Sam Foer ‘27L Wins Law School Essay Contest
Foer won the top prize for an essay competition sponsored by the Freedom from Religion Foundation.
Student Accolades Archive (283 Stories)
Mary Schleusner ’26 Named a Finalist for the Jostens Trophy
The senior forward was selected as one of 11 finalists for the award recognizing the Division III basketball players of the year.
Isaac James ’27 Awarded VMFA Fellowship
The junior studio art and mathematics double major was one of five undergraduate students statewide to receive a $4,000 fellowship award.
W&L Student Team Competes at VFIC Applied Ethics Bowl
The W&L Ethics Bowl team recently participated in an annual statewide competition.
W&L Student Accepted into Public Policy and International Affairs Program
Lucas Kim ’27 will participate in the program this summer at Princeton University.
Icy Keneah ’26 Named to Allstate NACDA Good Works Team
The senior women’s basketball player was one of 20 winter sports athletes honored nationwide for volunteerism and civic engagement.
Mark Drumbl and Will Vardy ‘26L Publish Article in the International Criminal Law Review
The article examines the life of German scientist Fritz Haber, regarded as the father of chemical warfare.
Addison Gills ’27L Selected as 2026 Founders’ Fellow of The Philadelphia Society
Gills previously participated as a General Fellow with the Society, which is dedicated to the discussion of economic, political, and social issues fundamental to a free society.
W&L a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students for Eighth Straight Year
Washington and Lee was ranked sixth among the baccalaureate institutions recognized by the Fulbright Program.
Micah Tongen ’26 Publishes and Presents Research Paper
The senior presented his work at the Computational Humanities Research Conference.
Alexis Thompson ’27 Submits Research Paper
The junior explores resilience in individuals at risk for mood disorders.
Linh Ngo ’26 Earns David G. Elmes Pathfinder Prize in Psychology
The Elmes Pathfinder Prize recognizes a student who has shown extraordinary promise in psychological science through outstanding scholarship in basic or applied psychology.
W&L Ethics Bowl Team Qualifies for National Competition
The team secured its bid with a runner-up showing at the APPE Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl regional competition in Baltimore.
Two W&L Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad
The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards of up to $5,000 to U.S. undergraduate students who are Pell Grant recipients.
Martha Greer Walker ’27 Publishes Book
The junior shared her research on how to build an AI-ready career.
W&L Students Win Second Place in Undergraduate Geoscience Poster Competition
The group presented their research at the 2025 GSA Connects Annual Meeting.
Student Scholarship Celebrated at 2025 Law Review Notes Colloquium
Alex Hudson ‘26L and Tina Pham ‘26L were honored for their scholarly contributions to the Law Review.
W&L Alumni Receive Omicron Delta Kappa Scholarship
Two Washington and Lee University graduates received scholarships from the National Leadership Honor Society to support graduate and professional study.
Anna Lee ’28 Featured on Cleveland News Broadcast
The sophomore shared her entrepreneurial journey launching her granola company.
Black Lung Clinic Wins Case in Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Annelise Burgess '25L argued the case as a student attorney in the clinic.
W&L Celebrates Another Year of Fellowship Success
Another record-setting year for nationally competitive fellowships at W&L can be attributed to students’ dedication and desire to pursue meaningful work on a global stage.
W&L’s Jack Evans ’25 Awarded Fulbright to Uzbekistan
Evans received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Uzbekistan and plans to pursue a career in national security and diplomacy.
W&L’s Mary Kate Murschell ’25 Earns U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria
Murschell will teach English in Austria before working for an accounting firm in Philadelphia.
W&L’s Mariam Drammeh ’25 Selected for U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria
Drammeh will teach English in Austria before beginning graduate school at Duke University.
W&L’s Tuvshin Anderson ’25 Awarded U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria
Anderson will teach English in Vienna before attending graduate school.
Talia Elliott ‘26L Wins Dallas Advocacy Competition
Elliott participated in the event while working as a summer associate in the Litigation Practice Group at the firm Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr.
W&L’s Kiki Mittner ’25 Earns U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria
Mittner will teach English in her grandmother’s Austrian hometown before attending law school.
W&L’s Thomas Leggett ’25 Selected for Fulbright to Taiwan
Leggett received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Taiwan and plans to pursue a career in civil engineering.
Marisa Charley and the W&L Bonner Program Featured in Article Posted on Higher Ed Jobs
The story focuses on the Bonner Program’s collaborative work with the Street Medicine Institute.
Lela Casey ’25 Receives Fellowship from the Center for Arabic Study Abroad
The recent graduate will serve a year-long fellowship studying Arabic in Morocco.
Leandro Laperne ’28 Participates in the American Enterprise Institute Summer Honors Program
The rising sophomore completed a week-long program held in Washington, D.C.
W&L’s Matthew Flynn ’25 Awarded Fulbright to Finland
Flynn will pursue a master’s degree in digital social science at LUT University in Finland.
W&L’s Tara Trinley ’25 Earns Fulbright to Moldova
Trinley was selected for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Moldova and plans to pursue a career in transnational litigation.
Jonathan McEwen ’27 Earns Jack Nicklaus Award as the Division III Golfer of the Year
The rising junior was presented the award at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio on June 1.
W&L’s Abby Moore ’25 Selected for Fulbright to Australia
Moore will conduct biomedical research at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Australia.
W&L’s Lily Nannini Awarded Fulbright to Germany
Nannini was selected for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Germany.
W&L’s Kristina Ayers Earns Fulbright to Netherlands
Ayers was selected for the inaugural Fulbright/Netherlands-America Foundation Heersink Family Foundation Award to conduct public health research.
School of Law Honors Graduates at 2025 Commencement Ceremony
The Washington and Lee University School of Law celebrated its 170th commencement on Friday, May 16, recognizing 110 graduates earning Juris Doctor degrees.
W&L’s Lily George ’25 Selected for U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria
George will teach English in Austria before attending medical school.
Sambridhi Tuladhar ’25 to Receive the Global Learning Leadership Award
The accounting major will be presented the award at the Center for International Education awards ceremony on May 27.
Eight W&L Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad
This round of recipients marks a record-setting Gilman Scholar cohort for W&L.
W&L’s Katie Wagner ’25 Earns U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria
Wagner will teach English in Austria before pursuing a career as a German language educator.
Law Student Helps W&L Running Program Reach Historic Heights
First-year law student Cassie Carr ‘27L helped the Generals Cross Country and Track teams rewrite the record books.
