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FALL 1994
SPECIALSECTION: 1993-94ANNUALREPORT
PRESIDENTTROUTTOSTEPDOWNINJUNE
WC'SINTERNATIONALSTUDENTS
workinsupportofChuckand the diversecommittee. Yourparticipa-
College. Itisconsolingto knowthat tion in theprocess iswelcome. The
whileChuckwill soon leave the Presidential Search Committeeseeks
oeventhemostcasual observer President'soffice,heand Katherine yourthoughtsand opinionsabout
- ofAmerican highereducation,it willmaintain theirabidingaffection thequalitiesand skillsournext
isevidentthatthe firsthalfofthe forWashington College. Presidentmustpossess. Your
lastdecadeofthe20thcenturyhas Butwhatofthe future? Itislikely identificationofpossiblecandidates
notbeen an easy timeforleadersof thatthenext Presidentofthe College andyourencouragementofthem to
collegesand universities. Soitis will carrytheinstitution intothe21st presentthemselves isequally
withdeep appreciation thatthe century. Whatbreed ofmanor welcome. Iinviteyou toexpress
WashingtonCollegecommunity woman will possess thecredentials yourthoughts to Bob Duemlingand
extends its thanksto Dr. Charles H. and talents needed to help bringus hiscommittee bydirectingyour
Troutforhiscapable leadership in overthe threshold? Fundraiserand correspondence toChairman,
guidingourbeloved institution scholar, cheerleaderandvisionary, Presidential SearchCommittee,
through thesechallengingtimes. managerand motivator... theskills BuntingHall,WashingtonCollege,
ThisAnnual Reportissueofthe demanded ofa qualifiedcandidate 300Washington Avenue,Chester-
MD
Washingtou CollegeMagazineis aredaunting. town, 21620.
filled with importantnewsofthe We havealreadybegun the process As the challenges itfaces have
College,butnoneismore significant ofidentifyingthis Promethean figure becomegreater,Washington College
thanthenews thatCharlesTroutwill with theappointmentofRobertW. hasgrownstronger. Budgetequilib-
concludehistenureas Presidentwith Duemlingtohead the Presidential rium is within ourgrasp. The
thecompletion ofthecurrent Search Committee. Presidentand quality and diversityofourstudents
academicyear. directoremeritusofthe National issource forimmense pride. Our
In his fiveyearsatthehelm, BuildingMuseum in Washington, facultyissteadfastin theircommit-
chartingthrough the turbulent DC, Bob nowdivides his time mentto teachingand scholarship.
watersofeconomic recession and between homes in Chestertown and Ourfriends and alumniare unwaver-
adversedemographics.Chuck has Washington, workingtirelessly for ingin theirloyalty. Ourliberal arts
accomplished much thatwill long theCollege. mission ismoreneeded than ever.
distinguish his, the24th, presidency In Bob'smostcapable hands, in Forthese achievements, wecan
ofthisvenerableinstitution. Promi- theweeksand monthsahead,a thankChuckand Katherine, as well
nentamonghis legacy is the "Plan processwill unfold: identification of asmy fellow trustees, the facultyand
fortheThird Century,"a thorough theskillsournext Presidentmust staff, ourstudents and theirfamilies,
and ambitious long-range plan for possessand the issues heorshe must and you, ourvalued alumni and
assuringthe College'scontinued confront;a national search to surface friends. All ofuswho loveWashing-
successand vitality. TheBoardof themostqualified candidates;a ton Collegecan beconfident in its
Visitors and Governors accepts thorough review ofcredentials to bright future.
Chuck's resignation with regretfor narrow the field,and thesearch for With bestwishes toall forcontin-
the loss ofhis talentand appreciation consensus toarriveatthesingle ued success,good health,and
forhismanyachievements. candidate who will playsovital a happiness,
We regret, too, the pendinglossof role in theCollege's future.
KatherineTrout, whoas First Ladyof The trustees in theirearlyOctober Louis L. Goldstein '35
theCollege hasgraced ourcircle with meetingwill initiate thesearch by Chairman, BoardofVisitorsand
herwarmth,conviviality,and hard appointinga representativeand Governors
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WASHINGTON COLLEGE
The Reporter
Fall '94 Brings Change To College Leadership
President Charles the 15".. mark. TheCollegereceived
unconditional reaccreditationfrom the
H. Trout To Step MiddleStates Association.
In addition,Trout thus farhas raised
Down In June over$16,000,000, and hasbuilttheen-
dowmentfrom$19,000,000toapproxi-
mately$27,000,000and increased the
Dr. Charles H.Trouthasan- College'splant fund byanother
nounced hisdecision tostep $3,300,000. TheCollege hassuccess-
down from thepresidencyof fullyweathered a difficulteconomy
WashingtonCollege,effectiveJune30, and perilousdemographiccircum-
1995. FromJanuary 1 to theend ofhis stances,challenges faced byhundreds
fi\e-vearterm,hewillbe takinga ofothercollegesand universities
long-deferred sabbatical leave "with throughouttheUnited States.
