State of the University Web Version

WAU Board Chair Dave Weigley and WAU President
Weymouth Spence at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
2WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY

OUR VISION
THANK YOU
For your continued support!

MESSAGE FROM WAU BOARD
CHAIRMAN DAVE WEIGLEY
In 1904 Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders established
a training college in Takoma Park, Md., just outside
the United States capital, to prepare young men and
women for service to God and the community. At the first
commencement, held May 22, 1915, five students received
Bachelor of Arts degrees.
Last May that school, now Washington Adventist
University (WAU), celebrated its 100th commencement
with 289 graduates who walked under the famed Gateway
to Service arch. They joined the ranks of some 12,000
alumni who have matriculated at our Columbia Union
Conference’s flagship university and accepted the call to a
life of service. What a blessing!
During a century of ministry, WAU has experienced
growth, change and many, many blessings from the Lord.
Today we operate a fully accredited institution of higher
education offering 41 undergraduate and eight graduate
degrees. More than 1,000 students are enrolled from
across the Columbia Union and around the world. We
have been recognized for diversity, music, athletics and
service. And in four of the past five years, US News & World
Report ranked the university among the best schools in
the northern region.
I’m thankful for the leadership and ministry of
Dr. Weymouth Spence and his dedicated team of
administrators, faculty, staff, and for our stalwart WAU
Board of Trustees. Despite the economic climate and
some difficult times during the last five years, we’ve
worked hard and our university has been blessed.
We continue to foster a strong spiritual environment with
ongoing opportunities for students to grow in their walk
with Jesus, publicly commit their lives to Him through
baptism and experience the mission of sharing our faith
with others through mission trips, evangelism efforts and
service days in the community.
We continue to promote academic excellence, seek
internships and secure opportunities that will prepare
students to land a job and achieve success in today’s
competitive work environment.
We continue to seek partnerships —locally and abroad—
that expand and enhance our ability to grow the
university, revitalize our campus with new facilities and
make Adventist education accessible on a global scale.
As we continue to deliver and pursue excellence at WAU,
my prayer is that we will also continue to “be blessed … to
be a blessing” (see Gen. 12:2).
Courage,
Dave Weigley,
Chairman
Blessed to be a Blessing
3 STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY

WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY
Dave Weigley
CHAIR
Rob Vandeman
VICE-CHAIR
Weymouth Spence
SECRETARY
Seth Bardu
Hanna Blake
Larry Boggess
Bruce Boyer
Hamlet Canosa
Vijayan Charles
José Cortés
William Cox
Duane Dorch
Phyllis Edmonds
Terry Forde
Henry Fordham, III
Joan Francis
Ron Halvorsen
Ray Hartwell
Deborah Hill
Sandra Loughlin
Margaret McFarland
Donald Melnick
Bill Miller
Lois Peters
Albert Reece
Rick Remmers
Carol Stewart
Charles Tapp
Aaron Wilson
Erik Wangsness
Board of Trustees

Thank You for Your Service
RAJ ATTIKEN HAMLET CANOSA CHARLES L. CHEATHAM
JOAN FRANCIS MARGARET MCFARLAND WILLIAM G. ROBERTSON

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS HAVE BEEN GROUNDED ON GREAT
LEADERSHIP. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE TIME AND SUPPORT OUR FORMER
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS HAVE PROVIDED OVER THE YEARS.
FREDRICK RUSSELL MARK YOUNG AARON WILSON
NANCY BAILEY VIOLET COX
SCOTT MCCLURE

Washington Adventist University has strategically
transformed education and learning since its founding in
1904. In our 112th year, we continue on the pathway of
growing with excellence on the solid foundation that was
established by our founders, who acted on their vision to
establish an institution of higher education in the nation’s
capital. We are still committed to the original mission of
challenging students to seize the opportunities for learning
in the nation’s capital in order to become moral leaders in
communities throughout the world.
I extend a special welcome and appreciation to the members
of our constituency. With significant contributions from
our amazing faculty, staff and students, this document will
provide you with a synopsis of our outstanding growth and
accomplishments over the past five years. The Board of
Trustees was diligent in setting the measurable goals and
standards for a thriving institution of higher education. I am
proud to report that with divine support and a hard working
faculty and staff we were able to exceed many of these
standards and move the institution forward from surviving
to thriving.
We have used the six pillars of excellence — Quality, People,
Finance, Growth, Service, and Community — to create a
strategic plan that guides us on the journey to create a
learning community of excellence that produces outstanding
graduates to serve the world.
During this period we received the maximum
accreditation possible from our regional
accrediting agency, Middle States Commission on
Higher Education. We experienced the highest
enrollment ever. One hundred and seventy
students were involved with 19 national and
international mission trips, resulting in 1469
individuals being baptized. Ninety-six students
accepted Jesus as their personal savior and were
baptized. We supported the project to translate
the Bible from its original language into modern
Russian. We helped Bugema University in Uganda
develop a program in metro ministry.
During this period 1589 students graduated from
WAU. We also introduced an academic realignment
that leverages the strength of our undergraduate,
graduate and professional programs to attract
and retain the best and brightest students, making
way for the creation of new academic programs.
I am happy to report that many of our academic
programs received external recognitions of
excellence. We are actively building partnerships
with Adventist academies, local K-12 institutions
and with potential employers of our graduates.
This past period also marked a watershed
moment in WAU philanthropy history, with
several transformational gifts that are helping
the university fulfill Vision 2020, providing much-
needed scholarships and infrastructure support.
I am proud to report that we were beneficiaries
of gifts that were each $1 million, dedicated to
two new buildings. The strength of our financial
status, based on the enclosed audited statements,
allowed us to offer annually over $6 million in
scholarships to need and/or merit based students.
Our location, diversity, dedicated faculty,
and staff continue to be our strength. With
these advancements currently under way, our
commitment to the Seventh-day Adventist
Christian vision of excellence and service, and our
State of the University

plans for continued growth with excellence, WAU is poised
to play a pivotal role in educating professionals equipped
to be transformative moral leaders in the 21st century and
for eternity.
We have always been acknowledged as a teaching,
service, and learning institution that is now reclassified as
a private not-for-profit Master’s University by the Carnegie
Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. We are
moving forward with a single shared vision – Vision 2020 –
that will bring recognition to the institution by accrediting
agencies, the academic community and the general public
as a premier university of quality and distinction.
Members of the Board of Trustees, alumni, faculty, staff,
and students thank you for making these past five years a
transformative period for Washington Adventist University.
WAU is on track to become a learning community of
the highest caliber and to be recognized nationally and
internationally for its academic excellence in many fields
and in preparing students for service to humanity. To God
be the glory!
This is Washington Adventist University!
Weymouth Spence
President
WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY IS A LEARNING COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO THE SEVENTH-DAY
ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN VISION OF EXCELLENCE AND SERVICE. THIS COSMOPOLITAN INSTITUTION
CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL
IN ORDER TO BECOME MORAL LEADERS IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

Balanced Scorecard
In measuring our performance and guiding our strategic plan, we have focused on
the six pillars of excellence -- Quality, People, Finance, Growth, Service and
Community. Over the past five years, these principles have helped pave the path for
increased performance and outcomes, and our learning community remains dedicated
to these standards of excellence. We strive to produce outstanding graduates who are
committed to service and excellence.
People
Quality
Finance
Growth
Service
Community
Vision
Mission - Core Values

WAU President Weymouth Spence with students in front of Morrison Hall.

Balanced Scorecard
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS - BALANCED SCORECARD
APRIL 2016 – FINAL
Pillar
Key Performance
Indicator (KPI)
2012/13 2013/14 2014/15
5-year
Trend
Goal
Target
Date
Leader
Quality
Student Retention1 72% 70% 60% 68% Avg 75% 2017 Provost
Graduation Rate2 36% 40% 36% 34% Avg 55% 2020 Provost
Program Placement3
Employment in Field
Grad School
Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes4
Licensure/Certification5
67%iv
72%i
69%iv
51%iv
80%iv
82%iv
76%i
96%
74%iii
68% Avg
80%
80%
90%
100%
2020 Provost
People
Employee Engagement6 3.9i 3.8 3.6 3.8 Avg 4 Annual AVPHR
Performance Appraisal Score7
Staff Appraisals
Faculty Appraisals
4.0
3.9
4.2
4.1
3.9
4.3
4.1
3.8
4.4
4.1 Avg
3.9 Avg
4.3 Avg
4
4
4
Annual AVPHR
AVPHR
Provost
Employee Retention8 85.0% 95.0% 92.0% 90.8% Avg >90% Annual AVPHR
Service
Student Satisfaction9 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.7 Avg 4 2020 VPSL
Customer Satisfaction10 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.3 Avg 4 Annual President
Finance
Composite Financial Index11 3.0i 2.2 2.3 3.8 Avg 4.5 2020 EVPF
Dept. of Education Financial
Responsibility12
3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 Avg 2.0 to 3.0 2020 EVPF
SDA Working Capital
Percentage13
118% 102% 88% Up 877% 100% 2020 EVPF
Growth
Gifts and Grants14
Institutional Grants
Private Donations
$11.2M
1.1M
$10.8M
1.0M
$12.5M
2.9M
$12.3M Avg
N/A
Up 93%
$14M 2020 VPA
Fundraising Cost to Private
Donations15
48% 35% 10% 30% Avg <33% Annual VPA
Enrollment Headcount16
Undergraduate (UG)Graduate
(GR)
1402
1222
180
1185
1011
174
1057
876
181
1287 Avg
1122 Avg
165 Avg
1600
1380
220
2020 VPEM
New UG Students17
Freshmen
Transfers
220
134
86
250
126
124
175
114
61
256 Avg
132 Avg
124 Avg
300 2020 VPEM
Community
Student Community Service18 7,972 5,368 5,026 6,122 Avgii N/A 2020 VPM
Organizational Relationships19 28i 31i 33i Up 38% 20 2020 President
i Restated from prior reports. ii 5-year average not available; 3-year average/trend used. iii 5-year average not available;
4-year average/trend used. ivPartial data; not all programs reported.

