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The Johnson Scholarship Program

2014 ANNUAL REPORTIntroducing the Class of 2018

WASHINGTON AND LEEU N I V E R S I T Y

Lexington, Virginia 24450-2116

The Johnson scholarship program has drawn widespread attention to Washington and Lee

from the world’s top student leaders. The 5,801 students who applied for admission represent-

ed 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and

98 countries. In its academic record, citizenship and leadership experience, the 472-member

Class of 2018 is among W&L’s most accomplished—thus far.

The following pages introduce the newest Johnson Scholars, whose personal stories, accom-

plishments and aspirations set them apart as leaders within W&L’s distinguished first-year

class. Other updates in this year’s Annual Report include exciting plans for the physical spaces

of W&L’s campus, as well as news about the two Johnson professorship holders, the Johnson

Lecture Series and last summer’s Johnson Opportunity Grant recipients, whose summer expe-

riences were as remarkable as they were varied.

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A STATUE OF A TOGA-CLAD GEORGE WASHINGTON (known

affectionately as “Old George”) was carved by

Lexington craftsman Matthew Kahle in 1844

from a log found floating in the nearby Maury

River. It stood atop Washington Hall until

1990, when it was replaced with a replica for

preservation purposes. Visitors can view the

original in W&L’s Leyburn Library.

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WASHINGTON AND LEE IS MAKING BIG PLANS to improve housing

choices for upper-class students and to ensure that all first-

year students, sophomores and juniors will live on-campus in

University housing.

The new residence halls will be located in a new campus

neighborhood with apartment-style housing designed specifi-

cally for upper-class students. They will emphasize indepen-

dent living, but will preserve and enhance the close-knit,

residential character of W&L.

Only a short walk from the central campus, the new neighbor-

hood will include common green spaces, dining options and

gathering spaces indoors and out, as well as areas for outdoor

activities and recreation. Individual units will probably include

four to six single bedrooms with full kitchens.

The University will also build a new, state of the art natatorium

as part of the new housing neighborhood. With a 25-meter

stretch pool plus diving well, this part of the project is an initial

step toward the planned total renovation of W&L’s indoor

athletic and recreation facilities. Collectively these projects

represent the University’s ongoing commitment to ensuring its

students enjoy the highest quality residential experience.

Brett BeckerCamp Hill, Pa.Trinity High School

Benek BolohanRaleigh, N.C.Millbrook High School

Frances AbbottHalifax, Va.Chatham Hall

Steven AllenKings Mountain, N.C.Gaston Day School

William ArchieKinston, N.C.Arendell Parrott Academy

Michael BarryNorthport, N.Y.Northport High School

ARTIST’S RENDERING of the new apartment neigh-

borhood for upper-class students, planned for

construction soon

THE NEW UPPER-CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD on campus will include spaces

for dining and gathering, plus a state-of-the-art natatorium.

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OVERALL, THE CLASS OF 2018 includes 157 presidents of major

student organizations, 65 class or student body presidents

or vice presidents, 64 publication editors, 241 varsity team

captains, and 31 who are the first in their families to attend

college. These traditional accolades only hint at the qualities

of curiosity and diligence evident in this class made up of

independent thinkers and conscientious citizens.

Alice Elisabeth BradfordBirmingham, Ala.Altamont School

Matthew BrysonTucson, Ariz.University High School

David CarsonRoanoke, Va.Patrick Henry High School

Stephanie ChungGoodyear, Ariz.Millennium High School

Kendyll CoxenRedington Shores, Fla.Seminole Senior High School

Andrew CuthbertPetersburg, Va.Collegiate School

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Rachel GallagherGrand Junction, Colo.Grand Junction High School

Justin GilletteNaperville, Ill.Naperville Central High School

Thomas GristLexington, Va.Rockbridge County High School

Courtney HauckBeaverton, Ore.International School of Beaverton

Claire HoffertTwo Harbors, Minn.Two Harbors High School

Shlomo HonigWest Bloomfield, Mich.Walled Lake Northern High School

Ralston HartnessChattanooga, Tenn.McCallie School

Kiera JudgeLandenberg, Pa.Kennett High School

CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW CENTER

FOR GLOBAL LEARNING at Wash-

ington and Lee University is

underway and on schedule for

completion prior to the 2016

academic year.