W&L’s Anshika Patel ’26 Receives Davis Projects for Peace Grant
Patel plans to expand the reach of Wings of Women, the community-driven initiative she founded in her home country of India.
W&L’s Jack Evans ’25 Named a Grand Strategy Fellow by the Hertog Foundation
Evans will spend four weeks in an intensive learning experience focused on the most pressing national security challenges facing the U.S.
Third-Year Law Student Argues Black Lung Benefits Case Before Fourth Circuit
Annelise Burgess '25L argued the case as a student attorney in W&L Law’s Advanced Administrative Law Clinic, better known as the Black Lung Clinic.
W&L’s Katalyn Denby ’26 Awarded Goldwater Scholarship
Denby’s funded research will focus on erosional river processes.
Symone Gibbs ‘26L Wins 2025 Halper Award
Gibbs received the award for her article examining pre-trial solitary confinement.
Four W&L Students to Study Abroad with Critical Language Scholarship
The Critical Language Scholarship Program funds a summer of overseas language and cultural immersion.
W&L Student Accepted into Expanding Discovery in Economics+ Summer Institute
Charlie Salome Sabines ’28 will participate in the program this summer at The University of Chicago.
Darby Burgett ’26 Awarded Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship
Burgett will attend the PPIA Junior Summer Institute at Princeton University this summer.
Law Student Wins Criminal Law Paper Writing Competition
Bryce Thornburg ‘25L won the competition for his paper on California’s resentencing and plea-bargaining procedures.
W&L Ethics Bowl Team Qualifies for National Competition
The team secured its place with a third-place finish at the APPE Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl regional competition in Chicago.
W&L Foreign Language Teaching Assistants Attend FLAVA Fall Conference
The teaching assistants were provided the opportunity to learn about the American education system and connect with other language educators.
Mariam Drammeh ’25 Earns David G. Elmes Pathfinder Prize in Psychology
The Elmes Pathfinder Prize recognizes a student who has shown extraordinary promise in psychological science through outstanding scholarship in basic or applied psychology.
W&L Students Attend Diverse Economics Conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
The Williams School and Department of Economics provided the opportunity for students to network and explore careers in the field of economics.
W&L Army ROTC Student Earns Prestigious Award While Completing Basic Training
Kylee Cross ’27 received the Soldier Leader of the Cycle Award at her graduation ceremony on August 1.
W&L Student Named a Gold Award Girl Scout
Emma Marvelli ’27 garnered the award after honoring her former high school coach and bringing attention to the hammer throw.
W&L Celebrates Fellowship Awards Record
Through hard work, supportive faculty and staff and an expanded Office of Fellowships, a record number of W&L students received nationally competitive fellowship awards in 2023-24.
W&L’s Tess Deyerle ’24 Selected for Teaching Assistant Program in France
Deyerle will teach English to French public school students before pursuing a career in special education.
W&L’s Trip Wright ’25 Awarded Prestigious Beinecke Scholarship
The scholarship will support Wright’s future studies in urban sociology.
Law Student Scholarship Cited in Appeals Court Decision
A note by recent Washington and Lee law graduate Scott Koven ‘24L was cited in a March ruling by the Missouri Court of Appeals.
W&L’s Kathleen Roberts ’24 Earns Spot Among LIME Scholars
Roberts will pursue her doctorate at Southern Methodist University through the selective leadership program.
W&L’s Rheannon Loth ’24 Awarded a U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria
Loth will teach English in Austria for nine months before applying for the Peace Corps.
W&L’s Hamza Zia ’26 Receives Davis Projects for Peace Grant
Zia plans to continue his work with the PINK Center Project in his home country of Pakistan.
W&L’s Ian Kinney ’24 Selected for U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria
Kinney will teach English in Austria at an agricultural research institute, blending his interests in German and environmental studies.
Five W&L Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad
The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards of up to $5,000 to U.S. undergraduate students who are Pell Grant recipients.
Four W&L Students Awarded Boren Scholarships for Global Language Study
The David L. Boren Scholarship supports the intensive study of languages deemed important to U.S. interests.
Washington and Lee Students Selected for Congressional Hunger Center Internships
Sai Chebrolu ’26 and Valentina Giraldo Lozano ’25 are among 13 students chosen for the Zero Hunger Internship program.
W&L’s Katie Yurechko ’24 Named ODK National Leader of the Year in Academics and Research
Yurechko’s award will support her post-graduate studies as the university’s first Marshall Scholar.
Black Lung Clinic Wins Case in Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Haley Carter '24L argued the case as a student attorney in the clinic.
W&L’s Maddy Mayer ’24 Earns U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria
Mayer will teach English in Austria before pursuing a master’s degree in international relations.
Celebrating BLSA
The W&L Law chapter of the Black Law Students Association made an impact at 2023-2024 conventions.
W&L’s Chelsea Adotey ’24 Awarded Slot in Highly Regarded JET Program
Adotey will start her role in the Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program in early August 2024.
Diwesh Kumar ’24 to Receive the Global Learning Leadership Award
The mathematics and economics double major will be presented the award at the Center for International Education awards ceremony on May 28.
W&L’s Lillie Taylor ’24 Selected for Prestigious JET Program
Taylor will work as an assistant language teacher in Japan before pursuing her teaching certification.
W&L’s Jack Maloy ’24 Awarded Fulbright to Germany
Maloy was selected for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Germany.
W&L Alumnus Benji Hess ’23 Earns U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria
Hess will teach English in Austria and prepare for a career as an educator.
W&L’s George Alford ’24 Awarded U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria
Alford will teach English at two secondary schools in Austria before attending Princeton Theological Seminary.
W&L’s Michelle Morgan ’24 Earns Fulbright to North Macedonia
Morgan was selected for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in North Macedonia.
W&L Law Student Argues Case before Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Haley Carter '24L argued the case as a student attorney in W&L Law’s Advanced Administrative Law Clinic, better known as the Black Lung Clinic.
W&L’s Catherine McKean ’24 Selected For Fulbright to Germany
McKean has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Germany.
W&L’s Anna Bosking ’24 Awarded Fulbright to Colombia
Bosking has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Colombia.
W&L Student Accepted into American Economic Association Summer Training Program
Janae Darby ’25 will participate in the prestigious program this summer at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
W&L’s Gillian Holloway ’24 Earns Fulbright to Spain
Holloway was selected for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Spain.
Ali Fazal ‘25L Named ACS Next Generation Leader
Fazal is one of only 34 up-and-coming legal professionals selected for the program.
