“The late Anita Lyons Bond (A&S ’50), who passed away in August 2025, embodied traditions of scholarship, civic courage and transformative public service. She made history as the first Black student at Saint Louis University to graduate with honors (magna cum laude) and as the first Black female student to be inducted into three national honor societies. She made significant contributions to the nation’s Civil Rights Movement and to higher education and public education in Missouri and St. Louis. Additionally, she developed innovative speech-correction techniques that continue to serve underserved communities today.” – Saint Louis University
Read more about the extraordinary life of Anita Lyons Bond in the St. Louis American: Anita Bond, fearless proponent of equal rights, education, dies at 95 and St. Louis icon Anita Lyons Bond passes Friday.
