Eye on UMSL: County executive takes center stage

by | Jan 11, 2024

St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page spoke with Chancellor Kristin Sobolik and Tim Nowak before delivering his annual State of the County Address at the Touhill.

Chancellor Kristin Sobolik talks with Tim Nowak of World Trade Center St. Louis and St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page before Page's State of the County Address at the Touhill

St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page (at right) spoke with University of Missouri–St. Louis Chancellor Kristin Sobolik and Tim Nowak, the executive director of World Trade Center St. Louis, on Wednesday morning before delivering his annual State of the County Address in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.

 

St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page delivers his annual State of the County Address at the Touhill

Page unveiled a new logo for St. Louis County during the address and also spoke about Clayco’s plans to expand operations and increase jobs by moving into a former Express Scripts Building across I-70 from the UMSL campus.

 

Music student Arissa Ford-Jones sings the national anthem before the State of the County Address at the Touhill

The event also provided an opportunity to showcase the UMSL campus and members of the community, including music student Arissa Ford-Jones, who performed the national anthem before Page’s address.

These photographs were taken by UMSL photographer Derik Holtmann and are the latest to be featured in Eye on UMSL. View more UMSL photos by visiting the UMSL Flickr and Instagram accounts.

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