Resource Guide 2024-2025

For generations, Mizzou has been the home of the best and brightest.

From accomplished students to world-class faculty, our Tigers have been changing the world — and encouraging a new generation of talent to join them. Excellence begets excellence, and it’s no wonder that MU is continuing to set new standards and achieve new highs.

Take, for instance, this year’s record-breaking freshman applications, our placement on TIME magazine’s Best Colleges for Future Leaders list, or our rank as the No. 7 Best Value among all flagship universities by U.S. News & World Report. All these achievements are worth celebrating, but more importantly, they’re the stepping-stone for an even brighter future for Mizzou.

Our role in building this future is critical.

Our efforts, like those that served before us, benefit more than our current student body or alumni family. They serve to ensure that the Mizzou we love today is even stronger for the next generation of Tigers, and that the University of Missouri continues to produce #MizzouMade leaders that benefit our communities, our country and our world.

Thank you for your leadership, service and dedication to the university we love; I look forward to working with you as we continue our mission of Making Mizzou Stronger.

M-I-Z,

Todd A. McCubbin, M Ed ‘95 Executive Director Mizzou Alumni Association

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Alumni Association History

Mission & Guideposts

Strategic Plan

Constitution & Decree

Bylaws

Executive Directors

Past Presidents

Board Job Descriptions

Board Member Expectations

Policies & Procedures

Ethics & Conflict of Interest Policy

2024-2025 Board of Directors

Standing Committees & Committee Guidelines

Ad Hoc Committees

Networks

Chapter Bylaws & Organization Bylaws

Programs & Services

Graduates & Members

Association Staff

Organizational Chart

Board

OUR ORGANIZATION

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HISTORY

MISSION & GUIDEPOSTS

STRATEGIC PLAN

CONSTITUTION & DECREE

BYLAWS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

PAST PRESIDENTS

LET THE COLUMNS STAND

MU alumni and citizens gather at the base of the Columns in the days after a fire destroyed Academic Hall in 1892.

The Mizzou Alumni Association was founded in 1853, but perhaps the best story that encapsulates its meaning to MU comes from a tenuous time in the University’s history. It’s the story of loyal alumni and citizens acting on behalf of Mizzou and how the Alumni Association saw to it that the Columns became Mizzou’s foremost campus icon.

The inferno that consumed Academic Hall in 1892 somehow spared the six limestone Columns. To many alumni and Columbians at the time, they quickly became an enduring symbol of all they held dear about the University. But to others, including the University’s Board of Curators, the Columns looked out of scale with the new University buildings they hoped to construct around them. They resolved that the Columns would have to come down.

Few people now know – perhaps because it weakens the legend – that the board originally intended to leave the Columns in place or reposition them on campus. But the board changed its mind, and some alumni and locals didn’t like it. Among them was Jerry Dorsey, a leading Columbia citizen of that period. According to a newspaper report, Dorsey watched with interest as workers carried off the chard remnants of Academic Hall. He was appalled to learn one day that Gideon Rothwell, president of the board, had ordered a pair of mule teams hitched to one of the Columns, with instructions to tear it down.

“Mr. Dorsey sought Mr. Rothwell and protested against the destruction of the Columns, who insisted that they were a menace and dangerous,” according to the newspaper account. “Mr. Dorsey declared that the Columns could not be pulled down by a herd of elephants, whereupon Mr. Rothwell announced that they were coming down if he had to dynamite them. As the argument became heated, Mr. Rothwell struck at Mr. Dorsey and Mr. Dorsey upheld his Kentucky traditions and returned the blow. Spectators separated the combatants and the controversy continued in a battle of words.”

At this point, Dorsey may have charged off to the courthouse to get a writ of injunction against tearing down the Columns. But writ or no writ, alumni got wind of the board’s plot and added their voices of protest. In fact, the president of the Mizzou Alumni Association (MAA) Gardiner Lathrop, made a persuasive speech to the curators, according to a story that engineering Professor Luther “Daddy” Defoe (association president in 1903-04) used to tell.

A 1924 account goes like this: “Following a brilliant plea before the board, during which Lathrop pleaded with tears in his eyes that the Columns be preserved intact, a plan was presented that the whole of the elevated campus (now Francis Quadrangle) be cut away, except for a small tract around the Columns, which should be terraced into mounds, to rise above the level of the campus.”

This time around, the board resolved that its previous resolution was a bad idea. After Lathrop’s speech, Mr. Rothwell stated “Let the Columns stand. Let them stand for a thousand years.”

In many ways, imagining Mizzou without its beloved Columns is like trying to imagine a strong university without alumni support. It is only fitting that more than 100 years later, the MAA Long Range Planning Committee penned a mission statement that begins with “The Mizzou Alumni Association proudly supports the best interests and traditions of Missouri’s flagship university and its alumni worldwide.”

MIZZOU AND MAA: THROUGH THE YEARS

1839

Boone County wins its bid to locate the University in Columbia. The Geyer Act establishes the University, the first publicly supported higher education institution west of the Mississippi River.

1841

Classes begin.

College of Arts and Science established.

1843

The University’s first commencement was held. Robert L. Todd and Robert B. Todd become the University’s first alumni.

1849

First course in civil engineering offered.

1853

Alumni Society (Association) forms with Odon Guitar as first president. Robert L. Todd gives first alumni oration at commencement.

1862

The Civil War forced the University to close for most of the year.

1868

Normal School, now the College of Education, established.

1870

Federal Morrill Act makes MU a land-grant university.

College of Agriculture founded.

Mary Gillett becomes first woman graduate.

1872

Law department (school) established.

School of Medicine established.

Anna Ware becomes first female to graduate with a four-year bachelor’s degree.

1873

MIZZOU

DISCOVERY

Charles V. Riley, MU lecturer and the first state entomologist, helps save the French wine industry from an aphid by grafting French vines onto resistant Missouri rootstock.

1877

College of Engineering was founded.

1883

Alumni vote to raise $10,000 to endow the association.

1885

The Original tombstone of Thomas Jefferson from Monticello is dedicated on Francis Quadrangle.

1888

MIZZOU

DISCOVERY

Sanborn Field is founded, as the oldest continuously used research plot west of the Mississippi River (and second oldest in the U.S.), Sanborn Field also was the site of landmark studies in crop rotation that are the basis for today’s sustainable agriculture.

1889

At the alumni association’s annual meeting, alumni resolve to create an Alumni Annual containing the annual oration and information on all alumni.

(Forerunner to MIZZOU magazine)

1890

Mizzou fields its first football team. “Tigers” is chosen as the university mascot.

St. Louis chapter formed.

1891

Kansas City alumni chapter formed.

1893

MIZZOU DISCOVERY

MU entomologists determined cattle ticks cause the deadly Texas fever disease, and scientists at the MU Agricultural Experiment Station discover how to eradicate it.

1895

Jesse Hall is dedicated.

1900

Department of Household Economics, now the College of Human Environmental Sciences, established.

1904

First nursing class graduates. In 1920, the Department of Nursing is established within the School of Medicine, and it becomes the autonomous School of Nursing in 1975.

1905

Alumni Association publishes The Missouri Alumni Quarterly magazine and offers a subscription of $1.50.

1906

New Missouri county chapters: Adair, Audrain, Barton, Bates, Boone, Buchanan, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Cole, Cooper, Dade, Greene, Grundy, Jackson, Jasper, Lafayette, Lawrence, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Madison, Monroe, Nodaway, Pettis, Pike, Putnam, Randolph, Ray, St. Clair, Saline, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, Sullivan, and Vernon. Local secretaries also appointed in the following Missouri locations: Andrew, Barry, Cedar, Dallas, Davies, De Kalb, Gasconade, Gentry, Harrison, Knox, Mercer, Morgan, Pike, Platte, Pulaski, Ralls and Texas. Chapters also active in Chillicothe, Hannibal, Kansas City, Kirksville, Maryville, Pittsburg, St. Joseph and Sedalia.

1907

MU fields its first basketball team.

Boonville Weekly Advertiser writes that 3,276 men and women have graduated from the University as of April 19, 1907.

New Missouri county chapters: Morgan, Bollinger, Ralls, Dallas, Polk, Mercer, Nodaway and Andrew. There are 50 chapters by 1907.

April 19, 1907 marked the first celebration of Founders’ Day, the birthday of James S. Rollins.

1908

The world’s first School of Journalism established.

MU is selected for membership in the Association of American Universities, which limits membership to this country’s most prestigious public and private research universities.

New Missouri county chapters: Johnson, Barry, Stoddard, Montgomery, Holt and Chariton. New chapters in California, Chicago and Seattle.

1909

New York City chapter forms.

1910

MU Extension division founded.

1911

Athletic Director Chester Brewer invites alumni to return home and pack Rollins Field for the annual football game against Kansas. Mizzou “Homecoming” is born. The game ends in a 3-3 tie.

1912

Alumni Association publishes The Missouri Alumnus magazine. A subscription came along with the $2 annual membership dues.

Washington, D. C. chapter forms.

1913

Portland, Oregon chapter forms.

1914

MIZZOU DISCOVERY

Journalism faculty member Walter Williams pens

The Journalist’s Creed, a standard for practicing journalism that stands the test of time.

College of Business established.

Ellis Library is completed.

1917

MIZZOU DISCOVERY

Harlow Shapley, BA ‘10, MA ‘11, DL ‘27, argues that the sun looms not in the center of our Milky Way galaxy, but at the outskirts, an influential observation that leads to the first realistic estimate of our galaxy’s size.

1921

Ground breaking for Memorial Tower. MAA plays a key role in the fundraising campaign for both Memorial Union and Memorial Stadium.

1926

Memorial Stadium is dedicated and hosts its first

1927

First Tap Day ceremony.

1945

MIZZOU DISCOVERY

MU education professor and reading remediation pioneer Sterl Artley was hired by Scott Foresman and Co. to work with a colleague at the University of Chicago and Case Western Reserve University to revise the Dick and Jane series, which taught nearly 85 million elementary students to read from the 1930s to the 1970s.

1949

University appoints Guy “Bus” Entsminger, assistant director of alumni activities. He becomes vice chancellor for development and alumni relations in 1967. Many consider him the “father of alumni relations” at MU.

The School of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife (Natural Resources) is founded.

1950s

Gus T. Ridgel was one of the first African-American students to enroll at MU, and the first graduate. He earned a Master’s degree in Economics.

Harry S. Truman speaks at commencement.

MIZZOU DISCOVERY

Ernie Sears develops techniques to transfer genes from wild grasses to cultivated wheat to improve disease resistance. His wife, Lotti Sears, contributes to the research and to determining the genetic structure of wheat. Their work leads to a strain of wheat that is resistant to rust disease and is used as a food source worldwide.

1954

The Mizzou baseball team wins the College World Series and the National Championship.

KOMU - TV is dedicated.

1955

The Maneater (student newspaper) founded.

MU Research Reactor Center opens.

1956

University Hospital opens.

1960S

MAA awards its first Distinguished Faculty Award to Dr. Lewis Atherton.

1963

The four campus MU System is established.

1968

Alumni Association and Alumni Achievement Fund combined to become Office of Development and Alumni Relations.

MAA begins Faculty-Alumni Award Program to honor outstanding faculty and alumni achievements.

1969

Dr. Arvarh Strickland becomes Mizzou’s the first African American professor.

Hearnes Center opens.

1970s

MIZZOU DISCOVERY

MU scientist John C. Schuder develops the first automatic and completely implanted defibrillator for the human heart. Today, these internal devices regulate heartbeats around the world.

1972

Gifts to University by alumni increase to $570,380, up $75,000 from 1971.

1974

Alumni Association Student Board (AASB) founded.

1975

The School of Accountancy is founded.

1978

MU’s literary magazine, The Missouri Review, publishes its first issue.

The School of Health Related Professions established.

Barbara S. Uehling becomes MU’s first female chancellor.

1979

Black Alumni Organization forms.

1980s

MIZZOU DISCOVERY

Mizzou’s interdisciplinary Food for the 21st Century program studies animal reproductive biology, plant biotechnology, human nutrition, and foods, feeds and products. The program has produced fifteen soybean varieties and two wheat varieties.

1982

MIZZOU DISCOVERY

Pediatric cardiologist Dr. Zuhdi Lababidi performed the world’s first aortic valvuloplasty, an angioplasty procedure, on an infant. In 1996, he performed the procedure on a patient weighing 13 ounces, the smallest patient known to have undergone the procedure.

1984

Truman the Tiger was born.

1987

Began sending association alumni magazine to all graduates.

1988

“The Shack” mysteriously burns to the ground.

1989

MU celebrates its sesquicentennial.

Truman Conference on U.S.-Korean Relations forms, partly to keep in contact with Korean alumni.

1992

The MAA moves into the Donald W. Reynolds Alumni Center. The building is made possible by a $9 million gift, the largest single gift to MU at that time.

1996

Tiger Walk for MU freshmen established.

Launched MAA website, www.mizzou.com.

1997

School of Information Science and Learning Technologies established.

1998

With the Missouri Botanical Garden, Washington University and Monsanto Co., MU is a founding partner in the Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis. The center is devoted to discovering new solutions for fighting hunger and disease, and for conserving the Earth’s natural resources.

2001

MIZZOU DISCOVERY

MU researchers were the first to develop transgenic pigs whose organs can potentially be transplanted into humans.

Bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson on Francis Quadrangle dedicated.

MAA implemented Columns/Capstone Chapter Program.

2002

MU names the Black Culture Center the Lloyd L. Gaines-Marian O’Fallon Oldham Black Culture Center in honor of two individuals whose dedication and sacrifices help African-Americans to fulfill their educational goals at MU.

Randall Prather, Distinguished Professor of Reproductive Biotechnology, and research colleagues from MU and Immerge Bio Therapeutics Inc., clone the world’s first miniature swine with a specific gene “knocked out” of their DNA. The breakthrough moves scientists closer to making animal-to-human organ transplants a reality.

TIGER PLAZA

The University dedicated Tiger Plaza during the 2002 Homecoming weekend, thanks in large part to the life members and other contributors who made their mark on MU history by supporting the construction of one of Mizzou’s favorite campus icons An endowment, strengthened by more than 2,000 new life members generated through the Tiger Plaza life member campaign, provides critical support for the association’s life member program.

2004

MU’s Life Sciences Center and Mizzou Arena open.

MAA reaches a record high of 37,550 members.

2005

Griffiths Leadership Society for Women established and named after The Honorable Martha Wright Griffiths, BS `34, a leader in civil and equal rights movements respectively.

Mizzou ‘39 program is created.

2006

Across the country, 45 alumni chapters kick off the association’s 150th anniversary on January 16 by watching the basketball Tigers beat the Jayhawks 89-86 in overtime.

As part of the sesquicentennial celebration, the Association adopted a new brand - The Mizzou Alumni Association.

A sesquicentennial gala was held on September 8, 2006 at the Reynolds Alumni Center with 350 in attendance.

The Mizzou Alumni Association MU Staff Award for Alumni Relations Excellence was established in 2006 by the Staff Advisory Council to honor a staff member outside the Division of Development and Alumni Relations who exemplifies the alumni association’s concern for fostering good relations with alumni. The award, which consists of a plaque and $1,000 prize, is presented at the Staff Recognition Week awards ceremony each May.

2007

MIZZOU LEGACY WALK

As part of the alumni association’s 150th anniversary celebration, a plan was developed to transform the sidewalk leading to the Reynolds Alumni Center, proceeds from this MAA project totaled nearly $1 million and were used to support student scholarships. The project, completed in 2012, features 2,576 engraved bricks with personalized messages by each donor. Granite strips between each section of bricks are etched with the association’s six guideposts.

2008

Mizzou raises a record $160.5 million in private support.

The For All We Call Mizzou campaign goal was achieved, making MU the first and only public university in Missouri to raise $1 billion.

The inaugural Guy H. “Bus” Entsminger Golf Tournament was held at A.L. Gustin Golf Course.

2009

A new association website launched in April.

2010

Launched MAA social media networks including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

MAA office suite is remodeled to better reflect the Mizzou colors and spirit.

MAA launched the Mizzou Traditions Fund to ensure the continuation of traditions that make

Mizzou unique. Alumni may provide additional, annual support to enable MAA to accomplish its mission through activities like Tiger Walk and Homecoming. It also supports MAA’s role as the largest contributor to student scholarships on campus.

Maryland Avenue was renamed Tiger Avenue. A renaming celebration was held on September 17 in conjunction with MAA’s Leaders Weekend activities.

New MU Student Center (formerly Brady Commons) dedication was held on October 22.

For the first time, ESPN College GameDay was held on the MU campus in conjunction with the October 23 MU vs. Oklahoma Homecoming game. A record crowd of 50,000 attended the Mizzou Homecoming parade.

2011

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the best Homecoming celebration in the nation, MAA created the Mizzou Tradition Keeper, a member whose dues and added charitable gift to the Mizzou Traditions Fund are $100 or greater.

MAA celebrated 100 years of Mizzou Homecoming on October 15.

Revived the Romp, Chomp and Stomp tailgate tradition at Homecoming.

Organized the inaugural Homecoming Day of Service (21 alumni chapters and 465 alumni volunteers participated).

MAA initiated a senior life membership option and an “easy life” payment plan.

The Mizzou Alumni Association reached an alltime membership high of 40,178.

The True Sons and Daughters program was created to recognize families with multiple generations of Mizzou alumni. Additionally, the Legacy Scholarship was created to provide support to students who are the children of alumni.

Revised the Chapter Columns Recognition Program to create an emphasis on quality engagement activities.

Mizzou announced on Nov. 11 plans to leave the Big 12 Conference to join the Southeastern Conference effective July 1, 2012.

2012

For the sixth consecutive year, MAA reached a record membership number with a peak membership of 44,415.

Launched Stand Up for Mizzou campaign, a grassroots campaign to engage advocates of the University of Missouri in the legislative process.

As the university prepares for the next comprehensive campaign, a $10 Million goal is set for the association and its programs.

Twenty-six new or redeveloping alumni chapters were established, a record high.

2013

Mizzou Military Veterans Affinity Organization established. The organization is a partnership between the Mizzou Alumni Association and the University of Missouri Veterans Center.

Discontinued the 50 year Gold Medal on-campus reunion.

MAA membership reached 44,195. This is the second best membership year since the Association’s founding in 1853.

MAA set a goal to raise $90,000 for the Mizzou Traditions Fund and ended up raising $95,720.

The Dr. Anne Deaton Griffiths Leadership Endowment was created to provide unrestricted support for the educational mission of the Griffiths Leadership Society in honor of founding Griffiths member and former Mizzou First Lady Anne Deaton.

Established routine monitoring of events quality by using the Net Promoter Score tool.

2014

Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin begins his service as the 22nd chief executive officer of the University of Missouri.

The official kick-off of the yearlong celebration of Mizzou’s 175th anniversary was hosted in the MU Student Center featuring the Chancellor, Marching Mizzou and Truman the Tiger. The Mizzou Alumni Association live streamed the event and invited the sharing of birthday wishes for Mizzou via social media.

More than $500,000 in annual student scholarships were awarded by the Mizzou Alumni Association maintaining MAA’s status as the largest provider of scholarships to MU students.

Construction of Traditions Plaza begins. The outdoor amphitheater provides a gathering and programming space to bookend Tiger Plaza on the Carnahan Quad. Alumni and friends of Mizzou are invited to support the project by purchasing brick pavers with net proceeds supporting MU’s most cherished traditions.

Revised the schools/colleges alumni organization programming.

Mizzou Football enjoys a breakout season. More than 7,500 attend the MAA hosted SEC Championship Tiger Tailgate and 7,000 rally for the Cotton Bowl pre-game event. The Atlanta and Dallas Chapters, respectively, play a major role in hosting events and activities for visiting alumni and fans.

The home division at MU for the Mizzou Alumni Association was renamed from Development and Alumni Relations to Advancement and a new single-year record for fundraising was reached with $164.5 million raised.

2015

The Mizzou Alumni Association ended the year with 45,095 members setting a new record.

Achieved $162,171 in Mizzou Traditions Fund gifts, a new record.

Introduced a student life membership program.

MAA moved to annual billing cycle for memberships.

Introduced a new membership program, True Mizzou, for MU’s faculty and staff. True Mizzou was created to enhance their membership experience,

provide special recognition and increase networking opportunities with peers and colleagues across campus.

The True Tiger Student Membership Program was renamed the True Tiger Network.

True Sons and Daughters legacy program was renamed the MIZ Legacy program.

The 2015 MAA Long Range Planning Committee updated the association’s long range plan and revised the mission and vision statement. MAA leadership also updated the MAA Strategic Marketing Platform and defined key constituent groups.

Many incidents and decisions contributed to campus tumult including: cuts to graduate student health insurance benefits and teaching positions; changes to refer-and-follow privileging processes at our health system; multiple acts of racism, including racial slurs and vandalism; multiple demonstrations related to racism, including walkouts, boycotts, a Homecoming parade protest, “Racism Lives Here” rallies, a student’s hunger strike and a football team strike; the release of a study revealing the prevalence of sexual assaults on campus; a lawsuit regarding conceal-and-carry restrictions; a misdemeanor assault by a faculty member of a student reporter covering the protest on campus; faculty votes of no confidence in the chancellor; and several statements of concern by academic deans. As a result, Tim Wolfe stepped down from his position as University of Missouri System president and R. Bowen Loftin stepped down from his position as University of Missouri chancellor.

Phone calls, emails and letters from alumni related to campus challenges were unprecedented in terms of volume. More than 3,000 contacts were logged from alumni who utilized the Mizzou Alumni Association as an avenue to express their viewpoints - ranging from praise and encouragement to frustration and disgust.

A group of black alumni wrote a letter in support of Mizzou students and requested that MAA restart the dormant Black Alumni Organization. More than 1,000 alumni signed the letter in response, MAA supported the creation of a new affinity group: Mizzou Black Alumni Network.

MAA established new scholarship deadlines by moving from a February 1 deadline to two sepa-

rate deadlines, December 15 for incoming freshman/transfer student applications and March 1 for current/returning student applications.

The Homecoming Spirit Rally was moved to Traditions Plaza after being held in Greek Town for many years.

2016

In January, the Annual Giving & Membership team moved from McReynolds Hall to a newly remodeled space in the Reynolds Alumni Center in an effort to have all MAA staff members located in one building to allow for better collaboration.

MAA took over publishing @Mizzou e-newsletter.

MAA set a goal to raise $175,000 for the Mizzou Traditions Fund and ended up raising $178,271, a new record.

Mizzou set a new fundraising record in fiscal year 2016, raising nearly $171 million in donations. This amount surpasses the previous record of $164.5 million set in 2014 and is $5 million more than MU’s fundraising goal for the year. It also represents a 15 percent increase over the previous year’s total.

MIZZOU magazine distribution changed from four times per year to three times per year with the fall issue being mailed to all graduates and the other two issues mailed to MAA members only.

MAA created an important new recognition event that replaced having a Homecoming Grand Marshal. A Mizzou Alumni Hall of Fame was established where several individuals will be recognized at a luncheon in conjunction with Homecoming where their accomplishments will be celebrated and they will be honored in “Grand Marshal” style. This recognition is reserved for high-achieving alumni who have exhibited excellence in their chosen field or profession.

Established a new social media ambassador/ CRM program. The program, MizzouNet Ambassadors, enables users to quickly and easily share the good news and important issues at MU with their friends and peers through various

social media channels. The system awards points as users share and complete other tasks. Monthly participation in the program registers users automatically for a monthly prize drawing.

2017

MIZZOU magazine staff became part of the MAA staff after MAA reached an agreement with the university to add staff members to produce MIZZOU magazine.

Board of Directors votes on new bylaws. New structure eliminates Membership, Communications, Rules & Schools/Colleges standing committees, and creates board committees based upon Long Range Plan goals.

A survey showed that 90.4 percent of University of Missouri graduates have found successful career outcomes, including whether they are involved in public service, in the military or are continuing their education. MU’s career outcomes rate ranks well above the average of Mizzou’s peer groups (Association of American Universities public institutions at 75.6 percent and SEC institutions at 75.5 percent).

New scholarships introduced including the Missouri Land Grant, which cover all tuition and fees for Pell-eligible Missouri residents as well as the Black and Gold scholarships which provide expanded support for children of alumni.

2018

The Mizzou 18 Award was created to honor 18 University of Missouri graduate and professional students in the last year of their degree eligibility. The award compliments the Mizzou ’39 Award for undergraduates and celebrate the spirit of service, first modeled by the University’s founding families in 1839.

The annual Mizzou Giving Day raised more than $13.7 million—surpassing last year’s total by more than $5 million. The Mizzou Alumni Association Scholarship Challenge, which was new this year, raised more than $122,000 for student scholarships. Every dollar given was matched by MAA up to $2,500 per participating local chapter or affinity organization. The Mizzou Black Alumni Network presented the

inaugural Trailblazer Awards.

University of Missouri raised more than $147 million in cash gifts during fiscal year 2018, breaking the previous record of $121 million by 22 percent. The university’s fundraising success pushed the Mizzou: Our Time to Lead campaign total past the $1 billion mark.

Seventeen of Mizzou’s 20 teams earned postseason bids and for the first time since 1981-82, Mizzou Football played in a bowl game and both Tiger Basketball teams reached the NCAA Tournament in the same academic year.

Fall 2018 classes began with a freshman class of 4,696 students, an increase of 13.1 percent compared to the previous year and the largest increase in 10 years. Additionally, the 87.3 percent retention rate is the highest in MU’s history. The number of students who have an ACT of 30 or more on campus increased by 16 percent and minority enrollment in the freshman class increased by 29.7 percent.

2019

In October, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that George P. Smith, MU Curators Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, was one of a trio of researchers who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Smith is the first professor to receive a Nobel Prize for research conducted at the University of Missouri. Smith has been a professor at the University for more than40 years.

Mizzou Giving Day raised a total of $13.29 million. The annual day of giving was launched when George Smith and spouse Marjorie Sable donated Smith’s Nobel prize money to create the Missouri Nobel Scholarship Fund, which will establish scholarships to support undergraduate students in the College of Arts & Sciences. The Mizzou Alumni Association Scholarship Challenge raised $56,692 for student scholarships.

University of Missouri had a record-breaking year in giving, raising more than $200 million in academic year 2019 and breaking the previous fundraising record of $170 million in 2017. This successful year in giving brought the Mizzou: Our Time to

Lead campaign to total more than $1.2 billion, just $50 million shy of the campaign’s $1.3 billion 2020 goal.

Mizzou Football completed the South Endzone Project – a $98 million development. The project included updated player facilities, 16 suites, a 750-person field-level club, a 1,254-seat indoor club and general seating for approximately 1,324 fans.

Fall enrollment saw a double-digit percent increase for the second year in a row. Early numbers showed a freshman class of 5,460 – a 15% increase from the fall 2018 freshman class.

