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Edna Gooch Trudeau \u201959 and Danielle DeSimone \u201914 graduated 55 years apart. Yet, each returned to the University of Mary Washington\u2019s Reunion Weekend<\/a> for the same reason.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve kept in touch with friends I met here 69 years ago,\u201d said Trudeau, tearing up as she recalled classmates she has lost over the years. But her face brightened as Ann Brooks Coutsoubinas \u201959 arrived. Trudeau added, \u201cI absolutely loved my time at Mary Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n

DeSimone expressed the same sentiment after reuniting with friends she met on her first night in college. \u201cIt\u2019s so wild that it has been a decade since we graduated. We can\u2019t wait to relive everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over 600 graduates and guests gathered for 2024\u2019s Reunion Weekend, held May 30 through June 2. Some came with canes and walkers, while others were there with strollers in tow. Yet, everyone was excited to reconnect with the campus and each other and rediscover all the things they loved about UMW.<\/p>\n

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The Class of 1974, who celebrated their 50th reunion, were welcomed into the 1908 Society, for alumni who graduated 50 years ago or more. Thursday, May 30 was a special day of festivities specifically for these graduates. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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UMW’s 2024 Reunion Weekend welcomed back alumni who graduated in years ending in 4 and 9, but all were welcome to participate in the festivities from May 30 to June 2. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div>
\"1974 <\/a>
1974 alumnae sit for a spell on the Adirondack chairs on Ball Circle. Ball Hall served as housing for dozens of alumni during Reunion Weekend. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"1979 <\/a>
1979 graduates peruse a Battlefield yearbook during the welcome reception at Brompton on Friday. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Class <\/a>
Class of 2014 graduates, including Danielle DeSimone (right) and Shelby Orlando (center), enjoy the Virginia wine, beer and cider tasting at the Jepson Alumni Executive Center on Saturday. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Iris <\/a>
Iris Harrell ’69, who traveled more than 3,000 miles from California, was eager to reconnect with her alma mater and the friends she made here. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"2004 <\/a>
2004 grads cool off with ice cream from Carl’s, a historic landmark and Fredericksburg favorite. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div>
\"1994 <\/a>
1994 graduates, who celebrated their 30th reunion, pose for a photo under the shade of trees along Campus Walk. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Brompton, <\/a>
Brompton, home of President Troy Paino and wife Kelly, was the site of two welcome receptions for hundreds of alumni who returned for 2024’s Reunion Weekend at Mary Washington. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"1979 <\/a>
1979 alumni enjoy themselves at the all-class party. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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From left: Edna Gooch Trudeau, Ann Brooks Coutsoubinas and Dodie Reeder Hruby, all alumnae from the Class of 1959, returned to campus to celebrate their 65th reunion. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Kate Barbuto Charette \u201904 showed her daughter around Virginia Hall. Susan Willis Tomaiko \u201984 remembered the fun times she had in the Lee Hall Underground. Lorenza Amico \u201979 wanted to see old friends and make new ones. And Gloria Shelton Gibson and Lin Hawkins Brannon, both 1969 graduates, stayed in their former residence, Ball Hall, which housed dozens of alumni during the weekend.<\/p>\n

The four-day celebration featured parties and picnics, faculty lectures, campus tours, family fun, class photos, arts and culture, trolleys to downtown Fredericksburg and Carl\u2019s for ice cream, and more. Alumni visited the academic departments where they learned, the residence halls where they lived and the favorite haunts where they made meaningful memories at Mary Washington.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s fun to come back to an environment where you began as kids and left as adults,” said Jennifer Henley ’04, whose class was the last before Mary Washington became a university. The name and the campus may have changed, she said, “but the vibe is still the same.”<\/p>\n

Read the rest of the story and see Reunion Weekend photos at Giving.umw.edu.<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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