Good morning, everyone!

Please join me in congratulating our fiscal officer Andy Emerson on 25 years of service at the University of Missouri! This is quite a track record (pun intended, as Andy is an avid marathon runner), especially if you consider that he has more years at the university than many of you undergrads have had on the planet. We are so very lucky to have Andy on board. Most of you would not know it because it goes unnoticed, but he has done excellent work for our department on all things fiscal. Please, if you see Andy, or drop by his office (225 Stewart Hall), give him a hearty congrats and thank you for his tremendous service to our department and university.

Don’t forget to carve your pumpkin for our MU Geography All-Hallows’ Eve Jack-O’-Lantern Contest. Carve your own Jack-O-’Lantern, preferably with a geography or MU theme, take a picture of your pumpkin and submit it to Deb Cutler (cutlerd@missouri.ed) by this Wednesday October 28 at 5pm. There is a cool prize for first place, and the top three winning pumpkins will be featured on our department’s website.

Stay warm out there…

M-I-Z!

G-E-O!

Soren