Three Women Awarded Emerita Status at Evangel University

Three women professors have been awarded emerita status at Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri.

Norma Champion was a professor of communication at the university. She is a graduate of Central Bible College and holds a master’s degree from Missouri State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma. She served in both the Missouri House of Representatives and the Missouri State Senate. Dr. Champion was on the university’s faculty for 30 years.

Marilyn Kingsriter was an associate professor of education. She has been a member of the full-time faculty for 16 years. A graduate of Evangel University, she holds a master’s degree from Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and a doctorate from the University of Missouri.

Marilyn Quigley joined the university’s faculty in 1978 and retired as an associate professor of English. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Missouri State University.