Washington And Lee University News

• Gift Establishes New W&L Professorship to Honor Pamela H. Simpson (Rockbridge Weekly)
  posted on September 28, 2011 at 05:27:43 pm
  Washington and Lee University is honoring longtime art history professor Pamela H. Simpson with a professorship in her name.
• Late rally not enough for Alma College football in 49-42 loss at Washington and Lee University (The Saginaw News)
  posted on September 24, 2011 at 09:02:16 pm
  Alma quarterback Jarrett Leister throws for 350 yards and five touchdowns and runs for another score but the Scots lose the lead late.
• Washington and Lee Journalism Ethics Expert on British Phone-Hacking Scandal (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
  posted on July 15, 2011 at 02:46:09 pm
  Contact: For interviews contact Jeffery G. Hanna, Executive Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Washington and Lee University, +1-540-458-8459, jhanna@wlu.edu
• W&L names librarian (The Staunton News Leader)
  posted on July 12, 2011 at 12:30:12 pm
  LEXINGTON — Washington and Lee University has named Terry Metz, library director and a professor at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I., as university librarian.
• Let’s Move! Lexington And Rockbridge Rapids Baseball Clinic July 16 (Rockbridge Weekly)
  posted on July 11, 2011 at 04:20:47 pm
  Due to a rain out on Saturday, July 9th, the Let’s Move! Lexington and Rockbridge Rapids Baseball Baseball Clinic scheduled for Saturday, July 9 has been rescheduled for Saturday, July 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Smith Field at Washington and Lee University.
• Feeding needs - www.roanoke.com (Roanoke Times)
  posted on July 11, 2011 at 03:57:47 am
  The Campus Kitchen at Washington and Lee University in Lexington pairs leftover food with volunteers to meet needs in the community. LEXINGTON -- The Campus Kitchen student volunteers tend an organic garden surrounded by a fence penetrable by toddler cottontails. "We use all the produce that doesn't get eaten by the rabbits."
• Artist with local ties dies in Rome (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
  posted on July 6, 2011 at 03:00:36 am
  Celebrated American painter Cy Twombly has died at the age of 83. He was born in Lexington, and attended Washington and Lee University ROME (AP) --
• College life (The Wenatchee World)
  posted on June 29, 2011 at 06:02:03 pm
  Washington and Lee University LEXINGTON, Va. — Christine Gay of Wenatchee recently received a juris doctorate degree from the Washington and Lee University School of Law.
• Lexington composer releases CD of "Sweeney Todd"-inspired jazz (The Staunton News Leader)
  posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:00:22 pm
  LEXINGTON — Just more than three decades after he first saw Stephen Sondheim's musical 'Sweeney Todd' on Broadway, Washington and Lee University music professor Terry Vosbein has released a new CD featuring his arrangements of the music, performed by the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra.
• Gazette.Net: Northern Frederick County students earn degrees (Gazette.net)
  posted on June 23, 2011 at 04:37:15 am
  Ÿ Justin M. Donati and Caitlin G. McCurdy of Walkersville earned degrees from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va. The school held its commencement ceremony on May 27.
• Adams graduates from Washington and Lee University (Anderson Independent-Mail)
  posted on June 21, 2011 at 08:25:00 pm
  Kristin M. Adams of Seneca received her Bachelor of Science with special attainments in commerce and a Bachelor of Arts on May 27 from Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.
• Thirteenth Annual Supported Employment Banquet Held (Rockbridge Weekly)
  posted on June 14, 2011 at 05:49:34 pm
  The Rockbridge Area Community Services (RACS) Supported Employment Program held their Thirteenth Annual Awards Banquet on May 31st. The event was held at Evans Dining Hall on the campus of Washington and Lee University.
• Braves gets a laugher against Rockbridge (The Staunton News Leader)
  posted on June 8, 2011 at 06:46:32 am
  LEXINGTON — A five-run second inning carried the Staunton Braves to a 16- 6 rout of the Rockbridge Rapids in Valley Baseball League play Tuesday night at Cap’n Dick Smith Field on the campus of Washington and Lee University.
• Shepherd Alliance Internship Program Holds Opening Conference (Rockbridge Weekly)
  posted on June 6, 2011 at 08:19:00 pm
  About 60 students from Washington and Lee University and six other colleges gathered in Lexington this weekend to begin their participation in the Shepherd Alliance Summer Internship Program.
