There are people who demonstrate extraordinary commitment to SHSMO's mission to collect, preserve, and share Missouri History. SHSMO's Board of Trustees has chosen to honor these select individuals with a special recognition for their steadfast support. It began in 2012 and was named the Trustee Appreciation Award the following year.
Trustee Appreciation Award Recipients
- 2019
- Missouri State Senator Caleb Rowden
- Missouri State Senator Dan Hegeman
- Missouri State Representative Kip Kendrick
- Missouri State Representative Cody Smith
- 2018
- Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe
- Missouri State Representative Glen Kolkmeyer
- Missouri State Representative Lyle Rowland
- 2017
- United States Senator Roy Blunt
- 2016
- Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives Todd Richardson
- 2015
- Missouri State Senator Mike Parson
- Missouri State Representative Donna Lichtenegger
- 2014
- Missouri State Senator Kurt Schaefer
- Missouri State Representative Dwight Scharnhorst
- 2013
- Missouri State Senator Ron Richard
- 2012
- Philanthropists Leo and Kay Drey
- Editorial cartoonist Tom Engelhardt