Kevyn Schroeder’s commitment to create the Penelope Shackelford Professorship in Pediatric Infectious Disease pays tribute to her longtime friend and mentor.
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Alumni couple invest in the future
Chris and Dawn Bloise met as undergraduates studying abroad in London. After graduation, they built a life together and found professional success in finance and marketing. The couple endowed a universitywide scholarship to give other students a chance to write their own WashU stories.
Parents establish professorship bridging AI and design
The Kavita and Krishna Bharat Professor will boost collaboration and innovation among faculty and students in the Sam Fox School and McKelvey Engineering.
Donor plays key role in driving personalized cardiovascular research
Created in 2018, Kim Kuehner’s $15 million endowed fund has helped accelerate School of Medicine investigators’ efforts to understand and treat heart disease.
Classics department enters new era with naming commitment
Bequest from Honorary Emeritus Trustee John Biggs and his late wife, classics scholar Penelope Biggs, extends their support for study of the ancient world.
Bauers pledge $20 million for new universitywide leaders academy
The initiative encourages students across the university to develop purposeful, values-based leadership skills inside and outside of the classroom.
HIV/AIDS pioneer inspires classmate’s scholarship giving
Dr. H. Brent Clark’s estate bequest to the medical school adds to the endowment for the Class of 1974 Scholarship in Honor of Dr. Jonathan Mann.
