In Memoriam: Holly Shablack, Assistant Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Shablack joined the CBSC Department at Washington and Lee University in 2022.
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In Memoriam: Jessine A. Monaghan ’79L, Trustee Emerita and Former Adjunct Professor of Law
Monaghan served on the Washington and Lee University Board of Trustees from 2007 to 2016 and taught at the W&L Law School as an adjunct professor for four years.
In Memoriam: Harold Gordon Leggett Jr. ’54, Trustee Emeritus
Leggett served on the Washington and Lee University Board of Trustees from 1973 to 1984.
In Memoriam: Frances Lewis P’66, Trustee Emerita
Lewis served on W&L's Board of Trustees from 1984 to 1989.
In Memoriam: Sidney J. Williams Jr., Professor of Romance Languages Emeritus
Williams taught Spanish at Washington and Lee University for 40 years.
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In Memoriam: Harlan Beckley, Former Acting University President and Fletcher Otey Thomas Professor of Religion Emeritus
Beckley worked at Washington and Lee University for 40 years and served as the founding director of the Shepherd Program for the Interdisciplinary Study of Poverty and Human Capability.
In Memoriam: Matthew Thompson ’64, Trustee Emeritus
Thompson served on W&L’s Board of Trustees from 1998-2002.
In Memoriam: Heather Ross Miller, Thomas H. Broadus Jr. Professor of English Emerita
The famed author worked for Washington and Lee University for 11 years.
In Memoriam: Frederick Cooper ’64, P’94, Trustee Emeritus
Cooper served on the Board of Trustees from 2008 to 2017.
In Memoriam: Mimi Elrod, Former W&L First Lady and Associate Director of Special Programs
Elrod worked at Washington and Lee University for 22 years before becoming the first female mayor of Lexington, Virginia.
In Memoriam: C. Royce Hough III ’59, Trustee Emeritus
Hough served on the Board of Trustees from 1982 to 1992.
In Memoriam: Rod Smith, Editor of Shenandoah and Adjunct Professor of English
Smith served as the literary magazine’s editor for 23 years.
In Memoriam: Frank Miriello, Former Head Football Coach
Miriello spent 26 years coaching football at Washington and Lee and remains the program’s all-time wins leader.
In Memoriam: Julius Stephen ‘Steve’ Marks III ’59, Trustee Emeritus
Marks served on the Board of Trustees from 1990 to 1999.
In Memoriam: Irwin Taylor Sanders II, Professor of History Emeritus and University Historian
Sanders worked at Washington and Lee for over 40 years, providing countless lectures on the university’s history.
Donna “Chris” Butler Ball, Trustee Emerita, Dies at 76
Ball served on the board from 2001-2006.
In Memoriam: J. Brown Goehring, Professor of Chemistry Emeritus
W&L’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter named the Phi Beta Kappa J. Brown Goehring Sophomore Award in his honor.
In Memoriam: Al Gordon, Professor of Fine Arts Emeritus
Gordon taught at W&L from 1974 to 2001.
In Memoriam: Todd Lowry, Professor of Economics Emeritus
Lowry taught at W&L for more than 35 years.
In Memoriam: Joseph Thompson, Professor of Psychology Emeritus
Thompson taught at W&L for more than 30 years.
In Memoriam: Virginia Holton, former W&L trustee
Virginia Holton, former trustee and first lady of Virginia, died in Irvington, Virginia, on Dec. 16, 2022.
In Memoriam: William McHenry ’54, former athletic director
The former W&L Athletic Director, chair of the department of physical education, and member of the W&L Athletics Hall of Fame, died Jan. 4, 2023.
In Memoriam: John David Parker, Associate Professor of History Emeritus
He taught at W&L from 1982 to 2005.
In Memoriam: M. Theodore Van Leer ’51
He served on the Board of Trustees from 1989 to 1998
Bob de Maria, W&L Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications Emeritus, Dies at 79
De Maria, a longtime professor and manager of the university’s radio station and television studio, was a beloved mentor to students and a cherished colleague and friend to many in the university community.
In Memoriam: John H. DeCourcy
The former director of Student Financial Aid died March 5.
Paul Burns, Director of Environmental Health and Safety, Dies at 72
Burns, who joined W&L in 2001, had over 30 years of experience in the safety and health field. He died Sept. 19 at the age of 72.
In Memoriam: Isaac “Ike” Noyes Smith IV ’57, ’60L
He served on the Board of Trustees from 1980-1991.
