UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON
ALUMNI E-NEWS - February 2008
In this issue:
FOUNDERS DAY FEATURES MCCULLOUGH, GOV. KAINE
WARNER TO SPEAK AT COMMENCEMENT, MAY 10
STAFFORD CAMPUS BUILDING GOES GREEN
BASKETBALL TEAM IS AMONG TOPS IN LEAGUE
EIR PROGRAM SPOTLIGHTS UMW ENTREPRENEURS
UMW 'TREASURES' IN LIBRARY EXHIBITION
FOUNDERS DAY FEATURES MCCULLOUGH, GOV. KAINE
Pulitzer-Prize-winning historian David McCullough will be the keynote speaker at UMW’s Founders Day Convocation on Friday, March 14. The ceremony, which will feature greetings by Gov. Tim Kaine, will be held at 3 p.m. in Dodd Auditorium, George Washington Hall. The processional will include a representative from most graduating classes, starting with 1936.
The convocation ceremony is free, but tickets are required and will be available after February 20 on a first-come, first-served basis by calling (540) 654-1055.
Other Founders Week events include:
- Opening reception for UMW-Community Art Show “100 Years Together” on Friday, March 7 in the Jepson Alumni Executive Center. Read a recent article about the show in The Free Lance-Star at www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2008/022008/02072008/0207umwart.
- Opening reception for the “Centennial Alumni Exhibition” on Thursday, March 13 in the Ridderhof Martin Gallery. To find out more, visit www.umw.edu/umw_galleries/.
- Great Lives Series lecture “Mary and George Washington” by Peter Henriques, author of “Realistic Visionary: A Portrait of George Washington,” on Thursday, March 13. To find out more, go to www.umw.edu/greatlives.
- A Centennial Concert by UMW-Community Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, March 15.
For a complete listing of centennial events, go to www.umw.edu/centennial.
The Centennial Celebration has sparked numerous other projects, including:
- The UMW Digital Archive that stores and preserves photos from UMW’s storied past. Historic images are a click away at http://archive.umw.edu. Alumni are encouraged to add information to images already archived and to share nostalgic photos of their own on a related blog. Photographs also will be collected in George Washington Hall, Room 106 on Founders Day in order to be scanned for the archival collection. These will be returned to alumni by mail.
“University of Mary Washington: Moments in Time,” a beautifully illustrated coffee-table book by renowned wildlife photographer Lynda Richardson, ’81, featuring stunning images of the University that were captured over the course of a year. To order your own copy, visit www.umw.edu/bookstore.
WARNER TO SPEAK AT COMMENCEMENT, MAY 10
Senator John Warner will serve as UMW’s 2008 commencement speaker at the 9 a.m. ceremony on Saturday, May 10 in Ball Circle. Warner, who is in his 30th year in the U.S. Senate, is the second-longest serving senator from Virginia in the Senate’s 218-year history. To find out more, visit www.umw.edu/news/?a=773.
STAFFORD CAMPUS BUILDING GOES GREEN
UMW’s new building at the College of Graduate and Professional Studies has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. This achievement puts UMW at the local forefront of a green building movement sweeping Virginia and the United States, and it positions the University among a small handful of Virginia colleges with buildings that are LEED certified. To find out more, visit www.umw.edu/news/?a=728.
BASKETBALL TEAM IS AMONG TOPS IN LEAGUE 
The UMW basketball teams find themselves among the elite of the Capital Athletic Conference, with the women’s team tied for first place in the league standings with a 20-2 overall record entering the final week of the regular season, and with the men solidly in second place in the league with a 14-7 overall record and 9-4 mark in the conference. To read more about the teams, go to www.umw.edu/athletics.
CELEBRATE REUNION WEEKEND MAY 30-JUNE 1
Mark your calendar to return to Mary Washington for Reunion Weekend, which will be bigger and better than ever. In addition to increased opportunities for class get-togethers, the huge tent over Palmieri Plaza for the reunion picnic, and Saturday's children's activities, we're offering two new events this year. Begin the weekend early with Thursday and Friday's "Alumni College," May 29 and 30. There you'll learn from UMW faculty and enjoy classes - without quizzes! Friday afternoon, MUSE, a five-member professional troupe, will present a special performance of "Celebrating the Cycle of Life through Art, Dance, Music, and Poetry," featuring UMW alumni Vicky Nichols Wilder '80 and Carol Thayer Cox '68.
Registration for Reunion Weekend will be available via mail and online in mid-March.
UMW ON THE ROAD
The University of Mary Washington invites you to attend a "UMW on the Road" event this spring. Upcoming "UMW on the Road" events are scheduled in Atlanta, Naples, West Palm Beach, Jacksonville, Orlando and Roanoke. More locations will be announced soon.
For event dates, locations, and online registration, visit www.umw.edu/alumni/events.
PRESIDENT'S TRAVEL CLUB UPDATES
May 30 to June 10, 2008:
Make your reservation today for the President's Travel Club excursion, "The Romantic Rhine from Amsterdam to Basel aboard the River Cloud." Mary Washington alumni and friends will join guests and lecturers from Dartmouth College and Colonial Williamsburg for this historic exploration of the Netherlands and Switzerland, May 30 to June 10, 2008. Lecturers will include Cary Carson, former vice president for research at Colonial Williamsburg, Dartmouth College Professor of English Emeritus Peter Saccio, and internationally acclaimed husband-and-wife piano duo Jung Mi Lee and Jon Sakata. Single supplement charges for cabin decks have been waived for this trip, resulting in a savings of $1,950. Visit www.umw.edu/gift/fund_for_mary_washington/travel_club.php for more information.
Late December 2008 to early January 2009:
If you've always wanted to go on an African safari, stay tuned for the official announcement of the next President's Travel Club expedition to South Africa. The trip is currently in the planning stage, but it will include safaris in Kruger National Park, a visit to beautiful Cape Town, a ride on the Blue Train down South Africa's famous Garden Route, and an unforgettable New Year's Eve celebration at a luxury lodge in the African bush. Call (540) 654-1522 or email lcatullo@umw.edu to add your name to our list of interested travelers.
EIR PROGRAM SPOTLIGHTS UMW ENTREPRENEURS
A special centennial segment of the Executive-in Residence program is showcasing UMW alumni who are successful entrepreneurs. The spring programs will take place on Tuesday, March 24 at the College of Graduate and Professional Studies and Wednesday, March 25 at the Jepson Alumni Executive Center. Business owners include Iris Harrell ’69 (pictured), founder of Harrell Remodeling, Inc., a residential construction company in California; Gaynelle Parrish Grizzard ’50, co-owner of Southeastern Mill, a flour, cornmeal, grits, and specialty mix producer in Georgia; Doug Simpson ’04, MBA ’07, owner of Adasphere, a technical solutions development company near Charlottesville, Va.; and Sarah Armstrong Gregg ’48, former vice president of Federated Department Stores.
UMW ‘TREASURES’ IN LIBRARY EXHIBITION
UMW’s Simpson Library will present the exhibition “Simpson’s Secret Treasures: A Century of Special Collections, 1908 -2008.” The exhibition, which runs through May 15, highlights documents and artifacts from the University’s 100-year history and showcase gems from the library’s rare book collection. For more information, visit www.umw.edu/news/?a=791.
Looking for that special gift? Shop online at the University Bookstore.
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