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About Jeff Hanna

Executive director of communications and public affairs at Washington and Lee University since 2008, previously directed public affairs operations at The College of Wooster, Illinois Wesleyan University, and University of Virginia.

W&L Bestows Honorary Degree Upon Law Alumna Pamela White

The Hon. Pamela J. White, left, with Washington and Lee President Kenneth P. Ruscio prior to Judge White's receiving an honorary degree.

Washington and Lee awarded an honorary doctor of law degree to the Honorable Pamela J. White, a 1977 graduate of the University's School of Law and an associate judge of the Baltimore City Circuit Court for the 8th Judicial Circuit.

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W&L Celebrates 226th Commencement

2013 Commencement

As they spent the final hours of their four years at Washington and Lee University on Thursday, May 23, members of the Class of 2013 were urged to think boldly and creatively and to cherish the ideals of a liberal education.

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Baccalaureate 2013: W&L Seniors Urged to be "Mediators of Grace"

Harlan Beckley

On the day before they were to receive their undergraduate degrees, the members of Washington and Lee University's Class of 2013 heard a reminder of their obligations to others and an exhortation to be "interactive mediators of grace."

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Two W&L Alumni Nominated for Loeb Awards

Mehul Srivastava

Two Washington and Lee journalism alums, both of whom work for Bloomberg News, are finalists in the prestigious Gerald A. Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism.

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W&L Law Grad's Work with Children's Organizations Highlighted

Kerry M. Wilson '81L/Photo by Paul Crate (Ledger Media Group)

Kerry Wilson, a 1981 graduate of the Washington and Lee School of Law, is the subject of this week's Monday Profile in The Ledger of Winter Haven, Fla.

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W&L Celebrates 226th Undergraduate Commencement on May 23

Washington and Lee Commencement

Washington and Lee University celebrates its 226th undergraduate commencement on Thursday, May 23, awarding bachelor's degrees to slightly more than 400 members of the Class of 2013.

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Jim Rallo, Class of 1988, Named CFO of the Year

James M. Rallo '88

James M. Rallo, a member of Washington and Lee's Class of 1988, was honored last week when the Tech Council of Maryland named him its CFO of the Year during TCM's 25th Annual Tech Awards Celebration.

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Pickett Named New Director of W&L’s Shepherd Poverty Program

Howard Pickett

Howard Pickett has been named director of the Shepherd Program for the Interdisciplinary Study of Poverty and Human Capability at Washington and Lee. Pickett will succeed the program's founding director, Harlan Beckley, at the end of the academic year.

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W&L Senior Jonathan Stutts Wins Boehling Memorial Award

Jonathan Stutts

Senior Jonathan Stutts, of Charlotte, N.C., has won the Alexander Thomas Boehling '10 Memorial Award at Washington and Lee University. The Boehling Award, selected by the vice president for student affairs, honors a senior for his or her campus leadership.

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NPR Features W&L Visiting Law Professor Judy Clarke

Morning Edition Sunday on National Public Radio aired a profile of Judy Clarke, visiting professor of law at Washington and Lee who has been appointed to defend alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

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