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454 OFFICIAL MANUAL Department of Higher Education SANDRA KAUFFMAN LOWELL KRUSE 3515 Amazonas Dr. Chair, Coordinating Board for Vice Chair, Coordinating Board Jefferson City 65109-5717 Higher Education for Higher Education Telephone: (573) 751-2361 / FAX: (573) 751-6635 www.dhe.mo.gov The Coordinating Board for Higher Educa- tion (CBHE) was authorized by an amendment to the Missouri Constitution in 1972 and estab- lished by statute in the Omnibus State Reorgani- zation Act of 1974. The nine board members, one from each congressional district, are ap- pointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate. The term of appointment is six years. No more than five of the nine members may be affil- iated with the same political party, and all mem- bers serve without compensation. The coordinat- ing board has statutory responsibilities for high- DUDLEY GROVE JOHN BASS Secretary, Coordinating Board Member, Coordinating Board er education services, and oversees the activities for Higher Education for Higher Education of the Department of Higher Education. The coordinating board appoints the com- Missouri Student Assistance Resource missioner of higher education to head the De- Services (MOSTARS) partment of Higher Education and carry out the goals and administrative responsibilities for the The coordinating board has statutory respon- state system of higher education, which serves sibility for the administration of state student fi- more than 360,000 students through 13 public nancial assistance programs. MOSTARS, the stu- four-year colleges and universities, 19 public dent assistance division of the Department of two-year colleges, one public two-year technical Higher Education, administers the following fi- college, 25 independent colleges and universi- nancial assistance programs: Charles Gallagher ties, and 120 proprietary schools. Student Financial Assistance Program, “Bright Flight” Higher Education Academic Scholarship The Department of Higher Education’s pri- Program, Missouri College Guarantee Program, mary responsibilities include identification of Advantage Missouri Program, Marguerite Ross statewide planning for higher education (includ- Barnett Memorial Scholarship Program, Vietnam ing independent institutions), evaluation of stu- Veteran’s Survivor Grant Program, and Public dent and institutional performance, review of Service Officer or Employee’s Child Survivor institutional missions, development of specializa- Grant Program. tion among institutions, administration of a per- formance funding program encouraging achieve- MOSTARS administers approximately $440 ment of statewide priorities, submission of a uni- million in state and federal financial aid (grants, fied budget request for public higher education scholarships and low-interest student loans) to to the governor and the Missouri General Assem- 136,000 students annually. In addition, bly, administration of a statewide postsecondary MOSTARS conducts outreach activities to im- technical education program, establishment of prove consumer information about opportunities guidelines to promote student transfer among for postsecondary education and student finan- institutions, approval of new degree programs cial assistance in Missouri and to help students offered by public colleges and universities, poli- avoid defaulting on their educational loans and cy setting for and administration of student finan- accumulating credit card debt. cial assistance programs, and administration of The coordinating board also has statutory the Proprietary School Certification Program. responsibility for the Missouri Student Loan Pro- DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 455 DIANA BOURISAW MARIE CARMICHAEL ROBERT LANGDON KATHRYN SWAN Member, Coordinating Board Member, Coordinating Board Member, Coordinating Board Member, Coordinating Board for Higher Education for Higher Education for Higher Education for Higher Education MARY JOAN WOOD QUENTIN WILSON JAMES MATCHEFTS, Ph.D. ROBERT STEIN, Ph.D. Member, Coordinating Board Commissioner of Associate Commissioner Associate Commissioner for Higher Education Higher Education MOSTARS Academic Affairs and Planning gram, the state’s designated student loan guaranty agency. The MSLP is part of MOSTARS, and is responsible for administering the Federal Family Education Loan Program. Through this program, the MSLP guarantees low-interest loans that are provided by eligible lending institutions to students attending approved postsecondary institutions. The Department of Higher Education also has administrative responsibility for several additional federal programs as well as organizational respon- sibility for the Missouri State Anatomical Board. The coordinating board is undertaking a qual- JOSEPH MARTIN, J.D. ity improvement initiative