Mizzou alumni earn award, plan events

<p>(Submitted)</p><p>Todd McCubbin (MAA executive director), Tim Conner, Steve Hayes (2019-20 MAA president) and Mike Conner at Leaders Day, during which the Callaway chapter received the Capstone Award for the 18h year in a row.</p>

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Todd McCubbin (MAA executive director), Tim Conner, Steve Hayes (2019-20 MAA president) and Mike Conner at Leaders Day, during which the Callaway chapter received the Capstone Award for the 18h year in a row.

To the Fulton Sun

The award-winning Callaway County chapter of the Mizzou Alumni Association is planning two events in October: a football watch party and a blood drive.

For the 18th year in a row, the chapter was recognized at Mizzou Leaders Day Sept. 21 as a Capstone Chapter. Representing the chapter in receiving the award were Mike Conner, chapter president 2016-18 and Tim Conner, chapter president 2014-16.

The watch party will be Saturday for the MU-Alabama game, which is set to kick off at 6 p.m. Alumni and fans will gather at 1851 Underground to watch the game on the big screen. Participants are urged to bring canned peaches to donate to SERVE.

The blood drive will be Oct. 19 in conjunction with MU’s Homecoming Blood Drive, the largest in the world. Donations can be made from 1-6 p.m. at Callaway Electric Coop, 1313 Cooperative Drive, Fulton. All presenting donors will receive a complimentary Mizzou blood drive T-shirt (while supplies last). To make an appointment, visit www.redcrossblood.org (sponsor keyword: CallawayElectric).

Established in 1995, the Callaway County Alumni Chapter is one of only a few chapters nationally to achieve Capstone status, the highest level of achievement in the Mizzou Alumni Association’s Chapter Recognition Program, every year since the award was established. This distinction allows the chapter to earn scholarships for local students, as well as funds for chapter activities.

To be eligible for Capstone recognition, alumni chapters must complete 18 activities that include goal-setting, leadership training, alumni and student engagement, membership recruitment, supporting MU athletics, maintaining an online presence and award nominations.

Anyone interested in learning more about the chapter and its activities, should contact Mike Boulware, president, at [email protected] or Ken Niemeyer, secretary, at [email protected].