{"id":94246,"date":"2023-10-05T08:58:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T12:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=94246"},"modified":"2023-10-05T12:11:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T16:11:57","slug":"alumnas-scholarship-supports-students-studying-conservation-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/05\/alumnas-scholarship-supports-students-studying-conservation-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumna&#8217;s Scholarship Supports Students Studying Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Growing up in rural Southwest Virginia, Sally Brannan Hurt \u201992 dreamed of travel. She finally got her chance to go abroad to the Bahamas during a spring break trip in college. Yet, she realized she yearned to see rainforests and savannas more than she wanted to sunbathe in the sand.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49206\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49206\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_94255\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94255\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"94255\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/05\/alumnas-scholarship-supports-students-studying-conservation-abroad\/cdresearchstation\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/CDResearchStation-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX S9100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;-62169984000&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sally Brannan Hurt \u201992 with a giant tortoise in the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands on a Mary Washington Alumni on the Road trip. The experience led her to establish the Sally Brannan Hurt &amp;#8217;92 Study Abroad Scholarship in Biology to support students go on faculty-led trips to the islands. Photo courtesy of Sally Brannan Hurt. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/CDResearchStation-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/CDResearchStation-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-94255 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/CDResearchStation-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sally Brannan Hurt \u201992 with a giant tortoise in the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands on a Mary Washington Alumni on the Road trip in 2011. The experience led her to establish the Sally Brannan Hurt '92 Study Abroad Scholarship in Biology to support students going on faculty-led trips to the islands. Photo courtesy of Sally Brannan Hurt.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/CDResearchStation-300x225.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/CDResearchStation-1024x768.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/CDResearchStation-768x576.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/CDResearchStation-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/CDResearchStation-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-94255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sally Brannan Hurt \u201992 with a giant tortoise in the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands on a Mary Washington Alumni on the Road trip in 2011. The experience led her to establish the Sally Brannan Hurt &#8217;92 Study Abroad Scholarship in Biology to support students going on faculty-led trips to the islands. Photo courtesy of Sally Brannan Hurt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBeing in nature brings me joy,\u201d said Hurt, who has since visited some of the most biodiverse places on the planet through the University of Mary Washington\u2019s Alumni on the Road trips. \u201cI love seeing plants, insects and animals that aren\u2019t in my neck of the woods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UMW students have been able to take their own excursions because of the Sally Brannan Hurt \u201992 Study Abroad Scholarship in Biology, which she established soon after going on an alumni trip to the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands in 2011. Under the direction of Professor of Biology Andrew Dolby, dozens of her recipients have explored the flora and fauna found on this remote archipelago off the coast of Ecuador. Current students can learn about all of the opportunities that UMW&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/international.umw.edu\/\">Center for International Education<\/a> has to offer at the 2023 Education Abroad Fair, held on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 10 a.m. in the Cedric Rucker University Center&#8217;s Chandler Ballroom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGetting to experience a global ecological treasure like the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands inspires students like nothing else,\u201d said Dolby, who helped Hurt work with Mary Washington\u2019s Office of Advancement to set up the scholarship. \u201cSally opens up the world for students who would not be able to travel internationally without support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s true of UMW senior Kylie Jackson \u201924, who was surprised to learn her donor grew up near her hometown of Rocky Mount, Virginia. Along with her classmates, Jackson visited four different islands during spring break, observing and learning about wildlife from local guides, visiting research facilities, hiking and snorkeling, and planting native trees for a forest restoration project. She also saw sea lions, marine iguanas, blue-footed booby birds and more. She even had an up-close encounter with a large group of sea turtles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m beyond grateful to Sally,\u201d said Jackson, a conservation biology major who hopes to pursue a career helping to protect endangered species around the world. \u201cWithout this scholarship, I wouldn\u2019t have been able to experience what life as a conservationist could be like.