Student Success

Celebrating Our Seniors: Spring 2026

Written by Genevieve Howard

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CAFNR Commencement Ceremony

Graduates with Truman tails and feet.

Senior Spotlight

Beth and Bell Foltz smile at each other with their heads in their hands in their caps and gowns on Lowry Mall.

Beth and Bell Foltz

Senior Spotlight: Twin sisters trailblaze careers in animal sciences

Lauren LaMar

Senior Spotlight: Environmental sciences major fights to knock out pediatric cancer

Lauren LaMar walking out of the tunnel at the Hearns Center and holding up her arms in boxing gloves during Mizzou's Fight Night 2026.
Side-by-side photos of a young Thomas Schwent standing in front of a weather radar on a green screen and Thomas Schwent standing in front of a weather radar during a live broadcast at KOMU-TV.

Thomas Schwent 

Senior Spotlight: Environmental sciences major forecasts a future in meteorology 

Brennan Greenwell

Senior Spotlight: Agribusiness management major reflects on CAFNR experience

Brennan Greenwell.
Will Lingle.

Will Lingle

Senior Spotlight: NEP student turns love for fitness into pursuing dream of becoming a dentist

Eva Ruterschmidt

From patient to future physician: Senior biochemistry major turns childhood experience into medical calling

Eva Ruterschmidt presents research.
Emma Knudson, Harrison Luechtefeld and Carissa Bersche stand together and smile as 2026 Mizzou '39 recipients.

Emma Knudson,
Harrison Luechtefeld,
Carissa Bersche

Meet CAFNR’s 2026 Mizzou ‘39 recipients

Charlie Lewis

Environmental sciences graduate seeks solutions from the ground up

Charlie with Truman

Mathew Kimaku

Graduating Honors College student exemplifies service-first leadership at Mizzou