Congratulations to St. Louis power couple David and Thelma Steward (pictured above), who are being honored by Jazz at Lincoln Center. The Stewards will receive the Ed Bradley Award for Leadership in recognition of their tremendous support of arts for youth development in St. Louis and beyond. The NYC awards gala is hosted by Harry Connick Jr. and will feature Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with vocal performances by Renée Fleming, Alison Krauss and others.
It’s pretty impressive to see how many noted scientists we have here in St. Louis. The Academy of Science’s Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards recognized them last week for their work spanning everything from molecular parasitology to veterinary epidemiology. Honorees include: Peter Wyse Jackson of the Missouri Botanical Garden; Stephen Beverley, head of W.U. department of molecular microbiology; Dr. Philip Alderson, SLU school of medicine dean emeritus; Dr. Sharon Deem, zoo Insitute for Conservation director; Ebenezer Satyaraj of Nestle Purina; Jeremy Taylor, UM-Columbia professor of genetics and animal sciences; Tom Adams of Monsanto; Robert Standley of SunEdison Semiconductor; Edward Spitznagel, W.U. math and biostatistics professor; Liviu Mirica, W.U. department of chemistry; Kater Murch, W.U. physics department; and David Westenberg of Missouri University of Science & Technology.
Kudos to all the deserving advertising, radio, TV and newspaper folks being inducted into the St. Louis Media History Foundation’s Hall of Fame this month. Among the honorees are John Beck, Sr. VP of Emmis Communications (KSHE, KIHT, KPNT, KFTK), Peggy Cohill, executive producer of the Charlie Brennan Show (KMOX Radio), and Margaret Wolf Freivogel, founding editor of the former St. Louis Beacon news site.
Tower Grove Park welcomes guest speaker Christopher Strand, director of the renowned Winterthur Museum in Delaware, the 175-room, 1,000-acre estate of the du Pont family. Strand will appear at the park’s annual Flower Power fundraiser in May to speak on “The Last Wild Garden,” an explanation of Henry Francis du Pont’s vision for the wild, colorful gardens at Winterthur.
