CONTENTS In this UCM Magazine, we introduce more illustrations than we’ve ever used before, thanks to the creative abilities of Associate Professor of Art and Design David Babcock. Please let us know what you think of these – and what you would like to see in future issues. Email us at ucmmagazine@ucmo.edu or call 660-543-4545.
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THE CORPORATE APOLOGY George Washington and the cherry tree is an iconic story that parents often use to tell their children about the value of honesty. As it turns out, this well-known legend is a fabrication, manufactured by a biographer to give America’s first president greater public credence. How words shape reputations have been the focus of research by James Cicon, an assistant professor in the Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies.
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14 CLASS NOTES 14 AWARDS & HONORS 15 IN MEMORIAM
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A MESSAGE OF HOPE “Poverty does not mean the inability to succeed – it means a family doesn’t have money. We were poor, but my family gave me hope, and I had a dream.”
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Not quite an Oscar, Golden Globe or Emmy, but Rosie Swanson will take being named the 2015 Kennedy Center American College National Costume Designer of the Year. 12
FROM RUSSIA WITH GRIT Nontraditional student Nellie Enneking will graduate in May with plans to become a teacher, never forgetting that when she left her homeland, the Soviet Union, she was labeled a traitor. Nourished by scholarships, the English Spanish major is intent on public service “in the richest way possible.”