SearchPast Issues Sept. 13, 2007

Sharing the vision Mary Sansalone, dean of the School of Engineering, visits with state Rep. Allen Icet (R-84th), chairman of the House Budget Committee, shortly before her presentation at the BIO Benchmarking program held Sept. 5 in the Knight Center. Freshman research projects awarded The opportunity to work on a cutting-edge research project from day one with a faculty member from Engineering or Medicine is one of the School of Engineering's exciting new initiatives for undergraduates. In fact, 17 members of the class of 2011 have received these awards. Inspired by the legacy of former Dean James M. McKelvey and now funded in part by a grant from the Clare Boothe Luce Foundation, these new undergraduate research awards give students the opportunity to find out what makes a research university special. Got happy feet? Register for Dance Marathon 2007 Registration continues for Dance Marathon 2007, a student-run effort to raise funds for and promote awareness of the Children's Miracle Network of Greater St. Louis. Art in motion Colin Christy, a senior sculpture major in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, hangs his work at the 14th annual Saint Louis Art Fair last Friday. Christy was one of several students taking part in the fair's Student Mentoring Program. Obituary: Spiegel, 87 Mary Jane Spiegel, a lab assistant at the School of Medicine from 1957-1986, died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007. She was 87. Notables policy Submit all Notables to Jessica Daues via e-mail, jessica_daues@wustl.edu, or by fax, 935-4259.