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Captain Michael A. Vizcarra is the new Commander of MU’s Naval ROTC program

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

New commander at the helm

Though it has maintained a presence on the University of Missouri campus since 1946, Naval ROTC has been affiliated with [...]

Chemical engineering graduate student Eric Schwarz was commissioned as an ensign in the United States Navy at a ceremony held in Crowder Hall, home of NROTC on the MU campus. Pinning on his “butter bars” at his commissioning ceremony are Rita Preckshot, who works as support staff in the Chemical Engineering Department, and Phillip Silverman, an MU chemistry instructor who serves in the Navy Reserve as a lieutenant commander.

Monday, October 4th, 2010

MU student Eric Schwarz commissioned in Navy

When Eric Schwarz left Navy active duty in 2003 after six years of service, he didn’t plan to re-enlist — [...]

Alan Canfield poses in front of the Panama City Mine Roller, designed and built by his team at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Panama City. The equipment is credited with saving the lives of many soldiers by protecting them from improvised explosive devices - IEDs.

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

The right man for the job: fast work on an anti-IED mine roller saves lives

“I’m always looking at that next hard problem,” said Alan Canfield, a 1991 mechanical engineering graduate who works as the [...]

Kevin Jones, a veteran and MU student who works in the Center for Veteran's Success, checks electronic records with Interim Director, Carol Fleisher, who is interrupted and greets a veteran looking for help and information. The office staff goes out of its way to help their clientele with every aspect of the transition from military duty to civilian life as a college student. They also are available to help faculty and staff who are veterans. Photo by L.G. Patterson

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

MU Center for Veteran’s Success finds temporary home with engineering

Soldiers returning to civilian lives increasingly find themselves faced with a new foe: unemployment. An economist with the U.S. Department [...]

Marine receives new scholarship honoring MU alumnus who died serving in Iraq

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

Marine receives new scholarship honoring MU alumnus who died serving in Iraq

Staff Sgt. Michael McGuire on May 2 received a scholarship established in honor of 1st Lt. Mark Gelina, who died [...]

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