Chair: Colin Sellar '94

• Public Service Award - An annual award that recognizes the public service accomplishments of a Williams graduate living or working in the greater Washington region.
• Community Service Events, which have included in the past:
  • Christmas in April - An annual event to fix up a building in an underprivileged area of Washington in need of repair.
  • Anacostia River cleanup at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in northeast Washington
  • Capital Area Food Bank - helping an organization in Washington that recovers millions of pounds of food to provide to the needy.

Chair: Nicole Eisenman '04

• Monthly Williams happy hours
• Summer Picnic
• Homecoming events (Williams-Amherst telecast)
• Formal dinners
• Other group social events, such as sports outings.

Chair: Paul Piquado '93

• Museum events, including lectures and guided tours.
• Live performances, such as plays, ballet & opera.
• Film screenings

Chair: Sarah Rispin '96

• Williams in Washington Forum - The concept of the Forum is to recreate in a classroom setting the types of discussions and interactions that make Williams such a special place to learn. Each Forum features a guest faculty member from Williams, and/or a distinguished graduate, to lead the discussion.
• Lunch Speakers - past speakers have included alumni Rusty Powell, Director of the National Gallery of Art, and Congressman Mark Udall, as well as current Williams faculty members and professors emeritus.

Co-chairs: Jennifer Doleac '03, Nicole Theriault '03.

• Williams Book Award
  • The Williams College Book Award is given to a junior in the top five percent of his or her class who has demonstrated intellectual leadership and has made a significant contribution to the extracurricular life of the school.
  • The Association is awarding fifteen Williams book awards in 2005 to high school juniors across the Washington area, more than five times the number of awards usually made.
• First-Year Send-Off Party - An annual late-summer event to allow local students matriculating at Williams in the fall to meet before arriving on campus.
• Networking Functions: The Committee facilitates networking among local association members through career-related events. Major improvements to the networking activities are planned for late 2005.