“Dancing with the Fredericksburg Stars” is modeled after the popular ABC television series “Dancing with the Stars,” now in its 16th season. In the Fredericksburg version, the 10 regional “stars” will be paired with professional dancers from Strictly Ballroom Dance Studio in Fredericksburg to compete for the People’s Choice Award. The performance also will include two hosts and a panel of judges who will offer commentary following each dance.

Proceeds from the performance will be used to endow the UMW Performing Arts in the Community Scholarship for regional students who excel in music, theatre or dance.

Performers will include J. Martin Bass, retired lawyer and judge; Caressa Cameron-Jackson, Miss America 2010; Mary Katherine Greenlaw, mayor of the City of Fredericksburg; Richard V. Hurley, president of UMW; Ellen Killough, president and CEO of the Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center; Richmond McDaniel, senior vice president of CBRE; Fred M. Rankin III, president and CEO of Mary Washington Healthcare; Susan Garnett Spears, president of the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce; Deirdre Powell White, president and CEO of DPW Training & Associates, LLC; and Bill Young, CEO of Virginia Partners Bank.

“I firmly believe that the exposure to the arts is a hallmark of a liberal arts education,” Rankin said. “We are blessed in this community to have a myriad of choices to enjoy, from the downtown galleries to the performing arts available at the University of Mary Washington.”

Kevin Bartram, director of the UMW Philharmonic Orchestra, and Penny Wack, a disc jockey at country music radio station Thunder 104.5, will host the evening. Judges Dori Eglevsky, community volunteer, Patrick A’Hearn, associate artistic director of the Riverside Center and Corey Von Ginkel, member of the National Dance Council of America, will judge the performers and determine the “Best in Show.”  Audience members will be provided ballots to cast their votes for the People’s Choice Award winner.

Tickets are on sale at http://fredericksburgstars.umw.edu for $75, plus a $5 processing fee, of which $65 is tax deductible. Seats are selected and reserved at the time of purchase. For more information, contact (540) 654-1065.

The deadline for cashing in green WOW cards is close of business, Friday May 31^st .  Employees who haven’t already cashed their green cards can do so by visiting the cashiers in Lee Hall by 5/31!  The next green WOW card cycle will begin in September.  In the meantime, please utilize the other recognition options available to you:

Yellow WOW cards (recognition leave): http://adminfinance.umw.edu/hr/employee-relations/employee-recognition/umw-wow-card-program/yellow-wow-card-program/

#1 FAN Program: http://adminfinance.umw.edu/hr/employee-relations/employee-recognition/colleague-recognition-program/

Since EagleEye now exists as part of the UMW website rather than UMW Blogs, you won’t need any EagleEye-specific usernames or passwords you may have used in the past.

The newsletter will continue to go out to faculty and staff on Thursday afternoons, with the next issue on Thursday, May 23.

If you have any questions about EagleEye or if you experience issues with the new form, please contact Brynn Boyer, Curtiss Grymala or Marty Morrison at (540) 654-1055.

The James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library, located in downtown Fredericksburg, will host a symposium at UMW in October. Photo courtesy of Lee Brauer.

Monroe’s public career ranged from distinguished service in the American Revolution to two presidential terms. In between, he served in virtually all branches of local, state and national government, including diplomatic postings to France, Great Britain and Spain, and four terms as Governor of Virginia.

Additional support for “James Monroe: Life and Legacy” comes from the Friends of the James Monroe Museum and the Stewart Jones Charitable Trust.  For more information about the two-day symposium, visit http://academics.umw.edu/jamesmonroepapers/events/.

The James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library is a National Historic Landmark owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia and administered by the University of Mary Washington.  Founded in 1927, it is the nation’s largest repository of artifacts and documents related to the fifth President of the United States.  For hours of operation, directions, and other information, call (540) 654-1043, or visit www.jamesmonroemuseum.org.

Volunteers are needed for this Saturday’s shifts at UMW’s booth at the Expo Center. This is where the nearly 10,000 runners pick up their registration packets. We will be handing out branded towels as well as information about UMW.  This is a great opportunity to meet and greet folks from all over the country. 

Please help us out!  Contact Kelly Eury at keury@umw.edu.

