James Little receives first Donald Danforth, Jr. Distinguished Professorship

James T. Little, Ph.D., became the first recipient of the Donald Danforth, Jr. Distinguished Professorship in Business in a ceremony at the Charles F. Knight Center. The professorship was established last year in the John M. Olin School of Business to honor Washington University alumnus and distinguished community and business leader, Donald Danforth, Jr., and to recognize the many contributions of the Danforth Foundation, which he helped guide as a trustee

Fudan University graduate begins prestigious American fellowship

Zhou LiZhou Li, the son of Fengluan Zhou and Yuhua Li of Wenzhou, has been named a McDonnell International Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis, and he has received a corporate fellowship from Corning Inc. He holds a bachelor’s degree in science from Fudan University, which is one of 15 leading Asian universities partnered with Washington University in St. Louis in the McDonnell International Scholars Academy.