Esther Goldthwaite Ward, class of 1931, grew up in Syria where her mother Charlotte Ellen Ward, class of 1903, was a medical missionary. Ward was named a Sarah Williston Scholar in 1929 and graduated cum laude with honors in economics with Phi Beta Kappa distinction. She served on the Judicial Board, business board of the Llamarada, and Freshman Handbook. From 1930 to 1931, she was chair of the World Fellowship Committee of the Y.W.C.A. Ward was also a member of the Cosmopolitan Club, Silver Bay Club, Glee Club, and International Relations Club.