{"id":94588,"date":"2023-12-18T15:02:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T20:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=94588"},"modified":"2023-12-19T10:58:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T15:58:24","slug":"stem-students-share-gratitude-at-umws-celebration-of-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/18\/stem-students-share-gratitude-at-umws-celebration-of-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"STEM Students Share Gratitude at UMW\u2019s Celebration of Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of Hannah Stottlemyer\u2019s most memorable moments at the University of Mary Washington came on a Global Medical Brigades trip to treat underserved communities in Panama. There, she put her majors in biomedical sciences and Spanish into practice when she extracted a patient\u2019s tooth and watched his sudden relief.<\/p>\n<p>Having this experience as an undergraduate was possible because she earned an Alvey Scholarship, she said, providing her with full tuition, fees, and room and board. \u201cI feel such gratitude toward my donor,\u201d said Stottlemyer, a Mary Washington senior who plans to apply to dental school this spring. \u201cShe achieved success and decided to selflessly invest in UMW students to ensure they also have opportunities to succeed.\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\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/18\\\/stem-students-share-gratitude-at-umws-celebration-of-giving\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 527px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"527\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 788px; height: 527px;\" data-original-width=\"788\" data-original-height=\"527\" > <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\/12\/18\/stem-students-share-gratitude-at-umws-celebration-of-giving\/9450-k-pearlman-photography\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"784\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"523\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"94609\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9450-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1670327261&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&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\/12\/9450-K-Pearlman-Photography-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9450-K-Pearlman-Photography-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9450-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled.jpg?w=784&#038;h=523&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9450-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9450-K-Pearlman-Photography-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9450-K-Pearlman-Photography-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9450-K-Pearlman-Photography-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9450-K-Pearlman-Photography-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9450-K-Pearlman-Photography-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" width=\"784\" height=\"523\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"784\" data-original-height=\"523\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"The Celebration of Giving, held on Dec. 6, honored Irene Piscopo Rodgers &#039;59 and other Mary Washington alumnae who majored in the sciences and gave back to support the University and STEM students. Photo by Karen Pearlman Photography.\" style=\"width: 784px; height: 523px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> The Celebration of Giving, held on Dec. 6, honored Irene Piscopo Rodgers &#8217;59 and other Mary Washington alumnae who majored in the sciences and gave back to support the University and STEM students. Photo by Karen Pearlman Photography. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 312px; height: 527px;\" data-original-width=\"312\" data-original-height=\"527\" > <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\/12\/18\/stem-students-share-gratitude-at-umws-celebration-of-giving\/9288-k-pearlman-photography\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"308\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"205\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"94589\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9288-K-Pearlman-Photography-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 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1670324681&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&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\/2023\/12\/9288-K-Pearlman-Photography-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9288-K-Pearlman-Photography-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9288-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled.jpg?w=308&#038;h=205&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9288-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9288-K-Pearlman-Photography-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9288-K-Pearlman-Photography-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9288-K-Pearlman-Photography-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9288-K-Pearlman-Photography-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9288-K-Pearlman-Photography-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" width=\"308\" height=\"205\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"308\" data-original-height=\"205\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Seniors Hannah Stottlemyer (left) and Sofia Taylor, two of Irene Piscopo Rodgers&#039; Alvey Scholarship recipients, honored their late donor, along with Rodgers&#039; attorney and friend, Ron Pohl, at UMW&#039;s Celebration of Giving on Dec. 6. Photo by Karen Pearlman Photography.\" style=\"width: 308px; height: 205px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Seniors Hannah Stottlemyer (left) and Sofia Taylor, two of Irene Piscopo Rodgers&#8217; Alvey Scholarship recipients, honored their late donor, along with Rodgers&#8217; attorney and friend, Ron Pohl, at UMW&#8217;s Celebration of Giving on Dec. 6. Photo by Karen Pearlman Photography. <\/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\/2023\/12\/18\/stem-students-share-gratitude-at-umws-celebration-of-giving\/9273-k-pearlman-photography\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"308\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"314\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"94607\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9273-K-Pearlman-Photography.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2356,2400\" 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 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1670324118&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&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\/2023\/12\/9273-K-Pearlman-Photography-295x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9273-K-Pearlman-Photography-1005x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9273-K-Pearlman-Photography.jpg?w=308&#038;h=314&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9273-K-Pearlman-Photography.jpg 2356w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9273-K-Pearlman-Photography-295x300.jpg 295w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9273-K-Pearlman-Photography-1005x1024.jpg 1005w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9273-K-Pearlman-Photography-768x782.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9273-K-Pearlman-Photography-1508x1536.jpg 1508w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9273-K-Pearlman-Photography-2010x2048.jpg 2010w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9273-K-Pearlman-Photography-50x50.jpg 50w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/12\/9273-K-Pearlman-Photography-75x75.jpg 75w\" width=\"308\" height=\"314\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"308\" data-original-height=\"314\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Harrison Miles &#039;15, &#039;23, who is pursuing a post-baccalaureate degree in conservation biology, poses with his donor, Jerri Barden Perkins &#039;61. Harrison&#039;s research received the John C. and Jerri Barden Perkins &#039;61 CAS Student Research Fellowship at this year&#039;s Summer Science Institute. Photo by Karen Pearlman Photography.\" style=\"width: 308px; height: 314px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Harrison Miles &#8217;15, &#8217;23, who is pursuing a post-baccalaureate degree in conservation biology, poses with his donor, Jerri Barden Perkins &#8217;61. Harrison&#8217;s research received the John C. and Jerri Barden Perkins &#8217;61 CAS Student Research Fellowship at this year&#8217;s Summer Science Institute. Photo by Karen Pearlman Photography. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>At the Celebration of Giving, Stottlemyer shared her story, honoring her late donor, Irene Piscopo Rodgers, who passed away in July 2022. The 1959 alumna left the University a <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> for undergraduate STEM research and to establish four new Alvey Scholarships for out-of-state students, in addition to the eight she created in her lifetime. This year\u2019s event, held Dec. 6 at UMW\u2019s Jepson Alumni Executive Center, focused on the tremendous impact that Rodgers and other alumnae in the sciences have made at Mary Washington by prioritizing the University in their philanthropic giving over the years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey overcame obstacles at a time when there were few women in STEM, found success in their fields and gave back to their alma mater so students could follow their dreams and change the world,\u201d said Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Engagement Katie Turcotte, who shared highlights from the past fundraising year and thanked those who donated in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>2023 marked the <a href=\"https:\/\/giving.umw.edu\/blog\/2023\/08\/16\/umw-reports-record-breaking-21-3-million-raised-in-2022-23\/\">most successful fundraising year<\/a> in Mary Washington\u2019s 115-year history, she told the 200-plus guests in attendance, who contributed toward the $21.3 million raised in donations and pledges over the past year in support of UMW students, faculty and programs. \u201cThrough your philanthropy, your volunteerism and your engagement, you have given so much back to the University, and our students see that and are inspired by each of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/giving.umw.edu\/blog\/2023\/12\/13\/stem-students-share-gratitude-at-umws-celebration-of-giving\/\">giving.umw.edu<\/a>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of Hannah Stottlemyer\u2019s most memorable moments at the University of Mary Washington came on a Global Medical Brigades trip to treat underserved communities in Panama. 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