Southeast Missouri State University

Southeast Missouri State University alumnus Jason Steiner graduated in December 2024 and was offered a dream job in professional baseball only a few weeks later.

Passion propels Southeast Missouri State University alumnus and Fenton, Missouri, native Cory Simonavice. A newly licensed pharmacist preparing to relocate to Taichung City, Taiwan, for a year, Cory will help to prepare future pharmacists at China Medical University (CMU) through research and education.

Southeast Missouri State University alumna Sara Wiegard of Arnold, Missouri, ran off with the circus. She works as a wardrobe assistant with the Ringling Bros. Circus, where she says she has gained many skills while touring in different cities every week.

Southeast Missouri State University alumnus Bryan McGraw of Imperial, Missouri, senior manager of the National Archives and a former officer in the U.S. Air Force, says he lives each day to the fullest and never gives up.

Southeast Missouri State University alumnus Glenn Westover of Florissant, Missouri, enjoyed imparting scientific findings to high school students during his 32-year teaching career

Southeast Missouri State University alumnus Juan Zavala Aleman of Queretaro, Mexico, is enjoying Miami while expressing his passion for Latin America and sales through his position as international account manager promoting a nutritional sales company by managing its sales in Latin American countries.

Southeast Missouri State University alumna Annette Heller of Chesterfield, Missouri, recently was honored with the Women's Justice Award in the Business Practitioner category at the 17th annual award dinner of the Missouri Lawyers Weekly.

Southeast Missouri State University alumna Leah Pylate of Starkville, Mississippi, has been promoted to assistant director of health education wellness and sexual assault in the Department of Health Education and Wellness at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi.

Theresa Hassler of Harlem, New York, is driven by fashion and art, but her varied interests have led her to politics and a position working in the public sector. A Southeast Missouri State University alumna with a degree in art, she recently accepted a position with the mayor's Office of Appointments in New York City.

Southeast Missouri State University alumnus Eric Dahl of Jackson, Missouri, has carved out a successful career in television promotions while moonlighting as a song writer, musician, published author and writer. - See more at: http://news.semo.edu/19552/#sthash.s88lBpwj.dpuf  

Southeast Missouri State University alumna Donna Kridelbaugh of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, recently founded her own business to showcase the talents of young scientists as they advance on their career paths.

Southeast Missouri State University alumnus Ford Phillips of Alton, Illinois, has published a collection of short stories entitled "East of the Sun and West of the Moon," the second volume of which will be published in 2015.

Southeast Missouri State University alumnus Joshua Shadwick of Coffeyville, Kansas, serves and protects Missouri's wildlife. He has found a challenging yet fulfilling job as a law enforcement agent protecting wildlife and other natural resources as a conservation agent with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC).

Southeast Missouri State University alumna Becky Bradley of Springfield, Ill., has become the first woman to be promoted as executive director of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission in Pennsylvania.

When Cathy Westbury of St. Louis wakes up each morning, she works to fulfill her personal mission statement. Whether she's helping her students, traveling overseas to Ethiopia or raising funds to educate underprivileged children, Cathy lives and teaches the "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People," principles developed by best-selling author Stephen Covey.

Southeast Missouri State University alumna Lynne Dozier recently published her first full-length writing manual "The Writer's Voice: 18 Lessons to Improve Writing."

Kelsey Magee of St. Louis is a Southeast Missouri State University alumna who earned an education degree with a major in exceptional child education emphasizing in elementary education. She recently received a position working for the Special School District of St. Louis County, a job she has always wanted.

Col. Kimberlee Joos trains new members of the Air Force as commander of the 17th Training Wing. After graduating from Southeast Missouri State University in 1991 with an undergraduate degree in psychology, she has since progressed through the Air Force ranks. Joos, who was promoted to the rank of Colonel in September 2011, assumed command of the 17th Training Wing and installation commander of Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas in a ceremony on May 29.

September Hinkle of Fredricktown, Mo., an alumna of Southeast Missouri State University who is going to pursue her Master of Arts in English from Southeast in the fall, taught English to students in Japan last spring.

Dr. Christopher Robertson earned an undergraduate degree in philosophy while at Southeast Missouri State University. He went on to earn a doctorate in philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis and a law degree from Harvard Law School. His intentions were always to teach law, however, he practiced for one year before accepting a fellowship at Harvard that helped prepare him for the academic world of teaching.