Margaret L. Mock
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UMW’s Financial Aid Office, located in Lee Hall, assists students with campus employment and financial aid.

The University of Mary Washington is listed among the top colleges and universities for affordability in two new online rankings. AffordableCollegesOnline.org (ACO) includes UMW in its 2013 rankings of the 50 “Most Affordable Colleges with a High Return on Investment (ROI)” and EducatedQuest.com named UMW to its list of 2013 “Best Buy Public Colleges and Universities.”

ACO used data from the National Center for Education Statistics, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System and the Carnegie Classification to rank four-year, non-profit institutions based on cost and estimated ROI. UMW is No. 44 on the list.

The online resource Educated Quest based its ranking of colleges and universities on several criteria, including freshman retention rate, six-year graduation rate, in-state and out-of-state tuition rates, and student indebtedness levels. UMW is one of 17 institutions on the list.

Steve Pemberton encouraged graduates to treasure their experiences.

“Every generation has a task. Yours is to remind America what has made her great,” Pemberton said, speaking of the values of innovation, courage and integrity. “You need to remind us of all those things and you are not too young nor inexperienced to do so. You, the Mary Washington Class of 2013, are uniquely qualified to take on this task because those words have been woven into the fabric of your experience at this great institution.”

He encouraged graduates to treasure the experiences that shaped them during their time at Mary Washington.

“What will you remember is that never again will be assembled like this,” he said. “You will remember that faculty member who went the extra step for you. You will remember your mother’s embrace, your father’s chest swelling with pride, a grandparent’s smile. You will remember the way your younger brother or sister gazed up at you. You will remember that each thread of tassel that hangs from the crowns you wear represents the dreams of those who love you. You will look back at those years that bonded you together and you’ll want to do it all over again because time will have taught you that you can’t replicate these years.”

Pemberton has served as divisional vice president and chief diversity officer at Walgreens since 2011, after more than five years in diversity and inclusion at Monster.com and a decade in admissions at Boston College. A ward of the state for much of his childhood, Pemberton has made opportunity, access and equality pillars of his personal and professional life. He has served on the boards of Big Brothers, Big Sisters, the Citi Performing Arts Center, the Home for Little Wanderers and the National TRIO Alumni Association. His memoir, “A Chance in the World: an Orphan Boy, a Mysterious Past and How He Found a Place Called Home,” chronicles his difficult path through foster care and determined search for his family.

UMW celebrated its 102nd Commencement on Saturday, May 11.

In his address, Pemberton shared stories of his own family with the thousands of graduates, family members and friends gathered on Ball Circle.

“Don’t ever accept any edict or notion that you are too young or too inexperienced to teach,” he said, explaining that his three young children influenced his remarks. “From [my daughter], I have learned that you should never be satisfied with the first story you are told or the first answer you are given, even if it does come from the greatest daddy in the whole world.”

He urged graduates to share their ideas and talents with those around them and cautioned them not to be satisfied with status quo.

“Remember that you came into the world as an inheritor of something,” he said, “but you will most be measured by that which you dare to build.”

The university awarded 85 Master of Business Administration degrees, 111 Master of Education degrees, 15 Master of Science in Management Information Systems, 34 Master of Science in Elementary Education Degrees, 418 Bachelor of Arts degrees, 61 Bachelor of Liberal Studies degrees, 63 Bachelor of Professional Studies degrees and 484 Bachelor of Science degrees. Two graduates received both the MBA and the MSMIS in a dual-degree program.

Graduates with a Master of Business Administration degree:

