Groundbreaking ceremony for new $32 million Science Learning Building: (from left) Bob Ducker, principal, director of design, Christner, Inc.; Michael Finkes, president UMSL Alumni Association; James Krueger, vice chancellor, Managerial and Technological Services; Dewayne Holloway, senior project manager, K&S Associates, Inc.; Martin Leifeld, vice chancellor, University Advancement; Joseph O’Sullivan, dean, UMSL/WUSTL Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program; Ronald Yasbin, dean, College of Arts and Sciences; UMSL Chancellor Tom George; UMSL Provost Glen Cope; Bernard Feldman, chair, Department of Physics; Patricia Parker, chair, Department of Biology; Christopher Spilling, chair, Department of Chemistry; Terry Freerks, chair CAS Leadership Council; Joe Vogl, outgoing chair, CAS Leadership Council; and Matthew Keefer, chair, Budget and Planning Committee.