{"id":92556,"date":"2022-04-18T14:20:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T18:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=92556"},"modified":"2022-04-19T17:07:05","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T21:07:05","slug":"eagle-awards-celebrate-campus-leaders-dean-rucker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/18\/eagle-awards-celebrate-campus-leaders-dean-rucker\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagle Awards Celebrate Campus Leaders, Dean Rucker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>University of Mary Washington senior Brianna Reaves was presented with the Grace Mann Launch Award during the annual Eagle Awards last Thursday. Held in person for the first time since the pandemic, the event honored more than a dozen campus leaders in the University Center\u2019s Chandler Ballroom. A newly established award was presented to Cedric Rucker, associate vice president and dean of Student Life, who will retire this June.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery class is amazing, but looking out at the students gathered here tonight \u2013 you\u2019ve led our community through one of the most difficult times in its history,\u201d UMW President Troy Paino said. \u201cYou embody the Mary Washington spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:7,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/18\\\/eagle-awards-celebrate-campus-leaders-dean-rucker\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 368px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"368\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 368px;\" data-original-width=\"550\" data-original-height=\"368\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/18\/eagle-awards-celebrate-campus-leaders-dean-rucker\/use-img_0335\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"546\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"364\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92560\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0335-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1649966553&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;37&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0335-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0335-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0335-scaled.jpg?w=546&#038;h=364&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0335-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0335-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0335-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0335-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0335-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0335-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0335-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0335-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0335-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"546\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"546\" data-original-height=\"364\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Senior Brianna Reaves received the Grace Mann Launch Award last Thursday at the first in-person Eagle Awards since the pandemic. Photo by Kayla Zegada.\" style=\"width: 546px; height: 364px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Senior Brianna Reaves received the Grace Mann Launch Award last Thursday at the first in-person Eagle Awards since the pandemic. Photo by Kayla Zegada. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 368px;\" data-original-width=\"550\" data-original-height=\"368\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/18\/eagle-awards-celebrate-campus-leaders-dean-rucker\/use-img_0413\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"546\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"364\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92559\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0413-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1649966892&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;46&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0413-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0413-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0413-scaled.jpg?w=546&#038;h=364&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0413-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0413-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0413-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0413-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0413-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0413-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0413-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0413-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0413-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"546\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"546\" data-original-height=\"364\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Associate Vice President and Dean of Student Life Cedric Rucker accepted the first-ever Eagle Beyond Compare Award, which appropriately included one of his signature bowties. Photo by Kayla Zegada.\" style=\"width: 546px; height: 364px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Associate Vice President and Dean of Student Life Cedric Rucker accepted the first-ever Eagle Beyond Compare Award, which appropriately included one of his signature bowties. Photo by Kayla Zegada. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Rucker, visibly emotional throughout the ceremony, presented Reaves with the $6,900 award. \u201cWith tireless initiative, integrity, institutional investment \u2026 her leadership is deeply respected across all sectors of the University community,\u201d said Rucker, acknowledging Reaves\u2019 achievement as the first Black female student to become UMW Student Government Association president.<\/p>\n<p>Grace Mann was a UMW leader and social justice activist who died seven years ago during her junior year. Her parents established an endowment for an annual financial award to be presented to a graduating senior who exemplifies Mann\u2019s commitment to social justice, equality and advocacy.<\/p>\n<p>Reaves, a sociology major and social justice minor, began her Mary Washington experience by becoming elected class president during her freshman and sophomore years. After participating in a 2018 Social Justice Fall Break Trip through the James Farmer Multicultural Center (JFMC), she made it her mission to make UMW a more inclusive and welcoming community.<\/p>\n<p>She helped found and led UMW\u2019s NAACP chapter, now one of the largest and most active student organizations on campus. She was also appointed as the Virginia State Conference NAACP Youth &amp; College Division vice president and an NAACP National Board of Directors member.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, she joined UMW\u2019s Multicultural Leadership Council, to ensure all voices on campus are heard, and helped first-year students, especially from underrepresented backgrounds, as a RISE peer mentor. Reaves also assisted with the launch of JFMC\u2019s Farmer Fellows program, helping create curriculum materials and provide diversity education training to the UMW community.