By Matt Hampton Leo Jacobs is on a mission to help patients as a physical therapist — a quest that materialized after his grandfather was diagnosed with leukemia. The cancer impaired his mobility, strength, and balance. Leo was 15 and had a close relationship with his grandfather. Doctors said that exercise would help alleviate his […]
By Grizelda McClelland Stephanie Judycki claims theater was her first childhood passion. And years later, as a graduate of the Program in Occupational Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine, she still retains an actor’s energy and acute skills of observation. As a full-time therapist at Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, Stephanie routinely notes […]
The Chancellor’s Fund for Excellence is a dedicated part of WashU’s Annual Fund that allows us to respond to unexpected opportunities and crises. The flexibility of this fund empowers the university to be nimble in launching and sustaining current and new initiatives and provide support wherever an additional boost will have a transformative impact. Donors […]
Andrew Simon, AB ’63, is a fierce advocate for Washington University. While he studied political science as an undergrad, he is an entrepreneur who built new divisions for corporate America and founded a leading company in the K-12 high-stakes assessment business. He now works with his wife, Andi, at her company, Simon Associates Management Consultants, coaching companies in culture change, innovation, and creative leadership.
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More than half of today’s jobs won’t exist in 20 years. At the core of Make Way is our solemn societal responsibility to educate young people and prepare them for the immense amount of change ahead. We need to cultivate the best and brightest minds to take on the challenges we face today and will […]
Samara Wilson is a junior in Arts & Sciences, majoring in economics and American culture studies with a minor in business of entertainment. She’s also a Bear Ambassador and tour guide for admissions. She spent summer 2023 in St. Louis as an intern in University Advancement and as a residential program assistant for pre-college programs […]
In addition to 20 years of chairing and co-chairing the Eliot Society Arts & Sciences committee, Barb Bindler, AB ’65, is a board member of the Washington University Woman’s Club and of the Women’s Society; she has co-chaired many class reunion committees, including the committee for her 50th reunion; and she is the past president of Women and the Kemper.
Jennifer Markwardt, BS ’93, MS ’99, and Chuck Turco, BS ’95, BS ’95, MS ’96, are 30 years WashU loyal. Their commitment to giving started with Jennifer’s initial pledge to her class gift in 1993. The couple, who met as engineering graduate students at WashU, give back not just financially, but also with their time. They serve on the Eliot Society committee and the Alumni Advisory Board for McKelvey Engineering. They have mentored engineering students, and Jennifer was part of the group that started WashU’s Women & Engineering. Jennifer is also on the external curriculum committee for the university’s Department of Energy, Environment, and Chemical Engineering (EECE).