W&L Alumni and Student Awarded NSF Fellowships
Emma Aldrich ’22, Tanajia Moye-Green ’23 and Jules Seay ’24 have received pre-doctoral graduate research fellowships from the National Science Foundation to support their research.
W&L’s Demetri Patrinos ’25 Awarded Goldwater Scholarship
Patrinos is one of three W&L students selected for the scholarship this spring.
W&L’s Austin Molitor ’25 Awarded Goldwater Scholarship
Molitor is one of three W&L students selected for the scholarship this spring.
W&L’s Sarp Sahin ’26 Awarded Goldwater Scholarship
Sahin is W&L’s first sophomore to receive the scholarship since 2009.
W&L’s Benton Copeland ’24 Awarded Fulbright to Taiwan
Copeland has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Taiwan.
Phi Beta Kappa Initiates New Members During 2024 Convocation Ceremony
The Phi Beta Kappa chapter at Washington and Lee University welcomed 54 students into the prestigious honor society.
Law Students Compete at Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Competition
The team of Alexis Acosta, Simon Ciccarillo, and Christian Sanchez Leon received the top award for petitioner brief.
Olivia Maier ‘24L Honored by American College of Bankruptcy
Maier has been named as the Distinguished Bankruptcy Law Student for the Fourth Circuit.
Student Scholarship Celebrated at 2024 German Law Journal Notes Colloquium
Six 2L students had their scholarly work selected for publication in the Journal.
Record Number of W&L Students Awarded Critical Language Scholarship
The Critical Language Scholarship Program funds a summer of overseas language and cultural immersion.
Thomas deBuchananne ’27 Awarded CIE Arabic Summer Scholarship
Washington and Lee’s Center for International Education awarded deBuchananne funding to study Arabic at the University of Jordan this summer.
W&L Students Claim First Place at University of Georgia Stock Pitch Competition
A four-person team comprised of John Schleider ‘24, Diwesh Kumar ‘24, Bradford Bush ’25 and Drew Thompson ‘25 claimed the $3,000 top prize for their pitch on CVS Health.
Two W&L Students Awarded Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship
Jessica Pachuca ’25 and Gabe Miller ’25 will attend the PPIA Junior Summer Institute at Carnegie Mellon University this summer.
Law Students Compete at Global Antitrust Competition
The team of Jack Perryman ‘25L and Jack Kellerman ‘25L won best brief and were the runners-up at the event.
Six W&L Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad
The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards of up to $5,000 to U.S. undergraduate students who are Pell Grant recipients.
W&L Student Receives Venture for America Fellowship
Josh Rassin ’24 will begin his two-year placement with a startup company following graduation.
W&L Student Receives Research Grant from the Virginia Academy of Science
Megan Dufault ’24 is studying the risks that environmental pollutants pose to fetal development.
Cole Gershkovich ’24 Earns David G. Elmes Pathfinder Prize in Psychology
The Elmes Pathfinder Prize recognizes a student who has shown extraordinary promise in psychological science through outstanding scholarship in basic or applied psychology.
W&L Students Attend Diverse Economics Conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
The Williams School and Department of Economics provided the opportunity for students to network and explore careers in the field of economics.
W&L Student Co-Authors Paper Published by the Pain Medicine Journal
Lucy Worthy ’24 assisted in the research and helped publish the results alongside two W&L alumni.
W&L Student Co-Authors Paper Published Online by Sage Journals
Katie Yurechko ’24 presented research related to content creators circumventing TikTok’s content moderation algorithms.
Student Scholarship Celebrated at 2023 Law Review Notes Colloquium
Jordan Hicks ‘24L and Fenja Schick-Malone ‘24L will be honored for their contributions to the Law Review.
Josh Caraballo ’25 Receives National Accounting Scholarship
Caraballo is one of 369 students from across the U.S. to receive the merit scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
W&L’s Alina de Zoysa ’25 Awarded the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service
De Zoysa is the university’s first recipient of the two-year scholarship for juniors interested in a public service career.
W&L Professor Receives Grant from the American Association of University Women
Mengying Liu will use the funds to research high-throughput crystallographic mapping in the United Kingdom.
Eight W&L Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad
The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards of up to $5,000 to U.S. undergraduate students who are Pell Grant recipients.
W&L’s Allie Stankewich ’23 Earns Fulbright to Uganda
Stankewich has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Uganda.
W&L’s Wren Markley ’23 Selected for Prestigious JET Program
Markley will start their role in the Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program by early August 2023.
Two Washington and Lee ROTC Students Receive Project Global Officer Grants
Christy Childs ’26 and Griffin Conti ’26 will receive funding to study foreign languages this summer.
Record Breaker
W&L Law student Charles Scharf '25L ran school best times in the 5K and 10K, all while dealing with the rigors of 1L year.
Five W&L Students Awarded Boren Scholarships for Global Language Study
The David L. Boren Scholarship supports the intensive study of languages deemed important to U.S. interests.
School of Law Honors Graduates at 2023 Commencement Ceremony
The Washington and Lee University School of Law celebrated its 168th commencement on Friday, May 12, awarding 106 juris doctor degrees.
W&L Professors and Students Co-Author Peer-Reviewed Paper on Web-Weaving Spiders
Professors Nadia Ayoub and Kyle Friend, and students Jamal Magoti ’23, Maria Luzaran ’23, Cooper Lazo ’24 and Eman Muamar ’24 all contributed to the paper that appeared in the open science platform Frontiers.
Phi Beta Kappa Initiates New Members During 2023 Convocation
The Phi Beta Kappa chapter at Washington and Lee University welcomed 49 students into the prestigious honor society.
W&L Student Attends Association for Computing Machinery Web Conference in Austin, Texas
Katie Yurechko ’24 presented on how algorithm awareness impacts algospeak use on TikTok.
W&L’s Jules Seay ’24 Awarded Two Prestigious Scholarships to Support Her Undergraduate Studies
Seay has been selected for the Goldwater Scholarship to support a research career in science, mathematics and engineering, and also earned the Udall Scholarship in the environmental category.
W&L Alumna Annie Talton ’21 Selected for Fulbright to Hungary
Talton has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English to the Roma student population in Hungary.
W&L’s Ava Boussy ’23 Awarded Fulbright to India
Boussy has been awarded a Fulbright-Nehru research grant to study Buddhist shrines and temples in India.
Two W&L Students Selected for Internships with the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty
Jana Hulsey ’25 and Jalen Todd ’25 will work with programs in Washington, D.C. for eight weeks over the summer.
