These alumni helped spread WashU spirit around the globe—and social media—this summer!
These alumni helped spread WashU spirit around the globe—and social media—this summer!
From left: Shaun Koiner, BSBA ’04, Eugene Hillsman, BSBA ’02, Michael Craig, AB ’10, Brandon Roberts, BS ’03, Leah Tooks, BS ’04, Jerreau Taylor, AB ’06, Daniel Gould, BSBA ’04, Johnathan Goree, AB ’05, Leon Humphries, BS ’02, Vincent Caesar, AB ’05, and Matt Story, BS ’02, BS ’02, taking a break from throwing axes in Vancouver, British Columbia
Alison Gozlan, BSBA ’16, in Steamboat Springs, a city in Colorado’s Yampa Valley
Daniel Teich, BS ’18, MS ’19, wearing a WashU T-shirt next to the mailbox that sits atop Mailbox Peak trail near North Bend, Washington
Sameer Talcherkar, AB ’95, MBA ’04, at the Statue of Liberty in New York
Malaya Dayrit, MSW ’17, performing tree acrobatics in Guam, where she lives
From left: Eugene Hillsman, BSBA ’02, Jerreau Taylor, AB ’06, Brandon Roberts, BS ’03, Leon Humphries, BS ’02, Leah Tooks, BS ’04, Daniel Gould, BSBA ’04, Vincent Caesar, AB ’05, Johnathan Goree, AB ’05, Shaun Koiner, BSBA ’04, and Matt Story, BS ’02, BS ’02, in Vancouver, British Columbia
Irene Martin, BFA ’03, and her children, Alina and Daniel, in WashU shirts while enjoying the sunset on Lake Naomi in Pennsylvania
Jacquelyn Carlson-Gnuse, BSN ’69, with her grandsons, future alumni Luke, Ivan, and Eli, in Bradford, Pennsylvania
Austin Wesevich, AB ’11, BMus ’11, MPH ’16, MD ’17, and his wife, Megan Lynch, at California’s Yosemite National Park during a trip to San Francisco for the wedding of Andy Mohapatra, MD ’16
Deanna Goldberg, BFA ’82, taking a photo of the Kremlin in Moscow
Amanda Doreson, AB ’05, in warrior pose at Machu Picchu in Peru, on a vacation inspired by her studies at WashU
Diana Torteya, McKelvey Engineering Class of 2020, in Brownsville, Texas, at the end of a bridge connecting the U.S. and Mexico
Cassandra Mackey, BS ’11, and her husband, David, BS ’11, MS ’12, exploring state parks near Mineral Wells, Texas
Martha Ferdinand, AB ’91, at the beach in Camogli, Italy
Jamie Shifley, AB ’01, in a WashU T-shirt with four of her children as they ride a ferry to Washington Island, Wisconsin
Robin Reaves Di Trolio, BFA ’85, wearing a “Beardanna” (like the ones Di Trolio, a former cheerleader, used to throw to WashU fans during football games) after finishing an 8-hour hike with her border collie, Duke, at the Maroon Bells mountains near Aspen, Colorado
Steven Ambler, DPT ’05, in a red WashU shirt with his wife, Jennifer Lam-Ambler, DPT ’06, in sunglasses, Lam-Ambler’s mother, MyKhanh Tran, center, and Steven and Jennifer’s four children, Nolan, Avery, Emmie, and Ella, at Parc Omega safari park in Quebec, Canada
Lance Finney, BS ’97, BS ’97, with his wife, Jennifer, BS ’98, and their children, Matthew and Douglas, near Füssen, Germany, with the Neuschwanstein Castle behind them
Faye Lesht, AB ’78, right, and Jackie Caster, mother of Bryce Caster, AB ’14, stopping to take a photo together at England’s Sudeley Castle after Mrs. Caster, who is carrying a WashU water bottle, spotted Dr. Lesht’s WashU jacket
Deanna Goldberg, BFA ’82, riding 276 feet on Moscow Metro escalator
Amanda Doreson, AB ’05, visiting a women’s weaving collaborative in Ollantaytambo, a town in the Sacred Valley region of southern Peru
Harry Lupuloff, BS ’79, wearing WashU socks at the entrance to Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland
Sofia Smith, PhD ’19, wearing a WashU sweatshirt with her father, William, at the city hall of Memmingen, Germany
Clare Zhang, BSBA ’18, at the highest lookout point over the Treasury in Petra, Jordan, one of the Seven Wonders of the World
From left: Lauren Gelb, BSBA ’19, Zach Calvar Miot, BSBA ’18, Adam Regent, BSBA ’18, and Dina Guilak, AB ’19, in Israel after meeting by chance and quickly bonding over their love for their alma mater
Sri Harsha Kondapalli, MS ’17, sitting beneath George Washington at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota
Tim Sagona, BS ’06, and his wife, Amber, AB ’07, on opposite sides of the equator in Uganda
Lance Finney, BS ’97, BS ’97, with his son Douglas, who is wearing a WashU hat, sitting with a statue of Polish composer Frédéric François Chopin in Havana
Mostafa Shaban, MEng ’12, wearing a WashU backpack at Manoa Falls in Honolulu
Erin Que, AB ’08, far right, wearing WashU sunglasses, with her sister, Emily, and father, Larry, in front of Mönch Mountain in Switzerland
