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58-468: Each year the sponsors appoint a jury of three historians or other qualified scholars who are asked to read all submitted books and narrow the field to three finalists. The finalists are announced at Washington College on or near George Washington's birthday in February. A seven-member committee, made up of two representatives of each of the three sponsoring institutions plus an independent historian, reviews

116-723: A Governor of Delaware , four United States Senators , seven members of the United States House of Representatives , and nine State senators . Outside of the world of politics, nine alums of Washington College played at least one game in Major League Baseball , including Jake Flowers , who was on two World Series winning teams. John Emory , the namesake of Emory University and Emory & Henry College , graduated from Washington College. Several alumni were successful writers including James M. Cain and Đỗ Nguyên Mai . Mary Adele France , who

174-587: A college named for George Washington, the commander-in-chief of the Patriot Continental Army, in the midst of war. He was appointed to serve on the Philadelphia Committee of Correspondence in 1774, along with such notables as John Dickinson, Samuel Miles, and Joseph Reed. In 1780, Smith moved to Chestertown, Maryland , where he founded and become the first president of Washington College , an institution that he intended to be

232-546: A highly controversial proposal insofar as many Americans feared any ecclesiastical institution that might compel compliance with the force of royal authority. Smith received honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees from the University of Oxford and the University of Aberdeen in 1759 and from Trinity College, Dublin in 1763. In 1768 he became a member of the American Philosophical Society . Smith

290-463: A liberal arts school with creative writing being a strength, writers such as John Barth , Ray Bradbury , Bobbie Ann Mason , Colum McCann , Neil Gaiman , Tim O'Brien , Junot Díaz , Lawrence Ferlinghetti , and Robert Pinsky have given readings at the campus. Greek life at Washington College comprises four men's fraternities and three women's sororities. Approximately 25 percent of the student body joins Greek life. Fraternities are mainly housed on

348-452: A nationwide competition, with the first fellowship going to playwright Sheri Wilner . The award will be granted biennially to a playwright. The school has over 90 student clubs. Only seniors can apply to live off campus; the rest are required to live on campus (unless they are local or commuters). On-campus housing can accommodate approximately 1,056 students (not including quad rooms that can be converted). Most students stay on campus over

406-644: A politician who served in both the Pennsylvania and Wisconsin state legislatures. Another grandson, Richard Penn Smith , was a playwright and author. Smith had a difficult personality and has been described as "haughty, slovenly and often offensive in company". He was also known to be a drunk toward the end of his life. His funeral was not attended by any of his children. He died on May 14, 1803. His remains were re-interred to Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia in 1854. The Provost Smith Lounge at

464-544: A port city. George Washington consented to the fledgling college's use of his name (the only institution of higher education in the United States with this claim), pledged the sum of 50 guineas to its establishment, and extended his warm wishes for the "lasting and extensive usefulness" of the institution. He later served on Washington College's Board of Visitors and Governors — his only involvement with an institution of higher learning. The college's first president,

522-736: Is known for its men's lacrosse team. It won the 1998 NCAA Division III National Championship and a share of the 1954 USILA Laurie Cox Division National Championship. The men's lacrosse team has participated in the NCAA Division II or III Tournament 28 times since 1974 and the NCAA Division III Championship game eight times. Washington College Men's Lacrosse players have earned All-America honors 226 times. The men's and women's lacrosse teams, men's and women's soccer teams, and field hockey teams compete on Kibler Field at Roy Kirby Jr. Stadium. Completed in 2006,

580-903: The Centennial Conference . The men's and women's rowing teams compete in the Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference (MARC). In contrast, the sailing team competes in the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (MAISA) of the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA). The rowing and sailing teams host regattas on the Chester River and call the college's Truslow Boat House and Lelia Hynson Boating Park home. The college's 20 varsity teams are: The college

638-617: The Episcopal Church or the Methodist Protestant Church before their term. Several were also the rector of either Emmanuel Parish or St. Paul's in Chestertown concurrent to their term as president. Washington College presidents have come from many parts of public life. Two were engaged in military service before their term, and four were in public service. A singular president, Kurt M. Landgraf,

