{"id":10023,"date":"2024-04-30T10:31:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T15:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/?p=10023"},"modified":"2024-04-30T10:31:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T15:31:30","slug":"honoring-our-incredible-supporters-and-alumni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/2024\/04\/30\/honoring-our-incredible-supporters-and-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring our incredible supporters and alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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(Left to right) Jefferson Club Board of Trustees Chair Bill Roundtree, William F. “Bill” Baker, Dr. Dale E. Klein, Cindy Dudenhoffer (accepting on behalf of the late Anne R. Kenney), Steve Ellebracht, Dr. Jim Sim\u00f3n, John Anderson and President Choi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We recently welcomed loyal Tigers back to campus for Donor Recognition Weekend. Over the three-day celebration, we were proud to share our gratitude as well as our ambitions for continued excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of many highlights was the Jefferson Club Golden Quill Alumni Excellence Awards<\/a>. We honored six distinguished MU alumni for demonstrating outstanding achievement in their fields:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022<\/strong> John Anderson<\/strong> \u2013 ESPN SportsCenter anchor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022<\/strong> William F. \u201cBill\u201d Baker<\/strong> \u2013 regarded as the most important living structural engineer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022<\/strong><\/strong> Steve Ellebracht<\/strong> \u2013 founding principal of IsoTherapeutics, a leading radiopharmaceutical company<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022<\/strong> The late Anne R. Kenney<\/strong> \u2013 a pioneer in developing standards for digitizing library materials<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022<\/strong><\/strong> Dr. Dale E. Klein<\/strong> \u2013 Reese Endowed Professor of Engineering at the University of Texas and former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022<\/strong> And Dr. Jim Sim\u00f3n<\/strong> \u2013 co-founder and chief scientific officer of IsoTherapeutics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"AD<\/a>
AD Laird Veatch and his wife Brandy at the 2024 Jefferson Club Annual Dinner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We were also thrilled to welcome our new AD Laird Veatch and his wife Brandy to Saturday night\u2019s Jefferson Club Annual Dinner \u2013 just one day after he was formally introduced to the Mizzou community<\/a>. It was an opportunity for AD Veatch to meet fellow Tigers and to share his vision for winning championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re always pleased to thank those who support the university in so many ways. Whether it’s achieving record student success, victories on the field or incredible research breakthrough \u2013 our donors help shape the future of Mizzou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Mun<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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