greatanticipation," hestated. Louis L. Goldstein,Chairmanofthe
"From theverystart," Troutadded, BoardofVisitorsand Go\emors,ex-
"mypresidencyhasstood fora num- pressed regretwhen informedof
b—erofthings inwhichIbelievedeeply Trout'sdecision to resign. "President
a studentbody thatlooksmore like Trout," hesaid, "shared ourvisionof
America, a strengthened academic PresidentCharles H. Trout whata first-rate,national liberal arts
program, a plan foreventual growthof institutioncanbe. Allwhocareabout
theCollege,a facultyin which teach- proud ofthose initiatives. Thetime theCollegearegrateful forhiscom-
ingand scholarshiparein reasonable hascome toseekotherchallenges." mitmentand hisachievements."
balance, first-rateacademic facilities,a PresidentTrout, whocame toWash- Itis the intention ofthe Board of
heftierendowment." ingtonCollege in thesummerof1990 VisitorsandGovernors tochoosean
"Muchhasbeen accomplished," the afterdecadesatthe PhillipsExeter interim presidenttoser\'eduringDr.
Presidentcommented. "Duringour Academy, Mt. HolyokeCollege,and Trout'ssecond-semesterleave. This
timeatWashington College, Katherine ColgateUniversity (whereheservedas fall,a national searchwill be launched
and I have madea numberofvalued Provostand Dean ofthe Faculty),can to find a permanentsuccessorwho
friends,and wecaredeeplyabout this lookbackon his timeatWashington presumablywould takeofficeonJuly
special place. Weask thosewho feel Collegewithsatisfaction. 1, 1995.
similarly tomaintain theircommit- Duringhis tenure,stepswere taken Troutleaveswith theCollegein
ment totheCollege in the futureas toachievea greaterbalancebetween solidcondition. TheClassof'98 isthe
they have in the past. teachingand scholarship. Programs in third largest in theCollege's213-year
"College presidenciesare taxing,es- Chesapeake Regional Studies, Neuro- history, the Fiscal Year '95budget is in
pecially inanera ofscarce resources," scienceandGenderStudieswere equilibrium,andablueprint for the fu-
Troutadded. "ThemoreI havere- added tothecurriculum. A Long tureisin place. "Thechallenge for
flected, themore I can sec mid-decade Range Plan calling forgrowthofthe Washington College," hecommented,
asa watershed for theCollegeand for student body to 1,150 in thenext ten "is for the faculty, administration and
me personally. It isnatural to want years received approval. Enrollment in the Board ofVisitorsand Governors to
rapid progressbut that isnot the na- thescienceshasseensharp increases. cooperateona progressive modus
tureofacademic institutions. Ihave Thestudentbody,which in thelate Vivendi. Itismybeliefthatwith the
had enough time topointWashington 1980shad a minority and international presentgroundwork in place they will
College incertaindirectionsand 1 am representationofroughly 5'!o, isnowat doso."
WashingtonCollegeMagazine/Fn// 1994
Scholz To Act As ing literature. Scholzhas published
And four\'olumes relating tothat research.
Provost Dean, Since then,he hasbeenawarded
Succeeding Wiibbels several subsequentgrants from the
Germangovernmenttocontinue his
archival researchonGermany's liter-
Joachim]. Scholz, professorofGer- ary relations to itseasternneighbors.
man, wasnamed Acting Pro\'ost Scholz mostrecently returned froma
anci Dean tosucceed GeneG. Wubbels two-yearsabbatical duringwhich he
wholeft thepostin August toserveas served as the Directorofthe Upper-
Program DirectorforSpecial Programs SilesianLiteraryArchives inGermany.
at the NationalScienceFoundation. Thisposition in\'olved extensivecon-
Wubbels, an organicchemistry pro- tacts with universitiesand archivesin
fessor, haslongbeen invoh'ed in na- Poland and theCzech Republic.
tionalefforts tostrengthen under- Scholzearned hisbachelor'sdegree
graduatescienceand mathematicspro- inWestGermany, thencame tostudy
grams. Beforecomingto Washington in theUnited States. Heearned his Anita F. Gottlieb
College, hewas Program Directorfor master'sdegree in 1974and hisdoctor-
the NSF's UndergraduateScience, En- ate in 1977,bothattheUniversityof Gottlieb Named VP
gineering, and MathematicsEducation Chicago, thenwasawarded an An-
For Finance
Division. drew Mellon FellowshipatTulane
During his tenureas Provostand University. In 1985, hereceived the On
Dean, Wubbelswas thedriving force Lindback Award forDistinguished September 1, Anita F. Gottlieb,
behind two importantinstitutional Teaching. theformerSeniorVicePresident
self-studies: the Long RangePlan and Inannouncingtheappointmentin forOperationsatDefendersofWildlife
theMiddleStateReaccreditation Re- September, PresidentCharlesH.Trout inWashington, DC,joined thecollege
view. Wubbelsalsochaired the Daly/ said: "Duringhis 14yearsatWashing- administrationasVice President forFi-
SmithSteeringCommittee,headed up tonCollege,ProfessorScholzhas nanceand Administrationsucceeding
a majorsummerresearch program in served on virtuallyeverycommittee Gene A. Hesseywhoretired inJune.
