Author: Leslie Gibson McCarthy

At its spring meeting May 4, the Board of Trustees of Washington University in St. Louis elected seven new members to the board, re-elected seven members and elected officers, among other actions, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton.

The Washington University in St. Louis Alumni Association will be hosting a “Washington University Day at Circus Flora” at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 9, that will be open to all members of the WUSTL community, including alumni, faculty and staff.

Members of the Class of 2015 enjoy pizza and Ted Drewes frozen custard April 25 outside Danforth University Center, as part of this year’s Freshman Finale. The Freshman Class Council and First Year Center sponsored this signature celebration in Graham Chapel. During the event, awards are presented to people who have had a positive impact on the freshman experience this year.

Mickey Turner and Katie Callaghan, the Record’s Outstanding Graduates from Olin Business School, knew when they met at MBA orientation in fall 2010 that their relationship would be more than a standard business alliance. The couple will be married this July.

A new gift of $5,350,000 from Wells Fargo Advisors to Washington University in St. Louis will support initiatives in the university’s Olin Business School and the Brown School that are designed to enhance and strengthen teaching and research, to apply new knowledge to affect positive societal change and to create pathways for the exchange of ideas between business and academia.

Washington University in St. Louis will hold a dedication ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, in Whitaker Hall to pay tribute to Scott and Pyong Rudolph while giving the Earth & Planetary Sciences building a new name. TV host and “Science Guy” Bill Nye is guest speaker.

The College of Arts & Sciences will introduce a newly revised curriculum, called Integrated InQuiry (IQ), for undergraduate students at Washington University in St. Louis. Developed over a four-year process with input from students, faculty and administrators, the IQ will be available to new undergraduates arriving this fall.

Ashley Brosius arrived at WUSTL as a freshman with dreams of medical school. Women, gender, and sexuality studies courses prompted her to alter her academic plans, but Brosius found a way to blend both interests when she co-wrote and received a grant to design and implement a program called “Catalysts for Change,” which aimed to introduce local female high school students to STEM fields. 

The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis awarded one Distinguished Faculty Award and three Distinguished Alumni Awards during its annual alumni awards celebration May 2 at Steinberg Hall Auditorium. A reception followed at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.

Kristy Anderson puts people at the center of her work, both in and out of the classroom. “I approach my research with a person-centered philosophy,” says Anderson, a master’s of social work candidate from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. “Person-centered is allowing the person with a disability to govern their own lives and goals. We are simply there to help them through the process.” Anderson is one of 12 Outstanding Graduates for 2012 to be profiled in the Record.