UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON
ALUMNI E-NEWS - May 2007
In this issue:
OUTSTANDING ALUMNI TO BE HONORED AT REUNION
ONLINE COMMUNITY ADDS NEW FEATURES
ADMISSIONS WORKSHOP FOR ALUMNI FAMILIES
UMW RINGS IN CENTENNIAL ERA
AWARDS GIVEN AT COMMENCEMENT
ATHLETICS UPDATE
LEE HALL RENOVATION TO BEGIN THIS SUMMER
OUTSTANDING ALUMNI TO BE HONORED AT REUNION
Reunion Weekend is almost here! Come back to campus June 1-3 to celebrate with reunion classes, hear faculty lectures, and renew your ties with Mary Washington. On Saturday, children will enjoy the "Eaglets' Nest" activities on Ball Circle, and the picnic under a huge tent over Palmieri Plaza will provide opportunities for classes to get together. For details and to register online, click here.
Four outstanding alumni will be honored with awards during the Reunion Weekend banquet on Saturday, June 2. Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda '69 and Katherine Aaslestad '85 will receive Distinguished Alumnus Awards; Mona Davis Albertine '71 will receive the Frances Liebenow Armstrong '36 Service Award; and Courtney Weise Santonicola '96 will receive the Young Alumnus Merit Award. For additional information on the award recipients, click here.
ONLINE COMMUNITY ADDS NEW FEATURES
If you haven't visited the UMW Alumni Online Community lately, now is a great time to surf over and check out some of its exciting new features. Alumni can now upload their resume to the Online Directory profile, as well as search resumes using the new "Global Search" feature. While you are visiting, don't forget to click on "Alumni News" to read about what your classmates are up to, and post some news or a photo of your own. (Alumni News does not replace the "Class Notes" feature of UMW Today magazine, so please remember to send your news to your class agent as well!)
Click here to access the UMW Alumni Online Community.
ADMISSIONS WORKSHOP FOR ALUMNI FAMILIES
If you are helping your high school student navigate the college admission maze, your alma mater can help. Plan to attend a special college-admission workshop exclusively for UMW alumni and their sons and daughters. The event will be led by the UMW Office of Admissions, and will be held at the Jepson Alumni Executive Center from Friday, July 27, at 3 p.m. through Saturday, July 28 at 2 p.m. For more details and registration information, click here, or contact the Office of Admissions at admit@umw.edu, (540) 654-2000 or (800) 468-5614.
UMW RINGS IN CENTENNIAL ERA
When the Carmen Chappell '59 Centennial Campanile rang for the first time at a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 11, UMW officially entered its Centennial Era. UMW will celebrate its 100th anniversary throughout the 2007-08 academic year, ending with Reunion Weekend 2008. To learn more about what has been planned for the Centennial Celebration or to read about UMW's history, click here.
AWARDS GIVEN AT COMMENCEMENT
The top University of Mary Washington undergraduate student and four faculty members received honors from the University during the commencement ceremony Saturday, May 12.
Anna Mary Brownfield of Barboursville, Va., received the Colgate W. Darden, Jr. Award for having the highest GPA - a perfect 4.0 - in the four-year undergraduate program. Thomas G. Moeller, professor of psychology, was presented the Grellet C. Simpson Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching. Jason W. Davidson, assistant professor of political science and international affairs, received the UMW Alumni Association Outstanding Young Faculty Member Award. Kenneth D. Machande, assistant professor of business administration, was awarded the Mary W. Pinschmidt Award, which is selected by the graduating class as the faculty member "whom they will most likely remember as the one who had the greatest impact on their lives." Gail D. Brooks, associate professor of computer information systems, received the College of Graduate and Professional Studies Outstanding Faculty Member Award for excellence in teaching and professional leadership.
Click here to read all of the graduation news.
ATHLETICS UPDATE
UMW hosted the 2007 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis National Championships at the Battleground Athletic Complex on May 15-20, 2007. As one of the premier collegiate tennis facilities in the entire nation, the University also served as host to the 2006 NCAA Men's Championships.
In addition, UMW Women's Rowing competed in the 2007 NCAA Division III Championships for the first time. Its varsity eight boat was named as an at-large selection for the championship, and the team finished seventh in the nation, as the Eagles won the petite final at the NCAA Division III national championships on Saturday in Oak Ridge, TN.
Read more UMW athletics news at http://athletics.umw.edu/index.html.
LEE HALL RENOVATION TO BEGIN THIS SUMMER
This summer, Lee Hall will begin a two-year renovation project that will provide more space and the grouping of all student services under one roof. As a result, the offices that were in Lee Hall have been temporarily moved to other locations on campus. This includes the UMW Bookstore, which is now housed in modular units in front of Westmoreland Hall, and the Admissions Office, which now greets prospective students and their parents in Trinkle Hall.
To learn more about office relocations, go to http://www.umw.edu/campuschanges.
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