Webster University’s Annual Scholarship Dinner

Webster University’s Annual Scholarship Dinner

Webster University’s Annual Scholarship Dinner, Thursday, April 3, 2014, illustrated the depth and talent of the current students attending the university. Being awarded a scholarship is considered a distinctive honor, and this dinner manifests a prominent way to acknowledge the accomplishments of these students and donors.

Guests heard from two grateful beneficiaries, Gabriel Bullard, BA ’07, Journalism, the E. Desmond Lee and Mary Ann Lee Endowed Scholarship, The DeWitt and Caroline Van Evera Foundation Scholarship, and Rachel Kaufer, International Human Rights, The Arthur M. Sandler Endowed Scholarship. Anthony (Tony) Thompson, MBA ’88, and Marianne E. Gleich, BA ’66, who both have established several scholarships, reinforced why their familys choose to give back to the university.

Scholarship recipients Andrew (Dre) Concepcion, Music, flute, Raphael Makarewicz, Music, violin, Jacob Stergos, Music, bass, Juan Acosta, Music, bass, provided the cocktail music entertainment, conducted by Paul DeMartinis, Director of Jazz Studies. The evening concluded with musical selections from Into the Woods featuring Erica Stephan, Musical Theatre, The Byron Grant Endowed Musical Theatre Scholarship, and Melissa Weyn, Acting, The Michael Flanagan Scholarship, accompanied by Larry Pry,, Music Director.

The school — founded on the principle of providing a higher education to those who might not possess the opportunity to obtain one — today operates as a private, nonprofit, accredited university offering undergraduate and graduate education.

The home campus is located in Webster Groves, MO, a picturesque suburb of St. Louis. The university truly has evolved since it was established in 1915 and currently includes more than 100 campus locations throughout the United States and across the globe. Webster University has created a unique educational environment, blending the conveniences of a small university with the opportunities of a large one.

Webster University, a worldwide institution, has a mission dedicated to ensuring high quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence. Students can choose from programs in the schools of business and technology, communications or education; or select majors in the colleges of fine arts or arts and sciences. They can study in the U.S., Austria, China, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Thailand, and Ghana. It all encompasses a part of the Webster experience.

Presently, the university enrolls about 22,000 students around the globe, who range from traditional college-age students to adult learners. Webster students represent nearly 150 nationalities.