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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. Also, 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. 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.
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