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Whitman College Board of Trustees Appoints Three New MembersJuly 1, 2022 Leigh Ann Lucero ’91, Marshal K. McReal ’84 and Aaron Perrine ’99 are the newest members of the Whitman College Board of Trustees, joining July 1.
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Climbing Team Wins the 2022 NC3 Regional CircuitJune 24, 2022 Congratulations to the Whitman Climbing Team for winning the Northwest Collegiate Climbing Circuit this year! In addition to the overall team win, several members won individual honors.
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Whitman College Announces New Scholarship for Native StudentsJune 7, 2022 Aiden Wolf ’26 and Lindsey Pasena-Littlesky ’26 are the first recipients of the Šináata Scholarship, created in recognition of the special relationship between the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and Whitman College.
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Whitman College Announces Kathleen M. Murray Endowed ScholarshipMay 31, 2022 As President Murray prepares to retire after seven years as Whitman’s 14th president, her legacy will endure for generations thanks to a scholarship to support access and affordability, made possible through more than $1 million in gifts.
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Whitman Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Named NADOHE FellowMay 27, 2022 Dr. John Johnson has joined the 2022-23 cohort of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education’s prestigious Chief Diversity Officer Fellows Program.
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‘An Ending and a Beginning’: Commencement 2022May 22, 2022 Family, faculty and staff joined graduates for Whitman College's 136th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 22, 2022. Enjoy this recap of the event.
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Looking Forward to Whitman’s 136th CommencementMay 20, 2022 After years of restricted commencement ceremonies due to the COVID-19 pandemic, family and friends are invited to watch their favorite graduates walk across the stage at Whitman College’s 136th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 22, 2022.
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Two Whitties Receive the President’s Student Civic Leadership AwardMay 19, 2022 Two members of Whitman's class of 2023 are the recipients of the 2021-2022 President’s Student Civic Leadership Award, which recognizes outstanding student leaders in Washington state for their work in civic engagement and social entrepreneurship.
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Sylvia Adome ’22 Awarded Prestigious Watson FellowshipMay 17, 2022 The Whitman College theater and economics major will spend a year traveling to seven countries to learn about African artists in the diaspora as a recipient of the Thomas J. Watson fellowship.
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Whitman Women’s Athletics Here & NowMay 16, 2022 The future of women’s athletics at Whitman College is now—and it is fierce. Fiercely committed. Fiercely competitive. Fiercely resilient. Here’s a quick look at the current state of Whitman women’s varsity athletics.
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Ingenious CollaborationTech entrepreneur Jim Edmunds ’78 launches a program to benefit the Walla Walla business community—with help from a team of Whitman interns.
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Four Whitties Receive Fulbright AwardsMay 12, 2022 Four Whitman College students and recent graduates have been accepted into the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, which offers students and young professionals opportunities to teach and conduct research in more than 140 countries.
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2022 Senior Thesis Art Show is “A Piece of Cake”May 12, 2022 The 11 graduating Whitman College Class of 2022 studio art majors concluded their studies with a final thesis exhibition at the Sheehan Gallery.
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Whitman Debate Has a Way With WordsMay 3, 2022 Whitman College’s debate squad is one of the nation’s highest ranked, thanks to practical knowledge and team spirit.
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Historic Gift Meets Full Financial Need for Washington StudentsMay 2, 2022 A $10 million gift from the late emeritus professor J. Walter “Walt” Weingart and Kathie Weingart will establish a scholarship endowment to meet the full financial need of students from the state of Washington starting with first-years in the fall of 2023.
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Grace Newman ’23 Named Goldwater ScholarApril 19, 2022 Whitman College Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology major Grace Newman is one of only 417 students from across the U.S. selected for this year’s prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.
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Nampaso ’23 and Mwangi ’24 Awarded Projects for Peace GrantsApril 13, 2022 Whitman College junior Joy Nina Nampaso and sophomore Stacy Mwangi have each been awarded up to $10,000 from the Projects for Peace program, which enables students at partner institutions to develop innovative, community-centered projects addressing critical issues around the world.
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Ansari ’23 and Means ’22 Receive 2022 Ben Rabinowitz AwardsApril 13, 2022 Whitman College junior Kainat Ansari and senior Annie Means are the recipients of the 2022 Ben Rabinowitz Award, which supports student-proposed projects or learning opportunities that promote compassion in medicine or politics and enrich the campus community.
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Plateau Long Tent Coming to Whitman CollegeApril 11, 2022 Whitman College is partnering with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation to bring this important element of Plateau culture and architecture to Ankeny Field.
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