{"id":103286,"date":"2024-07-23T12:21:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T16:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=103286"},"modified":"2024-07-23T13:09:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T17:09:53","slug":"surprise-connections-tie-together-recent-umw-grads-college-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/23\/surprise-connections-tie-together-recent-umw-grads-college-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise Connections Tie Together Recent UMW Grad\u2019s College Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Abby Tank \u201924 graduated from the University of Mary Washington, her grandmother had one of the best seats in the house.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103299\" style=\"width: 275px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"103299\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/23\/surprise-connections-tie-together-recent-umw-grads-college-success\/abby-and-ruth-ann-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/Abby-and-Ruth-Ann-1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1813,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G988U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1715438408&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00128040973111&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ruth Ann Foiles Brunet \u201962 and granddaughter Abby Tank \u201924 at UMW\u2019s Commencement in May. They attended Mary Washington more than six decades apart, but Abby\u2019s beloved \u2018Meena\u2019 was a constant presence on campus during her four years at UMW. Photo courtesy of Abby Tank and Ruth Ann Foiles Brunet.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/Abby-and-Ruth-Ann-1-212x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/Abby-and-Ruth-Ann-1-725x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-103299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/Abby-and-Ruth-Ann-1-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ruth Ann Foiles Brunet \u201962 and granddaughter Abby Tank \u201924 at UMW\u2019s Commencement in May. They attended Mary Washington more than six decades apart, but Abby\u2019s beloved \u2018Meena\u2019 was a constant presence on campus during her four years at UMW. Photo courtesy of Abby Tank and Ruth Ann Foiles Brunet.\" width=\"275\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/Abby-and-Ruth-Ann-1-212x300.jpg 212w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/Abby-and-Ruth-Ann-1-725x1024.jpg 725w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/Abby-and-Ruth-Ann-1-768x1084.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/Abby-and-Ruth-Ann-1-1088x1536.jpg 1088w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/Abby-and-Ruth-Ann-1-1450x2048.jpg 1450w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/Abby-and-Ruth-Ann-1-scaled.jpg 1813w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruth Ann Foiles Brunet \u201962 and granddaughter Abby Tank \u201924 at UMW\u2019s Commencement in May. They attended Mary Washington more than six decades apart, but Abby\u2019s beloved \u2018Meena\u2019 was a constant presence on campus during her four years at UMW. Photo courtesy of Abby Tank and Ruth Ann Foiles Brunet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI missed out on my high school graduation four years ago, so having her there made it even more special,\u201d Tank said. As a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alumni.umw.edu\/s\/1588\/rd17\/interior.aspx?sid=1588&amp;gid=1&amp;pgid=2133\">1908 Society<\/a>, Ruth Ann Foiles Brunet \u201962 processed onto Ball Circle and watched the ceremony with other alumni who graduated 50 years ago or more. Seeing her granddaughter earn a bachelor\u2019s degree in international affairs and Spanish, she said, was \u201cabsolutely one of the highlights of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brunet attended Mary Washington over six decades ago, before transferring to another institution. She was a constant presence on campus throughout Tank\u2019s four years of college, cheering on her granddaughter in UMW women\u2019s volleyball games, including the team\u2019s conference championship win, and attending departmental events for families. She even bonded with her granddaughter\u2019s friends and roommates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were all so excited to hug her and take photos with her at Commencement,\u201d said Tank, who was surprised to learn of her grandmother\u2019s ties to the University when she first visited campus for a high school volleyball camp. When Tank applied to Mary Washington, her mother told her that her grandmother had studied dietetics there in the late 1950s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was strictly serendipitious that Abby ended up at UMW,\u201d Brunet said. The strong science education she earned in college helped her land various administrative roles in the healthcare field throughout her career. Meanwhile, she kept in touch with former classmates, attended reunions and donated to support current students. \u201cI may not have graduated from here, but I consider Mary Washington my true alma mater.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another surprise came when Tank earned the prestigious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/admissions\/apply\/firstyear-scholarships\/washington-and-alvey\/\">Justin and Helen Piscopo Alvey Scholarship<\/a> for out-of-state students, providing her with full tuition, fees, and room and board for up to four undergraduate years. She became close to her late donor, Irene Piscopo Rodgers \u201959 \u2013 a Mary Washington student at the same time as her grandmother, though they never met \u2013 who left UMW a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/giving.umw.edu\/blog\/2023\/03\/09\/umw-receives-transformational-30-million-gift-for-undergraduate-research-and-scholarships\/\">transformational $30 million estate gift<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/02\/umw-awards-six-full-ride-alvey-and-washington-scholarships\/\">Alvey Scholarships<\/a>\u00a0and undergraduate scientific research.<\/p>\n<h4>Read the full story at <a href=\"https:\/\/giving.umw.edu\/blog\/2024\/07\/19\/surprise-connections-tie-together-recent-umw-grads-college-success\/\">Giving.umw.edu<\/a>.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Abby Tank \u201924 graduated from the University of Mary Washington, her grandmother had one of the best seats in the house. \u201cI missed out on my high school graduation four years ago, so having her there made it even more special,\u201d Tank said. 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