NOTES
QUALITY
1 The Student Retention KPI reports the retention rate for full-time degree-
seeking freshmen from the Fall of the previous year who returned in the reported
Fall timeframe. For 2014/15, n=126 (2013 cohort).
2 The Graduation Rate KPI reports completers within 150% of the standard time
to complete Baccalaureate programs (i.e., 6 years). This rate is calculated from
the starting cohort of native first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshmen. For
2014/15, n=144 (2009 cohort).
3 Program Placement KPIs measure the percentage of prior year graduates who
report employment in their field (for 2014/15, Education and Chemistry) and
graduate school enrollment (for 2014/15, Music).
4 Program outcomes include measures such as embedded assessments, exit
exams, portfolio reviews, etc. (n=698). Programs whose data could be included
from the annual program review include Business, Education, Religion, Biology,
Chemistry, Bio-Chemistry, Computer Science, Math, and Respiratory Care.
5 For Licensure/Certification, the 2013/14 pass rates for Respiratory (CRT n=8,
100%; WRRT n=8, 88%); Psychology (NCE n=7, 86%); Nursing (NCLEX n=84, 40%)
all external professional exams. For 2014/15, Education (PRAXIS II n=23; 96%)
PEOPLE
6 The Employee Engagement KPI reports a composite score from the annual
employee job satisfaction survey. Likert scale 1 thru 5.
7 Employee Performance Appraisal Score – The current Faculty Performance
Appraisal (FPA) was piloted in 2011/12, and used since. Both staff and faculty
evaluations are reported on a Likert scale 1 thru 5. For 2014-15, employee
appraisals were: staff n=51; faculty n=40.
8 The Employee Retention KPI is based on the number of voluntary and
involuntary departures vs. WAU/WGTS full- and part-time employees.
SERVICE
9 The Student Satisfaction is based on the annual Graduating Student
Satisfaction Survey – Likert scale 1 thru 5. In addition to this survey, we utilize
NSSE to assess student satisfaction and engagement. For 2014/15, n=102.
10 The Customer Satisfaction KPI reports on feedback provided by internal
customers, students, alumni, and external vendors. For 2014/15, the surveys were
conducted for Accounting (n=23), Admissions (n=26), Bookstore (n=34), Facilities
(n=43), COIRE (n=14), Registrar (n=19), SGPS (n=131), SHPSW (n=10), Weis Library
(n=15), and departments under n=10 include BHCSS, Financial Administration,
HR, ITS, Provost Office, and Student Financial Services. Likert scale 1 thru 5.
FINANCE
11 The Composite Financial Index is a comprehensive measurement of the
financial health of an educational institution.
12 The Department of Education Financial Responsibility KPI is a quantitative
econometric measurement of the ability of an institution to manage Title IV
funds. The score ranges from -1.0 to 3.0. A score greater than 1.5 indicates the
institution is financially responsible.
13 SDA Recommended Working Capital – The church requires that working capital
is equal to or exceeds 20% of operating expenses. This KPI is equal to working
capital / 20% of operating expenses.
GROWTH
14 Gifts and Grants from the annual Independent Auditors’ Report – Financial
Statement. It includes State & Federal Grants & Contracts (including Federal and
State Financial Aid), Private Gifts & Grants, and Church Subsidies & Gifts. The sub-
categories were revised in 2015 to include Institutional Grants in place of State
and Federal while keeping Private Donations the same.
15 The Development Cost to Private Donations KPI is the ratio of the cost of
raising donations to private donations.
16 Enrollment Headcount is the number of undergraduate and graduate students
as of the official Fall Census date.
17 New UG Students is the total number of new traditional undergraduate
students in the Fall semester. Freshmen are First Time, Full Time, Degree-Seeking
students and Transfers are any student that has previously not attended WAU at
any time.
COMMUNITY
18 Student Community Service is the total number of community service hours by
students for the year. For 2014-15, n=1175.
19 Organizational Relationships is the total number of the University’s
partnerships, memorandums of understanding, and articulation agreements

Balanced Scorecard
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS - BENCHMARK COMPARISONS
Comparison group data provides a context for Key Performance Indicators. Comparison against peer
data is as close to 2013/14 as possible, as this is the latest data that is publicly available.
Key Performance
Indicator (KPI)
WAU
2013/14
National
Averages
Similar
Institutions
20
Competitors
21
SDA
Institutions
22
Aspirants
23
Goal
Student Retention24 70% 71%25 67% 70% 74% 86% 81%
Graduation Rate24 40% 49%25 48% 42% 48% 71% 55%
Outcomes Scores
Licensure/Certification
51% 75%26,40 100%
Employee Engagement 3.8 4.327 4
Employee Retention 95% 84%28 >90%
Student Satisfaction 3.9 3.729 4
Customer Satisfaction 4.3 3.730 4
Composite Financial Index31,40 2.2 2.5 2.032 2.833 4.234 4.5
Dept. of Education Financial
Responsibility35,40
3.0 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.0 to 3.0
Gifts and Grants24,36 $10.8M $6.1M37 $4.4M $5.0M $4.9M $17.4M $14M
Development Cost to Private
Donations
35% 20%38 <33%
Enrollment Headcount24
Undergraduate Graduate
1185
1011
174
183439
1739
95
1123
1057
66
10733
8946
1787
1957
1660
297
4187
2852
1335
1600
1380
220
24 Source: National Center for Educational Statistics/IPEDS Data Center.
25 The national benchmark for Student Retention and for Graduation Rates is for
4-year institutions only. For the Retention Rate, n=2321; for the Graduation Rate,
n=2467. Source: IPEDS Data Center.
26 For Licensure/Certification exams, the national pass rate for BSN programs the
Nursing (NCLEX) exam is 87.7%, and for Respiratory Therapy first-time test takers
(CRT Entry Level – 72.6%, Advanced – 78.7%) Source: NBRC Horizons. There is no
national average pass rate for Praxis II, as this exam varies by state.
27 The national benchmark for Employee Engagement and Job Satisfaction is
across all industries. Source: Society for Human Resource Management. Retrieved
from 2015 report, which covers 2014 results.
28 The national benchmark for Employee Retention is based on all industries.
Source: compensationforce.com.
29 The national benchmark for Student Satisfaction is for 4-year private
institutions only. Source: Noel Levitz.
30 The national benchmark for Customer Satisfaction is across all industries,
as a benchmark for higher education is not available. Source: ACSI (American
Customer Satisfaction Index).
31 Source: Council of Independent Colleges – Financial Indicators Tool. The CFI
lags a year behind the other benchmarks.
32 The Similar Institutions benchmark for the Composite Financial Index is based
on institutions similar to WAU in Carnegie Classification, and not on the following
Similar Institutions Peer Group.
33 Competitors benchmark for the CFI is for the mid-east region, and not the
following Competitor Peer Group, as this is the closest benchmark available.
34 For the 75th percentile nationally, and not the following Aspirants group, as
this is the closest benchmark.
35 Source: studentaid.ed.gov. Not all schools are available in each group.
36 No public institutions were included in the Gifts and Grants benchmark, as
these receive more state and federal grants than private institutions.

37 The national benchmark for Gifts and Grants is based on Title IV degree-granting institutions with a master’s degree as the highest degree granted. n=549.
38 Source: affinityresources.com.
39 National schools’ benchmark is based on the Carnegie Classification of WAU, Baccalaureate-Diverse; n=379.
40 The IPEDS auto-generated peer group is based on WAU’s Carnegie Classification. After 2015/2016, this peer group will be upgraded to other Masters level institutions.
BENCHMARKING COMPARISON GROUPS:
WAU has selected four evolving comparison groups: an aspirant group of institutions that are similar in some respects but exceed our tracked KPIs in several areas;
a group of competitive peers with which we cross student applicants; a peer group automatically generated from the federal database of institutions of higher
education (IPEDS) based on similar institutional characteristics including but not exclusive to Carnegie Classification, enrollment, religious governance, teaching
faculty size, and endowment; and the NAD SDA colleges and universities. A single institution may be listed in more than one group.
20SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS (AUTO-GENERATED)
PEER COMPARISON GROUP40
Barton College (Wilson, NC)
Bluffton University (Bluffton, OH)
Briar Cliff University (Sioux City, IA)
Cazenovia College (Cazenovia, NY)
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (Fayette, MO)
Coker College (Hartsville, SC)
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (New York, NY)
Corban University (Salem, OR)
Crown College (Saint Bonifacius, MN)
East Texas Baptist University (Marshall, TX)
Franklin College (Franklin, IN)
Hannibal-LaGrange University (Hannibal, MO)
Hilbert College (Hamburg, NY)
Humphreys College-Stockton and Modesto Campuses (Stockton, CA)
Huntingdon College (Montgomery, AL)
Huntington University (Huntington, IN)
LaGrange College (Lagrange, GA)
Maranatha Baptist University (Watertown, WI)
Martin Methodist College (Pulaski, TN)
McMurry University (Abilene, TX)
Midway College (Midway, KY)
Newberry College (Newberry, SC)
Olivet College (Olivet, MI)
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science (Paul Smiths, NY)
Tennessee Wesleyan College (Athens, TN)
Thiel College (Greenville, PA)
Thomas College (Waterville, ME)
Thomas University (Thomasville, GA)
University of Great Falls (Great Falls, MT)
University of Jamestown (Jamestown, ND)
23ASPIRANT PEER COMPARISON GROUP
Catholic University of America (Washington DC)
Elon University (Elon, NC)
La Sierra University (Riverside CA)
Loyola University (Baltimore, MD)
St. John’s College (Annapolis, MD)
Stevenson University (Owings Mills, MD)
21COMPETITOR PEER COMPARISON GROUP
Adventist University of Health Sciences (Orlando, FL)
Andrews University (Berrien Springs, MI)
Bowie State University (Bowie, MD)
La Sierra University (Riverside, CA)
Miami Dade College (Miami, FL)
Oakwood University (Huntsville, AL)
Pacific Union College (Angwin, CA)
Southern Adventist University (Collegedale, TN)
Southwestern Adventist University (Keene, TX)
Strayer University (Washington, DC)
Union College (Lincoln, NE)
University of Maryland, University College (Adelphi, MD)
University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, MD)
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore (Princess Anne, MD)
University of Phoenix (Phoenix, AZ)
University of the District of Columbia (Washington, DC)
Walla Walla University (College Place, WA)
22SDA PEER COMPARISON GROUP
Adventist University of Health Sciences (Orlando, FL)
Andrews University (Berrien Springs, MI)
Kettering College of Medical Arts (Kettering, OH)
La Sierra University (Riverside, CA)
Oakwood University (Huntsville, AL)
Pacific Union College (Angwin, CA)
Southern Adventist University (Collegedale, TN)
Southwestern Adventist University (Keene, TX)
Union College (Lincoln, NE)
Walla Walla University (College Place, WA)

