MARYVILLE, Missouri, June 5 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: * * * Northwest accepts national cyber defense designation Northwest Missouri State University recently was recognized for its designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense. Dr. Joni Adkins, the director of Northwest's School of Computer Science and Information Systems, and Dr. Jerry Qin, an associate professor in the School, accepted the designation during the Cen more PR