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Read the rest of Sally&#8217;s story and view pictures of her travels, as well as Kylie&#8217;s photos from the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands at <a title=\"https:\/\/secure-web.cisco.com\/1mcrVoNtvejoDENNF9JhmlSbR5R77HJPNoyOV7b43tWybAVmOTzJ5wAVg6Z-x_Z2NLFQAmpICMsmXspHP7-BdF2m1Bkk9B6T8KdVNwJZY-muCe53EAI2PZNEA-Fq7PSjp-zz3eMM6Gzx41Mausej9SfnC3hRg3Wua3_zKyArSIu-terdfkl56jmOhOJ_oli0at070XL65LerUq4xh_nlCn_u5bmlz343kWx8Z4NNkH54oTK-D99rBiZr_pXA-oFJn03yrE9dHEQao9lrnCWYInfUZYv_XpKbu5aP7LomjvBi6949g8SlCwmFYnQqtzs2LBKSoDNhfLuh0DkhEyxrgK5VUsWOUhhoicwFpbRnn7-8\/https%3A%2F%2Fgiving.umw.edu%2Fblog%2F2023%2F09%2F20%2Fwhy-i-give-sally-brannan-hurt-92%2F\" href=\"https:\/\/secure-web.cisco.com\/1mcrVoNtvejoDENNF9JhmlSbR5R77HJPNoyOV7b43tWybAVmOTzJ5wAVg6Z-x_Z2NLFQAmpICMsmXspHP7-BdF2m1Bkk9B6T8KdVNwJZY-muCe53EAI2PZNEA-Fq7PSjp-zz3eMM6Gzx41Mausej9SfnC3hRg3Wua3_zKyArSIu-terdfkl56jmOhOJ_oli0at070XL65LerUq4xh_nlCn_u5bmlz343kWx8Z4NNkH54oTK-D99rBiZr_pXA-oFJn03yrE9dHEQao9lrnCWYInfUZYv_XpKbu5aP7LomjvBi6949g8SlCwmFYnQqtzs2LBKSoDNhfLuh0DkhEyxrgK5VUsWOUhhoicwFpbRnn7-8\/https%3A%2F%2Fgiving.umw.edu%2Fblog%2F2023%2F09%2F20%2Fwhy-i-give-sally-brannan-hurt-92%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>giving.umw.edu<\/strong><\/a>.<\/h2>\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\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/05\\\/alumnas-scholarship-supports-students-studying-conservation-abroad\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 466px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"466\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 480px; height: 466px;\" data-original-width=\"480\" data-original-height=\"466\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/05\/alumnas-scholarship-supports-students-studying-conservation-abroad\/kylie-jackson-photo\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"476\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"462\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"94256\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/Kylie-Jackson-Photo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"530,514\" 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;1694197112&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\/2023\/09\/Kylie-Jackson-Photo-300x291.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/Kylie-Jackson-Photo.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/Kylie-Jackson-Photo.jpg?w=476&#038;h=462&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/Kylie-Jackson-Photo.jpg 530w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/Kylie-Jackson-Photo-300x291.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/Kylie-Jackson-Photo-50x50.jpg 50w\" width=\"476\" height=\"462\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"476\" data-original-height=\"462\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Kylie Jackson &#039;24 in the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands on a trip led by Professor of Biology Andrew Dolby. Jackson, a senior conservation biology major, said she wouldn&#039;t have been able to go on the trip without the Sally Brannan Hurt &#039;92 Study Abroad Scholarship in Biology. Photo courtesy of Kylie Jackson.\" style=\"width: 476px; height: 462px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Kylie Jackson &#8217;24 in the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands on a trip led by Professor of Biology Andrew Dolby. Jackson, a senior conservation biology major, said she wouldn&#8217;t have been able to go on the trip without the Sally Brannan Hurt &#8217;92 Study Abroad Scholarship in Biology. Photo courtesy of Kylie Jackson. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 620px; height: 466px;\" data-original-width=\"620\" data-original-height=\"466\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/05\/alumnas-scholarship-supports-students-studying-conservation-abroad\/hacienda-tranquila-group\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"616\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"462\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"94257\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/Hacienda-Tranquila-group.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2016,1512\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/Hacienda-Tranquila-group-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/Hacienda-Tranquila-group-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/Hacienda-Tranquila-group.jpg?w=616&#038;h=462&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/Hacienda-Tranquila-group.jpg 2016w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/Hacienda-Tranquila-group-300x225.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/Hacienda-Tranquila-group-1024x768.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/Hacienda-Tranquila-group-768x576.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/Hacienda-Tranquila-group-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"616\" data-original-height=\"462\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"UMW students plant trees for a forest restoration project in the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands. For more than a decade, Sally Brannan Hurt&#039;s scholarship has helped dozens of students visit one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. Photo courtesy of Professor of Biology Andrew Dolby.\" style=\"width: 616px; height: 462px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> UMW students plant trees for a forest restoration project in the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands. For more than a decade, Sally Brannan Hurt&#8217;s scholarship has helped dozens of students visit one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. Photo courtesy of Professor of Biology Andrew Dolby. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p><em>To learn more about\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/giving.umw.edu\/areas-for-support\/scholarships\/\"><strong><em>establishing scholarships<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>, please contact the Office of Advancement at (540) 654-1024 or\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:advance@umw.edu\"><em><strong>advance@umw.edu<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em>. To find out about upcoming Alumni on the Road trips, please visit the<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alumni.umw.edu\/s\/1588\/rd17\/interior.aspx?sid=1588&amp;gid=1&amp;pgid=385\"><strong><em>Mary Washington Alumni website<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>. This story originally ran in the Advancing Mary Washington quarterly newsletter.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growing up in rural Southwest Virginia, Sally Brannan Hurt \u201992 dreamed of travel. She finally got her chance to go abroad to the Bahamas during a spring break trip in college. 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