Missouri Western State University has dedicated an interactive memorial to one of the most important journalists of the 20th century… and Saint Joseph’s most famous native son, Walter Cronkite. The ceremony Monday came on what would have been his 97th birthday.

The interactive Walter Cronkite Memorial, a 5,000 square-foot display in the atrium of Leah Spratt Hall on the Missouri Western campus, gives visitors the chance to learn more not only about the legendary CBS anchorman’s life but the historic events he covered.

Nearly 500 people attended the dedication, including Cronkite’s daughter Kathy and Governor Jay Nixon.