Alumni Profiles

Experiences with St. Louis organizations led alumna Samantha Searls to a career in advocating for immigrants.

Inspired by global travel, alumnus Lavar Munroe creates dreamlike versions of our world.

Alumna Lisa Lunghofer advocates for animals in need.

Meenakshi Wadhwa, director of the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University, has built a formidable career studying our solar system.

Kevin Butterfield, PhD ’10, is director of the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, a humanities research center that also educates lawmakers.

Alumna Jenelle Cooper brings a lifelong love of aviation to her career as an aerospace engineer.

As head of the Centre for Health and Healthcare and member of the executive committee at the World Economic Forum, WashU alum Shyam Bishen strives to achieve more efficient and equitable health care around the world.

With “Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship,” Nina Badzin, AB ’99, crafts a podcast that’s a salve for those craving connection.

A love of logistics and learning about the world leads Michael Holtz, BS ’87, to create a new kind of luxury travel company.

Mark Waggoner, BSCE ’97, designs stadium roofs that shield tens of thousands of sports fans from the elements and can withstand Mother Nature’s fury.