W&L Students Place Second in the HooHacks Hackathon Event
Lakpa Sherpa ’25 and Ignas Volcokas ’25 designed a personal learning assistant that utilizes the power of artificial intelligence.
W&L’s Andrea Rojas ’23 Earns Fulbright to Mexico
Rojas has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Mexico.
W&L Education Studies Professor and Student Co-Author Journal Article
Professor Eric Moffa and Jake Winston ’24 penned the article which appeared in The Social Studies Journal.
W&L’s Finn Connor ’23 Selected for Fulbright to Germany
Connor has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Germany.
W&L’s Maggie Hawley ’23 Selected for Fulbright to Spain
Hawley has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Spain.
W&L’s Kamryn Godsey ’23 Awarded Fulbright to Taiwan
Godsey has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Taiwan.
W&L’s Andrew Tartakovsky ’23 Earns Fulbright to Azerbaijan
Tartakovsky has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Azerbaijan, his parents’ homeland.
W&L’s Avalon Pernell ’23 Awarded Fulbright to Germany
Pernell has been awarded a Young Professional Journalist Program Award to conduct research and gain career experience in Germany.
W&L’s James Dixon ’23 Awarded Fulbright to Taiwan
Dixon has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Taiwan.
Jackson Flower ’25 to Present at the 16th Annual Government, International, and Public Affairs Student Research Conference
Jackson Flower will share his research at The Virginia Commonwealth University on April 7.
W&L Student Presents Paper at the Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium
Dylan Santella ’25 presented “Gender and The Face: Expanding Upon the Butlerian Model of Ethics” at the undergraduate conference held March 31 at Swarthmore College.
W&L’s Tanajia Moye-Green ’23 Awarded Fulbright to the United Kingdom
Moye-Green will pursue a master’s degree in criminal justice and penal change at the University of Strathclyde.
W&L’s Lily Mott ’23 Awarded Fulbright to the United Kingdom
Mott will pursue a master’s degree in digital media and society at Cardiff University.
W&L Law BLSA Teams Take Top Awards for Writing at National Competition
The teams earned honors for best petitioner and best respondent briefs at the NBLSA conference.
Bishop ’26 and Gibbons ’26 Awarded CIE Arabic Summer Scholarship
Washington and Lee's Center for International Education awarded two students funding to study Arabic at the University of Jordan this summer.
Hannah Puckett ’23 Earns David G. Elmes Pathfinder Prize in Psychology
The Elmes Pathfinder Prize recognizes a student who has shown extraordinary promise in psychological science through outstanding scholarship in basic or applied psychology.
W&L Students Tie for First Place at University of Georgia Stock Pitch Competition
Scott Holcomb ’23 and Josh Fingerhut ’24 claimed a $2,500 prize for their pitch on Diamondback Energy.
Posi Oluwakuyide ’24 Awarded Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship
Oluwakuyide will attend the PPIA Junior Summer Institute at the University of Washington this summer.
W&L Law BLSA Teams Take Top Honors at Regional Moot Court Competition
Charisma Hunter ‘23L and Kobie Crosley ‘23L took first place in the competition and also took top honors with the Best Petitioner Brief award.
W&L’s Nevin Etter ’23 Receives American Mathematical Society Award
Etter plans to attend graduate school and pursue a career in mathematics.
W&L’s Sarp Sahin ’26 Selected to Present at Sports Medicine Conference
First-year Johnson Scholar to offer preliminary research on foot-limb dominance and neuromuscular asymmetry in pediatric soccer players.
Two W&L Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad
The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards of up to $5,000 to U.S. undergraduate student recipients.
Sydney Brun-Ozuna ’24L Awarded Consumer Advocacy Fellowship
Brun-Ozuna received the Hobbs Fellowship from the National Consumer Law Center.
Anika Maan ’24L Receives Inaugural Dickovick Internship
Maan received support for her summer placement with the UN Office of Drugs and Crime in Fiji.
Jonathan Thomas ’24L Selected for Equal Justice Works Fellowship
Jonathan Thomas, a member of the Law Class of 2024, has been chosen for a 2022 Disaster Resilience Program Fellowship through Equal Justice Works.
Matt Tinsley ’22 Awarded U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria
After his USTA program orientation in September, Tinsley will teach in a secondary school in Austria through May 2023.
W&L’s Graham Kingwill ’22 Awarded Fulbright to Uzbekistan
Kingwill has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Uzbekistan. He will depart in September 2022 for his 10-month program.
W&L’s Dickinson ’22 Awarded U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria
After her USTA program orientation in September, Joey Dickinson will be teaching in a secondary school in Austria through May 2023.
Tara Blackwell ’24L Selected for Legal Corps Fellowship
Tara Blackwell, a member of the Law Class of 2024, has been chosen for a 2022 Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellowship.
The Williams School Congratulates Class of 2022 Award Winners
The Williams School congratulates the Class of 2022 graduates who received awards and honors for academic excellence during their time at W&L.
W&L’s Nick Mosher ’22 Awarded Fulbright to Kazakhstan
Mosher has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Kazakhstan. He will also spend this summer receiving intensive Russian language training in Tbilisi, Georgia.
W&L’s Tyler Bernard ’23 Awarded Udall Scholarship
Bernard has been selected as a 2022 Udall Scholar in the environmental category.
Student Podcast Wins Award for Excellence in Communication
"Classroom Insiders," a podcast produced by Prof. Karen Woody and her students, has been honored by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts.
W&L’s Grist ’22 Awarded Fulbright to Australia
Elizabeth Grist has been awarded a Fulbright research grant to Melbourne, Australia, to study the stigma and barriers associated with receiving medication for opioid use disorder.
Three W&L students Awarded Positions in the Teaching Assistant Program in France
Three members of the Class of 2022 will spend seven months in the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF) teaching English to public school.
Four W&L Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad
The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards of up to $5,000 to U.S. undergraduate students who are Pell Grant recipients.
W&L’s DJ Johnston ’22 Awarded Fellowship for Arabic Studies in Egypt
Johnston was recently awarded a fellowship to the Center for Arabic Study Abroad at the American University in Cairo.
W&L’s Samantha Carley ’22 Awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Georgia
Carley will serve as an English language teaching assistant in a school in the former Soviet republic.
W&L’s Allie Stankewich ’23 Awarded Boren Scholarship
Stankewich received a David L. Boren Scholarship from the National Security Education Program to study abroad in Tanzania in fall 2022.
