2012 Alumni Awards Luncheon Garners $130,000
The annual Alumni Awards luncheon sponsored by the UMKC Alumni Association on Thursday honored outstanding graduates and raised funds for vital financial aid for current students. Seventeen alumni honorees received awards at the event, which also recognized the 2012 Chancellor's Medalists.
UMKC Ranks No. 1 in World for Innovation Management
UMKC has earned the world's top ranking for innovation management research, beating out MIT, Harvard, Stanford and 624 other universities in the study. Three faculty members at the UMKC Bloch School of Management were also ranked in the global top 50 innovation scholars - including a spot at number one for Professor Michael Song.
UMKC Launches $250 Million Campaign
The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) and the UMKC Foundation announced the public launch of The Campaign for UMKC, a seven-year, $250 million campaign. The launch is augmented by a $6 million gift—the fourth-largest in the university’s history—from campaign co-chairs Tom and Vina Hyde. Tom Hyde is a graduate of the UMKC School of Law. Their gift creates the Chancellor’s Fund for Excellence, which establishes an unrestricted fund to support the chancellor’s vision for the university.
Head of the Class: 2012 Alumni Awardees Announced
Each year, the UMKC Alumni Association honors 16 outstanding alumni and one alumni family at its signature event, the UMKC Alumni Awards Luncheon. Read about the Class of 2012, just announced, who will be honored April 26.
Largest Gift in History, New National Rankings for Bloch
Henry W. Bloch made the largest gift in University history to the UMKC Bloch School to fund a new building. The same day, the Bloch School announced both its undergraduate and graduate programs in entrepreneurship made the top 25 national rankings.
UMKC Honors Alumnus Lost on Sept. 11
UMKC alumnus John Willett (M.A. '00, Economics) was working on the 101st floor of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Ten years later, his family joined UMKC in dedicating a bench in his memory on the campus.
Alumni Awards Luncheon Generates $100,000 in Student Aid
In a little over one hour April 27, the UMKC Alumni Association’s annual Alumni Awards Luncheon managed to spotlight accomplished alumni, generate more than $100,000 for students, and elevate the annual luncheon into one of the city’s biggest.


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