2020

The Mizzou: Our Time to Lead campaign reaches its goal ahead of schedule, raising over $1.3 billion before the campaign ends on June 30.

The global impact of COVID-19 forces the University, like many similar institutions, to close down campus prior to the Spring Break recess. Classes move online, and residence halls empty to a fraction of their usual capacity.

Following the departure of Alexander Cartwright, Dr. Mun Y. Choi is appointed Interim Chancellor of the University of Missouri-Columbia, in addition to his role as President of the University of Missouri System.

The MAA promotes several emergency funds during the pandemic, including the newly created MU Student Emergency Fund and COVID-19 Relief Gift Fund. Donations surpass $100,000 in less than a month.

The Mizzou Alumni Association launches the Tigers Support Tigers campaign, focused on highlighting the efforts of Mizzou alumni during the COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign website, launched within days of the campus’s closure, offers expert commentary, volunteer opportunities and downloadable resources.

With graduation ceremonies postponed, the University holds its first Virtual Celebration to honor the Class of 2020 during commencement weekend. The 24-hour event features messages and videos from notable alumni around the world, including Jon Hamm, Sheryl Crow and John Anderson, and is hosted through social media content

across multiple channels.

In light of their unique challenges, the MAA Board of Directors votes to gift all Class of 2020 graduates with a one-year digital membership to the MAA. This gift is supported by donations to the Mizzou Traditions Fund as part of the $20 for ‘20 campaign.

2021

Following a vote in 2020, the Mizzou Alumni Association’s Governing Board is henceforth known as the Board of Directors.

MIZ TALKS

The Mizzou Alumni Association launches MIZ Talks, an ongoing series of webinars featuring remarkable Tigers. These presentations are made available for free to all Mizzou friends and alumni, with notable speakers so far including Olympic Bronze medalist J’den Cox, BA ’17, and retired NASA astronauts Linda Godwin, MS ‘76, PhD ‘80 and Captain Dick Richards, BS ChE ‘69.

In order to best serve their academic programs, the College of Human and Environmental Sciences is restructured, with its individual departments rehomed to schools and colleges across campus prior to the start of the 2021 fall semester.

The postponed 2020 Faculty-Alumni Awards are held virtually for the first time ever, with a record-breaking number of attendees to congratulate the twelve exceptional award recipients.

The Board of Directors meets on Mizzou’s campus in April — their first in-person meeting since February 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent social distancing guidelines.

Mizzou invites the Class of 2020 to return to campus for an in-person commencement in late April. The live-streamed ceremonies are socially distanced, with guests attending in “pods” and maintaining a six-foot distance. The Class of 2021 is similarly celebrated, with commencement ceremonies divided over two weekends in early May.

Thanks to increasingly available vaccines and a decrease in active COVID-19 cases, the University announces a return to in-person learning and work in May, with plans to resume full-capacity classes and activities in the fall.

By order of President Choi, the University system adds the newly created Juneteenth federal holiday to its list of recognized holidays, shutting down all operations and classes for the day.

The Mizzou Legislative Network Committee is sunseted, with the Association refocusing its advocacy efforts on a new campus-led program with wider reach and resources.

An economic impact study finds that the University of Missouri has a $5 billion economic impact on the state, including $281.8 million generated in state and local taxes. For every dollar invested in the UM System, taxpayers received over $15 in economic benefits; an increase on the 13-1 return on investment reported just three years prior.

Following changes to NCAA rules on athletes accepting benefits and money for their name, image and likeness, the Every True Tiger Foundation (ETTF) is formed by private donors as a non-profit organization supporting Mizzou student-athletes. Though not officially affiliated with the university, it is named the “preferred NIL collective” by Mizzou Athletics.

Desireé Reed-Francois is named as Mizzou’s 21st Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, becoming the first female athletic director in Mizzou’s history and the first female athletic director in a public institution in the SEC.

The university celebrates the historic grand opening of the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health Building on Mizzou’s campus. This anchoring facility harnesses the power of the four universities in the UM System, MU Health Care, MU Extension and external partners to bring together cutting-edge research, technologies, and treatments to transform health care and save lives.

Due to disease and advancing age, 15 declining pin oaks are removed from the Francis Quadrangle. These iconic trees are replaced with 24 “Legacy Oaks,” a variety of white oak species with an estimated life span of 200 years, and initially grown on MU’s South Farm in preparation for their transplantation on campus.

The university launches MizzouForward, a transformative, $1.5 billion investment strategy in MU’s continued research excellence. The 10-year plan includes investments in developing and rewarding high-performing faculty and staff, recruiting faculty with exceptional research backgrounds, new and renovated spaces and instrumentation for research and more.

The Sinclair School of Nursing celebrates the opening of its brand-new, $30 million School of Nursing building on the MU campus. The four-story, 64,000-square-foot facility includes high-fidelity simulation rooms, a 14-bed skills lab, and other updates to better support both hybrid and handson learning.

The university announces an initiative to build a new, state-of-the-art research reactor on campus. This project, called NextGen MURR, will build upon the internationally recognized excellence of the MU Research Reactor (MURR), the highest-powered university research reactor in the United States.

Following a decade of significant growth and the addition of several departments and majors, the MU School of Health Professions announces a name change to the College of Health Sciences. The MU Research Reactor submits an application to the FDA for NCA Lu-177, a highly pure radionuclide. Once approved, the university will become the sole US-based producer of this life-saving cancer treatment ingredient.

The United States Supreme Court overturns its 2003 decision in Grutter v. Bollinger, effectively ending “affirmative action” in college admissions. Following a directive from the Missouri Attorney General, the University of Missouri System announces that it will no longer account for race in

2023

either admissions or scholarship decisions.

Following an amendment to Missouri’s Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) law, the university begins directly accepting gifts through newly created Tiger Branding Funds for each Mizzou sport under the umbrella of the Tiger Scholarship Fund.

2024

Freshmen applications for the 2024-25 academic year hit a record high, surpassing the previous record of 22,220 applicants set in the fall of 2015.

The Mizzou chess team, formed in 2019, secures its place as a national contender after taking top prize at the 2024 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship, the most prestigious collegiate chess event in the Americas. They go on to win the Presidents Cup, informally known as the Final Four of college chess, later in the year.

Designs for the $250 million renovation of Memorial Stadium are revealed to the public, including 51 new suites and a premium seating area underneath the north end zone “Rock M” hill. These renovations will increase Memorial Stadium’s capacity from 62,621 to 65,000 and are expected to be completed during the 2026 football season.

Following the departure of Desiree Reed-Francois, Mizzou names Laird Veatch as the new Athletic Director for the University of Missouri, effective May 1, 2024. Veatch is a former football student-athlete at Kansas State University and a 25-year veteran of intercollegiate athletics with experience in the Big 12 and Southeastern Conference.

After over a decade, the MU Museum of Art and Archaeology and Museum of Anthropology return to campus. Housed in the lower level of Ellis Library, the two museums are open to the public six days a week and free of charge.

MU Health Care celebrates the grand opening of its new Children’s Hospital on June 1. The new building, located on campus and connected to University Hospital, allows for easier collaboration and partnership with the MU School of Medicine and Sinclair School of Nursing, in addition to other campus resources.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Mizzou Alumni Association proudly supports the best interests and traditions of Missouri’s flagship university and its alumni worldwide.

GUIDEPOSTS TO EXCELLENCE

DISCOVERY

DIVERSITY PRIDE RESPECT

RESPONSIBILITY TRADITION

Much like the stones which give strength to six beloved columns, these six values are supported only by the degree of excellence that they embody. The association recognizes the special worth that the pursuit of excellence creates and strives to bond our alumni together using excellence as the foundation.

STRATEGIC PLAN 2022-2025

ELEVATE ENGAGEMENT AND INVOLVEMENT

• Inspire higher levels of alumni engagement to support Mizzou’s stature

• Accelerate pipeline of members and donors

• Leverage personalized communication to energize alumni

FUEL FINANCIAL GROWTH

• Develop a MizzouMade lifecycle approach to engagement

• Innovate affinity-based engagement

• Reinvent academic-based engagement

INSPIRE EFFECTIVE LEADERS

• Expand professional networking within the Mizzou family

• Emphasize personal and professional enrichment opportunities

• Celebrate alumni achievement with elevated approaches

CONSTITUTION

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BOONE COUNTY, STATE OF MISSOURI

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ) THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ALUMNI ( ASSOCIATION FOR PRO FORMA DECREE OF ) NUMBER 34454 INCORPORATION (

Now on this day come Richmond C. Coburn, as President and R. L. Hill, as Secretary, and submit to the Court the Articles of Agreement of said association, together with a petition praying for a pro forma decree thereon, in manner provided by law, and it appearing to the Court that said petition has remained on file in the Clerk’s Office of this Court for at least three days since the same was first presented to the Court and the Court having duly examined said articles of agreement, and being duly advised in the premises, doth now consider, adjudge and determine that said Articles of Agreement, and the purposes of the Association as therein expressed, come properly within the purview of Article Ten, Chapter 32 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, 1929, and are not inconsistent with the Constitution or laws of the United States or of the State of Missouri.

IT IS THEREFORE, ordered, adjudged and decreed by the Court that the petitioners and their associates named in said Articles of Agreement be and are hereby created a body politic and corporate by and under the corporate name of The University of Missouri Alumni Association.

STATE OF MISSOURI ) ( SS COUNTY OF BOONE )

THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

for the amendment of chapter decree - filed: February 17, 1981

BYLAWS

of the University of Missouri Alumni Association Columbia, Missouri

(Revised February 7, 2020) (Amended November 20, 2020)

ARTICLE I: NAME

The name of The Association shall be The University of Missouri Alumni Association hereinafter referred to as the “Association.” The University of Missouri is affectionately known as “Mizzou” by its alumni and friends, and this Association is referred to and commonly known as “The Mizzou Alumni Association.”

ARTICLE II: PURPOSE

The Association was formally chartered in 1936 as an independent, not-for-profit educational corporation. In accordance with the Pro Forma Decree of Incorporation,

The corporation is formed for the purpose of promoting and furthering education in the State of Missouri. It proposes to accomplish its purposes by aiding, extending, furthering and calling to public attention the work of the University of Missouri in all of its departments and by supporting, maintaining and directing to educational ends the alumni activities of the alumni and former students of said University.

In furtherance of this purpose, the Association provides services to the University and its alumni constituency, friends, supporters of the University, students, parents, faculty and staff. Services and activities may be educational, developmental or social and may encourage both fellowship and constructive contributions to the University

The Association is expected to facilitate these activities and to function as a communications link, act as a motivating force to provide support and express opinions to the campus administration on behalf of all members. Through the Association’s programs, chapters and related organizations, alumni are encouraged to support their alma mater and generally participate in building a greater University.

ARTICLE III: MEMBERS

Section

1. Membership Requirements

Members of the Association shall be those persons who:

a) are graduates or former students of the University;

b) have had an honorary degree conferred upon them by the University;

c) have been elected to Honorary Membership in the Association by the Board; or

d) have demonstrated an interest in the University but do not qualify for membership under Subsections (a), (b) or (c) of this Section.

Section 2. Regular Members

Regular Members shall include all members described in Article III, Sections 1.a and 1.b who have remitted to the Association the appropriate dues established and prescribed by the Board. Regular Members shall receive all the rights and benefits of membership as may be determined from time to time by the Board.

Section 3. Honorary Members

Any person who has rendered distinguished service to the University of Missouri (MU) or to the Association may be elected to Honorary Membership in the Association by the Board and shall have all rights and benefits of Regular Members, without the obligation of paying dues.

Section 4. Constitutional Members

All former students of the University who do not remit membership dues as established by the Board shall be known as Constitutional Members of the Association. Constitutional Members shall be nonvoting members of the Association and shall be allowed those rights and benefits established from time to time by the Board. In no event shall the rights or benefits of Constitutional Members be greater or more substantial than those of Regular Members.

Section 5. Associate Members

Any person who demonstrates an interest in the University of Missouri (MU) but does not qualify for membership under Article III, Sections 1.a, 1.b or 1.c, shall, upon payment of annual dues established by the Board, become an Associate Member, with rights and benefits identical to those of Regular Members. In no event shall such annual dues be an amount less than that charged Regular Members.

ARTICLE IV: BOARD OF DIRECTORS -- POWERS AND DUTIES

Section 1. Authority

Except as otherwise provided by law, the Pro Forma Decree of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Association, the Board shall exercise all of the authority of the Association for its government and management. The Board may adopt duties, guidelines, policies and operating procedures that conform to the provisions of these Bylaws and that have been approved by the Board. This authority includes but is not limited to its chapters, school and college boards, affinity groups and student programs and to their corresponding bylaws, duties, guidelines, policies and operating procedures.

Section 2. District and Regional Boundaries

The Board may establish and alter the territorial boundaries of the Association chapters, districts and regions as necessary.

Section 3. Resignation, Termination or Removal

Any Director may resign by notice in writing to the President in care of the Secretary. Any Director may be removed from office on the Board for good cause upon the vote of at least two-thirds of the Board present at a meeting where a quorum of the Board exists. Such termination or removal shall be considered upon the request of no less than three (3) Directors; any such request shall be submitted in writing to the President in care of the Secretary. Once such a request is received by the Secretary, the President shall put the Director on administrative leave from the Board until the termination or removal process is complete.

The Director proposed for termination or removal shall receive written notice through electronic or postal mail not less than fourteen (14) days in advance of the meeting at which the issue of removal or termination is to be addressed. Upon request of the Director subject to the removal or termination action, a hearing shall be held at said meeting prior to the vote of the Board.

Section 4. Vacancies

In the event of a vacancy on the Board, the Directors shall be asked to submit names to be considered by the Nominating Committee in care of the Secretary. The Nominating Committee will submit a recommendation to the remaining Directors who shall, by majority vote, appoint a Regular, Honorary or Associate Member to fill the unexpired term of the vacating Director, unless otherwise established by these Bylaws.

If the uncompleted term is less than six months, the abbreviated service of the replacement Director shall not be counted toward the limits established in Article V, Section 1.e.

Section 5. Regular Meetings

The Board shall meet at least three (3) times each year for the transaction of business, at a time and place to be designated by the Secretary in consultation with the President. Notice of meetings shall be Communicated to the Board not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the meeting date. New Directors and Officers will be elected at the spring meeting each year.

Section 6. Special Meetings

Special meetings may be called on the initiative of the President and shall be called by the Secretary in consultation with the President in the event of a resolution by the Board or upon written Communication by at least eight (8) Directors. Communication shall be given with a minimum of two (2) days’ notice for periodic or special meetings. Such meetings may be held anywhere in the State of Missouri, or by use of any means of Communication by which all Directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting as defined by the Board and the Bylaws.

Section 7. Quorum

The presence of thirteen (13) Directors of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and a vote by a majority of those Directors present at such time, unless otherwise provided by law, the Pro Forma Decree of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Association, shall constitute official and duly authorized action on any matter within the jurisdiction of the Board.

Section 8. Action Without Meeting

Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board or a committee of the Board may be taken without a meeting if consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be agreed by the consensus of a quorum. The same rules for quorum apply as set forth in Article IV, Section 7. For purposes of this section, an electronic mail transmission from an electronic mail address on record constitutes a valid writing.

The intent of this provision is to allow the Board to use electronic mail to approve actions, as long as a quorum of Directors gives consent. The consent will have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote at a meeting duly held, and may be stated as such in any certificate or document. The Secretary shall file all individual written consents and record such number within the minutes of the meetings of the Board.

Section 9. Executive Committee

(a) Composition: An Executive Committee shall be established, whose members shall serve one (1) year terms commencing on July 1 of each year. The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, the Immediate Past President, the President-Elect, the Secretary and the Treasurer. All Executive Committees members shall be voting members of this committee.

(b) Powers and Duties: The Executive Committee shall meet at the discretion of the President or at the request of two (2) members of the Executive Committee to discuss Association personnel and/or other highly sensitive issues affecting the Association. Unless otherwise provided by law, the Pro Forma Decree of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Association, said Executive Committee shall have full authority to conduct the business of the Association, subject to the approval of the Board at its next regular or special meeting. An act, or authorization of an act, by the Executive Committee shall be as effective for all purposes as the act or authorization of the Board, including authorization of activities, expenditures

and all other matters normally within the jurisdiction of the Board, so long as the action is approved by a vote of a majority of the total membership of said Executive Committee.

Section 10. Duties of the Board of Directors

Directors are to fulfill the duties, responsibilities, and standards of board membership. Directors will exercise the fiduciary duty of care, the duty of loyalty to the purpose and best interests of the Association, and the duty of obedience to ensure that the Association is acting at all times in accordance with its mission and purposes. Directors will oversee the Association’s strategic plan and approve its annual operating plan and goals. Each Director will comply with all expectations, policies, and procedures.

Section 11. Duties of the Professional Association Staff

(a) The Executive Director of the Alumni Association, shall administer the Association’s budget and shall provide staff support for the Association programs. The Executive Director, subject to the direction of the Board and the President, is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Association. The Executive Director shall be the Association’s liaison with the University administration. The Executive Director will report to an appropriately senior position at the University, as determined by the University Chancellor or designee. The Executive Director, or the Executive Director’s designee, is the Secretary to the Board and to the Executive Committee.

(b) The Executive Director shall coordinate the University’s institutional advancement effort with the Alumni Association.

Section 12. Expenditures

The Board must authorize any expenditure in excess of $25,000 of funds not allocated in the budget of the Association.

Section 13. Committees and Task Forces

(a) The Association establishes committees to perform duties as identified by the Board and the Bylaws;

(b) Committees shall maintain written guidelines and operating procedures that conform to the provisions of these Bylaws and that have been approved by the Board;

(c) The President shall fill all vacancies on committees each year;

(d) The Board or the President may, from time to time, establish and appoint ad hoc committees or task forces deemed necessary to support the organization’s long-range plan or as appropriate to serve in an advisory capacity. The chair and any member of any such advisory committee or task force must be a Regular, Honorary or Associate Member of the Association;

(e) The President of the Association automatically shall be an ex-officio member of all committees and task forces established in accordance with Subsections (a) and (d) of this Section. Committee vacancies shall be filled by the Association President. A substantial number of the members of each standing committee or task force shall be persons who are not Directors with the exception of the Governance Committee and internal Board ad hoc committees, which shall be comprised exclusively of Directors;

(f) The President of the Association, in consultation with the Executive Director, shall appoint individuals as requested to represent the Association on University and Association committees and bodies. Appointees may be current Directors, past Directors, alumni, faculty, and current students of the University, or community volunteers. The Executive Director shall maintain a list and timeline of required appointments for the President on behalf of the Association.

ARTICLE V: BOARD OF DIRECTORS -- SELECTION AND ELECTION

Section 1. Term and Eligibility

The terms and eligibility of the Board of Directors shall be as follows:

(a) A Director of the Board shall be a Regular, Honorary or Associate Member of the Association in good standing;

(b) All Director terms, including Treasurer and Chairs, are for two (2) years except the terms of the President, Immediate Past President and President-Elect which are for one (1) year;

(c) No person shall be selected for more than two (2) consecutive terms as a Director, except as follows:

1) Officers listed in Article VI, Section 1, shall be Directors of the Board for as long as they hold office, without regard to any limit otherwise imposed by this Section;

2) Chairs of committees and the Treasurer shall not serve more than six (6) years cumulatively on the Board including their time as Directors. They also shall not serve more than two (2) consecutive terms as a Chair or the Treasurer. Once the terms for a Chair or Treasurer has expired, they shall not be eligible to become a Director;

3) After absence from the Board for a minimum of two (2) years, any former Director may be selected for additional terms as a Director. However, such additional service is again subject to the limits imposed herein, and

4) Provided however, the position of President Elect shall not require an absence from the Board.

(d) The abbreviated service of a Director selected to fill an uncompleted term of less than six months in accordance with Article IV, Section 4, shall not be counted toward any limit otherwise established by this Section;

(e) No person shall serve as a Director of the Association while serving as an employee of the University if service as a Director would give rise to the appearance of impropriety or of a conflict of interest in the performance of the duties of such person as a Director;

(f) One (1) Director may not hold two (2) positions simultaneously.

Section 2. Board of Directors Composition

The Board shall be composed of twenty-three (23) voting Directors, and other non-voting Directors, as follows:

(a) Seventeen (17) Directors of which four (4) Directors shall be appointed at large by the President for two-year terms, one half in alternating years;

(b) Four (4) elected Association Officers: President, Immediate Past President, President-Elect and Treasurer;

(c) One (1) non-elected Association Officer; Secretary (who shall be an ex-officio, nonvoting member of the Board);

(d) One (1) Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion committee

(e) One (1) Director from the Alumni Association Student Board (“AASB”), as selected by AASB;

(f) The Vice Chancellor for Advancement and other persons as recommended by the Executive Director for approval by the Executive Committee (all such persons such shall be ex-officio, nonvoting members of the Board);

(g) All other Past Presidents, who shall be ex-officio, nonvoting members of the Board, and who may be requested to attend specific meetings and perform specific functions at the discretion of the President.

Section 3. Association Officers

Officers of the Association, except for the Secretary, shall be considered elected to the Board at the time elected to any office named in Article VI, Section 1, and shall retain membership upon the Board so long as they hold such office. The election of a sitting Director to any office named in Article VI, Section 1, shall constitute a vacancy in their previous Board position, which shall be filled by the Board in accordance with Article IV, Section 4.

Section 4. Nominating Committee

By January 1, the President shall name a Nominating Committee. The Secretary shall publish notice of the coming election in Association communication channels, such notice to include the address of the Secretary, who will receive nominations. The Nominating Committee shall submit to the Board the nominations for Officers, Chairs, and appropriate Directors for the ensuing year as stated in Article V, Section 2. Nominees need not be members of the Board.

The Immediate Past President shall serve as chair. This committee shall be drawn from the following: current Directors, past Directors within four years of their last date of service on the Board or current members of standing or ad hoc committees. The President of the Association automatically shall be an ex-officio, nonvoting member of such Nominating Committee.

The Nominating Committee will strive to ensure the slate of Directors for the Board will be composed of members with a diversity of skills, perspectives, backgrounds, geographic locations and other considerations which will promote creativity and innovation and yields differing voices that can play important roles in accomplishing the Association’s mission.

Section 5. Election

Election of Officers and Directors shall occur at least fourteen (14) days after Communication of said election, and shall take place at the first meeting of the Board held after such period has elapsed. Election procedure shall be determined by the Board but must allow the will of a majority of those present and voting to prevail.

At the meeting, additional nominations from the floor shall be permitted before the election. Nominees need not be members of the Board.

Section 6. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest

Directors shall comply with the Association approved Ethics and Conflict of Interest Policy as adopted by the Board, including any subsequent amendments made by an affirmative vote of the Board. Any Director of the Board with a business or personal interest in any matter before the Association shall disclose such interest to the Board in care of the Secretary prior to any action being taken thereon. Any Director who is so interested may be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at any meeting at which such action may be considered, but shall not be entitled to vote on such action. No action of the Association shall be rendered void solely by the fact that any of the Directors are so interested, but subsequent disclosure of such interest may be a basis for the Board to rescind such action.

If a Director does not disclose a business or personal interest in a matter before the Board, and then votes or otherwise exerts influence on the matter to the Director’s direct or ancillary benefit, then the Executive Committee may remove said Director by a majority vote of the Executive Committee. The Association shall also have all other remedies afforded by law against said Director.

ARTICLE VI: OFFICERS

Section 1. Term and Eligibility

The term and eligibility of the Officers shall be as follows:

(a) The terms for President, Immediate Past President and President-Elect of the Association shall be one (1) year;

(b) The term for the Treasurer shall be two (2) years and no person shall be selected for more than two (2) consecutive terms as Treasurer;

(c) Officer terms begin on July 1;

(d) The Board shall elect Regular, Honorary or Associate Members of the Association to fill the offices of President-Elect and Treasurer;

(e) Upon serving as the President-Elect for one year, the President-Elect shall automatically assume the office of President the following year. Upon serving as President for one year, the President shall automatically assume the office of Immediate Past President the following year;

(f) Officers elected by the Board are, by virtue of their election, Directors of the Board;

(g) One person may not hold two (2) offices simultaneously.

Section 2. Resignation, Termination or Removal

Any Officer may resign by notice in writing to the President in care of the Secretary. Any Officer may be removed from the Board for good cause upon the vote of at least two-thirds of the Board present at a meeting where a quorum of the Board exists. Such termination or removal shall be considered upon the request of no less than three (3) Directors; any such request shall be submitted in writing to the Secretary. Once such a request is received by the Secretary, the Executive Committee shall put the Officer on administrative leave from the Board until the termination or removal process is complete.

The Officer proposed for termination or removal shall receive written notice through electronic or postal mail not less than fourteen (14) days in advance of the meeting at which the issue of removal or termination is to be addressed. Upon request of the Officer subject to the removal or termination action, a hearing shall be held at said meeting prior to the vote of the Board.

Section 3. Vacancies

In the event of a vacancy in the office of President, the President-Elect shall fill the office for the unexpired term. Other vacancies in the Officers of the Association may be filled by the Board for the unexpired term in accordance with Article IV, Section 4. In the event of the absence or inability to act of the President, the President-Elect shall temporarily carry out the duties of the office. In the event both the President and the President-Elect are absent or unable to perform their duties, the Immediate Past President shall serve as President pro tempore.

In the event a vacancy exists in the office of President Elect, the Directors shall be asked to submit names to be considered by the Nominating Committee in care of the Secretary. The Nominating Committee will submit a recommendation to the Board who shall, by majority vote, appoint a Regular, Honorary or Associate Member to fill the unexpired term of the vacating President Elect, unless otherwise established by these Bylaws.

Section 4. Duties of the President

The President shall call and preside at all meetings of the Association, of the Board, and of the Executive Committee; shall make all appointments as specified in Article IV, Section 12, and Article V, Section 2.a; shall have general charge of and control over the programs of the Association, subject to the direction of the Board; shall be an ex-officio member of all committees and task forces established in Article IV, Section 12 and shall perform additional duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board or the Bylaws of the Association.

Section 5. Duties of the Immediate Past President

The Immediate Past President shall ensure stability and succession during Officer and Director transitions; shall provide continuity to the Association by providing historical context for issues; shall serve as chair of the Nominating Committee; shall be the primary liaison from the Past President’s Council to the Board and shall perform additional duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board or the Bylaws of the Association.

Section 6. Duties of the President-Elect

The President-Elect shall assist the President in the programs of the Association; shall perform and discharge the duties of the President in case of the absence of the President; shall serve as chair of the Governance Committee and shall perform additional duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board or the Bylaws of the Association.

Section 7. Duties of the Treasurer

The Treasurer, under the direction of the Executive Committee and subject to such regulations as the Board shall prescribe, shall oversee the finances of the Association, including the financial policies, budget, and audit; shall report to the Board on a regular basis on the nature and extent of all finances and investments of the Association; shall serve as chair of the Finance Committee and shall perform such additional duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board or the Bylaws of the Association.

