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The Charno Award, an honor presented annually to a top male and female member of the graduating class at the University of Central Missouri, was awarded April 11 to Yuganesh Gunalan, a senior aviation management student from Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia, and Katherine Kim, senior international studies major from Oak Grove, Missouri.
April 12, 2019
A 26-year faculty member in the Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies, Charles Schwepker, Jr. Ph.D., will receive the Byler Distinguished Faculty Award.
April 05, 2019
Brian Hughes' volunteerism and commitment to what is both his passion and profession are now being recognized through the presentation of the National Athletic Trainers Association Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award.
March 21, 2019
The Charno Award, an honor presented annually to a top male and female member of the graduating class at the University of Central Missouri, was awarded April 11 to Yuganesh Gunalan, a senior aviation management student from Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia, and Katherine Kim, senior international studies major from Oak Grove, Missouri.
April 12, 2019
A 26-year faculty member in the Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies, Charles Schwepker, Jr. Ph.D., will receive the Byler Distinguished Faculty Award.
April 05, 2019
Brian Hughes' volunteerism and commitment to what is both his passion and profession are now being recognized through the presentation of the National Athletic Trainers Association Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award.
March 21, 2019
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