Kristina Jones stood with University of Missouri Health Care CEO Jonathan Curtright and Chief Human Resources Officer Mike Koehler Tuesday afternoon and smiled. Moments earlier, Jones stood at a lectern in a black cap and gown and tried to describe to her classmates what it meant for the mother of four boys to graduate from the MU Health Care Career Institute, set to become a Certified Nursing Assistant. "I chose MU Health Care to be part of something greater," Jones told a small crowd. "Without this scholarship and the encouragement from staff and co-workers, I might still be seated at a desk, wishing instead of doing...
