{"id":5891,"date":"2020-02-19T11:02:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T17:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/?page_id=5891"},"modified":"2025-07-22T09:34:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T14:34:48","slug":"alumni-association-awards-banquet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/alumni-association-awards-banquet\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Association Awards Banquet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:40px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-widget-area fusion-widget-area-1 fusion-content-widget-area\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-widget-area-1 {padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget h4 {color:#333333;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget .heading h4 {color:#333333;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget h4 {font-size:13px;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget .heading h4 {font-size:13px;}<\/style><div id=\"custom_html-10\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom:-30px;\">\r\n\tAwards and Recognition\r\n<\/h2>\r\n<hr style=\"margin-bottom:-30px;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"ct_jquery_3level_accordion_menu_widget-4\" class=\"widget \"><div class=\"menu-awards-v2-container\"><ul id=\"ct_jquery_3level_accordion_menu_widget-4-menu\" class=\"ctAccordion skin-SimpleLines\"><li id=\"menu-item-5905\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5905\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/alumni-association-awards-banquet\/\">Banquet<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5906\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5906\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/alumni-association-awards\/\">Nominations<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5917\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5917\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/alumni-association-awards-past-recipients\/\">Past Recipients<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:75%;width:calc(75% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.75 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"font-size:28px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;\">Alumni Awards Banquet<\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Every year at Homecoming, the ΄σΟσ΄«Γ½ Western Alumni Association honors accomplished alumni for outstanding contributions to their field, their university and\/or their community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">RSVP for the banquet a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/griff.vn\/alumbanquet\">griff.vn\/alumbanquet<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Congratulations to the 2025 Alumni Award Honorees!<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-1 fusion-person-icon-top\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img class=\"lazyload person-img img-responsive wp-image-7316\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/JimReinert.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/JimReinert.png\" alt=\"Jim Reinert &#039;73\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20288%20288%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%273288%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/JimReinert-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/JimReinert.png 288w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Jim Reinert '73<\/span><span class=\"person-title\">Distinguished Alumni Award<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-2 fusion-person-icon-top\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img class=\"lazyload person-img img-responsive wp-image-7317\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/TeddiDeka.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/TeddiDeka.png\" alt=\"Teddi Deka\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20288%20288%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%273288%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/TeddiDeka-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/TeddiDeka.png 288w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Teddi Deka<\/span><span class=\"person-title\"> Distinguished Faculty Award<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-3 fusion-person-icon-top\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img class=\"lazyload person-img img-responsive wp-image-7318\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/ColtonSaunders.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/ColtonSaunders.png\" alt=\"Colton Sanders &#039;18\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20288%20288%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%273288%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/ColtonSaunders-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/ColtonSaunders.png 288w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Colton Sanders '18<\/span><span class=\"person-title\"> Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-4 fusion-person-icon-top\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img class=\"lazyload person-img img-responsive wp-image-7319\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/RobertSigrist.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/RobertSigrist.png\" alt=\"Robert Sigrist &#039;94\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20288%20288%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%273288%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/RobertSigrist-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/RobertSigrist.png 288w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Robert Sigrist '94<\/span><span class=\"person-title\">Herb \u201935 and Peggy Iffert Award for Outstanding Service to the University<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-4 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-5 fusion-person-icon-top\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img class=\"lazyload person-img img-responsive wp-image-7320\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/KimSigrist.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/KimSigrist.png\" alt=\"Kimberly Sigrist &#039;93\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20288%20288%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%273288%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/KimSigrist-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/KimSigrist.png 288w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Kimberly Sigrist '93<\/span><span class=\"person-title\">Herb \u201935 and Peggy Iffert Award for Outstanding Service to the University<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-5 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-6 fusion-person-icon-top\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img class=\"lazyload person-img img-responsive wp-image-7321\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/TerryBrock.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/TerryBrock.png\" alt=\"Terry Brock &#039;85\/&#039;94\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20288%20288%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%273288%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/TerryBrock-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/TerryBrock.png 288w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Terry Brock '85\/'94<\/span><span class=\"person-title\">Great Griffon Award<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\">College of Liberal Arts<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-6 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-7 fusion-person-icon-top\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img class=\"lazyload person-img img-responsive wp-image-7322\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/PhallinThornton.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/PhallinThornton.png\" alt=\"Phallin Thornton &#039;11\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20288%20288%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%273288%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/PhallinThornton-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/PhallinThornton.png 288w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Phallin Thornton '11<\/span><span class=\"person-title\"> Great Griffon Award<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\">College of Science &amp; Health<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-7 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-8 fusion-person-icon-top\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img class=\"lazyload person-img img-responsive wp-image-7323\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/TonaWilliams.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/TonaWilliams.png\" alt=\"Tona Williams &#039;00\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20288%20288%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%273288%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/TonaWilliams-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/TonaWilliams.png 288w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Tona Williams '00<\/span><span class=\"person-title\"> Great Griffon Award<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\">College of Business &amp; Professional Studies<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-8 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-9 fusion-person-icon-top\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img class=\"lazyload person-img img-responsive wp-image-7324\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/MackenzieDeVine.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/MackenzieDeVine.png\" alt=\"Mackenzie DeVine &#039;24\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20288%20288%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%273288%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/MackenzieDeVine-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/MackenzieDeVine.png 288w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Mackenzie DeVine '24<\/span><span class=\"person-title\">Graduating Student of the Year<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-9 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-10 fusion-person-icon-top\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img class=\"lazyload person-img img-responsive wp-image-7325\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/LaurenNylund.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/LaurenNylund.png\" alt=\"Lauren Nylund &#039;25\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20288%20288%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%273288%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/LaurenNylund-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/LaurenNylund.png 288w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Lauren Nylund '25<\/span><span class=\"person-title\">Graduating Student of the Year<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-10 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-11 fusion-person-icon-top\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img class=\"lazyload person-img img-responsive wp-image-7326\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/MarianaCasadiegoMorales.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/MarianaCasadiegoMorales.png\" alt=\"Mariana Casadiego Morales &#039;25\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%27288%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20288%20288%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27288%27%20height%3D%273288%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/MarianaCasadiegoMorales-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/07\/MarianaCasadiegoMorales.png 288w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Mariana Casadiego Morales '25<\/span><span class=\"person-title\">International Student of the Year<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-11 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-12 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-13 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-14 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type='text\/css'>.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:before,.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:after{opacity:0.70;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-left-width:3px;border-left-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><h2>Nominations<\/h2><div class=\"reading-box-additional fusion-reading-box-additional\">\n<p>If you would like to nominate someone for an award, please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/alumni-association-awards\/\">nominations page<\/a> and follow the instructions listed for each award.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5891"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5891"}],"version-history":[{"count":77,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7330,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5891\/revisions\/7330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}