Founders Day to honor faculty, alumni

Brookings awards going to graduates Hagemann, Moore

Four distinguished faculty will be honored at the Founders Day celebration to be held Nov. 7 at America's Center in downtown St. Louis. At the same event, the Board of Trustees will bestow its Robert S. Brookings awards on two persons who "exemplify the alliance between Washington University and its community."

Gen. Colin Powell, former chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, will be keynote speaker for the event, the annual celebration of the University's founding.

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Alumni represent disparate fields

Six distinguished alumni, representing fields ranging from business and public policy to art and academia, will be honored at the Founders Day celebration, to be held Nov. 7 at America's Center in downtown St. Louis.

This year's alumni honorees include:

• Charles A. Buescher Jr., who has had a long career in public water supplies.

University to expand minority purchasing

One of the things that has frustrated Sandra Marks as executive director of the Minority Youth Entrepreneurship Program these past 12 years is that there are not more successful minority-owned businesses in St. Louis to offer as examples.

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Computer Science 101 appeals to more than engineers

The buzz among lots of undergraduate students these days is a course in the Department of Computer Science that attracts hundreds of students yearly.

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Peck is elected to institute, heads national association

William A. Peck, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine. He also is assuming the chairmanship of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).

A component of the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine advances and disseminates scientific knowledge to improve human health, providing information and advice to the government, corporations, the professions and the public.

Members are chosen for their major contributions to health and medicine or related fields, and they devote a significant amount of volunteer time to committees engaged in health policy studies. Current projects include studies on cancer research among minorities and the medically underserved; research and development needed to improve civilian medical response to chemical or biological terrorist incidents; and prevention of perinatal transmission of HIV.

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