The Jai Nagarkatti Reading Garden - Chesterfield, MO
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N 38° 39.232 W 090° 34.268
15S E 711354 N 4281166
Chemist and active in community affairs, primarily the Library system.
Waymark Code: WM11669
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2019
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County of site: St. Louis County
Location of site: Veterans Place Dr. & Burkhardt Place, Chesterbield
Built: 2015
The Person:
"Dr. Jai P. Nagarkatti (February 18, 1947 in Hyderabad, India – November 13, 2010 in Saint Louis, Missouri) was an American chemist and businessman who served as the chairman, chief operating officer, CEO, and president of Sigma Aldrich.
"Nagarkatti joined Sigma-Aldrich in 1976, after graduating from Texas A&M University–Commerce, and worked there for the rest of his career. In 2004, he became company president and chief operating officer; in 2005 he joined the board of directors, followed by becoming CEO in 2006 and chairman of the board in 2009.
"The Reading Garden at Samuel C. Sachs Branch of St. Louis County Library in Chesterfield, MO which opened in 2015 was named “Jai Nagarkatti Monsanto Company Reading Garden”, in honor of Mr. Nagarkatti" ~ Wikipedia
The Place:
"The Jai Nagarkatti Monsanto Company Reading Garden at the Samuel C. Sachs Branch is now open to the public. The garden, which sits on a 1.25-acre parcel of land adjacent to the library in Chesterfield, is the first of its kind for the St. Louis County Library (SLCL) system.
"The land was donated to SLCL by the late Louis Sachs, son of Samuel C. Sachs and father of St. Louis County Library Board member Steve Sachs. The St. Louis County Library Foundation worked to raise funds for the project. Naming rights to the reading garden were procured by the Monsanto Company and by Susan Nagarkatti to honor her husband, the late Jai Nagarkatti
"Nagarkatti was a chemist and businessman who served as the chairman and chief operating officer of Sigma Aldrich before his death in 2010." ~ West News Magazine