A Campaign for Whitman College they are educated about and respectful of the natural world and our humble place in it,” hannah wrote. The Pitts Scholarship supported hannah’s study abroad in ecuador this spring, where she studied Spanish at the School for International Training’s Comparative ecology and Conservation Program. on campus, she is heavily involved in conservation and sustainability projects. her efforts on campus and her experience in ecuador helped International learning lead to a prestigious honor for hannah this fall when she was named a winner of the udall Scholarship, which experiences prepare supports students dedicated to pursuing careers related to the environment. In the future, hannah hopes to students for leadership. bring environmental education to K-12 classrooms. LiBRARY AcqUiSiTiOnS The second purpose of the Pitts endowment is to Pitts family legacies at Whitman. Those exploring the support the library’s purchase of material in Asian stud- world, whether through reading and research or through ies, religion, and classical Greek and roman studies. hands-on learning around the globe, will be inspired “The library is the heart of the college, and libraries for years to come thanks to Beckmann’s thoughtful often are forgotten when big gifts are made to colleges,” philanthropy. says Janet. her gift is improving library offerings in a significant way. Last year, more than 115 books and other materi- als were added to the collection with proceeds from the endowment, including titles such as “A Companion to Greek mythology,” edited by Ken Dowden and Niall Livingstone; “mount Fuji: Icon of Japan,” by h. Byron earhart; and “Civilizing habits: Women missionaries and the revival of French empire,” by Sarah A. Curtis. Janet Pitts Beckmann was elected to the Board of overseers in 2010. She hopes that excellence at Whitman will be furthered through her gifts and her leadership. The impact of the Pitts endowment can already be seen today in the library and the opportuni- ties for study abroad students. And her estate gift, when received, will add significantly to the Beckmann and Summer 2012 5
Whitman College Summer 2012 Campaign
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