{"id":93349,"date":"2022-12-16T13:46:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T18:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=93349"},"modified":"2022-12-21T12:41:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T17:41:56","slug":"alumni-gifts-add-gathering-and-collaboration-space-to-seacobeck-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/12\/16\/alumni-gifts-add-gathering-and-collaboration-space-to-seacobeck-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Gifts Focus on Gathering and Collaboration Spaces in Seacobeck Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_93350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93350\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"93350\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/12\/16\/alumni-gifts-add-gathering-and-collaboration-space-to-seacobeck-hall\/newrelease_paino_121622\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/NewRelease_Paino_121622.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1140,460\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Morrises and their family and friends, members of the Board of Visitors and Foundation Board, UMW faculty and staff, and others listen as President Paino shared the Morrises\u2019 story. Photo by Karen Pearlman Photography.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/NewRelease_Paino_121622-300x121.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/NewRelease_Paino_121622-1024x413.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-93350 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/NewRelease_Paino_121622-300x121.jpg\" alt=\"The Morrises and their family and friends, members of the Board of Visitors and Foundation Board, UMW faculty and staff, and others listen as President Paino shared the Morrises\u2019 story. Photo by Karen Pearlman Photography.\" width=\"300\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/NewRelease_Paino_121622-300x121.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/NewRelease_Paino_121622-1024x413.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/NewRelease_Paino_121622-768x310.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/NewRelease_Paino_121622.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/NewRelease_Paino_121622-600x242.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Morrises and their family and friends, members of the Board of Visitors and Foundation Board, UMW faculty and staff, and others listen as President Paino shared the Morrises\u2019 story. Photo by Karen Pearlman Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The University of Mary Washington paid tribute last month to a trio of alums who graduated in the Class of 1950 and gave their alma mater generous gifts to name spaces in Seacobeck Hall. Now home to UMW\u2019s College of Education and Office of Disability Resources, the 1930s era building was recently renovated, providing more gathering places for the campus community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Weatherly Wing represents college sweethearts Marceline \u201cMarcy\u201d Weatherly Morris and Elmer \u201cJuney\u201d Morris Jr., now married 72 years. Named in honor of Marcy\u2019s late parents, William Rupert and Lavon Gardner Weatherly, the 150-seat auditorium is already being used for meetings, lectures, recitals and other special events.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Morrises, part of a Mary Washington legacy family that spans five generations, were visibly moved as a series of speakers thanked the couple for their lifelong dedication to their alma mater.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cYou embody so much of what we try to impart onto our students,\u201d President Troy Paino said. \u201cYour generous gifts help our students learn, grow and pursue their interests and passions, just as the two of you did while you were here at Mary Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition, the University dedicated the Mason Team Room, thanks to an unrestricted gift from the estate of Helen Chiles Mason, who died last year, and her late husband, Judge Leslie Mason Jr.<\/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\\\/12\\\/16\\\/alumni-gifts-add-gathering-and-collaboration-space-to-seacobeck-hall\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 417px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"417\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 624px; height: 417px;\" data-original-width=\"624\" data-original-height=\"417\" > <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\/12\/16\/alumni-gifts-add-gathering-and-collaboration-space-to-seacobeck-hall\/6283-k-pearlman-photography-scaled\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"620\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"413\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"93352\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/6283-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&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\/12\/6283-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/6283-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled-1-1024x683.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/6283-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled-1.jpeg?w=620&#038;h=413&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/6283-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled-1.jpeg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/6283-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/6283-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/6283-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/6283-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/6283-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/6283-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled-1-680x453.jpeg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/6283-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled-1-1140x760.jpeg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/6283-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled-1-600x400.jpeg 600w\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"620\" data-original-height=\"413\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"The Morrises were visibly moved throughout the dedication ceremony. Photo by Karen Pearlman Photography.\" style=\"width: 620px; height: 413px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> The Morrises were visibly moved throughout the dedication ceremony. Photo by Karen Pearlman Photography. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 476px; height: 417px;\" data-original-width=\"476\" data-original-height=\"417\" > <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\/12\/16\/alumni-gifts-add-gathering-and-collaboration-space-to-seacobeck-hall\/img_6791\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"472\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"413\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"93353\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/IMG_6791.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1051\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 13 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1669041208&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00833333333333&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\/12\/IMG_6791-300x263.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/IMG_6791-1024x897.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/IMG_6791.jpg?w=472&#038;h=413&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/IMG_6791.jpg 1200w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/IMG_6791-300x263.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/IMG_6791-1024x897.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/IMG_6791-768x673.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/IMG_6791-1140x998.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/IMG_6791-600x526.jpg 600w\" width=\"472\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"472\" data-original-height=\"413\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Helen\u2019s grandson, Ben; daughters Mary Margaret, Lee, and Ann; and son Ben pose for a photo in Seacobeck\u2019s Dome Room after dedicating the Mason Team Room in honor of their parents. Photo by Karen Pearlman.\" style=\"width: 472px; height: 413px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Helen\u2019s grandson, Ben; daughters Mary Margaret, Lee, and Ann; and son Ben pose for a photo in Seacobeck\u2019s Dome Room after dedicating the Mason Team Room in honor of their parents. Photo by Karen Pearlman Photography. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">A former elementary school teacher and dramatic arts major at Mary Washington, Helen spent her years passing a love of learning along to her students and her four children. In turn, UMW put the funds toward a collaboration space for aspiring educators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cEducation was so important to both of them,\u201d said Ben Mason, Helen\u2019s son, who attended the ceremony with his siblings and his own son. \u201cMom liked teamwork and for people to gather together, so we appreciated that you did this for her, for us and for Mary Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read <a href=\"https:\/\/giving.umw.edu\/blog\/2022\/12\/07\/weatherly-wing-dedication-hits-high-note-for-devoted-alums\/\">Weatherly Wing Dedication Hits High Note for Devoted Alums<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read <a href=\"https:\/\/giving.umw.edu\/blog\/2022\/12\/09\/alumnas-gift-creates-collaboration-space-for-aspiring-teachers\/\">Alumna\u2019s Gift Creates Collaboration Space for Aspiring Teachers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Mary Washington paid tribute last month to a trio of alums who graduated in the Class of 1950 and gave their alma mater generous gifts to name spaces in Seacobeck Hall. 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