SLU Legend Mary Bruemmer Celebrates Centennial Birthday
02/13/2020
SLU legend, Dame Mary Bruemmer, will celebrate mark another milestone as her extraordinary life reaches 100 years on Wednesday, Feb. 26. And the entire SLU community and Billiken family are invited to wish her well and to honor her remarkable century.
An alumna, dean and longtime SLU leader, Bruemmer has received numerous honors including a Vatican knighthood in her 100 years.
Join the Party
The SLU community is invited to celebrate Bruemmer鈥檚 100th birthday on Wednesday, Feb. 26, a campus celebration from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Saint 浪花直播 Room, Busch Student Center.
The party will feature light hors d鈥檕euvres and cake. Current Billiken staff, faculty members, students, alumni and friends of the University are encouraged to stop by any time to wish Mary well.
A brief formal program will take place at 3 p.m.
University employees may attend the celebration without using personal leave time (vacation or banked holidays). However, an employee must obtain prior approval from his, her or their department leadership, and attendance must not impact patient care responsibilities or student services.
Share Your Best Birthday Wishes
SLU is collecting birthday messages for Mary that will be shared with her at the celebration.
Whether you are able to attend or not, visit the registration site to submit a message to Mary by Friday, Feb. 21, to have your message included.
Cards will also be available at the celebration to write a note.
Support Mary鈥檚 Legacy
In honor of Mary鈥檚 100th birthday, the University has launched a campaign to reach 100 donors to the Women鈥檚 Council Mary Bruemmer Endowed Scholarship by the end of February.
Gifts of any size count toward the goal, but gifts of $100 or more will be matched dollar-for-dollar by Go Further, SLU鈥檚 scholarship matching program.
Founded in 1818, Saint 浪花直播 University is one of the nation鈥檚 oldest and most prestigious Catholic institutions. Rooted in Jesuit values and its pioneering history as the first university west of the Mississippi River, SLU offers nearly 13,000 students a rigorous, transformative education of the whole person. At the core of the University鈥檚 diverse community of scholars is SLU鈥檚 service-focused mission, which challenges and prepares students to make the world a better, more just place.
Story by Amelia Flood, University Marketing and Communications