Ginny White Glass, BJ ’68, regions representative** John O. Grace, BS ’58, MS ’63, districts representative** Bill J. Newham, BS ’71, M Ed ’78, school and college representative** Jim H. Yemm, BS BA ’86, at-large representative** Bryan Quick, mechanical engineering major, student representative* * Annual Member ** Life Member

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Todd McCubbin, M Ed ’95, executive director** Laura Bondy, BS ’04, coordinator, homecoming and young alumni* Rachel Benninghoff, BS ’03, program assistant, alumni relations* Lynn Bruning, program assistant, constituent relations Charlotte Burkett, senior data records specialist* Ann Carter, receptionist and program assistant, administration* Linda Crane, executive staff assistant* Nicole Fischer, senior program assistant, alumni relations* Cindy Frazier, BS Ed ’91, associate executive director** Valerie Goodin, BS Ed ’67, M Ed ’75, associate executive director** Carin Huffman Grinch, BA ’00, assistant director, student programs and athletic events** Trina Hermann, program assistant, student programs and athletic events* Cathy Herren, coordinator, membership and marketing* Carrie Lanham, BS HE ’76, senior director, constituent relations* Abby H. Larson, program assistant, membership and marketing* Kelley Rohlfing Marchbanks, BS ’02, coordinator, constituent relations* Jayson Meyer, assistant director, alumni relations* David Roloff, BES ’78, MA ’85, director, membership and marketing** * Annual Member ** Life Member

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Pride Points

Membership and marketing • • • •

Served a peak 36,887 members Involved 485 couples through Mizzou Match, a CASE award-winning program that celebrates spouses who are both Mizzou graduates Distributed 266 Tigers in Training books to members’ children to teach them about Mizzou Online renewals increased 51.57 percent to 3,124

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Engaged 57 alumnae and 63 students in the Griffiths Leadership Society for Women, an inaugural program, which held conferences during both the fall and winter semesters Held 984 events with total attendance of 101,107 Kicked off the association’s 150th anniversary celebration by holding 48 simultaneous events on Jan. 16; volunteers handed out nearly 15,000 “Go Tigers” signs at Mizzou Arena prior to watching the Tigers defeat the Jayhawks, 89–86 in overtime Gathered more than 500 Tiger fans in Shreveport for the Official Mizzou Independence Bowl Tailgate before watching Mizzou defeat South Carolina, 38–31 Chancellor Brady Deaton, MU Alumni Supported Tiger athletics through 178 events with participation Association President Jay Dade and MUAA past presidents kick off the of 11,062 anniversary year.

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Recognized 124 students, alumni and faculty for their achievements and service to the University through the Tiger Pride, G.O.L.D., Faculty–Alumni, Geyer, Mizzou ’39, Mizzou Ring and chapter award programs Presented the Henry S. Geyer Award, which recognizes public officials and citizens who have made a positive impact on higher education and Mizzou, to the Honorable Bryan Pratt, the Honorable Brian Yates and Richard Mendenhall Mizzou ’39 Award recipient Celebrated the Time of the Tiger across the nation with 43 events hosted by Abby Foster and her mentor, Larry Powell. regional chapters and alumni organizations to honor the 1839 founding of the University of Missouri

Communications • • •

Sent 1,512,976 e-mails and mailed 485,848 pieces to alumni, which provides information about activities, programs and promotions Distributed MIZZOU magazine quarterly to approximately 185,000 households Geyer Award Recipients Richard Mendenhall, Representative Bryan Pratt and Representative Sent @MIZZOU, a CASE award-winning electronic newsletter, to all alumni Brian Yates. with registered e-mail addresses, an average circulation of 79,000

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Engaged a record high 4,412 students as members of True Tigers Awarded approximately $200,000 in scholarships to 173 incoming and current students Attracted a record–breaking crowd of 1,400 at the 12th annual Senior Send-off presented by Kaplan Test Prep

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Joined campus and community to welcome more than 4,000 freshmen at Tiger Walk Hosted inaugural Dinner with 12 Tigers events in Columbia; 72 alumni and students participated in six dinners Recruited 854 freshmen to join True Tigers during the 2005 Summer Welcome, a record–breaking number Distributed gift kits to more than 300 students during the inaugural True Tiger Renewal Lunch Provided extensive leadership training experience to 161 students Increased scholarship applications by 93 percent to 1,120, a record-breaking amount Honored Homecoming Grand Marshals Norm and Virginia Stewart by hosting six events with total attendance of 44,075

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Tiger Walk volunteers.

Norm and Virginia Stewart, 2005 Homecoming Grand Marshals.

