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John McDonnell Honored as St. Louis’ Citizen of the Year
ST. LOUIS “CAN LOOK FORWARD TO OUR BEST DAYS” IF WE
SUPPORT NEW ENTERPRISE.
Rather than lament loss of large, mature companies since the mid 90s
the loss of corporate was not necessarily all negative, in that it acted as a
headquarters, St. “wake up call” to the city. He also pointed out that
Louisans should the region is better served by hosting and fostering
embrace “a bright companies in sectors that are still young and
future” of business developing. These new industries will create the
growth, said John opportunity for growth in the long-term that the
F. McDonnell, after well-established corporations could not provide.
being named St. Louis Citizen of the Year on May
McDonnell is the former chairman of McDonnell
26 at the St. Louis Science Center. The award is
Douglas Corp., and serves on the boards of
sponsored by the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Washington University, BJC HealthCare, the St.
Among other highlights, McDonnell cited the Louis Science Center, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and
recent $15 million Department of Energy award to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. He has
the Danforth Center as proof that St. Louis could been a longtime supporter of the Danforth Center,
very well “become the leading center for plant becoming a Center trustee in 1999, when the
research” in the country. He noted that St. Louis’ institution was in its infancy.
Congratulations John McDonnell!
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