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
- Stephen Anderson, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, natural resources
- Nelson Cowan, College of Arts and Science, psychological sciences
- Timothy Haithcoat, College of Engineering, data science and analytics
- Wayne Prewitt, MU Extension
- Wendy Sims, College of Arts and Science, music
- Gary Weisman, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, biochemistry
30 Years
- Jo Britt-Rankin, College of Health Sciences, health sciences
- Michael Calcutt, College of Veterinary Medicine, veterinary pathobiology
- Tanya Christiansen, College of Arts and Science, mathematics
- Leah Cohn, College of Veterinary Medicine, veterinary medicine and surgery
- James Cook, School of Medicine, orthopaedic surgery
- John Dodam, College of Veterinary Medicine, veterinary medicine and surgery
- Dan Edidin, College of Arts and Science, mathematics
- Karen Funkenbusch, College of Health Sciences, occupational therapy
- Steven Keller, College of Arts and Science, chemistry
- Joanne Kramer, College of Veterinary Medicine, veterinary medicine and surgery
- John Lory, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resourcess plant science and technology
- Donna Porch, MU Extension, business and community
- Cheryl Rosenfeld, College of Veterinary Medicine, biomedical sciences
- Jody Squires, MU Extension
- Aaron Stoker, School of Medicine, orthopaedic surgery
- Steven Van Doren, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, biochemistry
- Nancy West, College of Arts and Science, English
20 Years
- Mahmoud Almasri, College of Engineering, electrical engineering and computer science
- Breton Barrier, School of Medicine, obstetrics, gynecology and women's health
- Shannon Breske, Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Busienss, management
- Filiz Bunyak, College of Engineering, electrical engineering and computer science
- Donald Burke-Agüero, School of Medicine, molecular microbiology and immunology
- Sounak Chakraborty, College of Arts and Science, statistics
- Chia-Wai Chang, School of Medicine, otolaryngology
- D Cornelison, College of Arts and Science, biological sciences
- Brett Crist, School of Medicine, orthopaedic surgery
- Bradley Curs, College of Education and Human Development, educational leadership and policy analysis
- Michael Davis, School of Medicine, medical pharmacology and physiology
- Guilherme DeSouza, College of Engineering, electrical engineering and computer science
- Jack Draper, College of Arts and Science, languages, literatures and cultures
- Abigail Emerson, School of Medicine, internal medicine
- Monika Fischer, College of Arts and Science, languages, literatures and cultures
- Michael Garcia, College of Arts and Science, biological sciences
- Laurin Hanft, School of Medicine, medical pharmacology and physiology
- Jamal Ibdah, School of Medicine, gastroenterology
- Laura Johnston, Missouri School of Journalism, journalism
- Julie Kapp, College of Health Sciences, public health
- Jaewoo Kim, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, animal sciences
- David Kline II, College of Veterinary Medicine, pathobiology and integrative biomedical 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
- Camila Manrique-Acevedo, School of Medicine, endocrinology
- Luis Martinez-Lemus, School of Medicine, medical pharmacology and physiology
- James Miller, College of Arts and Science, economics
- Camila Manrique-Acevedo, School of Medicine, endocrinology
- Christopher Nelson, School of Medicine, surgery
- Ravi Nistala, School of Medicine, nephrology
- Cheryl Offutt, College of Education and Human Development, education, school and counseling psychology
- Rigel Oliveri, School of Law, law
- 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
- Laura Schulz, School of Medicine, obstetrics, gynecology and women's health
- Patrick Shiu, College of Arts and Science, biological science
- Chokkalingam Siva, School of Medicine, immunology and rheumatology
- Becky Simpson, MU Extension
- Manjamalai Sivaraman, School of Medicine, neurology
- Robert Smale, College of Arts and Science, history
- Kristin Sohl, School of Medicine, pediatrics
- Grzegorz Sowa, School of Medicine, medical pharmacology and physiology
- Amanda Sprochi, Mizzou Libraries
- Zhe Sun, School of Medicine, medical pharmacology & physiology
- Michael Volz, College of Arts and Science, languages, literatures and cultures
- Yong Volz, Missouri School of Journalism, journalism
- Stephen Whitney, College of Education and Human Development, education, school and counseling psychology
- Richard Wilson, College of Arts and Science, visual studies
- Preethi Yerram, School of Medicine, nephrology
- Yun Zhang, College of Arts and Science, physics and astronomy
10 Years
- Shady Adib Keleh, School of Medicine, anesthesiology
- Jeffrey Adamovicz, College of Veterinary Medicine, pathobiology and integrative biomedical sciences
- Claire Altman, College of Health Sciences, health
- Ruthie Angelovici, College of Arts and Science, biological sciences
- Jonathan Ross Ang, School of Medicine, critical care
- Susanta Behura, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, animal sciences
- Dustin Belt, College of Arts and Science, mathematics
- Wesley Bernskoetter, College of Arts and Science, chemistry
- Nancy Birtley, Sinclair School of Nursing, nursing
