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Janie Ausburn Harmon. Dear MURA Members,  Happy New Year! Here it is mid-summer, and we’re celebrating the new year. The MURA fiscal year begins each July and with it comes leadership transitions. I feel honored to serve as MURA president. I highly value MURA’s purpose “to represent, promote and protect the interests of the retirees…

Brian Sanders, Treasurer. Treasurer’s Report The MU Retirees Association has ended fiscal year 2026 with a cash balance on hand of $18,550.65 and investments with Vanguard in the amount of $126,023.37.  The Cash Flows statement included on page 2 shows the actual receipts and disbursements for the year ended June 30, 2026, as compared to…

Enjoy the photos from the Spring Social held on April 7, 2026.

Mary Leuci, Past President. MURA’s fourth quarter has been rather quiet. That’s okay, as it’s been an eventful year as president with the contributions of so many members. We celebrated MURA’s 35th anniversary, raised record funds for the MURA Kitty Dickerson scholarship fund, and increased the number and scholarship amount awarded. We changed the bylaws…

Sherri Helm, Program and Education Committee Chair. Program and Education Committee “Ladies and Gentlemen . . . the Beatles!” With those words Ed Sullivan–America’s unofficial Minister of Culture–introduced us to the Fab Four on February 9, 1964. With just five catchy songs on Sullivan’s show that Sunday night, “the sixties” as an era began. During…

Program and Education Committee Sherri Helm, Program and Education Committee Chair. You won’t want to miss the October 6 MURA breakfast program. The candidate and public issues forum will feature the 2026 candidates for election plus information on statewide ballot issues. Invited participants include State representative candidates from Districts 44, 45, 46, 47, and 50.…

Janie Ausburn Harmon, President. UM Retiree Leadership and Health Benefits University System leaders invited retirees’ association executive committee members from all four campuses to receive updates and share best practices on June 5, 2026. Janie Ausburn Harmon, Suzette Heiman, Sherri Helm, and Mary Leuci represented MURA at the informative meeting. In addition to the updates…

Plans for 2026 United Way Campaign Dee Montgomery, MURA Representative, MU Heart of Missouri United Way Committee. The MU Heart of Missouri United Way (HMUW) Committee will meet in mid-July, later than usual, to make plans for the 2026 campaign. Co-chairs for the 2026 campaign are Dr. Chad Higgins, vice chancellor of Extension and engagement,…

Summer greetings, MURA members and friends! The beginning of the fall semester is around the corner! Our Mizzou Store colleagues look forward to MURA volunteers assisting them as they serve entering and returning students and their families. For each hour we serve, the Store contributes $15 to MURA’s Kitty Dickerson scholarship fund. This amount is…

Membership Committee Jo Turner, Membership Committee Chair. Do you know a current or past University employee who is age 55 or older? If yes, then you know a potential MURA member! Some folks are surprised to learn that you don’t have to be retired to join MURA. The MURA Constitution says this about membership: The…