Matching Gift — Up to $50,000 — Announced for Maroon & Gold 2022

The Maroon & Gold Gala is MMA's most important fundraiser of the year, supporting vital academic, athletic, and scholarship programs that directly impact cadet life at MMA. 

This year, two generous sponsors have teamed up with a match challenge of up to $50,000 for Maroon & Gold! This means that every dollar raised will be matched — dollar for dollar — up to $50,000. 

Thank you to MMA Board of Trustees Chairman Strib and Janie Koster and MMA Board of Trustees member Jim '86 and Amy Obenshain for agreeing to match up to $25,000 each. Learn more about our match sponsors below.

Through this match, you have the opportunity to double the impact of your donation. Every Maroon & Gold donation, gift and sponsorship has a positive impact on the lives of current and future MMA cadets.   

Please help us reach our overall goal of $180,000 to support MMA cadets! 

Three ways you can help now —

• Register to Attend (MMA employees, please click here to register)
• Become a Sponsor
• Make a Donation

Meet the Matching Gift Sponsors

Mr. and Mrs. R. Stribling Koster, MMA Board of Trustees Chair

R. Stribling Koster is co-head of the Basic Industries Investment Banking Group at Citigroup Global Markets. Based in Chicago, he oversees the firm’s investment banking calling efforts on all of the major metals and mining/steel companies throughout North America, Europe, South Africa, Australia, and Asia. Koster has worked on numerous capital raising and strategic transactions in his 17 years with Citigroup and its predecessor firms. 

In 1988, Koster was elected to the Missouri Military Academy Board of Trustees. In 2008, he was named chairman of the board.

MMA Board of Trustees Member Jim '86 and Amy Obenshain

Obenshain is a 1986 graduate of MMA, where he was active in track, wrestling, and band. He earned a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics from the University of Arkansas and spent eight years in the Air Force Space Command, responsible for all missile warning training.

He left the Air Force with the rank of captain and returned to civilian life, working around the world in commercial satellite operations, industrial sales, and the oil and gas industry. He retired in 2019 and now focuses his free time on his alma mater, where he recently served on the alumni association board of directors.

We are thankful to all of our sponsors who have committed to supporting MMA cadets and the Academy. View 2022 sponsors here.