Stephanie Raymond
Stephanie Raymond, program and evaluation specialist for the McNair Scholars Program, was the co-chair for the 25th Annual MKN Heartland McNair Research Conference in Kansas City, Sept. 24-26. This year’s conference had 47 concurrent sessions in which 170 McNair Scholars from all over the United States, including 15 Truman students, presented their research, scholarly and creative work.
Raymond was invited to be the co-chair for 2020-2021 during the same time she was selected through a competitive application process to participate in the Educational Opportunity Association Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska Chapter’s (MO-KAN-NE) Members Involved in Leadership & Engagement (MILE) program. The initiative identifies promising leaders from TRIO programs in the region, provides career development support, and hosts a participant-created conference in August each year.