Alumni Awards & Hall of Fame
The whole core of what MMA stands for is still there, even after the ups and downs of 130 years. I believe in what they are doing.
Chris Gentry ’88
Alumni News
![Noteworthy Alumni in the Fields of Government and Law: Jess Larson ʼ22]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1596571205/missourimilitaryacademyorg/v0o1tahrqgdxnxdkc1y2/Jess_Larson_1949.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1596571205/missourimilitaryacademyorg/v0o1tahrqgdxnxdkc1y2/Jess_Larson_1949.jpg","width":445}])
Jess Larson ʼ22 lived his life in service to his country and fellow citizens. An accomplished attorney, he served as mayor of Chickasha, Oklahoma, and rose to the rank of major general in the U.S. Air Force, also filling roles by presidential appointment as administrator of the War Assets Administration and the General Services Administration.
![2020 Homecoming Postponed]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1596050360/missourimilitaryacademyorg/ircvy4yfwxno0kpde1fv/Homecoming2020Logo.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1596050360/missourimilitaryacademyorg/ircvy4yfwxno0kpde1fv/Homecoming2020Logo.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1596050360/missourimilitaryacademyorg/ircvy4yfwxno0kpde1fv/Homecoming2020Logo.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1596050360/missourimilitaryacademyorg/ircvy4yfwxno0kpde1fv/Homecoming2020Logo.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1596050360/missourimilitaryacademyorg/ircvy4yfwxno0kpde1fv/Homecoming2020Logo.png","width":1400}])
MMA Homecoming 2020 – originally scheduled for mid-September – will be postponed until April 23-25, 2021. MMA plans produce a virtual event in September to connect our alumni.