thenaturalsciences, and established a withwhichhewill,as Dean,need to Sheoverseesa $23 millionannual op-
newWashington-in-Londonprogram interact—Appointmentsand Tenure, erating budgetand is responsible for
foroff-campusstudy. He will continue Long RangePlanning, Academic budgetand fiscal operations, plantfa-
hisassociation with theCollegeasa Council,and manyothers. Healsohas cilities,and personnel management.
tenured professorofchemistry. beenservingas DirectoroftheHu- ShepreviouslyservedasAssistant
Scholz has taughtatWashington manitiesProgram. AsI see it, he isad- VicePresidentofUniversity Relations
Collegesince 1980,combining his mirably suited tohelpguidediscus- atThe American University. During
teachingcareerwith archival workand sionsofcurricular reform thatsurely hernine-veartenure there,shewas re-
intensivescholarly research. In 1988 mustbegin inearnest this fall. I am sponsible forplanningand implemen-
hewasawarded a substantialresearch delighted withthischoiceand am tationoftheentirecommunications
grantfromWestGermany toorganize grateful toProfessorScholz foraccept- program, includinga majornational
andevaluate thecorrespondenceof ing." public radiostation, WAMU-FM.
AugustScholtis,aGermanwriterborn Beverly A. Wolff,a visitingassistant Gottliebalsoworked onCapitol
intheEastern Europeanborderprov- professorofEnglishatWashington Hill,whereshewasstaffdirectorof
inceofSilesia (nowa partofPoland) College forthepastsixyears,was theSubcommitteeonHumanRe-
whoisconsidered thelastimportant named AssistantDean. Shesucceeds sourcesfortheHouseCommitteeon
authorofthat region'sGerman-speak- LucilleSansing, whoaccepted a posi- PostOfficeandCivil Service. Shehas
tionattheUniversityofRedlands in been on the faculty ofEmpireState
California lastMarch. College—SUNY,Old Dominion Uni-
"My relationshipwithstudentswill versity,and theAmericanUniversity.
bean integral partofmyjob," says Asco-chairoftheEleanorRoosevelt
Wolff. "I see my roleashelpingthem Fund, she initiated fundraisingefforts
find theirplace in thecollege, in the forDemocratic womencandidates. She
community, and inthe universe." hasbeenaconsultantto theCenterfor
Wolffearnedherundergraduatede- WomeninGovernmentattheState
greeattheUniversityofIllinois. She UniversityofNew Yorkand hasmade
completed hermaster'sdegree in En- variouspresentations topolicymakers
glishatWestChesterState University, onlaborand women's issues.
andearnedherPh.D. inEnglishatthe Gottliebholdsadoctorate inpublic
UniversityofDelaware. Herson, administrationaswellasan under-
Christopher, isa sophomoreatMt. graduatedegree insociology fromthe
PleasantHighSchool inWilmington, GeorgeWashington University,and a
Delaware. Herdaughter, Barbaranne, master'sdegree inbusinessadminis-
ActingDeanandProvostJoachimJ. Scholz isa freshmanatWashingtonCollege. trationfromOld DominionUniversity.
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College Welco77ies Matthewswasnamed National Di\i- HopkinsUni\ersit\',succeeds
sion I Coach oftheYearin 1986. Inad- Corcoran.
Matmews, Hans To dition tohis responsibilitiesasacoach, Haus, a two-timeAll-.Americanat
teacher, and recruiter, Matthewsdis- Uni\ersitv ofNorth Carolina,Chapel
Program
Atliletic tinguished himselfasa fundraiserbv Hill,hasbeenassistantlacrossecoach
creatingaboosterclub fortheNavy la- atDivision I Hopkinssince 1987. He
WiishingtonCollegeannounced crosseprogram. alsocoachedsocceratHopkins from
theappointmentofa new Ath- Matthews played a previous role in 1987until 1989. Prior to 1987, Haus
letic Directorand a new head lacrosse Washington Collegeathletics,both asa served asanassistantcoach athisalma
coach thissummer. coachandastudent-athlete. Aftertwo mater, Loyola HighSchool in Balti-
BrvanMatthews, analumnusand yearsasassistantcoach,hewasnamed more,inbothlacrosseand football.