- Katina Bitsicas, College of Arts and Science, visual Studies
- Wesley Bonifay, College of Education, educaitonal, school and counseling psychology
- Mona Botezatu, College of Health Sciences, speech, language and hearing sciences
- Meelie Bordoloi, College of Arts and Science, psychiatry
- Kristy Bowers, College of Arts and Science, history
- Bernadette Broderick, College of Arts and Science, chemistry
- Jeanise Butterfield, School of Medicine, emergency medicine
- Amanda Burling, College of Veterinary Medicine, veterinary medicine and surgery
- Chandrasekar Bysani, School of Medicine, cardiology
- GK Callahan, Mizzou Extension, business and community
- Anita Campbell, College of Health Sciences, physical therapy
- Raul Castillo, School of Medicine, anesthesiology
- Premkumar Nattanmai Chandrasekaran, School of Medicine, neurology
- Hye Jeong Choi, College of Health Sciences, health sciences
- Dana Chole, College of Health Sciences, physical therapy
- Megan Clary, School of Medicine, pediatrics
- Lesleighan Cravens, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, plant science and technology
- Keven Cutler, School of Medicine, emergency medicine
- Laura Dooley, School of Medicine, otolaryngology
- Ila Durkin, School of Medicine, psychiatry
- Matthew Easter, College of Education and Human Development, educational, school and counseling psychology
- Laura Evans, Mizzou Extension, health and human sciences
- Kathryn Fishman-Weaver, College of Education and Human Development, learning, teaching and curriculum
- Tara Flynn, School of Medicine, emergency medicine
- Krystal Foster, School of Medicine, family and community medicine
- Seth Freeman, School of Medicine, family and community medicine
- Sandeep Gautam, School of Medicine, cardiology
- Steven Geiss, School of Medicine, anesthesiology
- Morgan Green, School of Medicine, internal medicine
- Laura Hesemann, School of Medicine, pediatric nephrology
- Cheryl Hill, School of Medicine, pathology and anatomical sciences
- Dawn Huber, School of Medicine, pediatric psychology
- Megan Johnson, School of Medicine, obstetrics, gynecology and women's health
- Marc Johnson, School of Medicine, molecular microbiology and immunology
- Mauricio Kfuri, School of Medicine, orthopaedic surgery
- Stephen Klien, College of Arts and Science, communication
- Laurie Kingsley, College of Education, learning, teaching and curriculum
- Nancy Mabe, School of Medicine, internal medicine
- Lynn Martin, College of Veterinary Medicine, veterinary medicine and surgery
- Christine Mannella, College of Arts and Science, visual studies
- Taira Meadowcroft, Mizzou Libraries, health sciences and specialized libraries
- Jennifer Miller, Mizzou Extension, agriculture and environment
- Marcello Mogetta, College of Arts and Science, classics, archaeology and religion
- Kathryn Mohr, School of Medicine, internal medicine
- Michael Mohrland, College of Health Sciences, health psychology
- Enoch Ng'oma, College of Arts and Science, biological sciences
- Nicole Nichols, College of Veterinary Medicine, pathobiology and integrative biomedical sciences
- Charles Norton, School of Medicine, medical pharmacology and physiology
- Sarah Owens, College of Education, educational, school and counseling psychology
- Mauro Palmero, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, applied social sciences
- Carisa Petris, School of Medicine, ophthalmology
- Patrick Rottinghaus, College of Education, educational, school and counseling psychology
- Tarunjot Sethi, Mizzou Extension, health and human services
- Morgan Shahan, Sinclair College of Nursing, nursing
- Zhenyu Shen, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, pathobiology and integrative biomedical sciences
- LeeAnne Sherwin, Sinclair College of Nursing, nursing
- Christopher Slaten, College of Education, educational, school and counseling psychology
- Charles Smith, School of Medicine, radiology
- Thomas Spencer, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, animal sciences
- Jeffrey Stevens, College of Arts and Science, history
- Lou Ann Tanner-Jones, College of Education, educational school and counseling psychology
- Melissa Terry, School of Medicine, obstetrics, gynecology and women's health
- Shelby Thomas, Sinclar School of Nursing, nursing
- Anandhi Upendran, School of Medicine, medical pharmacology and physiology
- Petros Valettas, College of Arts and Science, mathematics
- Aida Vientos-Plotts, College of Veterinary Medicine, veterinary medicine and surgery
- Dean Volenberg, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, plant science and technology
- Jenna Wintemberg, College of Health Sciences, health sciences
- Wolfgang Wiedermann, College of Education and Human Development, educational, school and counseling psychology
- Timothy Wolf, College of Health Sciences, occupational therapy
- Meng-Hsuan Yang, College of Arts and Science, history
- Adam Yore, Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business, finance
- Laura Zangori, College of Education and Human Development, learning, teaching and curriculum
- Scott Zawieja, School of Medicine, medical pharmacology and physiology
- Michael Zhang, College of Veterinary Medicine, pathobiology and integrative biomedical sciences
- Michal Zigo, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, animal sciences
