page_title: Northwest Missouri State University
section_title: Notable alumni
hierarchical_section_title: Northwest Missouri State University / Notable alumni
context_page_description: Northwest Missouri State University is a public university in Maryville, Missouri. It has an enrollment of about 7,100 students. Founded in 1905 as a teachers college, its campus is based on the design for Forest Park at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair and is the official Missouri State Arboretum. The school is governed by a state-appointed Board of Regents and headed by President John Jasinski.
  The Northwest Bearcats compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association and Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association for men's and women's sports.
context_section_description: Among Northwest's alumni are Jean Bartik, one of the original programmers for the ENIAC computer and a member of the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame.
caption: Bearcat Stadium
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