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At its spring meeting, the Board of Trustees heard a report on the strategic plan proposed by Arts & Sciences presented by trustee Earle H. Harbison Jr., chairman of the Harbison Corporation and retired president of the Monsanto Corporation. The presentation is part of an overall Plan for Excellence, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton.

Photo by Joe AngelesMcDonnell Scholar Ming Zu (center) rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange March 10 under the watchful eyes of Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton; James V. Wertsch, Ph.D. (second from left), the Marshall S. Snow Professor in Arts & Sciences and director of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy; and members of the McDonnell Academy.

Joe Angeles/WUSTL Photo ServicesRachel GreismanThe Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts will present its 79th Annual Fashion Design Show March 30 as part of Saint Louis Fashion Week. The hour-long show, which takes place at the Lumière Place Casino & Hotels downtown, will feature dozens of outfits created by the program’s 11 senior and 11 juniors, including ball gowns, suits, dress groups, tailored coats and evening dresses.

Observing that the current presidential campaign is becoming “hyper-racial,” a noted linguist and African American studies expert at Washington University in St. Louis suggests voters participate in a “linguistic thought experiment” to determine the extent that candidates are able to discuss race or gender on the campaign trail.

Photo by Robert BostonJeffrey Dicke, M.D., provides the highest level of care in even the most difficult clinical situations.

Lawrence “Larry” E. Poll, a utility zone mechanic in facilities, died Sunday, Feb. 17. He was 66.

Richard “Dick” Martin, former director of athletics and head football coach at WUSTL, passed away Saturday, March 8, at the University of Kansas Medical Center after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 75.

Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan, Pratim Biswas, Ph.D., and Henrika McCoy

D. Joseph Demis, Ph.D., M.D., associate professor of medicine and head of the Division of Dermatology from 1964-66, died Saturday, March 8, in New York.

Construction Update is published periodically and provides information about the progress of major building and renovation projects. Information is provided to the Record by Facilities Management.