Alex Wilkerson ’22 Wins All-American Attorney Award
Wilkerson received an All-American Attorney Award from the American Mock Trial Association.
W&L Law’s Halley Townsend ’22L Wins Constance Baker Motley National Writing Competition
Townsend won the competition for her paper "Second Middle Passage: How Anti-Abortion Laws Perpetuate Structures of Slavery and the Case for Reproductive Justice."
W&L’s Shugart ’22 Awarded U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria
After her USTA program orientation in September, Shugart will team teach in a secondary school in Austria through May 2023.
W&L’s Erin Addison ’22 Awarded Fulbright to Uruguay
Addison has received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Uruguay, where she will teach English to primary or secondary school students and serve as a cultural ambassador for the United States.
W&L’s Mansi Tripathi ’22 Awarded Fulbright to Colombia
Tripathi will teach English to students in Colombia for 10 months.
W&L’s Sydney Lee ’22 Awarded Fulbright to Costa Rica
Lee has received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Costa Rica starting in early 2023.
W&L’s Maggie Hardin ’22 Earns Fulbright to Germany
Maggie Hardin '22 has received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Germany.
W&L’s Moye-Green Awarded Beinecke Scholarship
The Beinecke Scholarship Program provides funds for post-graduate study to students of unusual promise.
W&L Recognizes Student Leaders in Annual Leadership Excellence Awards
The Leadership Excellence Awards give recognition and thanks to nominated students and organizations for their many efforts that contribute to making W&L the special place that it is.
ODK Holds Spring Initiation For W&L Honorees
W&L’s Alpha Circle of ODK, the national leadership honor society, inducted 50 new members in its private spring induction ceremony on campus April 1.
Washington and Lee’s Jensen Rocha ’23 Awarded Goldwater Scholarship
Each scholar is awarded $7,500 to support undergraduate research in their junior or senior year.
Phi Beta Kappa Initiates New Members During 2022 Convocation
The Phi Beta Kappa chapter at Washington and Lee University welcomed 57 students into the prestigious honor society.
W&L’s Anne Riter ’22 Awarded Fulbright to Austria
Riter will spend the next academic year volunteering with a community organization, working as an English teaching assistant and taking courses at the University of Graz.
W&L’s Elyssa McMaster ’22 Awarded Fulbright to Italy
McMaster has been awarded a Fulbright research grant to Italy to complete a hybrid art history and computer science project.
W&L’s Troy Larsen ’22 Awarded Fulbright Grant to Hungary
Larsen will spend the next academic year studying at the Budapest Semesters in Mathematics and participating in a research group at the Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics.
W&L’s Brian Alexander and Madison Williams ’23 Featured in Fine Books & Collections Magazine
Research by Alexander and Williams on Thomas Jefferson’s “Manual and the Modern Rules of the U.S. Congress” is featured in the spring 2022 edition of Fine Books & Collections magazine.
Tanajia Moye-Green ’23 Awarded Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship
Moye-Green will attend the PPIA Junior Summer Institute at Princeton.
Law Students Compete at Global Antitrust Moot Court Competition
Kristin Barkemeyer ‘22L and Max Blumenthal ‘24L were semifinalists in the competition, and Barkemeyer was named Best Oralist.
Six W&L Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad
The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards of up to $5,000 to U.S. undergraduate students who are Pell Grant recipients.
W&L University Singers to Perform at 2021 VMEA Conference
Performance at the VMEA conference is the highest honor for a university choir student in Virginia. This is the second time W&L has made VMEA.
Jules Seay ’24 Wins Fall Student Pitch Competition
Seay's business, GOES, involves using specialized greenhouses as a form of carbon capture technology.
Part of the Plan
Charisma Hunter '23L becomes first African American Woman on Law Review.
Hayley Huber ’23 Joins Hillel International 2021-2022 Student Cabinet
Huber is one of 20 members of the cabinet's sixth cohort, representing diverse Jewish backgrounds and experiences globally.
W&L’s Gavron Campbell ’22 Awarded Gilman Scholarship
Campbell has won a Gilman Scholarship to do an internship in Barcelona, Spain.
W&L’s Cecily Stern ’23 Receives Gilman Scholarship
Stern will travel to South Korea this summer to study in Seoul, South Korea.
W&L’s Christopher Watt ’21 Awarded Fulbright Grant
Watt has received a Fulbright grant to support his research on the importance of small-scale fishing for livelihoods, culture and well-being in Vanuatu, an island nation in the South Pacific.
Williams School Congratulates Class of 2021 Award Winners
The faculty and staff of the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics congratulate our 2021 graduates who have received awards and honors for academic excellence during their time at W&L.
W&L’s DJ Johnston ’22 Awarded Gilman Scholarship
Johnston has won a Gilman Scholarship to study abroad with Middlebury Abroad at Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.
W&L’s Alexxis Hatfield ’22 Awarded a Gilman Scholarship
Hatfield will travel to Denmark for the fall semester and take multiple psychology classes.
Erin Hughes ’21 Named ODK National Leader of the Year in Athletics
Hughes’ award is part of ODK’s 2021 General Russell E. Dougherty National Leader of the Year competition.
W&L’s Lamb ’21 Awarded Place in Teaching Assistant Program in France
The program offers participants the opportunity to work in France for seven months, teaching English to French students of all ages.
W&L’s Doan Bui ’21 Awarded U.S. Teaching Assistantship in Austria
Bui’s USTA position with Fulbright Austria starts in September 2021.
W&L’s Ana Estrada Hamm ’22 Awarded a Boren Scholarship
Estrada Hamm recently received a David L. Boren Scholarship from the National Security Education Program to study abroad in Jordan.
W&L’s James Ricks ’21 Earns Fulbright to Study in Nepal
James Ricks ’21 has received a Fulbright creative grant to Nepal to photograph patients and healthcare providers at a one-of-a-kind health clinic.
W&L’s Tanner Hall ’21 Awarded CASA Fellowship at AUC
Tanner Hall ‘21 was recently awarded a fellowship to the Center for Arabic Study Abroad program at the American University in Cairo.
W&L’s Amanda Dorsey ’21 Awarded a Fulbright to India
The award will support a nine-month research project in India investigating intervention service access for individuals with disabilities.
W&L’s Lorena Terroba Urruchua ’21 Earns Fulbright
Lorena Terroba Urruchua '21 has received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to Spain.
W&L’s Ramonah Gibson ’20 Awarded Fulbright
Ramonah Gibson '20 has received a Fulbright United Kingdom (U.K.) Partnership Award to complete her master's degree in creative writing scriptwriting at the University of East Anglia.