CORE VALUES
A
t Washington Adventist University, learner success comes first. Excellence in teaching, learning, and service
makes up the core of our mission. We dedicate ourselves as a learning community to the continued pursuit of
excellence and recognition of the dignity and worth of our individual members. With these as fundamental
principles, the following values guide our actions:
EXCELLENCE IN
TEACHING,
LEARNING AND
SERVICE MAKES
UP THE CORE
OF OUR VISION.”
INTEGRATION OF THE LIFE AND
TEACHINGS OF JESUS CHRIST:
We will model the life and teachings of Jesus Christ
in all aspects of the learning community.
COMMITMENT TO QUALITY:
We take personal responsibility for continuous
improvement and commitment to lifelong learning
as we celebrate creativity, innovation, service, and
the success of learners.
RESPECT:
We insist on an environment of respect.
Our actions reflect the respect we hold for our
students, our colleagues, our community, and
ourselves. We trust each member of the community
as an individual deserving of kindness, dignity, and
fairness. All are gifted; all are valued.
TRUST:
We honor the trust placed in us by our students, the
community, and our colleagues. With trust, we act
openly and ethically, motivated by cooperation and
a collaborative spirit.
CONSIDERATE, OPEN COMMUNICATION:
We take responsibility to share information,
encourage the exchange of ideas, listen without
judgment, and speak with honesty and candor.
ACCOUNTABILITY AND INTEGRITY:
We hold ourselves and others accountable for
our professional and personal actions, acting
responsibly and conducting our
business with integrity.
“

Growing with Excellence
WAU OFFERS INCENTIVE FOR FIRST-TIME FRESHMEN
TO GRADUATE ON TIME
The 8th Semester Free Program, launched in 2014,
encourages students to stay on track and complete their
degrees on time. Those who do are eligible to receive free
tuition in their last semester, which saves costs.
ENROLLMENT PIPELINES ATTRACT NEW STUDENTS
AND HELP GRADUATE STUDENTS GAIN THEIR
DOCTORATE
Enrollment pipelines, such as the articulation agreement
with Montgomery College for the health science bachelor’s
program, and the partnership with Argosy University in
Virginia for counseling psychology graduate students offer
convenient and affordable ways for students to expand their
educations.
ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENTS
IN ITS MISSION TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY
HAS LAUNCHED A NUMBER OF NEW INITIATIVES WITH VISIBLE RESULTS.
ACADEMIC YEAR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
2010/11 3.8
2011/12 3.7
2012/13 3.6
2013/14 3.9
2014/15 3.7
STUDENTENGAGEMENTTREND
Goal 4.0 / Likert Scale 1-5 / WAU 5 year Average 3.7
Source: Balanced Scorecard
FRESHMENRETENTIONRATE10YEARTREND
1st Yr Retention Rate
Best fit line (1st Yr Retention Rate)
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
59%
59%
55%
63%
60%
62%
69%
69%
72%
70%
60%
69%

URBAN MINISTRY PROGRAM OFFERS CREDITS
FOR LEARNING TO SERVE OTHERS
A partnership forged in 2014 with the REACH
Columbia Union Urban Evangelism School offers
WAU students the opportunity to earn up to 15
credits while learning how to serve others through
urban ministry.
TEACHER SUPPORT IMPROVES THE QUALITY
OF EDUCATION
The university sponsors half-day seminars for
its faculty and staff to provide inspiration and
share best practices. In 2014, the Great Teacher’s
Symposium featured Valencia College President
Sandford C. Shugart, Ph.D., as the keynote speaker,
addressing such issues as student success,
progression and retention. He has been president
of one of the nation’s most celebrated community
colleges for 16 years, and is author of Leadership in
the Crucible of Work: Discovering the Interior Life of
an Authentic Leader
THIS YEAR, WAU ENROLLED ITS LARGEST
FRESHMEN CLASS IN FOUR YEARS
A visible result of the university’s increasing
reputation for excellence can be seen in its
enrollment of 143 freshmen this spring – including
81 new students.
THE WAU FIVE-YEAR GRADUATION RATE HAS
INCREASED 67 PERCENT
Fewer than a dozen other four-year colleges in the
nation have achieved this graduation rate increase.
Contributing to this success is the university’s Betty
Howard Center for Student Success, which offers a
wide range of academic support.
TEACHING DEGREES
Best
Degree Prog
rams
GRADUATIONRATETREND
GRAD RATE (150% OF TIME TO DEGREE)
Grad Rate (150% of time to degree)
Best fit line (Grad Rate (150% of time to degree))
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
28%
2003
2002
35%
25%
39%
27% 27%
30%
28%
33%
37%
42%
36%
38%
30%
ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENTS / FACULTY AND STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS / ADVANTAGES / ALUMNI HIGHLIGHTS /
COMMUNITY SERVICE ADVANCEMENTS / FINANCIAL STRENGTH / INCREASED ENGAGEMENT /
INNOVATIONS AND ADVANCEMENTS / PHYSICAL CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS / SPIRITUAL GAINS /
SIGNIFICANT SUPPORTERS / REPORT OF GIFTS

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
America’s Best Colleges: Top 50 Best Northern Regional
Colleges, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011
BEST PSYCHOLOGY DEGREES
Ranked among the “30 Great Small Colleges for a
Counseling Degree (Bachelor’s) in the March 2015
online “Best Psychology Degrees: Your Guide to Top
Psychology Degree Programs.”
BEST BIOLOGY DEGREES
Ranked in the top 50 Best Value Small Colleges for a
Biology Degree by the Best Value Schools website,
based on the degree programs offered and the low net
price, 2015.
BEST VALUE COLLEGES OF MARYLAND
Ranked 12th by the Best Value Schools website, based
on graduation rate, net price, acceptance rate and a 20-
year return on investment, 2015.
MOST AFFORDABLE SMALL SCHOOLS EAST OF
THE MISSISSIPPI
Ranked in the top 100 by Great Value Colleges
website, based on total cost of attendance, return on
investment, availability of financial aid and assistance,
and degrees that offer economic success, 2015.
GREAT SMALL COLLEGES FOR A TEACHING
DEGREE
Ranked 17 among the top 30 schools in the nation
by the Best Degree Programs website as “one of the
most selective small colleges and universities offering
teaching and education degrees at the undergraduate
level,” based on the programs offered and the high
student retention rate, 2015.
RECENT RECOGNITION
AND HONORS
MOST AFFORDABLE ONLINE MASTER’S DEGREE
PROGRAM
Top 30 Master’s Degree Programs in Public
Administration, ranked 29 in 2015 by Grad School Hub
website, based on WAU’s graduate tuition and fees,
as published by the National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) College Navigator.
COUNCIL OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES (CIC)
Named by CIC in its Strategic Change and
Innovation in Independent Colleges report as one of
Nine Mission Driven Campuses, 2015.
ENACTUS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS STUDENTS IN
FREE ENTERPRISE)
• 2015 Finalist Opening Round, Enactus United States
National Exposition Award - $1,000
• 2015 3rd
place Enactus Award, Coca-Cola
Foundation - $3,000
• 2015 3rd
place and finalist Enactus Award, Sam’s
Club Step Up for Small Business - $4,000
• 2015 Finalist Plaque, Walmart Foundation - $1,000
• Maryland Comptroller’s Medallion, presented
by Comptroller Peter Franchot for service to the
community
• Certificate of Commendation from County
Executive Isaac Leggett for outstanding service to
the community
• Letter of Commendation from Maryland
Congresswoman Donna Edwards for outstanding
service to the community
• 2016 Champion Award, Enactus Regional
Competition, held March 29 in Washington, D.C.,
which qualified the team to compete in the 2016
National Expo in St. Louis, Mo., May 15-17.