Modupe D. Abbey-Bada, Sheyla B. Allen, Stacy Anderson, Richmond Ansong, Balvant P. Arora, Shirley Gyamfua Asamoah, Joshua H. Baldwin, Adam Frederick Bartsch, Amanda N. Bate, Ashley D. Benson, Joseph E. Berger, Katherine M. Bertolet, Lauren Marie Besser, Joan M. Bienvenue, Jill Victoria Black, Steven M. Blais, Andrei V. Bondarenko, Anthony D. Briscoe, Billy L. Brown, Charles L. Brown, Michelle J. Brown, Christine M. Broyhill, Johnathon R. Byers, Stephanie L. Calaman, Roger B. Carr, Chimere J. Carroll, Sara E. Chiappini, Michael Kevin Cockrell, Jeffrey V. Coppola, Elaine Ann Corey, David G. Craft, Maty Diop, Kevin B. Donahue, Georgina J. Edwards, Jennifer L. Freeland, Quincey A. Garcia, Phimphone  Gilberry, Travis L. Glenn, Paul M. Griggs, Craig S. Hamilton, Joshua R. Hefner, Karisma J. Horne, Stephanie L. Jennings, John A. Johnson, Kelli Elizabeth Kehoe, Sarah Jeannette Kersey, Treneze D. Lacy, Jonathan William Lawson, Angel Luis Luciano Gonzalez, Doreatha J. Major, Brian E. Mask, Daniel F. Masters, Matthew Stephen May, Laura A. McCauley, Carly Raine Medosch, Colleen Anne O’Connor, Godfred A. Opong, Cheryl A. Orr, Abibou Oussantidja, Brittney J. Parker, Donald Sean Patterson, Sheila A. Porter, Cynkita N. Rasberry, Edwin A. Rasberry, Bryan Thomas Reddan, Kelly Katherine Sienkowski, Michael O. Sienkowski, Denise M. Simmons, Chantel M. Simms, Katherine E. Spooner, Quanika M. Thomas, James P. Thompson, Rahiem G. Tracey, Timothy M. Van Drew, GraceAnne G. Veen, April B. Wheeler, Yolanda C. White, Brittany B. Willis, Francis Wilson, Richard T. Zinky.

Graduates with Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Management Information Systems degrees:

 Erin Michelle Brooks and Gabor Kmety.

Graduates with a Master of Education degree:

Samantha N. Albright, Meghen M. Alvarado, Caroline H. Anderson, Christine Lam Apperson, Huda H. Ayub, Frederick William Blackburn, Tally Tracy Alison Botzer, Whitney V. Bowler, Ashley L. Bratchie, Ian E. R. Burke, Heather H. Campbell, Michelle I. Castillo, Laura Ellen Caton, Dana M. Cazan, Jessica B. Conlon, Carol C. Cresson, Joy M. Crist, Alexander M. Culbreth, Harrietta D. Cush, Kristyn A. Dawson, Allison Lynn DiPippa, Sarah S. Duffy, Michelle L. Duke, Lindsay M. Easley, Aubrey J. Elliott, Allison M. Esposito, Jessica Cornwell Evans, Christine L. Fasick, Kelli E. Fern, Amanda G. Flanagan, Tonsolia L. Folson, Carla N. Gerlach, Shelly L. Ghazzaoui, Michelle F. Gonzalez, Margaret C. Guajardo, Audrey L. Hamilton, Jennette C. Hanneman, Justin T. Harding, Tara Weatherholtz Higgins, Carol A. Hostetter, Ana R. Howard, Stacey Wood Joedicke, Carmen M. Johnson, Thomas S. Johnson, Wendie L. Johnston, David C. Johnstone, Michael K. Joos, Jillyne B. Keene, Lindsey L. Kennedy, Zoltan  Kerestely, Phillip K. Kight, Stephanie A. Kinard, Ulrike E. Lamb, Megan E. Lamb, Julia E. Lanzarone, Christopher D. Lembo, Julia A. Lookabill, Brittney S. Lovitt, Charlotte A. Maalouf, Leslie A McKenrick, Jon P. Meister, Ashley L. Meranta, Megan C. Miller, Victoria C. Moody, Alison C. Moss, Lindsay Celine Muyard, Sarah K. Naeger, Emily A. Noordhuizen, Rachel C. Novak, Mary C. Noxon, Kelly A. O’Grady, Heather R. Palma, Nina Michelle Passmore, Anna Penniman, Erin E. Porter, Rosa Maria Pugsley, Patricia Elizabeth Ramirez, Sylvia K. Raniella, Margaret A. Ray, Sarah A. Rose, Nancy B. Samuels, Carol Ann Schuster, Daniel D. Shaw, Sahng G. Shim, Birgit T. Shipman, Sylvia A. Sierra, Mary M. Sisson, Cherie A. Skrinski, Jenna Marie Snider, Amy Todd Snyder, Christopher C. Steenbuck, Jeff C. Stillwell, Shannon M. Strait, Megan A. Struder, Daniel C. Styer, Tiffany M. Suggs, Heather M. Thompson, William L. Timmons, Melissa L. Tirone, Cheryl R. Tolbert, Erin M. Toler, Haley Ann Torrey, Timothy A. Tryon, Sarah R. Watson, Brent W. Weiss, Hilda Isabel Williams, Laramie A. Wilson, Michael S. Wolf, Blake C. Wood, Andrea G. Wright.

