Healthy living for the long run
Courtney Berg, MSW ’05, explains how she became executive director of Girls on the Run, and what it means to her to have an impact on so many girls.
Flying high
Recent graduate Alexander Cox, BSME ’14, MSAE ’14, was named the 2014 Air Force Cadet of the Year and now is preparing for a career as an astronaut in the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program.
Fighting for justice
Brittany Packnett’s commitment to social justice has taken her from the streets of Ferguson all the way to the White House, where she helped shape policy to make policing less racially biased.
A champion of French colonial history
Elizabeth Gentry Sayad, AB ’55, MA ’03, preserves the St. Louis region’s French history.
Denotation: Interactive composition
“[Improvisation] is much more difficult than reading music. You don’t have to be very gifted to read a novel. You do to write a novel,” says Rich O’Donnell, director of the Electronic Music Studio in the Department of Music.
A great citizen
Weil served on the faculty for 37 years as an art historian, and his contributions as a teacher, scholar, administrator and benefactor have left an indelible mark on the university and generations of students.
Perfect matches
Two alumni couples from very different decades share their stories of coming to Washington University and finding their perfect matches — life partners and an ideal hometown.