Directories

Each department’s faculty members are listed on the department’s page in the Courses and Programs of Study section of the catalog. Administrative officers and staff personnel are listed in the Administrative Offices section. This information was effective as of April 2025.

Presidents of the College

Alexander Jay Anderson, Ph.D., 1882-1891

James Francis Eaton, D.D., 1891-1894

Stephen Beasley Linnard Penrose, D.D., Litt. D., LL.D., 1894-1934

Rudolf Alexander Clemen, Ph.D., 1934-1936

Walter Andrew Bratton, Sc.D., LL.D., 1936-1942

Winslow Samuel Anderson, Sc.D., LL.D., 1942-1948

Chester Collins Maxey, Ph.D., LL.D., L.H.D., 1948-1959

Louis Barnes Perry, Ph.D., LL.D., L.H.D., 1959-1967

Donald Henry Sheehan, Ph.D., Litt.D., 1968-1974

Robert Allen Skotheim, Ph.D., LL.D., 1975-1988

David Evans Maxwell, Ph.D., 1989-1993

Thomas E. Cronin, Ph.D., LL.D., L.H.D., 1993-2005

George S. Bridges, PhD., 2005-2015

Kathleen M. Murray, Mus.D., 2015-2022

Sarah R. Bolton, Ph.D., 2022-Present

The Board of Trustees

The Whitman College Board of Trustees manages the corporate concerns necessary for the governance of the college as outlined in the Charter, Constitution and Bylaws. The board consists of up to 24 members. For a list of members, visit www.whitman.edu/about/leadership-and-organization/board-of-trustees.

Corporate Name

The corporate name of the institution is the Board of Trustees of Whitman College.

Alumni Association

The Whitman College Alumni Association is the organized body of alumni of the college. All graduates of the college are members of the association. All persons who have attended the college one term or more, and whose entering class has graduated, may request to be placed on record as members of the association. The college has more than 18,000 living alumni.

A 15-member Board of Directors, elected regularly from among the alumni, directs the association’s activities. Activities are coordinated through the college’s Alumni Relations office.

The association coordinates and promotes alumni programs of reunions, regional gatherings, virtual events, and career networking opportunities. In addition, many alumni members are involved in programs that support the efforts of the Admission Office, the Annual Giving Office, the W Club and the Career & Community Engagement Center. Every year, approximately 30% of alumni support the college financially with a gift. 

Go to whitman.edu/alumni for more information.

 Ex Officio Members