Dina Guilak, AB ’19, left, and Lauren Gelb, BSBA ’19, on a post-graduation trip to the Negev Desert in Israel
Demetrius Denham, MA ’12, with his children, Donovan and Eli, at the Pantheon in Rome
Hannah Moran, AB ’18, at Pigeon’s Cave on the island of Lokrum near Dubrovnik, Croatia
Crystal Anderson, BSBA ’06, in Aruba with her future WashU student
Jennifer Finney, BS ’98, in a WashU shirt with her husband, Lance, BS ’97, BS ’97, and their children, Matthew and Douglas, at the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration in Montgomery, Alabama
Ray Lum, BS ’61, wearing a WashU hat at Rosecliff mansion in Newport, Rhode Island
Monica Patankar, LLM ’12, at the Miss for America Pageant in Las Vegas, where she placed in the top 15
Anthony Priest, MFA ’96, hiking Big Bluff Trail with his son, Alexander, near Buffalo National River in Ponca, Arkansas
Ankit Kumar, MBA ’19, in a WashU T-shirt with his children, Hattie and Jamesy, at Tonto National Forest in Arizona
Victoria Siegel, AB ’81, MA ’88, wearing a WashU hat at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s Hippo Cove, which is now home to former Saint Louis Zoo resident Bibi and her calf, Fiona
Olivia Lillegraven, AB ’15, with Marcos Cepin at Delicate Arch in Utah’s Arches National Park
Michael Sams, MSPT ’98, wearing a WashU T-shirt while punting on the River Cam with his daughter, Hannah, in Cambridge, England
Darlene Tilley, DPT ’15, standing on the lava rocks of Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica
Andrew Bower, AB ’19, BSBA ’19, who is wearing an Olin Business School T-shirt, and Lauren Dumas, BSBA ’19, who is wearing a WashU T-shirt, enjoying a hike in Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve in La Jolla, California
Art supplies and a plein air painting (a painting completed outdoors) of the Parramore Island Natural Area Preserve in Virginia by Elizabeth Reid, MFA ’00, who visited the island this summer
Melissa Meyer, DPT ’06, at Starfish Point in Grand Cayman Island
Barnaby Horton, AB ’91, at Chautauqua Lake in New York with his daughter, Anne
Elie Zenner, AB ’08, wearing a WashU basketball shirt with his wife, Jill, BS ’09, and their 3-month-old son, Max, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
From left, Jason Kravitz and his wife, Marla Dubin, both AB ’90, with their children, Amanda and Ryan Kravitz, all wearing WashU gear while standing in front of the torii gate in Miyajima, Japan
Martha Ferdinand, AB ’91, at the 14,036-foot summit of Mount Sherman in Colorado
Robin Reaves Di Trolio, BFA ’85, wearing a WashU T-shirt and “Beardanna” (like the ones Di Trolio, a former cheerleader, used to throw to WashU fans during football games) with her dog, Duke, at the Maroon Bells mountains in Aspen, Colorado
Michael Farchakh, LLM ’16, showing his law school pride at the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal
Tirzah Gregory, BS ’94, and her husband, Ted, AB ’94, wearing WashU gear while hiking near Grand Lake in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park
Brown School doctoral student Darejan Dvalishvili, left, and Inga Saitadze, MSW ’10, who is wearing a WashU shirt, at Mount Kazbek, one of the highest mountains in the country of Georgia
From left, Class of 2003 alumnae Kerry Owens, Zerah Florance—who is wearing a WashU T-shirt—Frances Perez, and Nicole Duran celebrating 20 years of friendship in Dubrovnik, Croatia
Joseph Hammons, BS ’79, MS ’79, wearing a WashU cycling kit at the top of the Alpe d’Huez climb, a regular feature of the Tour de France
Lance Finney, BS ’97, BS ’97, taking a break from a business trip to enjoy Porto, Portugal
Sharad Sheth, MArch ’76, with his wife, Kirtida, in Diu, India, on the country’s western coast
Cassandra Mackey, BS ’11, wearing a WashU hat on top of Wheeler Peak, the highest natural point in New Mexico, with her friend Joann
Ray Lum, BS ’61, and his wife, Ruby, bending the rule requiring all-white attire with WashU hats on the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s grass courts in Newport, Rhode Island
Anthony Priest, MFA ’96, in a WashU pullover shirt while hiking on Sugarloaf Mountain in Heber Springs, Arkansas
Teresa Conner, BFA ’94, and her husband, Jason, at Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
Brett Rowan, JD ’08, in a WashU T-shirt with his mother, Mary Kay, in Burgenland, Austria
From left, Lorani Orobitg, BSBA ’93, in a WashU T-shirt with Emily Dewolf, Arts & Sciences Class of 2023, who is wearing a WashU hat, on Emerald Isle, North Carolina
