Alumni

A student poses by a fountain.

April 28, 2025

CAFNR Senior Spotlight – Q&A with Vinny Campo

Campo is a senior graduating in May with a degree in natural resource science and management.

Clara Davis smiling.

April 28, 2025

CAFNR Senior Spotlight – Q&A with Clara Davis

Davis is a senior graduating in May with a degree in hospitality management.

Grant Norfleet smiling.

April 24, 2025

CAFNR Senior Spotlight – Q&A with Grant Norfleet

Norfleet is a senior graduating in May with a degree in agricultural education.

Dakota Grellner and her husband, Ethan.

April 21, 2025

Mizzou alumna Dakota Grellner returns to her alma mater as the new Mizzou Livestock Judging Coach

Grellner, B.S. ’18 Animal Sciences, was a member of the 2018 judging team and is eager to restart the program.

Allen and Melissa Niedermann, holding a photo of themselves from 2001, during their time at Mizzou.

April 2, 2025

Love in the Lab

Allen and Melissa Niedermann met in an entomology lab in 1998 and now two of their children attend Mizzou as legacies, one of whom inherited their love of entomology.

Anna Gonsalves poses.

March 25, 2025

From biochemistry to nutrition and exercise physiology: The path to a PhD

PhD student Anna Gonsalves found her passion for nutrition and exercise physiology through undergraduate research.

A group of students pose for a photo.

Feb. 4, 2025

First woman of Mizzou wildlife

Katheryn Paullus, BS ’47, Mizzou’s pioneering female graduate in conservation, transformed the field with bobwhite quail research that inspired generations.

A woman poses for a photo in front of a grain bin.

Dec. 15, 2024

Young Alumna Kate Thompson pursued old passions and found new ones at CAFNR

While obtaining her degree in agribusiness management (December ’22), Kate Thompson found her passion for commodity training and expanded on her previous agricultural experience.

QCS awarding.

Dec. 11, 2024

Recent food science graduate wins trip to QCS

As a result of his success at the National Dairy Products Evaluation contest on April 16 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Kevin Trieu (B.S. Food Science and Nutrition ’24) received an all-expense paid trip to the QCS Fall Annual Conference held on Oct. 20 – 22 at the Hilton Denver City Center located in Denver, Colorado. Trieu placed first in the All Products division at the National Dairy Products Evaluation contest, winning both the QCS trip and a $1,000 donation from QCS to support the MU Dairy Products Evaluation Team. Trieu was accompanied by his coach, Richard Linhardt. Trieu…

A student poses for a portrait.

Dec. 8, 2024

CAFNR Senior Spotlight – Q&A with Dawn Sherman

Sherman is a senior graduating in December with a degree in agribusiness management.