Celebrating 150 Years
Missouri S&T was chartered on Feb. 24, 1870, as the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy. Classes were first called to order on Nov. 6, 1871. In 2020-21, we commemorate our 150-year legacy of discovery, creativity and innovation. Please join us as we honor the university’s past, celebrate its present and envision its future.
Watch the 150th Anniversary Kickoff Celebration Streamed on Oct. 15
Lynnae (Kempf) and Joe Wilson
Lynnae (Kempf) and Joe Wilson met and became friends during their first week on campus as freshmen. “I was…
Ruth (Farrar) and Richard Kinsey
Ruth (Farrar) met Richard Kinsey on the steps of his fraternity, Phi Kappa Theta in 2011. Ruth grew up…
Makayla (Appel) and Sebastian Klesing
Makayla (Appel) and Sebastian Klesing met through the Air Force ROTC program during the fall 2015 semester. “We were…
Non-stop innovation
Dan Scott, a 1970 metallurgical engineering graduate, holds more than 100 patents and has dozens more patents pending. The…
Pitching in a World Series
The only Miner to ever pitch in a World Series game, Marvin H. “Baby Face” Breuer pitched for the…
Year after year, the ‘Best Ever’
Since George Menefee first donned a bishop’s hat and robe and rode a rail handcar into Rolla on March…
150th Anniversary Time Capsule
Sealed on Nov. 5, 2021, to be opened in 2071
Time Capsule Project
As part of Missouri S&T's 150th anniversary celebration, a time capsule was ceremoniously closed on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, and will be installed in the campus's new arrival district. The time capsule will be opened during S&T’s bicentennial in 2071.