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696-861: The University of Aberdeen but left in 1747 before receiving his degree. He received a degree of Doctor of Divinity from Aberdeen, the University of Oxford , and Trinity College, Dublin . He worked as a clerk in the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel , and as a tutor in Scotland and for the two children of Josiah Martin in Long Island, New York. As the Martins' tutor, he wrote to Benjamin Franklin in 1750 to enquire about their enrollment into

754-669: The "quad", and sororities line the Western Shore housing. Men's fraternities: Sororities: George Washington Birthday Ball : A college-wide dance where students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the college come together to celebrate George Washington's birthday. The event usually occurs on or around George Washington's birth date. War on the Shore : The annual men's lacrosse game, held in late spring between Washington College and Salisbury University , two of Maryland's Eastern Shore's undergraduate schools. Beginning in 2004,

812-483: The 1993–94 season, while coed sailing was elevated to varsity status four years later. The women's soccer team is the college's newest varsity sport; it began play during the fall of 1998. Washington College fielded a varsity football team through 1950, a men's track and field team through 1982, and a men's cross country team through 1989. The college previously sponsored varsity men's golf and varsity wrestling. Fourteen of Washington College's 20 varsity teams compete in

870-516: The 2018–2019 academic year, 40.6 percent of incoming first-year students were from Maryland and the balance many other US states and 23 foreign nations. 18.8 percent of undergraduates are minority students with 9.2 percent identifying as African-American, 5.6 percent identifying as Hispanic-American, 3.2 percent identifying as Asian-American, and with .8 percent identifying as either Native American or Pacific Islander. 7.4 percent of undergraduates are international citizens. Approximately 5 percent of

928-626: The Academy and Charitable School of Philadelphia. In 1755 Smith became the first provost (the equivalent of the modern post of university president) of the school. He held the post until 1779. Smith was an Anglican priest and together with William Moore, Smith was briefly jailed in 1758 for his criticism of the military policy in the Quaker -run colony. Indeed, during the French and Indian War, Smith published two anti-Quaker pamphlets that advocated

986-514: The Academy of Philadelphia. He included his pamphlet titled "A General Idea of the College of Mirania". In Latin, Mirania means "land of marvels". It outlined his thoughts about education and the development of a college in New York. The book was read by Benjamin Franklin and Richard Peters and greatly impressed them. They asked Smith to teach Logic, Rhetoric, Natural and Moral Philosophy at

1044-739: The American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment with a Campus carbon neutrality goal. The Center for Environment and Society oversees the Chesapeake Semester program, four interdisciplinary courses that use the college's location in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to explore environmental issues and advocacy. Washington College hosts the Harwood Series, which includes speeches by national politicians and media pundits. Because of its reputation as

1102-605: The Association's outreach program, which engages millions of teachers and students throughout the nation. [REDACTED] = winner Washington College Washington College is a private liberal arts college in Chestertown, Maryland . Maryland granted Washington College its charter in 1782. George Washington supported the founding of the college by consenting to have the "College at Chester" named in his honor through generous financial support and service on

1160-823: The George Washington Book Prize, the institute also sponsors the Lincoln Prize in conjunction with the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College , and the Frederick Douglass Prize in cooperation with the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University . George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens , open to the public since 1858, communicates

1218-554: The Hill Dorms, are on the Maryland Register of Historic Places. Washington College offers 34 majors and 35 minors or concentrations. The most popular majors, based on 2021 graduates, were: 1,367 undergraduate students attended Washington College during the 2018–2019 academic year along with approximately 100 graduate students . During that year, 74% of applicants were accepted. (The acceptance rate for 2018–2019

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1276-650: The Ohio Indians in 1764" (1765), an account of the last campaign in Pontiac's War , led by Colonel Henry Bouquet . Records shows that Smith owned one enslaved person in 1769. When the American Revolution broke out, Smith was in a bind. As an Anglican priest, he was viewed as a Loyalist, but his sentiments were far more sympathetic towards the Patriots than otherwise, even to the point of founding

1334-721: The Reverend William Smith , was a prominent figure in colonial affairs of letters and church, and he had a wide acquaintance among the great men of colonial days, including Benjamin Franklin . Joining General Washington on the Board of Visitors and Governors of the new college were such distinguished figures as U.S. Senator John Henry , Congressman Joshua Seney and William Paca , Governor of Maryland. The Maryland legislature granted its first college charter to Washington College in May 1782. The following spring, on May 14, 1783,

