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Chaifetz Entrepreneurship Fellows Program

The purpose of the Chaifetz Entrepreneurship Fellows program at Saint Louis University is to continue the development of The Coleman Foundation Entrepreneurship Fellows Network; a community of practice composed of cross-campus champions of entrepreneurship education; and support emerging entrepreneurs.

Towards this goal, the Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship supports the program to promote entrepreneurship education and programming across the SLU campus. Chaifetz Entrepreneurship Fellows advance entrepreneurship education and strengthen SLU's efforts to institutionalize entrepreneurship and support the growth of emerging entrepreneurs.

Impact of the Fellows Program

Since the Fellows Program's inception in 2008, SLU has become one of nation's most entrepreneurial campuses. Forty-nine Fellows have created 134 undergraduate courses and 100+ graduate courses with entrepreneurship content across over 20 departments at SLU. More than one-third of SLU students receive entrepreneurship content through the Chaifetz Fellows and KEEN Fellows programs every year. 

Program Fellows by Starting Year

2021-present

2025-2026

Tianyi Li, School of Science and Engineering

2024-2025

Madi Babaiasl, School of Science and Engineering

2023-2024

  • Danahe Marmolejo, School of Science and Engineering. Veteran years: 2024-2025, 2025-2026
  • Hayley Johnston, Chaifetz School of Business

2022-2023

  • Jalil Kianfar, School of Science and Engineering. Veteran year: 2025-2026
  • Jeff Ma, School of Science and Engineering
  • Mark McQuilling, School of Science and Engineering

2021-2022

  • Vincent Casaregola, College of Arts and Sciences. Veteran year: 2023-2024
  • Judy Gezci, Library
  • Patricia Bagsby, Chaifetz School of Business. Veteran year: 2021-2022
2011-2020

2019-2020

  • Amrita Chaturvedi, School of Social Work. Veteran year: 2020-2021
  • Jin Huang, School of Social Work. Veteran years: 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2020-2021

2018-2019

Steven Howard, College for Public Health and Social Justice. Veteran years: 2021-2022

2017-2018

  • Constance Wagner, School of Law
  • Dannielle Davis, School of Education. Veteran years: 2024-2025, 2023-2024, 2021-2022, 2020-2021, 2019-2020, 2018-2019, 2025-2026
  • Dorota Skowyra, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Srikanth Gururajan, School of Science and Engineering. Veteran yeras: 2024-2025, 2023-2024, 2021-2022, 2019-2020, 2018-2019

2016-2017

  • Bonnie Wilson, Chaifetz School of Business
  • Jenna Gorlewicz, School of Science and Engineering. Veteran year: 2023-2024
  • Katie Devany, School for Professional Studies. Veteran years: 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026
  • Michael Korybut, School of Law
  • Michael Markee, Doisy College of Health Sciences. Veteran years: 2021-2022, 2020-2021, 2019-2020, 2018-2019, 2017-2018, 2025-2026
  • Sarah Coffin, School of Science and Engineering. Veteran years: 2023-2024, 2019-2020, 2018-2019, 2017-2018
  • Scott Sell, School of Science and Engineering. Veteran years: 2024-2025, 2023-2024, 2021-2022, 2020-2021, 2019-2020, 2018-2019, 2017-2018

2015-2016

  • Andrew Hall, School of Science and Engineering. Veteran year: 2016-2017
  • Dana Malkus, School of Law
  • Jim Burwinkel, College of Arts and Sciences. Veteran year: 2018-2019, 2016-2017
  • Joanne Thanavaro, Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing
  • Yvette Liebesman, School of Law. Veteran year: 2020-2021

2014-2015

  • Ann Scarlett, School of Law
  • Gregory Beabout, College of Philosophy and Letters. Veteran years: 2023-2024, 2019-2020, 2015-2016
  • Janice McIntire-Strasburg, College of Arts and Sciences. Veteran years: 2015-2016
  • Patricia Lee, School of Law. Veteran years: 2017-2018, 2016-2017, 2015-2016
  • Whitney Linsemeyer, Doisy College of Health Sciences. Veteran years: 2021-2022, 2020-2021, 2019-2020, 2018-2019, 2017-2018, 2016-2017, 2015-2016

2013-2014

  • Dan Brewer, Doisy College of Health Sciences. Veteran years: 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2015-2016, 2014-2015
  • Michael Swartwout, School of Science and Engineering. Veteran years: 2017-2018, 2016-2017, 2015-2016, 2014-2015
  • Rebecca Lorenz, Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing. Veteran years: 2017-2018, 2016-2017, 2015-2016, 2014-2015
  • Sanjay Jayaram, School of Science and Engineering

2012-2013

  • Krishnaswamy Ravindra, School of Science and Engineering. Veteran years: 2020-2021, 2019-2020, 2018-2019, 2017-2018, 2015-2016, 2014-2015, 2013-2014
  • Raymond LeBeau, School of Science and Engineering. Veteran years: 2023-2024, 2019-2020, 2017-2018, 2016-2017, 2015-2016, 2014-2015, 2013-2014

2011-2012

  • David Barnet, School of Science and Engineering
  • H.S. 'Mailk' Mallikariuna, School of Science and Engineering. Veteran years: 2017-2018, 2012-2013
  • Steve Jenkins, Doisy College of Health Sciences. Veteran years: 2016-2017, 2013-2014

2010-2011

Martin Brief, College of Arts and Sciences. Veteran years: 2011-2012

2008-10

2009-2010

  • Jintong Tang, Chaifetz School of Business. Veteran years: 2023-2024, 2021-2022, 2011-2012
  • Sridhar Condoor, School of Science and Engineering. Veteran years: 2024-2025, 2023-2024, 2021-2022, 2020-2021, 2019-2020, 2018-2019, 2013-2014, 2012-2013, 2011-2012

2008-2009

  • Alesia Slocum, SLU-Madrid. Veteran years: 2017-2018, 2016-2017, 2014-2015, 2013-2014, 2011-2012
  • Millie Mattfeldt-Beman, Doisy College of Health Sciences. Veteran years: 2011-2012
  • Steve Wernet, School of Social Work. Veteran years: 2011-2012