Campus & Community

Lucian Krukowski, a painter and professor emeritus of philosophy in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died Jan. 12, 2023, at his home in St. Louis. He was 93.

Washington University in St. Louis Emeritus Trustee and alumnus Robert Frick and his wife, Barbara, have made a gift to establish a pilot initiative at the university to encourage an understanding of, and commitment to, civil discourse, free and open markets, free speech and personal responsibility.

Washington University has equipped every building on every campus with an automated external defibrillator (AED), a device that can save lives. On-site demonstrations are available for departments and student groups.

A university blood drive will be held Tuesday, Jan. 24. Donors can give blood from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Umrath Hall Lounge on the Danforth Campus.

William Quinn, a celebrated painter and professor emeritus who taught at Washington University in St. Louis for more than three decades, died Dec. 30, 2022, at Bridgeport Hospital, near his home in Milford, Conn. He was 93.

Members of the Washington University community are invited to nominate honorary degree candidates for the May 2024 Commencement. Nominations are due by Jan. 27.

Timothy J. Eberlein, MD, the Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Distinguished Professor and director of Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the School of Medicine, has been elected chair of the American College of Surgeons Board of Regents.

Katharine Flores, a renowned materials scientist who develops new complex metallic alloys and advanced manufacturing techniques, was recently installed as the Christopher I. Byrnes Professor of Engineering.

The Washington University community is invited to nominate students for the 2023 James E. McLeod Honors and Awards Program. The nomination deadline is Feb. 28.

Foreign affairs specialist Fiona Hill will give an in-person chat at WashU on Thursday, Jan. 26, an Assembly Series event. The topic: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.