Campus & Community

Timothy Miller and Anjan Thakor are the recipients of WashU’s 2026 faculty achievement awards. They were among several people recognized during WashU’s annual Founders Day celebration.

Derek Hoeferlin has been installed as the Raymond E. Maritz Professor of Architecture at the WashU Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.

Ram Dixit, a renowned scientist who studies how plants evolve over time, has been named the George and Charmaine Mallinckrodt Professor in biology in Arts & Sciences.

James Friend has been named the Stephen F. and Camilla T. Brauer Distinguished Professor at the WashU McKelvey School of Engineering.

Economist David Spielman brings global expertise in food policy and agricultural innovation to Bursky Public Health, advancing research connecting food systems and health.

Brett D. Wick, chair of the Department of Mathematics in Arts & Sciences, has been installed as the inaugural Robert G. and Maxine W. Scheibe Professor of Mathematics.

Jonathan Eburne’s teaching and research interests revolve around the histories and activities of experimental artistic groups and movements.

The gift, combined with a long-term financial commitment from the university, will support programs and grants advancing civil discourse, free and open markets, free speech and personal responsibility.

Marilyn and Gary Ratkin are the recipients of the 2026 Jane and Whitney Harris St. Louis Community Service Award. The award recognizes couples who contribute to the culture and welfare of the greater St. Louis community in an outstanding manner.

Meredith Malone was installed as the Nancy and Kenneth Kranzberg Curator at the WashU Kemper Art Museum May 18. The endowed position is the museum’s first named curatorship.