W&L’s Kathryn Hensler ’21 Earns Fulbright to Spain
Her project, “Age and Growth of Fan Mussel (Pinna nobilis) in Mar Menor,” will take her to Calpe, in Spain this fall.
Faculty-Student Documentary Earns Festival Laurels
"Intimate Violence," a documentary about domestic violence by W&L professor Stephanie Sandberg and junior Nolan Zunk, has been recognized by three film festivals.
Five W&L Students Honored as Virginia Teachers of Promise
Clay Chadwick ’22, Demmanuel Gonzalez ’21, Caleb Peña ’21, Carolina Rubio Regalado ’22 and Pamela Steimel ’22 were recognized in March by the Virginia Teachers of Promise Institute.
W&L’s Muensterman Awarded Prestigious Beinecke Scholarship
Kathryn Muensterman ’22 has won a $34,000 Beinecke Scholarship to help fund her graduate studies.
W&L’s Ricks Receives Davis Projects for Peace Grant
James Ricks ’21 plans to work this summer with the Oda Foundation in Nepal.
Two W&L Students Awarded Projects for Peace Grants
Julienne de Vastey '23 and Jamal Magoti '23 have won a Davis Projects for Peace grant for their project "Tokomeza Kata Kimeo."
Washington and Lee’s Troy Larsen ’22 Awarded Goldwater Scholarship
Each scholar is awarded $7,500 to support undergraduate research in their junior or senior year.
Law Students Take Third at National Black Law Students Association Moot Court Competition
Noriya Shahadat '21L and Tomi Akinmola '21L also won best brief and best oral advocate in their last ever moot court competition.
Four W&L Students Present at TESOL 2021 Convention
Under Ellen Mayock's direction, student members of W&L's English for Speakers of Other Languages group will present at the virtual conference on March 25.
W&L Law Team Wins D.C. Regional Appellate Advocacy Competition
Matt Kaminer ’22L, Carson Cox ‘22L, and Rich Gilliland ’22L are headed to Nationals after winning the Washington D.C. Regional ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition
Record Number of W&L Students Awarded Critical Language Scholarships
Six undergraduate students received Critical Language Scholarships, which will provide them the opportunity to study language intensively during summer 2021.
W&L Presents Senior Recital Featuring Levi Lebsack ’21
On March 7, Lebsack will perform selections by George Frideric Handel, Franz Schubert, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Francis Poulenc and others.
W&L a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students for Third Straight Year
Five students from W&L received Fulbright awards for academic year 2020-2021.
BLSA Moot Court, Mock Trial Teams Advance to National Competition
The W&L Law team of of Noriya Shahadat ‘21L and Tomi Akinmola ‘21 won the award for best brief in the national Thurgood Marshall Moot Court competition, and Shahadat was named best oral advocate.
Three W&L Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad
Zach Baldridge ’22, Bri Mondesir ’22 and Blake Sanchez ’23 received the prestigious award.
Record Five W&L Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad
Cage Tevis ’21, Bo Garfinkel ’21, Jeremiah Kohl ’22, Collin Frazey ’23 and Tanajia Moye-Green ’23 will study abroad.
W&L’s Max Sadlowski ’20 Awarded Fulbright Grant to Germany
Sadlowski has received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Germany starting January 2021.
W&L Student Appears on “Meet the Press”
Avalon Pernell, a rising sophomore from Alabama, appeared on a “College Roundtable” segment that featured college journalists interviewing the mayor of Pittsburgh.
Jared Nickodem ’20 Awarded U.S. Teaching Assistantship in Austria
Nickodem’s USTA position with Fulbright Austria starts in September 2020.
Hannah Denham ’20 Wins National Journalism Award
The recent graduate of Washington and Lee University won a combined scholarship of $8,500 for her second-place win and article of the year award in the 60th Annual Hearst National Writing Championship.
W&L’s Abby Keller ’20 Awarded U.S. Teaching Assistantship in Austria
Keller has received a USTA position with Fulbright Austria starting in October 2020.
W&L’s Caroline Rivers ’20 Awarded Fulbright-García Robles Grant to Mexico
Rivers has received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Mexico starting January 2021.
Brian Peccie ’20 Receives ODK Athletics Leader of the Year Award
Peccie’s award is part of ODK’s 2020 General Russell E. Dougherty National Leader of the Year Competition.
W&L’s Colin Berger ’20 Awarded Fulbright Grant to Spain
Berger has received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Spain starting January 2021.
Bo Garfinkel ’21 Awarded Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship
Garfinkel will attend the PPIA Junior Summer Institute at Princeton
W&L Law Announces Honors and Awards for Class of 2020
Achievements in academics and service are among the awards and honors announced by the School of Law.
W&L Law Teams Reach Semifinals in Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
Hundreds of teams participate each year in this competition focused on a dispute between nations.
W&L BLSA Team Second at National Moot Court Competition
Jessiah Hulle ‘20L and Tomi Akinmola ‘21L were the runners-up in the National Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition, held this weekend in Cincinnati during the National Black Law Students Association conference.
Success in Representation in Mediation Competition
3Ls Whitney Davis and Mahalia Hall were runners-up in a regional ABA competition.
Law Student Honored with Prestigious Writing Award
Mary Kate Nicholson ‘20L received second place in a national student legal writing competition sponsored by the Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation.
2018 LEAD Banquet Recognizes Leadership Across Campus
The event celebrated many individual and student accomplishments.
Murtha Selected for NABC Division III All-Star Game
Murtha is the first W&L men's basketball player selected to compete in the contest in program history.
Stanford Professor Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu to Address W&L’s Phi Beta Kappa Convocation
His talk is titled “A Heartful Way of Living with Mindfulness, Compassion and Responsibility.”
W&L’s Beck Receives an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Beck is the 22nd General to receive the distinction over the last 15 years.
Collin Glatz ’20 to Participate in German American Exchange Internship Program
The program helps American students secure three-month long business internships in Germany.
ODK Initiates Four Honorary and 35 Student Members During 2018 Founders Day/ODK Convocation
The national leadership honor society will welcome four honorary and 35 student initiates.
Kiki Spiezio ’18 Awarded Clinton Scholarship
The William Jefferson Clinton Scholarship will allow Spiezio to attend the American University in Dubai during Winter Term 2018.
W&L Field Hockey Claims ODAC Title with 2-1 OT Win over Hornets
This marks the second ODAC title in program history and the first since 2005.
