On Saturday, Nov. 7, alumni and friends of WashU joined the campus community for Founders Day, the annual commemoration of the university’s 1853 founding.
Highlighting this year’s banquet, held at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel, celebrated writer and biographer Walter Isaacson. The event also honored the recipients of the university’s Distinguished Alumni Awards and Distinguished Faculty Awards. In addition, three individuals received the Robert S. Brookings Award.
Members of the Olin community were well represented among the honorees.
Distinguished Faculty Awards
The Distinguished Faculty Awards recognize outstanding commitment to the intellectual and personal development of students. Recipients this year are:
Timothy J. Ley, MD (MD ’78), the Lewis T. and Rosalind B. Apple Chair in Oncology and professor of medicine and of genetics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis;
Todd Milbourn, PhD, the Hubert C. and Dorothy R. Moog Professor of Finance and senior associate dean of faculty and research at Olin Business School;
Kimberly Jade Norwood, JD, professor of law in the School of Law; and
William Peck, MD, the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Medicine and director, Center for Health Policy in the School of Medicine.
Distinguished Alumni Awards
The Distinguished Alumni Awards recognize outstanding professional achievement, public service, exceptional service to Washington University, or all three. Recipients this year are:
Edward P. deZevallos (MBA ’67);
Curley M. Dossman Jr. (JD ’76), president, Georgia-Pacific Foundation;
Thomas Feichtinger (BS ’86), director, Maryville Technologies;
W. E. Moerner, PhD (BS, AB, BS ’75), the Harry S. Mosher Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University;
Richard Ritholz (BSBA ’84), senior portfolio manager at Elliott Management Corp.; and
Bernarda “Bernie” Lo Wong (MSW ’68), president and chief executive officer of the Chinese American Service League.
Robert S. Brookings Awards
Presented by the Board of Trustees, the Robert S. Brookings Award honors individuals for their extraordinary dedication and generosity to Washington University. Recipients this year are:
James and Elizabeth McDonnell; and
Joyce Wood (BSBA ’76, MBA ’77).
For more information about the history and commemoration of Founders Day, visit here.
By Barbara Rea, WUSTL Newsroom
