Hall of Fame

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Announcing the 2023 Mizzou Hall of Fame Inductees


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 Hall of Fame honors 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.



Past Award Recipients: Last Names Letter A through E
Year of Award Name Degree(s)
2023 Margaret Holt BJ '73
2023 Sara Parker Pauley BJ '87, JD '93
2023 Rodger O. Riney BS CiE '68, MBA '69
2022 Ann K. Covington JD '77, LLD '18
2022 Jim Fitterling BS ME '83
2022 John A. Gordon BS '68
2022 James E. Nave BS Ag '66, DVM '68
2022 Nischelle Turner BJ '98
2021 Jean Becker BA, BJ '78
2021 Don Walsworth BS Ed '57
2021 James D. White BS BA '83
2020 Sheryl Crow BS Ed ’84, LHD ’11
2020 Richard D. Kinder BA ’66, JD ’68
2020 William V. Morgan BA ’65, JD ’67
2020 Dr. Gus T. Ridgel MA ’51, ScD ’96
2019 Andy Bryant BA ’72
2019 Susan G. Komen A&S ’63
2019 Jim Lehrer BJ ’56, LHD ’03
2018 Debbye Turner Bell DVM ’91
2018 Sam Walton BA ’40, LLD ’84
2018 William Trogdon BA ’61, MA ’62, PhD ’73, BJ ’78, LHD ’11
2017 Norm Stewart BS Ed ’56, M Ed ’60
2017 Andrew Cherng MS ’72
2017 Peggy Cherng MS ’71, PhD ’74
2016 Linda Godwin MS ’76, PhD ’80
2016 David Novak BJ ’74
2016 Kellen Winslow BES ’87