Saint Louis University Alumni

From soccer games and halftime fireworks to a tailgate and the golf cart parade, SLU's homecoming traditions have evolved over the years. Stay tuned for this year’s event schedule!
💙 Registration opens August 1.
🗓️ HCFW September 27-29.

Your investment in veteran education honors their service while investing in their potential to contribute meaningfully to various sectors upon graduation. Make your gift to SLU's Veterans Support Scholarship: https://loom.ly/mYDhgrA

William Johnson, J.D., outgoing dean of the Saint Louis University School of Law, has been named rector and vice president of SLU’s Madrid campus, effective Oct. 1. 👏

Whether it benefits education, research, community outreach, or fostering a culture of service and social responsibility, every contribution to SLU helps amplify our commitment to a higher purpose and greater good. Help us create a brighter future for individuals and society as a whole before the end of our fiscal year: https://loom.ly/s_sHcUw

For Saint Louis University alumnus Al Hrubetz, waiting nearly 60 years to be publicly recognized for one of the most effectual discoveries of his career – detecting major oil reserves off the coast of Dubai – was well worth the wait! Learn more about his discovery and recent recognition: https://loom.ly/BugWEy0

"I witnessed how much potential community-focused business can have in uniting and improving a region and how globalization has impacted Belize, specifically their supply chain and shipping methods," Mollie F., International Business, '26, shared.

Together, we can support immersive learning experiences for students like Mollie: https://loom.ly/1DtfLJ4.

The Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business at Saint Louis University has a new dean, effective July 1: Jackson Nickerson, Ph.D.!

“The Chaifetz School of Business is on the move, and I look forward to working with our community to continue and accelerate this momentum, inspired and guided by SLU’s Jesuit educational ideals,” Nickerson said. Learn more about him: https://loom.ly/pqkw4xw

Calling all SLU alumnae! 📣 Join the Women's Council board!

The Women's Council:
🏫 Highlights women on campus who are doing amazing and innovative work!
🎒 Funds the Women's Council Mary Bruemmer Endowed Scholarship!

Interested in joining? Email [email protected].

“Working in motor sports, I ironically don’t see a finish line I’m trying to get to. I’m just having fun and taking every opportunity as it comes my way," shared Lauren (Lobosky) Sullivan (PC '10).

Learn more about Lauren's journey to her role as an engineer with Team Penske! https://loom.ly/Y_g2sDM

Congratulations to 2024 Alumni Merit Award winner Trudy Busch Valentine (Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing at Saint Louis University ’80)! In 2019, SLU's School of Nursing was named in her honor, a testament to her profound commitment to fostering excellence and advancement. https://loom.ly/ViTx32Q

2024 Alumni Merit Award winner Barbara Jacobsmeyer (Doisy College of Health Sciences at Saint Louis University ’88) has a dedication to patient well-being that blossomed at Saint Louis University. Learn more: https://loom.ly/ViTx32Q

Since his enrollment at Saint Louis University to pursue a master’s degree in leadership and organizational development, 2024 Alumni Merit Award winner Nathan Merrick (GRAD SPS ’20) has gone on to be a true Billiken, later establishing two scholarships for students attending the School for Professional Studies. https://loom.ly/ViTx32Q

Standing with children, teens, adults and those in need, 2024 Alumni Merit Award winner Flint Fowler (GRAD Saint Louis University: School of Education ’97) has been a force to ignite change and create opportunities for individual potential throughout his lifetime. https://loom.ly/ViTx32Q

2024 Alumni Merit Award winner Michael Ernest (DENT ’69) has made contributions to SLU's Center for Advanced Dental Education (CADE) endodontic program providing equipment upgrades for students and building improvements. Learn more: https://loom.ly/ViTx32Q

Join us in congratulating Alumni Merit Award winner Laura Kaiser (GRAD SLU Public Health and Social Justice ’85, GRAD Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business at Saint Louis University ’85)! As president and CEO of SSM Health, she leads 40,000 team members and 12,800 providers toward a common vision to make high-quality, sustainable health care and pharmaceuticals affordable and accessible to all. Learn more: https://loom.ly/ViTx32Q

Our Alumni Merit Award winners and honorary degree recipients are honored at our Commencement Recognition Dinner each year. Here are a few of our favorite moments from a great night!

