UCM Update

Former member and president of the UCM Board of Governors, Richard Phillips, is one of five educators who will be honored Monday, July 27, as Pioneers in Education for their commitment and contributions to public education in Missouri. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will recognize the 2015 Pioneers during the 54th Annual Cooperative Conference for School Administrators at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia. The ceremony will take place during a luncheon where more than 500 district leaders are expected to be in attendance. This marks the 41st consecutive year that state education officials have presented the awards which honor teachers, school administrators, citizens and lawmakers for their distinguished careers and contributions to public education in Missouri. Phillips, a UCM alumnus and former Mules football player from Lake Tapawingo, spent more than 40 years in education. In addition to his past service on the UCM governing board, Phillips is a past president of the UCM Alumni Foundation. He also founded the Missouri Student Success Network to help at-risk children and families.

Central Missouri golfers Travis Mays and Cy Moritz were named to the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) All-America Scholar Team as announced on Wednesday afternoon. The duo were two of 91 players in NCAA Division II to earn the honor.

Mays was an Honorable Mention All-American and won his second straight MIAA Player of the Year award this past season. He led the Mules with a 73.3 stroke average and registered eight top 10 finishes this season. He had four top-five finishes and captured one tournament title. He carries a 3.61 grade point average while majoring in finance and was an MIAA Academic Honor Roll member and an MIAA Scholar-Athlete

Moritz was runner-up to Mays in the season-long MIAA points standings and earned the fourth All-MIAA honor of his career. He carded a 74.5 stroke average while placing in the top 10 at four tournaments, including three top-five finishes. He was named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and earned MIAA Scholar-Athlete distinction with a 3.58 GPA while majoring in finance.