March 2, 2023
Contact: Deidra Ashley, ashleyde@missouri.edu
This week, the Mizzou Alumni Association and Alumni Association Student Board named the 2023 Mizzou 18 Award and Mizzou ’39 Award recipients. Read on to learn more about each award and see a list of this year’s honorees.
The Mizzou 18 Award
This award is dedicated to honoring 18 University of Missouri graduate and professional students in the last year of their degree eligibility. Recipients are chosen for their world-class research, collaboration with faculty and staff, and their demonstrated leadership with undergraduate students.
2023 recipients:
- Abdoulie Njai; School of Medicine; Wichita, Kansas
- Alexandra Diller; College of Arts and Science; Wildwood, Missouri
- Alexis Hall; College of Arts and Science; Nixa, Missouri
- Andrea Simmons; College of Education and Human Development; Charlotte, North Carolina
- Bini Sebastian; College of Education and Human Development; Dallas
- Blessing Okafor; College of Arts and Science; Anambra State, Nigeria
- Brittany Fatoma; College of Education and Human Development; Fayetteville, North Carolina
- Chidinma Vivian Haffner; School of Medicine; Anambra State, Nigeria
- Cynthia Tang; Graduate School; Boise, Idaho
- Glenn Gilyot; College of Arts and Science; New Orleans
- Hannah Tonner; School of Medicine; St. Louis
- Humayera Islam; Graduate School; Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Lasun Oladeji; College of Arts and Science; Chicago
- Madeline Sharp; School of Medicine; Columbia
- Matthew Warren; School of Law; O'Fallon, Illinois
- Milan Piva; College of Veterinary Medicine; Parsons, Kansas
- Robin Clay; College of Education and Human Development; Pasadena, California
- Scott Hovey; College of Education and Human Development; Danvers, Massachusetts
The Mizzou ’39 Award
In the spirit of service that was the cornerstone of the 1839 founding of the University of Missouri, the Mizzou Alumni Association Student Board presents the Mizzou '39 Award to 39 outstanding seniors each year. Recipients are chosen for their academic achievement, leadership and service to Mizzou and the community.
2023 recipients:
- Noura Alhachami; College of Arts and Science; Columbia
- Grant Bertucci; School of Health Professions; Omaha, Nebraska
- Ali Bhatty; College of Arts and Science; Lahore, Pakistan
- Brady Booth; Trulaske College of Business; Dubuque, Iowa
- Megan Ciaramitaro; College of Arts and Science; St. Louis
- Connor Cochran; College of Arts and Science; West Plains, Missouri
- Catherine Corley; Trulaske College of Business; Leawood, Kansas
- Kiara Crawford; School of Health Professions; St. Louis
- Tobias Davis; Trulaske College of Business; Chicago
- Cameron Duello; College of Arts and Science; Kansas City, Missouri
- Dany Fischer; School of Journalism; St. Louis
- Kelly Gillespie; College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources; Fulton, Missouri
- Kathryn Gluesenkamp; College of Arts and Science; Wildwood, Missouri
- Matthew Hemmersmeier; Trulaske College of Business; Defiance, Missouri
- Colton Hicks; College of Arts and Science; Mount Vernon, Missouri
- Gold Kaanagbara; College of Arts and Science and School of Journalism; St. Louis
- Javier Kelly Cuenca; College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources; Hermosillo/Sonora, Mexico
- Gracie Kenyon; School of Health Professions; Pleasant Hill, Missouri
- Brayden Langendoerfer; College of Education and Human Development; Jefferson City, Missouri
- Danielle Levingston; College of Arts and Science; Indianapolis
- Umer Mallick; College of Arts and Science; St. Louis
- Avery Maslowsky; College of Arts and Science and School of Journalism; Berwyn, Pennsylvania
- Isaiah Massey; College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources; Troy, Missouri
- Sydney McClintock; College of Arts and Science; Cape Girardeau, Missouri
- Jack McGrath; College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, and School of Journalism; Wheaton, Illinois
- Kaci Miller; Trulaske College of Business; St. Louis
- Reagan Miller; College of Arts and Science; St. Charles, Missouri
- Grace Nielson; School of Health Professions; Joplin, Missouri
- Greg Pierson; College of Arts and Science and Trulaske College of Business; St. Louis
- Christian Ricketts; Trulaske College of Business; Kansas City, Missouri
- Gabby Rivera Kroenke; College of Arts and Science; Kansas City, Missouri
- Karlee Seek; College of Arts and Science; Saint Joseph, Missouri
- Drew Shattuck; College of Education and Human Development; Oak Park, Illinois
- Jack Snelling; College of Arts and Science; Webster Groves, Missouri
- Chris Staley; Sinclair School of Nursing; St. Louis
- Keeley Van Antwerp; Trulaske College of Business; Chesterfield, Missouri
- Muhammad Waheed; College of Arts and Science; Mexico, Missouri
- Gehazi Whitehurst; School of Journalism; St. Charles, Missouri
- Lillian Williams; College of Arts and Science; Wichita, Kansas
