Truman School of Government and Public Affairs

In May, the department held our annual awards reception, honoring our undergraduate and graduate student scholarship winners.

Undergraduate Scholarship Winners

William L. Bradshaw Scholarship
Riley Messer

Jeffrey D. Byrne Scholarship
Mary Claire Schallenberg

J.G. Heinberg Scholarship
Sarah Cox
Rachel Hehr
Andrew Huber

Edward Goldring, doctoral candidate in Political Science, has been awarded a 2019-20 US-Asia Grand Strategy Fellowship at the University of Southern California’s Korean Studies Institute.

Goldring will be studying under David Kang, working on his dissertation on the causes of elite purges in dictatorships, which includes an individual-level analysis of elite purges in North Korea under Kim Jong Un.

An alumni reception was held at MPSA in April for alumni, faculty, and graduate students. 

Congratulations to College of Arts and Science Senior Associate Dean Cooper Drury, recognized as the Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) Distinguished Scholar of 2019 by the International Studies Association (ISA). 

Congratulations to Marvin Overby, the recipient of the 2019 Gold Chalk Award presented by the Graduate Professional Council.

The Gold Chalk Award recognizes MU faculty who have made significant contributions to the education and training of graduate and professional students.

Rockin’ Against Multiple Sclerosis (Mizzou RAMS), a student-run philanthropy housed in the Truman School of Public Affairs, was the recipient of a 2019 Chancellor’s Excellence Award for the Most Outstanding Large Organization at Mizzou.  RAMS helps mid-Missourians with multiple sclerosis by raising funds for the MS Institute, which provides services and support for individuals living with MS.  Second-year MPA student Jonathan McGuff, who has served as the organization’s graduate advisor the last two years, nominated RAMS for this honor.