Welcome in 2011 by signing up for Alumni Weekend 2011! Scheduled for May 12-15, the event is for the classes of 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, and 1996. The Alumni Office has blocked hotel rooms and will notify alumni when these rooms are released for reservation. At the end of January, alumni will […]
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Temple Cone, of the Class of 1995, has published his second collection of poems. The Broken Meadow, which was published this fall, won the 2010 Old Seventy Press Poetry Series Contest. We wrote about Temple's first collection, No Loneliness, in 2009. Three of Temple's poems have also been nominated for the Pushcart Prize by the […]
By day, Matt Strickler, of the Class of 2003, puts his Washington and Lee public policy major to work as the legislative assistant to Virginia State Senator Ralph S. Northam, a Democrat who represents District 6: the counties of Accomack, Mathews and Northampton and parts of Norfolk and Virginia Beach. But in his spare time, […]
In a time when many daily newspapers are closing their doors, the Columbia Daily Tribune in Columbia, Mo., is staying open, and in the family. First published in 1901, the paper has been owned by the Waters and Watson families since 1904 and is currently owned by W&L alumnus Hank Waters, of the class of […]
As new Iowa Governor-elect Terry Branstad fills positions in his new government, it's clear that we'll need to establish a Washington and Lee alumni chapter in the state capitol in Des Moines. First, Gov.-elect Brandstad announced that he is retaining Donna Mueller, a 1979 graduate of the W&L School of Law, as chief executive officer […]
Earlier this month, Heaven Hill Distilleries, in Bardstown, Ky., celebrated its 75th anniversary on the same day that it filled its six-millionth barrel of bourbon. Presiding over the celebration was Heaven Hill president Max L. Shapira, a member of Washington and Lee's Class of 1965. Max is the third generation of his family to own […]
For Washington and Lee alumnus William Frank Barron Jr., things always did go better with Coke. A member of W&L's Class of 1952, Frank belongs to a family that was the Coca-Cola bottler in Rome, Ga., for 85 years. His grandfather started the company in 1901, and, according to "Your Friendly Neighbor": The Story of […]
The answer: A Washington and Lee law alumna who competed on "Jeopardy!" earlier this month. The question: Who is Alex Hawley, a 2009 graduate of the W&L School of Law? She finished second on the "Jeopardy!" program that aired on Dec. 15, 2010. An associate in the Labor & Employment Practice Group of Seyfarth Shaw L.L.P., in Chicago, […]
When Hermés New York began looking for a different design for the holiday windows of its Madison Avenue store, they turned to Washington and Lee alumnus Charlie Baker, of the Class of 2004. Charlie's work, which uses twigs and felled trees from the beaches of Long Island, is featured in an article in Thursday's New […]
It is the perfect seasonal story — a company that makes bells, all sorts of jingling bells, surviving at a time when iPhones and iPads can replicate the sounds electronically. But Bevin Brothers Manufacturing Company, of East Hampton, Conn., presses on under the guidance of Matt Bevin, of the Class of 1989, the sixth generation […]
In This Issue: A Day in the Life, By Amy Balfour '89, '93L; Honor Our Past, Build Our Future, By Greg Esposito '00
Every week during the academic year, we create the "Scene on Campus" slide show of images taken by Washington and Lee photographers Patrick Hinely '73 and Kevin Remington. Each week those shows range from 20 to 40 images, give or take, so that's a lot of photos. We've asked Patrick and Kevin to choose 44 of […]
An announcement from the Department of Defense last month included the news that Tony Ierardi, of the Class of 1982, has been promoted to the rank of major general (two stars). A business administration major, Tony was a member of W&L's ROTC unit and was commissioned at his graduation. He has held a wide variety […]
Michael Clay Thompson, a creator of curriculum in poetics, writing, grammar and vocabulary, and a member of Washington and Lee University’s Class of 1969, has received the Richard W. Riley Award from the South Carolina Consortium for Gifted Education. “The award reflects the unique place Thompson’s language arts curriculum has come to have in gifted […]
The Wilderness Society, the organization that works to protect public lands, now has a W&L alumnus as one of its top executives. Fred Silbernagel, a member of the W&L Class of 1976, is the society’s new senior vice president for finance and administration. He comes to his new post after 14 years at the Brookings Institution as […]
Lexington's always on the move. For proof, consider that within just a month's time, a new micro-brewery has opened up and 3D movies are coming to the State Theatre. Blue Lab Brewing Company opened for business just before Thanksgiving. The craft brewers are Bill Hamilton, associate professor of biology, and Tom Lovell '91, associate director […]
Congratulations to Kelly B. Herd, of the Class of 2003, who has won a national prize for her Ph.D. dissertation in marketing. Kelly will complete her degree at the University of Colorado's Leeds School of Business next May and is set to join the faculty at Indiana University. She won honors in business administration at W&L. […]
Next time you see a story based on polls or polling and distributed by the Associated Press, be sure to check the byline. There's a good chance it will have been written, in whole or in part, by Jennifer Agiesta, a 2000 Washington and Lee alum. In late August, Jennifer began her new position as deputy […]
Mike Smitka, professor of economics at Washington and Lee University and an expert on the automobile industry, discussed the rise and fall of America’s labor movement on NPR affiliate WMRA’s "Virginia Insight" on Monday, Dec. 6, at 3 p.m. Here is the audio from the program: Smitka not only conducts research on the industry and […]
It’s a given that Washington and Lee alumni love to get together long after graduation, whether they’re seeing classmates on campus during reunions, or meeting alumni of all generations in their communities at chapter events. A new twist on that tradition has a singular purpose: to connect the women of W&L through informal gatherings around the country. […]
Sandy Reiter, assistant professor of business administration at Washington and Lee and a former plant manager for Honeywell International, will discuss U.S. corporations w on NPR affiliate WMRA’s Virginia Insight show this afternoon (Thursday, December 2) at 3 p.m., More than a hundred years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations should have the same […]
Two generations of Washington and Lee theatre majors will team up next week for a performance in New York when Jenna Worsham, a 2010 graduate, directs a performance of The Nebraska Dispatches featuring Christopher Cartmill, a 1984 graduate. We wrote about Chris's memoir, The Nebraska Dispatches, earlier this year. Chris and Christine Marie Brown adapted […]
Eddie Neufville, a 2003 graduate of Washington and Lee's School of Law, describes what it's like to live with a stutter during an interview that aired on the NBC Nightly News this week. "You feel a knot in your stomach and you feel like your chest is very compressed and your heart is racing," is […]