President Barack Obama:
“Throughout our Nation’s history, our universities have opened doors of opportunity; fostered an informed, engaged society; and connected cultures around the globe. Since your community laid the cornerstone for Webster Hall in 1915, Webster University has carried forward this American tradition.”
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, proclaimed Sept. 19, 2014, as Webster University Centennial Day. The proclamation states:
Webster University is an economic engine that infuses $240 million annually into the St. Louis regional economy, annually hosts more than 200 plays, concerts, lectures, recitals, festivals and film screenings, is home to the nationally ranked Division III college baseball team and the national championship chess team, and has alumni who have won Oscars, Tonys, Grammys, Pulitzers and Nobel Prizes. Webster University is an institution with one of the most diverse student populations in the nation.”
Why Nakamura was not mentioned?