Editing Anheuser-Busch (section)

== Ties with Washington University in St. Louis ==
Adolphus Busch joined [[Washington University in St. Louis|Washington University]]'s Board of Directors in 1895, back when the school was still located on its old downtown St. Louis campus. Adolphus would continue to serve on the board until his death in 1913, at which point his son, [[August Anheuser Busch Sr.|August Busch Sr.]] took over his seat. Though [[Adolphus Busch III]] and [[Gussie Busch]] never sat on the board, the ties between their company and the school were still strong. August Busch III, CEO of Anheuser-Busch from 1975 to 2002, would become a trustee of the university, a position he holds to this day. The Anheuser-Busch Foundation donation that gave its name to Anheuser-Busch Hall was made in honor of Fred L. Kuhlmann, an executive officer of both the company and the St. Louis Cardinals under August Busch III. Kuhlmann, who held these positions for most of the 1980s and early 1990s, graduated from WashU's undergraduate and law programs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://wustl.edu/about/campuses/danforth-campus/anheuser-busch-hall/ |title=Anheuser-Busch Hall |work=Washington University in St. Louis |access-date=2019-08-04 |archive-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804010844/https://wustl.edu/about/campuses/danforth-campus/anheuser-busch-hall/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Though the Busch family no longer owns Anheuser-Busch, the connection between the company and the university is ongoing. Jack H. Purnell, former CEO of Anheuser-Busch, where he worked for 36 years, is an executive in residence of the [[Olin Business School]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.studlife.com/scene/2019/02/06/bears-and-beer-a-history-of-wus-connection-to-anheuser-busch/ |title=Bears and beer: A history of WU's connection to Anheuser-Busch |website=Student Life |date=February 7, 2019 |access-date=2019-08-04 |archive-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804010853/http://www.studlife.com/scene/2019/02/06/bears-and-beer-a-history-of-wus-connection-to-anheuser-busch/ |url-status=live}}</ref>