W&L Women’s Cross Country Wins Third Straight ODAC Title
The Generals took the top spot out of 12 teams with 34 points to record the 17th ODAC title in program history.
W&L Men’s Cross Country Claims Third Consecutive ODAC Championship
The Generals registered 27 points, with four runners in the Top 6, to claim the 12th ODAC title in program history.
Catherine Simpson Wins Elmes Pathfinder Prize in Psychology
The prize recognizes a student who has shown extraordinary promise in psychological science through outstanding scholarship in basic or applied psychology.
W&L’s Sustainability Efforts Earn Silver Rating
W&L increases its STARS sustainability rating from a bronze to a silver.
W&L Law Tax Clinic Receives IRS Grant
The Tax Clinic at the Washington and Lee University School of Law has been awarded a matching grant from the Internal Revenue Service's Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic program (LITC). This is the tenth straight year that the Tax Clinic has received federal dollars to support its efforts.
W&L Law Students Named Co-Directors for Service to School Program for Veterans
Law students David Thompson and Michael Stinnett-Kassoff have been named co-directors for law admissions for Service 2 School, a non-profit organization that provides educational guidance and networking opportunities for U.S. military service members and veterans.
Seventy-seven Members of W&L Class of 2020 Inducted into Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
To be eligible for Phi Eta Sigma, a student must be in the top 20 percent of the class at the end of his or her first term.
2017 LEAD Banquet Recognizes Leadership Across Campus
Many individual and student accomplishments were recognized at this year's LEAD Banquet on April 2.
W&L Law Students Win National Uvaldo Herrera Moot Court Competition
In addition to the team victory, law student Tamra Harris was named best oralist. The team won a $14,000 scholarship for the school.
Harrison Westgarth Awarded a Fulbright Research Grant to Brazil
W&L senior Harrison Westgarth has been awarded a Fulbright grant to Brazil, where he will study the “Development of an Animal Model of Direct and Congenital Zika Virus Transmission.”
John Dannehl Awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Spain
W&L senior John Dannehl has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Spain.
W&L Junior Awarded Davis Projects for Peace Grant
W&L junior Angel Vela de la Garza Evia has won a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant.
Phi Beta Kappa Initiates New Members during 2017 Convocation
The Phi Beta Kappa chapter at Washington and Lee University welcomed 49 members of the junior and senior classes and seven graduates from the Class of 2016 into the prestigious honor society at the Phi Beta Kappa/Society of the Cincinnati Convocation on Sunday, March 19.
W&L Students’ Work Featured in Southwest VA Photography Competition
The work of four Washington and Lee University photography students was accepted in the 2017 Southwest Virginia Juried Student Photography Competition at the Radford University Art Museum Downtown.
BLSA Wins Small Chapter of the Year, Moot Court Team Headed to Nationals
The W&L Law team of Tejkaran Bains '17L and Caitlin Peterson '19L placed second in the NBLSA regional moot court competition, earning a spot in nationals next month in Houston.
W&L BLSA Goes National
Maureen Edobor, a 3L from Dallas, is serving this year as attorney general for the National Black Law Students Association.
ODK Initiates Four Honorary and 39 Student Members during 2017 Founders Day/ODK Convocation
Alpha Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society, will welcome four honorary and 39 student initiates at Washington and Lee University’s annual Founders Day/ODK Convocation on Jan. 19 at 5 p.m. in Lee Chapel.
Witt Hawkins ’18 Receives Clinton Scholarship
Witt Hawkins ’18, a global politics major and mass communications minor from Memphis, Tennessee, received a William Jefferson Clinton Scholarship to attend the American University in Dubai.
Campus Kitchen at Washington and Lee Wins Altria Grant
Campus Kitchen awarded a $15,500 grant from the Altria Companies Employee Community Fund to support its weekend backpack snack program and to help supply its mobile-food pantries.
Jake Burnett Wins Elmes Pathfinder Prize in Psychology
Jake Burnett, a Washington and Lee University senior from Anaheim Hills, California, has been awarded the 2016 David G. Elmes Pathfinder Prize in Psychology.
Eric Schwen ’15 is Apker Award Finalist
Eric Schwen ’15, a Washington and Lee University valedictorian and physics major from Cottage Grove, Minnesota, has been chosen as a finalist for the American Physical Society’s LeRoy Apker Award, recognizing outstanding achievements in physics by an undergraduate.
Seniors Nominated for Japanese National Honor Society
Seniors Sophia Maxstadt and Zoey Ryu (Mi Hung) have joined the Japanese National Honor Society (JNHS). They were nominated by Washington and Lee University based on their outstanding GPA and inducted into the JNHS-College Chapter. Rhu is a psychology and East Asian Language and Literature (Japanese concentration) double major. Maxstadt is a business administration and […]
W&L Senior Thomas Bowen Receives Fulbright Research Grant to Germany
Washington and Lee University senior Thomas Bowen of Fredericksburg, Va., has received a Fulbright research grant to Germany. His project is "Black Walnuts as Bio-inspired Packaging."
12 W&L Students to be Recognized by CSS for Winter 2014
Twelve Washington and Lee University students are the winter 2014 General of the Month recipients for the Celebrating Student Success (CSS) initiative sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs to inspire engaged citizenship at W&L. Those students being recognized are Alex Baca '14, Alexandra Prather '14, Bryan Mullady '14, JP Beall '14, Grace Lee '15, […]
Campus Kitchen at W&L Garners Two Awards
Jenny Davidson, coordinator of Student Service Learning at W&L, and Campus Kitchens at Washington and Lee volunteer Patrick Poindexter, of Lexington. were honored at the Campus Kitchens Project annual conference.
W&L Senior Nominated to JNHS
Ashley Jordan, a Washington and Lee senior from Pocatella, Idaho, has been nominated to the Japanese National Honor Society (JNHS). Jordan is an East Asian Language and Literature major. This honor society recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement and excellence in the study of the Japanese language. Students who are nominated for membership receive Certificates of […]
Seniors Brandon Allred, Katie Shelor Generals of the Month for May
Washington and Lee University seniors Brandon Allred and Katie Shelor will be recognized at the Generals of the Month presentation on Wednesday, May 9, at 12:30 p.m. in the Marketplace in Elrod Commons. This is the final CSS presentation of the academic year. They will begin again monthly in September 2012, for the 2012-2013 year. […]
W&L Senior Camille Cobb Finalist in National Computer Science Competition
At the recent Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) conference in Raleigh, N.C., Washington and Lee senior Camille Cobb from Huntersville, N.C., was one of five finalists in the student undergraduate research competition.
