1.0About UMWhttps://www.umw.edu/aboutEmilyhttps://www.umw.edu/about/author/ebayless/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="U2osh7bFNT"><a href="https://www.umw.edu/about/our-history/past-presidents/grellet-c-simpson/">Grellet C. Simpson (1956-1974)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.umw.edu/about/our-history/past-presidents/grellet-c-simpson/embed/#?secret=U2osh7bFNT" width="600" height="338" title="“Grellet C. Simpson (1956-1974)” — About UMW" data-secret="U2osh7bFNT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.umw.edu/about/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Grellet C. Simpson (1956-1974) President of Mary Washington from 1956 until his retirement in 1974, Grellet C. Simpson’s 18-year tenure was characterized by an unequivocal belief in the liberal arts tradition. For him, the liberal arts process was more important than any body of studies or the ends to which it led. Yet, even with […]