Graduates with a Master of Science in Management Information Systems degree:

George R. Amols, Keith J. Brennan, Wallace E. Burrus, Raul J. Delgado, Jon S. Engle, John F. Gresham, Melissa D. Hughes, Ronaldo G. Johnston, Erin R. Loar, Timothy R. Monaghan, Tellers Jerome Pollard, Chanthay Sirikool, Joseph A. Yanci.

UMW graduated a total of 1275 students graduated in ceremonies on May 10-11.

Graduates with a Master of Science in Elementary Education degree:

Lucinda B. Booth, Rebecca K. Brooks, Rebecca A. Campbell, Hannah S. Carloni, Deztinie R. Carter, Andrea M. Castro, Emily A. Duggins, Caitlin M. Gleason, Kelsey A. Hilton, Julianne G. Huyett, Laura A. Johnson, Jamia N. Jordan, Georgia Karellas, Catherine D. Kennedy, Jesse B. Long, Rachel B. Luehrs, Amanda C. Manno, Sarah E. Manuel, Joseph B. Martin, Danielle E. Minter, Kathryn N. O’Keefe, Connor R. Pratt, Shannon M. Riley, Grace H. Rosales, Dorothy M. Sandridge, Michaela D. Sands, Michelle L. Seal, Ashlee N. Sisson, Abbey D. Vinik, Katelynn E. Wheeler, Kelsey L. Williams, Kristin E. Witek, Gloria M. Yi.

Graduates with a Bachelor of Arts degree:

