{"id":12761,"date":"2026-04-15T12:20:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/?p=12761"},"modified":"2026-04-15T21:48:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T02:48:05","slug":"kansas-city-alumni-drive-historic-result-for-tiger-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/2026\/04\/15\/kansas-city-alumni-drive-historic-result-for-tiger-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City alumni drive historic result for Tiger Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"President<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mini Mizzou, as well as Truman, were also in attendance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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 \u2013 including a record number of applications for next fall, a record graduation rate of 77% and record research expenditures totaling $553 million<\/a>. Most importantly, it highlights the impact we are making in Kansas City, across Missouri and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, we raised nearly $200,000 \u2013 setting a new Tiger Ball record and continuing to build on our progress for Power the Roar<\/a>. 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.
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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<\/a>, Jim Gamble and Andy & Lucy Rieger \u2013 as well as lead event chairs Kelly Gerding, Mariah Mathews and Claire Early who made this Tiger Ball such a success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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