Alumna Grace Blair: The ‘cowgirl who turned heart surgeon’

By Evan Young | May 8, 2025 When Grace Blair, MD ’67, was a high school freshman in southeast Montana, her science teacher asked if she’d be willing to help the new doctor at the small county hospital. There were only two registered nurses in all of Carter County, and the new doctor, Richard Musser, […]

Lifelong learner: Alumna Molly Strassner’s WashU journey spans decades

By Evan Young | April 21, 2025 Molly (Stark) Strassner, BS ’66, MA ’76, embodies lifelong learning.  The 91-year-old holds a relatively unique distinction among her fellow WashU alumni, having studied at the university during five of the last seven decades. Strassner began her WashU career in the early 1950s, returned to complete her undergraduate […]