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Missouri Military Academy
The official military academy of the State of Missouri, Missouri Military Academy is a private, college-preparatory school for boys in Mexico, Missouri, United States. Established in 1889, it is a selective boarding school that teaches students in grades 7 to 12 and offers a post-graduate year option. As a U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) Honor Unit With Distinction (as designated by the U.S. Department of the Army), it can nominate cadets to the U.S. Military Academy, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, and Coast Guard Academy.
The Missouri Military Academy was established on November 22, 1889, under the leadership of Missouri governor Charles Hardin, who obtained from the "public-spirited citizens of Mexico, Missouri...$16,000 and a beautiful campus of 20 acres (8.1 ha) of land." The academy's first president was Alexander Fleet, a Confederate veteran who was present at Appomattox Court House when General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the conclusion of the American Civil War. From its beginning, the academy was very popular, "placing upon its rolls representatives from every congressional district and 20 states."
The original academy, situated on West Boulevard in Mexico, was destroyed by fire in 1896. In 1900, the school was re-established by the Businessmen's Association of Mexico on its present site at the eastern outskirts of the city. Its location was chosen because of its proximity to Tear Drop Lake.
Subsequent presidents were Alexander Yancey (1900-1902), William Fonville (1903-1911), Walter Kohr (1911-1914), and Emmette Burton (1914-1933). In 1933, an organization headed by Charles Stribling Jr., assumed control. Stribling had been on the faculty since 1920 as teacher, coach, assistant commandant and commandant of cadets. In 1948, Stribling directed the reorganization of the academy into a nonprofit educational corporation governed by a board of trustees of alumni, faculty, and friends.
The Missouri Military Academy Alumni Association and the tradition of Homecoming were rejuvenated in 1955 and operate under the alumni association board of directors.
In 1968, Charles Stribling III, '44, was named president. A member of the faculty for 16 years, Stribling III had served as teacher, coach, commandant, executive officer, and director of alumni affairs, development, and public relations. Stribling Jr., was elevated to the position of chairman of the board of trustees and served in that capacity until his death at age 86, in his 63rd year on the faculty. The administration building, built in 1900 and a historical focal point of the campus, was renamed Stribling Hall by the board of trustees in 1981 in honor of his contributions to the academy, the community, and the nation.
Stribling III was succeeded as MMA president in 1993 by Ronald Kelly, a faculty member since 1969 who had served as a teacher, coach, advisor, director of admissions, and executive officer.
After the 2006–07 school year, Kelly was succeeded by Robert Flanigan, a retired U.S. Marine Corps major general who had been business advisor and commandant of Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, Florida. Stribling III stepped down as chairman but remained a member of the board.
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Missouri Military Academy
The official military academy of the State of Missouri, Missouri Military Academy is a private, college-preparatory school for boys in Mexico, Missouri, United States. Established in 1889, it is a selective boarding school that teaches students in grades 7 to 12 and offers a post-graduate year option. As a U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) Honor Unit With Distinction (as designated by the U.S. Department of the Army), it can nominate cadets to the U.S. Military Academy, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, and Coast Guard Academy.
The Missouri Military Academy was established on November 22, 1889, under the leadership of Missouri governor Charles Hardin, who obtained from the "public-spirited citizens of Mexico, Missouri...$16,000 and a beautiful campus of 20 acres (8.1 ha) of land." The academy's first president was Alexander Fleet, a Confederate veteran who was present at Appomattox Court House when General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the conclusion of the American Civil War. From its beginning, the academy was very popular, "placing upon its rolls representatives from every congressional district and 20 states."
The original academy, situated on West Boulevard in Mexico, was destroyed by fire in 1896. In 1900, the school was re-established by the Businessmen's Association of Mexico on its present site at the eastern outskirts of the city. Its location was chosen because of its proximity to Tear Drop Lake.
Subsequent presidents were Alexander Yancey (1900-1902), William Fonville (1903-1911), Walter Kohr (1911-1914), and Emmette Burton (1914-1933). In 1933, an organization headed by Charles Stribling Jr., assumed control. Stribling had been on the faculty since 1920 as teacher, coach, assistant commandant and commandant of cadets. In 1948, Stribling directed the reorganization of the academy into a nonprofit educational corporation governed by a board of trustees of alumni, faculty, and friends.
The Missouri Military Academy Alumni Association and the tradition of Homecoming were rejuvenated in 1955 and operate under the alumni association board of directors.
In 1968, Charles Stribling III, '44, was named president. A member of the faculty for 16 years, Stribling III had served as teacher, coach, commandant, executive officer, and director of alumni affairs, development, and public relations. Stribling Jr., was elevated to the position of chairman of the board of trustees and served in that capacity until his death at age 86, in his 63rd year on the faculty. The administration building, built in 1900 and a historical focal point of the campus, was renamed Stribling Hall by the board of trustees in 1981 in honor of his contributions to the academy, the community, and the nation.
Stribling III was succeeded as MMA president in 1993 by Ronald Kelly, a faculty member since 1969 who had served as a teacher, coach, advisor, director of admissions, and executive officer.
After the 2006–07 school year, Kelly was succeeded by Robert Flanigan, a retired U.S. Marine Corps major general who had been business advisor and commandant of Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, Florida. Stribling III stepped down as chairman but remained a member of the board.