Campus & Community

Hong Liu, professor of finance and director of the master’s in finance program at Washington University’s Olin Business School, has been installed as the Fossett Distinguished Professor. Liu, whose research focuses on asset pricing and market microstructures, has served as a member of the Olin faculty since 1998.

Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.

Jessie L. Ternberg, PhD, MD, a professor emerita of surgery and surgery in pediatrics, died July 9, 2016, of natural causes while on vacation in Zermatt, Switzerland. She was the first female surgical resident at Barnes Hospital and served for decades at the School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Ternberg, of Creve Coeur, was 92.

Images in and around the Washington University campuses.

A few dozen St. Louis area high school students gathered for a summit this summer to discuss how system dynamics can affect gun violence in the community. The second annual Changing Systems Student Summit was sponsored by the Brown School’s Ferguson Seed Fund and Social System Design Lab and the Institute for Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis.

In “Bob’s Tour,” recent Sam Fox School alumnus Jun Bae explores the community activism of associate professor Bob Hansman. The feature-length documentary will be screened July 18 at the Tivoli Theatre as part of Cinema St. Louis’ Whitaker St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase.

Images captured in and around the Washington University campus.

Pamella A. Henson, currently associate vice chancellor for alumni and development programs, will be promoted to vice chancellor for alumni and development programs; and William S. Stoll, currently associate vice chancellor for development, will be promoted to vice chancellor for development. Both positions are newly created and the appointments became effective July 1.

The College Prep Scholarship will provide a free Washington University undergraduate education to qualified graduates of its College Prep Program, which serves talented low-income and first-generation high school students. The scholarship supports two top priorities — to make Washington University a more diverse and welcoming campus, and to improve K-12 education in the St. Louis community.

Philanthropist Jack C. Taylor, founder of Enterprise Holdings Inc. and a trustee emeritus at Washington University, died Saturday, July 2, in St. Louis, following a short illness. He was 94.