Each year, the Graduate Professional Council recognizes state legislators who have shown a commitment to improving the graduate and professional student experience at the University of Missouri. These legislators have worked to increase higher education funding, for legislative platform issues of the Associated Students of the University of Missouri and for other legislation that benefits current and former graduate and professional students.
Listed below are legislators who have received the GPC Esteemed Legislator Award!
2017
- Rep. Martha Stevens (D)
- Rep. Keith Fredrick (R)
2016
- Rep. Kip Kendrick (D)
2015
- Senator Mike Parson (R)
- Rep. Bonnaye Mims (D)
- Rep. Caleb Rowden (R)
- Rep. Stephen Webber (D)
2014
- Senator Brian Munzlinger (R)
- Rep. Chris Kelly (D)
- Rep. Mike Thomson (R)
- Rep. John Wright (D)
2013
- Senator Jolie Justus (D)
- Senator Wayne Wallingford (R)
- Rep. Mike Lair (R)
- Rep. Stephen Webber (D)
2012
- Senator Timothy Green (D)
- Senator Kurt Schaefer (R)
- Rep. Caleb Jones (R)
- Rep. Chris Kelly (D)
2011
- Senator Dan Brown (R)
- Senator Maria Chapelle-Nadal (D)
- Senator David Pearce (R)
- Rep. Chris Kelly (D)
- Rep. Jill Schupp (D)
- Rep. Ryan Silvey (R)
- Rep. Mike Thompson (R)
- Rep. Ray Weter (R)