<\/p>\n<p>After graduation, Reaves will attend American University, pursuing master\u2019s degrees in international peace and conflict resolution, and theological studies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:7,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/18\\\/eagle-awards-celebrate-campus-leaders-dean-rucker\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 745px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"745\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 498px; height: 745px;\" data-original-width=\"498\" data-original-height=\"745\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/18\/eagle-awards-celebrate-campus-leaders-dean-rucker\/maybe-use-img_0364\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"494\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"741\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92570\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/MAYBE-USE-IMG_0364-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1707,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1649966603&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;29&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/MAYBE-USE-IMG_0364-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/MAYBE-USE-IMG_0364-683x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/MAYBE-USE-IMG_0364-scaled.jpg?w=494&#038;h=741&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/MAYBE-USE-IMG_0364-scaled.jpg 1707w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/MAYBE-USE-IMG_0364-200x300.jpg 200w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/MAYBE-USE-IMG_0364-683x1024.jpg 683w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/MAYBE-USE-IMG_0364-768x1152.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/MAYBE-USE-IMG_0364-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/MAYBE-USE-IMG_0364-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/MAYBE-USE-IMG_0364-760x1140.jpg 760w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/MAYBE-USE-IMG_0364-400x600.jpg 400w\" width=\"494\" height=\"741\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"494\" data-original-height=\"741\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Senior Brianna &quot;Breezy&quot; Reaves won the Grace Mann Launch Award on Thursday night. Reaves has served in leadership roles since her freshman year at Mary Washington and is the first Black female student to become the Student Government Association President. Photo by Kayla Zegada.\" style=\"width: 494px; height: 741px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Senior Brianna &#8220;Breezy&#8221; Reaves won the Grace Mann Launch Award on Thursday night. Reaves has served in leadership roles since her freshman year at Mary Washington and is the first Black female student to become the Student Government Association president. Photo by Kayla Zegada. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 602px; height: 745px;\" data-original-width=\"602\" data-original-height=\"745\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/18\/eagle-awards-celebrate-campus-leaders-dean-rucker\/use-img_0332\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"598\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"371\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92571\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0332-scaled-e1650313123163.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2310,1433\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1649966195&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"USE-IMG_0332-scaled\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0332-scaled-e1650313123163-300x186.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0332-scaled-e1650313123163-1024x635.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0332-scaled-e1650313123163.jpg?w=598&#038;h=371&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0332-scaled-e1650313123163.jpg 2310w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0332-scaled-e1650313123163-300x186.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0332-scaled-e1650313123163-1024x635.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0332-scaled-e1650313123163-768x476.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0332-scaled-e1650313123163-1536x953.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0332-scaled-e1650313123163-2048x1270.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0332-scaled-e1650313123163-250x155.jpg 250w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0332-scaled-e1650313123163-1140x707.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0332-scaled-e1650313123163-600x372.jpg 600w\" width=\"598\" height=\"371\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"598\" data-original-height=\"371\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"USE-IMG_0332-scaled\" alt=\"Dean Rucker, speaking at his last Eagle Awards before retirement, was visibly moved and reflective throughout the ceremony, which ended with a tribute video celebrating his four decades at Mary Washington. Photo by Kayla Zegada.\" style=\"width: 598px; height: 371px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Dean Rucker, speaking at his last Eagle Awards before retirement, was visibly moved and reflective throughout the ceremony, which ended with a tribute video celebrating his four decades at Mary Washington. Photo by Kayla Zegada. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/18\/eagle-awards-celebrate-campus-leaders-dean-rucker\/use\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"598\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"366\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92558\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-scaled-e1650313202452.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2259,1382\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1649964337&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-scaled-e1650313202452-300x184.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-scaled-e1650313202452-1024x626.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-scaled-e1650313202452.jpg?w=598&#038;h=366&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-scaled-e1650313202452.jpg 2259w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-scaled-e1650313202452-300x184.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-scaled-e1650313202452-1024x626.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-scaled-e1650313202452-768x470.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-scaled-e1650313202452-1536x940.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-scaled-e1650313202452-2048x1253.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-scaled-e1650313202452-1140x697.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-scaled-e1650313202452-600x367.jpg 600w\" width=\"598\" height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"598\" data-original-height=\"366\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"\u201cEvery class is amazing, but looking out at the students gathered here tonight \u2013 you\u2019ve led our community through one of the most difficult times in its history,\u201d UMW President Troy Paino said in his remarks on Thursday. Photo by Kayla Zegada.