Year
Avg.
50
640
660
680
700
720
740
WASHINGTONADVENTISTUNIVERSITY
MOVINGAVERAGEHEADCOUNT
(1966-2015)
50 Year Avg. (1966-2015) 794
40 Year Avg. (1976-2015) 759
30 Year Avg. (1986-2015) 709
20 Year Avg. (1996-2015) 728
10 Year Avg. (2006-2015) 782
5 Year Avg. (2011-2015) 808
TraditionalHeadcountAverages
STUDENTENROLLMENT
760
780
800
820
Year
Avg.
40
Year
Avg.
30
Year
Avg.
20
Year
Avg.
10
Year
Avg.
5
NUMBEROFSTUDENTS

KIMBERLY PICHOT, DM, CHAIR,
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS/
COMMUNICATION
Enactus team competition wins in
2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012
FACULTY AND STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS
MIKHAIL KULAKOV,
DPHIL, PROFESSOR,
DEPARTMENT OF RELIGION
Recognized by the General
Conference President, Ted Wilson,
during the 2015 General Conference
Session for his work with WAU, the
Russian Orthodox Church and the
Russian Federation on one of the
first and most recent Russian Bible
Translations projects to take place
over the last century.
BARAKA MUGANDA, EDD, VICE
PRESIDENT OF MINISTRY
Recognition of Outstanding Global
Contribution to Youth Ministries of
Seventh-day Adventist Church as
Director for 15 years.
BONNIE FRANCKOWIAK, DNP,
PROFESSOR OF NURSING
Awarded by the University of Chicago
and the Conrad Hilton Foundation
a grant for Integration of Screening
Brief Intervention with Adolescents
into Nursing Curriculum.
OLIVE J. HEMMINGS, PHD,
PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT
OF RELIGION
Recognized by the Columbia Union
Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
as the 2015 “Notable Person of Honor”
MELINDA VILLANUEVA, PHD,
PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF
BIOLOGY/CHEMISTRY
Maryland College Access Challenge
Grant: Higher Education Student
Persistence Program in 2014 -- $55,834

RALPH JOHNSON, PHD, DEAN OF STUDENT
SUCCESS AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
One Step Away Grant in 2012, Maryland High
Education Commission -- $60,000
BASAVA JITTA, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF
NURSING
2015 Sigma Theta Tau International Founders
Day Award from Catholic University of America
ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS
MEN’S DIVISION I BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
2014, UNITED STATES COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION (USCAA).
• Tournament Most Valuable Player (Student Anthony Berry)
• All-Tournament Team (Student Tyrus Fleetwood)
ALL INDEPENDENCE COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION AWARDS 2014
• ICAA Men’s Basketball 2014 Coach of the Year (Patrick
Crarey)
• 2nd Team All-ICAA (Student Jawuan Lockhart)
• 3rd Team All-ICAA (Student Anthony Berry)
• All-ICVAA Freshman Team (Student Charles Allen)
UNITED STATES COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Men’s Soccer National All-American Team 2013, Honorable
Mention (Student Abanda Nkwanyou)

ADVANTAGES
“HOME” TO CURRENT WAU STUDENTS MAY MEAN ANY OF 50 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, INCLUDING CAPE
VERDE, EGYPT, ETHIOPIA, INDIA, JAMAICA, MEXICO AND SAUDI ARABIA
THE FIRST WAU INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CHAT WAS LAUNCHED FEBRUARY 18, 2016
The “Global Thinkers” forum is now a regular event that encourages open discussion between students who represent
the various cultures and religions on campus. President Spence noted the importance of making every student, faculty
and staff member feel understood and appreciated, and he named Dr. Beulah Manuel as Director of International
Students to lead the effort to build community, engage conversation, facilitate interactions and create a friendly
environment.
AVERAGE EARNINGS ABOVE HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES
The share of former students earning more than
$25,000 or above the average earnings of a High
School graduate age 25 to 34, 6 years after they
first enroll.
SDA
Average
62%
63%
64%
64%
65%
WAU
66%
%EARNINGABOVEHSGRADUATE
67%
68%
Source: U.S. President’s College Scorecard

DATA RECENTLY RELEASED IN THE U.S.
PRESIDENT’S COLLEGE SCORECARD
WAU’s Cost of Attendance is 18.7 % less than the
national average. The graph below shows the
average annual net price for federal financial aid
recipients, after aid from the school, state, or
federal government.
WAU GRADUATES EARN COMPLETIVE SALARIES
COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE GRADUATE
Data shown is the median earnings of former students
who received federal financial aid, at 10 years after
attending college. SDA average of 13 North American
Division of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and
universities, and U.S. colleges and universities:
National
Average
$
$5,000
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$16,853
SDA
Average
WAU
$25,000 $20,732
$16,789
AVERAGENETCOSTOFATTENDANCE
SALARYAFTERATTENDING
National
Average
$46,800
SDA
Average
WAU
$43,083
$34,343
$50,000
$45,000
$40,000
$35,000
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$
Students Jerin John, Rosemary Ascencio, and Carly Pereira
during end of school bash.

MAJOR GENERAL (MD) LINDA L. SINGH
ADJUTANT GENERAL OF MARYLAND,
2016 ALUMNI OF THE YEAR
Major General (MD) Linda L. Singh was appointed
as the 29th adjutant general of Maryland, effective
January 21, 2015. The adjutant general is responsible for the
daily operations of the Maryland Military Department, which
includes the Maryland Army National Guard, Maryland Air
National Guard, Maryland Emergency Management Agency,
and Maryland Defense Force. She is a senior advisor to the
governor and is responsible for the readiness, administration,
and training of more than 6,700 members of the Military
Department with an annual budget of more than $314
million. As the adjutant general, she serves as the official
channel of communication between the governor and the
National Guard Bureau and serves as a member of the
governor’s cabinet.
General Singh grew up in Frederick County, Md., and is a long
time Maryland resident where she resides with her husband
and two daughters. She received her commission in 1991
through Officer Candidate School at the Maryland Military
Academy in Reisterstown, Md. Her military career spans
more than 30 years of service in both the enlisted and officer
ranks. She has served in staff and command assignments
at every level, including deployed assignments in Kosovo
and a combat tour in Afghanistan supporting Operation
Enduring Freedom. Her previous military assignments include
Commander of the Maryland Army National Guard and
Director of the Joint Staff, Maryland National Guard.
Her military decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the
Meritorious Service Medal with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters,
“
AlumniHighlights
the Army Commendation Medal, the National
Defense Service Medal with Bronze Service Star,
the Kosovo Campaign Medal, the Afghanistan
Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service
Medal, NATO Medal (2), the NCO Professional
Development Ribbon, the Maryland Distinguished
Service Cross and the Virginia National Guard
Bronze Star Medal.
General Singh is a graduate of the U.S. Army
Command and General Staff College and the U.S.
Army War College where she received a master’s
degree in Strategic Studies. She holds a bachelor’s
degree in Business Administration from Columbia
Union College, a master’s degree in business
administration, military management from Touro
International University, a master’s certificate in Six
Sigma from Villanova University, is a graduate of
the United States Northern Command Joint Task
Force Commander’s course and is a fellow from
the International Women’s Leadership program at
Harvard University/INSEAD.
WAU HONORS ITS ALUMNI OF THE YEAR

RIK SWARTZWELDER,
2015 ALUMNI OF THE YEAR
Rik Swartzwelder is a writer/director/actor
and also a producing partner at Skoche
Films, LLC. Rik’s feature film debut was Valentine’s
Day weekend 2015 with Old Fashioned. However,
he has directed numerous award-winning short
films and worked on several other projects as
a writer and producer, participated in 145 film
festivals worldwide, and garnered over 50 major
awards.
One of his best-known works, The Least of
These—a 35mm short—was a film festival
phenomenon and broke new ground in terms
of secular crossover and artistic kudos for a film
with a strong faith message. His other accolades
include the “Student Emmy” for his graduate thesis
film, Paul McCall, a CINE Special Jury Award, four
ITVA-DC Peer Awards, five ICVM awards, a “Reel
Spirituality” award, a Rebel Planet “Best in Show,”
and the Sprint PCS Filmmaker of the Future Award.
In March 2008, Rik was honored with an invitation
to lead the very first filmmaking workshop offered
(“The Craft of Film Directing”) by the newly
launched Heartland Truly Moving Pictures Institute.
Rik’s work has scored distribution deals with
Freestyle Releasing, XFINITY On Demand, First Look
Entertainment, PBS, Frontier Airlines, Big Film
Shorts, Family Bookstores, and more. His projects
have also received extensive press, including
coverage in Time, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety,
The Washington Post, The Guardian, Christianity
Today, The Desert Sun, The Indianapolis Star, The
Lakeland Ledger, The Times-Reporter, and The
Grand Rapids Press.
“
Rik is a graduate of Columbia Union College, where
he earned a B.A. in communication, and Florida State
University’s Graduate Film Conservatory, where he earned
an M.F.A. in motion picture production. He grew up in New
Philadelphia, Ohio, and spent many years living in both
central Florida and Washington, D.C. He currently resides
in Los Angeles.

AlumniHighlights
FARID SROUR, 2014 ALUMNI OF THE YEAR
Farid Srour has risen from modest beginnings in Syria
to become a respected businessman and generous
philanthropist. Born in the small harbor city of
Tartous, Syria, Farid was one of five children to Hanne and
Tannous Srour. After receiving his baccalaureate degree,
he moved to Beirut, Lebanon, to teach in the Adventist
elementary school there. He later left for Amman, Jordan,
where he built the Adventist School of Amman, and he
remained there as headmaster and principal.
In 1946, he left Amman for America. One year later, in 1947,
he was admitted to Washington Missionary College. There,
he met Kathleen Baird, his English teacher, who later became
his wife. They had four children. Farid Srour graduated from
Washington Missionary College in 1949 with a major in French
and chemistry.
In 1955, he began a new career in real estate. He later
established the F.S. Peoples Realty Company as a private
investment real estate company focusing on development
of commercial and residential real estate in Montgomery
County.
The generosity of others made it possible for Farid Srour to
be educated in the United States. Throughout his remarkable
career, he has never forgotten those who helped him,
especially those connected with the Seventh-day Adventist
Church. He has been a generous contributor to his church,
Washington Adventist University, Shady Grove Adventist
Hospital, Loma Linda University, and Johns Hopkins
University. In his words, “I believe all my blessings came from
God and I hope, in my small way, I can return those gifts to
others.”
“

CHARLES MCMILLAN, 2013 ALUMNI OF THE YEAR
Dr. Charles McMillan graduated from Columbia Union
College in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics
and Physics. Upon graduation, he taught for a year at
Rusangu Secondary School in Zambia after which he earned
his doctoral degree in physics from the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT).
McMillan began his career in 1983 as an experimental
physicist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
(LLNL) in California. He later moved into computational
science and management at LLNL before joining Los Alamos
in 2006 as principal associate director for its weapons
programs. That role involved him overseeing the safety,
reliability and performance of the US nuclear deterrent,
which is the lab’s main mission. He has more than 30
years of scientific and leadership experience in weapons
science, stockpile certification, experimental physics, and
computational science. Currently, he serves as the tenth
director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, leading the
laboratory in its national security scientific missions.
McMillan has earned two Department of Energy Awards
of Excellence; one of them for developing an innovative
holographic tool that enhances the ability of scientists to
predict nuclear performance.
Dr. McMillan continues to see service as a central element of
his professional and personal life.
“

