Five will receive SEMO's Distinguished Service Award

Southeast Missouri State University will present five Distinguished Service awards during Saturday's homecoming celebration.

Award winners are Ron Aarns of St. Louis, director for Integration, Analysis and Business Excellence at Boeing Co.; Harryette Campbell of Sikeston, Mo., an area landowner with farming interests; R. David Crader of Perryville, Mo., president, chief executive officer and chairman of Bank of Missouri; Douglas Greene of Vancouver, Wash., entrepreneur and chairman of Skytech Enterprises Inc.; and Terry Riley of Kansas City, a councilman for the city's fifth district.

The awards recognize those who have made lasting contributions to their communities and the university, said Jane Stacy, director of alumni services and development at Southeast.

The awards will be presented at an alumni association breakfast at 7:30 a.m. in the Student Recreation Center South Campus, formerly the activities center of the First Baptist Church at 926 Broadway.