Hometowner Joanna Dee Das has written a book, Katherine Dunham: Dance and the African Diaspora. The professor of dance at Washington University recently held a Left Bank Books signing, and will appear at another Nov. 1 at the Missouri History Museum. You can find her book at both locations.
Congratulations to Erin Hediger (Francis Howell ‘15), who received the Jamie L. Roberts Memorial Scholarship from the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults. Hediger is the daughter of Ted and Mary Hediger of St. Charles. She maintained a 4.0 GPA at Mizzou during her cancer treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma and will apply her $2,500 scholarship toward her studies in biology.
Bravo to The Magic House (pictured at top) for receiving a National ADDY award from the American Advertising Federation. Its Remember to Play campaign, produced by Bruton Stroube Studios, was a silver winner in the Local TV Commercial (60 seconds or more) category, chosen from more than 40,000 entries nationally. The campaign stresses the importance of free and unstructured play in child development.
Did you know that the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department was the first in the nation to use a ‘rogues’ gallery’ (i.e., mug shots) to help identify people suspected of crimes? The Missouri History Museum has published an enhanced eBook about the topic, Captured and Exposed: The First Police Rogues’ Gallery in America, by Shayne Davidson.
It’s not every day that you hear about a $20 million gift—even at Washington University. Yet that’s the amount longtime trustee John McDonnell has donated to establish the McDonnell Scholarship Challenge. It will support scholarships and fellowships at the prestigious institution.
