CJ COLLINS, director of management information systems at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) receives community engagement award from MSU. The award, given annually, recognizes honorees of their service to the community through volunteer work with charitable, nonprofit, religious or similar organizations. Each recipient receives a personalized plaque from the university and a $1,500 cash award from the Missouri State Foundation.

Collins is an active participant in several organizations in West Plains, including being the president/founder of Always a Future for Kids, serving as secretary and treasurer for Genesis Church, board secretary for West Plains Downtown Revitalization, volunteer for the Ozarks Small Business incubator, co-coordinator of the Howell County Toy Drive in 2023-24 and being a member of the non-profit alliance in the Greater West Plains Area Chamber of Commerce.