Author Archives: Mark Miller

Drury University adds a trustee and honors a long-time member

1988 Drury graduate Steve Edwards was elected to the Drury University Board of Trustees on Friday, May 11, 2012. Continue reading

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Promising young Missouri scholars will be honored at Drury

The Drury Center for Gifted Education and Pre-College Programs in conjunction with the Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP), will honor more than 400 of Missouri’s most promising young scholars at a recognition ceremony on Friday, May 18 at 11 a.m. in the O’Reilly Family Event Center.
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Drury confers more than 600 degrees at spring graduation

Drury University conferred degrees to more than 600 students today in spring graduation ceremonies at the O’Reilly Family Event Center. Continue reading

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A celebration of Drury on C-Street

Drury University celebrated the Grand Opening of Drury on C-Street with a Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting on Thursday, May 10 at Drury’s C-Street location at 233 Commercial St. On Thursday night, Drury students, faculty, staff, alumni and trustees celebrated the opening.
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Two long-time Drury professors head into retirement

The end of the 2011-2012 academic year is the end of an era as two long-time Drury professors, Tom Parker and Ron Schie, head into retirement. Continue reading

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Drury’s spring graduation ceremonies are Saturday, May 12

Drury University’s spring commencement ceremonies will be held on Saturday, May 12 in the O’Reilly Family Event Center. The ceremony for the College of Graduate and Continuing Studies (CGCS) is at noon with the traditional Day School graduation to follow at 2:30 p.m. Continue reading

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A Grand Opening celebration for Drury on C-Street

On Thursday, May 10 at 11 a.m., Drury and the Springfield Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting for Drury on C-Street. That evening, Drury students, faculty, staff, donors and community members will celebrate the Grand Opening of Drury on C-Street from 6:30-9 p.m. Drury on C-Street is located at 233 E. Commercial St. in Springfield. Continue reading

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Drury’s television studio will get a makeover thanks to an alumna’s donation

When video students walk into the Drury television studio in the fall of 2012, they’ll be greeted with a fully functioning, high definition facility capable of giving students a real-time television experience. The re-tooling of the studio in the Shewmaker Communication Center is made possible by a $150,000 donation from 1973 Drury graduate and former news anchor Carole Lambert. Continue reading

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Drury’s Joplin Impact Project earns a research award for two students

Drury students Blake Herd and Paige Nichols won top honors in the Social/Behavioral Sciences division at the Missouri Academy of Science on April 14 at the University of Missouri. Continue reading

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Drury students’ posters are designed to decrease underage drinking

Drury University students took first and second place in the Community Partnership of the Ozarks Underage Drinking Task Force (UDTF) Higher Education Committee Annual Poster Contest. Drury sophomore design arts major Carlie Townsend’s poster was selected as the top overall entry. Nathan Harrison, a Drury fifth year senior majoring in architecture, was second. Both of the winning posters were designed in Dudley Murphy’s visual communications course. Continue reading

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