Faculty~Alumni Awards 2013 46th Faculty~Alumni Awards 54th Distinguished Faculty Award 58th Distinguished Service Award Mission Statement The Mizzou Alumni Association proudly supports the best interests and traditions of Missouri’s flagship university and its alumni worldwide. Lifelong relationships are the foundation of our support. These relationships are enhanced through advocacy, communication and volunteerism. Fellow Tigers, I join you in celebrating the extraordinary contri- GOVERNING butions of this evening’s Faculty-Alumni Award BOARD recipients, the Distinguished Faculty Award recipi- Tracey E. Mershon, President ent and the Distinguished Service Award recipient. W. Dudley The Alumni Association’s tradition of recognizing McCarter, President-Elect excellence started back in 1956 and continues today with this year’s Sherri Gallick, outstanding class of awardees. We come together this evening to ex- Vice President press our admiration and appreciation for these faculty and alumni Ted Ayres, Treasurer who have brought distinction upon themselves and our University. James B. Gwinner, Congratulations, Immediate Past Todd McCubbin, Executive Director President Mizzou Alumni Association Mark Bauer Jill Brown Hsu Hua Christine Dear Fellow Alumni and Friends, Chan To be selected to receive a Faculty-Alumni Award is a Wiliam Fialka tremendous honor and I am proud to extend my con- Julie Gates gratulations from the University of Missouri Alumni Christina Hammers Association Governing Board on behalf of more than Matthew Krueger Lesa McCartney 260,000 alumni worldwide. We thank you for your Ellie Miller contributions to the arts and sciences, to business and industry, and Rachel Newman, the support you have shown your University. Your achievements have Student Rep. brought honor to this University and make us all proud to be Tigers! Craig Politte Congratulations, Andrea Allison- Putman Tracey E. Mershon, President Lincoln Stephens Mizzou Alumni Association Congratulations Gary Thompson Mica Ward Dear Friends, Debra Weekley Tonight is a special evening for our University, the Robin Wenneker Alumni Association and this year’s recipients. The honor they have brought to our alma mater makes them deserving recipients of these awards. We are Tom Hiles, Ex Officio Member pleased that so many of their colleagues, family and Christine Koukola, friends are able to join us tonight to see them receive their awards. Ex Officio Member These outstanding men and women make us proud to be Tigers. Marty Oetting, Ex Officio Member Sincerely, Karen Worley, Tim Lewis, Chair Ex Officio Member Mizzou Alumni Association Awards Committee OCTOBER 18, 2013 FACULTY~ALUMNI AWARDS CEREMONY 3 Welcome FACULTY- TODD MCCUBBIN ALUMNI AWARDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MIZZOU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE Those who selected this year’s Congratulations outstanding recipients: TRACEY E. MERSHON Timothy Lewis, PRESIDENT, MIZZOU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Faculty Rep., Chair Robert Bailey, Invocation Faculty Rep. Titus Blackmon, RACHEL NEWMAN Alumni Rep. PRESIDENT, ALUMNI ASSOCIATION STUDENT BOARD Charles Bourland, Alumni Rep. Dinner Thomas Childress, Alumni Rep. Marilyn Coleman, Congratulations Advisor CHANCELLOR BRADY DEATON Kitty G. Dickerson, Faculty Rep. Presentation of Awards Janice Faaborg, Faculty Rep. TIM LEWIS, MASTER of CEREMONIES Michael Kateman, JANN CARL AND MICHAEL KATEMAN, READERS Alumni Rep. Joyce Lake, Alumni Rep. FACULTY~ALUMNI AWARDS Kimberly Voss, Alumni Rep. DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARD Elizabeth Zack, RECIPIENT REMARKS Student Rep. EVENT COORDINATORS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD Caroline Lanham, RECIPIENT REMARKS Senior Director Dan Szy, Program Singing of the Alma Mater Assistant EVENT BOOKLET Coffee and Cordials Writing: Teressa Gilbreth GREAT RooM Graphic Design: Christianne Benedict Academic Support Center Program 4 MIZZOU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ~ UNIVERSITY of MISSOURI 46TH ANNUAL FACULTY~ALUMNI AWARDS RECOGNIZING THAT THE PEopLE AND THEIR UNIVERSITY ARE INDIVISIBLE AND INSEPARABLE, AND RECOGNIZING THAT THE DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENTS of THE PEopLE EARN DISTINCTION foR THEMSELVES AND THEIR UNIVERSITY, WE THEREfoRE DO DECLARE THE foLLOWING PEopLE AS poSSESSING, FURTHERING AND EXEMPLIFYING THOSE ACHIEVEMENTS WE CHERISH AND TO WHICH WE ASPIRE . Faculty Faculty-Alumni Awards, begun in 1968 by the University of Missouri Alumni Association, recognize the achievements of faculty and alum- ni. Assistant, associate and full professors are considered for their work as teachers, researchers and administrators. Alumni are consid- ~ ered for their accomplishments in professional life and service to their Awards Alumni community and alma mater. Through the awards program, the University of Missouri Alumni Association expresses its