A newsletter for alumni & friends • June 2025
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In this issue: A newly upgraded Maxey Auditorium, the Class of 2025 walks the commencement stage, support international students this summer and submit a class note.
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Dinah Deshler ’64 Gift To Revitalize Maxey Hall Auditorium
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Thanks to the generous $3 million gift, work will begin this summer on a renovated, fully accessible auditorium in Maxey Hall—one of the college’s premier gathering spaces on campus.
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‘Poised to Commence’—Whitman’s Class of 2025 Graduates With High Hopes & Spirits
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At Whitman College’s 139th Commencement, more than 415 graduates—one of Whitman’s largest classes ever—celebrated their journeys and degrees. Chuck Sams, former Director of the National Park Service, was the Commencement speaker.
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Whitman Juniors Vee Edwards & Nicola Myers Selected as Goldwater Scholars
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Vee Edwards ’26 and Nicola Myers ’26 (pictured), have been named 2025 Goldwater Scholars, earning one of the nation’s highest honors for undergraduate students in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.
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Fascinating Firsts: How Learning Launches Off at Whitman
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In this year’s First Year Seminars, Whitman College students have been diving into fun and fascinating topics like global monsters, the meaning of home, neuroscience-based learning, and the representation of difference in pop culture.
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Whitman Athletics Honors Class of 2025 at Annual Athletics Awards Banquet
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The Whitman College Athletics department welcomed the Class of 2025 to a time-honored tradition and held its annual Senior Awards Ceremony in the Reid Campus Center Ballroom.
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Blues Qs: What Types of Virtual Events Interest You?
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Upward Pathway: Peter Osseward ’12: Making Breakthroughs in Neuroscience Research
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From the Ultimate field to the research lab, Peter Osseward ’12 transformed his Whitman experience into a launching pad for a groundbreaking career in neuroscience at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. See his path.
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Fifty under 50: Megan Darby Grimes ’98
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For Megan Darby Grimes ’98, the opportunity to attend Whitman College was made possible through merit scholarships and need-based financial aid. Now, she is ensuring that future students can access the same transformative education. Read more.
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Support International Students This Summer
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Many international students are unable to return home due to visa and travel challenges. We're committed to making sure they have a safe, supported and fun time in Walla Walla!
Help provide access to housing, meals and on-campus job opportunities. Every dollar you give—up to $5,000—will be matched. Give today.
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Become a Mentor to Human-Centered Design Students
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Apply to be an alumni visiting mentor in Whitman's Human-Centered Design concentration. Lead class meetings, offer workshops, and advise students and faculty.
Primarily remote, with two campus visits. Compensation included for the 2025-26 academic year.
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Submit a Class Note for the Winter Magazine
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- Let your classmates know about a recent milestone in your life by submitting a class note.
- Submissions due August 1, 2025.
- Updates should highlight news from the past calendar year and may include career updates; publications; honors, awards or appointments; or other significant life changes you’d like to share with the Whittie community.
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Whitties Turned Walla Walla Sweets Coaches
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- For the first time ever, a Whitman coach will led the Walla Walla Sweets. The amateur baseball team will be managed by Blues baseball Assistant Coach Colby Watilo.
- Alum and former Sweets player Leo Rivera ’22 will aid Watilo as an assistant coach for the league.
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Commencement 2025: Great Day, Greater Futures.
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Whitman College celebrated its 139th Commencement on the south lawn of the Memorial Building, where generations of Whitties have crossed the stage.
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President Sarah Bolton welcomed the Class of 2025—Whitman’s largest-ever incoming class—who first arrived in August 2021. Nearly four years later, more than 415 graduates received their degrees in a joyful ceremony surrounded by family and friends.
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