Mel Tyler, UMKC Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, will receive the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award from his alma mater, Northwest Missouri State University.
Tyler, who received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northwest in 1980 and 1985, respectively, will be honored, along with five other alumni from the university, at an awards banquet this fall.
Tyler began his career as a high school physical education teacher in 1980 and moved to higher education in 1982. A former student-athlete at Northwest, Tyler serves on the Board of Directors for the Minority Business Alliance of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and is active in several other organizations.
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