Joining and contributing to the W Club is easy.

Matching Academic & Athletic Success:

The W Club values the life lessons that young people learn in the realm of competitive athletics, and its goal is to help Whitman provide the best possible experience for its student-athletes.

Whitman, as one of the top-tier liberal arts and sciences colleges in the nation, has long provided academic programs marked by high levels of excellence. The W Club is committed to helping provide our student-athletes with athletic programs of the same high quality.

Making a Difference in Young Lives:

The W Club is a family comprised of Whitman alumni, parents and friends of the college focused on making a difference in the lives of student-athletes who balance rigorous study in the classroom with enthusiastic competition in the arena of intercollegiate athletics.

If you wish to invest in the bright futures of Whitman student-athletes, the W Club welcomes your support and contributions. Please join your former classmates, teammates and friends as the W Club works with the college to develop and maintain athletic programs that put Whitman student-athletes on an equal footing with their rivals around the country.
 

left- Brian Barton, Whitman's top golfer.

Special Fundraising Efforts:

In addition to building a network of alumni, parents and friends who are more deeply connected to our athletic program, the W Club is committed to moving forward with targeted fundraising initiatives aimed at helping our student-athletes pursue competitive excellence, both within the Northwest Conference and on the NCAA Division III regional and national stages.

The W Club board is soliciting additional support for a variety of needs, including the following priorities:

• Recruit Fly-In Program: Ensure that outstanding student-athletes will have the opportunity to visit the Whitman College campus.
• Competitive National Travel: Provide exciting experiences for our students and raise Whitman’s visibility through competition against strategic NCAA Division III programs outside our region.
• Assistant Coaching: Support our highly talented coaching staff by adding resources that will enable the recruitment of elite student-athletes.

Varsity Athletics at Whitman College:

• Approximately 20 percent of Whitman students compete on one of 14 varsity athletic teams (seven for women and seven for men).
• Whitman is a charter member of the Northwest Conference and competes as part of NCAA Division III, which is founded on a philosophy that varsity athletics is a direct extension of the classroom.

From the President of the W Club:

left- Jim Moore '66, W Club President

My fondest hope for the W Club is that it will serve as a vehicle for the development of a strong and lasting spirit of support for Whitman athletics.

Our goals are to encourage and generate enthusiastic alumni attendance at athletic events as well as important financial support. For those of us who care about Whitman athletics, now is the time to step forward to help the college build a varsity athletic program that is comparable to its outstanding academic programs. Please join us as we seek to provide the best possible experience for the exceptional student-athletes who represent Whitman here in the Northwest and around the country.

From the Athletic Director:

Joining Is Easy:

Joining the W Club is easy.

Just complete the online form and make a donation of your choosing. You can even direct it to your favorite varsity sport.

Your membership, early in the July 1 — June 30 fiscal year, assures that our varsity coaches and athletes are able to take full advantage of the additional funding.

Visit our Athletics web site.

W Club Benefits:

• Receive Athletic Director's e-newsletters
• Receive regular reports from Whitman athletic contests
• Receive invitations to W Club events at away contests

THE W CLUB:

• Dedicates itself to support Varsity Athletics as an integral part of a liberal arts educational experience at Whitman College.
• Vigorously pursues an expectation of achievement and excellence that is fundamental to a Whitman College liberal arts education – both inside and outside the classroom.
• Actively engages current student-athletes, alumni, parents and Whitman College as a whole in a wide array of activities and venues to achieve its mission.

Whitman's Varsity Athletics program plays a critical role in encouraging creativity, character and responsibility among student-athletes. Combined with Whitman's tradition of academic rigor, it uniquely contributes to intellectual vitality, leadership, flexibility and determination to succeed in a changing world.

Whitman College 345 Boyer Avenue Walla Walla, WA 99362
(509) 527-4970; Skip Molitor, Assistant Athletic Director
(509) 527-5003; Sarah Jones, Gift Processing Manager
or (800) 835-9448 ext. 2