pride and appreciation for these individuals and their service to higher education. It focuses attention not only on these outstanding persons and their accomplishments, but also on the vital relationship between faculty and alumni in promoting the best interests of the University. Awardee biographies are also available online at www.mizzou.com under the “programs” tab. OCTOBER 18, 2013 FACULTY~ALUMNI AWARDS CEREMONY 5 Shawn Askinosie AB ’83, JD ’89 FOUNDER AND CEO of ASKINOSIE CHOCOLATE Askinosie Chocolate, located in Springfield, Mo., is an award- winning, small-batch, bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturer, specializing in Authentic Single Origin and Direct Trade chocolate. CEO, Shawn Askinosie, founded Askinosie Chocolate after a successful criminal law career that lasted nearly 20 years. With only 14 full-time employees, Askinosie’s goal is to make great chocolate, but their mission is to positively impact the lives of those around them in order to leave the world a better place than they found it. His social business model has been featured in numerous publications, including O, the Oprah Magazine, who said, “The philanthropically-minded chocolate entrepreneur aims to get students thinking about business ethics in a way “We believe the social purpose that could have ripple effects for generations.” of Askinosie Chocolate is to not only compensate our ■ Co-founder of Lost & Found Grief Center for children farmers fairly and treat them ■ Serves on the lay advisory committee of Assumption like the business partners Abbey (a Trappist monastery in Ava, Mo.) they are, but to connect those farmers with our customers ■ Selected as the Mel Carnahan Fellow at Missouri to build relationships of State University’s Public Affairs Academy, serves mutual understanding and as adjunct professor of field studies in social appreciation, which makes entrepreneurship at Drury University our chocolate better and our ■ Received the Business Leadership Award from the business better.” Specialty Food Association in 2013; winner of five sofi Awards, 2009-2012; Silver Award from the Alumni Awards Alumni ~ London Academy of Chocolate in 2011 ■ Received an Honorary Doctorate of Public Affairs from Missouri State University in 2012 He and his wife, Caron, live in Springfield and have three daughters: Lawren, Candace and Sarah; and six grandchil- dren: Sydney, Sailor, Hanna, Faith, Ransom and Graham. Faculty 6 MIZZOU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ~ UNIVERSITY of MISSOURI Marybeth Brown PRofESSOR of PHYSICAL THERAPY Known as an industrious researcher, Marybeth Brown has contributed significantly to the scientific understanding of the aging process and physical therapy interventions with aging individuals. She was a successful researcher and teacher at Washington University and University of Southern California before joining Mizzou in 2001. She has secured funding from highly competitive sources such as the National Institutes of Health and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. With more than 90 publications to her credit, Brown has made enormous contributions to professional communities. ■ Received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Faculty “Moving to Columbia and Russell Sage College in 2011 taking a job at Mizzou ■ Received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from toward the latter phase of University of Southern California Division of my career placed me in a Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy in 2008 situation that was completely ■ Elected fellow of the American College of Sports unknown. I had a successful ~ career at Wash U but did Medicine in 1988 and Catherine Worthingham Awards Alumni not know it was possible to Fellow of the American Physical Therapy achieve a similar level of Association in 2001 success here at MU. I have ■ Received the Marion Williams Award for Research thrived at this institution and from the American Physical Therapy Association in have loved every year I’ve 1996 been on campus. Thus, to be ■ Served as a reviewer for 13 professional journals, recognized as having made including the Journal of Applied Physiology significant contributions to Mizzou is incredibly She and her partner, Eileen Hasser, live in Sturgeon, Mo. meaningful.” OCTOBER 18, 2013 FACULTY~ALUMNI AWARDS CEREMONY 7 Glen T. Cameron MAXINE WILSON GREGORY CHAIR IN JOURNALISM RESEARCH PRofESSOR of FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE Founder of the Health Communication Research Center in the Missouri School of Journalism, Cameron is interna- tionally recognized for his research, textbooks and software design. Author of more than 300 books, chapters, articles and convention papers, he is co-author of the best-selling Public Relations: Strategies and Tactics, 11th ed., translated into ten languages. Cameron’s pioneering software development includes his expert system program, Publics PR Research