Section 8. Duties of the Secretary

The Secretary will be filled by the Executive Director or the Executive Director’s designee. The Secretary shall keep all records of the Association; shall have made and preserved a record of all proceedings of the Board and Executive Committee; shall be the custodian of the corporate records and the seal of the Association; shall keep records of all Members and Directors of the Association; shall be authorized to sign any contracts or other instruments for the transaction in the ordinary course of business and shall perform other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board or by the Bylaws of the Association.

ARTICLE VII: DUES

Section 1. Annual Dues

The Board may establish and prescribe annual dues for membership in the Association. All dues-paying members of the Association (as well as Honorary Members, who are relieved of the obligation to pay dues) shall enjoy all the rights and benefits as may be determined from time to time by the Board.

Section 2. Special and Promotional Memberships

The Board may, at its discretion, adopt family memberships, life memberships, interim memberships, trial memberships and other special or promotional memberships.

ARTICLE VIII: PUBLICATIONS ARTICLE VII: DUES

The Association shall edit, publish, issue and maintain an alumni magazine to be known as the MIZZOU magazine, to be published throughout the year at such intervals as may be determined by the Board. The direction of the policies and management of the publication shall be vested in the Board.

ARTICLE IX: UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI DIVISION OF ADVANCEMENT

The Association endorses and pledges its support to the University of Missouri Division of Advancement, which is the official advancement office of the University.

ARTICLE X: INCLUSION

The Association does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin disability, socioeconomic standing, marital status, relationship status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. The Association is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all alumni, members of our staff, volunteers, friends, donors and vendors.

ARTICLE XI: INDEMNIFICATION AND LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Section 1. Indemnification

Each person who is or was a Director or Officer of the Association, shall be indemnified by the Association as of right to the full extent permitted or authorized by the laws of the State of Missouri, as now in effect and as hereafter amended, against any liability, judgment, fine, amount paid in settlement, cost and expense (including attorney’s fees) asserted or threatened against and incurred by such person in his or her capacity as or arising out of his or her status as a Director or Officer of this or such other association, corporation or legal entity.

The indemnification provided by this bylaw provision shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified shall be entitled under any other bylaw or under any agreement, vote of disinterested Directors or otherwise, and shall not limit in any way any right which the Association may have to make different or further indemnification with respect to the same or different persons or classes of persons.

Section 2. Liability

No person shall be liable to the Association for any loss, damage, liability or expense suffered by it on account of any action taken or admitted to be taken by him or her as a Director or Officer of the Association or of any other association, corporation or legal entity which he or she serves as a Director or Officer at the request of the Association , if such person (a) exercises the same degree of care and skill as a prudent person would have exercised under the circumstances and the conduct of his or her own affairs, or (b) took or admitted to take such action in reliance upon advice of counsel of the Association or for such other association, corporation or legal entity, or upon statements made or information furnished by Directors, Officers, employees or agents of the Association,, or of such other association, corporation or other legal entity, which he or she had no reasonable grounds to disbelieve.

Section 3. Insurance

The Association shall purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a Director, Officer, employee or agent of the Association , or is or was serving at the request of the Association as Director, Officer, employee or agent of another association, corporation or legal entity against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Association would have the power to indemnify, him or her, against such liabilities under the provisions of this Article. The acquisition of such insurance shall not be deemed to satisfy the obligations of indemnification as stated in Article XI, Sections 1 and 2. The determination as to whether or not an individual has complied with the standards of conduct, as above set forth in Article XI, Sections 1 and 2, shall be made by disinterested members of the Board of the Association.

ARTICLE XII: AMENDMENTS, REVISIONS AND NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES

Section 1. Amendments and Revisions

The Board may amend, adopt or repeal these Bylaws by the vote of two-thirds of the Directors present at any regular or special meeting, provided that the notice of said meeting shall contain a verbatim statement of the proposed amendment or revision and that such notice be sent to the Directors at their electronic or postal address of record at least seven (7) days in advance of said meeting. Amendments must be submitted to the Secretary of the Association for review under procedures approved by the Executive Committee.

Section 2. Non-Substantive Changes

The Executive Committee is authorized to approve non-substantive changes to the Bylaws in order to correct grammar, spelling and numbering, and to update changes to title of University departments, officials and employees, without need for an amendment.

ARTICLE XIII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 1. Fiscal Year

The fiscal year of the Association shall be from the 1st day of July each year through the 30th day of June of the succeeding calendar year.

Section 2. Parliamentary Procedure

The current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised, as amended from time to time, shall govern the meetings, rules, guidelines, motions, agendas and related matters of the Association insofar as those rules are not inconsistent with or in conflict with the Pro Forma Decree of Incorporation, the Bylaws of the Association or the laws of the State of Missouri.

Section 3. Definitions

As used in these Bylaws, the following terms shall mean:

(a) Executive Director: The Executive Director of the Alumni Association;

(b) Association or Alumni Association: The University of Missouri Alumni Association or The Mizzou Alumni Association;

(c) Board or Board of Directors: The Board of Directors of The University of Missouri Alumni Associaion;

(d) Bylaws: The Bylaws of The University of Missouri Alumni Association;

(e) Chair: A Director of The Association serving as Chair of a committee as identified in Article V, ` Section 2.d;

(f) Communication: Shall include in person meeting, internet video meeting, telephonic conference call electronic or postal mail, or other technology-assisted means of participation as defined by the Board;

(g) Director: A member of the Board of Directors of The University of Missouri Alumni Association;

(h) Executive Committee: A committee of the Board composed of the President, Immediate Past President, President-Elect, Secretary and Treasurer;

(i) Executive Director: The Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni Relations shall serve as the Executive

(j) Immediate Past President: The President shall assume the office of Immediate Past President at the conclusion of that term;

(k) Member: Any member, associate member or honorary member of The Association in accordance with the Pro Forma Decree of Incorporation and identified in Article III;

(l) Nominating Committee: A committee of the Board composed of the Immediate Past President, current Directors, past Directors within four years of their last date of service on the Board or current members of standing or ad hoc committees;

(m) Officer: An elected officer of the Association, as identified in Article VI, Section 1;

(n) Past President: A Member who served a term as the President of the Board of The Association;

(o) President: The President of The Association elected in accordance with Article VI, Section 3;

(p) President-Elect: The President-Elect of The Association elected in accordance with Article VI, Section 1 to immediately succeed the current President at the conclusion of the that term in accor dance with these Bylaws;

(q) Pro Forma Decree of Incorporation: The Articles of Agreement of the University of Missouri Alumni Association;

(r) Secretary: The Executive Director of The Association shall serve as Secretary with voting rights on the Executive Committee;

(s) Treasurer: The Treasurer of the Association elected in accordance with Article VI, Section 1;

(t) University: The University of Missouri (MU).

MIZZOU 39

MAA SECRETARIES & EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

1852 Charles Allen

1854-1855 R.L. Todd (Corresponding Secretary)

1854-1855 Sterling Paige, Jr. (Recording Secretary)

1855-1870

1870-1871 D.W.B. Kurtz

1871-1876

1875-1878 S.C. Douglass

1878-1880 Scott Hayes

1880-1881 R.W. Gentry

1881-1887 C.B. Rollins

1887-1891 Thomas J. Lowry

1891-1895 C.B. Sebastian

1895-1899 N.T. Gentry

1899-1901 S.F. Conley

1901-1902 W.H. Turner

1902-1904 F.W. Niedermeyer

1904-1905 N.T. Gentry

1905-1906 L.E. Bates

1906-1908 Merril E. Otis

1908-1909 W.F. Woodruff

1909-1910 William G. Bek

1910-1911 J.E. Chasnoff

1911-1912 Harry E. Ridings

1912-1914 Charles Ross

1914-1916 Hugh MacKay

1916-1918 H.H. Kinyon

1918-1919 Vaughn Bryant

1919 C.H. Willliams (acting)

1919-1921 C.E. Kane

1921 T.C. Morelock (acting)

1922-1944 R.L. (Bob) Hill

1944-1946 Thelma Woods (interim)

1946-1951 Herbert Bunker

1951-1968 Guy H. (Bus) Entsminger

1968-1971 Jean Madden

1971-1974 William Dalzell

1974-1979 Steve Roszell

1979-1981 Sharon Baysinger

1981-1986 Thomas Schultz

1986-1992 George Walker

1992-1993 James Irvin

1994-2004 J. Todd Coleman

2004- Todd McCubbin

MAA PAST PRESIDENTS

1853-1857 Odon Guitar

1857-1865 Walter Lenoir

1865-1869 Odon Guitar

1869-1870 Walter Lenoir

1870-1871 Andrew J. Thomas

1871-1873 Alexander F. Denny

1873-1874 Luther Collier

1874-1877 Odon Guitar

1877-1878 L.B. Wilkes

1878-1881 Shannon C. Douglass

1882 Alex F. Denny

1883-1884 Odon Guitar

1885-1886 Robert L. Todd

1887-1888 Edwin W. Stephens

1889-1890 Curtis B. Rollins

1891-1894 Gardiner Lathrop

1895-1896 Charles E. Yeater

1897-1898 Isidor Loeb

1899-1900 North T. Gentry

1901-1902 Woodson Moss

1903-1904 Luther M. Defoe

1905-1907 C. M. Jackson

1908-1909 John C. Leggett

1910-1911 Earl F. Nelson

1912-1914 Odon Guitar Jr.

1914-1916 R. B. Caldwell

1916-1920 Allen McReynolds

1920-1922 Forest C. Donnell

1922-1930 Frank Rollins

1930-1934 Wilber Cochel

1934-1938 Richmond C. Coburn

1938-1940 Byron Spencer

1940-1942 Allen Oliver

1942-1944 Laurence M. Hyde

1944-1948 Silas Oak Hunter

1948-1950 Don McVay

1950-1953 Harold Niedorp

1953-1955 Cullen Coil

1955-1956 Richmond J. Charmier

1956-1957 Dutton Brookfield

1957-1958 Flavius Freeman

1958-1959 John Albert Morris

1959-1960 William R. Toler

1960-1962 J. Gordon Blackmore

1962-1963 Eddie Sowers

1963-1964 Bradford Brett

1964-1966 William Tucker

1966-1967 Marvin McQueen

1967-1969 Beauford W. Robinson

1969-1971 Garth Landis

1971-1972 Darryl Francis

1972-1973 Frank Williams

1973-1974 Mitch M. Murch

1974-1975 Cordell W. Tindall

1975-1976 William M. Symon, Jr.

1976-1977 John N. Booth

1977-1978 Doris A. England

1978-1979 Jerome N. Tiemann

1979-1980 Barbara Houston Moore

1980-1981 Thomas D. Schultz

1981-1982 Eugene A. Leonard

1982-1983 Norris W. Phillips

1983-1984 G. Jack McCausland

1984-1985 William C. Lenox

1985-1986 Edward K. Powell

1986-1987 Joe L. Moseley

1987-1988 Eleanor R. Frasier

1988-1989 Carl L. Schweitzer

1989-1990 J. Edward Travis III

1990-1991 Bob H. Dixson

1991-1992 Richard P. Moore

1992-1993 Thomas J. Lawson

1993-1994 Gerald L. Johnson

1994-1995 Carolyn L. Wiley

1995-1996 G. P. “Rusty” Jandl

1996-1997 Brock L. Hessing

1997-1998 Jean B. Snider

1998-1999 Mark A. Miller

1999-2000 Melodie A. Powell

2000-2001 Cordelia M. Esry

2001-2002 Dale R. Ludwig

2002-2003 Steven S. Vincent

2003-2004 Deborah Snellen

2004-2005 R. Doug Crews

2005-2006 Jay M. Dade

2006-2007 Kimberly L. Voss

2007-2008 Titus J. Blackmon

2008-2009 Craig M. Lalumandier

2009-2010 Jacqueline McEntire Clark

2010-2011 Randall C. Wright

2011-2012 Pamela M. Oberdiek

2012-2013 James B. Gwinner

2013-2014 Tracey E. Mershon

2014-2015 W. Dudley McCarter

2015-2016 Sherri E. Gallick

2016-2017 Ted D. Ayres

2017-2018 Bruce E. McKinney

2018-2019 Andrea Allison-Putman

2019-2020 Steven W. Hays

2020-2021 Robin R. Wenneker

2021-2022 Sabrina B. McDonnell

2022-2023 Jeff Vogel

2023-2024 Mindy Mazur

GOVERNANCE

BOARD JOB DESCRIPTIONS

BOARD MEMBER EXPECTATIONS

POLICIES & PROCEDURES

ETHICS & CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY

2024-2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

STANDING COMMITTEES & COMMITTEE GUIDELINES

AD HOC COMMITTEES

NETWORKS

CHAPTER BYLAWS & ORGANIZATION BYLAWS

BOARD JOB DESCRIPTIONS

ASSOCIATION OFFICERS

Officers of the Association with the exception of the Secretary shall be considered elected to the Board of Directors at the time elected to any office named in Article V, Section 1, and shall retain membership upon the Board so long as they hold such office. The election of a sitting Director to any office named in Article V, Section 1, shall constitute a vacancy in their previous Board position, which shall be filled by the Board in accordance with Article III, Section 3.

DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT

The President shall call and preside at all meetings of the Association, of the Board of Directors, and of the Executive Committee; shall make all appointments as specified in Article III, Section 11, and Article IV, Section 2; shall have general charge of and control over the programs of the Association, subject to the direction of the Board; shall be an ex-officio member of all committees and task forces established in Article III, Section 12 and shall perform additional duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Bylaws of the Association.

DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT

The President-Elect shall assist the President in the programs of the Association, perform and discharge the duties of the President in case of the absence of the President, serve as Chair of the Governance Committee and perform additional duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Bylaws of the Association.

DUTIES OF THE TREASURER

The Treasurer, under the direction of the Executive Committee and subject to such regulations as the Board shall prescribe, shall oversee the finances of the Association, including the financial policies, budget, and audit; shall report to the Board on a regular basis on the nature and extent of all finances and investments of the Association; shall serve as chair of the Finance Committee and shall perform such additional duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board or the Bylaws of the Association.

DUTIES OF THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

The Immediate Past President shall be the chair of the Nominating Committee and shall have such authority and perform such duties as may from time to time be delegated by the President or the Board.

DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY

The Secretary shall have made and preserved a record of all proceedings of the Association and shall perform other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or by the Bylaws of the Association.

DUTIES OF THE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION STAFF

The Executive Director of the Alumni Association, shall administer the Association’s budget and shall provide staff support for Association programs. The Executive Director, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and the President, is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Association. The Executive Director shall be the Association’s liaison with the University administration. The Executive Director, or the Executive Director’s designee, also shall perform the duties of Secretary to the Board of Directors, and the Executive Committee.

The Executive Director shall coordinate the University’s institutional advancement effort with the Alumni Association.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MEMBER

EXPECTATIONS

ADVOCACY

• Passion for Mizzou with a commitment to remain informed about MAA’s mission, services, policies, and programs

• Prepared at all times to speak well of Mizzou and MAA as an advocate for both

• Opportunities to advocate:

• Seek to stay up-to-date on Mizzou news as well as trends and developments in alumni engagement

• Practice your MAA elevator speech and deliver it every chance you get

• Recruit high quality individuals for the MAA Board or other volunteer service

• Nominate individuals for Mizzou recognition programs

ENGAGEMENT

• Eager to participate in Board meetings by coming prepared, asking intentional questions, and faithful review of financial statements

• Accept committee and Board assignments with enthusiasm and follow through on them

• Opportunities to engage:

• Attend signature MAA events when possible as well as events hosted by chapters and affiliated organizations

• Collect feedback proactively within your Mizzou network to assess experiences and

• impressions

• Mentor other Board members and volunteers

INTEGRITY

• Exhibit discretion and follow established conflict of interest, conduct and confidentiality policies of the MAA including expectations related to social media

• Trust fellow Board members and be worthy of their trust by voicing input in a responsible way and expressing dissenting views in a constructive and respectful manner

• Opportunities to model integrity:

• Leverage personal expertise and industry connections to enhance MAA

• Promote Mizzou and MAA via personal social media including addition of MAA to your LinkedIn profile

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

• Dues paying member of the MAA

• Understand the purpose of the Mizzou Traditions Fund and personally support its fundraising efforts

• Opportunities to invest in Mizzou:

• Recruit at least one Tiger (or 10!) to join you in supporting MAA through membership or giving

• Upgrade to life membership

• Consider forgoing travel reimbursement and/or returning a like amount in a gift to MAA

• Support the Mizzou Traditions Fund at the Traditions Circle level

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

of the University of Missouri Alumni Association Columbia, Missouri

(Approved April 17, 2020)

The University of Missouri Alumni Association (“Association”) and its Board of Directors (“Board”) established the following policies to enable the Board to proudly support the best interests and traditions of Missouri’s flagship university and its alumni worldwide.

These policies apply to the Mizzou Alumni Association Board of Directors and Association Committees.

ASSOCIATION MATERIALS AND MARKS

The University has created policies that define and limit how its materials and marks may be used.

USE OF STATIONARY

Official Association stationery may not be used in outside business, personal, and other private or political activities of the Board and Committee members.

USE OF LOGOS, TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS

It is a violation of University policy to use the name of the University or any of the University’s logos, trademarks or service marks in materials intended to endorse or promote outside interests or to otherwise enhance private gain.

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION

The Board and Committee members should not post speculative information. Refer all traffic to the University’s official accounts. The twitter account @MUAlert and website mualert.missouri.edu are the designated communication channels in the case of any University emergency situation. Contact an Association staff member immediately if you discover erroneous information about an unfolding crisis.

MEDIA

These policies are meant to assist the Board and its Committee members in interacting with legacy media and using social media in an effective and responsible manner. At the same time, we have a duty to protect our brand identity and minimize actual or potential legal and brand risks. This will protect both your reputation and the reputation of the Association.

LEGACY MEDIA POLICY

This policy is intended to address non-routine contact with the media for the Board and Committee members. To ensure quality and consistency, all media contacts are to be handled by the Executive Director or their designee.

The term “legacy media” should be broadly understood for purposes for this policy to include radio, television, newspapers, magazines and similar mass media outlets.

SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY

The Association encourages its Board and Committee members to use social media to coordinate activities, connect with colleagues, advocate for the University of Missouri and promote the Mizzou brand. We recognize the role and importance of social media as a highly effective tool for sharing ideas and exchanging information.

The term “social media” should be broadly understood for purposes of this policy to include blogs, microblogs, electronic newsletters, online forums, and social networking sites, such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, and Snapchat and other sites and services that permit users to create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content in a contemporaneous manner. This policy provides guidance for the Association’s Board and its committee members use of social media.

PRINCIPLES

The following principles apply to the official use of social media on behalf of the Association as well as personal use of social media when referencing the Association. The Board and its Committees should:

• Be aware of the effect their actions may have on their personal images, as well as the Association’s image. The information that the Board and Committee members post or publish may be public information for a long time.

• Use their best judgment in posting material that is neither inappropriate nor harmful to the Association, the University and its advocates.

• Remember that the following type of social media content, although not an exclusive list, is prohibited: posting commentary, content, or images that are defamatory, pornographic, proprietary, harassing, libelous, or that can create a hostile environment.

• Not publish, post or release any information that is considered confidential or not public. If there are questions about what is considered confidential, the Board and its Committee members should check with the Mizzou Alumni Association office.

• Not display content where the subject has the expectation of privacy. It is best to try and get appropriate permission from the subject before they display content through social media and other channels. Please avoid taking pictures of children unless you have verbal or written permission from their parent.

• Obtain appropriate permission to use a third party’s copyrights, copyrighted material, trademarks, service marks or other intellectual property.

MEDIA INTERACTION

Both legacy and social media sometimes generate press and media attention or legal questions. The Board and Committee members should refer these inquiries to authorized Association staff members. Volunteers should not represent that the Association has authorized them to speak on behalf of the Association or that the Association has approved their messages, unless they have received prior written authorization to do so from the Executive Director or their assignee.

RESPONDING TO OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE OR INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS

If the Board and Committee members encounter a situation while using social media that threatens to

become antagonistic, they should disengage from the dialogue in a polite manner and seek the advice of an Association staff member.

MONITORING

The Association reserves the right to monitor comments or discussions about the Association, its Board, its volunteers and the programs, chapters and related organizations posted on the internet, including social media websites, by anyone, including staff and the Board of Directors.

VIOLATIONS

If the Executive Committee of the Board has reasonable cause to believe that a member of the Board or its Committees has failed to adhere to the Policies of the Association, the Executive Committee shall:

(a) Inform the member of the Board or its Committees of the basis for such a belief and afford the interested person an opportunity to explain the alleged Policy violation.

(b) Upon receipt of the response of the interested person in question, if the Executive Committee determines that the Board or Committee member has in fact willfully violated an Association Policy, it shall take appropriate corrective or remedial action including censure, termination or removal actions as outlined in the Bylaws.

DEFINITIONS

(a) Association or Alumni Association: The University of Missouri Alumni Association or The Miz zou Alumni Association;

(b) Board or Board of Directors: The Board of Directors of The University of Missouri Alumni Association;

(c) Bylaws: The Bylaws of The University of Missouri Alumni Association;

(d) Committee: Association committees and task forces established to perform duties as identified by the Board and the Bylaws;

(e) Executive Committee: A committee of the Board composed of the President, Immediate PastPresident, President-Elect, Secretary and Treasurer;

(f) Executive Director: The Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni Relations shall serve as the Executive Director of the Alumni Association;

(g) Mizzou: The University of Missouri is affectionately known as “Mizzou” by its alumni and friends, and this Association is referred to and commonly known as “The Mizzou Alumni Association;

(h) Mizzou Alumni Association: The University of Missouri Alumni Association;

(i) Policy: The policies and procedures of the Association passed by the Board in accordance with its Bylaws;

(j) University: The University of Missouri (MU).

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT

JULY 1, 2024 – JUNE 30, 2025

By signing below, I acknowledge that:

1. I have received a copy of the Policies and Procedures for the University of Missouri Alumni Association.

2. I have read and understand the Policies and Procedures.

3. I agree to comply with the Policies and Procedures.

4. I understand that these Policies and Procedures apply to all people with Board-delegated powers.

Printed Name Board or Committee Representing

Board Director, Officer, or Committee Member Date (Signature)

ETHICS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY

OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION COLUMBIA, MISSOURI

(Revised April 17, 2020)

ARTICLE I: PURPOSE

The purpose of the Ethics and Conflict of Interest policy is to protect the University of Missouri Alumni Association (“Association”) when it is contemplating entering into a transaction or arrangement that might benefit the private interest of a director, officer or member of a committee of the Association (“Covered Person”) and may result in an excess benefit transaction. This policy is intended to supplement but not replace any state and/or federal laws governing Conflict of Interest applicable to non-profit and charitable associations. This policy is not intended to benefit or create a cause of action in favor of any third party.

The University of Missouri is affectionately known as “Mizzou” by its alumni and friends, and this Association is referred to and commonly known as “The Mizzou Alumni Association.”

ARTICLE II: STATEMENT OF POLICY

It has been and shall continue to be the policy of the Board of Directors (“Board”) that each Covered Person avoid any conflict, or appearance of conflict, between business or personal interests of the Covered Person and the interests of the Association in dealing with any organization or individual when the Covered Person is aware that such organization or individual (i) has or seeks to have a business relationship with the Association, or (ii) has objectives or interests that may be adverse to the Association. To that end, Covered Persons are expected to avoid Conflicts of Interest, to disclose any personal interest that may conflict with their obligations to the Association, and to refrain from voting or otherwise influencing any decision of the Board on a matter in which such a conflict exists.

ARTICLE III: DEFINITIONS

Section 1. Interested Person

Any Covered Person with powers delegated by the Board of the Association, who has a direct or indirect financial interest, as defined below, is an interested person.

Section 2. Financial Interest

A person has a financial interest if the person has, directly or indirectly, through business, investment or Related Person any of the following:

(a) an ownership or investment interest in any Entity with which the Association has a transaction or arrangement, or

(b) a compensation arrangement with the Association or with any Entity with which the Association has a transaction or arrangement, or

(c) a potential ownership or investment interest in, or compensation arrangement with, any Entity with which the Association is negotiating a transaction or arrangement.

Section 3. Related Person

A Related Person is defined as either:

(a) The spouse, parent, sibling, child or an individual having the same home of the Covered Person, or

(b) A trust, estate, or minor of which the Covered Person is a fiduciary.

Section 4. Entity

Entity shall mean any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation, professional corporation, association, professional association, enterprise, franchise, trust, joint venture, business or other entity, whether non-profit or carried on for profit.

Section 5. Compensation

Compensation includes direct and indirect remuneration as well as gifts or favors that are substantial in nature.

Section 6. Additional Obligations

A Covered Person shall also adhere to the following obligations:

(a) Shall not knowingly engage in any conduct or activities that are unethical or inconsistent with the Association’s best interests or that disrupt or impair the Association’s relationship with any person or Entity with which the Association has or proposes to enter into a business or contractual relationship.

(b) Shall not accept compensation, in any form, for services performed for the Association from any source other than the Association.

(c) Shall not offer, give or receive gifts to or from anyone who deals with the Association where the gift is being made in order to influence actions as a Covered Person or where acceptance of the gifts could create the appearance of a Conflict of Interest.

Section 7. Conflict of Interest

If a Covered Person has a Financial Interest, receives Compensation from an Entity with which the Association is conducting business, or if said Covered Person violates any of its Additional Obligations and the Board acts pursuant to Article IV to determine it is a Conflict of Interest.

ARTICLE IV: PROCEDURES

Section 1. Annual Disclosure of Interests

(a) Each Covered Person will review this Ethics and Conflict of Interest Policy each fiscal year, and annually thereafter.

(b) Each Covered Person will be asked to disclose annually any possible personal, familial, or business relationships that reasonably could give rise to a Conflict of Interest involving the Association (and all material facts) and each director, officer or member of a committee of the Association shall complete and submit annually to the Secretary of the Association the Ethics and Conflict of Interest statement attached hereto.

(c) All candidates for membership on the Board shall be advised of this policy prior to their appointment.

(d) In connection with any actual or possible Conflict of Interest, a Covered Person must disclose the existence of the Covered Person’s financial interest and all material facts to consider for the proposed transaction or arrangement.

Section 2. Procedures to Determine Whether a Conflict of Interest Exists

In the event any Covered Person/s believe that they may have a Conflict of Interest, such Covered Person/s must:

(a) Disclose the existence and circumstances of such potential Conflict of Interest to the Board in care of the Secretary;

(b) Seek assistance in interpreting and construing the terms of this policy to determine if there is a Conflict of Interest. The Covered Person may seek advice from the President or the Executive Director;

(c) Request that the Board determine whether a Conflict of Interest exists;

(d) Not participate or use any personal influence in the Board’s discussion of the potential Conflict of Interest– other than to respond to requests for information about the transaction – or make any recommendations regarding the subject;

(e) Excuse themselves from the meeting or portion of the meeting which the potential Conflict of Interest is discussed;

(f) Not participate in the deliberation or vote of the Board with respect to the determination of whether a Conflict of Interest exists; and

(g) Not be counted in determining the quorum for action on such matter.

