Mary Dell Pritzlaff receives Eliot Society's 'Search Award'

Mary Dell Pritzlaff received the University's 2000 William Greenleaf Eliot Society Award April 11 at the society's 33rd annual dinner, held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Clayton. The award was given in recognition of Pritzlaff's exceptional service to Washington University.

William H. Danforth, chancellor emeritus, presented Pritzlaff with a silver replica of "The Search," a sculpture designed by Heikki Seppä, professor emeritus in the School of Art. The sculpture is part of the collection of the University's Gallery of Art.

"I am delighted that the Search Award was given to Mary Dell Pritzlaff this year," said Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton.

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Campus Authors

Before her 1995 death from cancer at age 46, Nancy L. Grant spent a lifetime building a greater understanding of racial issues in American history. Now, her life's work continues with the recent publication of a volume of essays based on a conference Grant organized here to explore African- American and Jewish interaction.

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Architecture school to honor distinguished alumni April 28

The School of Architecture will honor outstanding alumni at its seventh annual Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner April 28 at the Saint Louis Woman's Club.

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Obituary

Bernetta Jackson, professor emerita of English and of education, both in Arts & Sciences, died Thursday, April 6, 2000, at Swansea Care Center in Swansea, Ill. She was 86.

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