Who Knew WashU? 6.14.16

Question: Which university building is named after a St. Louis heiress whose daughter married Robert Brookings?

Grace Valle January portrait
January

Answer: A) January Hall, home to University College and the East Asian Library. The cornerstone for Grace Vallé January Hall was laid June 8, 1922. Her daughter, Isabel, married Brookings in 1927.

Congrats to this week’s winner, Tiffany Trautwein, of Alumni & Development Programs, who will receive an “I Knew WashU!” luggage tag! 

 

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