MoWest announces 2025 Alumni Award winners
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Missouri Western State University will be hosting its 43rd Annual Alumni Awards banquet to celebrate its 2025 Alumni Award winners.
The Alumni Awards feature six award categories. MoWest had announced 11 recipients.
The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor given to MoWest Alumni. The 2025 winner is Jim Reinert. The award recognizes alumni for professional and career achievements.
The Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award recognizes individuals early in their careers who have achieved outstanding accomplishments. The 2025 winner is Colton Saunders.
The Herb ’35 and Peggy Iffert Award for Outstanding Service to the University winners are Dr. Robert and Kimberly Sigrist. The award is given to recipients who show outstanding and continuous commitment to MoWest's mission, vision and legacy.
The Distinguished Faculty Award winner is Teddi Deka. The award is given to a current faculty member in recognition of a lasting influence on students, excellence in teaching, career accomplishments and professional and ethical standards.
The Great Griffon Awards winners are Terry Brock, Phallin Thornton and Tona Williams. The award is given to those alumni from each college and school who exhibit outstanding contributions to the workforce, society or the university.
The Alumni Student Leadership Awards winners are Mackenzie DeVine, Lauren Nylund and Mariana Casadiego Morales. This award recognizes students graduating from the current academic year who have made an impact on the University through leadership, volunteerism or humanitarianism.
The award show will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3, in MoWest's Fulkerson Center.
For more information on the banquet and to RSVP online, visit the Alumni Awards Banquet page.
For more information about the awards and their winners, you can visit the MoWest award winners page.
