CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Governors will hold a two-day session Monday and Tuesday, June 24 and 25, to include a board retreat Monday and a meeting Tuesday.
The agenda for the meeting is as follows:
At Missouri State’s Board of Governors meeting Thursday, six students — including three from this part of Missouri, were honored as Citizen Scholars.
The award, created in 2007, honors students with high academic success who also exemplify the university’s public affairs mission.
Each fall, faculty and staff submit nominations. This year’s honorees include future leaders in education, health care, human resources, agriculture and public history.
This year’s honorees include:
The senior from Buffalo, Missouri, is majoring in elementary education.
She currently serves as president of Bears Teach Elementary, Kappa Delta Pi and works part time producing The Bears Den YouTube channel. The channel gives prospective students an inside look at what life looks like at MSU.
After she graduates, she plans to teach at an elementary school in southwest Missouri.
The senior from Colony, Texas, is working toward a degree in nursing.
At the West Plains campus, she has served on the Student Government Association (SGA) as the chief of staff, vice president and historian. She also served as the vice president of Alpha Delta Nu and the president of the Student Nurses Association.
After she graduates, she plans to pursue a Master of Science in Nursing Education at Missouri State.
The junior from Nixa is majoring in history with a double minor in classics and anthropology.
She serves in the SGA as the director of academic affairs and the director of student affairs. She also serves as the president of the history honor society Phi Alpha Theta, and is a member of the Anthropology Club, History Club, the Honors College and Phi Kappa Phi honor society. She also works as a university ambassador.
Post-graduation, Hardy plans to further her studies in the United Kingdom and earn a master’s degree in ancient history with an emphasis in religious studies. Following completion, she hopes to work in public history, assisting in curation and exhibition design for museums abroad.
The senior from Oakville, Missouri, is majoring in human resources.
She has served as the president of the Residence Hall Association since fall 2022. In partnership with the Foster Recreation Center, Leach has pushed for the reintroduction of the Green Bike Program. This program is set to launch in spring 2024 and will provide accessible transportation while promoting eco-conscious practices.
Once she graduates, she plans to work in HR, preferably in the public sector.
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The graduate student from California, Missouri, is currently studying to obtain her master’s in agriculture. She has served on the Graduate Student Senate, the Graduate Program Committee and the DARR Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
After graduation, she plans to pursue a career allowing her to share her passion for international development while educating others and advocating for the agriculture industry.
The senior from Springfield is majoring in civil engineering. During his time at Missouri State, he has served on the SGA, and helped with middle school STEM activities, Science Olympiad and more.
Once he graduates, he plans to work at the Missouri Department of Transportation as a construction inspector for the Springfield area and become a civil servant within the local community through volunteering and community engagement.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Governors will hold a two-day session Monday and Tuesday, June 24 and 25, to include a board retreat Monday and a meeting Tuesday.
The agenda for the meeting is as follows:
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department asked for the public’s help Friday to find a missing man they describe as dangerous.
Daniel Hicks, 21, was last seen about 4:40 p.m. Friday in the area of East 63rd Street and Park Avenue in east Kansas City, Missouri, police said.
Hicks is Black, 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds.
Police said Hicks has short black dreads with faded blond tips.
He was wearing blue hospital scrubs.
Police said Hicks, if spotted, should not be approached.
Anyone who sees or has information about Daniel Hicks should call 911.
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An investigation is underway after a crash involving a Missouri City police officer left two family members dead Thursday evening.
A mother and her son were killed in a car crash on Thursday evening after they were hit by a Missouri City Police car. Missouri City Police said they are still investigating the details after their officer was involved in the fatal accident. The accident happened about 8:40 p.m. as the family was leaving a parking lot when they were hit by the squad car on Cartwright near FM 2234.
Sergeant Steven Woodard with DPS says 53-year-old Angela Stewart and her 16-year-old son Mason were killed in the crash.
“I can confirm to you that he was the driver, and they were both pronounced deceased by the Fort Bend County Medical Examiner’s office,” said Sergeant Woodard.
The officer was responding to a robbery call at an ATM at the time of the collision. That’s when the family pulled out of the parking lot and was T-boned by the officer. Hours after the crash, another person was found in the backseat of the police car.
“As the investigation of the crash was being investigated by the Texas Department of Public Safety, it was discovered the responding officer in the crash had a male occupant in the backseat,” said Missouri City Police Chief Brandon Harris. “The occupant was transported to the Ben Taub Hospital and his condition is unknown.”
The Missouri City Officer was transported to the Medical Center and was later released. Missouri City police said they aren’t sure if the person in the backseat was in custody during the time of the accident. The department says it will be conducting an internal investigation into policies and procedures.
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