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The Helen Davis Humanitarian Award was established in 1995 by the Office of Student Activities as a tribute to the dedication shown by Ms. Davis to Washington University and the St. Louis community. The award will recognize a student who promotes human welfare in the St. Louis community through education and service.

“This is about more than a name change,” said Paul Scott, a senior double majoring in global studies and in East Asian languages and cultures, both in Arts & Sciences.

‘There are always communities that exist and thrive in spite of the times’

Basma Daham, a senior majoring in both Biology with a specialization in Neuroscience, and Arabic, in the School of Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, is the winner of the 2025 Garland Allen Prize in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Biological Sciences.

Olin Business student leads with focus on values, service

WashU juniors Omar Abdelmoity, Cedric Bruges, Noah Kabbaj and Marilee Karinshak have received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, a prestigious award that honors students who conduct research in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering. 

WashU first-year Farah Bader was selected to receive the Cochlear Graeme Clark Scholarship for recipients of the Cochlear Nucleus Implant who demonstrate high academic achievement, along with Saint Louis University (SLU) first-year Grace Fleming.

Spencer Snipe, of Atlanta, a political science major in Arts & Sciences, is an Ervin Scholar, a member of the Bears football team and co-president of the Association of Black Students.

Washington University in St. Louis senior Elijah Darden has been selected for the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which fully funds postgraduate study and research at the University of Cambridge.