UMSL Partnerships and Local Power Players | St. Louis News

UMSL and St. Mary’s South Side Catholic High School are forging a three-year partnership that opens a direct college pathway for students, while giving UMSL education majors real classroom experience and boosting teacher training. Meanwhile, UMSL’s Shu Schiller and Lúcia Lohmann earned spots on the St. Louis Business Journal’s Most Influential Business Women list—Schiller shaping business education for two decades, Lohmann leading the Missouri Botanical Garden after earning global ecology acclaim. UMSL professors David Kimball and Anita Manion also made headlines with political analysis in major outlets. Locally, Gerald Beckmann now leads as interim director of St. Louis Airport, and Jeff Lenhart takes the reins at Prosperity, managing $5 billion. All this underscores UMSL’s vital role in strengthening the region through strategic collaborations. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/158c4254f390c648