From left, WashU crew alumni Elizabeth Obeidat, AB ’19, Paul Egan, AB ’17, who is wearing a WashU shirt, Vivian Wong, BS ’19, and Chase Antonacci, AB ’19, at the top of Mount Diablo in California
Aspiring WashU students Jackson and Connor Koerkenmeier, sons of Clint Koerkenmeier, MHS ’11, taking a break from sailing on Galveston Bay, Texas
Tricia Copeland, MIM ’03, PMBA ’03, in the Paradise area of Mount Rainier National Park in Washington
Josh Steinfeld, AB ’01, and his wife, Marissa Hockfield, AB ’01, who is wearing a WashU shirt, in front of the Seljalandsfoss waterfall in southern Iceland
Lisa (Gordon) Rogol, AB ’04, giving Stone Harbor, New Jersey, the thumbs-up while wearing her WashU hat
From left, Andrew Englund, AB ’18, Ryan Farhat-Sabet, BSBA ’19, Alina Luke, MPH ’18, and Brown School professor Doug Luke, AB ’83, in Annisquam, Massachusetts
Wen Jiang, PhD ’18, in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Ezra Hessel, Brown School Class of 2020, taking a break from hiking to stand under the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles
Ankit Kumar, MBA ’19, and his wife, Marcia, who is wearing a WashU T-shirt at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona
Timothy Theerman, AB ’96, in the Plaza Mayor in Madrid
Patti Berendzen Siegel, AB ’80, wearing her WashU hat on the Bench and Snow Lakes Trail in Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park
Class of 2015 alums Katie Kuppersmith and Alex Wess, wearing a WashU T-shirt, at the top of the Angel’s Landing Trail at Zion National Park in Utah
Kelly Oeltjenbruns, JD ’18, dressing the university's namesake as a law school alum at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota
Kate Harline, AB ’17, at the top of Good Luck Mountain in central New York
Rebecca Silverman, AB ’07, at Jenny Lake in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park 
Erin Lo, BSBA ’96, in her WashU hat at a San Francisco Symphony concert—conducted by Gemma New, resident conductor of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra—at Stanford University in California
Tom Hastings, JD ’16, at the Austrian National Library in Vienna
Monica Patankar, LLM ’12, 2019 Miss Illinois for America, at the Tiara Trot to Fight Substance Abuse 5K race she co-hosted in Batavia, Illinois
Mark Perla, BSBA ’92, wearing his WashU hat at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas
William Siedhoff, BS ’68, MSW ’73, wearing his WashU hat while visiting the Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis in Greece with Mary Ellen Cotsworth
Jennifer Linton, BS ’16, and her husband, Caleb, taking a break from hiking in Waimea Canyon State Park in Kauai, Hawaii
Tobi Jasper Rousso, AB ’92, leaping in front of Brookings Hall with her WashU T-shirt during a campus visit with her son, a rising high school senior
Kriti Prasad, AB ’17, wearing her WashU pom beanie hat at Lake Louise in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada
A tortoise getting a taste of WashU while nibbling on a WashU hat owned by Ronald Igou, AB ’71, in the Galápagos Islands
Francine Ephraim, AB ’92, MA Ed ’93, in her WashU hat with her husband, David, at Acadia National Park in Maine
Juliana Gonzales, MSW ’14, in her WashU sweatshirt with her friends Avery Riis, Natalie Torres, and Raissa Figueroa in Big Sur, California
Larry Miner, AB ’71, wearing his WashU hat while standing with his wife, Melissa, at Anna Ruby Falls in Georgia’s Blue Ridge Mountains
Cindy Farris, MA ’13, and her husband, Brad, hiking Diamond Hill at Connemara National Park in Ireland
Clayton Covington, AB ’19, striking a pose at the top of the Pyramid of the Sun (with the Pyramid of the Moon in the background) in Teotihuacán, Mexico
Debra Schwartz, BFA ’82, in her WashU shirt at the Treasury in Petra, Jordan, which is believed to have been settled as early as 9,000 B.C.
Sidney Levingston, AB ’18, sporting a WashU sweatshirt at Machu Picchu in Peru
Ryan Hughes, MS ’09, enjoying the beach in Ocean City, New Jersey
Nusheen Javadizadeh, MBA ’97, at Yellowstone National Park’s Artist Point
Marina Archangeli, BS ’16, stopping to look out over the Colorado River while hiking in Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park
Patrick Murray, BS ’19, who is currently working on a master of architecture degree in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, overlooking the Mississippi River from the Guthrie Theater’s Endless Bridge in Minneapolis while wearing a WashU T-shirt