Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business

by Katherine Foran Over the last year, more than 600 University of Missouri business students have worked in dozens of communities across the state, helping small businesses find solutions and opportunities even during these most uncertain of times.

by Kelsey Allen Daryl Smith, BS BA ’83, was awarded a 2020 William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence by setting high expectations and then providing students with the support necessary to achieve and perhaps surpass those levels.

by Kelsey Allen Trulaske College of Business alumni are leaders in their fields — and at the university. Since 2011, five have served as president of the Mizzou Alumni Association (MAA), and the president-elect is a College of Business grad, too. To these six volunteers, leadership isn’t simply a position. It’s a lifestyle, a mindset and a way of moving through the world that makes others want to follow.

Dean Ajay Vinzé announced the appointment of two Trulaske faculty members to named positions in the college, effective September 1.

By Stephen Schmidt Sometimes it takes a little financial incentive to attract and retain the faculty who can build and maintain a program’s national prominence.

Madison Plaster, a 2018 Mizzou graduate with degrees in international studies and business administration, joined an elite group of scholars from 40 different countries at Peking University in Beijing as a prestigious Yenching Scholar this fall. Through internships and leadership positions during her time at the Trulaske College of Business, Plaster gained an interest in food security, trade, and China’s Belt and Road Intiative, which seeks to connect more than 60% of the world’s population through infrastructure investment, regulation, and cultural ties.

The Trulaske College of Business is home to one of the five outstanding freshmen in the Stamps Scholars program this year. Rebecca Price, a freshman from Germantown, Tennessee, received a four-year, full scholarship from the Stamps Scholars program, which is a partnership between the University of Missouri and the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Four Trulaske College of Business teaching faculty members were promoted to the rank of associate teaching professor, effective September 1. These promotions are reflective of the outstanding teaching, service and scholarship.

The Trulaske College of Business recently launched a college-specific student emergency fund, which will provide financial assistance to students who encounter hardship that makes it difficult for them to pursue their business education. Although the fund is not earmarked solely for challenges related to COVID-19, the pandemic did serve to inspire the fund’s creation.

The Trulaske International Relations Office had another successful International Week held on February 24-27, 2020. More than 300 students participated in the EDGE-approved events that focused on history, culture and business in the European Union, South Africa and Peru. Additional workshops focused on volunteering abroad and highlighting global experiences in the job application process. The event allowed students to learn from faculty in the Trulaske College of Business as well as members of the community.