\" style=\"width: 598px; height: 366px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> \u201cEvery class is amazing, but looking out at the students gathered here tonight \u2013 you\u2019ve led our community through one of the most difficult times in its history,\u201d UMW President Troy Paino said in his remarks on Thursday. Photo by Kayla Zegada. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Rucker was presented with the new Eagle Beyond Compare Award, meant to recognize an outstanding member of the UMW community who exemplifies the University\u2019s values and ideals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo us, Dean Rucker is the epitome of the Mary Washington spirit with dedication to living authentically, to the fierce pursuit of knowledge and to going into the world with integrity and the spirit of goodwill to all,\u201d said JFMC Associate Director JoAnna Raucci, who presented the award.<\/p>\n<p>Since coming to Mary Washington over four decades ago as an undergraduate, Rucker has left an indelible mark on the UMW community, returning to his beloved alma mater in 1989 to serve in several roles, currently as dean of Student Life. An endowment, the Cedric B. Rucker \u201981 S.O.S. Fund, was recently established to support students with unexpected and life-altering emergencies. The University Center will also be renamed in Rucker\u2019s honor after his retirement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:7,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/18\\\/eagle-awards-celebrate-campus-leaders-dean-rucker\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"491\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 734px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"734\" data-original-height=\"491\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/18\/eagle-awards-celebrate-campus-leaders-dean-rucker\/use-img_0298\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"730\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"487\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92566\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0298-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1649965961&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;45&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0298-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0298-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0298-scaled.jpg?w=730&#038;h=487&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0298-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0298-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0298-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0298-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0298-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0298-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0298-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0298-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0298-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"730\" height=\"487\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"730\" data-original-height=\"487\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Senior Lu Sheikhnureldin, who emceed the event with Quinn Lipetz, received the Prince Woodard Outstanding Leader Award, presented by Associate Dean of Student Involvement Melissa Jones. Photo by Kayla Zegada.\" style=\"width: 730px; height: 487px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Senior Lu Sheikhnureldin, who emceed the event with Quinn Lipetz, received the Prince Woodard Outstanding Leader Award, presented by Associate Dean of Student Involvement Melissa Jones. Photo by Kayla Zegada. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 366px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"366\" data-original-height=\"491\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/18\/eagle-awards-celebrate-campus-leaders-dean-rucker\/use-img_0288\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"242\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92565\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0288-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1649965870&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;49&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0288-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0288-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0288-scaled.jpg?w=362&#038;h=242&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0288-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0288-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0288-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0288-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0288-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0288-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0288-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0288-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0288-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"362\" height=\"242\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"242\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Junior Sha&#039;Lelia Moore received the Prince Woodard Emerging Leader Award. Photo by Kayla Zegada.\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 242px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Junior Sha&#8217;Lelia Moore received the Prince Woodard Emerging Leader Award. Photo by Kayla Zegada. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/18\/eagle-awards-celebrate-campus-leaders-dean-rucker\/use-img_0229\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"241\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92563\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0229-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1649965447&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;49&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0229-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0229-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0229-scaled.jpg?w=362&#038;h=241&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0229-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0229-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0229-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0229-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0229-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0229-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0229-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0229-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0229-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"362\" height=\"241\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"241\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Senior Carleigh Rahn received the Elizabeth M. Baumgarten Service Award, presented by Sarah Dewees, associate director of UMW&#039;s Center for Community Engagement. Photo by Kayla Zegada.\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 241px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Senior Carleigh Rahn received the Elizabeth M. Baumgarten Service Award, presented by Sarah Dewees, associate director of UMW&#8217;s Center for Community Engagement. Photo by Kayla Zegada. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 368px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"368\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 368px;\" data-original-width=\"550\" data-original-height=\"368\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/18\/eagle-awards-celebrate-campus-leaders-dean-rucker\/img_0268\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"546\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"364\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92567\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0268-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1649965745&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;48&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0268-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0268-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0268-scaled.jpg?w=546&#038;h=364&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0268-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0268-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0268-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0268-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0268-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0268-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0268-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0268-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0268-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"546\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"546\" data-original-height=\"364\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Senior Katie Warlick received the Alex Naden Award, presented by Associate Dean of Student Involvement Melissa Jones. Photo by Kayla Zegada.\" style=\"width: 546px; height: 364px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Senior Katie Warlick received the Alex Naden Award, presented by Associate Dean of Student Involvement Melissa Jones. Photo by Kayla Zegada. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 368px;\" data-original-width=\"550\" data-original-height=\"368\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/18\/eagle-awards-celebrate-campus-leaders-dean-rucker\/use-img_0251\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"546\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"364\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92564\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0251-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1649965657&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;46&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0251-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0251-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0251-scaled.jpg?w=546&#038;h=364&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0251-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0251-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0251-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0251-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0251-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0251-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0251-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0251-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0251-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"546\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"546\" data-original-height=\"364\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Michael Middleton, assistant director of Student Activities and Engagement, was presented with the Gwen Hale Giving Tree Award by last year&#039;s recipient, Betsy Southern. Photo by Kayla Zegada.\" style=\"width: 546px; height: 364px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Michael Middleton, assistant director of Student Activities and Engagement, was presented with the Gwen Hale Giving Tree Award by last year&#8217;s recipient, Betsy Southern. Photo by Kayla Zegada. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Other award winners included Lu Sheikhnureldin and Sha\u2019Lelia Moore, who earned Prince B. Woodard awards. Named for a former Mary Washington president, these honors recognize outstanding leadership and contributions to the community.<\/p>\n<p>Sheikhnureldin received the Prince Woodard Outstanding Leader Award, presented to a graduating senior who has made a substantial impact on campus and beyond, while exemplifying honor, leadership and service. Moore, a rising senior, earned the Prince Woodard Emerging Leader Award, presented to an underclassman who has already made a difference in the campus community.<\/p>\n<p>Senior Oscar Le\u00f3n received the Clara Boyd Wheeler Award for exemplifying grace, a spirit of service and the ability to change lives.<\/p>\n<p>Senior Carleigh Rahn received the Elizabeth M. Baumgarten Service Award for outstanding volunteerism at UMW and in the community.<\/p>\n<p>Senior Katie Warlick received the Alex Naden Award, which memorializes a senior class officer and member of the rugby team who graduated from Mary Washington in 2003, and lost his life in an accident later that year.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Middleton, assistant director of Student Activities and Engagement (SAE), was presented with the Gwen Hale Giving Tree Award, honoring a faculty or staff member who has contributed significantly to the mission of the University through direct work with students. The award was recently renamed for Hale, who served as the director of UMW\u2019s Writing Center until she passed away last fall, and who was instrumental in setting up the Resource Closet, which now bears her name, in Anne Carter Lee Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Another new honor, the In the Wings Award, went to SAE Director Sandrine Sutphin and Becky Bezdan, SAE business manager, for their roles behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:7,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/18\\\/eagle-awards-celebrate-campus-leaders-dean-rucker\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"491\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 734px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"734\" data-original-height=\"491\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/18\/eagle-awards-celebrate-campus-leaders-dean-rucker\/img_0129\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"730\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"487\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92568\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0129-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1649964597&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;29&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0129-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0129-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0129-scaled.jpg?w=730&#038;h=487&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0129-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0129-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0129-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0129-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0129-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0129-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0129-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0129-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/IMG_0129-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"730\" height=\"487\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"730\" data-original-height=\"487\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"The organizers of Taste of Asia posed for a picture with James Farmer Multicultural Center Director Marion Sanford after winning the Outstanding Diversity Program Award. Photo by Kayla Zegada.