A Campaign for Whitman College Honoring mentors and inspiring futures The Neilen-Anderson Professorship in rhetoric The study of rhetoric and practice of debate have a and received an excellent rating in informative speaking. distinguished history at Whitman College. The College’s her coach that year, in his first year at Whitman College, early commitment was expressed in 1918 with the was Professor Bob Withycombe. creation of the Dovell-Gose Prizes in oratory, established The confidence in oral and written communication by members of the Board of overseers in memory of that megan developed at Whitman propelled her forward. William Thomas Dovell, Class of 1888, and Christopher She completed a master of Arts degree in Speech Columbus Gose, Class of 1886 – Whitman alumni who Communication with an emphasis in organizational went on to distinguished careers in law. Decades later, Communication at Wake Forest university, became a when megan Salzman won the women’s division of the writer and a communications manager, and served as Dovell-Gose contest, it was the culmination of the most president of the Salzman-medica Foundation, supporting impactful experience she had at Whitman College. animal rescue efforts and higher education. Although she was active in her political science While at Wake Forest, she met her future husband, major and wrote forThe Pioneer on occasion, effectively John medica, a student in the master of Business expressing an argument in the debate program became Administration program. John’s career in business her primary passion while megan was a student here. In management took them to California, Texas, and eventu- 1981, she attended the national forensics honor society ally to Virginia, where they now reside. over the years, (Pi Kappa Delta) national honorary speech tournament Whitman College remained a top philanthropic priority and took second among 96 speakers in group discussion for the couple; they kept in close contact with Professor Professor Bob Withycombe and rhetoric students plan an argument. Summer 2012 7
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