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Welcome, Alumni and Friends of Arts and Science
You are a member of the largest, oldest, most-diverse college at the University of Missouri, the Art and Soul of Mizzou. We have educated over 70,000 students in areas such as music, mathematics, philosophy and all that falls in between. In 2008-09, 1,400 liberal-arts graduates transitioned from ambitious students to passionate alumni.
| “What will you do in order to be a responsible leader of character who makes the world a better place?” |
- Maj. Gen. Gregg F. Martin, commencement speaker, May 2009 |
Arts and Science Alumni Organization
The ASAO is an affiliate of the Mizzou Alumni Association (MAA), an independent, not-for-profit educational corporation.
Join the MAA/ASAO and become a part of the College of Arts and Science alumni community. When you sign up, choose the College of Arts & Science as your preferred school. This provides the college with extra funding, and you will be automatically enrolled as a member of the ASAO.
Graduates, students, former students, faculty members, former faculty, and others interested in the College of Arts and Science are eligible to join.
Membership Benefits: (click for drop-down)
- Leadership opportunities
- Discounts on Mizzou and other merchandise
- Invitations to special members-only events
- Free annual wall calendar
- Campus news and updates
- Access to select MU Library online databases
- Discount on Mizzou Legacy Walk bricks
- Three-month free membership in MU’s University Club
- Free Tiger Locator searches
The ASAO Executive Board
Any ASAO member who wants to take a more active role in supporting the college may serve on the board. The board hosts networking events, provides funding for educational and faculty research needs, sponsors affiliate organizations and clubs, and promotes the college.
| ASAO Executive Board Members |
- Chris Stevens, president
- Margrace Buckler
- Robert Buckley
- Marie Nau Hunter
- Donald Laird
- Caroline Lanham
- Marcus Long
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- Michael J. O’Brien
- Walter Pfeffer
- R.D. Ross
- Lucille Salerno
- John Shaw
- Yvonne Solbrekken
- Leigh Anne Sudbrock
- Beverly Hughes Yarger
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2008 - 09 ASAO Activities: (click for drop-down)
- Hosted a Neal Boyd watch party in support of our alumnus who won America’s Got Talent
- Co-sponsored and participated in events with the A&S Student Council:
- “I Voted” campaign
- Grad School Fair
- A&S Week events
- Mock interviews for students
- Co-sponsored the seventh annual Legislative Forum
- Selected scholarship recipients
- Awarded faculty-incentive grants
- Co-sponsored A Taste of Arts & Science
- Co-sponsored the seventh annual Spring Fling
- Recruited new ASAO members and board members
- Set up faculty interviews with David Liles of KFRU
- Celebrated Founder’s Day by handing out cookies to students
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Alumni
Of our many notable alumni, here are just a few:
- Walter Bargen, Missouri’s first Poet Laureate
- Tom Berenger, actor
- James Lee Burke, author
- Candy Coburn, country singer
- Chris Cooper, actor
- Linda Godwin, astronaut
- Gen. John Gordon, Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency
- Jon Hamm, actor
- William Least Heat Moon, author
- Hon. Timothy M. Kaine, governor of Virginia
- Hon. Ted Kulongoski, governor of Oregon
- Claire McCaskill, U.S. senator
- Hon. Jay Nixon, governor of Missouri
- Howard G. Richards Jr., former Dallas Cowboy
- George C. Scott, actor
- Ike Skelton, U.S. congressman
- Matthew Taylor, Grammy Award-winning graphic artist
Links
Questions?
Contact Amanda Schlink
SchlinkA@missouri.edu
573-884-4482
800-430-2966 (toll-free)
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