POINT LOOKOUT, Missouri, April 6 -- College of the Ozarks issued the following news release: College of the Ozarks hosted the annual Spring Forum, A Conversation on Israel, on April 4. The event featured Dr. Jim Denison, cultural theologian and founder and CEO of Denison Ministries, and The Honorable Mike Huckabee, the 44th governor of Arkansas. Denison has taught the philosophy of religion and apologetics at several seminaries. He serves as Resident Scholar for Ethics with Baylor Scott & Whit  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, April 6 -- Ozarks Technical Community College issued the following news release: JMARK CEO Tom Douglas will give the commencement address at Ozarks Technical Community College's graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 16, at 5 p.m. Great Southern Bank Arena on the Missouri State University campus is the site for the graduation ceremony. JMARK is a Springfield-based information technology company with a "People First, Technology Second" philosophy. "Good people aspire to pr  more

HANNIBAL, Missouri, April 6 -- The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission issued the following news on April 5, 2024: During its regular meeting on April 3, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded the following contracts for bridge painting and sidewalk (ADA) improvement projects in the Northeast District. * A $385,263 contract was awarded to S&A Equipment & Builders, LLC., for sidewalk (ADA) improvements on Missouri Route 79 in Elsberry in Lincoln County, Pike Cou  more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, April 6 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: Northwest Missouri State University will express appreciation for the donors who support its students and programs during the institution's annual Thank a Donor Day on April 10. The event, happening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday in the J.W. Jones Student Union, offers Northwest students and employees an opportunity to learn about the ways donors assist the University while providing gratit  more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, April 6 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: Dr. Nancy Zeliff, a professor emeritus at Northwest Missouri State University, is among the newest members of the Business Education National Hall of Fame. Zeliff was inducted during a March ceremony at the 2024 National Business Education Association (NBEA) Convention in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Hall of Fame pays tribute to people who have made significant contributions to the fiel  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, April 6 -- Ozarks Technical Community College issued the following news release: The Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) awarded Ozarks Technical Community College Table Rock Campus President Dr. Robert Griffith with the Paragon Award for New Presidents. Dr. Griffith was honored during PTK Catalyst 2024, held April 4-6 in Orlando, Fla. Catalyst is the society's annual convention. Dr. Griffith is one of just 24 college presidents nationwide to receive the accolade. To be   more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 6 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: A groundbreaking was held Friday, April 5, for the Roy Blunt Soil Testing and Research Laboratory at the University of Missouri's Fisher Delta Research, Extension and Education Center (FD-REEC) in Portageville, Mo. "As a longtime Delta Day attendee and Delta Center advocate, I'm pleased to have been part of spearheading a new facility that will support existing university programs while inspiring resea  more

ROLLA, Missouri, April 6 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: Missouri S&T has announced Col. Aaron Hill Jr., a 2001 alumnus of the university, as the speaker for its 2024 Stueck Distinguished Lecture. Hill's lecture will highlight case studies and new methodologies and technologies that will help engineers continuously improve to meet the ever-changing needs of modern society. The lecture will be held at 2:30 pm. Friday, April 12 in S&T's Innovation Lab  more