SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Sept. 13 -- Evangel University issued the following news release: Evangel University welcomed 14 full-time faculty members for the 2023-24 academic year. Michael Butcher is a professor of theatre in the Humanities Department. Butcher brings 33 years of theatre education on both the high school and collegiate level, including at Missouri State University, Drury University, and Ozarks Technical Community College. He has directed over 100 theatrical productions. In 2019, B  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 12 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce it has been named an award finalist for the 22nd Annual M&A Advisor Awards. The firm is being considered for the Private Equity Deal of the Year (between $25 million-$50 million) and the Industrials Deal of the Year (between $25 million-$50 million). Led by John Moore, Husch Blackwell represented Livers Bronze Co., a Kansas City-based handr  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 12 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: The International Trade Council of Greater Kansas City (ITCGKC) has appointed Husch Blackwell attorney Bernardo Zito Porto to its Board of Directors for a term beginning September 2023. ITCGKC is a network of international business professionals, educators, and students who actively work to build a stronger support system for international trade in the Kansas City region. Zito Porto's appointment  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Michael Parson, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Today, during a press conference at the State Capitol, Governor Mike Parson announced that he has selected the Honorable Kelly Broniec, 52, to be a Judge on the Supreme Court of Missouri. She will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge George W. Draper III. "Appointing someone to serve on our State's highest Court and in such a central role to the functioning  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * NIH-funded program encourages early-career doctors to pursue research * * * Physician-scientists split their time between caring for patients and unraveling biological mysteries. This dual expertise can yield the kind of insights that power groundbreaking medical advances and advance human health. Yet only a small and shrinking fraction of physicians pursu  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Sept. 13 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: KBIA-FM, the Missouri School of Journalism's NPR-member radio station, has earned a national Edward R. Murrow Award in the Digital category. The honor, awarded annually by the Radio Television Digital News Association, came after the station's 11th straight regional Murrow Award in the same category. "KBIA continues to produce accessible, community-driven news that elevates voic  more