News and Events
Spring 2006 Magazine
About the cover
Sideoats grama is one of the endangered native grasses now growing at the Chester River Field Research Center at Chino Farms near Chestertown. Photo: Jim Johnson, South Dakota State University, Agricultural Experiment Station.
Volume LIV No.2
Spring 2006
Staff
Editor
Marcia C. Landskroener M'02
Art Director
Diane D'Aquino Landskroener '76 M'81
Assistant Editor
Sarah Snyder '04
Class Notes Editor
Carol Tait
Staff Photographer
Greg Waddell
Web Editor
Shane Brill '03
Editorial Consultants
Meredith Davies Hadaway M'96
Kevin O'Keefe '74
Contributing Writers
Benjamin Anastas
John Buettner '89
Ryan Griswold
Phillip Ticknor
Printing and Mailing
United Litho, Inc.
Features
Saving Our Grasses
Conservationist Henry Sears offers agricultural land as an experimental laboratory for native grasslands restoration.
Marcia C. Landskroener M'02
Washington's Way
Chestertown was a frequent stop—if not a destination—on Washington's journey through history.
John R. Bohrer '06
When Billy Nick Met Connie Mack
One of America's baseball heroes during the 1940s got off to a slow start in the majors.
Robert A. Greenberg '74
Departments
The Reporter
- College Honors Former Dean, Civic Leaders at Convocation
- Donor Endows Art Program
- Heard Around Campus: On the intent of the Framers of the Constitution...
- Undergrads Will Manage Investments
- Hardesty Helps WC Go Green
- In Memoriam: William O. Baker '35
- Profs Return To Stage
- College Fills Key Posts
- Hodson Gift Funds New Scholarships
- WC in the News: Some Recent Ink...
- Library Joins Digital Age
- Equal Justice for All Americans Is Still A Dream Worth The Struggle
- Sailors Take It Offshore
- War On The Shore Invades Baltimore
- Faces In the Crowd
Portfolio: Character Traits
A peek at faculty and their curious collections
Alumni Update
- Alumni Snapshots: Goodwill Planting
- Council Leader Encourages Alumni To Remain Close To Alma Mater
- College's Biggest Fan Wins Alumni Award
- Council Calls For Nominations
- That's Show Biz: Thomas C. Hofstetter '54
- Births and Adoptions
- Marriages
- Will and Shakespeare—A Winning Combination
- In Memoriam
Currents
Benjamin Anastas gives a New Yorker's appraisal of Chestertown dining.
Back cover: Washington College in Person (PDF)
Rebecca Neal Brown Owens '25