Welcome to the Alumni Connection!
Your link with the University doesn’t end with your degree. Our alumni are important to us. There are many ways to stay connected. Through sharing your successes with fellow alumni or learning about the path others have taken, you are welcome to be involved. We hope you find what you’re looking for as you navigate this site. With news, announcements and an up-to-date calendar of events, our goal is to keep you in the loop!
Whether you live near or far, this is the place to stay in touch and involved. Please contact us with any questions or feedback you may have. We’d love to hear from you!
News & Calendars
UMKC has celebrated more than 110,000 students who honed their skills here and proceeded to leave their marks on the world. As graduate alumni, each of you represents the realization of these opportunities. To provide continued opportunities for UMKC graduate students, please consider providing a gift of needed scholarship and financial support to our students.
To donate to the newest SGS fellowship, the MacQuarrie Fund, founded in honor of former dean Ron MacQuarrie, please click here. Choose “School of Graduate Studies” from the Gift Designation drop-down menu, then check the box for the MacQuarrie Graduate Fellowship Endowment Fund.
Careers – Employers of Recent Doctoral Graduates
Primary Discipline or Unit | Employer | Position |
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Biological Sciences | Arizona State University | Faculty |
Beckloff Associates Inc | Vice President, Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
Brooklyn Hospital Center | Surgical Resident | |
Celgene | Regional Medical Liaison Officer | |
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | Faculty | |
UMKC Medical School | Research Scientist | |
University of Florida Medical School | Faculty | |
University of Missouri-St Louis | Licensing Associate | |
University of Southern California Medical School | Faculty | |
University of Texas Southwestern Medical | Research Associate | |
Washburn University | Faculty | |
Bloch School | Abbvie Pharmaceuticals | Director of Global Health |
Avilla University | Dean, School of Professional Studies | |
Berea College | Faculty | |
Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services Innovation Center, Baltimore | Deputy Group Director | |
Governing Institute, Washington D.C. | Director | |
Michigan Technological University | Faculty | |
Park University | Faculty | |
State of Washington Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee | Research Analyst | |
University of Memphis | Faculty | |
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Faculty | |
Chemistry | Aerodyne | Senior Scientist |
California State University-San Bernardino | Faculty | |
Central Missouri State University | Faculty | |
Charleston Southern University | Faculty | |
Endo Pharmaceuticals and U.S. Pharmacopeia | Senior Scientist | |
Incyte Corporation | Senior Chemist | |
Nalco Energy Services | Senior Chemist | |
Reliance Industries, Inc | Manager R&D | |
St Joseph College | Faculty | |
UMKC Dental School | Postdoctoral Fellow | |
William Jewell College | Faculty | |
Computer Networking | Arizone State University | Faculty |
Chonnam National University, Korea | Faculty | |
Cisco | Senior Software Engineer | |
Comcast | Principal Engineer | |
Cryptography Research, Inc | Senior Principal Engineer | |
Microsoft | Program Manager | |
Regent University | Faculty | |
UMKC | Faculty | |
Computer Science | Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, India | Faculty |
Conservatory | Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China | Faculty |
Distinguished Concerts International | Co-Founder and Artistic Director | |
Gardner-Webb University | Faculty | |
Indiana State University | Faculty | |
Missouri Southern State University | Faculty | |
Missouri State University | Faculty | |
Oklahoma Baptist University | Faculty | |
Towson State University | Faculty | |
University of Houston | Faculty | |
University of Michigan | Faculty | |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Faculty | |
University of Nebraska-Omaha | Faculty | |
Western Connecticut State University | Faculty | |
Economics | Bemidji State University | Faculty |
Buffalo State University | Faculty | |
Eastern Oregon University | Faculty | |
Hobart and William Smith College | Faculty | |
Lewis and Clark College | Faculty | |
Mills College | Faculty | |
Northwest Missouri State University | Faculty | |
Park University | Faculty | |
SUNY - Cortland | Faculty | |
SUNY - Potsdam | Faculty | |
United States Department of Agriculture | Statistician | |
University of Hawaii – West Oahu | Faculty | |
Wright State University | Faculty | |