• Lexington School of Dance’s Recital Re-Show June 4th (Rockbridge Weekly)
  posted on June 1, 2011 at 12:35:11 am
  The Lexington School of Dance’s Spring Showcase will be presented in a “Recital Re-Show” staged this weekend on Saturday, June 4th at 1:00 p.m. at the Lenfest Center for the Arts on the campus of Washington and Lee University.
• Resident on dean's list at Washington and Lee (The Times Herald)
  posted on May 31, 2011 at 11:28:52 am
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• Halestone Presents Here Comes the Happiness, a Spring Recital (Rockbridge Weekly)
  posted on May 30, 2011 at 11:49:01 pm
  Halestone Dance Studio, under the direction of studio owner Nancy Saylor, will present its annual spring recital at the Lenfest Center for the Arts on the campus of Washington and Lee University in three shows scheduled for Saturday, June 4 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 5 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
• St. John’s grads win athletic honors at Washington & Lee (West University Examiner)
  posted on May 25, 2011 at 01:05:44 am
  St. John’s graduates Kate Donnelly and Mary Ashleigh Boles were both recognized at the recent 2011 Washington and Lee University Athletics Awards Ceremony at Lee Chapel in Lexington, Va.
• St. John’s grads win athletic honors at Washington & Lee (Bellaire Examiner)
  posted on May 24, 2011 at 08:33:30 pm
  St. John’s graduates Kate Donnelly and Mary Ashleigh Boles were both recognized at the recent 2011 Washington and Lee University Athletics Awards Ceremony at Lee Chapel in Lexington, Va.
• Rove: GOP field wide open (The Staunton News Leader)
  posted on May 8, 2011 at 07:02:45 am
  Republican political strategist Karl Rove signs copies of his book, "Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight," at Washington and Lee University in Lexington on Saturday.
• Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fundraising Concert May 10 (Rockbridge Weekly)
  posted on May 6, 2011 at 02:56:16 am
  W&L Music and East Asian Languages and Literature will present a Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fundraising Concert on Tuesday, May 10th at 5:30 p.m. in the Wilson Concert Hall at Washington and Lee University.
• Local Resident Gary Franke Receives Multiple Honors (Rockbridge Weekly)
  posted on April 30, 2011 at 02:25:46 am
  Gary Franke has been honored by the National Wrestling Association, with his induction into it's Hall of Fame, Coach Franke was honored for his numerous awards and championships, during his 38 years as Head Wrestling coach at Washington and Lee University.
• Shenandoah Awards New Prize for Short Short Story (Rockbridge Weekly)
  posted on April 29, 2011 at 01:55:36 am
  Marsha McSpadden, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., is the winner of the first annual Bevel Summers Prize for the Short Short Story awarded by Shenandoah: The Washington and Lee University Review. The prize of $250 is given to a piece of original fiction of 1,000 words or fewer.
• W&L’s Community Grants Committee Will Evaluate Proposals in June (Rockbridge Weekly)
  posted on April 28, 2011 at 01:25:43 pm
  Washington and Lee University’s Community Grants Committee would like to remind the community of its Spring 2011 proposal evaluation schedule. Community Grants Proposals may be submitted at any time but are reviewed semiannually: at the end of the calendar year and at the end of the fiscal year.
• W&L Names Two Energy Education Specialists (Rockbridge Weekly)
  posted on April 22, 2011 at 05:55:47 pm
  Washington and Lee University has named Jane Stewart, director of parent giving in the Office of University Development, and Morris Trimmer, system engineer in Information Technology Services, to the new positions of energy education specialists.
• Brain Workshop at W&L Targets Kindergartners (Rockbridge Weekly)
  posted on April 15, 2011 at 04:10:37 pm
  The kindergartners’ cries of “Ouch!” echoed through the Great Hall of the Science Center at Washington and Lee University one recent afternoon, causing passersby to stop and see what was happening.
• Realtors Hold First Rockbridge Real Estate Summit Seminar (Rockbridge Weekly)
  posted on April 12, 2011 at 03:55:55 pm
  On March 10, the Lexington Buena Vista Rockbridge Association of Realtors (LBVRAR) held The First Rockbridge Real Estate Summit at Washington and Lee University's School of Law attended by local Realtors, lenders, builders, developers, architectand appraisers.
• Spring Speakers Series Explores Lives of George Washington and Robert E. Lee (Rockbridge Weekly)
  posted on March 29, 2011 at 01:55:26 pm
  The Lee Family Digital Archive and the Lee Chapel and Museum are hosting the third biannual 2011 Washington and Lee University Spring Speaker Series at the Lee Chapel on three consecutive Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m., beginning on April 3.