The office of governor is the highest governmental office attainable
at Missouri Boys State. Winning the gubernatorial election is the
culmination of effective campaigning and a lot of hard work.
The governor is sworn in Thursday night during a joint assembly
of the MBS House of Representatives and Senate, and he presides
over the rest of the session, implementing his own executive policy
and signing - or vetoing - bills passed by the legislature.
The governor is also asked to return on the MBS staff the following
year to carry out his duties for the next session. In addition,
he can expect to make numerous appearances throughout the state
during the course of the year.
Missouri Boys State governors have come from all over the state,
from towns and cities of all sizes. Included in their ranks are
successful businessmen, scholars and pillars of their respective
communities. Every citizen at the start of the week has the opportunity
to run for governor. Do you have what it takes?
The C. Kirby Wilcox Governor's Award
The C. Kirby Wilcox Governor's Award travels with the governor
back to his high school to display throughout his senior year.
Charles Kirby Wilcox graduated from West Point in 1965. He took
his commission as a Captain in the U.S. Army and was deployed in
Viet Nam immediately after graduation. Capt. Wilcox was killed in
action in January of 1968 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam at the age
of 25. He was the son of Charles H. Wilcox of Springfield a respected
Legionnaire and successful businessman. The Springfield American
Legion Post 676 also bears his name.
In June of 1976, The Missouri
American Legion named Post 676 the Kirby Wilcox Bicentennial Post.
Charles H. Wilcox was elected State Commander of the Missouri American
Legion in 1980. In that same year, the Board of Directors of Missouri
Boys State named the MBS Governors Award for his son, C. Kirby Wilcox.
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David A. Rogers
Warrensburg, MO |
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Zachari Dale Sweets
Belton, MO |
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Tim Lee Williams
Waynesville, MO |
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Michael William Jones
Dixon, MO |
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Joshua Thomas Travis
Manchester, MO |
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Ryan Wayne Senciboy
Wildwood, MO |
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Jordan Mathia Loggins
Chesterfield, MO |
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Terence R. Williams
St. Louis, MO |
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Olawale A. Hassan
St. Louis, MO |
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Aaron J. Abernathy
Columbia, MO |
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Saddik Lartey
Blue Springs, MO |
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Bradley Kyser
Warsaw, MO |
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Elmer (Demond) Logan
Kansas City, MO |
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Joseph May
St. Louis, MO |
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LeJuan Strickland
St. Louis, MO |
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Bryan L. Sykes
St. Louis, MO |
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Robert A. Wheeler
Kansas City, MO |
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1991 |
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1990 |
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Cale Magruder
Baring, MO |
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Dwon Littlejohn
Kansas City, MO |
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Corey Luke
Chesterfield, MO |
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Jason Fishel
Blue Springs, MO |
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Bradford Campbell
Warsaw, MO |
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Michael A. Williams
Ft. Leonard Wood, MO |
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A. J. Nickens
Kansas City, MO |
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Scott Murphy
Columbia, MO |
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Johnson Kyereboah
Fulton, MO |
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Sam Coring
Springfield, MO |
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1984 |
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James C. Williams
Richmond Heights, MO |
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Paul E. Ruffin
St. Louis, MO |
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Perry Ray Beam
Lee's Summit, MO |
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Jay A. Felton
Maryville, MO |
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Paul D. Boydston
Odessa, MO |
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Michael J. Miller
Hannibal, MO |
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Michael S. Askinosie
Springfield, MO |
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Stanley R. O'Dell
Grandview, MO |
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Nickolas S. Skelton
Kennett, MO |
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Donald L. Saffold
Kansas City, MO |
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1974 |
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Andrew F. Sears
Blue Springs, MO |
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Charles Kevin Mays
Brentwood, MO |
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Weysan Dun
Kirksville, MO |
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Richard Eric Dean
Lake Winnebago, MO |
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Ronald J. Jarvis
Kansas City, MO |
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1960s |
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Linza T. Killion
Portageville, MO |
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Frederick Wohlschlaeger
Brentwood, MO |
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Stephen E. Walsh
Kennett, MO |
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Martin T. Sigillito
St. Louis, MO |
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Richard A. Dyer
Buckner, MO |
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Joseph Cornelison
Maryville, MO |
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James B. Hebenstreet
Kansas City, MO |
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Ronald L. Bodinson
Kansas City, MO |
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Richard A. King
Independence, MO |
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Tom G. Plaskett
Raytown, MO |
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David G. Braun
Affton, MO |
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Michael D. Garrett
Monett, MO |
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Allen C. Vasterling
Ironton, MO |
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James M. Wilkinson
Independence, MO |
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Kenneth R. Jennison
Carthage, MO |
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Robert Hunt
Cape Girardeau, MO |
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Bruce Campbell
St. Joseph, MO |
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William B. Saylor
Kansas City, MO |
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Fred B. Heath
Kansas City, MO |
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Fielding Potashnick
Sikeston, MO |
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William W. Quigg
Jefferson City, MO |
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John McNay
Kansas City, MO |
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James Massey
St. Louis, MO |
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Thomas E. Lewis
St. Louis, MO |
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Jack Dunsford
St. Louis, MO |
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Thomas H. Everson
Normandy, MO |
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Paul R. Shy
Chillicothe, MO |
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John C. Gage
Kansas City, MO |
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Stephen T. Boggs
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Charles C. Richardson
Kansas City |
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If you are a family member of any of these individuals and have a senior portrait we can use to
update this page, please contact MBS Headquarters. Your help is greatly appreciated!