WAU RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING ALUMNI
BLYDEN IS COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE’S
FIRST FEMALE VICE PRESIDENT
Celeste Ryan Blyden (’92) became the first female
vice president in the 109-year history of the Columbia
Union Conference when she was elected in March 2014
as vice president for strategic communication and public
relations.
Blyden is responsible for directing internal communication
and spearheading external communication initiatives for
the conference. She also serves as publisher of the award-
winning Visitor magazine and its online platforms, which
the Associated Church Press named “Best Denominational
Magazine” in the United States and Canada in 2010.
She previously was communication director for the
conference, handling such responsibilities as crisis
management/communication, training, resource
development, public relations, media relations, writing
and editing.
Blyden has served the church as a journalist, editor, public
information officer, marketing coordinator, media relations
manager, corporate communication director, social media
strategist and television producer.
A graduate of the Blue Mountain Academy in Hamburg,
Pennsylvania, Blyden earned her bachelor’s degree
in communication and counseling psychology from
Washington Adventist University (then known as Columbia
Union College), and her master’s degree in organizational
communication from Bowie State University.
“
Alumni Highlights
Celeste Ryan Blyden, speaking at her 25th Class Reunion at
Blue Mountain Academy in 2013. Photo by Joel Avery.
Blyden with her husband, Austin, and their children — Larraina (7)
and Sarita (4). Photo by David Thompson.

MARCEL WRIGHT CREDITS WAU
FOR JUMP-STARTING HIS CAREER
Marcel Wright (’98), places considerable value on the
business and leadership skills he gained at Washington
Adventist University. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business
administration, with emphasis on human resource management and
personnel administration.
He says that WAU prepared him to apply for entry level management
positions, not just entry level positions when he graduated, and his
first job after graduation was a management position in Richmond,
Va. He later earned his master’s degree in business administration
from the University of Maryland in 2007.
Wright remembers how much he loved being at a small school close
to a big city, where he could really connect with professors, and with
opportunities to serve the surrounding community.
His experiences at WAU made him realize that non-profit work
was his calling, and he is currently Associate Vice President for
Behavioral Health and Wellness for Adventist Healthcare. In this role,
Wright works to improve the social and emotional health of young
children and their families.
“
Wright with his wife, Stacia, and their children -- Jonathan (5) and Ginneh (2).
Marcel Wright in his office, above, and with his family, below.

COMMUNITY
SERVICE
ADVANCEMENTS
SERVICE DAY EVENTS HAVE
CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN 20,000
HOURS OF HELP TO THE COMMUNITY
– THAT’S EQUIVALENT TO A STAFF OF
NEARLY TEN FULL-TIME WORKERS FOR
AN ENTIRE YEAR.
The WAU Enactus team with the Champion Award at the
regional competition on March 29, 2016 in Washington, D.C.

Since 2011, service day events have attracted students,
faculty and staff, alumni and community members
to approximately a dozen different projects each
semester, and they’ve made a difference. This is what the
university’s mission to be a “Gateway to Service” is all
about.
WAU’S COMMUNITY SERVICE EFFORTS GAINED THE
ATTENTION OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
Washington Adventist University secured a place on
President Barack Obama’s 2014 Higher Education
Community Service Honor Roll for the “extraordinary
and exemplary community service contributions of its
students, faculty and staff in meeting critical community
and national needs.”
ENACTUS BUSINESS CLUB CONTRIBUTED MORE
THAN 3,700 HOURS OF SERVICE LAST YEAR
Thirty-eight students helped local businesses overcome
challenges and thrive, putting the struggling Rainbow Coin
Laundry back on the path to success by rebranding the
business, painting and cleaning the store, and developing
an after-school tutoring program for the children of
customers. They also hosted a local small business
symposium. This and other efforts earned the club third
place nationally in last year’s ENACTUS competition, and
attracted the attention of Maryland Comptroller Peter
Franchot and other elected officials who recognized the
students for their accomplishments.
The Rainbow Coin Laundry project earned the WAU Enactus team a grant from Sam’s Club and
recognition from Maryland State Comptroller Peter Franchot (standing 4th from right).

FINANCIAL STRENGTH IS BUILDING WITH THE
REALIGNMENT OF BUDGETS AND GOALS
A stronger financial position is resulting from the
purposeful realignment of WAU’s budget and goals,
and it is helping the university to become one of the
premier small universities in the mid-Atlantic region.
CAMPUS ENHANCEMENTS MADE POSSIBLE,
THANKS TO GENEROUS GIFTS
Through a number of fundraising enhancements
such as a redesigned Advancement web page and the
annual Visionaries Gala that began in 2013, gifts to
Washington Adventist University have been generous
and noteworthy, totaling more than $4 million.
FINANCIAL STRENGTH
WAU Board of Trustees member Terry Forde (left)
and WAU President Weymouth Spence.
Television news journalist Suzanne Malveaux (center) with
donors Beverly and Ronald Anderson at the Second Annual
Visionaries Gala in 2014.

UNRESTRICTEDNETASSETGROWTH
DECEMBER GIVING IS TRENDING UPWARD
More than 230 donors contributed 252 gifts
in December 2015, totaling nearly $667,000.
That amount is significantly higher than the
December 2014 donations of $357,000, and
more than the total donations for the years
2011-2013. Contributions were targeted to
support the Gail S. and Bruce E. Boyer Health
Professions and Wellness Center, a new annex
to the music building, improvements in specific
academic departments, and student aid.
FY
2005
FY
2007
FY
2009
FY
2011
FY
2013
FY
2015
25.0
20.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
0.0
MILLIONS
DECEMBERDONATIONS2010-2015
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
2015
700,000
$114,132.28
$164,446.22
$107,418.60 $108,204.96
$357,235.34
$666,868.80
Instructional
WGTS-FM
Academic Support
Student Services
Institutional Support
Interest on Indebtedness
Depreciation - Educational
Other
38%
11%8%
11%
24%
6%
2%
0%
EDUCATIONEXPENSES,
PERCENTAGEOFEACHEDUCATIONDOLLAR

FORBES FINANCIAL
GRADES
Forbes grades measure financial fitness as determined
by nine components broken into three broad categories:
balance sheet strength, operational soundness and certain
other factors indicative of a college’s financial health,
including admission yield. Additional drivers included:
• Endowment Assets Per FTE (15%)
• Primary Reserve Ratio (15%)
• Viability Ratio (10%)
• Core Operating Margin (10%)
• Tuition As A Percentage of Core Revs (15%)
• Return On Assets (10%)
• Admission Yield (10%)
• Percent Freshman Getting Institutional Grants (7.5%)
• Instruction Expenses Per FTE (7.5%)
WAUFY2015FINANCIALPOSITION
(IN MILLIONS)
NAME % GRADE
Andrews University C
Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences C
La Sierra University B
Oakwood University B
Pacific Union College C
Southern Adventist University C+
Southwestern Adventist University C
Union College B-
Walla Walla University B-
Washington Adventist University B-
SEVENTH-DAYADVENTISTCOLLEGESANDUNIVERSITIES
STATISTICSFORPRIVATECOLLEGESANDUNIVERSITIES
(FROM FORBES ARTICLE JULY 29, 2015)*
Current Assets,
16
Net Assets,
32
Long-Term Assets,
32
Long-Term
Debt,
10
Current Liabilities,
5
WAUFY2010FINANCIALPOSITION
(IN MILLIONS)
Current Liabilities,
4
Net Assets,
21
Currents Assets,
15
Long-Term Assets,
17
Long-Term
Debt,
7

PRESIDENT SPENCE LAUNCHED
THE FIRST ANNUAL VISIONARIES
GALA ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2013 AT
CONGRESSIONAL COUNTRY CLUB IN
BETHESDA
President Spence initiated the university’s
first large fundraising event in 2013, an annual
Visionaries Gala that has aligned the generosity
of donors with the major giving priorities
of his Vision 2020 plan. To date, three galas
have been celebrated, and they have each
offered alumni, faculty and staff, and university
partners the opportunity to come together
to honor extraordinary individuals, and to
support student scholarships and the campus
infrastructure needs of 21st-century higher
education.
YEAR AMOUNT
2015 $525,000
2014 $1,100,000
2013 $ 340,000
THEANNUALVISIONARIESGALAHASGROSSED
NEARLY$2MILLION INCASHANDPLEDGES
# OF SCHOOLS % GRADE
129 14% A
271 30% B
426 47% C
78 9% D
5 1% F
Total: 909 100%
FORBESFINANCIALGRADES
FORHIGHEREDUCATIONINSTITUTIONS
WAU President Weymouth Spence (left) joins Patricia and
Hercules Pinkney in visiting with 2014 Gala Honoree Peggielene
Bartels (King Peggy) at the Second Annual Visionaries Gala.

