Make Way

Faye Katt and Ganesh Natarajan, both JD ’90, met 37 years ago while waiting in line to register for their first-semester law classes. Now married, they continue to give back to the institution that brought them together and helped launch their successful legal careers. Their most recent pledge to endow a scholarship will create more opportunities for law students to build their futures at WashU.

Financial support helps draw talented students to the university’s medical school and enables top-tier graduate programs to enhance professional excellence.

Chris and Dawn Bloise met as undergraduates studying abroad in London. After graduation, they built a life together and found professional success in finance and marketing. The couple endowed a universitywide scholarship to give other students a chance to write their own WashU stories.

The initiative encourages students across the university to develop purposeful, values-based leadership skills inside and outside of the classroom.

Dr. H. Brent Clark’s estate bequest to the medical school adds to the endowment for the Class of 1974 Scholarship in Honor of Dr. Jonathan Mann.

Bill Siedhoff has long advocated for children and families in St. Louis. By supporting graduate students studying social work and public health at the Brown School, he hopes to encourage the next generation to follow his lead and pursue careers in public service.

Five Arts & Sciences undergraduates were among the first recipients of the scholarship created by Milica Banjanin, who taught Russian literature and culture, and her husband.

A WashU education extends well beyond lectures and labs. With the help of generous Make Way donors, the university is bolstering its efforts to ensure students embrace healthy habits, become effective leaders, build career competencies, and cultivate other skills necessary for success after graduation.