Joshua M. Abbott, Aimee M. Abdelrahman, Denise J. Acors, Yasaman Aghaeinejad, Zarar Ahmed, Andrea J. Allen, Alexa R. Andersen, Chad E. Anglin, Josephine A. Appiah, Alexandra  Augustine, Bridget A. Balch, Charlotte E. Ball, Christine R. Barnes, Kaitlin M. Barrell, Mitchell P. Bass, Stephanie J. Battleson, Kylie D. Beard, Shelby T. Beatty, Robert T. Belcourt, Lara K. Belfield, Nancy L. Belle, Christina M. Bendo, Caroline M. Benner, Rory S. Bennett, Ana R. Bice, Cierra L. Biel, Scott R. Birney, Jane C. Bishop, Callie Nicole Bitter, Allison S. Blanck, Kevin P. Boilard, Carly  Boucher, William T. Bowman, Taylor M. Brannan, Catherine A. Brau, Elizabeth N. Brennan, Emily J. Brenton, Andrew T. Bretton, Lillian R. Briedis-Ruiz, Bianca I. Brown, Rebecca E. Brown, Justin M. Broyles, Lori E. Buchanan, Jillian E. Burke, Neil T. Burke, Laura Y. Burton, Emily C. Butler, Elisabeth C. Butler, Haley E. Campbell, Eva B. Campbell, Catherine A. Carbone, Alexander J. Carlson, Rebecca F. Carneal, Arielle S. Carrick, Katherine L. Casey, Gustavo E. Castillo, Lindsey O. Catlett, Elizabeth A. Caufield, Nicole M. Cerniglia, Taylor R. Chadman, William M. Chaloner, Jack S. Charlton, Corinne J. Chatnik, Adriana Christesen, Grace C. Cobbins, Christine E. Cook, Haley C. Cook, Marcella E. Cook, Meghan A. Cooke, Kevin P. Corcoran, Gwendolyn B. Corkill, Karla T. Cornelio, Michael E. Corrigan, Samantha M. Corron, Jessica N. Cox, Kaitlyn N. Crotty, Rachel K. Crow, Alexandra U. Crowder, James B. Cruz, Jennifer A. Crystle, Jessica I. Cuellar, Kenneth C. Cunningham, Anna E. Damewood, Rita E. Daniel, Theresa J. Davidson, Devon L. Davis, Wolana A. Day, Emily E. DelRoss, Mariela E. DeMaio, Brittany E. DeVries, Chelsea J. Dicus, Caroline M. Dixon, Casey L. Dodrill, Kevin F. Donahue, Amy C. Dowd, Lauren E. Dry, Emily A. Duquette, Carol R. Dye, Matthew E. Eby, Linda M. Eckley, Taylor E. Eidt, Ahmed A. Elkheshin, Cheryl J. Elliott, Patricia S. Elliott, Leah A. Embrey, Ronald L. Evans, Hallie D. M. Feingold, Zachary S. Feinstein, Anissa R. Felix, Zachary C. Fichter, Mattson C. Fields, Alyssa N. Fisher, Kelly J. Fitzgibbon, Somer L. Flanagan, Catherine M. Fletcher, Bronwyn A. Flores, Mayra D. Flores-Valverde, Sarah A. Foote, Trey S. B. Foster, Andrew O. Freakley, Kyle M. Freelander, Tracy A. Frelk, Josh R. Furnary, Megan C. Gallagher, Maria K. Galuszka, Ashley A. Gaston, Kathryn K. Generelli, Katherine A. Gerbes, Melissa G. Getz, Paige A. Gibbons, Katherine S. Gibson, Katherine A. Giessel, Chelsea R. Givler, Michaela P. Godfrey, Laura A. Gomez, Jazmine S. Gordon, Heather M. Gorell, Sara E. Grannis, Anne R. Grasselli, Alexandra C. Green, Amy R. Gutmann, Anthony S. Hahn, Anne-Elisabeth C. Halbert, Stephanie A. Hall, Marie E. Hamilton, Rachel S. Hanigan, Noel B. Hardesty, Morgan G. Harding, Benjamin A. Harmon, RaShonda S. Harvey, Juwamer A. Hawrami, Faye D. Haymond, Ashley L. Hess, Evan T. Hicks, Candace J. Hicks, Brittany A. Hill, Erin M. Hill, Jonathan J. Hink, James R. Hitch, Lauren A. Hoban, Katrina C. Hobbs, Meghan M. Hobbs, Molly E. Hodges, Meagan M. Holbrook, Anna K. Holman, Megan C. Honour, Charlotte N. Hoskins, Kevin R. Hughes, Isabel M. Ibrahim, Rachel E. Icard, Ashley R. Jackson, Lauren E. Jaminet, Kim L. Jemaine, Nathan J. Jennings, Charlotte A. Johnson, Jeffrey R. Johnson, Katherine W. Johnson, Kyle P. Johnson, Anna C. Joppich, Brittany C. Kahn, Alicia D. Kallen, Hannah C. Kassebaum, Paige E. Kaufman, Morgan R. Kay, Paul F. Keily, Nancy E. Kelce, Sarah N. Kelly, Katherine E. Kendall, Kendra M. Kern, Michael W. Kessler, Amber D. Koonce, Paulina C. Kosturos, Robin L. Kresge, Gabrielle R. Kuhn, William S. Kyle, Kristen A. Lamb, Rebecca E. Lamm, Devin S. LaMoy, Joseph S. Langenberg-Manson, Kellan G. Latif, Kathryn A. Latimer, Hannah M. Laughlin, Cullen J. Lawlor, Alessendro Lee, Joshua J. Lemmert, Joy K. Lenau, Andrew J. Leonard, Victoria A. Leonard, Gregory E. Lesnewich, Aaron G. Leung, Julia R. Lipe, Jessica