formerlacrossecoachat Washington headcoach fortheShoremen in the fall AsacollegiateplaveratChapel Hill
College, returned tosucceedGeoff of 1978and ser\'ed in thatcapacitv from 1980 until 1983,' Haus played in
Milleras Athletic Director. Millerleft through the 1982season,building twoNCAA championshipsand was
thepostafterse\-enyears toaccepta teams thatwerenationalsemifinalists selected twice to the AtlanticCoast
positionasathleticdirectoratGoucher and finalists in 1981 and 1982and ConferenceTeamand played inthe
College. rankedamong Di\'isionIll's top tenall 1983 North-SouthCollegeAll-Star
Matthews,Classof 1975, wasfor- fouryearsofhis tenure. Hewas Game.
merly thehead lacrossecoachand an named National Di\'isionIIICoachof
associateprofessorofphysicaleduca- the Yearin 1982. Asa lacrosseplayer Davenport Picked To
tionattheUnitedStates Naval Acad- atWashingtonCollege,Matthewsre-
emy. Heis theownerand directorof ceived Ail-American recognitionin the Coach Olympic
USA LacrosseCamps, Inc., a national goal inboth hisjuniorand senioryears Rowers
organizationofsummercamps. and represented theShoremen in the
"We feelextremely fortunate towel- North-Southgameduring hissenior
Mike
come Bryan Matthewsbackhome," year. Davenport,Washington
College PresidentCharlesH. Trout Afterreceivinghis B.A. in political College's head rowingcoach, is
said. "Hisoutstanding record at the science, Matthewsearned a master's takinghis talentsbeyond theChester
Naval Academy is widely recognized. degreein psychology from Washing- River. The UnitedStates Rowing As-
Weareproud oftheroleWashington tonCollege in 1986. Heismarried to sociationhasselected Dax'enport to
Collegeplayed inlaunchinghiscareer SusanDunningMatthews '75,a re- serveastheNationalTeam Boat Man-
and itseems fitting thathewillnow cordingartistwhoperforms frequently ager forthe 1994-1995SeniorWorld
bring his talentsand connectionsback injazzclubs in the MiddleAtlantic re- Championships,aswell as forthe 1996
to us toensure thatastrongathletic gion. They aretheparentsofthree OlympicGames.
programcontinues tobe integral to the sons,Wauker, 10, Russell, 7,and The 1994Senior World Champion-
liberal artsexperiencehere." Garrett,4. shipswereheld thisfall in Indianapo-
During Matthews' twelveyearsat Inotherathleticpersonnelchanges, lis,Indiana, September5-18. Thiswas
the Naval Academy, the lacrosseteam TerryCorcoranstepped down in Au- the first time theUnited Stateshosted
participated in the Division I national gustfromhispostashead lacrosse thecompetition.
playoffsseven timesand was ranked coach. Movingto Division I level,he Nextsummer, Davenportwill travel
amongthetopeightteamsforfive directsthelacrosseprogramatthe toTampere, Finland,forthe 1995Se-
yearsand the top 12for 11 years. His UniversityofPermsylvania. John niorWorldChampionship, scheduled
playersboasted a99%graduation rate. Haus,anassistantcoachattheJohns forAugust. Hewill wrap up his inter-
nationalcoachingdutiesat the 1996
OlympicGames in Atlanta,Georgia.
Davenporthasbeenrowingcoachat
WashingtonCollegesince thesummer
of 1990. Hespent thesummersof 1989
and 1990as theassistantcoach for the
U.S. NationalTeamand attended the
1990World ChampionshipsinAustra-
lia asa team manager. In thesummer
of 1991, Davenportjoined the U.S.
Sc|uad in Havana,Cuba, for the Pan
AmGames. Davenport'sappointment
with theUnitedStates teambringshim
to thehighestlevel ofinternational
rowingcompetition.
1
WC
Bryan Matthews, (right) returnsto as
At'hh'ticDirector. John Hans (left) will
conch themen'slacrosseteam.
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Mens Tennis Team Captures College's First National Title
Washininsgtteaomn, Csoeleldeegde'sthmiernd'sintetnh-e prTooudthoefcalhleeorfstohfema.s"mall WCaudi- gFoeablrusairncyeoIfb1e9g92a.ncIostaicllhicnang'thebreeliienve
National Collegiate Athletic Associa- enceand the raucushecklingofhun- wewon it."
tionDivisionIIIrankingsinmid-May, dredsofdecidedly pro-California fans, Later,Gray reflected on what the
won the first-place trophy at the na- Washington's Miroslav Beran, a fresh- winmeansto the te—am's tennis
tional championship tournament in man from what isnowSlovakia,and schedulenextyear themen will
Redlands, Califor- beplaying more
nia. The national Division 1 schools
title is the first for and highercaliber
the school in any —Division III schools
sport, capping a aswellas the
spectacular season team's interna-
for the team that tional image.