Section 3. Procedures for Addressing the Conflict of Interest

(a) Upon learning that a Covered Person may have willfully violated the provisions of this policy, the Board shall form a special committee to investigate such violation.

(b) An interested person may make a presentation at the Board or special committee meeting, but after such a presentation, the person shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or the arrangement that is the subject of the potential Conflict of Interest.

(c) The president of the Board if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement.

(d) After exercising due diligence, the Board shall determine whether the Association can obtain a more advantageous transaction or arrangement with reasonable efforts from a person or Entity that would not give rise to a Conflict of Interest.

(e) If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably attainable under circumstances that would not give rise to a Conflict of Interest, the Board shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in the Association’s best interest and for its own benefit and whether the transaction is fair and reasonable to the Association, and shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement in conformity with such determination.

(f) If a Covered Person does not disclose a business or personal Interest in a matter before the Board, and then votes or otherwise exerts influence on the matter to the Covered Person’s direct or ancillary benefit, then the Executive Committee may remove said Covered Person by a majority vote of the Executive Committee. The Association shall also have all other remedies afforded by law against said Covered Person.

Section 4. Violations of Conflict of Interest Procedures

(a) If the Board or committee has reasonable cause to believe that a Covered Person has failed to disclose actual or possible Conflict of Interest, it shall inform the Covered Person of the basis for such a belief and afford the interested person an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose.

(b) Upon receipt of the special committee’s report and the response of the Covered Person in question, the Board determines that the Covered Person has in fact failed to disclose an actual or possible Conflict of Interest, it shall take appropriate corrective or remedial action including exoneration, censure or request for resignation.

Section 5. Confidentiality

Directors, officers and members of committees of the Association will maintain the confidentiality of information entrusted to them by the Association and any other confidential information about the Association that comes to them, from whatever source, in their official capacity, except when disclosure is authorized by a vote of the Board or required by laws or regulations.

In particular, directors, officers or members of committees of the Association may be privy to financial information and details pertaining to donors and gifts to the University. Directors, officers or members of committees agree to hold such information in trust and confidence, not to disclose the information, and not to use such information except to make decisions with direct respect to activities of the Association.

ARTICLE V: RECORDS AND PROCEEDINGS

The minutes of the Board and all committees with Board-delegated powers shall contain the following:

1. The names of the persons who disclosed or otherwise were found to have a potential Conflict of Interest, the nature of the potential Conflict of Interest and any action taken to determine whether a Conflict of Interest was present and the Board’s decision as to whether a Conflict of Interest existed.

2. The names of the persons who were present for discussion and votes relating to the transaction or arrangement, the content of the discussion, including any alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement, and a record of any votes taken in connection therewith.

ARTICLE VI: AMENDMENTS, REVISIONS AND MODIFICATIONS

Any amendments, revisions or modifications to this policy may be made by an affirmative vote of the Board.

ARTICLE VII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 1. Fiscal Year

The fiscal year of the Association shall be from the 1st day of July each year through the 30th day of June of the succeeding calendar year.

Section 2. Definitions

As used in this Policy, the following terms shall mean:

(a) Association or Alumni Association: The University of Missouri Alumni Association or The Mizzou Alumni Association;

(b) Board or Board of Directors: The Board of Directors of The University of Missouri Alumni Association;

(c) Covered Person: A director, officer, and/or member of committee of the Association;

(d) Director: A member of the Board of Directors of The University of Missouri Alumni Association;

(e) Executive Director: The Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni Relations shall serve as the Executive Director of the Alumni Association;

(f) Member: A member of any committee of the Association with powers delegated by the Board;

(g) Officer: An elected officer of the Association;

(h) President: The President of The Association elected in accordance with the Association Bylaws;

(i) Secretary: The Executive Director of The Association shall serve as Secretary with voting rights on the Executive Committee.

(j) University: The University of Missouri (MU).

ETHICS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY

OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT

JULY 1, 2024– JUNE 30, 2025

By signing below, I acknowledge that:

1. I have received a copy of the University of Missouri Alumni Association Ethics and Conflict of Interest Policy.

2. I have read and understand the Policy.

3. I agree to comply with the Policy.

4. I understand that this Policy applies to all people with Board-delegated powers.

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FY 24 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

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2024-2025

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Leigh Anne Taylor Knight, BSHES ’89; BS Ed 90; M Ed ’91 President, Lenexa, KS

Kim Utlaut, BS ‘89 President-Elect, Leawood, KS

Mindy Mazur, BA ‘99 Immediate Past President, St. Louis

Kevin Gibbens, BS BA ‘81 Treasurer, Columbia

Todd McCubbin, M Ed ‘95 Secretary, Columbia

DIRECTORS

Joanna Russell Bliss, BA ’97, BSEd ‘97 Dallas, TX

Brent Buerck, MPA ’05 Perryville

Clarissa Cauthorn, BS ‘15 Mexico

Morgan Corder, BA ‘18 Columbia

Renita Duncan, BS ACC ‘08; M ACC ‘08 Creve Coeur

Chris Hurt, BA ‘88 St. Louis

Christine Holmes, BS BA ‘10; MBA ‘17 Dallas, TX

DIRECTORS - CONTINUED

Cheryl Jordan, BA ‘84 St. Louis

Matt Jenne, BS CiE ‘97; MBA ‘15 Columbia

Col. Pete O’Neill, BA ’00

St. Peters

Daniel Pierce, BA ‘99; BJ ‘99 Novi, MI

Gabriela Ramirez-Arellano, BSBA ‘91 O’Fallon

Amber Rowson, BS ME, ‘99 Columbia

Mark Russell, BJ ‘84 Collierville, TN

Nick Ruthmann, BS ‘05; MD ‘13 Cleveland, OH

Janet Wheatley, BS HE ‘77 Chesterfield

Justin Wilson, BS ’07 West Orange, NJ

Vanessa Vaughn West, BA ‘99 Chair, Diversity & Inclusion Shawnee, KS

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE

Mathew Kimaku Lee’s Summit

Leigh Anne Taylor Knight BSHES ’89; BS Ed 90; M Ed ’91

President Lenexa, KS

Spouse: Doug Knight

Life Member

Number of Years on the Board: 4

Dr. Leigh Anne Taylor Knight is a resourceful, future-focused leader who serves as the Executive Director and COO of The DeBruce Foundation, a foundation whose mission is to expand pathways to economic growth and opportunity. It seeks to help people discover what they want to do and what they’re good at doing, to open more career possibilities for the future of work.

At The Foundation, Dr. Taylor Knight leads a team who develops innovative solutions to positively impact the way youth and adults might become more agile in the ever-changing world of work. A teacher at heart, Dr. Taylor Knight has also served as a K-12 assistant superintendent, advised learning institutions across the nation, and led a bi-state consortium providing powerful tools for data-driven educational research to inform practice and policy. Today, in addition to her leadership role at The DeBruce Foundation, she also serves on several boards and as a mentor to many.

After graduating from University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Design from the College of Human Environmental Sciences and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Secondary Education, Leigh Anne earned her Education Specialist’s degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and her doctorate from the University of Kansas in Education Policy and Leadership.

Leigh Anne enjoys cheering “M-I-Z!” at sporting events with her husband Doug and their two adult children, Luke and Alex. On any given day, you can guarantee she has had at least one text or call with a fellow Tiger as this community of friends and family are vital to life! The daughter of two Mizzou alumni, niece of four alumni, cousin to many alumni, and friend to countless Tigers, her “black and gold stripes” are true!

Kim Utlaut, BS ‘89 President-Elect

Leawood, KS Life Member

Number of Years on the Board: 2

Kim Utlaut is the GM, Franchise Leadership in the North America Operating Unit of The Coca-Cola Company, responsible for delivering the annual business plan for one of the Operating Unit’s Top 10 bottlers. Prior to returning home to Kansas City in 2021, Kim spent the past 16 years in Chicago, IL, and New York, NY, as Coca-Cola’s head of amateur sports and college/university marketing, spearheading sports marketing for distinct property verticals, including the NCAA, ESPN College GameDay, U.S. Soccer, PGA TOUR, and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and creating and delivering the college/university strategy and on-campus marketing plans. Kim provided the strategic direction for these prestigious partnerships with ownership of constructing comprehensive, multi-year financial and strategic plans that delivered brand priorities while strategically allocating resources to drive recruitment and retention.

Before joining the Sports Marketing team, Kim was the Director of Business Development and Region Marketing Assets, where she led the guidance and management for the sponsorship of colleges/universities, professional sports teams and venues, and other marketing assets, establishing business priorities and negotiating all contractual commitments with partners.

Prior to joining The Coca-Cola Company, Kim was with Sprint in Kansas City, and before that, Kim was with Anheuser-Busch, Inc. in Chicago and New Jersey.

Kim grew up in Waverly, Missouri, and received her B.S. in Agricultural Economics from MIZZOU. Kim is a second-generation Tiger, and the family currently has a third-generation Tiger attending MIZZOU. Kim’s favorite memories as a student include her time with Pi Beta Phi, AASB, Homecoming Steering Committee, Greek Week Steering Committee, and Student Athletic Board.

Mindy Mazur, BA ‘99

Immediate Past President

St. Louis, MO

Spouse: Jeffrey Mazur

Life Member

Number of Years on the Board: 4

Mindy Mazur is the Managing Partner of Lents Mazur & Associates, LLC, a woman-owned consulting firm that specializes in integrated communications, business strategy, public affairs, and association management.

Earlier in her career, Mindy was one of the first principals at GPS Impact, helping build a new national public affairs and multi-media advertising agency from the ground up. Prior to that, she served as the first COO of Missouri Health Connection, Missouri’s statewide health information technology network. Mindy has also served as the executive director for a nonprofit organization that helped women entrepreneurs grow their businesses and the state director of a coalition of nonprofit advocacy organizations. She’s owned her own business as well.

Mindy’s career began in public service. Her first job out of college was as a legislative aide to Congressman Ike Skelton in his Washington, DC, office. From there she went on to work on electoral campaigns, including managing Robin Carnahan’s successful statewide run for Secretary of State in 2004. After Sec. Carnahan’s election, Mindy served as her first chief of staff in the Office of Secretary of State, where she directed policy and had shared management responsibilities for the activities of approximately 280 employees and the administration of a $50 million operating budget.

Mindy is an alumna of the Greater Missouri Leadership Challenge and Leadership St. Louis, is a former chair of the Griffiths Leadership Society, and has been featured as one of the “100 St. Louisans You Need to Know to Succeed in Business” by Small Business Monthly and “30 Women Changing Politics” by The Missouri Times. Mindy is the founder of the career website Hired Up! Missouri, now powered by LeadMO, a statewide nonprofit talent organization she co-founded. Mindy has also served on Chisholm’s Chair Advisory Board for WEPOWER and is an occasional volunteer for the Kids Ministry at her church The Gathering. Mindy earned her BA in Communications and a Minor in Music from the University of Missouri and MA in Political Management from The George Washington University. She lives in Missouri with her husband Jeff (also a proud Tiger) and twin daughters.

Kevin Gibbens, BS BA ‘81

Treasurer

Columbia Spouse: Whitney Gibbens

Life Member

Number of Years on the Board: 1 Year

Kevin Gibbens recently retired after a 40-year career in commercial banking. For the majority of his career (25 years), Kevin worked for Landmark Bank, a large, privately-held community bank headquartered in Columbia, Missouri. During his 10-year tenure as President/CEO, the bank significantly improved earnings while growing assets to $3 billion in its 27 markets spread across Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. Prior to becoming CEO of Landmark, Kevin served as President/CEO of First National Bank of Columbia from 1997 until 2009 at which time he managed the merger of three separate banks with common ownership to create Landmark Bank.

In 2019, Landmark Bank sold to and was merged with Simmons Bank, a $27 billion regional bank headquartered in Arkansas with operations across six states in the midwest and south central U.S. Following the sale, Kevin became an Executive Vice President with Simmons and served as division chairman in Community Banking, assisting with the transition to the new bank before retiring on May 31, 2023.

Prior to moving back to Columbia in 1997, Kevin worked for NationsBank (now Bank of America) in Charlotte, North Carolina for six years and with RepublicBank in Dallas, Texas for eight years.

After growing up in Columbia, Kevin attended the University of Missouri-Columbia and graduated in 1981 with a BS in Business Administration. Following MU, he earned his MBA from Indiana University before beginning his banking career in Texas.

Kevin served on the MAA’s Faculty/Alumni Awards Committee as a member in 2022 and vice chair in 2023. Other involvement with MU has included the UM System Investment Advisory Committee, Missouri 100, Friends of the President and the Finance Department Advisory Board in the Trulaske College of Business. In addition to involvement with MU, Kevin has been engaged in a number of community activities in Columbia as well as serving two stints on the Missouri Bankers Association board of directors.

Kevin and his wife, Whitney, met at MU where she was Pi Beta Phi and he was a Lambda Chi Alpha. Whitney (a native of Kansas City) is also a Mizzou alum, graduating from the Journalism School with a double major in News Editorial and Advertising. They have four grown children (one daughter and three sons) who are now scattered across the country. Three are gainfully employed and the youngest will be completing his master’s degree in Accounting next year.

Brent Buerck, MPA ’05

Perryville,

MO

Spouse: Christina Buerck

Life Member

Number of Years on the Board: 1st Year

Brent Buerck is the City Administrator of Perryville, Missouri (population of about 8,500). Perryville has been widely recognized for its strong economy, high quality local workforce and strong sense of place. Brent has been blessed to serve his hometown in this capacity for the past 15+ years. He has a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Southeast Missouri State University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Missouri. Brent is also an alumni of the Delta Leadership Institute and completed the Harvard Kennedy School Program: Leadership for the 21st Century. In addition to his service to the MIZZOU Alumni Association, Brent is heavily invested in local and regional economic and community development and serves multiple organizations in various capacities. He was appointed by Governor Parson to a position on the Missouri Development Finance Board in 2022 where he currently serves as vice chairman. Additionally, he serves on many other Boards including the Missouri National Veterans Memorial, Leadership Missouri through the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Perry County Economic Development Association and Southeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission.

While his proudest title is that of husband (to Chrissy) and father to three boys (Jack, Alex and Max), the crowning achievement of Brent’s professional career came in 2023 when he was selected by his peers for the Jay T. Bell Award, recognizing him as the Missouri City Administrator of the Year.

Joanna Russell Bliss, BA ’97, BSEd ‘97

Dallas, TX

Spouse: Tim Bliss

Annual Member

Number of Years on the Board: 1st Year

Joanna Russell Bliss is a health sciences librarian and the manager of the Dallas Campus Library for Texas Woman’s University, where she strives to build relationships with other departments in her building and across our other campuses in Denton and Houston. In particular, Joanna has worked diligently with Student Life to make sure that all students feel supported while based at the Dallas campus; we co-host several events a semester to help students take brain breaks, and we have also collaborated to fight food insecurity on campus.

Joanna earned degrees in English and Secondary Education from the University of Missouri in 1997. While at Mizzou, she was a member of Alpha Phi sorority, where she served as Philanthropy Chair and Vice President of Chapter Promotions. For three years, Joanna performed in the skit competitions for Homecoming and Greek Week, and she danced in a production of West Side Story at Rhynsburger Theatre in her last year. On campus, she worked at the information desk at Jesse Hall and as a member of Tour Team, recruiting new students to Mizzou.

After a short stint teaching middle school English, the completion of a Master’s degree in English at Loyola University Chicago in 2002, and working in marketing, copywriting and content management for 15 years, Joanna determined it was time to make a change in her career. She returned to graduate school and earned her Master’s of Library Science from the University of North Texas in 2021 while volunteering with local Dallas school and public libraries and completing an internship with Fondren Library at Southern Methodist University. Since becoming a librarian, she has fully embraced the ethos that everyone deserves access to information. Her daily goal is to help students access everything they need to succeed.

She has been heavily involved with the Mizzou Alumni Association for the last 15 years, beginning with volunteering as the secretary for alumni chapters in New York and Atlanta. Joanna joined the Griffiths Leadership Society in 2011 and served Griffiths as the Co-Chair of the Awards and Recognition Committee from 2019 to 2021, then as President-Elect and President from 2021 to 2023. Through maintaining friendships made on campus and adding new ones as she and her family have moved throughout the country, Joanna has built a network of Mizzou friends that stretches from coast to coast, allowing her to grow both personally and professionally. Despite leaving Missouri nearly 25 years ago, it continually calls her back. She has lived in many places, but Mizzou will always be home.

Clarissa Cauthorn, BS ‘15

Mexico, MO

Spouse: Andrew Cauthorn

Annual Member

Number of Years on the Board: 2

Clarissa Cauthorn is a Seed Advisor for Beck’s Superior Hybrids. She directly sells corn, soybeans and small grains to farmers and manages a network of local Beck’s dealers in Central Missouri. In this role, she not only sells products, but also provides service to customers throughout the year, ensuring they have all their needs met while planting, growing and harvesting a crop. Clarissa loves serving her dealers, teammates, and customers. She finds great value in building relationships with people around her and leading a service-oriented lifestyle.

Before her career with Beck’s, Clarissa attended the University of Missouri-Columbia. While pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education, Clarissa was quite active within the College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources(CAFNR). She was involved in countless organizations & programs including: Sigma Alpha Professional Agriculture Sorority, Student Development Board & CAFNR Week Steering Committee. She was proudly named CAFNR’s 2012-2013 Outstanding Sophomore, a John Brown Scholar and a Litton Scholar . Clarissa was also employed on-campus at Tiger Garden Floral Shop and Mizzou Meat Market. Her proudest achievement at Mizzou was crossing the stage with her degree in 2015.

Clarissa grew up in Troy, MO and has always felt a calling to build a better community through action & involvement. She has found a special niche within Farm Bureau, connecting farmers with consumers & policymakers. Nationally, she is serving on American Farm Bureau’s Energy Committee. On the state level, she was Missouri Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers & Ranchers chairperson. Locally, Mrs. Cauthorn is the President of her local Farm Bureau Board. Additionally, she is involved in Missouri Cattlemen’s Association as a member of the state Youth Board and member of her local board. Outside of the agriculture industry, she is a deacon in her church and is on the Mexico FFA Chapter’s Advisory Board. You can often find Clarissa giving presentations to schoolchildren in her area or mentoring college students.

Clarissa’s greatest accomplishment is her family. She married her college sweetheart, Andrew, who also graduated in 2015 from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a B.S. in Agriculture Systems Management. He was a member and President (2013) of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. Andrew returned home to farm alongside his father in Audrain County after graduation. Clarissa and Andrew have two young sons, J.R. and Emmett. They are blessed to farm together and raise three beautiful children. Their goal in life is to raise children who are loved, capable, and care about their community.

Morgan Corder, BA ‘18

Columbia, MO

Life Member

Number of Years on the Board: 2

Morgan serves as the Director of Field Operations for United States Senator Eric Schmitt. Previously, Morgan served as the Policy Director for the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, where he works as a liaison between the office and the Missouri General Assembly and was responsible for external stakeholder outreach.

Morgan currently volunteers with the Mizzou Alumni Association as a Young Alumni Ambassador and is the former President of the Delta Chi Fraternity Missouri Chapter Alumni Board of Trustees. He also is a member of the Delta Chi Fraternity International Government Affairs Committee, which reviews legislation impacting the fraternity.

Outside of Mizzou, Morgan has served on the Board of Trustees for the Boone Electric Community Trust, which has given over $3 million back to community organizations. He serves as a volunteer staff member at Missouri Boys State and is a member of Emmaus Homes Board of Directors, which provides over 1 million hours of direct support services throughout eastern Missouri to adults with developmental disabilities.

As an undergraduate student, Morgan was a CLIP Congressional Scholar, Omicron Delta Kappa Distinguished 14 Freshman, and a member of Tour Team, the Mizzou Student Foundation, and the Delta Chi Fraternity.

He has been awarded the Chancellor’s Excellence Emerging Leader Award, the College of Arts & Science Distinguished Recent Alumni Award, the Fraternity & Sorority Life Alumni of the Year Award, is an alumni of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce Leadership Missouri program, and a member of Acacia Twilight Lodge #114.

Morgan graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Mizzou in 2018 along with a minor in Leadership and Public Service.

Renita Duncan, BS ACC ‘08; M ACC ‘08

Creve Coeur, MO

Spouse: Derek Duncan

Life Member

Number of Years on the Board: 3

Renita is a 2008 graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia and holds a Master’s in Accounting. She is an Audit Partner at RubinBrown, LLP, with a deep expertise in providing assurance and consulting services to governmental and not-for-profit organizations in Missouri. She also is the Partner-In-Charge of RubinBrown’s Public Sector practice. In addition to serving clients, she is also passionate about recruiting and developing young professionals. She was the 2018 recipient of RubinBrown’s Inspired Team Members Award in recognition of her dedication to her colleagues.

Renita is also a board member of the Missouri Society of CPAs. Renita and her husband Derek (Mizzou, ‘07) are natives of Columbia, MO and now live in St. Louis, Missouri. They have three beautiful daughters, all of whom are future Mizzou tigers!

Chris Hurt, BA ‘88

St. Louis, MO

Spouse: Patricia Hurt

Life Member

Number of Years on the Board: 1st Year

Chris Hurt is the Chief Operations Officer for Build-A-Bear Workshop. Headquartered in St. Louis, Build-ABear is a global NYSE company. In his position, Chris oversees store operations in North America & Europe, real estate, global logistics, e-comm fulfillment and merchandising.

Prior to joining Build-A-Bear, Chris was Senior Vice President of North America at American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. He also held various positions at Polo Ralph Lauren and The Procter & Gamble Company. Chris previously served as the President of Build-A-Bear Foundation and was a member of the Executive Steering Committee for Make-A-Wish Missouri/Kansas. Chris has also been involved with Toys for Tots, American Red Cross, United Way of Metro STL and Shriners Children’s Hospital.

Chris grew up in Excelsior Springs and graduated from the University of Missouri in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. During his studies at Mizzou, he was the President and Rush Chairman of his fraternity, member of the Greek Week steering committee, and a member on several Homecoming committees. He currently serves on the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Committee and is a lifetime member of the Mizzou Alumni Association.

Chris lives in St. Louis with his wife Patti and has three daughters, Lexi, Claudia, and Mallory.

Christine Holmes, BS BA ‘10; MBA ‘17

Dallas, TX

Spouse: Kevin Holmes

Life Member

Number of Years on the Board: 3

Christine Holmes is the currently the Vice President Field Services at Optimum (Altice USA), a cutting-edge communications, media and tech company where she is responsible for delivering connectivity to some of the fastest growing markets in the country. Prior to joining Altice USA in late 2023, Christine spent the last ~14 years rising through the ranks at AT&T, one of the leading global communication & technology companies. Christine entered AT&T as part of the Leadership Development Program in 2010 and held roles across the business spanning transformation, operations, strategic & leadership roles. Most of Christine’s experience has been among network, data and technology teams spanning from frontline management to the senior-most executive levels. Most recently, Christine led the corporate-wide program office responsible for shaping & driving a multi-year transformation program resulting in $6 billion+ cost savings & efficiencies across all facets of the company.

Christine graduated from the Trulaske College of Business with a BSBA in Finance & Real Estate in 2010 and then completed the TCOB Executive MBA program while working at AT&T in 2017.

Originally from Weston, Missouri, Christine has lived in the Dallas, Texas area for the past 12 years with her husband, Kevin. Although moving away from the area, Christine has enjoyed staying connected & giving back to the University through local Mizzou Alumni Association chapters (in both Chicago & Dallas), the TCOB Recent Alumni Advisory Board, building corporate partnerships with Mizzou and AT&T (including the innovation course on 5G connectivity in 2020) and most recently serving on the Mizzou Alumni Association Board of Directors since 2021. Christine has been a part of the strategic planning, governance, and nomination committees as part of her service to the MAA Board of Directors. In addition to these volunteer efforts, Christine has enjoyed being a guest speaker TCOB undergrad classes and staying connected with various TCOB student programs including hosting Cornell Leadership Program students on many corporate visits/ job shadows when they come to Dallas.

Cheryl Jordan, BA ‘84

St. Louis, MO

Life Member

Number of Years on the Board: 2

Cheryl L. Jordan is the Pharmacy Benefit Implementation Specialist for Lumeris. She is a licensed and certified pharmacy technician in the State of Missouri and has worked in pharmacy benefits for over 30 years, ranging from Customer Service Supervisor to Vice President.

While at Mizzou, Cheryl was a member of the Psi Chi Psychology Club, Residential Hall Association, and played intramural football. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 1984. She received an MBA from Fontbonne University in St. Louis in 1997.

Cheryl is a life member and a member of the St. Louis Mizzou Alumni Association, where she served as President in 2019 and 2020, Membership Co-Chair for Griffiths Leadership Society for Women, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, African Arts Festival Planning Committee, Committee on Administration for the Phyllis Wheatly YWCA, St. Louis St. Jude Walk/Run, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and a past council member of The Mizzou Extension in St Louis County. Also, she, along with three other alumni established the 1950 Scholar Fund for Excellence Scholarship for students currently attending Mizzou.

Cheryl is a native St. Louisan and in her spare time she loves to read and scrapbook.

Matt Jenne, BS CiE ‘97; MBA ‘15

Columbia, MO

Spouse: Melinda Hawks Jenne

Annual Member

Number of Years on the Board: 3

Matt Jenne is the founder and co-owner of Addison’s and Sophia’s restaurants in Columbia, Missouri. Addison’s has two Columbia locations and is most known for its unique Nachos Bianco. Sophia’s is a Mediterranean grill located in south Columbia with an award winning menu and nationally recognized wine list.

Matt is a proud graduate of Mizzou with an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering (BSCE ’97) and an MBA from the execMBA program (MBA’15). He is a second generation Mizzou alum, his father Bob, brother Mark and wife Melinda all graduated from Mizzou and his son Jack is currently attending as a business major.

Matt is also active on many boards and committees, including as the current chair of Regional Economic Development Inc (REDI), Columbia Regional Airpot Board, Mizzou ExecMBA advisory board, MAA finance committee, the past president of the ExecMBA alumni association and the class president for the ExecMBA class of 2015.

Along with his wife Melinda, Matt enjoys spending his time cheering on his children Jack, Leah, Kate, and Nick at soccer fields throughout the great state of Missouri.