1392-471: The Shorewomen. While men have played varsity sports at Washington College for well over a century, varsity opportunities for women have been more recent. The first varsity sports for women – rowing, tennis, and volleyball – were added in the mid-1970s and were followed by the additions of softball, lacrosse, field hockey, and swimming by the mid-1980s. Varsity women's basketball began play during

1450-487: The Starr Center explores the early republic, the rise of democracy, and the manifold ways in which the founding era continues to shape United States culture. In partnership with other institutions and with leading scholars and writers, the center works to promote innovative approaches to the study of history, and to bridge the gaps between historians, contemporary policymakers, and the general public. Washington College

1508-647: The Year 1755 (1756), actually went so far as to suggest that while one way of "ridding our Assembly of Quakers" would be to require an oath, "another way of getting rid of them" would be "by cutting their Throats." Smith's virulent attacks on Quakers alienated him from Franklin, who was closely allied with the Pennsylvania Assembly. Smith advocated for the Church of England to appoint a bishop in America,

1566-490: The center of campus. Middle Hall (built 1844) and East and West Halls (built 1854) are the oldest surviving campus buildings. They serve as monuments to the original Common Building (completed in 1789), whose site they occupy. They are all three-story buildings constructed of brick. They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. They now function as follows: At least 31 people have been

1624-527: The character and leadership of Washington to millions of Americans each year through a variety of interpretive programs on the Estate and in classrooms across the nation. Mount Vernon is owned and operated by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association , founded in 1853, making it the oldest national preservation organization in the United States. The George Washington Book Prize is an important element of

1682-557: The college held its first commencement. President Smith had envisaged Washington College as the Eastern Shore campus of a public " University of Maryland " with St. John's College as its Western Shore counterpart, a proposal incorporated into the later institution's 1784 state charter, but the Maryland General Assembly 's reluctance to provide funding meant this was never more than a paper institution, and

1740-589: The college's Board of Visitors and Governors. Washington College is the 10th-oldest college in the United States and was the first college chartered after American independence. The school became coeducational in 1891. Washington College evolved from the Kent County Free School, an institution of more than 200 years standing in "Chester Town," which by the college's founding date of 1782 had reached considerable strength and importance as

1798-560: The college's student body is "non-traditional" (25 years old or older). 83% of students lived in an on-campus residence during the 2018 Fall term; the rest commute either from off-campus housing or home. Tuition for the 2020–2021 year is $ 48,678, and total expenses per annum (including room, board, and mandatory student fees) are $ 62,806. During the 2018–2019 academic year, 99.4 percent of incoming first-year students received financial aid, along with 95.0 percent of all undergraduates. The cost of attendance has been rising in recent years, with

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1856-475: The colonies, ordination of priests had to be done by a bishop. The bishop was in England. The trip to and from England in those days was risky. Many prospective priests and those recently ordained didn't survive the trip. Thus, there was a supply problem with priests in the colonies. The Bishop of London had superintendency of the colonies but was not going to do anything that would incur Royal disfavor. Smith

1914-529: The disenfranchisement of all Quakers, who were the political elite in Pennsylvania. However, their pacifist beliefs made it difficult for the Quakers in government to provide funds for defense, and as a result anti-Quaker sentiment ran high, especially in the backcountry which suffered from frequent raids from Indians allied with the French. Smith's second pamphlet, A Brief View of the Conduct of Pennsylvania, For

1972-658: The finalists and chooses a winner. The winner is announced at a gala dinner at Mount Vernon each May that honors the finalists. Established in 2000 with a grant from the New York-based Starr Foundation, the C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience draws on the special historical strengths of Washington College and the Eastern Shore of Maryland . Through educational programs, scholarship, and public outreach,

2030-634: The most significant new book about the founding era. At $ 50,000, the prize is one of the most generous book awards in the United States. Richard Beeman won the 2010 George Washington Book Prize for his work, Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution. In 2015, the Rose O'Neill Literary House, Washington College's center for literature and the literary arts, established the Douglass Wallop Fellowship as

