Homecoming 2017:
THE NUMBERS
For service, spirit and flat-out fun, the Mizzou Alumni Association’s Homecoming celebration is unparalleled. Check out key facts and figures:
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Mo., Oct. 19, 2017, at 92. HJohn Ratterman, BJ ’59, of Bainbridge Island, Wash., Sept. 17, 2017, at 85. A U.S. Navy Korean War veteran, he was a reporter and editor for the Kansas City Star and later worked for the Alaska Pipeline Service Co. HGerald Westwood, MS ’60, PhD ’82, of Columbia
Pounds of food collected and donated to the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri
Sept. 10, 2017, at 81. He was a social worker specializing in child welfare.
HDante Stripe, PhD ’61, of Phoenix Oct. 5, 2017, at 89. He worked at Los Alamos (N.M.) Scientific Laboratory.
HVernold Feiste, BS EE ’61, MS ’61, of Carbondale, Ill., Oct. 15, 2017, at 82. He was an engineering professor at Southern Illinois University.
HRobert Kerwin, BS EE ’62, of Houston Oct. 11, 2017, at 78. A U.S. Navy veteran, he was an engineering consultant.
HHGerald Mischon, BS CiE ’61, MS ’62, of Houston Aug. 1, 2017, at 79.
Alan Dee Adam, BS Ag ’64, of Vandalia, Mo., Aug. 10, 2017, at 76. He was a
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Lives potentially saved from 3,640 units collected at Homecoming Blood Drive. Over the drive’s 32 years, the 108,000 units collected benefitted as many as 324,000 people.
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Student organizations participating in Homecoming
Mums sold with proceeds going to Mizzou Homecoming
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to get a tax deduction this year! Contribute to all your favorite campus causes before December 31, receive a tax deduction and know the result of your support impacts many at Mizzou! *Your annual gift of $2,500 for the fiscal year (July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018) also qualifies you for the Columns Society.
Talent performances
Students on Homecoming Steering Committee who, led by three student directors, planned and executed the events
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Runners in 5K race
We want you
Applicants for Homecoming royalty, with one king and one queen crowned
Homecoming Hall of Fame inductees, from left: Norm Stewart, BS Ed ’56, M Ed ’60; Andrew Cherng, MS ’72; and Peggy Cherng, MS ’71, PhD ’74
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