Contributions Across the Globe:
Missouri's Graduate Alumni

This state's graduate alumni have become leading entrepreneurs, scientists, health care professionals, engineers, artists, journalists, humanitarians and educators. Some examples:

Jeffrey Brown, MS in Psychology
1994, University of Central Missouri
Brown is a clinical associate and instructor with the Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard University Medical School. He is also a sports psychologist for the Boston Marathon Medical Team and author of The Competitive Edge (2007).

Tracy Rogers, MS in Rural Family Nursing
2007, University of Central Missouri
Rogers is an instructor at Avila University in their nursing program. She is active in the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and works as needed in the telemetry unit of Saint Luke's Hospital.

Dale Klein, PhD in Mechanical Engineering
1971, University of Missouri
Klein is the chairman of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. He is a noted public speaker and prolific author on energy issues.

Ann Looby, PhD in Ed, School & Counseling Psychology
1983, University of Missouri
Looby is the Director of Funding African Children's Education, a nonprofit organization that works with orphaned and needy students.

Mark Funkhouse, PhD in Public Administration & Sociology
2000, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Governing magazine named Funkhouse one of the Public Officials of the Year in 2003. He is engaged with the Brookings Institution's national initiative to address the economic, environmental and social needs of metropolitan areas.

Joseph Seabrooks, PhD in Urban Leadership & policy Studies
2001, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Seabrooks is President of Metropolitan Community College, Blue River campus. He has been recognized for his leadership as the founder of the Diversity Action Initiative in Kansas City.

Muneer Al-Maskery, PhD Political Science
1992, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Al-Maskery is founder of the first private college in the Sultanate of Oman, the Modern College of Business & Science. He conducts research on his country's economic issues.

Katharine T. Corbett, MA in History
1977, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Corbett is a public historian and served as the Director of Interpretation for the Missouri Historical Society. She has authored several articles and a frequently cited book, In Her Place: A Guide to St. Louis Women's History (2003).

Source: Council of Graduate Schools (2008). Making a difference: A selection of graduate degree holders and their contributions to the public good. Available from CGGS publications.