D. Lockwood, Marlene T. Logan, Joseph M. LoMonaco, Alexandra E. Long, Kerry D. Longbottom, Elizabeth Lopez, Anna L. Lowery, Eniya K. Lufumpa, Christopher W. Lutz, William E. Lynch, Mary E. Mace, Nicollo S. Madden, Fairuz M. Maggio, Paola A. Maldonado-Torres, Joshua T. Mallow, Marie-Claire L. Mandolia, Colin M. Manning, Devon J. Maresco, Kylie J. Martin, Sierra D. Martin, Cristina Martinez, Kathleen C. Mastropaolo, Erica G. Mathews, Kelsey B. Matthews, Chelsea M. Mays, Alexandra E. McClellan, Patricia C. McCloy, Ryan G. McClure, Carley A. McCready, Madeline M. McDonald, Rebecca R. McGillicuddy, Daniel P. McGuire, Kelly E. McKenna, Christina L. McKitrick, Margaret A. McMillan, Kagan E. McSpadden, Kathleen A. Mead, Jennifer L. Metesh, Matthew L. Meyer, Katherine L. Miceli, Michelle L. Miller, Catherine E. Mohr, Emily T. Montgomery, James R. Montgomery, Mary E. Moody, Katherine M. Moran, Camille E. Morgan, Hannah C. Moser, Anna E. Moulis, Haley A. Muller, Peter L. Mumford, James R. Myers, Kasey A. Nabal, Jessica K. Napier, Chelsea L. Neal, Kathleen D. Nelson, Dahlia M. Nelson, Emily W. Nicolaides, Michael P. Nolan, Christine M. Nolan, Jacqueline H. Nova, Jessica E. O’Connell, Kathleen L. O’Dea, Alexander M. Olah, Whitney L. Oliver, Lauren V. Olsen, Meghan G. Olson, Erin K. O’Neill, John W. Orr, Riham A. Osman, Kathleen A. O’Toole, Julia M. Pannewitz, Elizabeth M. Paredes, Sarah H. Park, Brooke N. Parker, Susanna R. Parmelee, Katherine L. Partenheimer, Paige M. Paterno, Jessica L. Patterson, Rebecca S. Pearlstein, Amanda J. A. Pegeron, Stacey E. Peros, Kristen C. Perry, Whitney B. Peters, Svyatoslav K. Petrov, Kristina Cooper Pistochini, Alexandra Plotnikov, Taylor A. Poindexter, Kristen E. Poland, Rebecca M. Poole, Petia P. Popova, Michael M. Powers, Katherine E. Preseren, Daniel C. Price, Caroline M. Primus, Britnae A. Purdy, Christopher N. Purvis, Rachel S. Raiford, Francisco R. Ramirez Hernandez, Aakash S. Ramsay, Philip M. Revak-Green, Amalia E. Richards, Hannah E. Ridenour, Rebecca A. Riggleman, David A. Ritter, Millicent Ruby Roane, William T. Roark, Isabela D. Roberts, Kristen H. Roberts, Samuel P. Rodgers, Suzanne F. Rodgers, Charlotte A. Rodina, Abigail C. Rogers, Katherine A. Roper, Eric M. Rosenzweig, Katherine H. Rowe, Julia  Ruane, Daniel J. Ryer, Sarah A. Sanders, Cammie J. Satter, Angele L. Saunders, Nyema E. Sayed, Katherine S. Schenck, Brian C. Schippers, Catherine Schlupp, Quincy S. Schmidt, Tiffany C. Sharpe, Margaret E. Shaw, Rachael D. Sheaffer, Daniel A. Shebib, Calvin P. Sherwood, Andrew A. Shipman, Patrick W. Shugrue, Sjrsten K. Siegfried, TyShawnda Gabrielle Silver, Kendall R. Simonpietri, Sean R. Simons, Rachel W. Sipe, Katherine T. Sleyman, Kaitlin C. Smart, Ellen E. Smethurst, Jared M. Smith, Alexander T. Smith, Anna R. Smith, Krysha A. Snyder, Natalie A. Snyder, Catherine R. Somerville, Lonnie A. Southall, Alex P. Spangler, Jonathan G. Spees, Amy L. Stevens, Kathryn L. Stiltz, Emma K. Stotz, Shelby L. Strother, Tayler M. Stuger, Jennifer E. Sustar, Sarah E. Tagg, Kathryn T. Tarr, Hayley S. Taylor, Tekla L. Taylor, Bess B. Ten Eyck, Ashley N. Tensley, Emily K. Thomas, Morgan D. Thompson, Ryan C. Thompson, Jeremy S. Thompson, Rachel H. Tippett, Aissata Traore, Michelle T. Triolo, Caleb J. Trudeau, Chelsea M. Tufarolo, Robert E. Tyszka, Rakmoth A. Ullah, Rachel E. Underwood, Alexander L. Van Beek, Cassidy A. Vanbeek, Christian A. Vega, Thalia G. Veizaga, Mark H. Victorson, Samantha L. Vreeland, Kay M. Washechek, Melinda K. Watanabe, Alice C. Watkins, Robert M. Wease, Sarabeth H. Webb, Hannah E. Weeks, Ashley E. Weiss, Emily C. Werner, Heidi E. Westervelt, Isaac R. Whalen, Derek S. Whitaker, John L. White, Andrew L. Whitfield, Amanda K. Wikle, Kelsey E. Wilson, Matthew I. Winstanley, Jeffrey W. Winter, Kelsey N. Witt, Hunter P. Wootten, Richard C. Wyrough, Wiaam S. Yasin, Leah R. K. Yegneswaran, Ana Z. Yildirim, Clemon Tsai Yueh, Aqsa  Zafar.

