Monthly Archives: May 2011

Drury architecture students develop a co-op booth on C-Street

Six years ago, Drury architecture students designed and built the pavilion that shelters the C-Street Market on Commercial Street. This summer, a new crop of Drury students will design and construct a co-op booth adjacent to the C-Street Market Pavilion at the intersection of Jefferson and Commercial Street. Continue reading

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More Drury students join the Ozarks Teacher Corps

Drury University members of the Ozarks Teacher Corps attended the recent Rural Education Rendezvous in Thomasville, Mo., where representatives from the Rural Learning Center in South Dakota did a workshop encouraging the aspiring teachers to become leaders in their rural communities.
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Drury University receives annual award from the NAACP

The Springfield Chapter of the NAACP awarded Drury University with the Drum Major Award at the organization’s annual banquet on Saturday, May 14. Continue reading

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Drury University welcomes four new Board of Trustees members

Drury University’s Board of Trustees welcomed four new members to the board on Friday, May 13 Continue reading

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Drury University hosts recognition ceremony for promising young Missouri scholars

The Drury Center for Gifted Education and Pre-College Programs, in conjunction with the Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP), will honor more than 350 of Missouri’s most promising young scholars at a recognition ceremony on Friday, May 20, at 11 a.m. in the O’Reilly Family Event Center. Continue reading

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Drury University holds its first graduations in the new O’Reilly Family Event Center

Drury University conferred degrees to 635 graduates today in the first commencement ceremonies in the O’Reilly Family Event Center. The new venue is a major improvement over Weiser Gymnasium where Drury graduations were held for decades. The O’Reilly Family Event Center features air conditioning, modern video capabilities, and more space and comfort for graduates and their friends and families. Continue reading

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Drury’s SIFE team is first runner-up at the SIFE National Exposition

Drury University’s SIFE team was named the first runner-up at the SIFE USA National Exposition in Minneapolis, Minn. on Thursday, May 12. Texas State University-San Marcos is the SIFE national champion. Continue reading

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Two Drury master’s graduates pursuing their passions

Drury graduate students Brandon Lawson and Lindsey Castrodale know what they’ll be doing in the future with their newly minted Master of Communication degrees from Drury. Both will be pursuing their passions after graduation on May 14. Lawson is headed … Continue reading

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Drury senior earns fellowship to Washington University worth more than $20,000 per year

SPRINGFIELD, Mo., May 10, 2011 –Drury Senior Quinton Aiken has received a half-tuition Harold P. Brown Engineering Fellowship to Washington University in St. Louis to begin his dual-degree engineering studies next fall. Aiken’s fellowship is worth $20,475 per year. While … Continue reading

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A long-time Drury professor says “auf wiedersehen” after nearly four decades

SPRINGFIELD, Mo., May 6, 2011 —Drury University congratulates Dr. Eltjen Flikkema on his retirement after 39 years of service at Drury. After earning his Ph.D. at Michigan State, Flikkema joined Drury’s faculty in 1972, expecting to stay for one year … Continue reading

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