went 16 and 2, un- "Frankly,we
defeated against metwitha lotof
Division III oppo- negative feelingsat
nents throughout the nationalsbe-
the year. cause wedidn't
The Shoremen ha\'eany Ameri-
earnedthenational canscompeting,"
crown with a 5-4 saysGray. "I re-
win over Califor- ally struggled with
nia'sfourth-seeded criticism from
ClaremontCollege. someother
Theteamfrom coachesthisyear,
Chestertownhad and I writeitoffas
advanced to the fi- sourgrapes. I
nalswith a 5-2win overEmoryin Wasluiigtoit College'sfirst imtioiial don'thave th—eonly foreignstudents
thequarter-finals,and a 5-3victory champion tenuis team: (backrow,from in theworld th—ereare lotsofgood
overtop-seeded UniversityofCali- left)Coach Tim Gray,MichaelKember playersoutthere butyouhaveto
fornia,SantaCruz in thesemi-finals. '97,AndrewKing '96, Emilio Bogado '94, workto recruit them.
Claremonthad defeatedTrinity Damian Polln '97,Assista)it Coach Todd " MostAmerican players I'm go-
(Texas) in thequarter-finals,and up- Helbling; (front roio) Robin Sander '97, ingafter feel that they're Division I
setsecond-seeded Kalamazoo,5-1, in Carlos Niifio Langre '94, Miroshw Beran prospects,"Graycontinues, "where-
thesemi-finals,toreachthetitle '97, Stephan Berger '94. Notshozvn: as theforeign kidsarehappyto
match. AssistantCoach DannyCantwell, come to theStatestogeta degree
LedbyRobinSander,a freshman AndrewMoffat '96. froma U.S. institutionand toplay
fromBaden-Baden,Germany, the tennis, generallyin thatorder. The
Shoremenbreezedby Emoryand opportunity toearna U.S. degreeisa
lockedupthewinovertop-seeded MichaelKember,afreshmanfrom bigdealformanyofthesestudents."
UCSantaCruzwithcrucialwinsat NewZealand (6-3, 7-6 [4]),bothalso Grayadded thatmanyDivision I
firstandseconddoubles. Sander, recordedsinglesvictories. With the schoolsarelookingabroad forplay-
thetop-seeded playerin the NCAA match tied 3-3aftersingles, the ersnow,and choosingonlythevery
DivisionIIISinglesChampionships, ShoremenlostatNo. 2andwonatNo. top players.TheNCAA isalsocon-
recorded straightsetwinsover 3doubles. StephanBerger,asenior sideringlimitingtheamountof
Emory'sTravisSaacke(6-3,6-1)and fromGermany,and EmilioBogado,a scholarship money thatcangotoin-
UCSantaCruz'sDaveMuldawer(3- seniorfromArgentina, went6-4and 6- ternational students. "That'sgoing
6,6-1,6-3),beforedefeating 2, tying thescoreagainat4-4. tohelp my international recruiting
Claremont's RamseyGerber(3-6,6-1, Meanwhile,attheNo. 1 doubles effortsatthe Division III leveleven
6-1)inthefinalmatch. court,playcontinued. Damian Polla,a more," saysGray.
"Robinshowed incredibleheartall freshman fromArgentina,and Robin "I'mexcited forwhat the future
theway through," said CoachTim Sanderlostthe firstset3-6, won the tie holds," hesays. "I'm workingso
Gray. "He lostthe firstsetinboth breakerin thesecond set6-7 and then hard to recruit, thisshould makemy
,
thesemisand thefinal,butcame wonthe third set6-4, towin thematch job a littleeasier. Beingagrad,and
backforthree-setwins,anddidn't and thechampionship. comingbacktocoachata placeI
loseany match. All theguys really "Itwas incredible,"Graysaidata love,and winningsosoon, thiswin
came through, theyallshowed tre- publicreceptioninChestertownhon- wasreallyspecial tome,and I'mso
mendousdetermination. I'mvery oringtheteam. " Thishasbeen my happy forWashingtonCollege."
WashingtonCollegeMagazine/Fa//2994
.
Kennedy Advises Americanheritageandyourfuture. If investigati\'eprojectofconfiscation
youdo that, you really will fulfill your ruleabusesby theVolusiaCounty, FL,
Grads To Rekindle parents' greatestdreams forvou. To- Sheriff'sdrug squad. Thestorieswon
American Spirit day, theyareproud ofvounotonly the 1992 PulitzerPrize for investiga-
becauseyouhavegraduated,butbe- ti\ereporting.
causeyouaretheirs,andindeed,our Turchi,aformerSophieKerr win-
The future for theClass of1994 nation'sgreatesthope." ner,was recognized forhis literaryac-
seemedclearand bright, as last Sharing thepodiumwith Mrs. complishments. Theauthorofa novel
Ma\''sCommencementcrowd enjoyed Townsend wasPhilip Uri Treisman, and acollectionofshortstories, heisa
the finespringweatherand heard professorofmathemahcsanddirector professoranddirectorofthe MFA pro-
wordsofinspirationandchallenge. oftheCharlesA. DanaCenterfor gramforwritersatWarrenWilson
Kathleen KennedyTovNTisend revis- Mathematicsand ScienceEducationat College inNorthCarolina.
