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1915

At the first commencement, held May 22, 1915, five students received the bachelor of arts degree.

1919

H.M.S. Richards – 1919 – pioneer radio broadcaster and founder of the Voice of Prophecy media ministry

1961

In March of 1961 the college constituency voted to change the name of the college to Columbia Union College.

1977

Charles McMillan – 1977 – 10th director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory

2007

The Board of Trustees voted against selling the radio station in September 2007.

2008

In 2008, President Weymouth Spence announced he would eliminate or freeze up to 22 faculty and staff positions in order to restructure the school's curriculum and relieve WAU's multimillion-dollar debt.

2009

A recent performance was at the "Discover Strathmore Open House 2009", which was sponsored in part by the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baily Circus.

In 2009, Columbia Union College attained university status, and the college constituency voted to change the name of the college to Washington Adventist University.

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