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Above:
Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton (right) presents
a drawing of Harbison House to Suzanne and Earle Harbison Jr.,
as Gilbert Early and Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth look
on. The Chancellor’s residence was renamed after the alumni couple
in honor of the Harbison’s generous support of Washington University.
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Chancellor Residence Named
After Harbisons Who Pledged $1.4 Million
The chancellor’s residence at Washington University was named
after Suzanne S. and Earle H. Harbison Jr., in recognition of
the alumni couple’s $1.4 million contribution to support programs
in arts and sciences.
“I am very pleased that a prominent building on campus will bear
the names of two of our most distinguished supporters,” says Chancellor
Mark S. Wrighton, who is a 1959 graduate of the School of Art
at Washington University.
Earle Harbison’s involvement with Washington University spans
four decades, beginning with his tenure as president of the Washington,
D.C. Alumni Club. A member of the board of trustees since 1993,
he also served on the steering committee for the University’s
long-range strategic planning process. As chair of the Arts and
Sciences National Council, he directs the Arts and Sciences component
of the University’s current fund-raising initiative to raise a
minimum of $1 billion by mid 2004. A retired president and chief
operating officer of Monsanto Company, he currently is chairman
of the Harbison Corp., which manufactures molded plastic products,
and is chairman of EverCorp., an aluminum container company.
Suzanne Harbison is a community volunteer and is involved with
the Mental Health Association of Greater St. Louis and Mary Institute
Country Day School.
Above: Educators
and corporate sponsors supporting Schnucks’ “Excellence in Academics”
pilot program include: (front row from left) Marlene Davis, president,
Board of Education; Dr. Cleveland Hammonds, Jr., superintendent,
St. Louis Public Schools; Ed Ferguson, Schnuck Markets; Randy
Wedel, Schnuck Markets; Nancy Schnuck Diemer, Schnuck Markets;
Scott Schnuck, Schnuck Markets; Rep. William L. Clay, Jr.; (middle
row) Bob Matson, 7-Up/Dr. Pepper; Phil Vacarro, Bunny Bread; Sandy
Wichmann, Edy’s; Linda Hennen, Ralston Purina; Lori Sheahan, Ralston
Purina; Dana Zensen, Pillsbury; Chris High, Pillsbury; (back row)
Bill Haas, Board of Education; Bill King, 7-Up/Dr. Pepper; John
McGinty, Ralston Purina; Bryan Gansert, Pepsi; Dennis Rasure,
Pepsi; Fred Jones, Pepsi; Tracy Massarand, Bunzl.
Schnucks’ Pilot Program Rewards St. Louis Public School Students
Schnuck Markets, Inc. and the St. Louis Public Schools have partnered
to encourage St. Louis Public School students to achieve academic
excellence. A new program, “Excellence in Academics,” rewards
and recognizes students who have achieved 3.0 grade point averages
or missed no more than two days of school in a semester.
The incentive-based pilot program involves 62 St. Louis public
schools and reaches close to 25,000 students in grades K-12 in
the areas surrounding Schnucks’ City Plaza store at Union Boulevard
and Natural Bridge, the first new retail center in North St. Louis
since World War II. Other stores are located on Delmar, Kossuth,
Lindell and downtown.
Students who meet the criteria will receive a one-time 10 percent
grocery shopping discount, in-school recognition and gift bag
with items from sponsors.
“Schnucks’ ‘Excellence in Academics’ program has all the positive
elements to encourage our students’ success. It also is an excellent
example of a major corporate citizen helping our children” says
Cleveland Hammonds, Jr., superintendent, St. Louis Public Schools.
Based on a successful program that received the White House Social
Company Award and the Food Marketing Institute Award for Neighborhood
Partnership in 1998, the program also rewards teachers and schools.
Teachers with the greatest number of high achieving students at
elementary, middle and high school levels and schools with the
largest number of high achievers will receive recognition.
“The program supports teachers, parents and the business community
working together with children to help them achieve academic excellence,”
says Ed Ferguson, Schnucks’ urban administrator of merchandising
and community relations.
McDonnell Planetarium Conducts a Space Mission
Then the McDonnell Planetarium closed for renovations in 1999,
a trip back to the future began. The current renovations of the
McDonnell Planetarium are based on research at top astronomy,
space and aviation venues nationwide and include a new entrance
or “Skyport” and three levels of exploration that will welcome
an expected one million visitors in early 2001.
Renovations for the “future” space environment are funded through
a $4 million gift from the McDonnell family and $3 million from
the Boeing Co. and the Boeing McDonnell Foundation. Additional
private funding will pay for the remaining $3 million to create
a new star theater.
The entry level will house aviation and space exhibits and a
new 125-seat briefing auditorium for lectures and programs. A
new elevator called the “Star Shuttle” takes visitors to the upper
levels, which will feature an expanded 18,000-square-foot gallery
for astronomy and space exhibits, programs and activities.
A new, state-of-the-art optical instrument will project a magnificent
view of the sky on a new open planetarium dome, which is twice
the size of the original. The gallery will be themed as a space
station, focusing on the science and technology necessary to live
and work in space in the next century.
Lemay Bank & Trust Company Becomes Midwest BankCentre
After almost 100 years as Lemay Bank & Trust Company, the bank
changed its name to Midwest BankCentre to reflect its expanded
market.
“To achieve our long-term strategic objectives, we are expanding
well beyond our traditional market area. A less geographically
specific name will enable the kind of neighborhood identity that
is so important to our concept of community banking,” says E.P.