ited a poignantera in historywhenshe the UniversityofTexasatAustin. He Studentshonoreesu-ererecognized
spokeofthe "spiritofyouth" herfa- received thehonorary DoctorofSci- forachievement, promise,and leader-
ther, the lateRobertKennedy,declared ence in recognitionofhisinnovative ship.
couldchangetheworld. Inchalleng- teachingmethods. Treisman'sworkin WashingtonCollege'shighesthonor.
ingWashingtonCollege'sgraduatesto group learningapproachesearned him TheGeorgeWashingtonMedal,went
find their roleand takeaction for the 1987CharlesA. Dana Foundation to Maria Jerardi,achemistry major
J.
change,Townsend recalled how her Award forpioneeringachievementin fromColumbia, Maryland,who
fatheroftenspokeaboutthepowerof Americanhighereducationaswellas graduated thirdinherclasswithde-
youngpeopletomakeadifference. oneofthe"geniusgrants" awardedin partmentalhonorsandwhowas
"This spirit is nota time oflife, buta 1992bytheJohn D. and CatherineT. awarded a post-graduateFulbright
state of mind, a temper of the will, a MacArthurFoundation. Scholarship tostudy in Bangladesh
quality of the imagination, a predomi- Edward M. Athey '67,presidentof (seepage8).
nance ofcourage o\'er timid- ^^^^ ^^^^ Asanundergraduate,
ity,oftheappetite foradven- Jerardihelped launchastu-
tureovertheloveofease,"she A MAN, A WOMAN, AND A BIRD'S EGG dentvolunteerorganization
said. "It does not accept the by TanyaAngellAllen '94 called HandsOut. Withan
failuresoftomorrow. Itknows interestin international af-
that we can clasp the future fairs,shevisited the former
and mold it to our will. The He told her there wasn't any way anything SovietUnion,interned inthe
challengeforallofustodayis could be alive inside thategg. political sectionofthe U.S.
tograspthemeaningofthose Embassy in Dhaka,
Cold pushes souls
words." Bangladesh,and spent three
Townsend, who received from thepores oftheir shells. monthsintheCameroons,
thehonoraryDoctorofLaws, whereshestudied traditional
atonldd1t0hmeas1t9e4r'usnddeerggrereadrueacitpeis- But when sheheldit.. CaJmeerarrodoinalgsoovweransanacwea.rded
ents that this same spirit theJoseph H. McLain '37
brought about the American No. That's yourown pulse Prize forshowing "thegreat-
—
revolution.Thoseresponsible he said when you hold something that small estpromiseformakinga fu-
offorInadutehpoernidnegnctehewaDnectleadraatpiaornt you feel your ownpulse. tuunrdeercsonttarnidbiuntgioonftcohehmuimstarny."
in publicaffairs,shesaid. A memberofthevarsity field
"Theywantedtheirvoiceto hockey team,Jerardi was
beheardandtheiropinionsto alsoawarded theDorisT.
matter,"Townsendremarked. Bell '50Award forhighest
"Youmaythinkthisisstrange, Thesky was drifting over oaks cumulativegradepointaver-
but the concept is as old as on a dead-end street; agebyavarsityathlete.
Athens. The Greek word for overa man, a woman, TheSophieKerrPrize
idiot,idios,issomeonenotin- wenttoTanya A. Allen,an
volved inpubliclife,thatis,a over a blue orb ofsong Englishmajorfrom
privateperson. So,yougradu- only the woman canhear. Trumbull,Connecticut (see
ates of Washington College, poem). The23-year-old poet,
do not want to be idiots. Get fictionwriter,and satiristre-
involved!" ceived theprize,worth
Sheacknowledged that takinga the WashingtonCollege Alumni Asso- $23,209, in recognitionofherliterary
stand requirescourageand hard work ciation, presented Alumni Citations to ability and promise. Professor Robert
Sometimes itmeansgettingyour J. Michael Ludden,Classof 1973,and Day said thathercontribution to the
handsdirty. Yet"with theseactions Peter D. Turchi,Classof 1982. literary lifeofthecampusasan editor
and thehope thataccompaniessuch Luddenwasnoted forhisjournalis- andjournalistadded toherreputation
actions," shesaid, "wewill rekindle ticachievements. Asaneditorat the as "a womanofletters." Hertalenthas
thespiritofyouth thatisourshared OrlandoSentinel, Ludden directed an been recognized beyond theChester-
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towncampus. Herpoetry hasbeen David Zinman'sdirectorship during tion, will beextinguished forever."
