President Choi's Blog

Best Homecoming ever

Oct. 24, 2023


A combined photo of (left) Homecoming Tri-Directors Adela Keller, Jonathan Jain and Annie Watson. (Right) Christian Hall and Josie Johnson, Homecoming King and Queen.
(Left) Homecoming Tri-Directors Adela Keller, Jonathan Jain and Annie Watson. (Right) Christian Hall and Josie Johnson, Homecoming King and Queen.

We just finished another unforgettable Homecoming weekend.

I appreciate the hard work of Tri-Directors Jonathan Jain, Adela Keller and Annie Watson along with all students on the Steering Committee. I also want to congratulate Christian Hall and Josie Johnson, MU’s 2023 Homecoming King and Queen, as well as the three outstanding alumni we welcomed into the Mizzou Hall of Fame:

A photo of Homecoming Royalty and Steering Committee members with Mizzou Hall of Fame inductees.
Homecoming Royalty candidates and Steering Committee members with Mizzou Hall of Fame inductees.

• Margaret Holt, B.J. ’73, retired standards editor for the Chicago Tribune.

• Sara Parker Pauley, B.J. ’87, J.D. ’93, director of the Missouri Department of Conservation.

• Rodger O. Riney, B.S. C.I.E. ’68, M.B.A. ’69, founder of Scottrade, Inc.

A combined photo of (left) Brady Cook. (Right) Mizzou Football defeated South Carolina in front of a sellout crowd.
(Left) Brady Cook. (Right) Mizzou Football defeated South Carolina in front of a sellout crowd.

On Saturday, Mizzou Football won big over the University of South Carolina. Congratulations to the team, as well as to Coach Drinkwitz, the coaching staff and Athletic Director Desiree Reed-Francois. Mizzou Football now has an impressive 7-1 record and is ranked #16 in the country. Georgia, here we come!

I want to again thank our Mizzou alumni and students for making this the best Homecoming ever!

— Mun