An associate professor at Missouri State University has filed an age discrimination lawsuit against the college after she and three other members were reassigned to non-teaching duties, allegedly without cause. According to the lawsuit, Mary Ann Jennings, a social work professor, was removed from the School of Social Work in May 2008 in the midst of a program overhaul. The lawsuit claims she was not given a hearing as required by the faculty handbook, and that the only faculty that were reassigned were 50 years old and older. She is seeking actual damages plus $1 million in punitive damages. Didi Tang, News-Leader 12/21/2009