Registration for SLU's 2024 Homecoming and Family Weekend opens on August 1, but the excitement is already underway! Help us pick a concept for this year's T-shirt now : https://loom.ly/YSEE-mk

🎓 CEO of Eddie Bauer Tim Bantle (A&S ’00) visited campus and delivered a powerful message to Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business at Saint Louis University graduates: "This might come as a shock, but you probably have more learning ahead of you than behind you at this point. As you leave here, the amount of learning that you will do is really profound over the next 20 years."

Join us in congratulating Alumni Merit Award winner Marilyn Horst (GRAD Saint Louis University - School of Social Work ’77)! For 45 years, she worked as a licensed clinical social worker at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, supporting children and families as they coped with life-changing conditions and diagnoses. https://loom.ly/ViTx32Q

Saint Louis University - Pius XII Memorial Library opened its doors 65 years ago this month! Alums, where was your favorite spot in the library?

2024 Alumni Merit Award winner Frank Magiera (PC ’62) possesses a deep desire to improve student access to a high-quality education. In 2012, Magiera established the Frank and Bernice Magiera Scholarship, which provides $5,000 annually to three undergraduate students in the SLU School of Science and Engineering. Learn more: https://loom.ly/ViTx32Q

2024 Alumni Merit Award winner Jim Kavanaugh (Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business at Saint Louis University ’86), co-founder and CEO of World Wide Technology and an investor and owner of St. Louis City SC and the St. Louis Blues, is recognized for fostering diverse perspectives, transparent communication and employee development. Learn more: https://loom.ly/ViTx32Q

🎓✨ Congratulations to all of our graduates! 🎉 Your hard work and dedication have paid off, and we couldn't be prouder to welcome you to the alumni community. Remember, once a Billiken, always a Billiken! 💙⁠

SLU College of Philosophy and Letters' 2024 Alumni Merit Award winner, Fr. Michael Esswein (’93), was ordained a priest in the Archdiocese of St. Louis and serves as pastor of two Catholic parishes following a life-changing accident. Learn more: https://loom.ly/ViTx32Q

Join us in congratulating Alumni Merit Awardee Joseph Conran ( Saint Louis University College of Arts & Sciences ’67, SLU LAW '70), who for the past 10 years has served as chair of the Saint Louis University Board of Trustees. https://loom.ly/ViTx32Q

A dedication to excellence and service spans the career of Dr. Toniya Singh (RESIDENCY ’00, FELLOWSHIP ’03), the Saint Louis University School of Medicine's 2024 Alumni Merit Award winner. Learn more: https://loom.ly/ViTx32Q

2024 Alumni Merit Award winner Timothy Drone (Saint Louis University College of Arts & Sciences '72, GRAD A&S '75, GRAD Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business at Saint Louis University '77) and his wife hold one of the largest collections of private antiquities in St. Louis and have contributed myriad pieces to SLU to expand students’ educational experiences. Learn more: https://loom.ly/ViTx32Q

Join us in congratulating SLU's 2024 Pioneer Award recipients: Saint Louis University: School of Education alumni Greg ('07) and Steve ('09) Frey! They are not only siblings but also classmates and colleagues who initiated and led 12 student service-immersion trips to Guatemala. Learn more: https://loom.ly/ViTx32Q

Check out the Saint Louis University Museum of Art this month to see a limited exhibition by Nick Leeper, S.J., a Jesuit scholastic and graduate student in philosophy at SLU! https://loom.ly/It95ZjU

From playing in the SLU women's soccer team's first Division I game in a borrowed jersey to becoming deputy director of Billiken Athletics, Janet Oberle, Ph.D., took attendees at the Saint Louis University Women's Council Spring Luncheon through not only her remarkable career but how sports unites us.