Beck receives Lynda Stubblefield Award
from the Friends of the Missouri State Archives

Jefferson City, Mo. —– Secretary of State Denny Hoskins and the Friends of the Missouri State Archives are happy to announce the recipient of the 2026 Lynda Stubblefield Award.

The Friends of the Missouri State Archives annually present this as one of three awards to citizen volunteers who exhibit a particularly strong commitment to the work of the Missouri State Archives and the Local Records section.  The Local Records Volunteer Award recipient is Janet Hawley from Nodaway County; the e-Volunteer Award recipient is Claudia Hoke from Jackson County; and the recipient of the Lynda Stubblefield Award, made to honor an in-house Archives volunteer, is Andrea Beck from Cole County.

Andrea Beck has been volunteering her time at the Archives since August 2017, dedicating two days a week to processing state and county records. During her 9 years in service to the Missouri State Archives, the volunteers have processed numerous collections, from St. Louis Criminal Court, to Department of Conservation photo slides, and preparing boxes and folders for the annual death certificates indexing project.

Each of these projects have their own unique joys and challenges, and Andrea takes them on with a positive attitude, confidence, and a healthy dose of perseverance. She is a natural leader and has become de facto leader of the processing volunteers. Other volunteers feel comfortable taking their questions or concerns to her, and she takes the time to demonstrate and explain the process of each individual project.

The Friends of the Missouri State Archives announced Beck as this year’s Lynda Stubblefield Award recipient at their 2026 annual meeting, held Saturday, June 13, 2026, at the James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center in Jefferson City.

For more information about the Friends of the Missouri State Archives, visit https://friendsofmsa.org/awards/index.php.

 

Visit www.sos.mo.gov to learn more about the Office of the Missouri Secretary of State.