Col. Pete O’Neill, BA ’00

St. Peters, MO

Spouse: Laura Pingry O’Neill

Life Member

Number of Years on the Board: 1st Year

Pete is a United States Air Force Colonel stationed at Scott AFB, IL, where he serves as the Air Mobility Command Director of Contracting. He is the command’s senior contracting official managing a $3B contract portfolio supporting 110,000 Airmen delivering rapid global airlift, aerial refueling, and aeromedical evacuation for the nation’s defense. He began his Air Force career after graduating from Mizzou and earning his Commission from the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. He has completed 11 assignments and six deployments in various leadership roles, including Squadron Commander, Air Force Intercontinental Ballistic Missile System Director of Contract Operations, and Air Force Special Operations Command Director of Contracting. Pete currently serves on the Air Force Contracting Board of Directors and is a member of the National Contract Management Association.

Pete is a 2000 graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia. He holds an MBA and a master’s in strategic studies from the USAF Air War College. He played on the Mizzou lacrosse team during his time in Columbia and is a former head lacrosse coach at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. He and his wife Laura (also proud Mizzou Tiger) now live in the Saint Louis area with their two daughters.

Daniel Pierce, BA ‘99; BJ ‘99

Novi, MI

Life Member

Number of Years on the Board: 2

Dan Pierce is Vice President of Communications at Our Next Energy (ONE), an electric vehicle battery startup based in metropolitan Detroit. In this position, Dan manages the company’s overall internal and external communications strategies. He also leads a communications team focused on finding creative ways to highlight the progress ONE is making in building safer, more sustainable batteries that will double the range of electric vehicles.

Dan has 25 years of public relations experience working on both the corporate and agency side of communications. Prior to Our Next Energy, Dan served as a Global Communications Director at Ford Motor Company with a focus on creating awareness and excitement for the automaker’s plans to launch autonomous vehicles. Dan also worked at General Motors, leading the communications team at OnStar. His role at OnStar, included helping relaunch the global brand internally and externally with a renewed focus on safety and security.

Before his career started in the auto industry, Dan served as International Communications Director at Anheuser-Busch in St. Louis, MO. As a brewery employee, Dan helped launch Budweiser in several international markets including India, China and Russia. He also served as the communications lead for Budweiser’s global sports sponsorships including the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino and the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

Dan started his career at FleishmanHillard International Communications in Kansas City working on a variety of clients including Gatorade, Visa, the NCAA and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

Dan earned his Bachelor’s of Journalism and Bachelor’s of Arts (History) degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He lives in suburban Detroit with his wife and daughter.

Gabriela

Ramirez-Arellano,

BSBA

‘91

O’Fallon, MO

Annual Member

Number of Years on the Board: 1st Year

Originally from Mexico and inspired by her own experience growing up in the US, Gabriela is committed to helping others. Since returning to St. Louis in 2016, she has centered her volunteering efforts around small business support, economic development, and language access. Gabriela helps small business owners achieve their dreams through her work at CORTEX and the BALSA Foundation, promoting social equity and prosperity. Through her podcast Auténtico, she supports business owners and professionals in her community. An author and marathon runner, Gabriela is a MIZZOU and Lindenwood grad, and she serves on various boards in the region, supporting the many causes she is passionate about. Gabriela is most proud of raising amazing children who inspire her to help make the world a better place.

Amber Rowson, BS ME ‘99

Columbia, MO

Spouse: Scott Rowson

Annual Member

Number of Years on the Board: 1

Amber Rowson, President and CEO of Show Me Quality Consulting since established in 2006, is an engineering, quality assurance, program management and auditing professional with extensive leadership and working-level experience on safety-critical systems and vehicles. She has more than 24 years of experience supporting NASA’s Office of Safety and Mission Assurance, the NASA Safety Center, NASA’s Office of the Chief Engineer, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) – Submarine Safety and Quality Assurance Division, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Veterans Affairs Hospitals, and various other Navy and contractor organizations. During Amber’s support of NASA, she has served as an auditor on NASA Headquarters’ and NASA Center spacecraft and aircraft audit programs. She also has served as a Member of NASA’s Safety Management System Working Group, which achieved and sustained registration to the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) Safety Management System (SMS) for the Agency and all seven aero flight centers beginning in 2010. During her support of NASA, Amber’s company has been selected to be part of the NASA Mentor-Protégé Program and has received two Group Achievement Awards and was the recipient of NASA’s Aviation Operations Excellence Award.

Prior to working as a consultant, Amber served at NAVSEA’s Submarine Safety and Quality Assurance Division where she managed and led Deep Submergence System (DSS) vehicle certification surveys and audits and served as the on-site System Certification Authority Representative for manned testing evolutions of assigned DSSs (including onboard certification dive to 4356 meters on Deep Submergence Vehicle ALVIN). Prior to working for NAVSEA, Amber served as the PSGS Director for DSS QA, responsible for providing and managing technical support for the Submarine Rescue Diving and Recompression System (SRDRS) Program Office and NAVSEA Submarine Safety and Quality Assurance Division.

Since 2015, Amber has served on the Industrial Advisory Committee Board for the University of Missouri’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department where she earned her Bachelors of Science Degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 1999. Amber is Level III Certified in Defense Acquisition University DAWIA Production, Quality and Manufacturing, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Certified in APQP, FMEA, Control Plans and Mistake Proofing.

Amber lives in Columbia, Missouri with her husband Scott (also a proud Tiger), son (current Tiger), and daughter (future Tiger).

Mark Russell, BJ ‘84

Collierville, TN

Spouse: Christina Russell

Annual Member

Number of Years on the Board: 3

A veteran newsroom leader, Mark is Executive Editor of The Commercial Appeal in Memphis. He started the job in June 2017.

Previously, Russell had been head of opinion/engagement for the USA Today Network – Tennessee as well as managing editor and news director for The CA.

He started his career as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio, covering a range of business topics as well as local government. He also worked as an assistant metro editor at The Plain Dealer and the Boston Globe.

At The Plain Dealer, Russell was Business Editor for four years, and then the Assistant Managing Editor/ Region for five years. He was named Managing Editor of the Orlando Sentinel in October 2004 and rose to Executive Editor in October 2010.

He served four years as a Pulitzer prize juror, including serving on the prestigious Public Service panel. (The Orlando Sentinel, under Russell’s leadership as executive editor, was a Pulitzer finalist in 2013 for coverage of the hazing death of a band member of the FAMU Marching 100. It remained the Sentinel’s only Pulitzer finalist placement for 15 years until the Sentinel received a finalist nod this year for coverage of the Pulse shooting in 2016.)

In 1984, Russell graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, and a minor in political science. He is a board member (and a former board president) of the Missourian Publishing Association, which oversees the student-run, multiplatform newspaper and advises the school’s dean.

In addition, he is a former board member (and 2012-’13 president) of the Florida Society of News Editors, and a board member of the American Society of News Editors and the Tennessee Coalition of Open Government. He is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

Married for 31 years, Mark and Christina Russell have two grown children.

Russell’s hobbies include golf, traveling in the United States, reading biographies and sports books and attending college football games. He has been known to drive long distances to play golf or watch football games.

Nick Ruthmann, BS ‘05; MD’13

Cleveland, OH

Spouse: Allison Girvin

Annual Member

Number of Years on the Board: 1

Nicholas (Nick) Ruthmann is a staff cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic, the #1 ranked heart hospital in the country for the past 28 years in a row. He is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. He serves as Director for Digital Health and Telemedicine within the Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute at Cleveland Clinic and is an Advisory Board member for The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic, a global telehealth/second opinion enterprise. Nick leads quality and process improvement initiatives at the Cleveland Clinic which positively impact patient experience and outcomes. He is an awarded educator and is passionate about teaching future physicians and cardiologists-in-training.

Nick grew up in Butler, MO, a small town south of Kansas City in Bates County. While in undergrad, Nick pursued a Bachelor of Science in Biology and was a member of Marching Mizzou. He is proud to have led the marching band as Drum Major and some of his best memories are performing at every Mizzou home football and basketball game for four years. He then went on to earn a Master of Public Health from Saint Louis University before returning to Mizzou for his medical school, internal medicine residency, and cardiology fellowship training. During this time, he volunteered at MedZou, Columbia’s community health clinic and helped provide free primary health care, education, and prevention services to uninsured residents in central Missouri. All in, Nick spent 15 years studying at Mizzou, which may just be a record!

Nick also serves on the Board of Directors for the Future Vision Foundation in Cleveland and Inspire Arts & Music in Boston.

Nick is married to Allison Girvin, an award-winning journalist and proud graduate of Mizzou’s School of Journalism. After graduating, Allison moved to New York City and obtained a Master of Science in magazine writing from Columbia University. She spent more than 15 years working in network news on various shows including Good Morning America, The Today Show, and Nightly News with Lester Holt. She was honored to be given the inaugural “Emerging Leader Award” from Mizzou’s Griffiths Leadership Society.

Nick enjoys supporting the Cleveland Orchestra and Playhouse Square Theatre, cheering on the Chiefs, playing very mediocre golf, and spending quality time with his wife and daughter.

Janet Wheatley, BS HE ‘77

Chesterfield, MO

Spouse: Ed Wheatley

Life Member

Number of Years on the Board: 3

Janet Wheatley is a retired global corporate travel executive, having spent 36 years within the merged Maritz Travel and Carlson Wagonlit Travel companies. Her career encompassed leadership roles in general management, account management, sales, and operations as she led over 3000 employees as Vice President over the North America and South America organizations’ operations. Her tenure was recognized with numerous CEO Awards including the Carlson’s highest honor: The Carlson Fellows Award.

Janet has been a long-time active member in MAA, serving as the Chair of Griffiths Leadership Society for Women as well as the current treasurer for the St. Louis MAA Chapter. She is also involved in other non-profit board positions and participates in local choirs, The Wednesday Club, and spends time reading to preschoolers through the Ready Reader organization.

Janet graduated with a BS from the College of Home Economics in 1977. Her favorite Mizzou memory was her time as a Summer Welcome Orientation Leader.

Janet’s husband, Ed, is a University of Missouri system graduate (UMSL BA ED ’75 and MA ED ’78). They live in Chesterfield, Missouri, and have two sons (and daughters-in-law) and three “Tiger-in-training” grandsons.

Justin Wilson, BS ’07

West Orange, NJ

Annual Member

Number of Years on the Board: 1st Year

Justin is currently the Chief of Staff to the Global Head of Risk Engineering Technology at Goldman Sachs. In this role, Justin helps lead organizational strategy, drive regulatory remediation programs, and oversee the budget for the Risk Engineering Technology Division.

Prior to Goldman Sachs, Justin spent time at Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking Co, where he oversaw the Operational Risk Committee and served as a key material risk escalate point to the 1st and 2nd Line (1LoD/2LoD). Justin has also spent time at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, where he helped implement the Business Process Improvement (BPI) Office within the Supervision & Regulation Division.

Justin’s work has been recognized & published by both The North American Society for Sport Sociology & The Internal Association for the Philosophy of Sport. Justin also holds a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (LSSGB) and is an active member of the Toastmasters International Club and the National Black MBA Association.

Justin is actively involved in board service, serving as the President of the Board Directors for Anselmo Academy’s Music School and Arts (Formerly Piano School of NYC) and as a Board Member of 82nd Street Academics.

Originally from St. Louis, Justin now resides in West Orange, New Jersey, with his wife, Sabrina. Justin holds a bachelor’s degree in Personal Financial Management Services from Mizzou, an MBA and a Masters in Sport Management from Western Illinois University, where he serves on the Alumni Council Board of Directors. In his free time, Justin enjoys traveling, trying out new restaurants in New York City, riding his Peloton bike, and attending live musical performances where he can sing along to his favorite R&B songs

Vanessa Vaughn West, BA ‘99

Chair, Diversity & Inclusion

Shawnee, KS

Annual Member

Number of Years on the Board: 2

Vanessa Vaughn West serves as Chief Culture, Diversity and Engagement Officer at Lathrop GPM. As an inclusion and belonging advocate and strategist, she is committed to elevating the voices of underrepresented people. In addition to her commitment to fostering inclusive workplaces, she is passionate about human and civil rights. In the workplace, Vanessa leverages the firm’s inclusion networks, diversity education programs, and executive and firm-wide leaders to inspire curious and courageous conversations, partnerships, and understanding. In 2020, she was recognized as a local “Lift Her Up” honoree by Suburban Balance, and in 2017, she was honored by the Olathe Human Relations Council for her leadership and community involvement.

Besides her work at Lathrop GPM, Vanessa has held various community and executive leadership positions with the City of Olathe, Kansas, UMB Financial Corporation, and El Centro, Inc. Throughout her career, Vaughn West has focused on issues related to diversity and inclusion, corporate social responsibility, and community relations.

Vanessa, who grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, received her undergraduate degree in Communications from the University of Missouri. While studying in Columbia, Vanessa gave a cheer for ‘Ol Mizzou’ as a member of Marching Mizzou and later as a Golden Girl. She also volunteered as a tour guide, worked for Residential Life and has recently served on the University of Missouri Alumni Association Diversity & Nominating Committees

Vanessa is a past member of the Griffiths Leadership Society and continues to support the Michael A. Middleton Center for Race, Citizenship, and Justice. Vanessa still visits Columbia regularly to recruit at the Mizzou Law School and support law students.

Vanessa also serves as a board member for Starlight Theater, United Community Services of Johnson County, the Johnson County Parks and Recreation Public Arts Committee and the Lenexa Police Department’s Community Advisory Board. She is a frequent diversity & inclusion moderator, panelist and event emcee. She has taken part on various steering committees including the Olathe Latino Coalition, as well as the City of Shawnee, Kan. Parks and Recreation Improvement Plan and Citizen Engagement Committees.

Although Vanessa is a native of Show-Me State, she and her husband Jim now live in Shawnee, Kansas. They are parents of two elementary school children, Aristotle and Tycho, who dream of becoming future members of the Mizzou chess team.

Mathew Kimaku, Student Representative

Lee’s Summit

Annual Member

Number of Years on the Board: 1st Year

Mathew Kimaku is a sophomore from Lee’s Summit, Missouri studying Health Science and Nutrition & Exercise Physiology with minors in Chemistry, Biology and Business on the pre-med track.

The Alumni Association Student Board is incredibly important to Mathew because of the community it fosters on campus. Through collaboration with MAA, AASB is able to put on university-wide traditions that connect every niche group of students on campus. Additionally, working with internal and external organizations engages the student body in ways that cultivate a sense of belonging and pride to last a lifetime. AASB has given students empowerment and opportunity like no other, and Mathew is grateful to be a part of it.

MAA STANDING COMMITTEES

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE

The Committee was established to promote and assist in the development of a diverse Association and to assist the Association in fulfillment of its diversity goals. The Committee further exists to assist the Association’s chapter and affiliated groups in their efforts in enhancing and promoting diversity in both their membership and programming.

FINANCE COMMITTEE

The Committee was established in 1988 to act in an advisory capacity to the Executive Committee and provide liaison with the Association staff. It is specifically charged with the following responsibilities: (a) Advise regarding appropriate investment opportunities (b) Assist staff in preparation of budget (c) Review quarterly financial statements (d) Review audit and advise on audit procedures.

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

The Governance Committee provides oversight to the Board on matters of governance and leadership development. The committee is responsible for reviewing and recommending changes in the rules, operating procedures, and bylaws of the Association and its various committees and affiliated alumni organizations as well as supporting effective board development practices. The Governance Committee is to ensure that the Board operates efficiently and appropriately and to develop volunteer leaders for the Association.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE

GUIDELINES

(Approved August 30, 2002)

(Amended April 15, 2021)

The word “Association” when used in this document shall mean the University of Missouri Alumni Association. The word “Board” or the words “Governing Board” when used herein shall mean the Governing Board of the Association; the words “the Committee” shall refer to the Diversity Committee; and the word “member(s)” shall refer to members of the Diversity Committee.

The University of Missouri is affectionately known as “Mizzou” by its alumni and friends, and this Association is referred to and commonly known as “The Mizzou Alumni Association.”

SECTION I: PURPOSE

This Committee exists to advise and assist the Board in promoting diversity and inclusion for the Association, as well as its chapters and affiliates.

The Association provides services to the University and its alumni constituency, friends, supporters of the University, students, parents, faculty and staff. The Committee will support the Association’s endeavor to remove barriers to inclusion so that all served by the Association feel a genuine sense of belonging.

In its approach, the Committee will promote awareness of and respect for the cultural richness and the contributions of the University of Missouri’s diverse alumni population. It will encourage proactive efforts to cultivate the unique perspectives and experiences that arise from diverse engagement, inclusive behaviors, and equitable practice.

SECTION II: COMPOSITION

A. The Committee shall be composed of a minimum of six voting members and appropriate Alumni Relations staff members (who shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members). The president of the Association shall be an ex-officio member of the Committee.

B. At least six Committee members shall be regular, honorary, or associate members of the Association. In addition, at least one Committee member shall be a University student who is a regular member of the Association, and one Committee member, the Committee Chair, shall be a member of the Board, after nomination by the Nominating Committee and approval by the Board.

C.1. Except as set forth in this section, members of the Committee shall serve staggered three-year terms from the date of appointment until their successors are appointed, the terms of at least two members expiring each year. The Committee Chair shall serve a term of two years and is eligible for reappointment.

C.2. No person shall serve more than two consecutive terms, except that the abbreviated service of a member selected to fill an uncompleted term of twelve (12) months or less shall not be counted toward any limit otherwise established by this paragraph. After absence from the Committee for a minimum of two years, any former member may be selected for additional terms, subject to the limits herein.

D. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the Association president. If an uncompleted term is twelve (12) months or less, the abbreviated service of the replacement member shall not be counted toward the limits established in Section II, paragraph C.2.

E. Any Committee member may resign by notice in writing to the president of the Association, with a copy to the chair of the Committee. Any member may be removed from the Committee for good cause by the Board by following the procedures described for removal of a Director in the Association

SECTION III: OPERATIONS

A.1. The Committee shall meet for the transaction of business in informal proceedings at least four times a year, at a place, method and time designated by the chair. Special meetings may be called on the initiative of the chair, and shall be called by the chair in the event of a written request from at least two (2) members. Meeting notice may be given in any appropriate fashion.

A.2. The presence of four (4) voting members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Any member may participate by telephone or videoconference and any member so participating will be included in the quorum.

A.3. The Committee may authorize the transaction of its business by telephone, mail, electronic email or other appropriate means.

B. The Committee has no formal budget and is not empowered to authorize or contract for expenditures of Association funds.

C. The Committee may establish subcommittees as necessary for its operation. The chair of any subcommittee must be a member of the Committee and of the Association. The chair of the Committee automatically shall be an ex-officio member of all subcommittees.

D.1. The chair of the Committee must be a member of the Committee under the provisions of Section II, paragraphs B, C.1. and C.2 of these Guidelines. The chair is nominated to the position by the Nominating Committee of the Association, subject to approval by the Board of Directors, for a two-year term.

D.2. The chair shall appoint a vice-chair who is authorized to discharge the duties of the chair in case of the chair’s absence. The Association staff shall perform the duties of secretary to the Committee.

E. Changes in the formal operating procedures and rules of the Committee require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the entire Committee and approval of the Association’s Board. The Executive Committee of the Board is authorized to approve non-substantive changes to this document in order to correct grammar, spelling and numbering, and to update changes to title of University departments, officials and employees, as well as titles of Association officers, without need for approval by the Committee or Board.

F. Any Committee members with a business or personal interest in any matter before the Committee shall disclose such interest to the Committee prior to any action being taken thereon. Any Committee member who is so interested may be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at any meeting at which such action may be considered, but shall not be entitled to vote on such action. No action of the Committee shall be rendered void solely by the fact that any of the members are so interested. Disclosure of such interest by a Committee member subsequent to action taken thereon may be a basis for the Committee to rescind such action or for the Association Board of Directors to rescind any resulting Board action.

G. The Committee will maintain the confidentiality of information entrusted to them by the Association and any other confidential information about the Association that comes to them, from whatever source, in their official capacity, except when disclosure is authorized by a vote of the Board or required bylaws or regulations.

H. Informal matters of procedure and rules interpretation not directly covered by these operating procedures may be resolved by majority vote of those present. Matters of procedure and parliamentary practice not otherwise covered in either the Association Bylaws or the Diversity & Inclusion Committee’s Guidelines shall be governed by the latest edition of Robert’s Rules of Order.

SECTION IV: DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

A. The Committee shall be responsible for encouraging inclusion and diversity, in all of its dimensions, throughout the Association, including its geographic chapters and affinity organizations, and assisting the Association in implementing the diversity and inclusion aspects of its strategic plan.

B. The Committee shall advise the Board, as the Association seeks to support the University of Missouri’s inclusion, diversity, and equity goals and initiatives.

C. The Committee shall provide regular reports of its meetings and activities including the review of the Association’s Diversity and Inclusion plan to the Board.

D. The Committee shall perform other duties as directed by the Board.

FINANCE COMMITTEE

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES AND OPERATING PROCEDURES

(Revised September 12, 2019)

(Amended June 4, 2020)

The word “Association” when used in this document shall mean the University of Missouri Alumni Association. The word “Board” or the words “Board of Directors” when used herein shall mean the Board of the Association; the words “the Committee” shall refer to the Finance Committee; and the word “member(s)” shall refer to members of the Finance Committee.

SECTION I: PURPOSE

The Committee was established in 1988 to act in an advisory capacity to the Executive Committee and provide liaison with the Association staff. It is specifically charged with the following responsibilities:

(a) Review quarterly financial statements

(b) Review audit and advise on audit procedures

(c) Review staff preparation of annual budget and make recommendation to the Board

(d) Review investment portfolio and make investment policy recommendations to the Board

(e) Advise and oversee financial goals associated with Association strategies

SECTION II: COMPOSITION

A. 1. The Committee shall be composed of the Association’s Treasurer, a University student representative, and a minimum of five (5) additional voting members.

A. 2. The Association’s President, Immediate Past President, and President Elect and appropriate Alumni Relations staff members shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members.

A. 3. In addition, the Association President may appoint a maximum of two (2) Director representatives from the Board to serve for one-year terms as voting Committee members. Director representatives may be reappointed so long as they are current Board members.

B. All voting Committee members shall be Regular, Honorary, or Associate members of the Association. At least one member shall be a public accountant or certified public accountant. A substantial number of voting members shall be persons who are not current Directors of the Board.

C. The Association’s Treasurer shall serve as the Chair of the Committee. In accordance with the Association Bylaws, the Treasurer shall be nominated to the position by the Nominating Committee for a two-year term, shall be considered a Director of the Board upon approval of said nomination by the Board, and shall be a member of the Executive Committee of the Board, after nomination by the Nominating Committee and approval by the Board.

D. 1. Voting member vacancies (other than the Treasurer) shall be filled by appointment by the Association President. If an uncompleted term is twelve (12) months or less, the abbreviated service of the replacement member shall not be counted toward the limits established in Section II, paragraph D.3.

D. 2. Except for the Treasurer and Director representatives, members of the Committee shall serve staggered three-year terms from the date of appointment until their successors are appointed. The

ex-officio members shall serve terms of one year.

D. 3. No person shall serve more than two consecutive three-year terms, except that the abbreviated service of a member selected to fill an uncompleted term of twelve (12) months or less shall not be counted toward any limit otherwise established by this paragraph. After absence from the Committee for a minimum of two years, any former member may be selected for additional terms, subject to the limits herein.

E. Any Committee member may resign by notice in writing to the Association’s President with a copy to the Treasurer. Any member may be removed from the Committee for good cause by the Board in accordance with the procedures described for removal of a Director in Article IV, Section 3, of the Association Bylaws.

SECTION III: OPERATIONS Mt

A. 1. The Committee shall meet for the transaction of business in informal proceedings at least two (2) times each year, at a place and time designated by the Chair. Special meetings may be called on the initiative of the Chair and shall be called by the Chair in the event of a written request from at least two (2) members. Meeting notice may be given in any appropriate fashion.

A. 2. The presence of three (3) voting members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

A. 3. The Committee may authorize the transaction of its business by telephone, mail, or electronic mail.

B. The Committee has no formal budget and is not empowered to authorize or contract for expenditures of Association funds.

C. The Committee may establish subcommittees as necessary for its operation. The Treasurer shall automatically be an ex-officio member of all subcommittees.

D. 1. The Treasurer shall appoint a Vice-Chair of the Committee, who is authorized to discharge the duties of the Chair in case of the Chair’s absence.

D. 2. A member of the Association staff shall perform the duties of secretary to the Committee.

E. Changes in the formal operating procedures and rules of the Committee require an affirmative vote of two thirds of voting Committee members and approval by the Association’s Board of Directors. The Executive Committee of the Board is authorized to approve non-substantive changes to this document in order to correct grammar, spelling and numbering, and to update changes to title of University departments, officials and employees, as well as titles of Association officers, without need for approval by the Committee or Board.

F. Any Committee member with a business or personal interest in any matter before the Committee shall disclose such interest to the Committee prior to any action being taken thereon. Any Committee member who is so interested may be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at any meeting at which such action may be considered, but shall not be entitled to vote on such action. No action of the Committee shall be rendered void solely by the fact that any of the members are so interested. Disclosure of such interest by a Committee member subsequent to action taken thereon may be a basis for the Committee to rescind such action or for the Association’s Board to rescind any resulting Board action.for the Committee to rescind such action or for the Association’s Board to rescind any resulting Board action.

G. The Committee will maintain the confidentiality of information entrusted to them by the Association and any other confidential information about the Association that comes to them, from whatever source, in their official capacity, except when disclosure is authorized by a vote of the Board or required by laws or regulations.

H. Informal matters of procedure and rules interpretation not directly covered by these operating procedures may be resolved by majority vote of those present. Matters of procedure and parliamentary practice not otherwise covered in either the Association Bylaws or the Committee’s Guidelines shall be governed by the latest edition of Robert’s Rules of Order.

SECTION IV: DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

The Committee shall provide guidance and assistance to the Executive Committee and staff with respect to the financial aspects of the Association operations.

A. Financial Reporting

The Committee shall review the quarterly financial statements. The Committee shall be specifically advised of any proposed capital expenditure that exceeds twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000) and that was not reflected in the annual budget. The Committee shall offer advice and assistance to staff with respect to accounting procedures and expense control.

B. Audit

The Committee shall review the audit reports of the independent certified public accounting firm and provide advice regarding audit procedures. The Committee shall annually review the results of audits and the performance of the accounting firm. The Committee shall advise the Executive Committee with respect to the selection or termination of the Association’s public accounting auditors.

C. Budget

The Committee will be responsible to act as liaison to the Executive Committee for budget preparation and presentation. The budget shall be prepared by staff and a preliminary budget will be supplied to the Committee for review before presentation in final form to the Executive Committee and recommendation to the Board.

D. Investments

The Committee shall provide advice regarding appropriate investment management for the Association’s investable funds. Periodically the Committee shall review the investment performance reports. At least once in each twenty four (24) month period, the Committee shall review the Investment Policy Statement and meet with a representative of the Investment Manager.

