Alumni

Once a Martlet. Always a Martlet.

The Westminster experience doesn’t end at Commencement. It grows through the friendships, traditions, and shared values that continue to connect generations of Martlets around the world.

Today, more than 7,000 alumni live and lead in 77 countries, carrying Westminster’s spirit of Grit & Grace into their families, professions, and communities. Whether you graduated last spring or decades ago, Williams Hill will always be home.

Wherever life has taken you, we invite you to reconnect, return to campus, celebrate traditions, support today’s students, and remain an active part of the Westminster story.

A message from Alumni Association President, Sean Devlin ’01

Dear Fellow Martlets,

In the 2001 Spectator, my fellow classmates bestowed upon me the senior superlative “Talks the Most, Says the Least.” With that ringing endorsement, I approach this message as President of the Alumni Association with appropriate humility.

I am grateful to Harish Dadoo ’07 for his exceptional leadership of the Alumni Association and for the energy and commitment he brought to our alumni community. In Martlet terms, I have the benefit of following in his wings and drafting behind the momentum his leadership created. The two short years I spent at Westminster significantly improved the trajectory of my life. I arrived on Williams Hill needing a fresh start and found a community of faculty, staff, and classmates who challenged me, supported me, and expected more from me.

Academic experiences ranging from Todd Eckerson’s Moral Philosophy course to an independent study on the History of Taxation with Dr. Rodney awakened an intellectual curiosity and confidence that have remained with me ever since.

Westminster’s influence extended well beyond the classroom. I absorbed lasting lessons about character, community, and service. Proudly wearing Black & Gold against larger opponents instilled an underdog determination. “Grit & Grace” has become part of how I approach challenges, relationships, and leadership. It is hard-wired in me, much like the smell of the old Squibb House basement.

I am grateful my Westminster experience continued after graduation, including my younger brother, Greg ’04, following me to Williams Hill. For the past twenty-five years, my involvement with Westy has provided enduring friendships, opportunities to serve, and a continuing connection to the place that gave me a second chance. That engagement has been among the most rewarding parts of my relationship with Westminster.

I assume this role at an important time for the school. Westminster is preparing for a leadership transition as Elaine White completes her service and the search proceeds for the school’s next Head. This period presents a meaningful opportunity for alumni to strengthen our connections with one another and help steward Westminster’s future.

We are the beneficiaries of those who sustained Westminster before us, and we now bear responsibility for its future. The school’s continued strength will depend in meaningful part on whether its alumni remain informed, engaged, and willing to contribute their time, experience, relationships, and financial support.

I encourage each of you to engage with Westminster in a way that is meaningful to you. Return to Williams Hill. Reconnect with classmates and faculty. Mentor a student or young alumnus. Attend an event. Share your experience and perspective. Financial support remains important, but alumni engagement encompasses much more than giving.

Please share your ideas about how the Alumni Association can deepen alumni connections and increase our support for Westminster. We arrived on Williams Hill by different routes and for different reasons. When we leave the Hill, wherever our journeys take us, we fly together.

With Grit & Grace,
Sean Fitzmichael Devlin ’01
President, Alumni Association