Noted & Quoted “Bob ‘Mother’ Murphy was the athletic director back then. The team was on a shoestring budget, so Murphy mortgaged his house to pay his expenses (a ticket on the train).” BILL DUKETT, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR1
“COMING OFF A LOSS in the commonwealth’s second-largest city would make it tough.” JOSEPH DISARRO, PH.D., PROFESSOR/CHAIR, POLITICAL SCIENCE2
“Many ask me if I’d like to spend a night in their house. But I’m not into that –
I’m a writer of tales, not a ghostbuster.” JAMES LONGO, ED.D., PROFESSOR/CHAIR, EDUCATION3
“I really do believe the passion is significant and deep and broad enough that
THIS WON’T BE THE END. IT WILL BE THE BEGINNING.” TORI HARING-SMITH, PH.D., PRESIDENT4
“TENACITY. DON’T GIVE UP. HAVE YOUR HEART IN THE RIGHT PLACE, AND STRIVE TO DO WHAT YOU LOVE THROUGH EMPOWERING OTHERS.” HOLLIS ZEMANY MCLACHLAN ’065
“I’m not sure what type of law I want to specialize in. I just want to be open to learning.
That’s my plan for now.” NATHAN MICHAUX ’136
“There is a certain amount of comfort and security knowing that if I were to become really ill in Europe, the health care system and social welfare system would help prevent me from
LOSING MY INCOME.” NINA IRWIN ’057
EVAN ZAMPATTI ’138
2 “Former auditor general, Pittsburgh mayoral candidate Wagner considers run for governor,” Brad Bumsted, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Nov. 11, 2013 3 “W&J professor collects, publishes ghostly tales,” Dave Zuchowski, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Oct. 31, 2013 4 “Nine Pa. colleges join national effort to fund low-income students,” Eleanor Chute, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jan. 14, 2014 5 “Hollis McLachlan: Award-winning artisticpreneur,” Angela Marie Hutchinson, Hollywood & Vine magazine, Winter 2014 6 “A newsmaker you should know: New W&J graduate named Lehrman History Scholar,” Kathleen Ganster, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Aug. 15, 2013 7 “Making a living (and a life) abroad,” The New York Times, Jan. 5, 2014
“I never wanted to stay in Pittsburgh and, five to 10 years from now, say,
‘I SHOULD HAVE WENT.’”
1 “Remember when: W&J earned respect in 1922 Rose Bowl,” Bill DiFabio, Washington (Pa.) Observer-Reporter, Jan. 11, 2014
8 “W&J alums take big risks moving to big cities,” Emily Petsko, Washington (Pa.) Observer-Reporter, Sept. 2, 2013
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