The $13.5 million facility, con-

necting 8,600 renovated square

feet of existing duPont Hall with

17,700 square feet in a new

building, will house classrooms,

seminar rooms and instructional

labs. It will feature an atrium,

garden, courtyard and interna-

tional tea shop to encourage

student and faculty interaction

and provide a venue for special

events and exhibits.

In addition to spaces for learn-

ing and gathering, the center

will contain W&L’s foreign lan-

guage departments, offices for

visiting international scholars

and the Office of International

Audrey DanglerEasley, S.C.Easley High School

Dana DrozLancaster, Pa.Veritas Academy

Nicole EldredAnchorage, AlaskaSouth Anchorage High School

Rowan FarrellBerea, Ky.The Culver Academies

ARTIST’S RENDERING of the new Center for Global Learning, slated

for completion in 2016

THE GIFT THAT ESTABLISHED THE JOHNSON

PROGRAM FOR LEADERSHIP AND INTEGRITY also

established two endowed professorships

at Washington and Lee.

Professor Jeffrey Shay is Johnson Professor

of Entrepreneurship and Leadership in the

Williams School of Commerce, Economics,

and Politics. As director of the J. Lawrence

Connolly Center for Entrepreneurship, Shay has built several signature

programs for the center that capitalize on W&L’s successful integration

of business education with traditional liberal arts disciplines.

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Kiera JudgeLandenberg, Pa.Kennett High School

Juliana KeelingGlen Allen, Va.Mills E. Godwin High School

Julie MaloneTwin Falls, IdahoTwin Falls High School

Tara LougheryRoanoke, Va.Hidden Valley High School

Maren LundgrenBillings, Mont.Skyview High School

William McMurtryFt. Wright, Ky.Covington Catholic High School

Alexandra MeilechPhoenix, Ariz.Sunnyslope High School

Professor Nicolaas Rupke is Johnson

Professor of Leadership and the His-

tory of Ideas in the College. A native of

Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Rupke was

trained in earth sciences at Groningen and

in marine geology at Princeton University.

An expert on the history of science, Rupke

recently organized an international sym-

posium that took place on the Washington

and Lee campus entitled Historical Myths About Science. The papers

presented at the gathering will compose a book tentatively titled

“Newton’s Apple and Other Historical Myths about Science.”

Education. Groundbreaking

technologies planned for the

center will connect Washington

and Lee with other students and

faculty around the world and at

its university partners abroad.

The center will be the physical

manifestation of the university’s

strategic plan for international

education. It will reach beyond

the traditional study-abroad,

internship and faculty research

opportunities that already ex-

ist at W&L to integrate global

learning more fully into the edu-

cation of all students. Currently,

about half of the student body

studies abroad or performs

an international internship.

Research takes professors and

students overseas, and stu-

dents representing citizenships

in 58 countries attend W&L.

Rebecca MorrisNashville, Tenn.Harpeth Hall School

Rebecca OrsakBellaire, TexasBellaire High School

ARTIST’S RENDERING of the public courtyard of the new Center for Global

Learning, slated for completion in 2016

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OF THE 2,954 APPLICANTS FOR THE JOHNSON SCHOLARSHIP, 177

were selected as finalists on the basis of their potential to

contribute to the intellectual and civic life of the Washington

and Lee community and to the world at large. Factors

weighed included the academic record, writing samples,

teacher references, and records of leadership, citizenship

and involvement in non-academic activities. The finalists

were invited to campus for interviews with faculty, student

leaders and administrators; their selection was truly a group

effort. Our entire community welcomes them to W&L.

