In Memoriam: Frederic L. Schwab, Professor of Geology Emeritus
Schwab taught geology at Washington and Lee University for 36 years.
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Get to Know the Newest Members of the W&L Community – 3/19/26
The following individuals recently joined the Washington and Lee employee workforce.
Brooks Fischer ’97: The Value of the Humanities in Business
Fischer returned to campus on March 18 to share how he used his English major as a building block to his successful career as managing partner at Yates Insurance and to impart to students the benefit of exploring the humanities and the arts.
In Memoriam: Doug Rendleman, Robert E. R. Huntley Professor of Law, Emeritus
A member of the faculty since 1988, Professor Rendleman was a teaching legend and one of the nation’s leading scholars in the field of remedies.
Jackson Doane ’27 to Present at the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association Annual Conference
The junior will discuss advocacy and healing for craniofacial care patients.
Bright Frimpong Awarded Mednick Memorial Fellowship
The assistant professor of business administration will receive funding from the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges to support his research on artificial intelligence washing.
Caitlyn Thompkins ’25 to Present DeLaney Center Dialogue Discussion
Thompkins will share observations on her postbaccalaureate project, titled “The Legacy of Segregated Medicine: An Oral History of Race and Healthcare in Rockbridge County, Virginia.”
Meet Toluwalope Bakare ’28
Bakare and her friends started a club on campus to celebrate African culture through dance.
Generations Bound in Blue and White
With four generations at Washington and Lee University — and counting — the Ball family is invested in the institution in every sense.
Experience Spotlight: Blair Brown ’26L
Blair Brown spent her 3L year as a student attorney in the Tax Clinic.
