The Lessons in Leadership Series, sponsored by the Office of Leadership Development at Washington and Lee University, begins on Tuesday, May 6, at 6:30 p.m. in Elrod Commons, room 114. Coach Bobby Ross will provide insights about leadership he has gained from over 38 years in head coaching at both collegiate and professional levels.
Walter Davis, professor emeritus of English at Ohio State University, will give two public talks while at Washington and Lee University under the sponsorship of the Class of '63 Scholars in Residence program. Davis will meet with students and faculty and participate in a seminar in aesthetics.
Washington and Lee University's Panhellenic Association has been awarded the Gamma Phi Beta College Panhellenic Award by Gamma Phi Beta International Sorority. The award "recognizes the Panhellenic association that successfully develops and implements a program to enhance the Greek image on campus and in the local community."
Washington and Lee University's Tucker Multimedia Center (TMC) and the departments of modern foreign languages will again offer W&L alumni the opportunity to attend mini-language courses over Reunion Weekend, May 1-3, 2008.
Washington and Lee University has recently donated a parcel of land to the Rockbridge Historical Society. After lengthy negotiations, the 4,090 square foot sliver of land adjacent to Varner Lane was donated to the RHS for its continued use as a picnic area within downtown Lexington.
Toni Locy, a veteran of 25 years covering the American justice system at all levels, has been named Washington and Lee's first Donald W. Reynolds Professor of Legal Reporting.
Phylissa Mitchell ‘01L, visiting assistant professor of journalism, has been awarded a Fulbright to teach at a university in Ukraine, although the exact institution has yet to be announced. Mitchell will teach a comparative course on free-press constitutional guarantees, focusing on broadcast writing and public affairs.
Rebecca Benefiel, assistant professor of classics at Washington and Lee University, received the Olivia James Traveling Fellowship from the Archaeological Institute of America for 2008-2009. It's designed to support field research in the Mediterranean, and there is only one fellowship of this kind given out per year. The award is $25,000.
Washington and Lee students Eric Hamscher '11 and Chengpeng Mou '11 have been chosen to receive Kemper scholarships. They will join Steve Rivior '08, Becca Taylor '09 and Cale Grove '10 as W&L students participating in the program.
Robert Strong, William Lyne Wilson Professor of Politics in the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics, has been named associate provost of the University effective July 1.
