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April 2011 |
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Whitman College’s Alumni Association annually recognizes alumni who exemplify outstanding achievement in their careers, communities, or through service to Whitman College. To read about these award recipients go to http://www.whitman.edu/content/alumni/involved/alumniawards. Nominations for 2012 awards are encouraged. For a description of each award and a nomination form, go to http://www.whitman.edu/content/alumni/involved/alumniawards. |
| In This Issue: Events Summer College Whitman in the News Reunion Updates L’Érudite Class Notes Why We Love Whitman Connect Online: Alumni Events Whitman Online Alumni Starter Kit Alumni Trips Update Your Address Send a Class Note Submit to Livewire Submit to 50-Plus Whitman Magazine Online The Pioneer Athletics Campus Events Campus Webcams Give to Whitman Your support for Whitman makes a difference.
 April’s selection Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Whitman in Ashland
August 5-7, 2011 
Sri Lanka
January 7-20, 2012 
Turkey
May 21 - June 6, 2012    |
Events Bellingham Social April 14, 2011 • 7-9 p.m. • Bellingham, WA • The home of Gale ’76 and Michael Gropp ’76 Join Whitman College for an evening of socializing with area alumni and newly admitted Whitman students and a short presentation by Associate Professor of English Gaurav Majumdar. Read more and RSVP by April 10. What Immigrant Workers Can Teach America about Democracy and Food Lecture and social with professor Paul Apostolidis in Chicago, IL April 18, 2011 • 6-8 p.m. • Harold Washington Library Center, Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, lower level of library April 18, 2011 same evening • 8:30 p.m. • Hilton Hotel Chicago, Lakeside Green Lounge Dr. Paul Apostolidis, Judge and Mrs. Timothy A. Paul Chair of Political Science, will be the guest of Interfaith Worker Justice to discuss and sign copies of his new book, Breaks in the Chain: What Immigrant Workers Can Teach America about Democracy. Read more and RSVP by April 13. Summer College
Whitman in the News New sky camera has Whitman students looking up  For eons, humans have looked to the skies for inspiration, navigation and answers to the most mysterious questions of the universe.
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Global Studies Initiative hosts “spectacle” of a symposium For three hours on a Saturday afternoon, Whitman students and faculty gathered on campus to listen and share opinions with a group of esteemed visiting speakers on their notions of “Global Media, Global Spectacles,” the theme of the 3rd annual Global Studies Symposium. Read more. Biology professor honored for courage, research Whitman Assistant Professor of Biology Kate Jackson is both brave and scientifically expert when it comes to snakes. Read more. Visit the Newswroom. Reunions Updates Spring and Debate Reunion Weekend • April 28 – May 1, 2011 
Register Now!Class of 1971 and Classes of 1980, 1981 and 1982 You can now register for the events you will attend at the reunion. Pre-registration is required and due by April 15th. Register Now! Second Annual W Club Golf Tournament • April 29th, 2011 Join us at the spectacular Wine Valley Golf Club. Registration starts at 11:30 a.m. An awards banquet immediately follows the tournament and is available to golfers and non-golfers alike. Last year’s event attracted nearly 100 players and we are hoping to fill the field (120 players maximum) this year. Presently enlisting captains willing to take responsibility for putting together a foursome at skipmolitor@gmail.com. Fiftieth Reunion Weekend • May 19 – 22, 2011 
Register Now!Class of 1961 You can now register for the events you will attend at the reunion. Pre-registration is required and due by May 2nd. Register Now! More Reunions: 50-Plus and Greek 50-Plus • Fall Reunion Special-release wine to benefit WISE Class Notes Send us an update about your family, career, or get together with Whitman friends and we will include in the next Whitman Magazine. Class notes submitted between February 1, 2011 and May 15, 2011 will appear in the July 2011 issue. Submit your class note. Why We Love Whitman Photo by Greg Lehman, Whitman photographer Lately, when thinking of Spring, it seems Mother Nature needs a bit of encouragement. 
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L’Ecole No 41, a Walla Walla Valley winery owned by Megan ’79 and Martin Clubb has released the 2008 L’Érudite, a premium Walla Walla Valley red wine, with all profits to benefit the Whitman Institute for Scholastic Enrichment (WISE). Whitman College’s first academic building, College Hall, was constructed in 1883 on land donated by Dr. Dorsey Syng Baker. One hundred years later Dr. Baker’s great grandson and Whitman alumnus, Baker Ferguson ’39, founded one of the Walla Walla Valley’s pioneering artisan wineries - L’Ecole No 41. Six generations of Dr. Baker’s heirs graduated from Whitman. They include Ferguson’s daughter Megan Clubb and grandson Riley Baker Clubb ’09, current family owners of L’Ecole who collaborated on naming this wine. They chose L’Érudite “The Scholar” to honor Whitman College and its legacy of broad liberal arts education. This wine is limited, as just 300 cases were bottled. Preliminary demand for L’Érudite, which integrates the signature markings of silky, cedary elegance exemplified in L’Ecole’s Estate Seven Hills Vineyard with the bold fruit and robust tannin structure of Pepper Bridge Vineyard has proven very strong. Due to demand, L’Érudite was first made available to Whitman College alumni and friends mid-March, and will subsequently be released to L’Ecole’s mailing list in early May. Whitman College Alumni Office | 219 Marcus Street | Walla Walla, WA 99362 509.527.5167 or 800.835.9448 ext. 1 | alumni@whitman.edu Editors: Jason Arp ’94 and Teri Durfee • Graphics.Layout.Design: Teri Durfee |