2015
LARS AND JULIE HOUMANN
Honored for Excellence in Health Care Leadership
and Innovation. An alumnus of Washington Adventist
University, Lars serves as President and Chief Executive
Officer of Florida Hospital, and together with his wife
Julie, they have contributed greatly to the healing
ministry of Christ.
MIKHAIL KULAKOV JR.
A WAU Religion professor who led an inter-
denominational team of biblical scholars in producing
a new modern Russian translation of the Bible,
honored for Excellence in Biblical Scholarship.
ESTHER NEWMAN
CEO and Founder of Leadership Montgomery, honored
for Excellence in Leadership Development and
Community Service.
2014
PEGGIELENE BARTELS
(King Peggy), King of Otuam, Ghana, honored for her
global contributions and Excellence in Humanitarian
Service.
BRUCE E. BOYER
President and chairman of Sloan Management, Inc.
and Premier HealthCare, Inc. who serves on the
Washington Adventist University Board of Trustees,
honored for Excellence in Health and Human Services.
GLADSTONE P. GURUBATHAM
The university’s longest-serving faculty member and
architect of the adult evening program was honored for
Excellence in Teaching Psychology and Social Sciences,
and Excellence in Educational Leadership. Upon his
death in late 2015, the Dr. Gladstone P. Gurubatham
Lifelong Learning Endowment Fund was created
to provide scholarships for Washington Adventist
University students.
MILTON AND MERRILLIE MORRIS
Owners of Standard Office Supply Company and
alumni of Washington Adventist University, honored for
Excellence in Entrepreneurial Leadership.
2013
DIKEMBE MUTOMBO
NBA legend, honored for Excellence in Humanitarian
Service.
EVELYN BATA
Educator, businesswoman, activist and philanthropist;
honored for Excellence in Service to Washington
Adventist University.
RORY PULLENS
Head of the Duke Ellington School for the Arts, honored
for Excellence in Community Transformation.
JAMES BINGHAM
Chair of the WAU Music Department, honored for
Excellence in the Musical Arts and Humanities.
ANNUAL VISIONARIES
GALA HONOREES

INCREASED ENGAGEMENT
HIGH SATISFACTION RATES REFLECT UNIVERSITY SUPPORT
Results of the annual Employee Satisfaction and Engagement Survey
continue to be positive. The most recent average overall employee
satisfaction score is 3.8 (on a 5-point Likert scale), which is higher than
the 3.19 national average for employee engagement during the same
2011-2014 time frame, as reported by Aon Hewitt Consulting.
An Employee Assistance Program launched in 2012 offers free and
confidential around-the-clock access to such services as counseling
support for life issues, child and elder care referrals, wellness and parent
coaching, and financial and legal consultation.
78% OF WAU RESPONDENTS WOULD RECOMMEND WAU AS A
PLACE TO WORK
The large majority of employees surveyed say they would recommend
the university as a place to work. They reported being proud to work for
WAU, knowing that their jobs matter to the success of the institution,
knowing what is expected of them, feeling valued by their supervisor,
and believing their supervisor recognizes good work.
SURVEY RESPONDENTS POINT TO MUTUAL RESPECT
Overall, staff report that they respect their co-workers, respect senior
leaders, and believe that others care about them personally.
NEARLY ONE THIRD OF EMPLOYEES RECEIVE ANNUAL
RECOGNITION
A PRAISE (People Recognizing Action in Superb Employees) peer
recognition system was implemented to inspire employees and reinforce
service excellence, with approximately 30 percent of the workforce
receiving recognition each year for making a positive difference through
word or deed.
FOR EMPLOYEES
ACADEMIC YEAR EMPLOYEE RETENTION
2010/11 92%
2011/12 91%
2012/13 85%
2013/14 95%
2014/15 92%
EMPLOYEERETENTIONTRENDS
Goal - Greater than 90% / National Average - 84%
WAU 5 year Average 91%
ACADEMIC YEAR EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
2010/11 3.7
2011/12 3.9
2012/13 3.9
2013/14 3.8
2014/15 3.6
EMPLOYEEENGAGEMENTTREND
Goal 4.0 / Likert Scale 1-5 / WAU 5 year Average 3.8
President Spence recognizes Lisa Gant with a
“Beyond the Call” award for her dedication to team work.

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MILITARY FAMILIES AND
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS BOOST SUCCESS
In 2014, WAU gained the designation of being a Military
Friendly School for veterans and their families, as well as
that of being an Education USA School for international
students.
MORE CLUBS AND SERVICES
Seven new clubs, the addition of mental health counseling
services, a successful 24/7 health plan phone option, and
access to five new endowments and five new scholarships
are enhancing the college experience for students. In
addition, a Parents Weekend was launched in the 2012
Spring Semester, and a “Senior Year Experience” was
implemented in 2014 for graduating seniors.
FOR ALUMNI
A new Director of Alumni Relations position, added to
the Office of Advancement and University Relations, is
providing WAU alumni with information about university
events and opportunities where they can make a
difference.
FOR STUDENTS
STUDENT CLUBS
2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR
African Student Union
Alpha Chi (Junior and senior Honor Societies)
Amnesty International
Association of Computing and Machinery
*BBOM Club (Best Buddies of Maryland) (Male Nurses)
Black Student Union
Caribbean Student Association
Chemistry Club
Chess Club
Commuter Student Task Force – Student Life
Education Club
Enactus
*FCA Club (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
Filipino-American Student Association
HOSA Theta Alpha
International Students’ Association
Latino Student Union
*The MECCA Club (Middle Eastern Campus Coalition
Association)
Ministerial Association
Music Teachers’National Association Collegiate Chapter
(MTNA)
Nursing Student Association – Nursing Department
Phi Eta Sigma (Freshman Honor Society)
Pre-Law Club
Pre-Medical Society
Psi Chi (Psych. Honor Society)
*The PRSSR Club (Public Relations Student Society of
America)
Red Cross Club
SHAPE Club (Society of Health and Physical
Education)
Sigma Beta Delta (Business Honor Society) – Business
Department
Sigma Tau Delta (English Honor Society) – English
Department
*SLA (Student Leadership Association)
*SNA Club (Student National Association)
Student Ministerial Association – Religion Department
*new clubs this year are highlighted
PRIVATEDONATIONSINCREASEBYOVER48%
INTHEPAST5YEARS
2010/11
$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
$3.50
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15YEARS
MILLIONS

INNOVATIONS AND
ADVANCEMENTS
MERGING DEPARTMENTS HAVE SPARKED
NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS
A merger of the university’s Business Department
with its Communication and Journalism
Department last summer is creating operational
efficiencies and providing students with access
to a wider range of resources and opportunities.
The merger enables more students to participate
in fieldtrips, the ENACTUS business club, and the
Public Relations Society of America (PRSSA). It also
provides more students with access to internship
announcements.
ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF PAPERWORK IS
MAKING IT EASIER AND FASTER TO HIRE
ADJUNCT PROFESSORS
The process for hiring adjunct professors is now
vastly improved, thanks to a new electronic
delivery system for employment paperwork. What
once took two weeks to accomplish can now
be done in three days. The electronic system
reduces the time for receipt, signing and return
of employment documents, and enables the
university to be more nimble in attaining qualified
professors for the various degree programs.
ADMISSIONS ACTIVITIES ARE NOW BETTER
MANAGED ON A MASTER RECRUITMENT
CALENDAR
WAU is better able to attract new students and
increase enrollment with a master recruitment
calendar that was created in 2014.

THE ONLY ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY IN CIC’S LIST
OF NINE MISSION DRIVEN CAMPUSES
Just this Spring, WAU was listed in The Council of
Independent Colleges Strategic Change and Innovation
in Independent Colleges report as one of the Nine
Mission-Driven Campuses. According to the report,
the nine institutions show substantial variation in
the challenges they faced, in the ways they organized
to address those challenges, and in their eventual
substantive choices.
All the colleges studied exhibited:
1. A Bias for Action.
2. A Drive to Connect Locally, Regionally, and Beyond.
3. Realistic Self-Assessment and Adaptation.
4. Structuring for Innovation.
5. Assertive Leadership within Shared
Governance Traditions.
6. Alignment of Mission and Innovation.
To read the full report visit
http://cic.edu/Programs-and-Services/Programs/
Documents/CIC-Hearn-Report-2016.pdf.
Reclassified as a Private Not-for-profit Master’s
University
We have always been acknowledged as a teaching,
service, and learning institution that is now reclassified
as a private not-for-profit Master’s University by
the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher
Education. We are moving forward with a single shared
vision – Vision 2020 – that will bring recognition to
the institution by accrediting agencies, the academic
community and the general public as a premier
university of quality and distinction.

PHYSICAL CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS
COMPLETED PROJECTS
A new $6.3 million music building; a $1.8 million artificial
turf ball field with new lights, scoreboard and bleachers; a
$1.2 million dining hall renovation; a $1.1 million student
activity center, and a host of smaller renovation projects,
ranging from 135 new security cameras to a new parking
lot with solar lighting off Greenwood Avenue, are included
in the campus improvements.
Alumni, students, faculty, staff, and local elected officials joined to celebrate the opening of the new ball field on September 9, 2014.

IN THE WORKS
Renovations to the women’s residence
hall have begun, and 50 rooms and 15
restrooms will be renovated in time for
the 2016 Fall Semester. That project will
include new flooring, window dressing
and wall paint, new showers, along with
improved heating and air-conditioning.
WAU President Spence and Athletic Director Patrick Crarey view the ballfield from the sideline.

BREAKING GROUND FOR A NEW HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND WELLNESS CENTER
The new $9.7 million Gail S. and Bruce E. Boyer Health
Professions and Wellness Center is breaking ground
this month and expected to be completed in the fall
of 2017. The 20,794-square-foot Center is being built
as a renovation and addition to the existing Health
Professions Building on campus. When completed,
the Center will accommodate Washington Adventist
University’s health professions and science programs,
along with community health programs and activities.
The building will also provide opportunities for the
university to partner with the city and county in offering
wellness activities.
Funding for the new Gail S. and Bruce E. Boyer Health
Professions and Wellness Center comes from the
University’s annual Visionaries Gala fundraising event,
the Boyers and other contributors, along with support
from the Maryland Governor’s Office through a $3.2
million matching grant. The architect for the project is
Hord Coplan and Macht.
An artist's rendering of the new Gail S. and Bruce E. Boyer Health Professions and Wellness Center.

