University of Missouri leaders recently celebrated faculty at a welcome back reception to celebrate the start of the academic year. Part of this event included recognizing faculty who celebrated milestone years of service between Aug. 1, 2024, and July 31, 2025. Below are the honorees:

50 Years

• Eva Szekely, College of Arts and Science, music

40 Years

• Nelson Cowan, College of Arts and Science, psychological sciences
• Wendy Sims, College of Arts and Science, music

30 Years

• Tanya Christiansen, College of Arts and Science, mathematics
• Dan Edidin, College of Arts and Science, mathematics
• Steven Keller, College of Arts and Science, chemistry
• Nancy West, College of Arts and Science, English

20 Years

• Sounak Chakraborty, College of Arts and Science, statistics
• D Cornelison, College of Arts and Science, biological sciences
• Jack Draper, College of Arts and Science, languages, literatures and cultures
• Monika Fischer, College of Arts and Science, languages, literatures and cultures
• Michael Garcia, College of Arts and Science, biological sciences
• Kristin Kopp, College of Arts and Science, languages, literatures and cultures
• Johanna Kramer, College of Arts and Science, English
• Soren Larsen, College of Arts and Science, geography
• Oksana Loginova, College of Arts and Science, economics
• Yuyan Luo, College of Arts and Science, psychological sciences
• James Miller, College of Arts and Science, economics
• Gualtiero Piccinini, College of Arts and Science, philosophy
• Stephen Quackenbush, College of Arts and Science, government and public affairs
• Ivan Reyna, College of Arts and Science, languages
• David Schulz, College of Arts and Science, biological sciences
• Patrick Shiu, College of Arts and Science, biological science
• Robert Smale, College of Arts and Science, history
• Michael Volz, College of Arts and Science, languages, literatures and cultures
• Richard Wilson, College of Arts and Science, visual studies
• Yun Zhang, College of Arts and Science, physics and astronomy

10 Years

• Ruthie Angelovici, College of Arts and Science, biological sciences
• Dustin Belt, College of Arts and Science, mathematics
• Wesley Bernskoetter, College of Arts and Science, chemistry
• Katina Bitsicas, College of Arts and Science, visual Studies
• Meelie Bordoloi, College of Arts and Science, psychiatry
• Kristy Bowers, College of Arts and Science, history
• Bernadette Broderick, College of Arts and Science, chemistry
• Stephen Klien, College of Arts and Science, communication
• Christine Mannella, College of Arts and Science, visual studies
• Marcello Mogetta, College of Arts and Science, classics, archaeology and religion
• Enoch Ng'oma, College of Arts and Science, biological sciences
• Jeffrey Stevens, College of Arts and Science, history
• Petros Valettas, College of Arts and Science, mathematics
• Meng-Hsuan Yang, College of Arts and Science, history

This story originally appeared on Show Me Mizzou. 
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