Three UCM students were awarded the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Scholarship for $3,000. Mariah Woodson, freshman nursing major; Arlanda Brown, senior sociology major; and K’Ron Richardson, sophomore criminal justice major, were awarded the scholarship Jan. 22 at the Freedom Scholarship Dinner in the Elliott Student Union Ballroom. The guest speaker was UCM alumni Robert… Read more »
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Fourth consecutive alumni chosen to keynote Freedom Scholarship Dinner
A UCM alumnus who has led multiple national efforts in diversity and multiculturalism will be the keynote speaker for the Freedom Scholarship Dinner. Robert N. Page Jr. marks the fourth consecutive alumni member to be selected by the MLK Committee as the featured speaker of the dinner which is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m…. Read more »
Freedom scholarship founder recalls creating first UCM African-American scholarship
The Freedom Scholarship is awarded every year at the University of Central Missouri in conjunction with the university and its alumni foundation. The scholarships are awarded at the Freedom Scholarship Dinner, an event hosted by the university where proceeds are used to fund the scholarships. Arthur D. Kemp, associate professor of psychological science at UCM,… Read more »

UCM alumna stresses equality, education
By LEAH WANKUM Managing Editor (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — The packed ballroom in the Union was silent Tuesday as a diverse body of students, alumni, faculty, staff and special guests hung on every word of Cynthia Johnson’s message. That message centered on her beginnings as a child in poverty, dealing with a speech impediment, into her work… Read more »