08
CLASSROOMS
5 NURSING
1 RESPIRATORY
1 HWPE
1 SEMINAR
03
WELLNESS
1 EXISTING FITNESS CENTER
1 NEW FITNESS CENTER
1 MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
05
LABS
1 ICU SIMULATION
3 NURSING SKILLS
1 COMPUTER
11
COLLABORATION
3 INFORMAL STUDY AREAS WITH SOFT SEATING
4 STUDY NOOKS
4 GROUP STUDY ROOMS OF VARIOUS SIZES
31
OFFICE
23 PRIVATE OFFICES
2 RECEPTIONS
2 WORK ROOMS
2 CONFERENCE ROOMS
1 STUDENT LOUNGE
1 FACULTY LOUNGE
Leroy and Lois Peters Music Center completed in 2011
Student Activity Center completed in 2013
Dining Hall completed in 2012

SPIRITUAL GAINS
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
Corinthians 12:9
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
BAPTIZED DURING
MISSION TRIPS IS
NEARLY EQUIVALENT TO
THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE WHO
REGULARLY ATTEND
SLIGO SEVENTH-DAY
ADVENTIST CHURCH ON
SABBATH.
MORE THAN 60 YOUNG ADULTS HAVE BEEN BAPTIZED DURING
CAMPUS REVIVALS
Since 2013, Washington Adventist University has hosted an annual
Campus Revival, a week of worship each evening under a large white
tent. Hundreds of students, faculty and staff, and visitors from nearby
churches have attended.
A total of 53 students were baptized during the 2nd Annual Campus
Revival, which featured the theme “I’m Weak,” based on 2 Corinthians
12:9; and 11 more answered the call to baptism this year at the most
recent revival held March 28-April 1.

MISSION TRIPS, BOTH AT
HOME AND ABROAD
During the past five years, 170 students,
faculty and staff have participated in
mission trips organized by the Office
of Ministry, and the resulting baptisms
number 1,469. Trips to 19 countries
have included destinations in the
Philippines; Brazil; Jamaica; St. Kitts;
Kenya, Mauritius, India, Haiti, Indonesia,
Tanzania, Russia, Zambia and
Costa Rica.
In addition, local missions have included
a trip to Flint, Michigan this year to
deliver 560 cases of clean drinking water;
and four vacation Bible schools in the
last five years that ministered to 3,300
children – enough to fill all grade levels
at a public elementary school.
MISSION TRIP PARTICIPANTS
2011 35
2012 20
2013 64
2014 26
2015 25
Total 170
MISSION TRIP VBS
2011
2012 Tanzania 1
2013 India/Haiti 2
2014
2015 Kenya 1
Total 4
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
MINISTERED IN VBS
2011
2012 200
2013 2900
2014
2015 200
Total 3300
NUMBER OF BAPTISMS
MISSION TRIPS
2011 331
2012 900
2013 66
2014 141
2015 31
Total 1469
BAPTISMS – BY MISSION TRIPS
Zambia 331
Tanzania 900
Mauritius 30
India 30
Indonesia 2
Philippines 141
Kenya 30
Haiti 4
Jamaica 1
Total 1469
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
BRAZIL
NEW JERSEY
BALTIMORE, MD
FLINT, MICHIGAN
MAP KEY:
Total Mission
Trips/Countries
MAURITIUS
TANZANIA
KENYA
ZAMBIA
INDIA
PHILIPPINES
INDONESIA
RUSSIA
19
COSTA RICA
JAMAICA
HAITI
ST. KITTS
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
PUERTO RICO
ST. THOMAS

THE RUSSIAN BIBLE TRANSLATION WAS
COMPLETED AND PUBLISHED, AND IT IS NOW
AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME TO MORE
THAN 140 MILLION RUSSIANS.
A team of Washington Adventist University
scholars, administrators and Seventh-day
Adventist church leaders travelled to Russia last
year to celebrate the completion of a five-year
project to translate an inter-denominational Bible
into Modern Russian. The Bible is now available in
bookstores and elsewhere throughout the country,
offering new access to 143.4 million residents. The
effort — spearheaded by Washington Adventist
University professor of theology, history and
philosophy Michael Kulakov Jr., D.Phil. — involved
an unprecedented collaboration between the
United States, Russia, and multiple organizations
and scholars.

Washington Adventist University’s WGTS 91.9 radio station
is bringing people in the Washington, D.C. area and beyond
closer to Jesus and each other. The station features Christian
music, uplifting messages and personal stories of hope.
WGTS BUILDS
PERSONAL CONNECTIONS
The number of people who listen to the station each week
now number, on average, more than 498,700 people - a 9.4
percent increase from five years ago.
WGTS HAS INCREASED CORE LISTENERS BY
NEARLY TEN PERCENT IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS
PrayerWorks! on the WGTS website has quickly grown to
more than 280,000 prayer interactions in the past year. More
than 246,000 people have prayed for the more than 31,600
requests shared on the website, and 734 stories of answered
prayer have been shared with WGTS staff and volunteers.
In addition, staff and volunteers have prayed for thousands of
requests in person at events, over the phone, online and via
email and text messaging.
HOSTING ONE OF THE LARGEST VIRTUAL
PRAYER COMMUNITIES IN THE NATION
The radio station’s average quarter share (which is the
percentage of total listening to stations in the Washington,
D.C. area), increased from 2.5 percent in 2010 to
3.1 percent in 2015.
GAINING A GREATER SHARE OF THE
WASHINGTON, D.C. LISTENING AUDIENCE

Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Rob Vandeman, Executive Secretary
Dave Weigley, President
Seth Bardu, Treasurer

SIGNIFICANT SUPPORTERS
Over the last five years we have been blessed to experience an increase in support. Without these individuals we would
not have been able to accomplish nearly as much. Thank you for your generosity and commitment to the future of
Washington Adventist University.
• Farid Srour
• Leroy and Lois Peters
• Gale and Bruce Boyer
• Evelyn Bata
• Vijayan Charles
• Dean Bouland
• Patrick Farley
• Columbia Union
• Terry Forde
• Bill Roberson
• Adventist Healthcare
• Richard Raj
• Ronald and Beverly Anderson
• Commonweal Foundation
• Friedenwald Memorial Fund, Inc
• Lynn E. Thetus Gair Trust
• Gemini Foundation
• Medical Group Foundation, Inc
• Milton and Merrillie Morris
• Peters Education Foundation, Inc
• The Herbert N. Gundersheimer Foundation, Inc

REPORT OF GIFTS
FUND NAME AMOUNT
Misc. $38,511.22
Departments $96,898.35
Capital Projects $504,986.03
Scholarships Endowments $332,390.98
Annual Fund $24,647.44
FUNDSDONATEDTO2014-2015W/OPLEDGESOR
GIFTSINKIND
YEAR AMOUNT
2014-2015 $972,461.58
2013-2014 $780,697.50
2012-2013 $629,057.38
2011-2012 $684,284.18
2010-2011 $387,745.15
5YRCOMPARISONW/OPLEDGESOR
GIFTSINKIND
FIVEYEARCOMPARISON
2014/15
$0.00
2013/14 2012/13 2011/12 2010/11
$200,000.00
$400,000.00
$600,000.00
$800,000.00
$1,000,000.00
$1,200,000.00
$972,461.58
$780,697.50
$629,057.38
$684,284.18
$387,745.15
The following represents those who
contributed cash gifts or gifts-in-kind to
Washington Adventist University from
July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. Thank you for
selecting Washington Adventist University
as the recipient of your donation. We are
also thankful for the organizations in the
community that share our mission, values
and vision. If we have inadvertently left your
name off the list, please accept our apology
and contact the Office of Advancement at
301-891-4133. Gifts given by Seventh-day
Adventist Conferences under the direction of
the president are listed by conference name.

Board member Bruce E. Boyer contributed $1 million for the new health professions and wellness center.
From left, WAU Provost Cheryl Kisunzu, Board member Seth Bardu, Boyer, Vice-President of Finance Patrick
Farley, President Weymouth Spence, Board Chair Dave Weigley, and Board Vice-Chair Rob Vandeman.

FRIENDS/DONORS 0.00+($3,743.28)
NAME CLASS OF
James Y. Albertson 1966
America’s Charitites-Distribution Account
Eduardo Gonzalez Margaret Anderson Gonzalez 2005 2006
Esau Arrue
Juliana C. Baioni 2012
Catherine V. Baker 1990
Howard F. Bankes 1953
Bert Beach
Elmo Benjamin
Harry J. Bennett 1942
Sophia O. Boswell 2013
Charles F. Brown 1990
Laurel A. Bryant 2014
Carol M. Byrkit 1953
Ricardo R. Cala 2015
Elmer Carreno
Vera E. Chandler 1972
Frantz Dreane Charles
Betty C. Chung 2014
Judith E. Coe 1965
Wanda Colon-Canales
Marshall E. Conner
Claudio Pamela Consuegra 1982
Raysa Creque
Nancie Crespi
Lu Ann Crews 1947
Alice N. Cunningham-Spindler 1953
Dupont Park Seventh-day Adventist Church
Albert M. Ellis 1960
N. David Oleta Emerson
Jamesa Everett
Sandra E. Farwell-Williams 1985
Herbert Mabel Fevec 1954 1950
Raenelle J. Finney 2002
Shawn L. Fordham 2014
Virgil T. Fryling 1955
David Eileen Fuller 1979 1974
George B. Gainer 1974
Lisa A. Garrison
James D. George
Esther K. Ghazi 1990
Marthanne L. Glenn 1976
Lana L. Greaves-Benjamin 2014
Ray Hartwell
Hiramoto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, PA
Irolsay Hosten-Peraza
Beverley M. Hyatt-Allen
IGive
Welton L. Ingram
Roland F. John 1952
Ruth Jorge
Robin M. Kinard 2001
Pierre Jacqueline Laguere
Steven Lapham
Victoria K. Lawrence 1960
Mervyn Lilibeth Lee
Grant Leitma 1978
Jered C. Lyons
Pauline Maxwell 1951
Akosoa McFadgion
Dorrett McFarlane
Raquel A. McKenzie 1994
John H. Meier 1992
Doris J. Melendez-Warren 1994
Albert Florence Miller
Sanders Mompremier 1995
Enoh Nkana
Quiana N. Oates 2004
Jane Ogora 2014
Carol Onuska 1964
Nicholas Karen Palmer
Rosalee R. Pedapudi-Jesudas 2002
Bruce Peifer
Herma Percy
Margaret Persand
Jonathan Peter 2010
Rich Pfannenstiel

