The Gertrude and William A. Bernoudy Foundation recently announced a $1 million gift to endow the Saint Louis Zoo’s William Bernoudy Vice President of Architecture & Planning, a position currently held by David McGuire. The endowment ensures a professional architect will lead the development of distinctive architectural projects and engaging animal habitats. (Pictured: The zoo’s serpentine wall, a William Bernoudy design)
Saint Louis Fashion Fund has announced the six finalists for its first annual Saint Louis Fashion Fund Emerging Designer Competition Oct. 15. The designers will participate in a runway competition at Union Station before a panel of five judges, and the winner will receive $15,000 to pursue a career in fashion, along with mentoring from top fashion industry experts. Saint Louis Fashion Fund is led by a 32-member board of directors and supports Saint Louis Fashion Week activities and the local fashion community through fundraisers and educational projects.
Moneta Group, a local, independently owned financial planning firm, was named No. 1 on Small Business Monthly’s 2014 ‘Best in Customer Service’ list. Published annually in the paper’s Business Owners’ Guide, the list is based on readers’ votes and features 28 businesses in the St. Louis area.
Dr. David Carr recently was appointed as the inaugural Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff professor of geriatric medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. Carr joined the W.U. faculty in 1994 and specializes in the effects of brain injury and aging on driving skills. He serves as medical director at Parc Provence and The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis.
Hometown musical theater talent Hannah Kiem has returned to St. Louis to play Rivka and Grandmother Tzeitel in the Stages production of Fiddler on the Roof. The show runs through Oct. 5. A graduate of Crossroads College Preparatory, the 24-year-old is the daughter of Debbie Kiem of Webster Groves and the late Don Kiem.