published in twonational undergradu- the pastnineyears has won theBalti- In accepting the Award for Excel-
ate magazines, Tlw WittenbergRevicie moreSymphonyOrchestra growing lence, Byrd treated an appreciativeau-
and Cymbals; in theConnecticutopin- acclaim. His tenurehasbeendistin- dience toa trademark interpretiveper-
ionpagesofTheNew YorkTimes;and guishedby hisprogrammingofanex- formanceofDuke Ellingtonjazzand
ina textbookcalled Real Toads in Imagi- traordinarilybroad repertoire, his Latin rhythmguitar.
naryGardens. Shealso received a fel- strongcommitment to the perfor- Several studentswerehonored for
lowship from Bucknell Universityto manceofcontemporary music,and his achievement during the 1993-94 year.
participate ina summerprogram for introductionofhistorically-informed TheFreshmanScholarship Medal,
writers. Allengraduated withhonors performance practice formusicofthe given to the freshman whoattains the
andwasawarded the Emil C. 18thandearly 19thcenturies. highestcumulativeaverage,went to
J.
Hildenbrand Memorial Medal forat- Inhis remarks,Zinmanemphasized Kelli K. Youngblood ofDanbury,CT.
taining thehighestgradepointaver- —the importanceofsocial responsibility The Alumni Medal,givenby the
ageinEnglish. to thoseless fortunateand tothe alumnioftheCollege to thesopho-
Salwa AmerNahdi,a seniorbiology preservationofourcultural heritage. morewhoattains thehighestcumula-
major from Kenya,wasawarded the
Clark-PorterMedal. Theprize isgiven
annuallybyCharles B. Clark '34, in
memoryofHarryB. Porter'05, tothe
studentwhosecharacterandpersonal
integrityhave mostclearlyenhanced
thequalityofcampus life. Nahdi also
waspresented withaGold Pentagon
Award,givenby theOmicronDelta
KappaSocietyin recognitionofmeri-
toriousservice to WashingtonCollege.
Stephany LynnSlaughter,a senior
Englishand Spanishmajorfrom
Elkton, Maryland,wastherecipientof
thisyear's EugeneB. CaseyMedal,
awarded foroutstandingqualitiesof
scholarship,character, leadership,and
campuscitizenship. Slaughter, who
graduatedsiimmaeum laudewith de-
partmental honors in Spanish,was
alsoawarded the Modern Language
Department Prize. Slaughterintends
toteachSpanish.
TheHenry W.C. Catlin '94Medal
went toLionel Arnold Dyson, forout- "Youhaveatyourdisposal thegreat- Guitarist CharlieByrd
standingqualitiesofscholarship,char- esttreasures thatc—enturiesofciviliza-
acter, leadership,and campuscitizen- tionhavecreated masterworksof tiveaverage,was giventoTheresaE.
ship. Dyson, a politicalsciencemajor —literature,philosophy, music,and art SennofEllicottCity, MD.
from Baltimore, Maryland, alsowas fromourcultureand fromotherso- TheVisitorsandGovernorsMedal
presented with the PoliticalScience cieties. Theseare theverythingsthat and Award wenttorisingsenior
Award. feed oursouls." Amanda B. KirbyofGlen Burnie, MD.
Zinman, the fatherofacollege fresh- Tod D. Hall,a risingjunior from
man,spoke fromhisheart. "Iwish for Salisbury, MD, received thesecond
Zinman, Byrd
allofyouthethingsIwishforhim. I VisitorsandGovernorsAward.
Honored At Fall hopethathewillbea giver,nota Three risingseniorswerenamed
taker;thathewill followhisheartand MiddendorfScholars inrecognition of
Convocation nothishead; thatthewelfareofhis fel- academicexcellenceand leadership
lowmanwillbeasimportanttohim as qualities. Theyare: David P. George,
WashingtonCollegeopened ofits hisownand thatashefollowshispar- amathematicsmajorfromBaltimore,
213thacademicyearona musi- ticularbliss,hewillcarryforward the Jason K. Myers,aneconomics major
calnote,withanaddressbyDavid torchpassed on tohimfromourgen- from Hampstead, MD,and Megan E.
Zinman,MusicDirectorfortheBalti- erationasithasbeenpassed ontous Ward, political science majorofNew-
moreSymphonyOrchestra, and a frommanygenerationsbefore: thepre- ark,DE.
shortmusicalprogramperformedby ciousFlameofPrometheuswhich TheInterfratemity-SororityLoving
veteranguitaristCharlie Byrd. Zinman brought forththearts: music,litera- Cups,heldby theGreekorganizations
wasawarded thehonoraryDoctorof ture,paintingandsculpture, thethe- withthehighestcumulativeaverages,
FineArts;Byrd received theCollege's ater,thedance; thattenuous flame, werepresented toZetaTau Alpha and
AwardforExcellence. whichwithouthisandyourprotec- ThetaChi.
WashingtonCollegeMagazine/Fa//1994
Chemistn/ Student velopmentapproachattempts toim- Senior Studies
proveall areasofvillage life.
