Halloween trip to MBG

Arline and I went to MBG to see if we could find any Fall color.  It has been distinctly absent this year and we really didn't find much, even in the Japanese Garden.  We did go in the Climatron for a change as it wasn't that warm.  We can always find something flowering in there

I really love ferns and seem to be accumulating quite a few at home these days, these are lovely and I'm sure loving the humidity

They moved the Chihuly into the Climatron while they are working on the new entrance-I don't know if this is its new home permanently or whether it'll get moved again once construction is complete

We found Groot asleep in the Children's Garden!!!

This was the best I could do with Fall color!!!

My first trip out of St Louis

Sam and I went to a winery with some of my colleagues from SLU.  Chris had bid on a package to benefit the Health Resource Center and she invited us to go.  I told Sam this was the first time I had been outside St Louis in almost 2 years.  Covid has made my life very small......
 

Moving on to another Dean

 

Since I have been in Faculty Affairs, I have been through 3 Deans.  It can be exhausting trying to work with yet another leader, but I seem to be getting the hang of it!  Since I have been at SLU, I have had 5 deans (4 of them pictured here without the "dean who must not be named")

Our current Dean stepped down due to illness and we had a portrait unveiling ceremony last week.  Details were in our SLU newsletter today.

Colleagues and friends from the School of Medicine, SLUCare, SSM Health and across the University joined together Friday, Oct. 22, to celebrate the medical and administrative career of Robert Wilmott, M.D. Wilmott is the former dean of the School of Medicine and Vice President for Medical Affairs. He also served as the chair of the Pediatrics department for 17 years.

Wilmott was appointed dean and vice president for medical affairs in January 2019, during what several speakers noted was a trying time for the school and SLUCare. He was lauded for the positive changes that happened under his leadership.  “Bob’s mark on the University, on this School of Medicine, on our leadership team, will be long lasting,” said University President Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D. “He shifted the trajectory of the school.”

In his remarks, Wilmott gave special thanks to his wife of 40 years, Cathy, and his four daughters, who along with his colleagues have made his time at SLU special. “I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to lead the School of Medicine for the last three years. I could never have been successful without the strong support of all of you,” Wilmott said.