Pictured (from left) are UMSL Chancellor Tom George, Anna Mayer Beck and Joel Glassman

UMSL Chancellor Tom George (left) presented the chancellor’s medallion, the university’s highest honor, to Anna Mayer Beck at commencement ceremonies Dec. 14. Beck worked with Joel Glassman, academic director of International Studies and Programs (right) to establish the German Culture Center at UMSL in 1999. (photo by GradImages)