Dr. Robert Flanders, emeritus professor of History at Missouri State University, died last month at the age of 91. In addition to being excellent in the areas of teaching, research, and service for 27 years at SMS/MSU, Dr. Flanders also was an integral member of the group that founded the Center for Ozark Studies, now called the Ozarks Studies Institute (OSI), including serving as its director. More recently, for several years now the OSI has been an ongoing program of…
Craig Amason, Associate Director of the Ozarks Folklife Festival for the Missouri State University Libraries, has been awarded a 2022 Center for Missouri Studies Fellowship for his proposed study, “The Impact of Immigration in McDonald County in the 21st Century.” Here’s the announcement from the State Historical Society of Missouri. Note that another Springfieldian, Connie Yen, also received a fellowship. “The State Historical Society of Missouri will award Center for Missouri Studies fellowships in 2022 to scholars working on projects…