Jerry SchexnayderMyrtle Beach, S.C.Myrtle Beach High School

Jared ShelyLexington, Ky.Henry Clay High School

Bowen SpottswoodPoint Clear, Ala.Bayside Academy

Michael SullivanLaurel, Md.Reservoir High School

Karishma PatelHighlands Ranch, Colo.Mountain Vista High School

Kristen PhlegarMount Pleasant, S.C.Academic Magnet High School

Ram RavalVirginia Beach, Va.Princess Anne High School

William RixeyMorehead City, N.C.West Carteret High School

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Sierra TammNaples, Fla.Palmetto Ridge High School

Amanda WahlersPhoenix, Ariz.Cortez High School

Linden WalusGlen Allen, Va.John Randolph Tucker High School

Mary WelchCharlotte, N.C.Charlotte Latin School

Jonathan WilliamsCincinnati, OhioElder High School

Chase WonderlicLibertyville, Ill.Libertyville High School

JOHNSON LECTURE SERIES

EVERY YEAR, THE JOHNSON ENDOWMENT brings to W&L national

and international leaders in business, politics, science, art

and the humanities to discuss issues of importance. Through

the Johnson program, W&L has hosted prize-winning

writers, experts on the economy, prominent public servants,

successful entrepreneurs, actors and luminaries from other

fields, including:

Jane Goodall (pictured above), United Nations Mes-

senger of Peace and global leader in chimpanzee

research and conservation efforts

James Moore, internationally noted expert on Charles

Darwin and professor of the history of science at the

Open University in England

Alan Guelzo, renowned scholar of Abraham Lincoln

and professor of Civil War Era Studies at Gettysburg

College

In addition, the Johnson endowment supports several

other events and symposia at W&L:

The international Myths in Science symposium, hosted

by W&L in 2014

A symposium hosted by W&L’s School of Law explor-

ing the Roe v. Wade decision by the U.S. Supreme

Court

The annual W&L Entrepreneurship Summit

The biennial W&L Science, Society and the Arts

research conference

Kristen PhlegarMount Pleasant, S.C.Academic Magnet High School

William RixeyMorehead City, N.C.West Carteret High School

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Victoria Andrews ’15Atlanta, Ga.Majors: art history, biochemistry Victoria accompanied Melissa

Kerin, assistant professor of art

history at W&L, to Tibet as a re-

search assistant documenting the

use of Tibetan Buddhist shrines.

She documented activities at

the shrines through observation,

photography and interviews, and

she observed striking differences

between life for people inside and

ouside the Tibetan Autonomous

Region.

— johnson opportunity grants—

In 2014, 27 rising juniors and seniors received Johnson Opportunity Grants to support internships

and independent research projects across the country and around the world. Their interests ranged

as widely as their destinations.

Thomas Bednar ’15Chapmansboro, Tenn.Majors: economics, politics

Thomas interned at the Bureau of

European and Asian Affairs in the

Office of Political and Regional

Affairs in Washington, D.C. He got

firsthand experience with the press-

ing matters that the United States

faces in international affairs, and he

learned about the workings of the

State Department, where he intends

to pursue a career in international

affairs as a Foreign Service officer.

Michael Bronstein ’15Canton, Mass.Major: psychology

Michael spent

the summer as a

research assistant

helping to design

and implement

original research in

the Department of

Psychology at the

University of Michigan. He assisted

Dr. Bill Gehring, who is a leader in

the field of clinically relevant electro-

physiology research and is Michael’s

first choice as a graduate school

mentor.

Betsy Cribb ’15Charleston, S. C.Majors: art history, journalism Betsy accompanied Melissa Kerin,

assistant professor of art history

at W&L, to Tibet as a research

assistant on the materiality of

Tibetan Buddhist shrines. Cribb

collected information about

devotees’ engagement with the

shrines through observations

and interviews, analyzed the

materials used on the shrines,

and documented activities at the

shrines.

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Caroline Crichlow-Ball ’15Austin, TexasMajors: psychology, sociology

Caroline interned with Dr. Philip

Pate, a forensic psychologist in

Winchester, Va., who evaluates sex

offenders for trial and conducts

capacity interviews of parents whose

children have been removed by so-

cial services. As a forensic assistant,

she conducted background research,

reviewed intake forms, observed

client interviews, administered and

scored psychological tests, reviewed

evaluations, wrote reports and com-

municated with attorneys and social

services.

