Volunteers sign up to help after May 22 in the Beimdiek Recreation Center. — Photo by Lee & Wyrsch
Above, Paul Cheatham carries Maggie Ward, 8, from her home to emergency personnel on May 22. This photo by Mike Gullett, communication adjunct faculty member, appeared in USA Today. Below, workers use heavy machinery to lift loose debris into a truck for transport to area landfills. The large, black trucks were a common sight throughout the summer as the area raced to meet a FEMA deadline in August for removal of loose debris. — Photos by Mike Gullett
Missouri Department of Public Health offers free inoculations at an informational session hosted by the governor on May 26 on the Missouri Southern campus. Below, Maureen Burke, Missouri Department of Emergency Management, talks to a Joplin resident at the informational meeting. — Photos by Rhonda Clark, ’00
19 crossroads / fall 2011
