Kummer Institute
Kathryn Walker named chair of Kummer Institute Foundation Board
Kathryn Walker, of Olathe, Kansas, managing director of OpenAir Equity Partners, has been named chair of the Kummer Institute Foundation Board of Directors at Missouri S&T. Board members recently elected Walker to succeed Dr. G.P. “Bud” Peterson, who had led the institute for three years.
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Hurry up and innovate: S&T event challenges students to improve energy storage
Noah Johnson, a rising sophomore in mechanical engineering from Washington, Illinois, won first place in S&T’s first Grand Micro Challenge in late April. The challenge gave students just a few hours on a Sunday afternoon to propose a way of storing the energy generated by sun and wind without relying on lithium-ion batteries.
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Missouri S&T to break ground on research complex’s expansion, renovation April 18
Missouri S&T will hold a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate a major expansion and renovation of the Engineering Research Laboratory building at 8 a.m. Thursday, April 18.
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Rachel Kohman receives 2024 Women’s Advocate Award
Dr. Rachel Kohman, director of Kummer Student Programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Dr. Elizabeth Cummins Women’s Advocate Award at Missouri S&T. She was honored during a reception today (Thursday, April 4) at Hasselmann Alumni House.
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New roles announced for Richard Brow, Stephen Roberts
Dr. Richard K. Brow, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of materials science and engineering, has been appointed executive director of operations for the Kummer Institute for Student Success, Research and Economic Development, effective Friday, March 1. Brow succeeds Dr. Stephen Roberts as chief operating officer of the Kummer Institute. Roberts will remain in his role as chief strategy officer through the end of the academic year to lead new initiatives on behalf of the university.
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Missouri S&T mourns the death of benefactor June Kummer
June Marie Kummer, who worked alongside her late husband and Missouri S&T graduate Fred S. Kummer to build a general contracting business into the world’s largest design-build firm for health care and financial facilities, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in St. Louis. She was 93.
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Missouri S&T students pitch their startup concepts for cash prizes
Glassiderm, a treatment for acne scars developed by three Missouri University of Science and Technology students, won the $5,000 first-place prize in the university’s second annual Startup Challenge on Nov. 13. S&T developed the challenge to give all students the chance to experience presenting a business model to a panel of judges with entrepreneurial experience.
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Kummer Day of Giving match program raises over $750,000 for Missouri S&T students
Missouri University of Science and Technology supporters recently doubled the impact of their donations thanks to a matching challenge. The donations from 74 alumni, eight S&T employees, and a few donors who requested anonymity totaled $350,000, which was matched by the Kummer Institute Foundation for a total of $700,000.
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Kummer Foundation Board of Directors at Missouri S&T welcomes new members
The Kummer Foundation Board of Directors at Missouri University of Science and Technology welcomed four new members at its quarterly meeting this week. Members of the board serve four-year terms with the possibility of one renewal and are responsible for fiduciary management of a $300 million gift from Fred and June Kummer to Missouri S&T in 2020.
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Donations to Missouri S&T doubled by Kummer Institute Foundation through Oct. 25
In conjunction with its annual celebration of the $300 million gift the university received from June and Fred Kummer in 2020, Missouri University of Science and Technology today launched the Kummer Day of Giving Challenge. The challenge is designed to amplify the dedication donors have for the success of S&T students by doubling the amount […]
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