Webster University

Senior All-American Will Hockey won the 2021 NCAA Division III National Championship in golf, the first Webster University student-athlete to win an individual national title in any athletics field.

Webster University presented its 102nd annual Commencement in a virtual environment on Saturday, May 8, 2021.

World record-breaking athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee addressed 4,642 graduates. The recorded ceremony can be viewed here.

"This is an exciting opportunity for Webster University to bring our programs to students in a market where demand is high, in an internationally recognized epicenter of business, culture and trade,” said Webster University President Julian Z. Schuster.

"We sincerely appreciate the opportunity that Webster University has provided us to establish the Gleich Honors College," Marianne and Peter Gleich said in a statement to the University. "We have always felt strongly that education is an extremely important aspect in everyone’s life."

“We are extremely cognizant of the impacts that our students have endured during this past year and purposefully looked for the best ways to ease their financial burdens in the coming year,” said Webster University President Julian Z. Schuster. 

"Rob and Cindy Reeg saw a community need and met it with their generosity, leadership, and true commitment to Webster students," said Webster University Chancellor Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble. "We are grateful for their lasting impact.”