Stephanie Do ’15Hanoi, VietnamMajors: accounting and business administration, East Asian language and literature

Stephanie interned at one of the

world’s largest accounting firms,

in Ho Chi Minh City in southern

Vietnam. In addition to gaining

auditing skills, Do and her fellow

interns attended a pitch competition

to propose an original business idea

useful to the Vietnamese people in

their daily lives. Stephanie and other

interns also participated in local

community service projects.

Bailey Ewing ’15Dallas, TexasMajor: accounting and business administration

Bailey spent the summer in Denmark

working for Deloitte’s Denmark

Corporate Social Responsibility

team. She researched how not-for-

profit organizations that receive time

and products from corporations can

translate those donations into accu-

rate market values on their financial

statements. This will enable them

to gain larger sums of state sup-

port, which is allocated to non-profit

organizations that can demonstrate

public support.

Shelby Flores ’15Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.Majors: economics, Spanish Minor: Latin American and Caribbean studies

Shelby had a 10-week summer

internship at the U.S. Embassy in

Mexico City, Mexico, through the

U.S. Department of State Student

Internship Program. Her duties were

primarily research-based, including

reviewing and analyzing the effect

of Mexican tourism on the United

States, compiling data on E-visas and

mapping the interagency coordina-

tion procedures in Mexico City to

create a summary of best practices.

Liam Gaziano ’16Dedham, Mass.Major: biochemistry

Liam was a visiting student at the

Stroke Prevention Research Unit,

Nuffield Department of Clinical

Neurosciences at the University of

Oxford, England. The unit is regarded

as one of the most productive stroke

Christina Cheadle ’16 Escondido, Calif.Majors: anthropology, art history

Christina was selected through a

competitive process to be a U.S.

delegate to the 66th Japanese-

American Student Conference.

She joined 72 other students—36

Americans and 36 Japanese—at

the month-long, student-led pro-

gram focusing on Japanese-Amer-

ican relations. The conference

alternates each year between

Japanese and U.S. cities. This

year it was held in Des Moines,

Iowa; San Francisco, Calif.; New

York, N.Y., and Washington, D.C.

research groups in the world. Liam worked

on a number of research projects, including

a large-scale study of the feasibility, safety

and effectiveness of Bluetooth home tele-

metric blood pressure monitoring in stroke

victims.

Lindsay George ’16York, Pa.Majors: English, art history Minor: Latin American and Caribbean studies

Lindsay spent the summer in Costa Rica at

the Academia de Español in Nicoya, a Span-

ish-language immersion school. Nicoya is

a small village near the Guatemalan border

and offers minimal interaction with tourists.

She took intensive language instruction in

the mornings and in the afternoons interned

at different businesses. She also worked as

a teacher’s assistant in a local elementary

school.

Ellen Gleason ’15Santa Barbara, Calif.Majors: politics, economics

Ellen interned in the finance department of

the Democratic National Committee. Day-to-

day work included organizing and planning

large-scale fundraising events, maintaining

the DNC’s database of donors, and promot-

ing and staffing events. She also attended

weekly brown bag events with senior staff

members to learn about various positions

available in politics.

Phil Kong ’15Downey, California (and a native of South Korea)Majors: geology, biochemistry

Phil explored the geochemistry of volcanic

samples from the Cascade Mountain Range

on the west coast of the United States. He

then sent the samples to Washington State

University’s geo-analytical laboratory for

X-ray fluorescence analysis to provide ac-

curate data to characterize the lavas in the

volcanoes.

Kiril Krendov ’16Sofia, BulgariaMajors in business administration, East Asian languages (Chinese concentration)

Kiril interned at Pearl Consulting in Zhuhai,

China, through the program InternChina.