2088-624: The nation's largest undergraduate literary prize. Since 1968, the Sophie Kerr Prize has been presented to one graduating senior demonstrating the greatest literary promise. The endowment created by Sophie Kerr , a writer who published 23 novels and dozens of short stories, has provided more than $ 1.4 million in prize money to young writers. At a ceremony held at the Poets House in New York City on May 17, 2011, Lisa Jones

2146-537: The overall costs (including room and board) increasing by roughly $ 2,000 per year. In 2015, Washington College was ranked by The Princeton Review as 16th in the United States among "Colleges With The Happiest Students In 2015–16". In the 2011 edition of U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges, Washington College rose 19 positions to 93rd in the nation in the National Liberal Arts Colleges category. Each year, Washington College awards

2204-490: The perimeter of the campus green to prevent students from being publicly indecent off campus grounds. Washington College has competed in intercollegiate athletics since the 19th century. Its oldest current varsity sports are the baseball team, which dates back to at least the early 1870s, and the men's basketball team, which played its 100th season in 2011–12. Men's teams are known as the Shoremen; women's teams are known as

2262-503: The post-Revolutionary era. With all the political activity by Smith working for an American bishop on both sides of the Atlantic, the question obviously was why didn't Smith become elevated to that station? The reports handed down were that Rev. Dr. Smith was "too fond of the grape" to be worthy of such consecration. Smith courted and married Moore's daughter, Rebecca, and had seven children. Their grandson William Rudolph Smith became

2320-549: The premiere academic institution of the region; it received almost exclusive patronage from the first President of the United States, George Washington . Smith continued to own enslaved persons while president of Washington College. He brought one teenage girl with him, acquired a second slave in 1783 and sold a third in 1803 who had tried twice to escape. After the war, he returned to Philadelphia , where he briefly regained his post at Penn. He invested his fortune in land and owned approximately 70,000 acres. He founded and designed

2378-401: The principal or president of Washington College since 1782, four of whom have been interim. Of the 31 presidents, only one, Joseph McLain , was an alumnus of the college, and only one, Sheila Bair , was a woman. The college presidents have been drawn from various areas, including religion, military service, governmental service, and academia. Six Washington College presidents were ordained in

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2436-557: The problems that the colonials had with the Church of England, William Smith, seemed to be right in the middle of things. The May 1, 1760 first free and voluntary Convention of the American (Anglican) Priesthood met at Christ Church, Philadelphia , Dr. Smith presiding. The attendees wanted and needed an American Episcopate ( bishop ). Smith worked towards that goal. There was a very practical element here. To obtain more priests for work in

2494-679: The relationship ended with Smith's return to Philadelphia in 1789. With his election as the first President of the United States, General Washington retired from the Board of Visitors and Governors. It accepted the honorary degree of doctor of laws, which a delegation from Chestertown presented to him on June 24, 1789, in New York, then the seat of Congress. Since Washington's last visit to campus, Washington College has hosted five U.S. presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt , Harry S Truman , Dwight Eisenhower , John F. Kennedy and George H. W. Bush . The original college building cornerstone

2552-400: The stadium was named one of the top 10 venues for collegiate lacrosse by Lacrosse Magazine . There are 24 housing options on campus. Only seniors can apply to live off campus unless they permanently reside nearby and fill out required exemption forms. There are five freshmen-dedicated residence halls on campus. Middle, East, and West Halls stand on the crest of a low hill (the terrace) at

2610-592: The third and fifth provost of the College of Philadelphia , which became the University of Pennsylvania . He founded Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland , and St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland . He founded the borough of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania , where he was a significant land owner. Smith was born September 7, 1727 in Aberdeen , Scotland , to Thomas and Elizabeth (Duncan) Smith. He attended

2668-488: The town of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania , which was named after Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon , one of the main benefactors to the Academy of Philadelphia. Smith's sons were the first leaders of the city government. Selina Hastings , Countess of Huntingdon, was a patron of William Smith's and had some unfortunate personal tragedies which motivated her interest in the spread of religion. Incidentally, Smith named his real estate venture Huntingdon in her honor. This