XL group in Hartford, CT | Faculty | |
Electrical and Computer Engineering | UMKC | Faculty |
United Arab Emirates University | Faculty | |
Engineering | Ball State University | Postdoctoral Associate |
Oakridge National Laboratory | Research Staff | |
PMA Engineering | Senior Project Manager | |
Purdue University-Calument | Faculty | |
University of Houston | Faculty | |
Western Michigan University | Faculty | |
English | Benedictine College | Faculty |
Kansas City Art Institute | Faculty | |
Missouri State University | Faculty | |
Missouri Western University | Faculty | |
Rockhurst University | Faculty | |
Texas Southern University | Faculty | |
University of Missouri-St Louis | Faculty | |
Western Carolina University | Faculty | |
Geosciences | African Regional Center for Space Science and Technology Education | Head, Space Outreach Program |
Clay County Assessor Office | GIS Manager | |
Mission Geoscience, Inc | Vice President and Principal Hydrogeologist | |
National Space and Research Agency | Head, Hazards and Environmental Management Division | |
University of Texas-San Antonio | Faculty | |
Mathematics and Statistics | H&R Block | Lead Statistician |
Metropolitan Community Colleges | Director of Career Education | |
Park University | Faculty | |
University of St Mary | Faculty | |
Oral and Craniofacial Sciences | Baylor College of Dentistry | Faculty |
East Carolina University School of Dentistry | Faculty | |
Kansas City Kansas Community College | Dean, Mathematics, Science and Computer Technology | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | Scientist | |
University of Michigan | Faculty | |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Faculty | |
Vira Cor – IBT Laboratories | Laboratory Supervisor | |
Pharmacy | Celera Genomics, Inc | Scientist |
Food and Drug Administration | Scientist | |
Howard University | Faculty | |
Merck and Company | Senior Research Chemist | |
Pharmaceutical Product Development | Pharmacolineticist | |
RAR Pharmaceuticals | Formulation Scientist | |
University of Mississippi | Faculty | |
University of Toledo | Faculty | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals | Scientist | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals | Clinical Pharmacologist | |
Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories | Assistant Research Scientist | |
Physics | CGG Veritas Inc | Seismic Imager |
UMKC | Faculty | |
Weslin College | Faculty | |
Psychology | College of New Jersey | Faculty |
Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center | Psychologist | |
Lakewood Counseling Service | Psychologist | |
Michael DeBakey VA Medical Center | Psychologist | |
Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | Clinical Fellow | |
University of Kansas Medical Center | Faculty | |
University of Michigan Medical School | Faculty | |
U.S. Air Force | Post-doctoral Fellow | |
Via Christi Hospital | Clinical Psychologist | |
School of Education | Blue Springs School District | Principal, 5-9 |
Doniphan School District | Principal, K-8 | |
Lafayette County School District | Superintendent | |
Liberty School District | Elementary School Principal | |
Liberty School District | High School Principal | |
Metropolitan Community College | Faculty | |
North Kansas City School District | Elementary School Principal | |
Northwest Missouri State University | Faculty | |
Park Hill School District | High School English Teacher | |
University of Central Missouri | Faculty | |
Warrensburg School District | Chief Financial Officer | |
School of Nursing | California State University-Dominguez Hills | Faculty |
Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics | Executive Vice President | |
Missouri Western University | Faculty | |
University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing | Faculty | |
Social Work | Park University | Faculty |
Software Architecture | National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, Thailand | Program Director |
Pusan National University, Korea | Faculty | |
Telecommunication and Computer Networking | China Mobile USA R&D Center | Senior Researcher |
King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia | Faculty | |
Openwave Mobility | Solutions Director | |
Telecommunication Networking | Georgia State University | Faculty |
Investment Technology Group, Inc | Senior Researcher | |
Microsoft, Inc | Software Engineer | |
Sprint | Telecom Design Engineer | |
Tarleton State University | Faculty | |
Technicolor – Research and Innovation Center, Paris, France | Senior Research Scientist | |
Transaction Network Services | Network Architect | |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | Faculty | |
Verizon | Systems and Technology Architect |