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Congratulations to three Olin alumnae named among the Most Influential Business Women of 2017 by the St. Louis Business Journal. The awardees are accomplished business leaders from a wide range of industries and markets throughout the region. They also have made a difference in their own communities and at various nonprofit organizations.

From left: Sara Hannah, BSBA’01, Managing Partner, Barry Wehmiller Leadership Institute; Shelley Lavender, EMBA’03, President of Boeing Military Aircraft, a business unit within Boeing Defense, Space & Security; Theresa Ruzicka, MBA’86, President of Catholic Charities of St. Louis

Congratulations to five members of the Olin community selected as up and coming leaders in the St. Louis Business Journal’s annual 30 Under 30 Awards.  According to the Journal, “the  honorees were chosen by a panel of previous 30 Under 30 winners and the Business Journal editorial board.”  Nearly 250 nominations were submitted for the awards this year.

Here are awardees with strong ties to Olin:

Paimun Jared “PJ” Amini, PMBA’15 & AB’11,
Chemistry IT lead at Monsanto.

Richard “Rich” A. Espenschied, MBA/JD’15
Director, Government Affairs at Anheuser-Busch InBev

Christopher “Chris” K. Presley
Academic Advisor/Student Affairs-Undergraduate and program coordinator for the Olin Fleischer Scholars Program, Olin Business School

Kate Dewulf
Starting the PMBA program (class 43) in August 2017
Strategic Planning at Graybar

Matt Plummer
Currently in the PMBA program
Principal at Cultivation Capital/The Yield Lab

Congratulations to two more WashU alumnae on the 30 Under 30 list: Allison M. Mendez, Master of Architecture’12 and Virginia Woodfork, JD’15.