Gavin Dean, a 2000 graduate of Washington and Lee, has been named one of the "20 under 40" honorees by The State newspaper in Columbia, S.C. The 20 young professionals are, according to the newspaper, "making an impact on the community and also show great promise for tomorrow." Gavin is senior project manager for Aetna […]
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Washington and Lee alumnus Dr. E. Darracott Vaughan Jr., a member of the Class of 1961 and one of the world’s foremost urological clinicians, researchers and educators, has received another major award for his outstanding contributions to the science of urology. Darracott, professor emeritus of urology at Weil Cornell Medical School, will receive the Ramon […]
David Bruck, clinical professor of law at Washington and Lee’s School of Law and director of the Virginia Capital Case Clearinghouse, appeared on NPR affiliate WMRA’s "Virginia Insight" show today (Thursday, Jan. 27) for a discussion of the death penalty. The Virginia Capital Case Clearinghouse is a trial-level, legal-aid clinic providing free services to defense […]
W&L's Mock Convention got a polite but firm "No, thank you," on Tuesday from Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, who gave a good reason for turning down the University's signature political event. Here's the story: The senator was the featured interviewee on the "Playbook Breakfast," during which W&L alumnus Mike Allen, a member of the Class of 1986 […]
Leyburn Library’s Special Collections has added to its archive five original Robert E. Lee letters and two copies of letters from the great-niece of Lee’s cousin and correspondent, Louisa Washington. According to Vaughan Stanley, special collections librarian at W&L, these documents represent the largest number of Lee letters donated to the University in 20 years. […]
Reynolds Price H'91 Reynolds Price, who died in Durham, N.C., last week, was a frequent visitor to Washington and Lee, which gave him an honorary doctor of letters degree in 1991. The New York Times obituary said that Price's "novels and stories about ordinary people in rural North Carolina struggling to find their place in […]
With the National Football League down to four teams this weekend, the big question is not which teams will make to the Super Bowl but how those teams will impact the Super Bowl Stock Market Predictor. A year ago Washington and Lee's George Kester, the Martel Professor of Finance in W&L's Williams School of Commerce, […]
"Life is measured only superficially by heartbeats, breaths and brainwaves. Life is doing. It's learning and it's engaging and it's thinking." So said Washington and Lee alumnus Mike Hughes in a fascinating piece that ran on the front of the Richmond Times-Dispatch's Metro Business section earlier this month. Here is a link to the article […]
In case you missed it, a Washington and Lee alum was featured on CNBC's "Closing Bell" with Maria Bartiromo this week. Ross Singletary, of the Class of 1989, is managing partner with Arcus Capital Partners in Atlanta. An economics major, Ross appeared on the national show on Wednesday, Jan. 19 (probably pure coincidence that it […]
Five Washington and Lee sophomores took part in the "Taglight/Birthright Israel" project, spending 10 days in Israel during December. The five students were Stephanie Krasnov, Natasha Lerner, Kathryn Marsh-Soloway, Nora Wallenius and Ali Greenberg. W&L has sent students on the biannual trips during December and June since 2001. "It was a really great experience," Ali […]
Inslee Haynes, a 2008 graduate of Washington and Lee, was in the spotlight last week when The Fashion Magpie blog published a glowing feature about her work and her blog from the We Love DC website. Inslee, an art history major at W&L, has been running a fashion-illustration business since 2005, as she explains on […]
On Monday, Jan. 17, at 3 p.m., Ted DeLaney, chair of the History Department and the Harry E. and Mary Jayne W. Redenbaugh Term Professor of History at Washington and Lee University, appeared on NPR affiliate WMRA’s “Virginia Insight” to examine the legacy of the Civil War 150 years later. DeLaney, who is a 1985 […]
Congratulations to Lacey E. Putney, who on Jan. 12 kicked off his 50th year as Bedford County’s representative to the Virginia House of Delegates. The anniversary makes the member of Washington and Lee’s undergraduate Class of 1950 and law Class of 1957 one of the longest-serving legislators in the U.S. We blogged about his last […]
Whether they've known it or not, parents who pay close attention to nutritional guidelines for their babies set by the American Academy of Pediatrics have benefited from the expertise of a Washington and Lee alumnus. Dr. Frank R. Greer, a member of the Class of 1968, is the former chairman of the AAP's nutrition committee, […]
Last March we blogged about a new movie, "Hood to Coast," about the race called "The Mother of All Relays" — a 197-mile run from Mount Hood to Oregon's Pacific Coast. The movie follows four of the relay teams, including Team R. Bowe, which was running in honor of Ryan Bowe, of W&L's Class of […]
Careful readers (not that there is any other kind) of W&L Law: The Washington and Lee School of Law Magazine will recall an article from the Spring/Summer 2010 issue. In it, one of the professors in the newly created Criminal Practice Practicum said this about defending an accused criminal: "The idea is that we stand between the […]
Chris Gavaler, visiting assistant professor of English at Washington and Lee, will appear on NPR affiliate WMRA’s "Virginia Insight" show at 3 p.m. today (Jan. 10) to discuss his new historical novel, School for Tricksters, and the process of using fiction to write about historical events. His novel is based on two true-life "tricksters," who […]
James Urban '96 with Michael Vick during training camp With the National Football League playoffs beginning this weekend, it's a fitting time to note the work that Washington and Lee alumnus James Urban, of the Class of 1996, has been doing as the quarterback coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. When W&L sports information director Brian Laubscher visited […]
President Obama has nominated a Washington and Lee law alumnus, Terence F. Flynn, of the Class of 1990, to fill an open position on the five-member National Labor Relations Board. According to a story on Bloomberg, Terry becomes the second Republican on the NLRB and replaces Republican Peter Schaumber, whose term expired in August. Terry […]
In 16 years of practice as a partner with the Seattle-based law firm Lane Powell, Jeffrey Gingold, a 1971 Washington and Lee graduate, has specialized in health care and insurance regulation. Now he has added a new specialty–professional soccer. Last month, Jeff became one of only 83 Americans to hold a soccer players' agent license. […]
When the Touchdown Club of Richmond named Washington and Lee football coach Frank Miriello as the Virginia Division II/III/NAIA Coach of the Year for 2010, it marked the first time that a W&L coach has ever received the honor. It was a special season for the Generals and Miriello. Not only did Miriello pass his […]
The "likes" have been tallied in our first Scene on Campus Photo of the Year contest, and Kevin Remington's shot of Markheavens Tshuma, of the Class of 2010, on Commencement Day last May has narrowly edged Patrick Hinely's image of the foggy morning on the Colonnade in the hundreds of votes case on Facebook. The […]