The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.
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Up and running: Cross country teams laying the foundation for future success
Coach Steve Picucci guided the men’s and women’s cross country teams through their first full season of competition since his hiring in 2019.
‘Build it, they will come’: Betty Van Uum makes UMSL campus her legacy
In her 38 years at UMSL, Betty Van Umm has helped facilitate every expansion on or off campus.
Steven Louis Brawley preserves and celebrates St. Louis’ LGBTQIA+ history
Brawley founded the St. Louis LGBT History Project in 2007. He also authored “Gay and Lesbian St. Louis” and has served as a trustee for the State Historical Society of Missouri.
Leader of the St. Louis Avant-Garde: Artist Brock Seals’ background fuels his ascent
Brock Seals is succeeding on his own terms in the worlds of art and activism, in the process creating a body of work both unique and inspiring.
Gateway Human Trafficking honors Anthony Harper with Blue Heart Award
Harper, a 1994 UMSL alumnus, has spent the past eight years working as a forensic interviewer for Children’s Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis.
Education alumna Elizabeth Bleier invests in the region’s future as executive director of Teach For America St. Louis
As executive director, Bleier is leading an effort to support St. Louis’ network of 600 Teach For America alumni with professional development opportunities.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
The volleyball team swept Illinois Springfield and Southern Indiana to reach the GLVC Tournament final but lost a five-setter to Lewis for the title.
15 entrepreneurs present startups during Anchor Accelerator Pitch Day for a chance at a $50,000 capital injection
The founders had only five minutes to present problems, solutions, business plans and more to a panel of judges for a chance to win a $50,000 non-dilutive capital injection.
Baorong Guo and Annah Bender receive research grant to study streamlining SNAP application process
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded the $199,000 grant, which is aimed at increasing SNAP participation among low-income families.