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Washington College Receives $2.3 Million From Hodson Trust for Student Scholarships

“We are enormously grateful that the Hodson trustees continue to provide our students with the means to succeed and thrive at this college where the nation’s liberal arts education first took shape,” President Sosulski said.

College Dedicates Semans-Griswold Environmental Hall

On a perfect autumn Eastern Shore afternoon, with the Chester River shimmering behind them, a standing-room-only gathering of students, faculty, staff, board members, donors, friends and dignitaries dedicated Semans-Griswold Environmental Hall, a new home for Washington College's Center for Environment and Society that has been decades in the making and will help propel the College's environmental and sustainability programs to a national level.

A Big Grant for Heartland

With an $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, an $89,000 grant from Maryland, and a $100,000 private donation, Chesapeake Heartland, an innovative public history project led by the Starr Center in collaboration with community partners and the National Museum of African American History and Culture, is gaining rapid momentum.

A Generous Scholarship for Kent Countians

The late T. Allan Stradley, a county native and successful local businessman who attended Washington College in 1928, established a scholarship fund for Kent County students with a $1.7 million gift in his estate. Kent County students can apply for a scholarship to help pay the cost of tuition at Washington College, thanks to a generous gift of $1.7 million from the late T. Allan Stradley, a former WC student, county native, and successful local businessman. The gift is from the estate of Stradley, who died in 2000.

Nagler Leaves Nearly $2 Million to WC

A former student-athlete has designated his estate gift to support student scholarships and the tennis program. Washington College recently accepted a bequest of $1.86 million from William M. Nagler '42, who passed away in 2016. The gift is designated for equal support of student scholarships and the College's tennis program.

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