\" style=\"width: 730px; height: 487px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> The organizers of Taste of Asia posed for a picture with James Farmer Multicultural Center Director Marion Sanford after winning the Outstanding Diversity Program Award. 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Photo by Kayla Zegada.\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 242px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> James Farmer Multicultural Center Director Marion Sanford presents the team that organized the Nonprofit Fair with the Outstanding Educational Program Award. Photo by Kayla Zegada. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/18\/eagle-awards-celebrate-campus-leaders-dean-rucker\/use-img_0202\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"241\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92562\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0202-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1649965115&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;33&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0202-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0202-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0202-scaled.jpg?w=362&#038;h=241&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0202-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0202-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0202-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0202-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0202-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0202-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0202-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0202-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0202-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"362\" height=\"241\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"241\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Adrianna Giddings and Lu Sheikhnureldin pose for a photo after DiversAbility won the Outstanding Overall Achievement Award. Photo by Kayla Zegada.\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 241px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Adrianna Giddings and Lu Sheikhnureldin pose for a photo after DiversAbility won the Outstanding Overall Achievement Award. Photo by Kayla Zegada. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Mary Washington Alumni Association presented three awards: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Senior, Sally Burkley<\/p>\n<p>Service Award for Outstanding Senior Dedicated to Community Service, Amira Akam<\/p>\n<p>Bachelor of Liberal Studies Award, Ivelisse Maddalena<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other individual awards given were: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Leader in Service, Hollis Cobb<\/p>\n<p>Unsung Hero, Lizzy Poisson<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Several programs and organizations also received the following awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Outstanding Diversity Program, Taste of Asia<\/p>\n<p>Outstanding Educational Program, Nonprofit Fair<\/p>\n<p>Outstanding Annual Program, Rocktoberfest<\/p>\n<p>Outstanding New Program, Bookmobile Fredericksburg<\/p>\n<p>Outstanding New Club, UMW Girl Gains<\/p>\n<p>Outstanding Overall Achievement, DiversAbility<\/p>\n<p>Outstanding Community Service Program, Global Medical Brigades<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:7,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/18\\\/eagle-awards-celebrate-campus-leaders-dean-rucker\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 735px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"735\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 735px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"735\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/18\/eagle-awards-celebrate-campus-leaders-dean-rucker\/use-img_0442\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1096\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"731\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92557\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0442-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1649967411&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0442-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0442-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0442-scaled.jpg?w=1096&#038;h=731&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0442-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0442-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0442-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0442-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0442-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0442-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0442-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0442-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/USE-IMG_0442-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"1096\" height=\"731\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"1096\" data-original-height=\"731\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"The winners posed for a group photo after the Eagle Awards ceremony. Photo by Kayla Zegada.\" style=\"width: 1096px; height: 731px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> The winners posed for a group photo after the Eagle Awards ceremony. Photo by Kayla Zegada. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Mary Washington senior Brianna Reaves was presented with the Grace Mann Launch Award during the annual Eagle Awards last Thursday. Held in person for the first time since the pandemic, the event honored more than a dozen campus leaders in the University Center\u2019s Chandler Ballroom. A newly established award was presented to Cedric [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1236,"featured_media":92569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[704],"tags":[9702,10054,10053,733,11667,902],"topics":[5147],"class_list":{"0":"post-92556","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-stories","8":"tag-center-for-community-engagement","9":"tag-crucker","10":"tag-eagle-awards","11":"tag-james-farmer","12":"tag-office-of-student-activities-and-engagement","13":"tag-tpaino","14":"topic-service-citizenship","15":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Eagle Awards Celebrate Campus Leaders, Dean Rucker - News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/18\/eagle-awards-celebrate-campus-leaders-dean-rucker\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Eagle Awards Celebrate Campus Leaders, Dean Rucker\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"University of Mary Washington senior Brianna Reaves was presented with the Grace Mann Launch Award during the annual Eagle Awards last Thursday. 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