Highlights from the 2025 Founder's Day Celebration
2025 Theta Chapter Founder's Day
Date and Location
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Bradford Research Farm
4968 South Rangeline Road
Columbia, MO 65201
Schedule
9:30-10:00- Networking and Sign-in
10:00-11:30- Initiation and Building Association Business Meeting
11:30-12:00- Networking
12:00-2:00- Luncheon, Awards Presentation, Scholarship Presentation, Key Note Address from from Missouri State Senator and former Mizzou Football Captain as Right Guard Kurtis Gregory, and live auction benefiting undergraduate recruitment efforts.
Key Note Address- Senator Kurtis Gregory
Senator Kurtis Gregory represents the 21st Senatorial District of Missouri. He previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2020-2024.
Senator Gregory owns a farm alongside his wife, Kella, and his parents, Roger and Ruth. Together they farm corn and soybeans on 900 acres and custom feed 2,400 pigs for a local family-owned hog operation. Senator Gregory has served on the board of directors for Missouri Corn Growers and is a local delegate for MFA Oil. He is also a member of the Saline County Farm Bureau, Missouri Corn Growers Association and Missouri Cattlemen's Association. Senator Gregory received the Missouri Farm Bureau Friend of Agriculture Award in 2022 and participated in the Corn Growers inaugural CornRoots Leadership Class in 2013.
Before going back to farm, Senator Gregory played on the University of Missouri football team from 2006-2009. He played left tackle in 2026 and started 41 straight games at right guard from 2007 until he graduated. In 2007, his Tigers beat Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl and finished the season ranked 4th in the nation. In 2008, they beat Northwestern in in the Alamo Bowl, and in 2009, he served as team captain. Senator Gregory also had a short stint in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers.
Senator Gregory has been a national pioneer in Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) legislation, passing multiple influential bills during his time in the legislature. In 2023, along with SEC Commissioner Greg Sanky, and Condoleezza Rice, Sports Illustrated named him one of the 25 Most Intriguing Suits in College Football.
Born in Blackburn, Missouri, Sen. Gregory currently resides in Marshall with his wife, Kella, and three children, Brook, Landon, and Henley, where they attend Calvary Baptist Church. He is a graduate of Santa Fe R-10 High School in Alma and earned his Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in General Agriculture from the University of Missouri.
Contact
For Questions- please reach out to Ben Brown at bpbrown10@gmail.com or 660-492-7574 or Kayden Guymon at kaydenkguymon@gmail.com or 573-819-4220