Awarded a record-high $31,000 in Richard Wallace Research Incentive Grants to 18 MU faculty members Donated 858 T-shirts to the LSU Alumni Association to be used in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts Engaged 1,677 members through the Mizzou Legislative Network (formerly LINC), sending 1,824 letters and 8,257 e-mails to legislators Held six statewide, alumni-sponsored legislative coffees, inaugural events designed to foster grassroots legislative activism

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Collected 4,568 units of blood throughout Missouri as part of Homecoming 2005 Awarded more than $14,000 to support 20 programs that focused on diversity

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Engaged 1,187 volunteers around the globe to actively support the university, association, chapters and organizations MUAA staff made 15 presentations and led two discussions at regional and national professional conferences; student leaders made seven presentations; and two staff members served as faculty at CASE conferences MUAA staff hosted staff members representing six other universities at their request, giving the visiting staff an opportunity to learn about various program areas Presented inaugural staff recognition award for alumni relations excellence to Stephanie Chipman, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) Director of Career Services, for her work with the CAFNR Stephanie Chipman receiving her award for alumni relations excellence mentoring program, which has connected more than 200 alumni and from Todd McCubbin, MUAA students through social and professional interaction executive director.

Carin Huffman Grinch, assistant director of alumni relations, was recognized as the 2005 National ASAP Outstanding Advisor Shannon Walls, former director of lifelong learning for the MUAA, received a Tribute to MU Women Award for her work in establishing the Griffiths Leadership Society for Women Created the Leadership Development Committee to enhance the alumni volunteer experience

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Snapshot: Who belongs to the MU Alumni Association?

July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006

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Alumni – 86.32%

Students – 8.95% Non-graduate friends – 4.73%

By location

Missouri – 57.27% Out of state – 42.36% International – 0.37%

By gender

Male – 55.75% Female – 44.25%

True Tigers Road Trip

By decade of first graduation

Total alumni association members – 36,887

1 920s – 0.03% 1930s – 0.83% 1940s – 4.75% 1950s – 10.93%

Total living alumni – 239,780 Total living graduates – 205,789

1960s – 1970s – 1980s – 1990s – 2000s –

16.49% 23.68% 18.38% 14.32% 10.59%

By college/school

Agriculture – 9.16%

Arts & Science – 18.74%

Business – 1 5.92%

Education – 16.70%

Engineering – 8.42%

Health Professions – 1.79% Health Management & Informatics – 0.51% Human Environmental Sciences – 3.87%

Journalism – 9.89%

Law – 3.68%

Medicine – 3.28%

Natural Resources – 1.64%

Nursing – 3.15%

Social Work – 0.86%

Veterinary Medicine – 2.39%

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Wampler family with MU Athletic Director Mike Alden at a 2006 Tiger Caravan.

Royalties/merchandise

Revenues

Endowments/investments – 19% Advertising/sponsorship – 6% Events and activities – 17% Royalties/merchandise – 23% Membership dues/gifts – 35%

Membership dues/gifts Advertising/sponsorship Events and activities Endowments/investments

Expenditures

University support Communications – 19% Member services and marketing – 15% Student scholarships/programs – 9% Chapters and organizations – 14% Member services and marketing Events and activities – 17% University support – 26% Chapters and organizations

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Schools and Colleges % of graduates who are members Veterinary Medicine

25.88%

Engineering

15.27%

Medicine

21.80%

HES

13.82%

Law

20.83%

Arts & Science

12.74%

Business

19.83%

Health Professions

11.78%

Nursing

17.93%

Natural Resources

9.77%

Agriculture

17.87%

Social Work

8.25%

Journalism

17.31%

Education

15.62%

MUAA Average

15.98%

Top 10 Alumni Chapters by % of Membership 0 Bates County Mizzou Club – 44.96% Ozarks Black & Gold Chapter – 28.31% Buchanan County Chapter – 26.88% Miller County Chapter – 26.14% Southern Arizona Tigers Chapter – 24.17% Adair County Chapter – 23.93% Webster County Alumni Chapter – 22.99% Tulsa Alumni Chapter – 22.93% Boone County Chapter – 21.96% Audrain Chapter – 21.64%

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Top five in-state chapters by number of members

Boone County Chapter – 4,883

St. Louis Alumni Chapter – 4,528

Kansas City Alumni Chapter – 4,108

St. Charles Chapter – 944

Cole County Chapter – 663

Top five out-of-state chapters by number of members

Chicago Alumni Chapter – 809

Dallas/Ft. Worth Mizzou Tigers – 684 Washington D.C. Alumni Chapter – 671

LA/Orange County Alumni Chapter – 644

Rocky Mountain Tigers (Denver) – 537

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Front cover: Students and alumni gathered during the controversy over the fate of the Columns, circa 1893.

The inferno that consumed Academic Hall in 1892 spared the six limestone Columns.

Few people know that the University’s Board of Curators originally resolved that the Columns would have to come down, but some alumni and local citizens objected to their removal. Gideon Rothwell, president of the board, had ordered a pair of mule teams hitched to the Columns, with instructions to tear them down. At this point, alumni learned of the board’s plan and added their voices of protest. In fact, the president of the MU Alumni Association, Gardiner Lathrop, made a persuasive speech to the curators. The board resolved that its previous resolution would be rescinded.

The Columns would remain standing.

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