Whitman College is governed by Trustees in conjunction with a college President, Overseers and Alumni Board.

Trustees

1. John C. Coleman, Jr., Napa, CA
2. William K. Deshler, Portland, OR
3. Lawrence Drake, Convent Station, NJ
4. Nancy Bell Evans, Seattle, WA 
5. Karen E. Glover , Seattle, WA - Chair
6. James K. Hayner, Walla Walla, WA
7. Richard E. Hunter, La Jolla, CA
8. Kristine Johnson, San Francisco, CA
9. Valerie Logan Hood, Seattle, WA
10. Thomas H. McCracken, Seattle, WA
11. Michael C. Murr, Rye, NY
12. Ralph C. Rittenour, Jr., Portland, OR
13. James L. Robart , Seattle, WA
14. John W. Stanton , Bellevue, WA
15. Peter H. van Oppen , Mercer Island, WA
16. Elizabeth Main Welty, Spokane, WA
17. David W. Wyckoff, Grandview, WA

Presidents

1. Alexander J. Anderson 1882-1891
2. James F. Eaton in 1891-1894
3. Stephen B. L. Penrose 1894-1934
4. Rudolf A. Clemen, 1934-1936
5. Walter Andrew Bratton, 1936-1942
6. Winslow S. Anderson, 1942-1948
7. Chester C. Maxey 1948- 1959
8. Louis B. Perry 1959-1967
9. Donald Sheehan, 1968-1974
10. Robert Allen Skotheim 1975-1988
11. David Evans Maxwell, 1989-1993
12. Thomas E. Cronin 1993-2005
13. George S. Bridges 2005~

Overseers

1. Terry P. Abeyta, Yakima, WA
2. Nancy Bratton Anderson, Olympia, WA
3. Vojislav Andjelkovic, Wilton, CT
4. Darrell W. Baggs, Menlo Park, CA
5. Nancy Burton, Lake Forest Park, WA - Chair
6. John D. Cadigan, Cashmere, WA
7. Joseph C. Davis, Potomac, MD
8. Andrew U. Ferrari, Winchester, VA
9. John J. Flaherty, Bellevue, WA
10. H. Graham Gaiser, Bellevue, WA
11. Julie A. Gaisford, Seattle, WA
12. Lewis J. Hale, Seattle, WA
13. Anna Hernandez, Oakland, CA
14. Robert F. Hidaka, Glendale, AZ
15. Kay Hodge, Boston, MA
16. Richard A. Johnsen, Issaquah, WA
17. Gordon Keane, Jr., Portland, OR
18. Michelle N. Keith, Dallas, TX
19. Fred J. Kimball, Walla Walla, WA
20. C. Nola Kulig, Longmeadow, MA
21. Sally Landauer, Portland, OR
22. Leigh Ann Lucero, Seattle, WA
23. Michael J. Mahoney, Hillsborough, CA
24. F. James McCarthy, Walla Walla, WA
25. Alexander C. McGregor, Pullman, WA
26. Bradley M. McMurchie, Portland, OR
27. Mary V. Metastasio, Seattle, WA
28. Sarah Michelson, Walla Walla, WA
29. Lynn Mickelson, Glen Allen, VA
30. Esther Milnes, Chatham, NJ
31. James R. Moore, Salt Lake City, UT
32. William R. Neff, Greenwood Village, CO
33. D. Peter Newland, Everett, WA
34. Dean Allen Nichols, Woodway, WA - Chair Elect
35. Robert V. Pennington, Darien, CT
36. Michael W. Phillips, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
37. Marc Pitre, Culver City, CA
38. Wilber E. Pribilsky, Walla Walla, WA
39. Jerry Purcell, Ph.D., Long Beach, CA
40. Rand L. Rosenberg, Del Mar, CA
41. Charles Rosenberry, Vashon, WA
42. Michelle A. Rubesch, Seattle, WA
43. Stephen P. Sander, Seattle, WA
44. M. Denise Savoie, Palo Alto, CA
45. Mary Jane Shea, Spokane, WA
46. E. Michael Stipe, Hermiston, OR
47. Norman H. Swick, Seattle, WA
48. Denise Tabbutt, Seattle, WA
49. John R. Valaas, Medina, WA
50. David M. Valdez, New York, NY
51. Tom Whittaker, Wilsonville, OR

Alumni Board

Whitman College alumni started the Alumni Association in 1895 to communicate alumni reaction about college programs back to the Alumni Office. The following individuals are current board members:

1. Nina Beegle, Spokane, WA
2. Linda Brewer , San Francisco, CA
3. Susan E. Buxton , Boise, ID - President
4. Theodora Geokezas, Seattle, WA
5. Cara K. Haskey, Seattle, WA
6. Deanna P. Laidler, Portland, OR
7. Sara C. Lindsley, Eugene, OR
8. Charles P. Nelson, Highlands Ranch, CO
9. Susan Pratt, Tacoma, WA
10. Robert E. Simison, Arlington, VA
11. Elmer C. Wagner, Lacey, WA
12. Sarah O. Wang, Honolulu, HI - Vice Chair
13. Catherine Williams, Auburn, WA