James W. Cuber, Jr. Earns Degrees from Washington University in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, MO (07/19/2011)(readMedia)-- James W. Cuber, Jr., son of Marilyn Cuber and the late James W. Cuber of Darien, Ill. (60561), received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Washington University in St. Louis on May 20. Cuber graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Accounting from the Olin School of Business.

Cuber was among the 2,800 students who received degrees at the university's 150th Commencement ceremony, which was held in Brookings Quadrangle on campus. Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor and human rights activist, delivered the Commencement address. Wiesel received an honorary doctor of humane letters.

Cuber is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma. He is a 2007 graduate of Downers Grove South High School in Downers Grove, Ill.

Washington University is counted among the world's leaders in teaching and research, and it draws students and faculty to St. Louis from all 50 states and more than 110 nations. The total student body is nearly 14,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students.

The approximately 3,400 faculty teach in seven schools: Arts & Sciences, Brown School, Olin Business School, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, School of Engineering & Applied Science, School of Law and School of Medicine. Twenty-three Nobel laureates have been associated with Washington University, with nine doing the major portion of their pioneering research there.

The university offers more than 90 programs and almost 1,500 courses leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in a broad spectrum of traditional and interdisciplinary fields, with additional opportunities for minor concentrations and individualized programs.