STEPHEN MCCAFFERY earned Phi Eta Sigma academic
distinction for freshmen at Washington and Lee University
and had the highest GPA of the freshman squad on the
football team. His football career started off well with his
team being undefeated and winning the ODAC conference.
He also pledged Phi Delta Theta fraternity this past winter.
Stephen worked over the summer as an intern doing financial
analyst work for a commercial real estate group in San
Francisco. Though undecided, he will most likely pursue
physics and engineering at Washington and Lee. In his spare
time he tutors high school students in Lexington, VA in math.
LAUREN ALEF graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Duke
University this past spring.
ANDREW MCCAFFERY is working with Wells Fargo as
an analyst in New York City. He is involved in investment
banking in the industrials division, focusing on mineral mining
and gas. He chaired the Mock Convention at Washington and
Lee and carried on the tradition of correctly predicting the
outcome of party nominee Donald Trump. He graduated in
May with a degree in chemical engineering.
KAI GAMBLE graduated from the Naval Academy in May
and has been commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the
Marine Corps. He was selected to be a marine pilot and will
begin flight school after his six-month enrollment in The Basic
School, a program designed to train newly commissioned
officers.
TROY RITTER graduated from Williams College in June
with a dual degree in Economics and French. He has accepted
an offer to join Raymond James Financial in St. Petersburg,
Florida where he will take part in a one-year management
rotational training program.
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Kai Gamble ’12 pictured with his mother Naoko Gamble, father Ed Gamble,
and sister Mitsi Gamble ’14.
Troy Ritter ’12
Lauren Alef ’12 pictured with her parents Lori and Dan Alef.
Izzy Greer ’10
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