Senator Dan Brown to Receive Statewide Recognition

Senator Dan Brown to Receive Statewide Recognition

Branson, Missouri – Sen. Dan Brown will receive the Missouri Community College Association’s Distinguished Legislator Award at the association’s Fifty-Second Annual Convention, November 4 at the Hilton Convention Center in Branson, Missouri.

Senator Brown was sworn into office in January 2011, representing the 16th Senatorial District of Missouri. Previously he served in the Missouri House of Representatives representing the 149th District.

In addition to his legislative duties, Senator Brown has practiced veterinary medicine for over 30 years in the Rolla area and has served on the Missouri Veterinary Licensing Board.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine in Columbia, MO.

MCCA’s Distinguished Legislator Award is presented annually to state legislators who have continually worked to advance the needs of community colleges in the state legislature.

The Missouri Community College Association is a statewide organization through which Missouri’s community colleges work together to advance common agendas.  MCCA brings the state’s 12 colleges together for advocacy, professional development, information, and collaboration.

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