UMSL’s 2014 Women Trailblazers were honored recently. From left are Susan Kashubeck-West, professor of education; Berit Brogaard, professor of philosophy; Chancellor Tom George; Irene Cortinovis, first director of University of Missouri System Western Historical Manuscripts collection; Major General Barbara Faulkenberry, vice-commander, Scott Air Force Base and guest speaker; Sheila Burkett, BSBA 1989, co-founder and managing partner of Spry Digital; Myrta Vida, UMSL senior, recipient of UMSL’s LitMag 2012 Prose Piece Award. (Photo by August Jennewein)