E. Strategy

The Committee shall provide feedback and oversight to any strategic financial goals established by the Board. The Committee shall develop guidelines and make recommendations to the Board for spending limits related to Investments and Reserves.

F. Other

The Committee shall perform other duties as directed by the Board.

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES

(Adopted September 20, 2018)

The word “Association” when used in this document shall mean the University of Missouri Alumni Association. The word “Board” or the words “Governing Board” when used herein shall mean the Governing Board of Directors of the Association; the words “Executive Committee” shall refer to the Executive Committee of the Governing Board of Directors of the Association; the words “the Committee” shall refer to the Governance Committee; and the word “member(s)” shall refer to members of the Governance Committee.

SECTION I: PURPOSE

The Governance Committee shall provide oversight to the Board on matters of governance and leadership development. The committee is responsible for reviewing and recommending changes in the rules, operating procedures, and bylaws of the Association and its various committees and affiliated alumni organizations as well as supporting effective board development practices. The Governance Committee is to ensure that the Board operates efficiently and appropriately and to develop volunteer leaders for the Association.

SECTION II: COMPOSITION

A. The Governance Committee shall be composed of a minimum of five voting members. Members of the committee shall be appointed by the President of the Association. A majority of the committee shall be current Directors from the Board. Up to two members of the committee may be appointed who are not current Directors from the Board.

B. Appropriate Alumni Association staff members shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members.

C. Members of the Committee shall serve one-year terms.

D. The President-Elect of the Association shall serve as the Chair of the Committee.

SECTION III: OPERATIONS

A. The Committee shall meet for the transaction of business in informal proceedings at least three times each year, at a place and time designated by the Chair. Special meetings may be called on the initiative of the Chair or upon the request from at least two members. Meeting notice may be communicated electronically.

B. The presence of three voting members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

C. The Committee may authorize the transaction of its business by electronic means.

D. The Committee has no formal budget and is not empowered to authorize or contract for

E. Changes in the formal operating procedures and rules of the Committee require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the entire Committee and approval of the Association’s Board.

F. Any Committee member with a business or personal interest in any matter before the Committee shall disclose such interest to the Committee prior to any action being taken thereon. Any Committee member who is so interested may be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at any meeting at which such action may be considered, but shall not be entitled to vote on such action. No action of the Committee shall be rendered void solely by the fact that any of the members are so interested. Disclosure of such interest by a Committee member subsequent to action taken thereon may be a basis for the Committee to rescind such action or for the Association Governing Board to rescind any resulting Board action.

G. Informal matters of procedure and rules interpretation not directly covered by these operating procedures may be resolved by majority vote of those present. Matters not otherwise covered in either the bylaws of the Association or the Governance Committee’s operating procedures shall be governed by the latest edition of Robert’s Rules of Order.

SECTION IV: RESPONSIBILITIES

A. The Governance Committee shall review all proposed changes, amendments, and revisions in the Association’s bylaws and Pro Forma Decree of Incorporation. The Committee also shall review proposed changes in other rules, regulations, written guidelines, operating procedures, and governing documents of the Association, its standing committees, ad hoc committees and chartered and affiliated alumni organizations on request of the affected organizations.

B. At the direction of the Board or its Executive Committee, the Governance Committee shall develop appropriate amendments and changes to Association documents, which shall be submitted to the Executive Committee and Board for review. The Committee also may initiate suggested changes.

C. The Committee shall review all proposed bylaws amendments in a timely fashion. All such amendments must be presented to the Board for consideration, with a recommendation for adoption or disapproval, at the next Board meeting after the Committee’s review is complete.

D. The Committee identifies and facilitates the recruitment of qualified candidates for Board service with a focus on developing a Board with a diversity of skills, perspectives, backgrounds, geographic locations and other considerations which promote creativity and innovation and yields differing voices that can play important roles in accomplishing the Association’s mission.

E. The Committee develops and recommends for Board approval criteria for nominations and composition of the Board and Board committees. This shall include prescribing and monitoring the process for Board nominations and maintaining an inventory of Board skills and attributes.

F. The Committee develops and supports the orientation and education efforts for Board members.

G. In coordination with the Executive Director and President, the Committee establishes and administers a self-evaluation process for each individual Board member and the Board as a whole. This work shall include evaluation of Board meetings and structure as well as monitoring Board member involvement.

H. The Committee shall ensure good governance practices for the Association.

I.The Committee shall perform other duties as directed by the Board or by the Executive Committee.

AD HOC COMMITTEES

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION COMMITTEE

The Awards & Recognition Committee is tasked with evaluating current award programs and processes and making recommendations to the Mizzou Alumni Association Board related to adding or sunsetting award programs, evaluating current award ceremonies, and adding or combining award ceremonies.

BOARD NOMINATING COMMITTEE

The Nominating Committee was established to receive and review nominations for vacancies on the Governing Board, and to submit to the Governing Board a slate of nominations for officers and Governing Board Members for the ensuing year.

The Committee further exists to review and revise annual election procedures, and to submit these for approval at the Fall Board meeting.

FACULTY AND ALUMNI AWARDS COMMITTEE

The Faculty and Alumni Awards Committee was established to review nominations and select recipients for the Faculty and Alumni Awards, and to honor the recipients at a gala banquet and program each fall.

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

The Marketing and Communications Committee will employ innovative strategies to increase MAA membership and engagement. The Committee will use both internal and external communications tactics to elevate the success of the University, cultivate a sense of belonging, and amplify MizzouMade careers.

NETWORKS

PAST PRESIDENTS NETWORK

The Past Presidents (affectionately known as “The PRIDE”) Network purpose is to bring Association Past Presidents together to provide ancillary support to the Association, Association Governing Board, Association Executive Committee and Association Staff. Specifically, The PRIDE Council shall endeavor to be the preeminent resource to the Association and assist the Association in executing its Mission. The PRIDE Network shall also perform other duties and responsibilities assigned or otherwise delegated to it which are consistent with its purpose and the purposes of the Association.

PAST BOARD MEMBERS NETWORK

The purpose of the Past Board Members Network, the 2892 Collective, is to facilitate continued volunteer engagement among past Board members to help ensure that the Columns will indeed stand for a thousand years – through the year 2892 and beyond. The Network seeks to serve as a connected and knowledgeable volunteer base available to support Association projects and campaigns.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION COMMITTEE

AN AD HOC COMMITTEE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES

(Adopted JUNE 18, 2024)

The word “Association” when used in this document shall mean the University of Missouri Alumni Associ ation. The word “Board” or the words “Board of Directors” when used herein shall mean the Board of Di rectors of the Association; the words “the Committee” shall refer to the Awards and Recognition Commit tee; and the word “member(s)” shall refer to members of the Awards and Recognition Committee.

SECTION I: PURPOSE

The Awards & Recognition Committee is tasked with evaluating current award programs and process es and making recommendations to the Mizzou Alumni Association Board related to adding or sunsetting award programs, evaluating current award ceremonies, and adding or combining award ceremonies.

SECTION II: COMPOSITION

A. The Awards & Recognition Committee shall be composed of a minimum of five voting members and appropriate Alumni Relations staff members who shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members. The Presi dent of the Association shall be an ex-officio member of the Committee.

B. Members of the Committee shall serve (1) one-year terms that run on the fiscal year. Members may serve more than (1) one term.

C. All Committee roles shall be filled by appointment by the Association President.

D. Any Awards & Recognition Committee member may resign by notice in writing to the President of the Association, with a copy to the Chair of the Committee. Any member may be removed from the Com mittee for good cause by the Board by following the procedures described for removal in the Association bylaws.

SECTION III: OPERATIONS

A. The Committee shall meet for the transaction of business at least three times each year, at a place and time designated by the Chair.

B. The presence of a quorum is required for the transaction of Committee business. Quorum is met with no less than half of the voting membership of the Committee present.

C. The Committee may authorize the transaction of its business by telephone, mail or electronic meth ods available.

D. The Committee has no formal budget and is not empowered to authorize or contract for expendi tures of Association funds.

E. The Committee may establish subcommittees as necessary for its operation. The Chair of any sub committee must be a member of the Committee and of the Association. The Chair of the Committee automatically shall be an ex-officio member of all subcommittees.

F. The Chair of the Committee must be a member of the Committee under the provisions of these Guidelines. The Chair is appointed to the position by the President of the Association for a term of one (1) year commencing July 1. Committee Chairs may serve more than one (1) term.

G. The Alumni Relations staff shall perform the duties of secretary to the Committee.

H. Changes in the formal operating procedures and rules of the Committee require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the entire Committee and approval of the Association’s Board.

I. Any Committee member with a business or personal interest in any matter before the Committee shall disclose such interest to the Committee prior to any action being taken thereon. Any Committee member who is so interested may be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at any meeting at which such action may be considered, but shall not be entitled to vote on such action. No action of the Committee shall be rendered void solely by the fact that any of the members are so interested. Dis closure of such interest by a Committee member subsequent to action taken thereon may be a basis f or the Committee to rescind such action or for the Association’s Board to rescind any resulting Board action.

J. Informal matters of procedure and rules interpretation not directly covered by these operating proce dures may be resolved by majority vote of those present. Matters of procedure and parliamentary prac tice not otherwise covered in either the bylaws of the Association or the Awards & Recognition Com mittee’s Guidelines shall be governed by the latest edition of Robert’s Rules of Order.

BOARD NOMINATING COMMITTEE

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES AND OPERATING PROCEDURES

(Revised April 17, 2020)

The word “Association” when used in this document shall mean The University of Missouri Alumni Association.; the term “Board” or “Board or Directors” shall refer to the Board of Directors of the Association; the word “Committee” shall refer to the Nominating Committee; and the word “member(s)” shall refer to members of the Nominating Committee.

The University of Missouri is affectionately known as “Mizzou” by its alumni and friends, and this Association is referred to and commonly known as “The Mizzou Alumni Association.”

SECTION I: PURPOSE

The Nominating Committee was established to receive and review nominations for vacancies on the Board, and to submit to the Board a slate of nominations for Officers and Directors

The Nominating Committee will strive to ensure the slate of Officers and Directors will be composed of members with a diversity of skills, perspectives, backgrounds, geographic locations and other considerations which will promote creativity and innovation and yields differing voices that can play important roles in accomplishing the Association’s mission.

SECTION II: COMPOSITION

A. The Nominating Committee shall be composed of a minimum of five voting members drawn from the following: current Board members, past Board members within four years of their last date of service on the Board, or current members of standing or ad hoc committees. The names of the Nominating Committee members shall be made public with the call for nominations.

B. The immediate Past President of The Association shall serve as the Chair of the Nominating Committee.

C. The President of The Association and appropriate Alumni Relations staff members shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members.

D. All Committee members shall be members of the Association

E.1. Members of the Committee shall serve from the date of appointment until a slate of Officers and Directors is approved at the spring Board meeting. Members of the Committee are eligible for reappointment.

E.2. No person shall serve more than two consecutive terms.

F. Committee vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the Association President. The abbreviated service of the replacement member in an uncompleted term shall not be counted toward the limits established in Section II, paragraph E.2.

G. Any Nominating Committee member may resign by notice in writing to the President of the Association, with a copy to the Chair of the Committee.

SECTION III: OPERATIONS

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

A.1. The Committee shall meet for the transaction of business as needed on the initiative of the Chair. Special meetings may be called on the initiative of the Chair, and shall be called by the Chair in the event of a written request from at least two members. Meeting notice may be conveyed through communications means as defined by the Bylaws of The Association.

A.2. The presence of three voting members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

A.3. The Committee may authorize the transaction of its business through communication means as defined by the Bylaws of The Association.

B. The Committee has no formal budget and is not empowered to authorize or contract for expenditures of Association funds.

C. The Committee may establish subcommittees as necessary for its operation. The chair of any subcommittee must be a member of the Committee.

D. The Chair may appoint a Vice-Chair who is authorized to discharge the duties of the Chair in case of the Chair’s absence. The Executive Director of the Association shall perform the duties of Secretary to the Committee.

E. Changes in the formal guidelines, operating procedures and rules of the Committee require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the entire Committee and approval of the Association’s Board.

F. The Executive Committee of the Board is authorized to approve non-substantive changes to the formal guidelines, operating procedures and rules in order to correct grammar, spelling and numbering, and to update changes to title of University departments, officials and employees, without need for approval of the Association’s Board.

G. Any Committee member with a business or personal interest in any matter before the Committee shall disclose such interest to the Committee prior to any action being taken thereon. Any Committee member who is so interested may be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at any meeting at which such action may be considered, but shall not be entitled to vote on such action. No action of the Committee shall be rendered solely by the fact that any of the members are so interested. Disclosure of such interest by a Committee member subsequent to action taken thereon may be a basis for the Committee to rescind such action or for the Association Board to rescind any resulting Board action.

H. Informal matters of procedure and rules interpretation not directly covered by these operating procedures may be resolved by majority vote of those present. Matters of procedure and parliamentary practice not otherwise covered in either the Bylaws of the Association or the Nominating Committee’s operating procedures shall be governed by the latest edition of Robert’s Rules of Order.

SECTION IV: DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

A.1. The Committee, upon approval of the Board, will utilize the following procedures.

A.2. The Nominating Committee shall be responsible for the process of formulating a slate of Officers and Directors from nominations received by no later than March 1 each year. This process shall include an application form for each nominee stating current or past volunteer experience and the stated desire to serve as a volunteer of the Association as created and approved by the Governance Committee.

A.3 The Committee shall ensure an equitable nomination process, ensuring the needs of the Board are met to the best of its ability.

A.4 The Committee shall present the slate of proposed Officers and Directors, in writing, to the Board for approval at least fourteen (14) days prior to the spring Board meeting.

A.5 The Committee selection procedure for the slate of proposed Officers and Directors shall be determined by the Committee itself but must allow the will of a majority of those present and voting to prevail.

B. The Committee shall perform other duties as directed by the Board.

SECTION V: CONFIDENTIALITY

The Committee will maintain the confidentiality of information entrusted to them by the Association and any other confidential information about the Association that comes to them, from whatever source, in their official capacity, except when disclosure is authorized by a vote of the Board or required by laws or regulations.

FACULTY AND ALUMNI AWARDS COMMITTEE

GUIDELINES

(Adopted April 21, 1995)

(Revised June 7, 2021)

The word “Association” when used in this document shall mean the University of Missouri Alumni Association. The word “Board” or the words “Board of Directors” when used herein shall mean the Board of Directors of the Association; the words “the Committee” shall refer to the Faculty and Alumni Awards Committee; and the word “member(s)” shall refer to members of the Faculty and Alumni Awards Committee.

SECTION I: PURPOSE

The Faculty and Alumni Awards Committee was established to review nominations and select recipients for the Faculty and Alumni Awards, and to honor the recipients at a gala banquet and program each year.

SECTION II: COMPOSITION

A. The Faculty and Alumni Awards Committee shall be composed of a minimum of ten (10) voting members and appropriate Alumni Relations staff members who shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members. The president of the Association shall be an ex-officio, non-voting member of the Committee.

B. At least seven Committee members shall be regular, honorary, or associate members of the Association. In addition, at least three Committee members shall be University faculty.

C.1. Except as set forth in this section, members of the Committee shall serve staggered three-year terms that run on the calendar year. Terms should be staggered so that the terms of at least two members expire each year.

C.2. No person shall serve more than two consecutive terms, except that the abbreviated service of a member selected to fill an uncompleted term of 12 months or less shall not be counted toward any limit otherwise established by this paragraph. After absence from the Committee for a minimum of two years, any former member may be selected for additional terms, subject to the limits herein.

D. All Committee roles shall be filled by appointment by the Association President. If an uncompleted term is 12 months or less, the abbreviated service of the replacement member shall not be counted toward the limits established in Section II, paragraph C.2.

E. Any Faculty and Alumni Awards Committee member may resign by notice in writing to the president of the Association, with a copy to the Chair of the Committee. Any member may be removed from the Committee for good cause by the Board by following the procedures described for removal of a Director in Article IV, Section 3, of the Association bylaws.

SECTION III: OPERATIONS

SECTION III: OPERATIONS

A.1. The Committee shall meet for the transaction of business at least one time each year, at a place and time designated by the Chair. This meeting shall be for the purpose of reviewing nominations and making selections for the Awards. Special meetings may be called on the initiative of the Chair, and shall be called by the Chair in the event of a written request from at least two (2) members. Meeting notice may be given in any appropriate fashion.

A.2. The presence of seven (7) voting members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

A.3. The Committee may authorize the transaction of its business by telephone, mail or electronic methods available.

A.4. The Committee will allow for written proxy or electronic participation in awardee selection in the event of the absence(s) for two (2) or fewer Committee members on the date chosen for the selection meeting. In the event more than two (2) members cannot attend, an alternate meeting date will be chosen. The Committee Chair will cast the written ballot for the absent member(s). The absent member(s) selections will be voted as long as the candidate is in the pool. If and when all of the candidates on the written ballot are exhausted, the absent member(s) vote ceases.

B. The Committee has no formal budget and is not empowered to authorize or contract for expenditures of Association funds.

C. The Committee may establish subcommittees as necessary for its operation. The Chair of any subcommittee must be a member of the Committee and of the Association. The Chair of the Committee automatically shall be an ex-officio member of all subcommittees.

D.1. The Chair of the Committee must be a member of the Committee under the provisions of these Guidelines. The Chair is appointed to the position by the President of the Association for a term of one (1) year commencing January 1. Committee Chairs may serve more than one (1) term.

D.2. The Alumni Relations staff shall perform the duties of secretary to the Committee.

E. Changes in the formal operating procedures and rules of the Committee require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the entire Committee and approval of the Association’s Board.

F. Any Committee member with a business or personal interest in any matter before the Committee shall disclose such interest to the Committee prior to any action being taken thereon. Any Committee member who is so interested may be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at any meeting at which such action may be considered, but shall not be entitled to vote on such action. No action of the Committee shall be rendered void solely by the fact that any of the members are so interested. Disclosure of such interest by a Committee member subsequent to action taken thereon may be a basis for the Committee to rescind such action or for the Association’s Board to rescind any resulting Board action.

G. Informal matters of procedure and rules interpretation not directly covered by these operating procedures may be resolved by majority vote of those present. Matters of procedure and parliamentary practice not otherwise covered in either the bylaws of the Association or the Faculty and Alumni Awards Committee’s Guidelines shall be governed by the latest edition of Robert’s Rules of Order.

SECTION IV: DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

A. The Faculty and Alumni Awards Committee shall be responsible for the selection of recipients for the Faculty and Alumni Awards, the Distinguished Service Award, and the Distinguished Faculty Award.

B. The Committee may provide counsel in the planning and production of the Awards Banquet and Program which honors the award recipients annually.

C. The Committee shall perform other duties as directed by the Board.

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

AN AD HOC COMMITTEE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES

(Adopted JUNE 18, 2024)

The word “Association” when used in this document shall mean the University of Missouri Alumni Associ ation. The word “Board” or the words “Board of Directors” when used herein shall mean the Board of Directors of the Association; the words “the Committee” shall refer to the Marketing and Communications Committee; and the word “member(s)” shall refer to members of the Marketing and Communications.

SECTION I: PURPOSE

The Marketing and Communications Committee will employ innovative strategies to increase MAA mem bership and engagement. The Committee will use both internal and external communications tactics to elevate the success of the University, cultivate a sense of belonging, and amplify MizzouMade careers.

SECTION II: COMPOSITION

A. The Marketing and Communications Committee shall be composed of a minimum of five voting mem bers and appropriate Alumni Relations staff members who shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members. The President of the Association shall be an ex-officio member of the Committee.

B. Members of the Committee shall serve (1) one-year terms that run on the fiscal year. Members may serve more than (1) one term.

C. All Committee roles shall be filled by appointment by the Association President.

D. Any Marketing and Communications Committee member may resign by notice in writing to the Presi dent of the Association, with a copy to the Chair of the Committee. Any member may be removed from the Committee for good cause by the Board by following the procedures described for removal in the Association bylaws.

SECTION III: OPERATIONS

A. The Committee shall meet for the transaction of business at least three times each year, at a place and time designated by the Chair.

B. The presence of a quorum is required for the transaction of Committee business. Quorum is met with no less than half of the voting membership of the Committee present.

C. The Committee may authorize the transaction of its business by telephone, mail or electronic methods available.

D. The Committee has no formal budget and is not empowered to authorize or contract for expenditures of Association funds.

E. The Committee may establish subcommittees as necessary for its operation. The Chair of any sub committee must be a member of the Committee and of the Association. The Chair of the Committee automatically shall be an ex-officio member of all subcommittees.

F. The Chair of the Committee must be a member of the Committee under the provisions of these Guidelines. The Chair is appointed to the position by the President of the Association for a term of one (1) year commencing July 1. Committee Chairs may serve more than one (1) term.

G. The Alumni Relations staff shall perform the duties of secretary to the Committee.

H. Changes in the formal operating procedures and rules of the Committee require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the entire Committee and approval of the Association’s Board.

I. Any Committee member with a business or personal interest in any matter before the Committee shall disclose such interest to the Committee prior to any action being taken thereon. Any Committee member who is so interested may be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at any meeting at which such action may be considered, but shall not be entitled to vote on such action. No action of the Committee shall be rendered void solely by the fact that any of the members are so interested. Dis closure of such interest by a Committee member subsequent to action taken thereon may be a basis for the Committee to rescind such action or for the Association’s Board to rescind any resulting Board action.

J. Informal matters of procedure and rules interpretation not directly covered by these operating proce dures may be resolved by majority vote of those present. Matters of procedure and parliamentary prac tice not otherwise covered in either the bylaws of the Association or the Marketing and Communica tions Committee’s Guidelines shall be governed by the latest edition of Robert’s Rules of Order.

PAST PRESIDENTS NETWORK

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES

(Adopted April 11, 2008)

(Revised June 9, 2022)

The word “Association” when used in this document shall mean the University of Missouri Alumni Association. The word “Board” or the words “Board of Directors” when used herein shall mean the Board of the Association; the words “Executive Committee” shall refer to the Executive Committee of the Board; the words “the Network” shall refer to the Past Presidents Network; and the word “member(s)” shall refer to members of the Past Presidents Network.

The Past Presidents Network is affectionately known as “The PRIDE” which stands for Presidents Retired, Involved and Dedicated to Excellence; The University of Missouri is affectionately known as “Mizzou” by its alumni and friends, and this Association is referred to and commonly known as “The Mizzou Alumni Association.”

SECTION I: PURPOSE

The Network’s purpose is to bring Association Past Presidents together to provide ancillary support to the Association, Association Board and its Executive Committee and Association Staff. Specifically, the Network, as a committee of the Board, shall assist the Association in executing its mission and shall serve as a key resource for the Association. The Network shall also perform other duties and responsibilities assigned or otherwise delegated to it by the Board or its Executive Committee which are consistent with its purpose and the purposes of the Association.

SECTION II: COMPOSITION

A. The Network shall be composed of all Association Past Presidents, including the person who serves as Immediate Past President of the Board. All members shall be regular, honorary or associate members of the Association.

B. Ex-officio members shall include the Association President and Executive Director. Honorary members may also be designated by the Network.

C. The Network’s membership shall continue throughout a member’s lifetime. A member may cease being a member of the Network if they resign from the Association, resign from the Network or become ineligible for regular, honorary or association membership in the Association. Should a member resign from the Network, that individual may reinstitute membership by indicating to the Association President the desire to rejoin the Network and reinitiating participation in the Network’s activities.

SECTION III: OPERATIONS

A. The Network shall meet for the transaction of business in informal proceedings at least twice (2) each year. These and any other additional meetings shall be called by Board’s Immediate Past President. Meeting notice may be given in any appropriate fashion.

B. The Network may connect by telephone, mail or electronic methods available.

C. The Network has no formal budget and is not empowered to authorize or contract for expenditures of Association funds.

D. The Network may connect via designated social media platforms or groups administered by the Association for the exclusive use of connecting Network members. All such engagement is subject to applicable policies and guidelines of the Association as prescribed by the Board.

E The Association’s Immediate Past President shall serve as Chair of the Network per Association Bylaws, Article VI, Section 5. The Chair shall thus serve a one-year term. In the event an individual is unable or unavailable to serve as Chair, the Association’s President shall appoint another member of the Network to serve as Chair for that term. No individual shall be eligible to serve successive terms as Chair.

F. The Network shall be staffed by the Association’s Executive Director.

G. Changes in the Network’s Guidelines shall require approval of the Association's Board.

H. Any member with business or personal interest in any matter before the Network shall disclose such interest to the Network prior to any action being taken thereon. Any member who is so interested shall not be entitled to vote on such action. No action of the Network shall be rendered void solely by the fact that any of the members are so interested. Disclosure of such interest by a member subsequent to action taken thereon may be a basis for the Network to rescind such action or for the Association’s Board to rescind any resulting action.

I. Matters of procedure not directly covered by these Guidelines may be resolved by majority vote of those present.

SECTION IV: FUNCTIONS

The Network shall serve as an advisory resource to the Association, Association Board, Association Executive Committee and/or Association Staff on matters pertaining to the Association. The Network shall perform other functions as requested by the Association Board, Association President, Association Executive Committee and/or Association Staff.

PAST BOARD MEMBERS NETWORK 2892 COLLECTIVE

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES

(Adopted November 12, 2022)

The word “Association” when used in this document shall mean the University of Missouri Alumni Association. The word “Board” or the words “Board of Directors” when used herein shall mean the Board of the Association; the words “Executive Committee” shall refer to the Executive Committee of the Board; the words “the Network” shall refer to the Past Board Members Network; and the word “member(s)” shall refer to members of the Past Board Members Network.

The Past Board Members Network is affectionately known as “The 2892 Collective.” The University of Missouri is affectionately known as “Mizzou” by its alumni and friends, and this Association is referred to and commonly known as “The Mizzou Alumni Association.”

SECTION I: PURPOSE

Loyal alumni rallied on behalf of Mizzou to save the Columns after the Academic Hall fire in 1892. The president of the Mizzou Alumni Association made a persuasive speech to preserve the Columns as an enduring symbol of all we hold dear about Mizzou. Curator Gideon Rothwell was moved by the advocacy and proclaimed: “Let the Columns stand. Let them stand for a thousand years.”

Alumni leaders continue to protect and enrich the University in that same spirit of alumni advocacy. The purpose of this Network, the 2892 Collective, is to facilitate continued volunteer engagement among past Board members to help ensure that the Columns will indeed stand for a thousand years – through the year 2892 and beyond.

SECTION II: COMPOSITION

A. The Network shall be composed of all Association Past Board Members. All members must be regular, honorary, or associate members of the Association.

