Alumni News
Whitman alumni, parents, a faculty member and staff set sail on an Amazon voyage in March 2011.
Ambassador Crocker steps up to serve country again
Retirement from a 37-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service didn't last long for Ambassador Ryan Crocker '71, who is again stepping into the Middle East fray.
Honorary degree recipient: Young women face a better world today
“I knew that I probably couldn’t go to medical school or law school because those doors were barely open to women at that time. I couldn’t apply to be a Rhodes Scholar because that was only open to men.” – Meda Chesney-Lind ’69
New memoirs, research and novels from Whitman alumni.
The Butcher and the Vegetarian: Q & A with Tara Austen Weaver ’93
What do you get when you mix tofu with two cups of brown rice, an assortment of grilled veggies and a gifted writer?
Alumni help students document the past; memorabilia sought
Formed in 2005, the the Alumni Association Documenting the Past Committee works to ensure that the diverse achievements of the student body are recorded and remembered.
Indisputable: Coaches past, present enjoy reconnecting with debaters
“Today’s team has so much in common with the debaters of 25 years ago – a love of intellectual argument and logical gamesmanship, strong support and camaraderie among one another, and a true devotion to research.” – Jan Berman ’86
Gordon "Scrib" '42 and Virginia "Ginny" Elliott Scribner '46 spent nearly 25 years of their married life in service to the college, and they continue to live in Walla Walla today...
Special-release L'Ecole wine suports WISE
One hundred percent of the profits from the sale of the 2008 L'Érudite wine from L'Ecole No 41 will support the WISE program.
A bow and a final farewell to former editor
From 1969 to 1985 nearly every issue of The Whitman Alumnus — there were 64 in all — opened with editor S. Eugene Thompson’s personal commentary on the current campus climate...
With Your Gifts, Whitman is a college of opportunity
Meet Matt Dittrich '12, a politics major from Camas, Washington...
