Category Archives: UMKC

UMKC 2023 Legacy Family Award: Accurso Family

The Accurso Family has contributed to the Kansas City community, in many ways, for generations.

It was a joy to write the video script about this extraordinary family who were recipients of the 2023 UMKC Legacy Family Award. Watch the video about this dynamic, generous group of people HERE.

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UMKC Alumnus of the Year: Bruce Bubacz

Bruce Bubacz is a beloved professor at UMKC who has taught more than 5,000 students, been a mentor to many of them and a calm voice of reason and compassion for countless colleagues and community members. He was recognized with the Spotlight Award during the 2023 UMKC Alumni Awards ceremony. Watch the video about this amazing professor and person.

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UMKC 2023 Alumnus of the Year – Patricia MacDonald

This is the second of the seven 2023 UMKC Alumni Awards videos I had the honor of writing scripts for this year.

Patricia MacDonald was the recipient of the Bill French Alumni Service Award. Watch the video about this extraordinary woman HERE.

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UMKC 2023 Alumnus of the Year – Carl Moore

UMKC 2023 Alumni of the Year Videos

This year, I had the opportunity to write the scripts for the 2023 UMKC alumni award recipients. Each one of the 16 recipients has made remarkable contributions to community and their fields of work. During the next couple of weeks, I will post these videos.

Rev. Carl Moore was the recipient of this year’s Defying the Odds Award. Watch the video.

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