June 1, 2023

Building a Community

Bryson Ferguson, a senior business administration major, was part of the 2020 Stamps Scholars cohort and was specifically named a Patterson-Green Collegian. Photo courtesy of Bryson Ferguson. Story by Logan Jackson Like his peers across the country, Bryson Ferguson received a variety of college materials through the mail during his senior year of high school. One of those pieces made a major impression on him – a postcard from the University of Missouri. “I remember getting this piece of mail covered in black and gold and thought it was really interesting,” Ferguson said. “Mizzou became the first school I actually…

May 24, 2022

Honors Student Wins National Science Foundation Fellowship

Andrew Mitchell, a chemistry major and Stamps Scholar, was awarded a place in the prestigious National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships Program. Story by Sam Ennis University of Missouri student Andrew Mitchell, a senior chemistry major from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, has been awarded a place in the prestigious and highly-competitive National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The program, totaling five years, is designed to support graduate students looking to participate in research while acquiring their master’s and doctoral degrees. It also includes three years of financial aid, comprised of a $34,000 annual stipend and a $12,000 cost of…