Echo Awards Celebrate Alumni
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Echo Awards honor alumni for professional achievement and commitment to living out the University’s characteristics of graduates.
Comprised of the Rising Star awards and Alumni Fellows, the Echo Awards bring distinguished alumni back to campus each fall.
Recipients of The Rising Star were selected based on the ways they live out Truman’s characteristics of graduates. Truman graduates are creative, socially responsible leaders and engaged world citizens. They are responsible, informed and compassionate. They have the characteristics that enable them to be active, successful participants in their worlds.
Alumni Fellows are distinguished in their profession in addition to making impressive contributions to their community and demonstrating integrity in their personal lives.
As part of the awards weekend, honorees will speak at classes, meet with faculty and students, and share stories about their personal and professional accomplishments. The honorees will also be acknowledged at halftime of the Bulldog football game, Sept. 19.
Comprised of the Rising Star awards and Alumni Fellows, the Echo Awards bring distinguished alumni back to campus each fall.
Recipients of The Rising Star were selected based on the ways they live out Truman’s characteristics of graduates. Truman graduates are creative, socially responsible leaders and engaged world citizens. They are responsible, informed and compassionate. They have the characteristics that enable them to be active, successful participants in their worlds.
Alumni Fellows are distinguished in their profession in addition to making impressive contributions to their community and demonstrating integrity in their personal lives.
As part of the awards weekend, honorees will speak at classes, meet with faculty and students, and share stories about their personal and professional accomplishments. The honorees will also be acknowledged at halftime of the Bulldog football game, Sept. 19.
Nathan Artz (’01)
Medical Physicist, Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Chris Wallen (’95)
Managing Director of Customer Experience Strategy, VML
Thomas Palmatier (’77)
Leader and Commander, United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own”
Wyatt Beckman (’17)
Senior Analyst and Portfolio Strategist, Kansas Health Institute
Dylan Gelbach (’12)
Judge Advocate and Captain, Missouri Army National Guard
Theo Greer (’20, ’21, ’23)
Composer and Music Theorist
Jenna Homeyer (’12)
Attorney, Dr. Brad Bradshaw
Matt Kennedy (’11, ’13)
High School Teacher - Social Studies, Kirksville High School
Matthew P. Matheney V (’17, ’19)
Instructional Mentor, Hickman High School
Casey Millburg (’10)
Chief of Staff, St. Louis Mayor’s Office
David Pagel (’13)
General Counsel, Sourcewell
Courtney Sappington (’09)
Kansas House Representative, District 5
Avery Whitsell (’17)
Head of Business Development and Operations, UBS at Canada
