Mark S. Weil is the E. Desmond Lee Professor Emeritus in the Department of Art History & Archaeology. During his 40 years at Washington University as a student, faculty member and department chair, he played a central role in advancing art and art history education to generations of students. A graduate of Washington University (AB,’66), Mark is a Life Patron of the Eliot Society and a member of The Danforth Circle Dean’s Level. Furthermore, he serves on the Arts & Sciences National Council. His partner, Joan Hall, is the Kenneth E. Hudson Professor of Art in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts and an artist and sculptor of large-scale installations.