During his three-month stay, he learned

about different aspects of finance. Subject

matter included mergers and acquisitions,

initial public offerings, share listings of

Chinese companies in the United States,

foreign currency exchange rates, financial

forecasting and financial modeling.

In addition to taking one-on-one Chinese

language classes, Kiril stayed with a local

family and immersed himself in Chinese

culture.

Grace Lee ’15Boca Raton, Fla.Major: biochemistry Minor: poverty and human capability studies

Grace served as a volunteer in Cameroon in

three different medical placements arranged

by the nonprofit organization Love Volun-

Adele Irwin ’15Essex Fells, N. J.Major: biology Minor: creative writing

Adele joined Lisa Greer, associate pro-

fessor of geology at W&L, on a trip to

Belize to collect live samples of endan-

gered corals for analysis and carbon

dating. Their aim is to determine why

endangered corals are thriving at the

research site while they are declining at

most other reefs in the Caribbean.

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Alejandro Paniagua ’16San José, Costa RicaMajors: business administration, environmental studies

Through the School for Field Studies, Ale-

jandro lived for a month in the rainforest

of northeastern Queensland, Australia,

conducting research on a form of biologi-

cal pest control targeting the cane toad

population on sugar cane plantations. He

explored whether the amount of rainfall

affects the efficacy of using parasitic

lungworms as a means of controlling the

population of this invasive toad.

teers. She gained experience in a variety of

hospital activities and accompanied medi-

cal personnel into rural communities for

outreach programs to educate local people

about sanitation, hygiene and nutrition and

to provide first aid for small injuries.

Brittany Lloyd ’15Abington, Pa.Majors: English, sociology/anthropology

Brittany did an internship with the Native

American Land Conservancy in Southern

California, which aims to protect endan-

gered Native American sites. She also

participated in original research on different

linguistic aspects of local Native American

sacred sites and worked with the Learn-

ing and Healing Landscapes program to

promote understanding about sacred Native

American sites.

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Daphine Mugayo ’15Kampala, UgandaMajors: biochemistry, economics Minor: poverty and human capability studies

Daphine participated in two different intern-

ships, both focused on the field of public

health. Through W&L’s Washington Term

Program, Daphine worked for Senator Tom

Harkin of Iowa, chair of the Senate Com-

mittee on Health, Education, Labor and

Pensions. Later she worked in the Baylor

College of Medicine’s Summer Medical and

Research Training program doing oncology

research. Together, the experiences allowed

Daphine to explore her own aspirations for

a career in medicine while learning about

public policy in the field of public health.

Austin Pierce ’15Yorktown, Va.Majors: economics, philosophy, East Asian languages and literature

Austin attended the prestigious summer

linguistics program at Leiden University, The

Netherlands, and studied Old English, the

Caucasian language Avar and two Indo-

Iranian languages—Ossetic and Old Persian.

He intends to pursue a degree in law and

global affairs.

Eric Schwen ’15Cottage Grove, Minn.Major: physics

Eric attended two international physics confer-

ences. The Condensed Matter Conference in

Paris, jointly organized by the French Physical

Society and the European Physical Society,

covered a wide range of topics in condensed

matter physics. The International Conference

on Mathematical Modeling in Physical Sciences

in Madrid focused on scientific applications of

mathematical modeling. Each conference had

a wide selection of invited speakers, includ-

ing some of the most respected researchers in

condensed matter and statistical physics.

Scott Sugden ’15Circle Pines, Minn.Majors: English, biology

Scott conducted independent primary research

of William Wordsworth’s papers held by The

Wordsworth Trust in England’s Lake District.

The trust is an independent charity that houses

Wordsworth’s manuscripts donated to the trust

by his descendants in 1935. They include the

published and unpublished versions of Word-

sworth’s poetry with revisions in his own hand,

which allowed Scott to examine revisions that

Wordsworth made to some of his works and to

analyze how he revised them.

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Anh Ta ’16Hanoi, Vietnam Majors: accounting, economics

Anh spent two months in Shanghai, China,

as an intern with FTI Consulting, a global

business consultancy firm, through the

Shanghai Summer Internship program of

CIEE, a non-profit organization. Participants

were required to speak Chinese as much as

possible.