Stupp III, vice chairman and chief executive officer.
“The bank has consistently positioned itself as an essential
part of the community infrastructure, a piece of the same fabric
as local schools, churches, civic services and neighborhood businesses.
However, the acquisitions, consolidations and entry of large national
and super-regional banks in the St. Louis market has, within the
past five years, created a growth imperative for area banks,”
he adds. “To remain competitive in their pricing, products and
services, local banks must expand beyond their traditional market
areas while maintaining their core attitude and beliefs.”
“This has not been an easy decision to make,” says Frank H. Ziegler,
Jr., president and chief operating officer of the bank. “But it
is the right decision. Our roots are here in the Lemay area, but
our future lies in expanding to new communities throughout the
region. This name change will help us accomplish that task.”
With more than $500 million in total assets and six locations,
the bank recently expanded into St. Charles County with other
locations under development.
Above: Touring the advanced technology at the IBEW/NECA
St. Louis Electrical/Data Industry Training Center: (left to right)
Dennis Gralicke, training center director; Missouri State Representative
Dave Levin; Gov. Mel Carnahan; St. Louis Mayor Clarence Harmon;
IBEW International Secretary Emeritus Jack Moore; and IBEW Local
#1 Business Manager Robert Miller.
Transformed St. Louis Electrical/Data Industry
Training Center Keeps Pace with Information Age
The high-tech transformation of the St. Louis Electrical/Data
Industry Training Center has been completely rewired, renovated
and expanded to become one of the nation’s best high-tech learning
laboratories for construction craft workers and a showcase of
the latest in electrical and electronic technology.
“The construction buyers have told us that the information age
is driving demand for workers skilled in high-tech requirements,”
says Robert G. Miller, business manager of The International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local #1, which operates the training
center with the St. Louis Chapter, National Electrical Contractors
Association (NECA). “The improvements in our St. Louis Electrical/Data
Industry Training Center respond directly to owners’ fast-changing
needs. We can quickly and easily customize training to match the
specific needs of each construction buyer and ensure maximum quality,
productivity and cost effectiveness for owners.”
The center has a vast array of sophisticated equipment, including
a hand scanner used to authorize access to high-security places
and high-tech control modules; a proximity reader for a card access
entry system; multiple hands-on displays and learning tools for
fiber optic technology; and additional computers with sophisticated
programs that show how to dissect and reassemble a motor.
The center provides training for more than 1,000 students, including
about 325 apprentices and more than 700 journey-level electricians.
The demand for electrical contractors to install voice data, fire
alarm, security and controls has nearly tripled in the last decade.
First Comprehensive Outpatient Cancer Center Treats Patients’
Body, Mind, Spirit
After several years of planning and development, seven local
physicians joined together to create the St. Louis Cancer & Breast
Institute, the area’s first comprehensive outpatient cancer center
to treat patients’ psychological, spiritual and physiological
needs.
“My colleagues at the Institute share my philosophy of treating
the whole patient and maximizing patient involvement throughout
the treatment process. This realization, coupled with our mutual
respect of one another’s capabilities, evolved into the idea of
bringing our services together under one roof,” says Marlys Schuh,
MD, medical director of the multi-disciplinary facility. The other
doctors are Rachel Borson, Delia Garcia, Susan Luedke, Diane Radford,
Mark Stutz and Rudolph Willis.
The Creve Coeur medical center provides convenient access to
the full range of oncology and breast care services. Radiological
screening services include mammography, bone densitometry, general
x-ray services, CT scans and ultrasound. The Institute’s unique
approach to patient care led to the addition of numerous services
to meet the patients’ psychological, spiritual and physiological
needs. The integrated facility also offers workplace issues counseling;
financial counseling; visual/relaxation therapy; and individual
and group counseling. The Institute also provides patients with
access to cutting-edge treatment options and technologies and
promotes education, awareness and early detection.
Above: The boathouse on Post-Dispatch Lake will soon receive
a major facelift thanks to several significant capital gifts.
Above: A rendering of the Grand Basin shows how Forest
Park’s centerpiece will be restored to its former glory.
Forest Park Receives Largest-Ever Donations to Restore Grand
Basin and Boathouse
The centerpiece for the 1904 World’s Fair in Forest Park—the
Grand Basin—will receive a major facelift, thanks to a $3 million
pledge from the Anheuser-Busch Foundation, a $1.5 million challenge
grant from the Kresge Foundation and a major capital gift. These
gifts go towards the “Restoring the Glory” capital campaign, which
has $31 million of its $43 million goal, and will focus on the
restoration of the boathouse and grand basin. Projects include
expanded boating, new wildlife habitats, canals and picnic islands,
new bridges, promenades, decorative lighting, fountains, a new
boathouse, restaurant, expanded rentals, landscaping and a natural
amphitheater on Art Hill.
The Detroit-based Kresge Foundation—one of the largest and most
important private foundations in the world—pledged its largest
grant ever awarded to a public park. To meet the challenge grant,
Forest Park Forever must raise $6.3 million by the end of 2000.
“Among our community’s treasures, Forest Park is a singular gem,”
says Jack Taylor, founder and chairman of Enterprise Rent-A-Car,
whose gift makes possible the construction of a new, expanded,
year-round facility. “It’s unique as a place and it’s an experience
that we all share. We are delighted to support what is surely
one of the most important efforts ever to take place in St. Louis.
In restoring Forest Park, we restore our collective history and
build an invaluable resource for the future.”
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