Southeast Missouri State University

When alumna Carol Backman of Cape Girardeau learned about the U.S. embassies overseas in high school and went home talking to her mother about it, she assumed it would not go anywhere. However, once she graduated from Southeast Missouri State University, her mother, who had made a mental note of the conversation, gave her a job application for a position with the U.S. Department of State.

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year:

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year:

The following students are among 685 students named to the summer 2014 Dean's List at Southeast Missouri State University.

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year:

Southeast Missouri State University alumna Kelley Oswald of Ballwin, Mo., has two passions: dance and nutrition. Last season, Kelley expressed her passion as a dancer for the St. Louis Ambush Indoor Soccer team's dance team while advancing her education by studying nutrition at Saint Louis University.

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year:

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year:

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University-Malden for the 2014-2015 academic year:

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year:

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year:

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year:

The following students were among 929 undergraduate students who received degrees during spring commencement exercises May 17 at Southeast Missouri State University.

The following students were among 181 graduate students who received degrees during spring commencement exercises May 17 at Southeast Missouri State University.

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year:

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year:

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year:

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year:

Southeast alumnus Chance Hill of Saint Robert, Mo., is flying high with Royal Caribbean Cruise line.

Alumna Laura Roth of Jacksonville, Ill., is the founder and artistic director for the Dance on Film Project in St. Louis.

Alumna Crystal Lewis of Sikeston, Mo., is the founder and director of the Conversion Dance Project in Phoenix, Ariz. On June 21, she will present a solo work at the BETA Dance Festival in Phoenix, Ariz.

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year:

David Snedden of Homewood, Ill., is currently employed as a minor league strength and conditioning coach with the Minnesota Twins A-ball affiliate in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His duties include leading the team through pregame warmup, taking the players through individualized workouts and assisting with player nutrition.

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year:

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year:

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year:

The following students are among 2,504 students named to the spring 2014 Dean's List at Southeast Missouri State University.

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year:

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year:

The following local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year: