Alumnus and actress Phyllis Smith, BSED 1972, (“The Office” and “Trophy Wife”) and Samoa Asigau, a student pursuing a PhD in biology

Alumni Clint Zweifel, BA political science 1997 and MBA 2001, Missouri state treasurer, and Dr. Harry Orf, BS chemistry 1971, senior vice president for research at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston

Mari Cruz Jaramillo, a student pursuing a PhD in biology, and alumnus Martin Mlynczak, BS physics 1971, research scientist at NASA

Alumni Dan Isom, BS 1994, MA 2003, PhD 2008 criminology and criminal justice, Endowed Professor in Policing and Community at UMSL, and Linda Hall, BA English 2011, store director at Tiffany & Co.

Alumni Vince Schoemehl, BA history 1972, president and chief executive officer of Grand Center, Inc. and former St. Louis mayor, and Chris Nicastro, MEd 1982, commissioner of Education for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Alumni Matt Shank, MA 1986 and PhD 1988 psychology, and president of Marymount University in Arlington, Va., and Chris Nicastro, MEd 1982, commissioner of Education for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Alumni Katherine Rodway Vega, BA art history 2005, director of the William Shearburn Gallery in St. Louis, and Clint Zweifel, BA political science 1997 and MBA 2001, Missouri state treasurer

Alumni Denny Reagan, BSBA 1974, president and chief executive officer of The Muny, and Jason Jan, BSBA 1999, founder and owner of FroYo