Katherine Uhlir ’16Boulder, Colo.Major: English

Katherine extended her Spring Term course,

Shakespeare in Performance, serving as re-

search assistant to Holly Pickett, associate

professor of English at W&L. She assisted

with research into sensual perception of

idolatry in early modern English drama, fo-

cusing on archival research and the study of

relics in the context of early modern drama.

Joy Putney ’16Fairfax, Va.Majors: physics-engineering, biology

Joy conducted research at the Auckland Bio-

engineering Institute in New Zealand into

effective signal processing and modeling of

gastrointestinal (GI) electrical activity. Her

specific project involved understanding the

physiological basis behind the propagation

of spike waves—a type of GI activity that

occurs in the small intestine.

Tierney Wolgemuth ’16Lancaster, Pa.Major: biochemistry Minor: Latin American and Caribbean studies

Tierney volunteered at a health clinic in

Cordoba, Argentina, assisting doctors in

giving personal care and vaccines.

Andrew Watson ’15Great Falls, Va.Major: biology Minor: classics

Andrew undertook a 500-mile journey on

foot along the traditional pilgrimage route

Camino de Santiago, which winds through

France and northern Spain. It was first popu-

larized by medieval pilgrims traveling to visit

the tomb of St. James in Santiago. Hiking

approximately 25 to 30 kilometers a day and

staying in pilgrim hostels, Andrew wrote in

his journal to document the influence of cul-

tural and historic elements on the identity of

the route today.

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HISTORY

The ninth-oldest college in the

country, Washington and Lee

University recognizes and

embodies the direct contributions

of two of the most influential

figures in American history.

George Washington’s 1796 gift of

James River Canal stock ensured

the fledgling school’s survival;

Robert E. Lee’s presidency,

1865–70, brought innovation and

national recognition to the school.

STUDENTS

Undergraduate—1,855 students

from 46 states, representing

citizenship in 58 countries (87

percent from outside Virginia).

Ratio of men to women is 50:50.

Ethnic minorities: 12 percent.

The School of Law—422 students.

FACULTY

Of the 190 undergraduate faculty

members, 98 percent hold

doctorates or terminal degrees.

The student-faculty ratio is 8:1.

The average class size is 15.

Twenty-nine percent of classes

have fewer than 10 students, 92

percent have fewer than 25

students, and 97 percent have

fewer than 30 students.

DISTINCTIVE FEATURES

Honor System—Entirely student-

run; based on the fundamental

principle that students attending

Washington and Lee will not lie,

cheat, steal or otherwise violate

community trust.

Curriculum—W&L is the only

leading liberal arts college to have

a nationally accredited journalism

program or a nationally accredited

business school, and it is one of

the few offering an engineering

program.

Speaking tradition—As a matter of

civility and mutual consideration,

members of the W&L community

say “hello” to one another—

whether passing on the historic

Colonnade on the way to class or

meeting in the dining hall of Elrod

Commons.

Academic calendar—12-12-4: two

12-week terms; one four-week

Spring Term to allow for focused

study, research, travel or

internships.

FINANCIAL AID, SCHOLARSHIPS

W&L will spend more than $38

million on aid in 2014-15; 47

percent of first-year students

receive grant assistance from W&L.

NEED-BASED AID

The W&L Promise ensures that

any admitted student from a

family with income below $75,000

and with assets typical of their

income will receive an aid award

of at least full tuition, without

loans. Admitted students from

other income brackets will have

their institutionally determined

financial need fully met with

grants and a work-study job,

without loans. Learn more at

go.wlu.edu/financialaid.

JOHNSON SCHOLARS

The prestigious Johnson Scholar-

ship Program provides awards of at

least tuition, room and board for

up to 44 students in each class on

the basis of academic achievement

and leadership potential. More

information about the Johnson

Scholarship Program and the other

components of the Johnson

Program in Leadership and

Integrity is available at go.wlu.edu/

johnson.

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