Wins FutbrigJit To "I'm presuming thisapproachis Government In
Study In Bangladesh havinga positiveimpact,orelseworld London
relieforganizationswouldn'tstillbe
doing it," remarksJerardi. "My
MAXiA
]. lernrdi,a premedical stu- Fuibrightapplication proposes toex- JenniferReddish,a senioratWash-
dent whograduated in Mav amine its impacton the healthofthe ingtonCollege from Denton, Mary-
witha majorinchemistry, hasbeen ruralpeople." land, lefttheEasternShorethis fall to
awarded a FuibrightScholarship to Upon herreturn from Bangladesh in finishupherundergraduatework in
study in Bangladesh. Though Wash- 1995,Jerardiwill begina master'spro- London,wheresheisparticipating in
ingtonCollegegraduates havebeen gram in publichealth, with anempha- the Hansard Scholars forParliamen-
extremelysuccessful in winning sison international health, at theJohns taryGovernment Programme.
Fulbrights,she is thefirststudentin FlopkinsUniversity. Sheintends to Through the Hansard programme,
theCollege'shistory togo toAsia ona geta medical degreeand workwithan studentsgaina behind-the-sceneslook
Fuibright, and only thesecond student international health organization. at Britishgovernmental procedureby
tostudy thesciencesona Fuibright. Jerardi, whoatcommencementexer- interning fora memberofParliament.
When shewasa risingjunior,Jerardi cises wasawarded theGeorgeWash- Whileserving herinternship. Reddish
spenta summer internship at the U.S. ington Medal and Award and theJo- isalsotakingclassesattheLondon
Embassy in Bangladesh. Her intern- seph H. McLain '37Prize,spenther SchoolofEconomics.
ship thenwassponsored by the post-graduatesummerworking in the WiththehelpofDr.TahirShad,a
College'sSocietyofJunior Fellows. Clinical Brain Imaging Laboratoryat professorofinternationalstudiesand
During herreturn visitthis fall to the theNational InstituteofMental politicalscienceatWashingtonCol-
Commonwealth republiceastofIndia, Health. UnderthesupervisionofDr. lege,Reddish applied forand received
Jerardiwill beengaged ina scientific Alan Zametkin, theseniorstaffpsy- a scholarship for thetripabroad from
projectinvolying thetreatmentofdys- chiatristatNIMH whovisited WC last theEnglishSpeaking Union. TheEn-
entery. spring,Jerardiconducted researchona glishSpeaking Union,formedafter
Underthesponsorshipofthe Inter- maladyaffectingchildrenandadults WorldWarII,givesgrantsforstudyin
nationalCenter forDiarrheal Disease knownasAttention DeficitDisorder. English-speakingcountries.
Research in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asanundergraduate,Jeradi spent Lastsummer,theU.S.StateDepart-
Jerardi will workin ruralcommunities manyhoursinthe laboratory under mentsentReddish toBangkok,Thai-
and compare theeffectsofintegrated thesupervisionofDr. Rosette Roat, land,toworkat theAmerican Em-
and non-integrated ruraldevelopment conductinga faculty/student research bassy. TheStateDepartment's intern-
projectson thehealth ofthe local projectdealingwith thesynthesisand shipprogramwasdeveloped torecog-
populations. Indevelopingcountries, reactionsofplatinumcompoundswith nizeandgivespecial distinction toaca-
diarrhea is the leadingcauseofdeath nucleobases. demicscholarship in thefield ofinter-
inchildren under theageoffive. national studies. Reddish'sessay,
Integrated rural development Sophomore Wms "AndThenThereWasThailand,"was
projects, initiated inThird World published in the 1994editionofThe
countries in the late 1970s, takea holis- General Mills Washington CollegeRn'ieio.
ticapproach todevelopmentinvolving Reddish,maintaininga4.0gradeav-
theentirecommunity,Jerardi explains. Scholarship erage,willgraduate in Decemberwith
Rather than earmarkingaid fora adoublemajorin Englishand interna-
singleprojectsuch as irrigation orwa- Paul Kenny,a risingsophomoreat tionalstudies,and a minorin anthro-
tertreatmentsystems,schools,or WashingtonCollege,hasbeen pology. Sheplans tocontinueher
medical clinics, the integrated ruralde- awarded the "Hungry Minds" scholar- studiesin the field ofanthropology.
ship sponsored byGeneral Mills. The
scholarship isawarded on thebasisof
financial need and academic merit.
Paul D. Knowles, theDirectorof
Food Services fortheCollege, initiated
thedevelopmentofthescholarshipby
sending in forrebates toGeneral Mills
on products used in thedining hall.
The rebateswerereturned to theCol-
lege in the formofa scholarship.
Kenny, a nativeofDublin, Ireland, is
a graduateof the ParkSchool in Balti-
more. At Washington College,he isa
Dean's Liststudentand a memberof
themen'svarsitybasketball team. He
intends to major in economics.
Marinjerardi '94 JenniferReiiilish '95
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