B. Ex-officio members shall include the Association President and Executive Director.

C. The Network’s membership shall continue throughout a member’s lifetime. A member may cease being a member of the Network if they resign from the Association, resign from the Network or become ineligible for regular, honorary or association membership in the Association. Should a member resign from the Network, that individual may reinstitute membership by indicating to the Association President the desire to rejoin the Network and reinitiating participation in the Network’s activities.

SECTION III: OPERATIONS

A. The Network may connect in informal proceedings. Meetings or activities may be called by the Association, the Association Board or the designated representative of the Board. When appropriate, activities will be calendared to coincide with marquee Association events.

B. The Network may connect by telephone, mail or electronic methods available.

C. The Network may connect via designated social media platforms or groups administered by the Association for the exclusive use of connecting Network members. All such engagement is subject to applicable policies and guidelines of the Association as prescribed by the Board.

D. The Network has no formal budget and is not empowered to authorize or contract for expenditures of Association funds.

E. A designated representative of the Association Board shall be appointed by the Association President to serve as liaison to the Network for a one-year term. No individual shall be eligible to serve successive terms as designated representative.

F. The Network shall be staffed by the Association’s Executive Director or their designee.

G. Changes to these guidelines shall require the approval of the Association’s Board.

H. Any member with business or personal interest in any matter related to the Network shall disclose such interest prior to any action being taken thereon. Disclosure of such interest by a member after action taken thereon may be a basis for rescinding such action or for the Association’s Board to rescind any resulting action.

I. Matters of procedure not directly covered by these Guidelines may be resolved by the Executive Committee of the Association.

SECTION IV: FUNCTIONS

The Association seeks to keep Network members connected to others who have invested time and talent in the University. Through collective engagement the Network seeks to:

A. Serve as a connected and knowledgeable volunteer base available to support Association projects and campaigns.

B. Act as a focus group for Association ideas and opportunities.

C. Play a supportive role in the implementation of programs and initiatives.

BYLAWS OF THE {___________________ ALUMNI CHAPTER}

An Affiliate of

The University of Missouri Alumi Association (Approved/Revised {Date})

ARTICLE I: NAME

The name of the organization shall be Name Chapter of The University of Missouri Alumni Association hereinafter referred to as the Name Chapter. (description of geographic area will be inserted here for Chapters). The University of Missouri is affectionately known as “Mizzou” by its alumni and friends, and this organization may be referred to and commonly known as the Name Chapter of “The Mizzou Alumni Association.”

ARTICLE II: PURPOSE

The Name Chapter is an affiliate of the University of Missouri Alumni Association, an independent, notfor-profit educational corporation. The purpose of this Name Chapter is to provide services to its alumni constituency, friends, supporters of the University, students, parents, faculty and staff. Services and activities may be educational, developmental or social and may encourage both fellowship and constructive contributions to the University. This Chapter is organized to encourage alumni and friends to support the University and to participate in building a greater University.

ARTICLE III: MEMBERS

Section 1. Membership

Membership in this Name Chapter shall be limited to those persons who are graduates, students, former students, or others who evince an interest in the Name Chapter and the University, and who are Regular, Honorary or Associate Members of the Association.

Section 2. Rights, Benefits, and Privileges

All Members, including Honorary Members, shall receive identical rights, benefits, and privileges of membership as may be determined from time to time by the Association’s Board of Directors.

ARTICLE IV: OFFICERS

Section 1. Officers

Officers of this Name Chapter Chapter} shall consist of a President, a President-Elect or Vice President, a Past President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. These officers shall perform the duties prescribed by these Bylaws and by the parliamentary authority adopted in Article VIII of these Bylaws.

Section 2. Term and Eligibility

Officers shall serve for a period of one year or until their successors are elected, and their terms of office shall begin July 1, following the meeting at which they are elected. The President-Elect or Vice President shall automatically assume the office of President upon the expiration of the President’s term. No Member shall be eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms in the same office.

Section 3. Nominations

Not less than 60 days in advance of a meeting regularly held for such purpose, the President shall appoint a Nominating Committee of at least three (3) Members with the Immediate Past President serving as the Chair. If the Immediate Past President cannot serve then a Past President shall serve as Chair. It shall be the duty of this committee to nominate candidates for the Name Chapter offices and for vacancies on the Board of Directors. The report of the Nominating Committee shall be Communicated to members of the Name Chapter at least fourteen (14) days prior to the scheduled meeting.

At the meeting, additional nominations from the floor shall be permitted before the election. Nominees need not be members of the Board.

Section 4. Elections

The Officers and Directors shall be elected at a meeting regularly held for such purpose; all positions shall be filled by a majority vote of the Members present.

Section 5. Resignation or Removal

Any Officer may resign by notice in writing to the Board in care of the Secretary. Any Officer may be removed from office for good cause upon the vote of at least two-thirds of the Directors present at a meeting where a quorum of the Directors exists. Such removal shall be considered upon the re-quest of not less than two (2) Directors; any such request shall be submitted in writing to the Board in care of the Secretary. The Officer in question shall receive written notice through electronic or postal mail not less than fourteen (14) days in advance of the meeting at which the issue of removal is to be addressed. Upon request of the Officer subject to the removal action, a hearing shall be held at said meeting prior to the vote of the Directors.

Section 6. Vacancies

In the event of a vacancy in the office of President, the President-Elect or Vice President shall fill the office for the unexpired term. Other vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the President, with approval of the Name Chapter Board, for the unexpired term. In the event of the absence or inability to act of the President, the President-Elect or Vice President shall temporarily carry out the duties of the office.

ARTICLE V: MEETINGS

Section 1. Regular Meetings

The Name Chapter shall hold at least one meeting annually on a date to be determined by the Officers. In addition, other regular meetings may be scheduled as needed for the transaction of business or to carry out the purposes of the Name Chapter. Notice of the annual meeting and of other regular meetings shall be Communicated to the membership not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the meeting date.

Section 2. Special Meetings

Special meetings may be called by the President or by the Executive Committee and shall be called upon the request of five (5) members of the Name Chapter. The purpose of the meeting shall be stated in the notice. Except in cases of emergency, notice of the special meetings shall be Communicated to the membership not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the meeting date.

Section 3. Quorum

The Members present shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of any business of the Name Chapter

ARTICLE VI: BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1. Composition

The Board of Directors shall be made up of the Officers of the Name Chapter, chairs of standing committees, and at least two (2) Directors elected by the membership.

Section 2. Powers and Duties

Except as otherwise provided by law, the Association Pro Forma Decree of Incorporation, the Bylaws of the Association or the Bylaws of the Name Chapter, all of the authority of the Name Chapter and its government and management shall be exercised by the Board. The Board shall have general supervision of the affairs of the Name Chapter between its business meetings, fix the hour and place of meetings, make recommendations to the Name Chapter, and shall perform such other duties as are specified in these Bylaws. The Board may solicit funds for specific Name Chapter purposes. The Board shall be subject to the orders of the Name Chapter, and none of its acts shall conflict with action taken by the Name Chapter

Section 3. Meetings

The Board shall meet at least twice each year and as often as necessary for the transaction of business or to carry out the purposes of the Name Chapter; it shall determine its own meeting times. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the President and shall be called upon the request of three (3) members of the Board. Procedures for notice shall be similar to those estab-lished in Article V, Sections 1 and 2. Transaction of business may be Communicated to the Board through means identified in the Chapter Bylaws. All Members of the Name Chapter are entitled to attend Board meetings.

Section 4. Term and Eligibility

(a) Directors shall serve for a period of two (2) years and until their successors are elected. Their terms of office shall begin July 1, following the meeting at which they are elected.

(b) No person shall be selected for more than six consecutive years in the same role as a Director of the Name Chapter, except as follows: Officers listed in Article IV, Section 1, shall be members of the Board for as long as they hold office, without regard to any limit otherwise imposed by this Section.

(c) After absence from the Board for a minimum of two (2) years, any former Director may be selected for additional terms as a Director; however, such additional service is again subject to the limits imposed herein.

Section 5. Nominations

A Nominating Committee shall be appointed and the procedures established in Article IV, Section 3 shall be followed to fill vacancies on the Board.

Section 6. Elections

The election procedure established in Article IV, Section 4, shall be followed in electing members to the Board.

Section 7. Resignation or Removal

Any Director may resign by notice in writing to the President in care of the Secretary. Any Director may be removed from office for good cause upon the vote of at least two-thirds of the Directors present at a meeting where a quorum of the Directors exists. Such removal shall be considered upon the resign by notice in writing to the President in care of the Secretary. The Director in question shall receive

written notice not less than fourteen (14) days in advance of the meeting at which the issue of removal is to be addressed. Upon request of the Director subject to the removal action, a hearing shall be held at said meeting prior to the vote of the Directors.

Section 8. Vacancies

Vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the President, with approval of the Board, for the unexpired term.

Section 9. Executive Committee

(a) An Executive Committee shall be established, whose members shall serve one-year terms commencing at the close of the meeting at which new Officers and Directors are elected. The Executive Committee shall consist of the Officers. Alumni Association staff members shall be ex-officio, non-voting members of the Executive Committee.

(b) Unless otherwise provided by law or the Bylaws of the Name Chapter, the Executive Committee shall have full authority to conduct the business of the Name Chapter, subject to the approval of the Board at its next regular or special meeting. An act or authorization of an act by the Executive Committee shall be as effective for all purposes as the act or authorization of the Board, including authorization of activities, expenditures, and all other matters normally within the jurisdiction of the Board, so long as the action is approved by a vote of a majority of the total membership of the Executive Committee. All members of the Name Chapter are entitled to attend meetings of the Executive Committee.

Section 10. Expenditures

No expenditure in excess of $________ of unallocated funds of this Name Chapter shall be made unless it has been authorized by the Executive Committee.

ARTICLE VII: COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES

Section 1. Standing Committees

The following standing committees shall be established: Membership and Student Recruitment/Scholarship. The President, with the approval of the Board, shall fill all vacancies on such standing committees and shall appoint or reappoint the committee Chair each year. Chairs of standing committees shall be considered members of the Board when appointed and are subject to the term limitations established in Article VI, Section 4. A substantial number of members of each such committee shall be persons who are not Directors.

Section 2. Membership Committee

A Membership Committee of at least two members, shall be appointed. This committee shall recommend ways to enhance service to members, develop plans and programs for attracting new members and retaining existing members, and determine ways to encourage participation from active and inactive alumni in the affairs of the Name Chapter. The committee shall report to the Board of Directors at least twice each year.

Section 3. Student Recruitment/Scholarship Committee

A Student Recruitment/Scholarship Committee of at least three (3) members, at least one of whom is a Director, shall be appointed. This committee is charged with selecting one or more candidates to receive a scholarship. This committee will assist the University and the Association in recruiting qualified students to attend the University. The committee shall report to the Chapter’s membership and/or Board at least once each year.

Section 4. Other Committees and Task Forces

(a) The Board or the President may establish and appoint other committees and task forces deemed necessary or appropriate, to serve the Name Chapter. The Chair of any such advi-sory committee or task force must be a member of the Name Chapter and is considered an advisor to the Board. A substantial number of members of each such committee and task force shall be persons who are not Directors.

(b) The President of this Name Chapter automatically shall be an ex-officio member of all committees and task forces, except the Nominating Committee.

ARTICLE VIII: PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY

The current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised, as amended from time to time, shall govern the meetings, rules, guidelines, motions, agendas and related matters of the Name Chapter insofar as those rules are not inconsistent with or in conflict with the Pro Forma Decree of Incorporation, the Bylaws of the Association or the laws of the State of Missouri.

ARTICLE IX: BYLAWS AND AMENDMENTS

Section

1. Bylaws for Chapters

The Name Chapter shall be governed by these Bylaws. The Bylaws shall not be in conflict with Association Bylaws, any federal laws, with the laws of the state (of Missouri) or with the laws in which the Chapter is located.

Section 2. Amendments and Revisions

These Bylaws may be amended at any meeting of the Board by an affirmative two-thirds vote, provided that the proposed amendments have been Communicated to the Board of the Name Chapter not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the meeting at which they will be considered.

Section 3. Conforming

When amendment of these Bylaws shall become necessary by action of the Association Board, the Executive Committee of the Chapter is authorized to conform these Bylaws in accordance therewith, and such amendment shall have the same force and effect as if adopted by the Board of the Chapter in accordance with the provisions of Article IX, Section 2.

Section 4. Filing

Current Bylaws, standing rules, and auxiliary policies shall be on file at the Mizzou Alumni Association office in Columbia, Missouri.

ARTICLE X: CONFIDENTIALITY

Directors, Officers and members of committees of the Name Chapter will maintain the confidentiality of information entrusted to them by the Association and any other confidential information about the Association that comes to them, from whatever source, in their official capacity, except when disclosure is authorized by a vote of the Board or required by laws or regulations.

In particular, Directors, Officers or members of committees of the Name Chapter may be privy to financial information and details pertaining to donors and gifts to the University. Directors, Officers or members of committees agree to hold such information in trust and confidence, not to disclose the information, and not to use such information except to make decisions with direct respect to activities of the Association

ARTICLE XI: ETHICS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Any Director of the Board with a business or personal interest in any matter before the Name Chapter shall disclose such interest to the Board in care of the Secretary prior to any action being taken thereon. Any Director who is so interested may be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at any meeting at which such action may be considered, but shall not be entitled to vote on such action. No action of the Name Chapter shall be rendered void solely by the fact that any of the Directors are so interested, but subsequent disclosure of such interest may be a basis for the Board to rescind such action.

If a Director does not disclose a business or personal interest in a matter before the Board, and then votes or otherwise exerts influence on the matter to the Director’s direct or ancillary benefit, then the Board or the Association Board may remove said Director by a majority vote. The Chapter and the Association shall also have all other remedies afforded by law against said Director.

ARTICLE XII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 1. University of Missouri Division of Advancement

The Name Chapter endorses and pledges its support to the University of Missouri Division of Advancement, which is the official advancement office of the University.

Section 2. Fiscal Year

The fiscal year of the Name Chapter shall be from the first day of July each year through the 30th day of June in the succeeding calendar year.

Section

3. Definitions

As used in these Bylaws, the following terms shall mean:

(a) Association: the University of Missouri Alumni Association;

(b) Association Board: the Board of Directors of the University of Missouri Alumni Association;

(c) Association Bylaws: the Bylaws of the University of Missouri Alumni Association;

(d) Board or Board of Directors: the Board of Directors of the Name Chapter;

(e) Bylaws: the Bylaws of the Name Chapter;

(f) Chapter: the Name Chapter;

(g) Communicated: shall include written, phone, or other electronic methods available;

(h) Director: a member of the Name Chapter Board of Directors;

(i) Member: Any member, associate member or honorary member of The Association in accor dance with the Association Bylaws

(j) Officer: an officer of the Name Chapter Board of Directors;

(k) Pro Forma Decree of Incorporation: The Articles of Agreement of the University of Missouri Alumni Association;

(l) University: the University of Missouri

APPENDIX: DUTIES OF OFFICERS

1. President

The President shall call and preside at all meetings of the Name Chapter, its Board and Executive Committee and shall have general charge of, and control over, its operations. The President shall appoint the members of all committees and shall be an ex-officio member of all committees, except the nominating committee. The President shall perform such additional duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board or the Bylaws.

2. President-Elect or Vice-President

The President-Elect shall assist the President in the operations of the Name Chapter and shall perform such additional duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board or the Bylaws. The President-Elect shall succeed to the office of President upon expiration of the current President’s term, or in the event of a vacancy in the office of President. In the absence of the President, the President-Elect shall serve in his or her stead.

3. Secretary

The Secretary shall keep a record of all the proceedings of the Name Chapter; shall keep on file all committee reports; shall maintain the historical record of the Bylaws, standing rules and minutes; shall send out to the membership notices of each meeting; shall prepare the meeting agenda; and shall conduct the general correspondence of the Name Chapter. The Secretary shall make the minutes and records of the Name Chapter reasonably available to any member upon request. In the absence of the President and President-Elect or Vice President and Secretary shall call the meeting to order and preside until the immediate election of a president pro tempore.

4. Treasurer

The Treasurer shall be entrusted with custody of the funds of the Name Chapter and shall disburse funds upon the authority of the Board or the Bylaws. The Treasurer is responsible for the financial records of the Name Chapter and will operate under all established financial guidelines of the Association. The Treasurer shall make a full financial report annually and make such interim reports as the Board or Executive Committee may direct.

5. Immediate Past President

The Immediate Past President shall be the chair of the Nominating Committee and shall have such authority and perform such duties as may from time to time be delegated by the President or the Board.

BYLAWS OF THE {___________________ ALUMNI ORGANIZATION}

An Affiliate of

The University of Missouri Alumi Association (Approved/Revised {Date})

ARTICLE I: NAME

The name of the organization shall be the {complete name} of The University of Missouri Alumni Association, hereinafter referred to as the Organization. The University of Missouri is affectionately known as “Mizzou” by its alumni and friends, and this organization may be referred to and commonly known as the Name Organization of “The Mizzou Alumni Association.”

ARTICLE II: PURPOSE

The Organization is an affiliate of the University of Missouri Alumni Association, an independent, notfor-profit educational corporation. The purpose of this Organization is to provide services to its alumni constituency and to the University. Services and activities may be educational, developmental, or social and may encourage both fellowship and constructive contributions to the University. This Organization is organized to encourage alumni and friends to support the University and to participate in building a greater University.

ARTICLE III: MEMBERS

Section 1. Membership

Membership in this Organization shall be limited to those persons who are graduates, students, former students, or others who evince an interest in the Organization and the University, and who are Regular, Honorary or Associate Members of the Association.

Section 2. Rights, Benefits, and Privileges

All Members, including Honorary Members, shall receive identical rights, benefits, and privileges of membership as may be determined from time to time by the Association’s Board of Directors.

ARTICLE IV: OFFICERS

Section 1. Officers

Officers of this Organization shall consist of a President, a President-Elect or Vice President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. These officers shall perform the duties prescribed by these bylaws and by the parliamentary authority adopted in Article VIII of these bylaws.

Section 2. Term and Eligibility

Officers shall serve for a period of one year or until their successors are elected, and their terms of office shall begin July 1, following the meeting at which they are elected. The President-Elect shall automatically assume the office of President upon the expiration of the President’s term. No Member shall be eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms in the same office.

Section 3. Nominations

Not less than 60 days in advance of a meeting regularly held for such purpose, the President shall appoint a Nominating Committee of at least three (3) Members with the Immediate Past President serving as the Chair. If the Immediate Past President cannot serve then a Past President shall serve as Chair. It shall be the duty of this committee to nominate candidates for the Organization offices and for vacancies on the Board of Directors. The report of the Nominating Committee shall be Communicated to members of the Organization at least fourteen (14) days prior to the scheduled meeting.

At the meeting, additional nominations from the floor shall be permitted before the election. Nominees need not be members of the Board.

Section 4. Elections

The Officers and Directors shall be elected at a meeting regularly held for such purpose; all positions shall be filled by a majority vote of the Members present.

Section 5. Resignation or Removal

Any Officer may resign by notice in writing to the Board in care of the Secretary. Any Officer may be removed from office for good cause upon the vote of at least two-thirds of the Directors present at a meeting where a quorum of the Directors exists. Such removal shall be considered upon the re-quest of not less than two (2) Directors; any such request shall be submitted in writing to the Board in care of the Secretary. The Officer in question shall receive written notice through electronic or postal mail not less than fourteen (14) days in advance of the meeting at which the issue of removal is to be addressed. Upon request of the Officer subject to the removal action, a hearing shall be held at said meeting prior to the vote of the Directors.

Section 6. Vacancies

In the event of a vacancy in the office of President, the President-Elect or Vice President shall fill the office for the unexpired term. Other vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the President, with approval of the Organization Board, for the unexpired term. In the event of the absence or inability to act of the President, the President-Elect or Vice President shall temporarily carry out the duties of the office.

ARTICLE V: MEETINGS

Section 1. Regular Meetings

The Organization shall hold at least one meeting annually on a date to be determined by the Officers. In addition, other regular meetings may be scheduled as needed for the transaction of business or to carry out the purposes of the Organization. Notice of the annual meeting and of other regular meetings shall be Communicated to the membership not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the meeting date.

Section 2. Special Meetings

Special meetings may be called by the President or by the Executive Committee and shall be called upon the written request of five (5) members of the Organization. The purpose of the meeting shall be stated in the call. Except in cases of emergency, at least fourteen (14) days’ notice shall be given.

Section 3. Quorum

The Members present shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of any business of the Organization.

ARTICLE VI: BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1. Composition

The Board of Directors shall be made up of the Officers of the Organization, chairs of standing committees, and at least two (2) Directors elected by the membership.

Section 2. Powers and Duties

Except as otherwise provided by law, the Association Pro Forma Decree of Incorporation, the Bylaws of the Association, or the Bylaws of the Organization, all of the authority of the Organization and its government and management shall be exercised by the Board. The Board shall have general supervision of the affairs of the Organization between its business meetings, fix the hour and place of meetings, make recommendations to the Organization, and shall perform such other duties as are specified in these Bylaws. The Board may solicit funds for specific Organization purposes. The Board shall be subject to the orders of the Organization, and none of its acts shall conflict with action taken by the Organization.

Section 3. Meetings

The Board shall meet at least twice each year and as often as necessary for the transaction of business or to carry out the purposes of the Organization; it shall determine its own meeting times. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the President and shall be called upon the written request of three (3) members of the Board. Procedures for notice shall be similar to those estab-lished in Article V, Sections 1 and 2. Transaction of business may be Communicated to the Board through means identified in the Chapter Bylaws. All Members of the Organization are entitled to attend Board meetings.

Section 4. Term and Eligibility

(a) Directors shall serve for a period of two (2) years and until their successors are elected. Their terms of office shall begin July 1, following the meeting at which they are elected.

(b) No person shall be selected for more than six consecutive years in the same role as a Director of the Organization, except as follows: Officers listed in Article IV, Section 1, shall be members of the Board for as long as they hold office, without regard to any limit otherwise imposed by this Section.

(c) After absence from the Board of Directors for a minimum of two (2) years, any former Director may be selected for additional terms as a Director; however, such additional service is again subject to the limits imposed herein.

Section 5. Nominations

A Nominating Committee shall be appointed and the procedures established in Article IV, Section 3, shall be followed to fill vacancies on the Board.

Section 6. Elections

The election procedure established in Article IV, Section 4, shall be followed in electing members to the Board.

Section 7. Resignation or Removal

Any Director may resign by notice in writing to the President in care of the Secretary. Any Director may be removed from office for good cause upon the vote of at least two-thirds of the Directors present at a meeting where a quorum of the Directors exists. Such removal shall be considered upon the request of not less than two Directors; any such request shall be submitted in writing to the President in care of the Secretary. The Director in question shall receive written notice not less than fourteen (14) days in advance of the meeting at which the issue of removal is to be addressed. Upon request of the

Director subject to the removal action, a hearing shall be held at said meeting prior to the vote of the Directors.

Section 8. Vacancies

Vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the President, with approval of the Board, for the unexpired term

Section 9. Executive Committee

(a) An Executive Committee shall be established, whose members shall serve one-year terms commencing at the close of the meeting at which new Officers and Directors are elected. The Executive Committee shall consist of the Officers. Alumni Association staff members shall be ex-officio, non-voting members of the Executive Committee.

(b) Unless otherwise provided by law or the Bylaws of the Organization, the Executive Committee shall have full authority to conduct the business of the Organization, subject to the approval of the Board at its next regular or special meeting. An act or authorization of an act by the Executive Committee shall be as effective for all purposes as the act or authorization of the Board, including authorization of activities, expenditures, and all other matters normally within the jurisdiction of the Board, so long as the action is approved by a vote of a majority of the total membership of the Executive Committee. All Members of the Organization are entitled to attend meetings of the Executive Committee.

Section 10. Expenditures

No expenditure in excess of $________ of unallocated funds of this Organization shall be made unless it has been authorized by the Executive Committee.

ARTICLE VII: COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES

Section 1. Standing Committees

The following standing committees shall be established: Membership and Student Engagement. The President, with the approval of the Board, shall fill all vacancies on such standing committees and shall appoint or reappoint the committee Chairs each year. Chairs of standing committees shall be considered members of the Board when appointed and are subject to the term limitations established in Article VI, Section 4. A substantial number of members of each such committee shall be persons who are not Directors.

Section 2. Membership Committee

A Membership Committee of at least two (2) members, shall be appointed. This committee shall recommend ways to enhance service to members, develop plans and programs for attracting new members and retaining existing members, and determine ways to encourage participation from active and inactive alumni in the affairs of the Organization. The committee shall report to the Board at least twice each year.

Section 3. Student Recruitment/Scholarship Committee

A Student Engagement Committee of three members, at least one (1) of whom is a Director, shall be appointed. This committee is charged with supporting student programs that will increase student awareness of the Organization. Activities may include, but are not limited to: professional development opportunities; scholarships; classroom, laboratory and student organization support; outbound communications to students; and other student engagement opportunities that the Organization deems appropriate. The committee shall report to the Organization’s membership and/or Board at least once each year

Section 4. Other Committees and Task Forces

(a) The Board or the President may establish and appoint other committees and task forces deemed necessary or appropriate, to serve the Organization. The Chair of any such advi-sory committee or task force must be a member of the Organization and is considered an advisor to the Board. A substantial number of members of each such committee and task force shall be persons who are not Directors.

(b) The President of this Organization automatically shall be an ex-officio member of all committees and task forces, except the Nominating Committee.

ARTICLE VIII: PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY

The current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order, as amended from time to time, shall govern the meetings, rules, guidelines, motions, agendas and related matters of the Organization insofar as those rules are not inconsistent with or in conflict with the Pro Forma Decree of Incorporation, the Bylaws of the Association or the laws of the State of Missouri.

ARTICLE IX: AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

Section 1. Bylaws for Organizations

The Organization shall be governed by these Bylaws. The Bylaws shall not be in conflict with Association Bylaws, any federal laws, with the laws of the State of Missouri or with the laws in which the Chapter is located.

Section 2. Amendments and Revisions

These Bylaws may be amended at any meeting of the Board by an affirmative two-thirds vote, provided that the proposed amendments have been Communicated to the Board of the Organization not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the meeting at which they will be considered.

Section 3. Conforming

When amendment of these Bylaws shall become necessary by action of the Association Board, the Executive Committee of the Chapter is authorized to conform these Bylaws in accordance therewith, and such amendment shall have the same force and effect as if adopted by the Board of the Chapter in accordance with the provisions of Article IX, Section 2.

Section 4. Filing

Current Bylaws, standing rules, and auxiliary policies shall be on file at the Mizzou Alumni Association office in Columbia, Missouri.

ARTICLE X: CONFIDENTIALITY

Directors, Officers and members of committees of the Organization will maintain the confidentiality of information entrusted to them by the Association and any other confidential information about the Association that comes to them, from whatever source, in their official capacity, except when disclosure is authorized by a vote of the Board or required by laws or regulations.

