Sept. 26, 2008
University of Missouri Director of Athletics Mike Alden, Special Assistant to the Athletic Director Gary Link and Associate Director of Media Relations Josh Murray visited the Lake of the Ozarks, Lebanon, Rolla, Vienna and Freeburg on Thursday, continuing Mizzou's Statewide Outreach Program.
The Tiger trio began the day with a visit to 101.9 The Wave Radio Station in Osage Beach to visit the station's General Manager John Caran. Alden and Link also went on the air with Stacy Johnson and Steve Richards while at The Wave.
A trip to Central Bank in Osage Beach followed, visiting with Greg Gagnon, John Porth and Donna Smith.
The MU staffers then headed to Lebanon, where they spoke at the Lebanon Rotary. Dalton Wright, the owner and president of the Lebanon Daily Record, served as the Tigers host, along with Rotary President Marc Roecker.
Alden, Link and Murray also visited the University of Missouri Extension Office in Lebanon and made stops at the Lebanon Daily Record and Missouri Eagle Distributing Company.
Next up was a trip to Rolla and the campus of Missouri Science & Technology, where they visited with Dr. Ken Ragsdell, an engineering professor at MOS&T and avid Mizzou fan.
A stop at Weidenger Chevrolet of Vienna to see Mark Weidenger was next on the agenda, before a final stop in Freeburg and a visit with Keith Beck and the staff of Beck Motors.