In the foreword to "Going to Windward: A Mosbacher Family Memoir," President George H.W. Bush writes this about Washington and Lee alumnus Bob Mosbacher: " made life in Houston, life in Washington — life, period — more enjoyable and meaningful for Barbara and me than mere words can describe. Simply put, we hate to think […]
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The renovation of the Colonnade is a big part of the $500 million capital campaign that the University announced earlier this week. And a key factor in the renovation is the environmentally sensitive way in which we are conducting it. Followers of the annual College Sustainability Report Card will have noticed that while Washington and […]
Big news in the ad world yesterday centered on a Washington and Lee alumnus. Andrew Keller, a 1992 graduate, has been named the CEO of Crispin Porter & Bogusky, one of the country's premier ad agencies. We've noted Andrew's work before in What's News, noting an interview that he did with Creativity in 2009 and […]
In 1983, when the University created the Honored Benefactors' Wall in Washington Hall, the idea was to include the names of those individuals whose gifts to Washington and Lee had exceeded $1 million. The wall contained 15 names when it was first unveiled. Last Thursday, Oct. 21, the University added six more names during a ceremony as […]
Washington and Lee alumnus Joseph Goldstein along with his longtime collaborator Michael Brown has been named winner of the inaugural Earl and Thress Stadtman Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The two scientists won the 1985 Nobel Prize in Medicine and the National Medal of Science in 1988 for […]
Megan Taylor, a member of Washington and Lee's Class of 1996, will be honored next month at the YWCA of New York City's 37th Annual Salute Luncheon. Megan, chief operating officer of private wealth management in the Investment Management Division (IMD) of Goldman, Sachs & Co., will join the Academy of Women Leaders Class of 2010 during […]
Formed in May 2009, the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) held its first annual meeting in Washington earlier this month. Its first executive director, Washington and Lee alumnus Robert J. Grey Jr., of the Law Class of 1976, concluded that the higher-than-expected attendance showed how important the new initiative is to the profession. “This attendance level […]
In Lexington, Fridays are alive in the summer. That's because of a series of concerts that the Lexington-Rockbridge Jaycees host in W&L's Davidson Park. As a result of the series, the Jaycees recently announced a $10,000 donation to three local charities — the Blue Ridge Autism and Achievement Center (BRAAC), the Rockbridge SPCA and the […]
To the surprise of no one, Washington and Lee alumnus Tom Wolfe '51 was named one of literature's 10 best-dressed authors by Flavorpill, a culture guide for New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and London. Here's what the Flavorwire wrote: "The 'man in white' has perhaps the most idiosyncratic style, having, since 1962, […]
Kevin White, a 2004 graduate of the School of Law, has received the Pro Bono Clearinghouse Volunteer Service Award from the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation. Kevin is an associate in the Richmond office of Kaufman & Canoles, where he practices corporate and public finance law. According to the announcement, Kevin provided 58 hours of pro bono […]
Josiah P. Rowe III, a member of Washington and Lee University’s Class of 1948, is retiring from 60-plus years in the family business: newspapers. On Oct. 14, the Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star announced that he will retire at the end of the year and become publisher emeritus. Joe and his brother Charles (W&L Class of 1945 […]
Although it won't exactly qualify as an acceptance speech, Washington and Lee alumna Nicole Mooradian did have a brief and heartfelt response to the news that she had won an Emmy Award from the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Nicole tweeted: "Holy crap I just won another […]
Boyle Investment Co., a Memphis-based real estate investment company with Washington and Lee connections, made headlines recently by donating 290 acres of land to the Wolf River Conservancy. The non-profit land trust, based in Memphis, is charged with conserving and enhancing the Wolf River corridor and watershed as a sustainable natural resource. Bayard Boyle Jr., […]
Shaun Devlin, a member of Washington and Lee's Class of 2014, is one of 10 first-year students from around the country selected by the Center for Student Opportunity (CSO) to share their college experiences through an online diary. With her selection as a blogger, Shaun receives a CSO Opportunity Scholarship of $1,000 a year for four […]
Visitors to the West Virginia Book Festival in Charleston this coming weekend will have the opportunity to hear Washington and Lee alumnus John J. Fox III, a 1981 graduate, discuss his latest book on the Civil War, "The Confederate Alamo: Bloodbath at Petersburg's Fort Gregg." John's presentation is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 15, at 11:30 […]
Dr. Quinn Peeper, a member of the Washington and Lee Class of 1982, is an ob-gyn with a busy practice in New Orleans. He also has a flourishing musical career. He and partner Michael Harold are well known around New Orleans for their piano performances. They are bringing their talents to Quinn’s alma mater on […]
With the Oct. 8 debut of the movie “Secretariat,” Washington and Lee is proud to note that Christopher Chenery, a member of the Class of 1909, owned The Meadow–the Virginia stable that bred and raced the famous Triple Crown winner. When he was growing up in Ashland, Va., Chenery would walk several miles to a relative’s horse farm in […]
When Grace W. Shelton, the U.S. consul general to Bermuda and the first woman to serve in that post, planned an art exhibition for her official residence, she focused on contemporary, American female artists depicting natural settings. One member of that select group of 11 is Staunton, Va., artist Patricia Piorkowski Hobbs, who also happens […]
Washington and Lee photographer Patrick Hinely, Class of 1973, is one of three artists whose work is on display at WVTF-FM's gallery in Roanoke this month. When he's not photographing events at his alma mater, Patrick is pursuing his other passion, photographing jazz musicians. He made the images in this show between 1974 and 2007. They were published as a calendar book in 2007, by the German Jazzprezzo imprint […]
Beach Vickers, a 1972 W&L graduate, told the Charleston Gazette recently that he used to stage plays for neighborhood kids on his grandmother's back porch in nearby Montgomery, W.Va. Admission was 5 cents, and the cast almost always included a couple of dogs. Beach, a journalism major and former newspaperman, is now living in Los […]
The Washington and Lee Athletic Hall of Fame inducted its 23rd class last month. Former basketball coach Verne Canfield, former lacrosse player Don Carroll ’76, former football, lacrosse and wrestling athlete Robert Hull ’96, and former soccer, lacrosse and basketball player Karin Treese Bauer ’99 were the four honorees. • Verne Canfield served as the […]