Missouri State University: Reflections on Name Change after a Decade

Claudette Riley at the Springfield News-Leader reports on the impact of a change in name at Missouri State University.  Previously known as Southwest Missouri State University, the institution was founded in 1905 and changed it's name in 2005.  Riley's article includes a chronological listing of previous institutional names: 

• 1905 — Fourth District Normal School. 
• 1919 — Southwest Missouri State Teachers College
• 1945 — Southwest Missouri State College
• 1972 — Southwest Missouri State University
• 2005 — Missouri State University