Whittier Graduate Among Top Ten on NBC's Last Comic Standing (07/06/10)

Whittier College alumnus James Adomian '02 is one of the top 10 finalists on the NBC reality program Last Comic Standing.

Last Comic Standing features some of the best and brightest comics from all over the country in a competition for top comic. America will vote to decide who will be the winner of the $250,000 prize and an exclusive talent deal with NBC.

Adomian is an actor and writer from Los Angeles best known for his impersonations of George W. Bush among other characters including Vincent Price, Al Franken, Joe Lieberman, Sean Hannity, Paul Giamatti, Sam Elliott, Rufus Wainwright, William H. Macy, and many others. He performs sketch comedy and improv with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and was a member of the Groundlings Sunday Company.
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Legendary Whittier College and NFL Coach Don Coryell dies at 85 (07/02/10)

 Whittier College Hall of Fame coach Don Coryell, one of the founding fathers of the modern passing game, has died. He was 85.

While at Whittier (1957-1959), he developed the I-formation as a means for featuring outstanding running backs. It was under the direction of Coryell that the Poets won three of eight straight SCIAC titles from 1957-1964.

Subsequently, Coryell spent 14 seasons as an NFL head coach, five with St. Louis and nine with San Diego. His famed 'Air Coryell' offense led the league in passing yardage every season from 1978 through 1983.

Coryell is the only coach in modern day history to win 100 games in college and pro football and is a member of the college Hall of Fame and was a 2009 finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Coryell had battled a lengthy illness and was surrounded by his family when he died at Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, the Chargers said. More »

Whittier is on list of California's Top 10 Liberal Arts Colleges (06/30/10)

US News and World Report has included Whittier College in its list of top 10 liberal arts colleges in the state. The list, which includes other top schools such as Pomona and Occidental, is part of the 2010 edition of America's Best Colleges rankings.

According to the report, the selected schools emphasize undergraduate education and award at least half of their degrees in the liberal arts fields of study.

Over many decades, Whittier College has provided a distinctive, high quality academic program based upon the liberal arts that also integrates selected professional and pre-professional programs into the core of the college through innovative interdisciplinary curricula. The College's primary mission is to educate students in a small college atmosphere where they can learn, acquire skills, and form attitudes and values appropriate for leading and serving in a global society. More »