Three Recognized as Generals of the Month for April
Washington and Lee University students Austin Branstetter, Claire Oliver and Luke Andersen will be recognized at Generals of the Month on Wednesday, April 11, at 12:30 p.m. in the Marketplace in Elrod Commons. Branstetter, a senior from Nashville, Tenn., is a mathematics major and the recipient of a George Washington Honor Scholarship. He is the […]
W&L Seniors Ashna Sharan, Joey Brown Are Generals of the Month for March
Washington and Lee University seniors Ashna Sharan and Joey Brown will be recognized at the Generals of the Month presentation on Wednesday, March 21, at 12 noon in the Marketplace in Elrod Commons.
Seniors Rutherford, Edgar Named Generals of the Month for February
Washington and Lee University seniors Bobby Rutherford and Caitlin Edgar will be recognized at the Generals of the Month presentation on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 12:30 p.m. in the Marketplace in Elrod Commons.
Jarrell, Deyarmin Generals of the Month for January
Washington and Lee University students Kelli Jarrell and Stephen Deyarmin will be recognized at the Generals of the Month presentation on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at noon in the Marketplace in Elrod Commons. Jarrell, a senior from Dry Creek, W.Va., is a biochemistry (pre-med) major with a minor in poverty and human capability studies. She is […]
W&L Student Wins Bridging Scholarship to Japan
Alex Wachi, a Washington and Lee University junior from Honolulu, is one of 20 undergraduate students from colleges and universities across the United States to win a Bridging Scholarship for study abroad at Kansai Gaidai University in Japan. Wachi is the first W&L student to win the scholarship. He will receive up to $4,000 to […]
W&L's Claud Wins VFIC/Norfolk Southern Scholarship
Harrison Claud, a Washington and Lee University junior from Richmond, has been named a winner of the 2011-12 VMIC/Norfolk Southern Scholarship. Claud, a graduate of Collegiate School in Richmond, is majoring in economics and is a Deans List student. He is also a member of Kathekon, the student-alumni organization, and is on the White Book […]
W&L’s Mock Trial Team Wins Major Event
Washington and Lee’s Mock Trial team won first place at the Sixth Annual Tobacco Road Invitational Tournament in Durham, N.C., earlier this month. The Tobacco Road Invitational, one of the biggest invitational tournaments in the Southeast, was hosted by Duke University this year. Washington and Lee competed head-to-head against Furman, Emory, and Columbia. Abbie Caudill […]
W&L Seniors Jasmine Jimenez, Tyler Tokarczyk Are Generals of the Month
Washington and Lee University seniors Jasmine Jimenez and Tyler Tokarczyk will be recognized as the Generals of the Month for December at the presentation on Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 12:30 p.m. in the Marketplace in Elrod Commons. Jimenez, from Ingleside, Ill., is majoring in political science and is minoring in poverty and human capability studies. […]
Lauren Acker ’12, Daniel Hsu ’14 Named Generals of the Month
Washington and Lee University students Lauren Acker and Daniel Hsu will be recognized at the Generals of the Month presentation on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 12:10 p.m. in the Marketplace in Elrod Commons. Lauren Acker, a senior from Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is majoring in sociology and anthropology with an emphasis on anthropology. She belongs to […]
W&L Student Teams Compete in Computer Programming Contest
Two teams of three students from Washington and Lee University recently placed second and fourth in a computer programming contest at Longwood University in Farmville, Va. A total of 16 teams, comprising 46 students from eight colleges and universities in Virginia, competed on Oct. 22 in the inaugural invitational contest sponsored by Longwood’s Department of […]
iPad for Eating
Congratulations to Crawford Rhyne, a sophomore at Washington and Lee University from Gastonia, N.C., who won a new iPad last month in the Dining Services Great iPad Give-Away. Any student who signed up for one of the six meal and flex plans in Dining Services was eligible for the prize. Approximately 70 percent of W&L's […]
Lauren Ashley Tipton, Kelton Buchanan Named Generals of the Month
Washington and Lee University students Lauren Ashley Tipton and Kelton Buchanan will be recognized at the second Generals of the Month presentation of the academic year on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 12:10 p.m. in the Marketplace in Elrod Commons. Lauren Ashley Tipton, a senior from Myrtle Beach, S.C., is majoring in neuroscience. She is the […]
W&L Student Wins 2nd in Video Contest
A video created by Garrett Koller of Washington and Lee's Class of 2014 has won second place in a national contest to create awareness on information security. <p>The 30-second video is entitled "How to Create a Secure Password" and won second place in the public service category of the 2011 Information Security Awareness Poster & Video Contest. Koller earned $1,000 in the contest sponsored by EDUCAUSE/Internet 2 Higher Education Information Security Council, CyberWatch, and National Cyber Security Alliance.</p> <p>The video provides practical guidelines for creating a secure but easy-to-remember password. The video is featured on YouTube channel of Information Technology Services, which has promoted secure passwords as a vital part of an overall strategy to keep data private and secure. Koller, a computer science major, is a member of the Information Technology Advisory Committee, which advises ITS at W&L, and also works for John Blackburn, senior academic technologist for ITS.</p> <p>The video may be viewed here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPxPh-cYsgE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPxPh-cYsgE</a><br />Additional background on the contest is here: <a href="http://www.educause.edu/SecurityVideoContest2011">http://www.educause.edu/SecurityVideoContest2011</a></p>
Four Seniors in Japanese Honor Society
<p>Three members of Washington and Le's Class of 2011 have been named to the Japanese National Honor Society. They are Hannah Kollef from Summit, N.J., Lu Li from Tianmen, China, Paul Matteo from Philadelphia and Susan Taylor from Atlanta. This national collegiate honor society recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement and excellence in the study of the Japanese language.</p>
Three W&L Sophomores Win Shirley Hurt Brand Scholarships
<p>Three members of Washington and Lee's Class of 2013 have won Shirley Hurt Brand Scholarships from the Cabell Brand Center for Global Poverty and Resource Sustainability Studies of Salem, Va. The $1,000 scholarships were awarded on the basis of essays the students wrote on what they plan to do with their studies and lives "For the Common Good."</p> <p>The winners are:</p> <ul> <li>Johanna Cho, a politics major from Wilmette, Ill.</li> <li>Kathryn Marsh Soloway, a journalism and art history double major from Woodbridge, Conn.</li> <li>Danielle Breidung, a sociology major from Waunakee, Wis.</li> </ul>
