W&L Magazine, Winter 2013: Vol. 88 | No. 1
In This Issue: Power Grab: W&L Saves Energy and Money; President John Delane Wilson: 1931-2013, By Jeff Hanna; 2011-2012 Financial Annual Report
View Article"Rockbridge Report," W&L Students Win National Honors
The Society of Professional Journalists has named Washington and Lee's "Rockbridge Report" newscast the Best Independent Online Student Publication in the nation, and has recognized a W&L senior...
View ArticleContact Presents Elite Navy SEAL Clint Bruce
Navy SEAL Clint Bruce will speak on leadership at Washington and Lee University on Tuesday, May 7, at 7 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The talk is open to the...
View ArticleW&L Senior Mohamad Shawki Amine Assists in Earthquake Research
Washington and Lee University senior Mohamad Shawki Amine was a member of a team from Virginia Tech's College of Engineering that presented the results of its earthquake research at Posters on the Hill...
View ArticleW&L Students Honored by Cabell Brand Center
Washington and Lee students Jinae Kennedy and Ellyn Kirtley are honored by the Cabell Brand Center to Promote the Common Good.
View ArticleBoetsch Addresses Opening Assembly of W&L Reunions
Laurent Boetsch, director of international education at Washington and Lee, delivered the keynote address for the University's annual Alumni Weekend on Thursday, May 2.
View ArticleW&L Honors Three Alumni, Returning Classes at Reunion Weekend
Washington and Lee University presented Distinguished Alumni Awards Saturday to three of its graduates and received major gifts from returning classes during the Generals Assembly, the annual meeting...
View ArticleMemorial Gates Plaque Honors Chris Coffland '88
Washington and Lee honored its late alumnus Chris Coffland, a member of the Class of 1988, by dedicating to his memory a plaque on the Memorial Gates on Saturday, May 4, during Reunion Weekend. He was...
View ArticleW&L Teacher Education Students Create Literacy Kits for Pre-kindergartners
Some children preparing to enter kindergarten at Central Elementary School in Lexington, Va., have received a helping hand from teacher education students at Washington and Lee University. During the...
View ArticleLost and Found: 1995 W&L Class Ring
Sometimes Washington and Lee turns up in the news in the most surprising ways. For Scott Sina, a member of W&L's undergraduate class of 1995 and the law class of 2000, his lost 1995 class ring...
View ArticleAre You Social?
Alumni, parents and friends interested in more frequent updates from the University can engage with us on a variety of social media channels: Trending Now: #wlu13: News, updates and reminiscences for...
View ArticleW&L Law Student Helps Refugee Artists Get Started in Business
Washington and Lee third-year law student Ernest Hammond helped a group of Burmese and Bhutanese refugees set up a corporation for their business selling traditional arts and crafts.
View ArticleW&L Alumna Running for Scranton Mayor
Washington and Lee alumna Elizabeth Randol, of the Class of 1993, is bidding to become the first female mayor of Scranton, Pa. Liz is one of four Democratic candidates on the ballot in the May 21...
View ArticleW&L's Sprenkle Named Digital Humanities Scholar of the Month
Sara Sprenkle, assistant professor of computer science at Washington and Lee, was recently named W&L's inaugural "Digital Humanities Scholar of the Month."
View ArticleW&L Professor Examines Pros, Cons of Marketplace Fairness Act
Robert Ballenger, a Washington and Lee professor of business administration who specializes in e-commerce, explores the Marketplace Fairness Act.
View ArticleW&L President Ruscio on "Virginia Conversations"
Washington and Lee University President Kenneth P. Ruscio was a guest on the Virginia Public Radio program, "Virginia Conversations," on Friday, April 26, 2013.
View ArticleCNN Health Features W&L's Barry Kolman
CNN Health featured the story of Washington and Lee University music professor Barry Kolman's experience teaching clarinet to his 13-year-old daughter, Emmanuela, and the impact those lessons have had...
View ArticleComposition by W&L's Vosbein Set for Carnegie Hall Premiere
A new composition by Washington and Lee music professor Terry Vosbein will have its premiere later this month at Carnegie Hall. "Charleston Episodes," a new work for flute, bassoon and string trio, was...
View ArticleTaylor Gilfillan Named 2012-2013 General of the Year
Taylor Gilfillan, a Washington and Lee senior from Raleigh, N.C., has been named the John W. Elrod General of the Year for 2012-2013.
View ArticleAnnouncing the Winners of the New Yorker Caption Contest
The results are in and, as Bob Mankoff, cartoon editor of the New Yorker, made clear, the results are final. Marthe Honts '97 won the special New Yorker/W&L cartoon caption contest.
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