Alumni Volunteers
The Student Members of Kathekon
Kathekon is a student organization designed to improve student-alumni relations. The term Kathekon comes from the Greek phrase meaning "having an ethos of caring" or "to serve" and embodies how members of Kathekon support Alumni Engagement on campus. Students also connect with the history and workings of the university and strive for camaraderie within the group and with the Alumni Engagement staff. This comfort and familiarity serve as the foundation for continued engagement after members graduate.
Kathekon members assist with on-campus alumni weekends and events, create mission-fulfilling events for current students and are given behind the scenes looks into the university. One of its biggest events is Say Hey Day, which the club sponsors twice a year to encourage students to embrace the Speaking Tradition.
Membership is by application only in early spring, and is limited to rising juniors and seniors in good academic and general standing in the W&L community. Kathekon seeks a varied group of students who, by their demonstrated and planned involvement and passion for W&L, wish to deepen their connection with the university. Alumni Engagement staff and the leaders of the group conduct interviews with finalists, with a goal of approximately 40 members split evenly between juniors and seniors.
Mary Webster, associate director of alumni engagement, advises Kathekon.
Class of 2020
Mourad Berrached
Houston, Texas
Will Bolton
Bel Air, Maryland
Andrew Brennan
Baltimore, Maryland
Ben Bryles
Little Rock, Arkansas
Parker Catlett
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Sean Clark
Washington, D.C.
Kaitlyn Fitzsimmons
Hillsborough, California
Ally Gsell
Houston, Texas
Sarah Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
Lily Horsley
Richmond, Virginia
Jimmie Johnson
Hoover, Alabama
Catherine Latour
Lubbock, Texas
Brian Peccie
Norfolk, Virginia
Adele Petagna
New Orleans, Louisiana
Parker Robertson
Bend, Oregon
Mariam Samuel
Fleming Island, Florida
Eva Sarkes
Owings Mills, Maryland
Dillon Smith
Alexandria, Virginia
Molly Sykes
Norfolk, Virginia
Sloan Warner
Lexington, Kentucky
John Wickham
Charlotte, North Carolina
Class of 2021
Brennan Black
Fairfield, Connecticut
Danner Butler
Mobile, Alabama
Chase Calhoun
Atlanta, Georgia
Brandon Carner
Northport, New York
Calder Clay
Lansing, North Carolina
Robert Dee
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Graysen Doran
Wilmette, Illinois
Megan Duncanson
Hillsborough, California
Savannah Emge
Reisterstown, Maryland
Julia Foxen
Garden City, New Jersey
Whit Goode
Richmond, Virginia
Austin Hudson
Baltimore, Maryland
Runa King
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Sam Louman
Purchase, New York
Grey McCarthy
Atlanta, Georgia
Will Reynolds
Louisville, Kentucky
Isabel Ryan
Bristow, Virginia
Alankrit Shatadal
Verona, Wisconsin
Mary Stephen Straske
Tampa, Florida
Christopher Watt
Thomasville, Georgia
Jake Williams
Mountainbrook, Alabama