Last weekend, I was thrilled to once again join our Kansas City alumni for Tiger Ball. This much-anticipated annual event, organized by dedicated volunteers from the Kansas City Alumni Chapter, supports student success and our important work preparing leaders for our state and nation.

Tiger Ball is one of my favorite events of the year. It brings together incredible friends of the university and also provides a chance to share our remarkable momentum – including a record number of applications for next fall, a record graduation rate of 77% and record research expenditures totaling $553 million. Most importantly, it highlights the impact we are making in Kansas City, across Missouri and beyond.

This year, we raised nearly $200,000 – setting a new Tiger Ball record and continuing to build on our progress for Power the Roar. Since 1999, Tiger Ball has raised more than $1.5 million for Mizzou, demonstrating the extraordinary commitment of our more than 37,000 Kansas City-area alumni.
 
Thank you to all who attended and showed such incredible support, including Curator Michael Williams and Power the Roar Campaign Co-Chairs Paul and Lynn Ann Vogel. I would especially like to recognize Gary Eickhorst, Jim Gamble and Andy & Lucy Rieger – as well as lead event chairs Kelly Gerding, Mariah Mathews and Claire Early who made this Tiger Ball such a success.

— Mun