Skip to search Skip to footer WU PHYSICIANS DIRECTORY APPLYVISITGIVE Academics Research Campus Experience Who We Are DEDICATION OF THE DANFORTH CAMPUS On September 17, 2006, the Hilltop Campus of Washington University in St. Louis was renamed the Danforth Campus. The name honors Dr. William H. Danforth, the 13th chancellor of the university, his family and the Danforth Foundation for the role they have played in the evolution of Washington University. Approximately 1,000 people attended the Danforth Campus dedication ceremony in Graham Chapel. Among those making remarks were Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and David W. Kemper, then chairman of the Board of Trustees. Harold T. Shapiro, PhD, president emeritus and professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University, gave the keynote address, titled “A Larger Sense of Purpose: Higher Education and Society.” A highlight of the ceremony came when the Danforth siblings were presented with replicas of the Danforth Campus medallion that was installed in September 2006 on the Danforth Plaza just east of Brookings Hall. The Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis honors a man who, with his wife and thousands of colleagues and friends, worked to keep alive the dream of a great university located in the Midwest, to build upon the accomplishments of their predecessors, and to hand on to us, their successors, both the dream and a healthy edifice on which to build. Who We Are Mission Statement University Facts Our Campuses Strategic Priorities Leadership News and Publications Annual Report Audited Financial Statements Compliance and Policies History and Traditions Chancellors Dedication of the Danforth Campus Nobel Prize Winners Sesquicentennial Contact Washington University in St. Louis 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130 Danforth Campus: 314-935-5000 Medical Campus: 314-362-5000 facebook twitter instagram youtube snapchat tiktok OUR SCHOOLS Arts & Sciences Brown School McKelvey School of Engineering Olin Business School Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts School of Law School of Medicine OUR PEOPLE Prospective Students Current Students Parents & Families Faculty & Staff Alumni & Friends RESOURCES Directory Maps, Directions and Parking Campus Stores Job Opportunities The Source WUPD (Police) Emergency Information © 2021 WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS POLICIES