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unusual facts about Washington College



Charles Hopper Gibson

He graduated from Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, engaged in the study law, and was admitted to the bar in 1864, commencing practice in Easton, Maryland.

Ciarán O'Keeffe

O'Keeffe attended Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, where he double majored in music and psychology.

Frederick William Lord

He was a professor of mathematics in Washington College (in Chestertown, Maryland) for two years and was in charge of an academy at Baltimore for three years.

Harris Whitbeck

A native of Guatemala, Whitbeck holds a bachelor's degree in International Studies from Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, and a master's degree in Journalism from Columbia University in New York City.

HSBC Finance

Children of former full-time Beneficial employees are considered for scholarships to four Maryland institutions of higher learning: Hood College, Johns Hopkins University, St. John's College and Washington College.

Sophie Kerr

The Sophie Kerr Prize is awarded each year to a graduating senior at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland who has demonstrated the best ability and promise for future fulfillment in the field of literary endeavor.


see also

Cougar Stadium

Martin Stadium - Pullman, Washington - college football stadium for the WSU Cougars

Henry Ruffner

During his presidency, such speakers as Princeton educator Archibald Alexander (himself a graduate of Liberty Hall, the predecessor of Washington College), Minister Elias Lyman Magoon, and Professor George Dabney delivered graduation addresses at Washington College.

John Malcolm Duhé, Jr.

Several distinguished members of the bar clerked for Duhé, including Washington College of Law (American University) professor David Snyder, and Ernest Metzger, the Douglas Professor of Civil Law at the University of Glasgow in Scotland.

Kappa Alpha

Kappa Alpha Order, an American college Greek-letter fraternity, founded 1865 at Washington College, Lexington, Virginia.