All officers running for the Executive Committee (EC) and Student Judicial Council (SJC) ran unopposed and won on April 3.

For the 2025-26 school year, the following students will be serving as officers for the EC and SJC.

• EC President: Meaghan Endres, ’26
• EC Vice President: John Beekman Youngblood, ’27
• EC Secretary: Maine Billings, ’28
• SJC Chairwoman: Claire Manning, ’26
• SJC Secretary: Roman Schlichter, ’26

Endres was the class of 2026’s representative before she studied abroad this fall. She said she plans to familiarize herself with the EC’s recent challenges and lead proposals for amendments to the student body constitution.

“I first ran for the EC my freshman winter, having been disappointed in what I was seeing on the committee and feeling like my voice was not being represented,” she said in her speech at the candidate forum. “When I won, I made a promise to myself that I would do everything in my power to try and ensure that nobody felt the way I had that year.”

She also looks forward to hearing from campus clubs and evaluating the impact they’ve made using EC funding.

“The part of the job I enjoy the most is seeing how people flourish in their positions in the EC,” said Endres. “And I love, love, love giving clubs money because their impact in the community and beyond is so amazing to see. I love being able to be the one that gives them the ability to do that.”

Youngblood also said he will prioritize budget allocations.

“I am confident that I can not only efficiently manage our budget to prevent overspending, but I can also undoubtedly say that the organizations that deserve funding will receive their fair share of this budget,” he said in his speech.

Youngblood, who served as an EC class representative for the 2024-25 school year, will serve as vice president of the student body.

EC class representatives and SJC justices 

EC representatives and SJC justices were elected on April 4. But two justice positions  on the SJC — for the undergraduate and law classes of 2026 — are still vacant. The Student Election Commission will hold a special election during spring term to fill the positions.

The class of 2026 had three students run for EC class representative: Marshall Wilt, Julian Beaujeu-Dufour and Carter Cox. Wilt and Dufour were elected.

“I will be dedicated to ensuring transparency, fairness, and accessibility in the EC’s decision-making process,” Beaujeu-Dufour said in his forum speech. “I will advocate for the needs and interests of the Class of 2026, ensuring that our voices are heard and that the EC continues to work in the best interests of all students.”

Wilt said she aims to “advocate for her peers, uphold the Honor System and strengthen the trust and connection that define the W&L community.”

The class of 2027 candidates all ran unopposed. Gibson Ward and Houston Johnson were elected to be the class representatives, and Rebecca Vaught was elected as the SJC justice.

Johnson said he wants students to share their thoughts on how to make W&L’s campus even better during his forum speech.

“To make that happen, I plan to include an anonymous Google form at the end of every email I send as your representative,” Johnson said. “This will give you a simple and private way to share feedback, suggest initiatives or raise any concerns.”

Four students from the class of 2028 ran to be one of the two class representatives: Bryn Gonzales, Yoong Wen Chong, KJ Miller and Mia Remington.

Votes were counted through a rank choice system that allows students to vote for multiple candidates. In this system, the candidate with more than 50% of first-choice votes wins automatically. If no candidate gets a majority, the candidates with the least amount of votes gets eliminated and that candidate’s voters’ ballots are redistributed to their second-choice pick.

For the 2024-25 school year, Wen Chong was the only representative for the class of 2028 and was reelected to serve next year alongside Gonzales.

“I hope to continue to protect the trust that’s so foundational to how we operate as a community as well as maintain the vitality of our student life through funding our clubs and societies,” Wen Chong said.

Gonzales said she hopes to uphold university traditions by representing her class.

“I want to hear your ideas,” Gonzales said. “Every voice matters, and I promise to amplify those voices.”

Malachi Zarahn is currently the class of 2028 SJC justice. During his first year serving, he said he gained experience with the judicial process, built a strong community with upperclassmen and became more familiar with W&L’s many resources. Zarahn ran again, unopposed, and was elected.

“My goal when dealing with cases is that students are treated with dignity, respect and empathy,” he said.

The SJC works in tandem with the EC as the disciplinary power of the student body.

The SJC acts upon complaints of student misconduct through confidential hearings. The body investigates violations of the University Community Standard, which includes misconduct from vandalism to driving under the influence. The SJC can issue a variety of sanctions from suspension to conduct probation.

The EC oversees the university’s Honor System. The body investigates reports from the campus community about breaches of trust. The EC is a single-sanction body, so any student found guilty of violating the Honor System is expelled from the university.

“I promise to fairly adjudicate all matters of honor and protect the system that affords us so many privileges and comforts on campus,” Endres said in her speech. “Our honor system is the glue of our community, and I promise to try to maintain the integrity of our system and those who pledge themselves to it.”