Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business

In a tradition dating back to 1917, a select group of individuals have been chosen by their peers to join one of Mizzou’s six secret honorary societies.

The MU Office of Undergraduate Research recognized the achievement of Trulaske undergraduate students who participated in five or more workshops offered by the office throughout the spring semester. The Student Training for Advancing Research program was conceived to engage students in the high-impact practice of research.

The MU International Trade Center at the Trulaske College of Business has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 Best Practices Award in International Education for International Programming by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). An award ceremony was held between March 19-20 during the NASPA International Symposium in Baltimore, Maryland.

By Stephen Schmidt The idea first took root in the back of a tour bus. Connor Lovelace was one of four freshmen taking part in the biennial international trip of the University of Missouri’s University Singers in the summer of 2018. Lovelace was talking to two of the other three — Connor Cochran and Anthony Blatter, to be exact — about forming a different type of choral group as the group careened through the countryside of Sweden and Estonia.

Trulaske College of Business undergraduate and graduate students celebrated their achievements inside Mizzou Arena during the spring 2022 commencement weekend. Students received BS BA degrees in the morning inside the arena. Students receiving master’s degrees from the college were recognized during MU Graduate School ceremony later in the same location.

On April 28th, students, faculty and staff of the marketing department joined together to honor exceptional sales students with two awards: the Leading the Way award for excellence in sales leadership to advance the goals of the Center for Sales and Customer Development; and the Sales Excellence Award for students who achieved exceptional results at sales competitions in developing their professional sales acumen. Attendees gained the benefit of experience from the keynote speech delivered by Mizzou alumnus Melissa Hensley, AVP of Enterprise Healthcare at Qualtrics.

By Ryan Owens A donor’s investment in education will pay dividends for Mizzou and the Trulaske College of Business for years to come.

By Stephen Schmidt Since middle school, Autumn White knew she wanted to be a businesswoman in some form or fashion. How she would get to that career was another conversation, when growing up in University City in St. Louis. White associated a business career with achieving personal wealth. She dreamed of one day being a millionaire. She began saving money and showed fiscal responsibility that belied her age. “That dream changed,” she said.

Business and International Education (BIE) Program Grant Funding Secured

On April 29, 2022, the Trulaske College of Business announced a $1.8 million gift from Sue and Irl Engelhardt to the college’s Heartland Scholars Academy. The gift will provide first-generation, rural students with the tools and skills needed to achieve academic success at Mizzou.