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For members of the Missouri S&T Order of the Golden Shillelagh

February 2019

OGS Weekend: Shillelagh in Chicago!

Join OGS in the Windy City June 6-8 as we celebrate the shillelagh spirit in Chi-Town style. From our headquarters at the Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile, we’ll explore Chicago’s best: an architectural river tour, a Cubs vs. Cards game at Wrigley Field, the Art Institute of Chicago, deep-dish pizza at Gino’s East, and an evening beyond the stratosphere with some of S&T’s own astronauts at the Museum of Science and Industry’s Henry Crown Space Center. On our final night, we’ll welcome new members with the presentation of shillelaghs. Watch your mail for an invitation with full details. Register for OGS Weekend. Questions? Contact Sarah Jones, senior manager of donor relations, at 573-341-6359 or jonessarah@mst.edu.

John and Kristie (Capps) Gibson at the dedication of Gibson Arena.

S&T dedicates Gibson Arena

Miner athletes, coaches and university community members celebrated the dedication of Gibson Arena this past November. During a dinner at Hasselmann Alumni House, S&T Athletic Director Mark Mullin, Interim Chancellor Chris Maples, and members of the men’s and women’s basketball and women’s volleyball teams thanked Kristie (Capps) Gibson, EMgt’74, and John Gibson, EMgt’74, for their major gift to fund the renovation of the arena. “We’re gathered to celebrate a great day for basketball, a great day for all our intercollegiate programs, a great day for Miner Athletics and a great day for Missouri S&T,” said Mullin.

Attend the 111th Best Ever St. Pat's Celebration: Saturday, March 16 in Rolla

Got your green on?

Planning to attend the 111th Best Ever St. Pat’s Celebration on Saturday, March 16 in Rolla? OGS members are invited to join the Miner Alumni Association for lunch at Hasselmann Alumni House following the parade. There’s no charge for you and a guest. Come early for breakfast, enjoy the parade and fill up at our pig roast. Register by Monday, March 4 at: mineralumni.com/VIP2019

Make it 24 hours of megawatt Miner pride

Mark your calendar and make a difference on Wednesday, April 24 — Missouri S&T’s first Giving Day! All gifts will go to Finish Line Scholarships, which support students who are within two semesters of graduating but have financial need delaying their studies. With your help, these Miners in the home stretch can cross the finish line. Gifts will be matched dollar for dollar by the University of Missouri System and Missouri S&T. Visit our crowdfunding website or text FinishStrong to 91999 to give back on Miner Giving Day.

OGS 40th anniversary celebration wins CASE Grand Gold Award

The Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) has honored our OGS 40th anniversary and Solar Decathlon celebration with a 2019 Grand Gold Award in the category of special events. OGS also received two CASE Silver Awards for the Shillelagh newsletter and OGS timeline published to commemorate our 40th anniversary. Missouri S&T won a total of 14 awards in the CASE district-level competition, which includes colleges, universities and independent schools in Missouri, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.

An unprecedented opportunity to double your scholarship impact

Helping students in the home stretch graduate

Have you heard about the Miner Match? It’s a great opportunity to help S&T students finish their degrees. Between now and June 30, annual scholarship gifts will be matched dollar for dollar by the University of Missouri System and Missouri S&T. Much of this funding will support Finish Line Scholarships and Full Load to Finish Scholarships, which help students in the home stretch to graduation finish their degrees. With a total of $34 million in matching funds available, will you help us bring these scholarship dollars home for Miners? For more information, contact Joan Nesbitt, 573-341-7808, nesbittj@mst.edu, or Tory Verkamp, 573-341-6090, verkampv@mst.edu.

3D render of planned Classroom Learning Center

Raising the roof on opportunity with a new Classroom Learning Center

S&T’s enrollment over the past two decades has grown by nearly 25 percent as more and more students choose to become Miners. With growth comes growing pains, and our large classroom space is at capacity. In response, S&T has announced plans to build a Classroom Learning Center addition to the Computer Science Building. With a 300-seat lecture hall and four 100-seat classrooms, the new center will serve the needs of all students and departments. For information on how you can help raise the roof on learning opportunities, contact Rebecca Johnson, executive director of development, at johnsonnr@mst.edu or 573-341-6161.

Groundbreaking on student design center expansion set for April 26

Donors, students and university community members will gather at noon on Friday, April 26 to break ground on an 8,000-square-foot expansion of the Kummer Student Design Center, the home of S&T’s 21 student design teams. Thank you to the major donors and OGS members who supported this project: Dick Arnoldy, CE’69, MS EMgt’73, retired chairman of ARCO Construction Co.; Brinkmann Constructors, founded by Bob Brinkmann, CE’71; Mike Bytnar, ME’68, MS EMgt’73, retired president of Nooter Corp.; Gary Havener, Math’62, president of the Havener Companies; Fred Kummer, CE’55, who also provided the major gift that named the design center in 2011; Roger LaBoube, CE’70, MS CE’73, PhD CE’77, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor emeritus of civil engineering; and Chris Ramsay, MetE’83, MS MetE'85, director of the Student Design and Experiential Learning Center, and Darlene Ramsay, MetE’84, assistant vice chancellor for alumni relations and advancement services. For more information on the groundbreaking, contact Sarah Jones, senior manager of donor relations, at 573-341-6359 or jonessarah@mst.edu.

OGS members honored for professional distinction

OGS members Ernie Banks, ChE’81, and Dave Schepers, EE’75, received the Award of Professional Distinction during S&T commencement in December. Banks, the global operational excellence director for Curium Pharmaceutical, is a vice president of the Miner Alumni Association board of directors. His wife, Angela Banks, EE’87, is also a Miner. Schepers retired from Ameren Corp. in 2014 after a distinguished career in energy delivery technical services. His wife, Carol Schepers, CE’75, is also a Miner. Congratulations to these OGS members!

Chancellor search update

University of Missouri System President Mun Y. Choi announced on Feb. 14 that the search for Missouri S&T’s chancellor has been extended. Additional candidates will be brought to campus to meet with the search committee and other university representatives. “It is essential we find the best person possible to lead S&T in its ambitious plans for the future,” said Choi, who anticipates that the new chancellor will be in place by July. Interim Chancellor Chris Maples will continue to serve in the position until then.

Nominate a Miner for our 2021 Alumni of Influence

Missouri S&T is seeking nominations for our 2021 Alumni of Influence, the highest alumni honor bestowed by the university. Since the tradition began in 2011, S&T has honored 38 distinguished alumni. Now we’re preparing to recognize a new group of honorees during the university’s sesquicentennial celebration. Use the online nomination form or forward nominations to Darlene Ramsay, executive vice president of the Miner Alumni Association, at ramsayd@mst.edu. Visit influence.mst.edu to view past honorees.

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