March 4, 2024
Contact: Deidra Ashley, ashleyde@missouri.edu
Photo courtesy Lainey Hogg
The Mizzou Alumni Association and Alumni Association Student Board recently named the 2024 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.
2024 recipients:
- Jayedi Aman; College of Arts and Science; Bagerhat, Bangladesh
- Paul Leon Anderson II; College of Arts and Science; Raleigh, North Carolina
- Patrick Bokolo; College of Arts and Science; Bayelsa State, Nigeria
- Kate Frerking; School of Law; Atlanta, Georgia
- Ugonna Kanu; College of Health Sciences; Imo State, Nigeria
- Bridget Kraus; College of Health Sciences; St. Louis, Missouri
- Alaina Leverenz; College of Arts and Science; Hallsville, Missouri
- Rishabh Mahendra; College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources; Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Kennedy Mitchum; College of Arts and Science; St. Louis, Missouri
- Onyekachi Juliet Okpasuo; School of Medicine; Abia State, Nigeria
- Parker Owens; School of Law; Noel, Missouri
- Ishita Patel; School of Medicine; Blue Springs, Missouri
- Michael Rotellini; School of Law; Sheridan, Wyoming
- Brittany Smotherson; College of Education and Human Development; St. Louis, Missouri
- Tayla Stephen; College of Education and Human Development; Johannesburg, South Africa
- Pranav Suri; School of Medicine; Joplin, Missouri
- Sarah W. Foster Walters; College of Education and Human Development; Columbia, Missouri
- Megan Leigh Wilkinson; College of Education and Human Development; Kansas City, Missouri
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.
2024 recipients:
- Yaser Al Rawi; College of Arts and Science, Honors College; Columbia, Missouri
- Lucy Barber; College of Education and Human Development; Peoria, Illinois
- Ansley Barnes; Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business; Columbia, Missouri
- Grace Blanton; College of Arts and Science; Sikeston, Missouri
- Tabitha Crain; College of Arts and Science; Strafford, Missouri
- Daniel Daugherty; College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources, College of Arts and Science; Saint Louis, Missouri
- Erin Drummond; College of Health Sciences; Saint Louis, Missouri
- Megan Garazin; Sinclair School of Nursing; Wheaton, Illinois
- Holly Gerry; College of Arts and Science; Kansas City, Missouri
- Esau Emmanuel Hernandez Sanchez; College of Arts and Science, Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business; Mexico, Missouri
- Jonathan Jain; Missouri School of Journalism; Kennett, Missouri
- Josie Johnson; College of Arts and Science; Boonville, Missouri
- Miyah Jones; College of Arts and Science; Nashville, Tennessee
- Kaile Kalton; Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business; St. Louis, Missouri
- Mikayla Kitchen; College of Health Sciences; Pittsburg, Kansas
- Adam Klumb; Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business; Moline, Illinois
- Trevor Lee Lerit; Missouri School of Journalism; Kansas City, Missouri
- Ethan Levy; Missouri School of Journalism; Phoenix, Arizona
- Ryan James Lofgren; College of Engineering; Ankeny, Iowa
- Dalton Haven Lytle; College of Arts and Science; Pascola, Missouri
- Sydni Martin; College of Education and Human Development; St.Louis, Missouri
- Molly Miller; College of Arts and Science, Missouri School of Journalism; Denver, Colorado
- Michael Moriarty; Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business; Elmhurst, Illinois
- Allison Ortmann; School of Journalism; Arts & Science; St. Louis, Missouri
- Jenny Park; College of Arts and Science; Bloomington, Indiana
- Ethan Peter; College of Arts and Science, Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business; Kirkwood, Missouri
- Jaden Chloe Reed; College of Arts and Science; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Madison Gayle Reiser; College of Arts and Science; Pleasant Plains, Illinois
- Jayden Reyes; Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business; Pleasant Hill, Missouri
- Madilyn Schott; College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources, Missouri School of Journalism; Joliet, Illinois
- Hannah Shanks; College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources; Vienna, Missouri
- Harjeev Singh; College of Arts and Science; St. Louis, Missouri
- Olivia Smith; College of Education and Human Development; Saint Joseph, Missouri
- Reagan Gean Swatosh; College of Arts and Science; Ava, Missouri
- Elizabeth Trower; Missouri School of Journalism; Perry, Missouri
- Sam Varnon; College of Arts and Science, Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business; Cape Girardeau, Missouri
- William Wehmer; Missouri School of Journalism; Springfield, Missouri
- Ryan Janai Wilson; Missouri School of Journalism; Mundelein, Illinois
- Shannon Worley; Missouri School of Journalism; Wildwood, Missouri
