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ONE DRURY SPRING 2026 A group of Drury faculty, staff, and students gathered around the Panther statue located in the heart of campus, on a sunny Spring morning in Springfield, Missouri.
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A LIFE BUILT FOR OTHERS Read More by Rex Ybañez The Legacy of Carl Stillwell How Drury’s Student Leaders Keep Their Community Connected Read More AT THE HEART OF CAMPUS

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About this Issue: One Drury

 

The messaging in the last three editions of Drury Magazine — “Connection,” “Community,” and “Campus” — have all been working toward the edition you are reading now. The concept of One Drury isn’t one that can be explained on its own. It is built using the blocks of connection to each other, commitment to community, and the belonging that being a Drury Panther provides. Every student, graduate, faculty member, staff person, trustee, and friend contributes to the remarkable, almost alchemical sense of what it means to be a part of a place like Drury.

Drury celebrated its fifth annual Fusion Day including certificate capstone panels, Fuse Talks, food trucks, a poster session, and keynote speeches by Kari Hanson ’15 and Brandon Fleming. a caucasian woman with blonde hair standing at a podium, smiling and speaking a crowd of students look forward, engaged as they listen to the keynote speaker during Fusion Day 2026. african american man wearing a suit, standing at a podium, looking at the camera and smiling in front of an audience african american male student interacting with Brandon Fleming, the keynote speaker for Drury Fusion Day 2026.

DRURY MAGAZINE SPRING 2026

PUBLISHER

Drury University
Dr. Jeff Frederick, President

EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Levi Costello

DESIGNER

Janet Rock

WRITER

Cris Belvin

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Emma Schoeller, Rex Ybañez

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

Melanie Earl-Replogle ’99,
Debbi Joiner Brose ’05

DIGITAL DESIGNER

Max Prater ’17

PANTHER TRACKS EDITOR

Kayla Warner ’21 MComm ’23

Drury Magazine, a publication for alumni and friends of Drury University, is published twice each year. The mission of Drury Magazine is to engage readers in the life of the university, reflect the university’s values and capture the intellectual curiosity and distinct community that is Drury.

The views presented do not necessarily reflect or represent those of the editors or the official policies of Drury University.

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Drury Fusion™ is a registered trademark of Drury University.