MARK STILLWELL
Assistant Director of Athletics-Sports Information Director, 1972-2008
Inducted February 7, 2009

Mark Stillwell retired at the end of December, 2008, after more than 36 years as the school's first full-time Sports Information Director. A native Springfieldian and graduate of Drury University who became MSU SID in 1972, Stillwell guided the information and publications effort for MSU athletics through the Bears' MIAA, Mid-Continent, Gateway and Missouri Valley Conference days and as the program moved from NCAA Division II to Division I status. He directed the information effort as MSU hosted NCAA competition in eight different sports. His primary Bears' sport responsibilities were football and men's basketball and he provided color commentary on basketball radio broadcasts for more than 20 years. Stillwell was honored with more than 60 publications and writing awards from CoSIDA and CASE. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from CoSIDA in 2008 and was also a 2008 inductee into the MVC Hall of Fame as winner of the Paul Morrison Award. Stillwell paralleled his Missouri State career with 28 years in the U.S. Navy, serving on active duty from 1967 to 1970 and retiring from the Navy Reserve in 1991 with the rank of Captain.