Notables
Brad Boyer, the “Voice of the Bulldogs,” will be inducted into the MBCA Hall of Fame April 25. Boyer recently completed his 20th season of calling Truman football and basketball games for KRES-FM. He also serves as the operations manager for KRES, KWIX, KIRK and KTCM. The induction will take place at the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mo.
Daniel Mandell, professor of history, presented a draft chapter from his book in progress, at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J.
Marc Rice, professor of music, has been awarded a grant to attend the Institute for the Editing of Historical Documents, to take place in Lincoln, Neb., in June. This four-day workshop is sponsored by the Society for Textural Scholarship that focuses on developing document-editing skills. Rice will use this experience in the work towards his book, which will be an anthology of documents pertaining to the history of jazz in the Midwest.