Paul, the director of the Missouri Institute of Mental Health, and Zhang, a professor of finance, are noted scholars nationally and internationally.

The annual list recognizes schools that show “a repeated commitment to increasing student voting.”

The event featured 86 employers and attracted around 300 UMSL students and alumni on Friday at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.

The Office of Alumni Engagement organized the event, which brought together 900 students, alumni, faculty and staff members at Busch Stadium.

The Office of Student Involvement organized an interactive kickoff event last Thursday, featuring food and a demonstration of how to make mola art, in the MSC.

Cella, who earned his degree in marketing in 1993, has stepped into the role previously held by retired Express Scripts Chairman George Paz.