By Eric Stann
Feb. 27, 2025
Contact: Eric Stann, StannE@missouri.edu
WHAT:
Each year, five outstanding teachers at the University of Missouri are selected as Kemper fellows – a peer-nominated award that includes a $15,000 stipend. University administrators and executives from Commerce Bank will surprise the honorees over the next two weeks.
The William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence were established in 1991 with a $500,000 gift. Kemper, a 1926 Mizzou graduate, was a well-known civic leader in Kansas City until his death in 1989. His 52-year career in banking included top positions at banks in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. Commerce Bank manages the trust fund.
WHEN AND WHERE:
Tuesday, March 4
First Kemper Award recipient
When: 9:30 a.m.
Where: Media can meet in the rotunda of Jesse Hall at 9:15 a.m.
Second Kemper Award recipient
When: 11 a.m.
Where: Media can meet in the rotunda of Jesse Hall at 10:45 a.m.
Friday, March 7
Third Kemper Award recipient
When: 2 p.m.
Where: Media can meet in the rotunda of Jesse Hall at 1:45 p.m.
Wednesday, March 12
Fourth Kemper Award recipient
When: 11:40 a.m.
Where: Media can contact Eric Stann for more details.
Thursday, March 13
Fifth Kemper Award recipient
When: 2 p.m.
Where: Media can meet in the rotunda of Jesse Hall at 1:45 p.m.
Note: The award is a surprise to the recipients. Therefore, their names and their classroom locations will not be revealed until the time of the presentation.
