Monday, February 10, 2025
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Our Place in Walla Walla: Preston Frederickson ’02
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Feature by: Noah Leavitt, College Liaison for Community Affairs
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Name: Preston Frederickson
Class Year: 2002
Current Job: Deputy City Manager, City of Walla Walla
Last week Preston and I spoke in his office at City Hall, with a gorgeous late winter Walla Walla sunset in the background.
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How are you involved in the Walla Walla Valley and in the community?
I have family roots here. My dad grew up in Walla Walla and I lived here during fifth, sixth and seventh grades and fell in love with the place during those years.
I remember one time, probably around 1990 when I was in fifth or sixth grade. I was in a car with my sister and her boyfriend and a group of other people. They got pulled over by a police officer right in front of the old Sherwood Center. The officer said there weren’t enough seat belts for everyone in the car, and so my sister and I got out and sat down, and I was looking around and checking out the gym, and I thought “Hmmm … this is really nice. Maybe I’ll go to school here one day.”
I did wind up going to Whitman and then went to Gonzaga law school and returned to Walla Walla after I graduated in 2006, when my wife and I had two young children.
I like to say that I moved back before Walla Walla was cool. Only a few people from my time at Whitman stayed or returned. Now it seems like that is more common.
Since returning, I’ve worked the entire time for the City of Walla Walla in a variety of roles including Assistant City Attorney, Director of Development Services and now as Deputy City Manager.
I’ve also been involved in volunteer roles, like the Whitman Alumni Board, and had ecclesiastical involvement via The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I’ve been involved in various boards, like the YMCA currently, and I was on the board for Habitat for Humanity in years past.
Read more.
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Beyond the Interview:
Preston Fredrickson will be available for questions and further conversation on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at noon in Reid Campus Center, Room 207. The Career and Community Engagement Center will provide lunch for the first 10 students in attendance. Questions or ideas or accommodation requests? Please contact Noah Leavitt at leavitns@whitman.edu.
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Astronaut Alum To Be Honored at the United Nations
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Tomorrow, on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 12:30 p.m., Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger ’97 will be recognized at a United Nations event celebrating the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The event can be watched live on UNTV. Metcalf-Lindenburger is a high school science teacher turned astronaut who became the 53rd woman to fly in space on a mission to the International Space Station. She currently chairs the President’s Advisory Board at Whitman College.
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Post-Board Forums This Week
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President Sarah Bolton will hold an open forum for faculty and staff to share some key outcomes from the recent Board of Trustees meeting and answer questions. There will be two opportunities to attend on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 4 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 13, at 8 a.m. in Maxey Auditorium. Virtual attendance via Zoom is also available (see calendar below). Questions can be submitted in advance.
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Politics Lecture Tomorrow
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The Politics Department will present a lecture titled “Performing and Rehearsing Colonial Toxicity” on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 6 p.m. in Olin Auditorium. Writer, historian and educator Samia Henni will present her latest research on the French nuclear weapons testing program (1960–1966) in the Algerian Sahara. The event is sponsored by the Henry M. Jackson Endowed Lectureship in International Relations. (Flyer attached.)
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Health in the Halls Discussion Tomorrow
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The Welty Student Health Center and Residence Life will present the next event in the Health in the Halls series on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. in Stanton Hall. Special guest Dr. Cory Mitchell from Providence St. Mary Medical Center will join us to talk about concussion management and recovery. Plan to join him for an invigorating discussion with lots of time for questions! (Flyer attached.)
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Whitman Events Board (WEB) will present a trio of events for the week of Valentine’s Day.
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Whether you are feeling the love, embracing the single life or just plain over it, there’s something for you to enjoy. (Flyer attached.)
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Photo (@penroselibrary): Look for the Black History Month display at Penrose Library for a curated selection of speculative fiction by Black authors.
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Reid Campus Center, All Faiths Room
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Multipurpose Gym
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Post-Board Open Forum for Faculty & Staff
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Health in the Halls: Concussions
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Luncheon With Preston Frederickson ’02
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Reid Campus Center, Room 207
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Penrose Library, Room 313 (“The Fishbowl”)
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Reid Campus Center, Lower Level
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Post-Board Open Forum for Faculty & Staff
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Reid Campus Center, Lower Level
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Reid Campus Center, Lower Level
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Reid Campus Center, All Faiths Room
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Reid Campus Center, Lower Level
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Reid Campus Center, Queer Resource Center
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Reid Campus Center, Lower Level
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Hunter Conservatory, Room 212
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Stanton Hall, Main Lounge
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Reid Campus Center, All Faiths Room
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Welty Student Health Center
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Reid Campus Center, Coffeehouse
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Reid Campus Center, Side Lawn
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Prentiss Hall, Conference Room
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