2726-543: The weekend to participate in various social and recreational activities. Approximately 30 percent of students attend graduate school in the first year following graduation, and approximately 45 percent do so within five years. In Fall 2018, the student-to-faculty ratio was 10.5:1. The average class size is 17. The school confers the degrees of Bachelor of Arts , Bachelor of Science , and Master of Arts (in English, psychology, and history). Washington College has joined

2784-779: The winner of the game has been awarded the Charles B. Clark Cup. May Day : Started in 1968 by Professor Bennett Lamond of the English Department, who retired in 2004. He brought a class out onto the green, where they read poetry and drank wine. Later that night, some students returned, and Washington College's May Day celebration was born. Since then, May Day has become a two-day festival on April 30 and May 1, often involving some student body public nudity. Most students use paint, glitter, and other art forms to cover their bodies at this festival. The event draws many students as spectators. The college's Public Safety officers stand at

2842-494: Was along the Juniata River , in central Pennsylvania. Lady Huntingdon was persuaded that the Church of England needed to return to the path of righteousness. The Wesleys ( John Wesley , Charles Wesley ) and George Whitefield whom she supported, in addition to Smith's interests, found it easier to work towards righteousness in the "low" church or what became called Methodism or the "Methodist Movement." To further show

2900-470: Was also the founding editor of The American Magazine, or Monthly Chronicle for the British Colonies , the first publication of its kind, which appeared from October 1757 until October 1758, when publication ceased owing to Smith's incarceration due to the previously mentioned libel action initiated by the Pennsylvania Assembly. Smith's best known work as an author is "Bouquet's Expedition Against

2958-640: Was founded in 1782 under the patronage of George Washington , and was the first college chartered in the new nation. Founded in 1994, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History promotes the study and love of American history among audiences ranging from students to scholars to the general public. It creates history-centered schools and academic research centers, organizes seminars and enrichment programs for educators, produces print and electronic publications and traveling exhibitions, and sponsors lectures by eminent historians. In addition to

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3016-715: Was having trouble getting the Privy Council in England to pay attention to his pleas for the King to approve the consecration of a bishop that would reside in the American colonies. Archbishop of Canterbury Secker also sensed that the time was not yet right. The King was the Head of the Church of England, the same King the Americans revolted against. A modern look back at this period indicates that King George III 's "mental" illness of an inherited biochemical etiology ( porphyria )

3074-402: Was laid in May 1783; it opened in 1788 after selling off acreage and starting a lottery to fund the project. The hall was still incomplete by 1794 and was destroyed by a basement fire on January 11, 1827. The oldest existing building, Middle Hall, was erected in 1844 on the site of the original college building. By 1860, Middle Hall was joined by East and West Halls. All three structures, known as

3132-479: Was much higher than in previous years, likely due to the drop in total applications for the 2018–2019 academic year. Washington College received 5,515 applications for 2017–2018 and 3,109 for 2018–2019.) For the 2023–2024 academic year, 916 undergraduates attended WAC. The acceptance rate was 66%. The mean high school GPA of admitted students was 3.67 in Fall 2023. [2] For past or future stats numbers look here During

3190-425: Was rather unpredictable and caused great havoc in the order of things. No approval ever came for an American bishop before the Revolution . Afterwards, the American priests turned to the Scottish bishops to consecrate Rev. Samuel Seabury , the first American bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church . This was always viewed as "almost proper." Thus, perfection in this matter had to wait until things settled down in

3248-410: Was selected as the winner of the $ 61,000 Sophie Kerr Prize. In 2005, Washington College inaugurated another literary prize, the George Washington Book Prize , administered by the college's C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience and awarded in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and George Washington's Mount Vernon . The prize is awarded annually to

3306-438: Was the first president of St. Mary's College of Maryland , and Robert K. Crane , who discovered sodium-glucose cotransport, both found success in academia. H. Lawrence Culp Jr. has found success in business as the CEO of Danaher Corporation and the CEO of General Electric . William Smith (Episcopalian priest) William Smith (September 7, 1727 – May 14, 1803) was an Episcopal priest who served as

3364-409: Was working in the private sector before his term. Most of the remaining presidents were academics before becoming president of the college. Two were presidents of other colleges, seven were academic administrators , five were faculty members at other colleges, and three were faculty members at Washington College before their terms. Alumni of Washington College includes two Governors of Maryland ,

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