Three CPHSJ Students Earn Spirit of the Billiken Honors for 2025
04/14/2025
Saint Louis University College for Public Health and Social Justice students Reueline Arulanandam, Claire Leingang, and Michael Poirier received the Spirit of the Billiken Award.
Spirit of the Billiken award recipients are invited to participate in various events sponsored by SLU’s Office of Alumni Engagement. We aim to create community among the cohort of recipients, help them network and connect with SLU alumni, and celebrate them throughout the year. All recipients are expected to attend the Spirit of the Billiken ceremony during the spring semester. Recipients may also be asked to serve as ambassadors of the Office of Alumni Engagement and give advice on programming for the senior class.
The Billikens who receive this award will continue engaging with the University after graduation and be active members of the alumni community. Recipients have taken advantage of opportunities to assist SLU through volunteering, participating in alumni clubs or organizations, attending alumni events, and more.
Spirit of the Billiken recipients must be in their final year of undergraduate study at Saint Louis University.
The recipients this year from the College for Public Health and Social Justice were:
- Reueline Arulanandam, from St. Louis
- Claire Leingang, from Tipp City, Ohio
- Michael Poirier, from Lombard, Illinois
Nominations for the 2026 Spirit of the Billiken class will open in August 2025.
College for Public Health and Social Justice
The Saint Louis University College for Public Health and Social Justice is the only academic unit of its kind, studying social, environmental and physical influences that together determine the health and well-being of people and communities. It also is the only accredited school or college of public health among nearly 250 Catholic institutions of higher education in the United States. Guided by a mission of social justice and focus on finding innovative and collaborative solutions for complex health problems, the college offers nationally recognized programs in public health and health administration.