designed to take Mis- Associate Commissioner souri higher education in an important new direc- Fiscal and Legislative Affairs tion. As part of the move toward quality improve- ment, board members have adopted the Missouri Kruse, Lowell, (R), vice chair, St. Joseph, June Quality Award criteria as their framework for fos- 2008; tering the improvement of Missouri higher educa- Grove, Dudley, (R), secretary, St. Louis, June 2004; tion. These quality criteria will guide both the Bass, John, (D), St. Louis, June 2006; promotion of performance excellence within the Bourisaw, Diana, (R), Imperial, June 2006; department as well as DHE efforts to encourage Carmichael, Marie, (D), member, Springfield, such initiatives within institutions. June 2006; Langdon, Robert, (D), Lexington, June 2008; Missouri Coordinating Board Swan, Kathryn, (D), Cape Girardeau, June 2004; for Higher Education Wood, Mary Joan, (R), member, Cairo, June 2002. Kauffman, Sandra, (R), chair, Kansas City, June Personnel, Department of Higher Education: 2004; Page 1088 456 OFFICIAL MANUAL Missouri State Anatomical Board Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences Medical Science Bldg. University of Missouri–Columbia Telephone: (573) 882-2288 / FAX: (573) 884-4612 Established in 1887, the Missouri State Ana- tomical Board functions to receive “unclaimed” human bodies requiring burial at public expense and to distribute them for scientific study to cer- tain qualified schools. The board, which oper- ates under state law (RSMo 194.120–180), was transferred to the Department of Higher Educa- DR. LEX C. TOWNS DR. MARGARET H. COOPER tion by the State Omnibus Reorganization Act in President, Missouri Vice President, Missouri 1974. State Anatomical Board State Anatomical Board In 1955, the anatomical board also was authorized to receive bodies by will and codicil (RSMo 474.310). In 1969, the board was desig- nated a recipient for bodies donated under the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (RSMo 194.230). The day-to-day business of the anatomical board is handled through local anatomical boards or secretaries in Columbia, Kansas City, Kirksville and St. Louis. The annual meeting of the entire board is in May in Columbia. Officers are elected for two-year terms. Each qualified school that is a member of the board pays an assessment in proportion to the DR. GARY B. DUNKERLEY Secretary/Treasurer, Missouri number of students in attendance. The state State Anatomical Board board secretary/treasurer receives 16 cents per student enrolled in the state, and each local University of Missouri System board secretary receives 24 cents per registered student in the local anatomical district. The sec- www.system.missouri.edu retary to the state secretary/treasurer receives With campuses in Columbia, Kansas City, St. eight cents per registered student. The president Louis and Rolla, plus a statewide outreach and and vice president serve without pay. Manage- extension program, the University of Missouri ment of the board rests on its secretary/treasurer, System serves Missourians from all walks of life. whose office is located at the University of Missouri–Columbia School of Medicine. The university has provided teaching, re- search and service to Missouri since 1839. It is Officers, Missouri State the state’s premier public research university with an enrollment of approximately 60,000 students. Anatomical Board Providing quality teaching is the university’s Towns, Dr. Lex C., president, May 2001-03, foremost concern. The university awards more Department of Anatomy, Kirksville College of than 11,000 degrees annually and is Missouri’s Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville 63501, only public university that grants doctoral degrees Telephone: (660) 626-2349, ltowns@kcom. as well as degrees in law, medicine, optometry, edu; pharmacy, dentistry and veterinary medicine. Cooper, Dr. Margaret H., vice president, May 2001-03, Department of Anatomy and Neu- To make the most effective use of resources and robiology, St. Louis University, School of better serve Missouri’s needs, the university’s cam- Medicine, St. Louis 63104, Telephone: (314) puses often share the responsibility for providing 577-8288, [email protected]; academic programs, such as the doctoral degree Dunkerley, Dr. Gary B., secretary/treasurer, May program in nursing. The university also cooperates 2001-03, Department of Pathology and with other Missouri educational institutions, public Anatomical Sciences, University of Mis- and private, to improve access to its programs, souri–Columbia, School of Medicine, such as the doctoral degree in education. Columbia 65212, Telephone: (573) 882- The university also partners with industry, as 8909, [email protected]. exemplified by the University of Missouri DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION