The University of Missouri boasts more than 300,000 alumni worldwide. From actors, artists and musicians to business leaders, politicians, inventors and more, our Tigers leave the Mizzou campus prepared to change the world for the better.

Created in 2016, the Mizzou Homecoming Hall of Fame exists to honor those high-achieving alumni who have exhibited excellence in their chosen field. Each year, a class of Hall of Fame inductees will be recognized during Mizzou Homecoming weekend and will serve as Grand Marshals of the annual homecoming parade.

Norm Stewart

BS Ed ’56, M Ed ’60

Norm Stewart’s place in Mizzou sports lore would be secure even if he never set foot on campus after graduation. The pride of Shelbyville, Missouri, lettered in basketball and baseball from 1954–56 and pitched for the 1954 MU baseball team that won the NCAA College World Series. After playing in the Baltimore Orioles’ farm system and suiting up for the St. Louis Hawks of the NBA, Stewart got his first coaching job at the State College of Iowa before returning to his alma mater in 1967 to coach the men’s basketball team. During his 32-year head coaching tenure (634-333 overall), “Stormin’ Norman” led MU to eight Big Eight Conference championships, six Big Eight tournament titles and 16 NCAA Tournament appearances, including two trips to the Elite Eight. To this day, Stewart remains synonymous with Mizzou hoops; the Tigers play on Mizzou Arena’s Norm Stewart Court.

Andrew Cherng, MS ’72, and Peggy Cherng, MS ’71, PhD ’74

Mizzou students come from across the country and around the world. Born in China, Andrew Cherng lived in Taiwan and Japan before earning a bachelor’s degree from Baker University in Kansas. His wife, Peggy, was born in Myanmar and raised in Hong Kong before attending Baker, where the couple met. The pair then earned graduate degrees at Mizzou. Andrew and Peggy married shortly afterward and in 1983 founded Panda Restaurant Group, which operates the Panda Express chain of more than 1,900 restaurants. Known for its quick-service Asian cuisine, as well as its commitment to employees’ personal development, Forbes named Panda Restaurant Group one of America’s best employers. The Cherngs also are members of the National Restaurant Association’s Hall of Fame. With a Panda Express restaurant just minutes from Jesse Hall at 91 Conley Road, the Cherngs’ spirit is never far from campus.