In particular, Directors, Officers or members of committees of the Organization may be privy to financial information and details pertaining to donors and gifts to the University. Directors, Officers or members of committees agree to hold such information in trust and confidence, not to disclose the information, and not to use such information except to make decisions with direct respect to activities of the Association.

ARTICLE XI: ETHICS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Any Director of the Board with a business or personal interest in any matter before the Organization shall disclose such interest to the Board in care of the Secretary prior to any action being taken thereon. Any Director who is so interested may be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at any meeting at which such action may be considered, but shall not be entitled to vote on such action. No action of the Organization shall be rendered void solely by the fact that any of the Directors are so interested, but subsequent disclosure of such interest may be a basis for the Board to rescind such action.

If a Director does not disclose a business or personal interest in a matter before the Board, and then votes or otherwise exerts influence on the matter to the Director’s direct or ancillary benefit, then the Board or the Association Board may remove said Director by a majority vote. The Chapter and the Association shall also have all other remedies afforded by law against said Director.

ARTICLE XII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 1. University of Missouri Division of Advancement

The Organization endorses and pledges its support to the University of Missouri Advancement, which is the official fund-raising agency of the University.

Section 2. Fiscal Year

The fiscal year of the Organization shall be from the first day of July each year through the 30th day of June in the succeeding calendar year.

Section 3.

Definitions

As used in these Bylaws, the following terms shall mean:

(a) Association: the University of Missouri Alumni Association;

(b) Association Board: the Board of Directors of the University of Missouri Alumni Association;

(c) Association Bylaws: the Bylaws of the University of Missouri Alumni Association;

(d) Board or Board of Directors: the Board of Directors of the Organization;

(e) Bylaws: the Bylaws of the Organization;

(f) Communicated: shall include written, phone, or other electronic methods available;

(g) Director: a member of the Organization Board of Directors;

(h) Member: Any member, associate member or honorary member of the Association in accordance with the Association Bylaws

(i) Officer: an officer of the Organization Board of Directors;

(j) Organization: the Name Organization

(k) Pro Forma Decree of Incorporation: the Articles of Agreement of the University of Missouri Alumni Association;

(l) University: the University of Missouri

APPENDIX: DUTIES OF OFFICERS

1. President

The President shall call and preside at all meetings of the Organization, its Board and Executive Committee and shall have general charge of, and control over, its operations. The President shall appoint the members of all committees and shall be an ex-officio member of all committees, except the nominating committee. The President shall perform such additional duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board or the Bylaws.

2. President-Elect or Vice-President

The President-Elect or Vice-President shall assist the President in the operations of the Organization and shall perform such additional duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board or the Bylaws. The President-Elect shall succeed to the office of President upon expiration of the current President’s term, or in the event of a vacancy in the office of President. In the absence of the President, the President-Elect shall serve in the stead of said Officer.

3. Secretary

The Secretary shall keep a record of all the proceedings of the Organization; shall keep on file all committee reports; shall maintain record books of bylaws, standing rules and minutes; shall send out to the membership notices of each meeting; shall prepare the meeting agenda; and shall conduct the general correspondence of the Organization. The Secretary shall make the minutes and records of the Organization reasonably available to any member upon request. In the absence of the President and President-Elect, the Secretary shall call the meeting to order and preside until the immediate election of a president pro tempore.

4. Treasurer

The Treasurer shall be entrusted with custody of the funds of the Organization and shall disburse funds upon the authority of the Board or the Bylaws. The Treasurer is responsible for the financial records of the Organization and will operate under all established financial guidelines of the Association. The Treasurer shall make a full financial report annually and make such interim reports as the Board or Executive Committee may direct.

5. Immediate Past President

The Immediate Past President shall be the chair of the Nominating Committee and shall have such authority and perform such duties as may from time to time be delegated by the President or the Board.

PROGRAMS, SERVICES & STAFF

PROGRAMS & SERVICES

GRADUATES & MEMBERS

ASSOCIATION STAFF

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

AFFILIATE MARKETING PARTNERS

The Mizzou Alumni Association partners with a number of merchants to provide information on products and services of interest to alumni. These partnerships provide the association with additional funds for campus programs and services.

AFFINITY ALUMNI GROUPS

For a number of Mizzou alumni, belonging to a campus club or organization was one of their best experiences at MU. At the Mizzou Alumni Association, we encourage alumni of student organizations to socialize and network with each other using the mizzou.com online social community. MAA also lends additional support to organized club and affinity group alumni organizations, including: Army ROTC Alumni Group, Marching Mizzou Alumni Band, Mizzou Military Veterans Alumni, Mizzou Black Alumni Network, and Alliance of Latino Mizzou Alumni.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION STUDENT BOARD (AASB)

AASB safeguards the traditions of our alma mater, fosters a sense of pride within the Mizzou community and oversees the True Tiger program. Student members serve as ambassadors at alumni events and provide the perspective of “alumni in residence.”

ALUMNI ATHLETIC EVENTS

The association sponsors Tiger Tailgates and rallies for select football and basketball games with special pricing for MAA members.

ALUMNI LEADERS CONFERENCE

Alumni volunteers return to Mizzou each year for a weekend of activities and fun. Campus leaders present the state of the university and interact with alumni. Volunteers share ideas, tour the campus and renew their involvement with MU during a daylong conference.

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

The association works with affiliated organizations and other campus offices to coordinate activities for alumni and students who share similar interests

FACULTY AND ALUMNI AWARDS

Faculty and Alumni Awards focus attention on achievements and on the vital relationship between faculty and alumni in promoting the best interests of the University. The association also recognizes outstanding teaching with the Distinguished Faculty Award and meritorious service with the Distinguished Service Award. Contact the association for nomination forms.

FIRST ROAR

A giant pep rally welcoming all new Tigers to campus.

GRIFFITHS LEADERSHIP SOCIETY

The Griffiths Leadership Society for Women is the catalyst for global connections among diverse and distinguished MU collegian leaders and Alumnae. Through lifelong learning, leadership development and mentoring, members stimulate their potential and that of other MU women, while supporting the best interests and traditions of Missouri’s flagship university.

HENRY S. GEYER AWARD

Each year, the Mizzou Legislative Network of the Mizzou Alumni Association awards the Henry S. Geyer Award, which was named for Representative Geyer of St. Louis. He authored the Geyer Act of 1839, which established the University. The award recognizes the work of public officials and citizens who have made a positive impact on higher education and Mizzou.

HOMECOMING

In 1911, Athletic Director Chester Brewer issued a call to all alumni to “come home” for the Missouri-Kansas game, and more than 9,000 Mizzou alumni packed Rollins Field. Thousands of alumni and friends still “come home” to Mizzou each year for the oldest and one of the largest Homecomings in the nation.

LEGACY SCHOLARSHIPS

The MIZ Legacy Scholarship program provides support to students who are the children of alumni.

MIZ LEGACY PROGRAM

The MIZ Legacy program was created to recognize families with multiple generations of Mizzou alumni. Additionally, the Legacy Scholarship was created to provide support to students who are the children of alumni.

MIZZOU MAGAZINE

The MIZZOU magazine transitioned from a quarterly mailing to three issues arriving in August, December and April effective for the 2016-2017 academic year. The magazine is mailed exclusively to MAA members an effort to keep alumni informed about Mizzou news, events around the country, and the lives of their friends and other alumni.

MIZZOU ‘39 award is dedicated to honor Mizzou ‘39 is a senior recognition program sponsored by the Mizzou Alumni Association Student Board. Established in 2005, this program seeks to recognize 39 outstanding seniors for their academic achievement, leadership and service to the University and community.

MIZZOU ALUMNI CHAPTERS

The MAA network includes 125 local alumni chapters nationwide, which are supported by 1,802 volunteer leaders.

MIZ TALKS

Welcome to MIZ Talks, a home for remarkable Tigers to share their experiences and knowledge with a worldwide audience. Whether it’s professional or personal growth, learning doesn’t stop at the classroom. These free webinars and programs are available to all Mizzou alumni and friends, courtesy of the Mizzou Alumni Association.

MIZZOU PLATE PROGRAM

With an annual contribution of $25 to a general scholarship fund, alumni and other Tiger Fans can purchase MU license plates and put some pride on their ride. The plates are available for Missouri residents only.

MIZZOU R.A.H. AWARD

This award is dedicated to honoring 18 University of Missouri graduate and professional students in the last year of their degree eligibility. Chosen for their world-class research, collaboration with faculty and staff, and their demonstrated leadership with undergraduate students, the honorees represent a variety of majors, activities and organizations from across campus. Each recipient also chooses a faculty or staff member to be recognized for the impact they have made in the lives of MU students.

The Mizzou R.A.H. Award (for Recent Alumni Honorees) sheds light on the incredible things young alumni are doing across the globe.

Candidates for this award are 35 years or younger and have shown exceptional professional achievement, along with a demonstrated record of volunteerism, both on campus and in their local communities.

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MIZZOU YOUNG ALUMNI (MIZZOU-YA)

The Mizzou Alumni Association is always looking for the best ways to serve the specific needs of our alumni. MAA is developing targeted programs, services and special offers just for young alumni who graduated within the past three years.

NETWORKS

Alumni networks are built around shared-experience, diversity, professional interests, or academic connections and emphasize engagement via networking as well as support of current students.

REUNIONS

The association offers a variety of services to help alumni interested in holding their own MU reunions, including basic printing and mailing services, publicity, supplies and a reunion-planning guide.

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

The Alumni Scholars Program seeks to cultivate alumni volunteers for the future by recognizing their academic achievements and potential for leadership. Scholarships are available both to incoming freshmen and to current students, and all awards are merit-based. The alumni association, together with its affiliated alumni chapters and organizations, has awarded more than $750,000 in student scholarships. This makes the MAA the largest campus provider of scholarships.

SCHOOL/COLLEGE ALUMNI ORGANIZATIONS

School and college alumni organizations are the academic-based arm of the Mizzou Alumni Association. These organizations bond alumni through their shared campus experience. Academic-based organizations focus alumni energies on activities that rekindle the shared experience and support for their school or college and professional credentials.

SENIOR SEND-OFF/TIGER PROWL

Held every May, Senior Send-Off is the official celebration for new graduates. The event includes Tiger Prowl, in which students walk through the Columns away from Jesse Hall to signify their entry into the world as alumni. Other special activities for seniors also take place at this event.

TIGER TRAIL

Tiger Trail is a fun activity where students will take our transfer students (or whomever) and walk them around campus and show them the different traditions we have in Mizzou!

TIGER WALK

Freshmen will walk through the Columns signifying their entrance into the university, followed by a reception complete with Tiger Stripe ice cream and a performance by Marching Mizzou and the Spirit Squad.

2023-2024

GRADUATES & MEMBERS IN MISSOURI

GRADUATES & MEMBERS IN MISSOURI

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MontgomeryCounty42134St.LouisCounty37,1823,036

MorganCounty24232Ste.GenevieveCounty27629

NewMadridCounty759StoddardCounty24235

NewtonCounty18016StoneCounty22526

NodawayCounty31436SullivanCounty10113

OregonCounty5910TaneyCounty39132

OsageCounty41535TexasCounty15213

OzarkCounty598VernonCounty19531

PemiscotCounty848WarrenCounty62246

PulaskiCounty36621

PutnamCount

RallsCounty14121

RayCounty24824

ReynoldsCounty478

RipleyCounty667

SalineCounty53872

SchuylerCounty5211

ScotlandCounty7211

ScottCounty42257

ShannonCounty413

ShelbyCounty26743

St.CharlesCounty11,869933

St.ClairCounty8410

St.FrancoisCounty63376

2023-2024

GRADUATES & MEMBERS BY STATE

MIZZOU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION STAFF

ADMINISTRATIVE

Todd A. McCubbin, M Ed ‘95

Executive Director

Phone: (573) 882-6017

Email: McCubbinT@missouri.edu

Life Member

Number of Years on Staff: 29

Nicole Arnet

Sr. Executive Assistant & Board Liaison

Phone: (573) 882-6615

Email: ArnetN@missouri.edu.

Life Member

Number of Years on Staff: 7

Ann Carter

Receptionist & Program Assistant

Phone: (573) 882-6611

Email: CarterLR@missouri.edu

Annual Member

Number of Years on Staff: 22

FISCAL & ADMINISTRATION

Cindy Frazier, BS Ed ‘91; MBA ‘07

Associate Executive Director

Fiscal & Administration

Phone: (573) 882-0011

Email: FrazierC@missouri.edu

Life Member

Number of Years on Staff: 25

Scott Dahl Director

Travel & Business Development

Phone: (573) 882-2374

Email: scottdahl@missouri.edu

Life Member

Number of Years on Staff: 5

Brittany Berk

Fiscal Assistant

Fiscal & Administration

Phone: (573) 884-8928

Email: BerkB@missouri.edu

Number of Years on Staff: 8

ALUMNI & STUDENT PROGRAMMING

Kyle Mauzey

Director

Alumni and Student Programs

Phone: (573) 882-2451

Email: MauzeyK@missouri.edu

Annual Member

Number of Years on Staff: 11

Katie Hertel, BJ ‘23

Coordinator

Alumni and Student Programs

Phone: (573) 882-6613

Email: Katie.Hertel@missouri.edu

Annual Member

Number of Years on Staff: 1

Karsen Idelman

Coordinator

Alumni and Student Programs

Phone: (573) 884-3204

Annual Member

Number of Years on Staff: 1st Year

ALUMNI & STUDENT PROGRAMMING

Anna Marshall, BJ ‘23

Alumni Engagement Specialist

Alumni and Student Programs

Phone: (573) 884-2346

Email: Anna.Marshall@missouri.edu

Annual Member

Number of Years on Staff: 1st Year

MizzouMade Career & Professional Development

Ellen Young, BS ‘11; MPA ‘18

Assistant Director

MizzouMade Career & Professional Development

Phone: (573) 882-5151

Email: Ekyoung@missouri.edu

Life Member

Number of Years on Staff: 1st Year

ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT

Jayson Meyer

Senior Director

Alumni Engagement

Phone: (573) 882-8208

Email: MeyerJay@missouri.edu

Life Member

Number of Years on Staff: 20

Stephanie Anderson, BS BA ‘08; MBA ‘10

Director

Alumni Engagement

Phone: (573) 882-2634

Email: AndersonSA@missouri.edu

Life Member

Number of Years on Staff: 14

Morgan Kopitsky, BJ ‘18; MPA ‘21

Assistant Director

Alumni Engagement

Phone: (573) 882-3941

Email: KopitskyM@missouri.edu

Life Member

Number of Years on Staff: 6

Hannah Murray

Assistant Director

Alumni Engagement - STL

Annual Member

Number of Years on Staff: 1st Year

ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT

Mel Frieders, BJ ‘20

Coordinator

Alumni Engagement

Phone: (573) 882-4366

Email: MFrieders@missouri.edu

Annual Member

Number of Years on Staff:2

Terri Ogden, BA ‘86

Sr. Alumni Engagement Specialist

Alumni Engagement

Phone: (573) 884-9097

Email: OgdenTE@missouri.edu

Life Member

Number of Years on Staff: 10

Ashley Roberts, BS ‘20

Alumni Engagement Specialist

Alumni Engagement

Phone: (573) 884-3747

Email: AshleyRoberts@missouri.edu

Annual Member

Number of Years on Staff: 2

ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT

Michelle Custer, BA ‘03

Director of Advancement, Alumni Engagement

Health Professions

Phone: (573) 884-8101

Email: CusterM@health.missouri.edu

Annual Member

Number of Years on Staff: 8

Kathleen Matz, BS ‘19; BA ‘19

Coordinator

Alumni Engagement

CAFNR

Phone: (573) 884-5111

Email:KMatz@missouri.edu

Annual Member

Number of Years on Staff 1st Year

Donna Otto, BSN ‘72; MS ‘81

Director

Alumni Engagement

Nursing

Phone: (573) 884-7923

Email: OttoD@missouri.edu

Life Memeber

Number of Years on Staff: 3

Amy Sanders, BSHES ‘97

Director of Advancement

Alumni Engagement

Medicine

Phone: (573) 884-5958

Email: SandersAL@missouri.edu

Life Memeber

Number of Years on Staff: 2

ALUMNI GIVING & MEMBERSHIP

Christy Pourney, BA ‘04 Director

Annual Giving & Membership

Phone: (573) 882-1961

Email: PourneyC@missouri.edu

Annual Member

Number of Years on Staff: 16

Jenna Doerhoff Coordinator

Annual Giving & Membership

Phone: (573) 882-1901

Email: DoerhoffJ@missouri.edu

Annual Member

Number of Years on Staff: 6

Andrew Jensen Program Assistant

Annual Giving & Membership

Phone: (573) 882-3309

Email: AndrewJensen@missouri.edu

Annual Member

Number of Years on Staff: 3

MIZZOU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

Boardof Directors

Executive Director Todd McCubbin

Director Annual Giving & Membership

Christy Pourney

Coordinator Annual Giving & Membership

Jenna Doerhoff

Program Assistant Annual Giving & Membership

Andrew Jensen

Assistant Director MizzouMadeCareer & Professional Development

Ellen Young

Director of Advancement Health Professions

Michelle Custer

Coordinator Alumni Engagement CAFNR

Kathleen Matz

Director Alumni Engagement

Nursing

Donna Otto

Director of Advancement Medicine

Amy Sanders

Senior Director Alumni Engagement

Jayson Meyer

Assistant Director Alumni Engagement

Morgan Kopitsky

Senior Alumni Engagement Specialist

Terri Ogden

Director McCubbin

Interim

Vice Chancellor

Christine Smith

Director Engagement Meyer

Director Engagement Kopitsky

Alumni Specialist Ogden

Director Alumni Engagement

Stephanie Anderson

Senior Executive Assistant & Board Liaison

Nicole Arnet

Assistant Director Alumni Engagement-STL

Hannah Murray

Coordinator Alumni Engagement

Mel Frieders

Alumni Engagement Specialist

Ashley Roberts

Receptionist & Program Assistant Ann Carter Student Assistants

Director Alumni & Student Programs

Kyle Mauzey

Coordinator Alumni & Student Programs

Katie Hertel

Coordinator Alumni & Student Programs

Karsen Idelman

Alumni Engagement Specialist

Alumni & Student Programs

Anna Marshall

Associate Executive Director

Fiscal & Administration

Cindy Frazier

Director, Business Development Scott Dahl

Fiscal Assistant Brittany Berk

FINANCES

FY25 BUDGET

REFERENCE

2024-2025 YEAR-AT-A-GLANCE CALENDAR

BOARD OF DIRECTORS TRAVEL SUPPLEMENT FORM

BOARD MEMBER’S NAME:

MAIL CHECK TO:

BOARD OF DIRECTORS TRAVEL SUPPLEMENT

See back for Guidelines. *ORIGINAL RECEIPTS REQUIRED. Attach to this form.

Signature of Board member required Date

Travel Supplement Requests must be submitted within 30 days of meeting.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

TRAVEL SUPPLEMENT GUIDELINES

Alumni volunteers play an important role in fulfilling the mission of the Mizzou Alumni Association. Therefore, we encourage and facilitate the involvement of alumni and try to minimize the barriers to participation.

The following guidelines outline the expenses that the Mizzou Alumni Association will reimburse upon request. To receive the reimbursement check, the volunteer must complete the reverse side of this form and submit it, along with valid receipts, within 30 days of the date of the meeting/activity.

PERSONAL VEHICLE TRAVEL

MAA reimburses personal vehicle travel at .35 cents per mile not to exceed the maximum amounts listed below.

*AIRFARE OR CAR RENTAL

Continental Ranges:

MAXIMUM reimbursement 0-249 miles (roundtrip) No Reimbursement

250-449 miles

450-649 miles

650 miles or more

International Ranges:

North & South America

Europe

Africa, Asia & Australia

$150.00

$250.00

$350.00

MAXIMUM reimbursement

$1,000.00

$1,200.00

$1,500.00

*Reimbursement will be made on actual amount submitted, not to exceed the maximum amounts listed above.

HOTEL

For Board of Director functions, a block of rooms will be reserved and payment to the hotel will be made by the Association. Individual volunteers are responsible for overnight stays beyond what is required for attending official MAA functions and should inform the hotel staff of this arrangement upon arrival and at departure. Please note: MAA will pay for a maximum 3-night stay for the September meeting in conjunction with The Alumni Leadership Conference and a maximum 2-night stay for both the winter and spring meetings.

TAX DEDUCTION OPTION

Travel expenses associated with service to a not-for-profit agency can be considered a tax deduction up to a specified amount in lieu of monetary reimbursement. Please consult your accountant. You may also receive University gift credit. Please contact Nicole Arnet at 573-882-6615.

FY23 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PHOTOS

COTTON BOWL

ALUMNI LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CAMPUS/UM SYSTEM

PRESIDENT, UNIVERISTY OF MISSOURI

MIZZOU’S LEADERSHIP TEAM

UM - BOARD OF CURATORS

Mun Y. Choi, PhD serves as president of the University of Missouri — a dual role as chancellor of the University of Missouri and president of the four campus University of Missouri System.

Before serving as the president of the University of Missouri, Dr. Choi’s 25-year career in higher education included serving as assistant and associate professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago (1994-2000), department head of mechanical engineering and mechanics at Drexel University (2000-2008), then dean of engineering at the University of Connecticut (UConn) (2008-2012). Later, he took on the role of provost and executive vice president at UConn (2012-2017).

Mun Y. Choi serves as the 24th president of the University of Missouri — a dual role as chancellor of the University of Missouri and president of the University of Missouri System. In this role, he oversees the academic, business and financial aspects of the four universities, as well as a health care system and statewide extension program.

In partnership with the University of Missouri Board of Curators and university leadership, President Choi introduced a new collective vision systemwide shortly after he arrived in Columbia: to advance the opportunities for success and well-being in Missouri, the nation and the world through transformative teaching, research, innovation, engagement and inclusion.

University of Missouri Chancellor

At MU, Choi has led efforts to strategically grow MU’s stature as a leading research university. In 2021, he launched MizzouForward, a $1.5 billion, 10-year investment in faculty excellence, student success and modern infrastructure. This initiative focuses on investments in three key pillars: NextGen Precision Health; New Frontiers in Science, Engineering and Technologies; and Innovations in Social Science, Humanities and the Arts.

Choi’s MU leadership team, working closely with faculty, staff and committed stakeholders have set Mizzou on a record-breaking path with:

$432 million in research (NSF HERD) expenditures in fiscal year 2022

Best ever six-year graduation rates for all students (75%), Hispanic (66%), Black/African-American (65%) and Pell (63%).

95% of graduates obtaining successful career outcomes or continuing their education within six months of earning their degree

#1 US News & World Report Best Value among public national universities in neighboring states and SEC flagships

Professional and academic background

Choi came to Missouri in 2017 after nine years at the University of Connecticut where he served as provost and executive vice president (2012-2017) and earlier as dean of engineering (2008-2012). His 28-year career in higher education also includes serving eight years as a department head of engineering at Drexel University and six years as an assistant and associate professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in General Engineering from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University.

Personal history

His parents brought their family to the United States from South Korea when Choi was nine years old and grew up in Akron, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois. Choi is married to Suzanne Choi and together they have three children.

MIZZOU’S LEADERSHIP TEAM

Mun Y. Choi

University of Missouri President president@missouri.edu 105 Jesse Hall 573-882-4026

Cabinet

Richard Barohn

Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs & Hugh E. & Sarah D. Stephenson School of Medicine Dean rbarohn@health.missouri.edu Five Hospital Drive, CE100 573-882-3693

Ben Canlas

UM Interim Vice President of Information Technology & MU Interim Chief Information Officer canlasb@umsystem.edu 920 South College Avenue 573-884-8983

Sarah Chinniah

Vice Chancellor for Business Operations & Strategic Initiatives sarah.chinniah@umsystem.edu 305 Jesse Hall 573-882-3611

Nim Chinniah Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs nim.chinniah@health.missouri.edu One Hospital Drive 573--882-0348

Christopher R. Daubert

Vice Chancellor & Dean of College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources daubertc@missouri.edu 2-69 Agriculture Building 573-882-3846

John Denker

Vice Chancellor for Communications & Marketing johndenker@missouri.edu 111 Jesse Hall phone 573-882-0393

John Middleton

Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs & Chief of Staff middletonjr@missouri.edu 105Jesse Hall 573-882-1288

Marsha Fischer

Vice President for Human Resources, Chief Human Resources Officer & Chief Equal Opportunity Officer fischermb@umsystem.edu 15 Jesse Hall 573-882-2148

Rhonda Gibler, PhD Vice Chancellor & Chief Business Officer giblerr@missouri.edu 311 Jesse Hall 573-882-2094

Maurice D. Gipson

Vice Chancellor for Inclusion, Diversity & Equity & Chief Diversity Officer mdgipson@missouri.edu

130 Jesse Hall 573-882-3394

Andrea “Andy” Hayes, JD

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights, Title IX & ADA hayesas@missouri.edu 320 Jesse Hall 573-882-2824

Marcy Girton

Interim Director of Athletics marcy.girton@missouri.edu 200 Mizzou Arena phone 573-882-2055

Chadwick Higgins

UM System Chief Engagement Officer & Vice Chancellor for Extension & Engagement cchiggins@missouri.edu 108 Whitten Hall 573-882-7477

Matthew P. Martens

Interim Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs martensmp@missouri.edu 110 Jesse Hall 573-882-6596

Angela King Taylor

Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs antaylor@missouri.edu 2511 MU Student Center 573-884-8608

Jackie Lewis Vice Chancellor for Advancement jackie.lewis@missouri.edu 301 Reynolds Alumni Center 573-882-7703

Stephanie McClelland Chief Online Learning Officer smcclelland@umsystem.edu 130 Heinkel Building 573-882-3082

Ryan Rapp Executive Vice President of Finance & Operations & MU Chief Financial Officer rappr@umsystem.edu 311 Jesse Hall 573-882-3611

Matthew Sanford Executive Director, MU Research Reactor sandfordm@missouri.edu 2029 Research Reactor Center phone 573-882-5345

Dustin Schnieders Assistant Vice President of Government Relations schnieders@umsystem.edu 105 Jesse Hall 573-882-9142

Thomas Spencer, PhD Vice Chancellor for Research spencerte@missouri.edu

310 Jesse Hall 573-882-3360

BOARD OF CURATORS

* designates MU alumnus

* Robin R. Wenneker At-Large Member Chair

* Michael A. Williams District 5 Kansas City

Jeanne Cairns Sinquefield District 3 Westphalia

* Robert D. Blitz District 2 St. Louis

Julia G. Brncic District 1 St. Louis

* Jeffrey L. Layman District 7 Springfield

* Todd P. Graves District 6 Edgerton

* Keith A. Holloway District 8 Cape Girardeau

Robert W. Fry District 4 Greenwood