ALUMNI NEWS

Membership at All-Time High

More Tigers than ever are earning their stripes

Thanks to dedicated alumni, Tiger fans and friends of the University, 2002-03 marked the largest increase in membership for the MU Alumni Association in four years. The Association’s increased recruiting efforts resulted in the highest year-end membership total in Association history — up three percent from 2001-02.

Highlights

• Overall Association membership has increased 3 percent from last year.
  
• Newly-recruited members have continued to rise each year for the last few years:
  2000-01: 5,381
  2001-02: 5,478
  2002-03: 5,831
  
• The overall year-to-date member retention rate ended the year at 79.33 percent — up 3.7 percent from last year.
  
• Use of the web continues to rise. New membership applications are up 63.2 percent this year, and online renewals ended the year at 70.2 percent above last year.
  
• Student membership passed the 2,500 mark and ended the year at 2,647 — up 48.5 percent from 2001-02.

Chancellor Richard Wallace, in his 2003 MU Alumni Association Founders’ Day address said: “This year has brought us unprecedented support from alumni, donors and friends. I’ve been a member of the faculty on this campus for 36 years and my two daughters are both graduates. I can tell you firsthand that the support from our alumni and friends truly makes MU a world-class university. You are a vital part of the Mizzou family, and we are deeply grateful for your support.”

More than 34,000 Association members annually provide support for a variety of University programs and services, including:

Faculty Development Incentive Grants
Faculty at Mizzou can apply for funding of special projects, thanks to Faculty Development Incentive Grants. These grants support quality faculty projects that otherwise would not be funded by the University.

More than 4,000 incoming MU students marked their entrance to Mizzou at the annual MU Alumni Association Tiger Walk last August. Student members of the Association (True Tigers) increased more than 48 percent in 2002-03. Photo by Brian McNeill

Scholarship Program
To help top-quality students attend MU, the Association’s Alumni Scholars program provides three at-large scholarships, one international scholarship, and one scholarship on behalf of each chartered alumni chapter and school/college alumni organization. Last year more than $150,000 was awarded in alumni scholarships.

MIZZOU
This four-color magazine is mailed quarterly to MU graduates and Association members to keep them informed about events at Mizzou, in and around Columbia, and in the lives of their friends and classmates.

Reunions
Among other group-specific MU reunions each spring the MUAA invites the 50-year graduates back to campus to renew friendships and reconnect with their alma mater at the Gold Medal Reunion.

Homecoming
In 1911, Athletic Director Chester Brewer issued a call to all alumni to “come home” for the Missouri-Kansas game. More than 9,000 Mizzou alumni packed Rollins Field. Thousands of alumni and friends still “come home” to Mizzou each year for the oldest, and one of the largest, Homecomings in the nation. For current information, please call toll-free (888) 292-MUHC.

Alumni Athletic Events
The Association sponsors Tiger tailgates and rallies for select football and basketball games with special pricing for all MUAA members, including the upcoming pre-game rally in St. Louis before the Aug. 30th MU versus Illinois football game.

“At the MU Alumni Association we value the support and commitment that our members give to the Association and University,” says David Roloff, MUAA director of membership and marketing. Serving the best interests of our members is a top priority, and it is our hope that each member feels their membership is worthy of continuing for years to come. Each member contributes to the vitality of the entire Mizzou family. We truly appreciate the support our members have given us this year.”

For more information about the MU Alumni Association or to become a member call 1-800-372-6822 or go to http://www.mizzou.com.

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Last Update: March 12, 2007