NAME CLASS OF
Julie A. Barnard 2011
Paula Barnes
Edward L. Barnette 1971
Lee D. Beers 1958
Steven Brinda Blackburn 1984
Larry Boggess
John F. Bohner 1952
James E. Butler
Krista Byrd 2013
Clara L. Cobb 1977
Elaine R. Congdon 1967
William Cox
Dorothy L. Creveling 1953
Llewelyn Crooks
Lori A. Dean
Samuel Roneily Devai
Desiree R. Dixon 2012
William D. Dorch 1988
Rabaut Dorval 1997
Deanna B. Echols 1988
Katharine Eldridge
Lahna Farver
C. Evelyn Gaskill 1987
Ruth O. Gelford Ryle 1953
Betty Giang
Charles J. Goodacre
Harrodine Greene
Devie L. Phipps 2014
Grace B. Pitcher 1944
Christopher G. Priano 1993
Timothy Prue
Boston L. Raith 1946
Becky A. Ratana 1989
Ellis Rich
Marilyn F. Riley 2011
Betty C. Rivera
Ivybelle M. Roye
Selena P. Simons
Brian Claudia Smith 1979 1987
David C. Smith
Melissa C. Smith Boyd 2014
Loren Stone
Loraine F. Sweetland 1968
Joseph P. Tobing 1987
Verizon of Tulsa, OK
Terri J. Vincentich 1981
Mary L. Weigle 1958
Nan Whalen 1958
Annie P. Wilkins 1988
Kathy L. Williams 1975
Tyronea Williams 2014
Aaron Wilson 2012
Lee M. Wisel Peet 1974
Debra W. Wood 1982
VISIONARY’S SOCIETY $10,000.00+($761,496.93)
NAME CLASS OF
Ronald Beverly Anderson 1964 Ronald
Glen H. Bennett 1970
Bruce Gail Boyer
Bruce attend-
ed
Columbia Union Conference
Commonweal Foundation
Friedenwald Memorial Fund, Inc
Lynn E. Thetis Gair Trust 1940
Gemini Foundation
Medical Group Foundation, Inc.
Milton Merrillie Morris 1964/1966
Leroy Lois Peters 2014 Lois
Peters Education Foundation, Inc.
Farid Srour 1949
The Herbert N. Gundersheimer Foundation, Inc.
PIONEER SOCIETY $100.00+($12,539.47)

Cephas Daphne Greenidge 1956 1964
Cheryl A. Haag-Schaeffer 1973
Ronald B. Halvorsen
Patricia Hare Swensen 1989
Peggy L. Harris 1997
Nancy J. Heine 1977
Alfred E. Hess 1952
Steven M. Hipps
Alverton Holness Daisy Hosten-Holness
Faith D. Housen 1984
William E. Jackson 1974
Andre Cecilia Johnson 1998 1996
Regina N. Johnson 2014
Sandra L. Juarez 1964
Josephine Y. Loh 1970
Sandra M. Loughlin 2002
Linda J. Lundberg 1970
Melvin Makey
Lorena Martinez
Elizabeth E. Matthews 1958
Joel A. Mercado 2013
Edwin Monge
Rebekah S. Moore 1973
Brian Tiffany Morgan
Douglas Morgan
Jeremias Maria Natividad
Delores L. Nichols 1987
Jean B. Oliphant
Babajide Dorothy Oluyemi
Lester Jennifer Ortiz
Alana Pabon
Oliver S. Palmer 1964
Joyce Passer 1945
Jean A. Patterson 1949
Penny E. Perry 1979
Leslie H. Pitton 1967
Viola R. Poey 2014
Potomac Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists 1994
Wilma J. Raub 1969
Glenn S. Rea
Richard M. Reinhardt 2002
Rick Remmers
Ruby A. Rice 1956
Alice F. Rich 1991
Ruth M. Rivera 1965
Jean Robert Brice
Lee M. Roberts
Vicki S. Rosette 1986
Celeste P. Ryan Blyden 1993
Dean Sadat-Aalaee
Anne V. Saggurthi 1996
Nikolaus Ruth Satelmajer
William G. Seth 1956
Shake Shennar 1962
Phyllis Y. Simons 1962
Myschelle W. Spears 1970
Linda L. Steinberg
Ruth I. Swan 1969
The Word of God Baptist Church
Deborah A. Thurlow 1986
Karen Titus 1971
Carol J. Wallington 1965
Amy L. Wallish 2012
Paul Weir
Ouida E. Westney 1959
Daniella S. Williams 2013
Hattie J. Williams 1970
Ted N. C. Nancy Wilson 1971/Ted
Leona A. Woodrupp 1990
Joseph Wright
Ruth E. Wright 1962
Angeli Yutuc 2010
Lynn Zabaleta
GATEWAY SOCIETY $250.00+($13,541.28)
NAME CLASS OF
William Bernie Albright
Rebecca J. Alignay 1999
Becky Barker
Ellie R. Barker 2011

Karen Benn Marshall
Janet Brode 2011
Jeanette Bryson
Gaspar Colon
Angie Crews 2007
Nicole Currier
Charles Rosie Davis
Sonia Donaldson
Phyllis Edmonds
Max Faulkner
Dorothy M. Gardner 1964
Stanley M. Grube 1961
Gladstone Gurubatham
Joseph Juanita Gurubatham 1966 1974
Kathy E. Hecht 1984
Erytheia Lambert-Jones
Benin A. Lee 1991
Edna Maye M. Loveless
Beulah Manuel
Martec Facilities
Adrienne Matthews
Lincoln R. McKenzie
New Jersey Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Molly S. Peters 1980
Madge Quesenberry 2011
Howard M. Schwartz
Michael K. Shelton 2005
Windolyn Spence-Graham
Spencerville Adventist Academy
Sanjay S. Thomas
Umoja Central Seventh-day Adventist Church
United Stationers Supply Company
Clarline V. Wallace
Kaneil D. Williams 2007
Lauren M. Wilson
Mildred E. Wright 1978
Mark A. Young 1995
Charlotte C. Zane 1960
NAME CLASS OF
Donald L. Albright
Harry L. Banks 1967
Seth Bardu
Roy P. Benson 1969
Charles Betsey Margaret Simms
Hamlet Canosa
Rajan Elizabeth Charles
City of Takoma Park
William Ellis
Fifth Estate Communication, LLC
Henry Sharon Fordham
Jose A. Fuentes
TiJuana G. Griffin 1977
Olive Hemmings
Heritage Homes Development Corp.
Marilyn Herrmann 1965
Karl Donna Janetzko 1971 1975
Ruth F. Jenkins 1937
Ralph Johnson
Mikhail Kulakov
Ralph Lee Maria Lee-Johnson
Martha Lopez
Sharlin Lowry William George
Jo Ann K. MacKey
Medical Health Center of Frederick, LLC
Justin D. Mezetin 2006
Timothy L. Nelson 2011
Densil Janette Neufville 1992 Densil
North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists
Johnny D. Nwankwo 2015
Kathryn S. Pearson 1984
Pepco
Christina Rosette
Greta Russell-Greene
Bogdan Scur
Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church
State Farm Companies Foundation
Carol H. Stewart
HMS RICHARDS SOCIETY $500.00+($27,324.07)

Deborah J. Szasz 1975
Fitzroy Jennifer Thomas 1976 2009
Rob Vandeman
Vanguard Charitable
Lisa M. Walls
Wheaton Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church
Melissa L. Whitmill 1995
Dave Wigley
Lloyd Yutuc
JAMES LAWHEARD SOCIETY $1,000.00+($68,527.77)
NAME CLASS OF
Nirmala R. Abraham 1994
Adventist Health Care-Community Partnership Fund
Anonymous
Russell Nancy Arnold 1959 1955
James Bingham
Mike Bletzacker
Khadene Campbell-Taffe
Judith Cichosz
Dennis Linda Currier
Frank Anna Damazo
Frank Dolly DeHaan
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Daisy J. Flores-Orion
Terry Forde
Brett Gamma
Grillmarx, LLC
M. Leroy Janet Haas
Hamburg Seventh-day Adventist Church
Paul S. Heipp
Hord Coplan Macht, Inc
Cynthia L. Isensee-Boyle 1982
Burton Martha Johnson 1955 Martha
Cheryl H. Kisunzu
John L. Matthews
McCottry Industries Inc.
Angus W. McDonald 1974
Donald E. Melnick 1971
Merrill Lynch
Donald G. Morgan 1963
Baraka Muganda
Joyce P. Newmyer
Henry H. Pittman
E. Albert Reece
Alex Melissa Romain
Genevieve Singh
Skanska USA Building Inc.
Ruben Smith
Janet F. Stoehr 1969
Patrick A. Williams
FOUNDER’S SOCIETY $5,000.00+($85,888.78)
NAME CLASS OF
Adventist HealthCare
Aladdin Food Management Services, LLC
Evelyn Bata
H. Dean Bouland 1975
LeRoy G. Cain
Vijayan Jill Charles
Patrick K. Farley 1981
International Education Management Resources,
LLC
Michael Lee
Maryland Independent Colleges and Universities
Association
Office Care, Inc.
Osborne Parchment
Weymouth P. Spence
The MT Charitable Foundation
WGTS 91.9

EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Angie Crews
PHOTOGRAPHER
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The State of the University was produced for the quinquennial constituency meeting held on May 20, 2016. It is an illustrative report
intended to give an overview of the university’s achievements since 2011. Washington Adventist University is sponsored and governed
by the Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists as an integral part of the system of educational institutions established
throughout the world by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

reflects our transformative journey
from a good university
to a great one.

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