Graduates with a Bachelor of Science degree:

 Rediet A. Abate, Daniel C. Abbondanzo, Ragaa H. Abdulmoniem, Brandee L. Adams, Tolani L. Adebanjo, Zaira Ahmad, Ahmed Abdelaziz Ahmed, Minji Ahn, Bethany M. Akers, Samuel P. Alarif, Cinthya K. Alberto, Phillip A. Allison, Amy L. Allshouse, Matthew J. Alter, Lindsay M. Ancellotti, Jeffrey W. Apperson, Kevin M. Aquino, Kara N. Arbogast, Margaret L. Auer, Gina T. Ayers, Elizabeth S. Backman, Meagan L. Bailey, Jose E. Baires, Mark K. Baker, Briana L. Baldino, Ryan T. Baldwin, Mary T. W. Ball, Samantha A. Batchelor, Daniel F. Begg, Eric S. Behringer, Andrew M. Beichler, Victoria E. Bennett, Michael A. Biller, Karly A. Bilotta, Clarke D. Birrell, Marjorie C. Blanton, Kathleen O. Blevins, Lordina A. Boakye, Rhoda A. Boateng, Kate E. Boggs, Vanessa D. Boosahda, Stephanie Boudreau, Cassandra N. Bowman, Amber E. Bowman, Leslie A. Boyette, Ryan N. Brady, Hannah K. Brady, Luke R. Bressan, Kayla E. Bretzin, Kendall M. Britt, Kwadwo B. Brobbey, Colleen S. Brooke, Kelly M. Brown, Ashley M. Bruce, Joseph W. Bryan, Alexander H. Bryant, Morgan P. Bryson, Andrew S. Buckner, Amanda L. Buckner, Angela Bui, Liana C. Burgoyne, Kerry A. Busby, Ashley M. Buske, Rachel A. Byrd, Brittany L. Byrd, Kathryn T. Callaghan, Lauren M. Callison, Desireé M. Caminos, Loriel A. Campbell, Joseph M. Carleton, Michael A. Carlo, Mae A. Carpenter, Raven C. Carroll, Ann M. Carroll, Joyneé T. Carter, Muhammad S. Casim, Rossanna M. M. Catahan, Chelsea M. Chamberlain, Cindy G. Chavez, Ranithra Loshana Chelliah, Kevin M. Cherniawski, Chloe O. Childers, Monica S. Chiu, Erica D. Christian, Stewart A. Chritton, Robert P. Clark, Elyse V. Clark, Leslie P. Clark, Nicole L. Cochran, Meagan E. Cohee, Andrew T. Cole, Lindsey R. Cooper, Kristina B. Cosner, Jared T. Covington, Matthew L. Cronin, Lauren N. Crowl, David T. Crump, Christine M. Cumbia, Sean M. Dacey, Angela C. Damergis, David H. Daube, Sophia A. Dauphin, Kathlean V. Davis, Kianna N. Davis, Sarah E. Davis, Jessica M. Davis-Lee, Kelsey E. DeJarnette, Carly C. Del Buono, Emmalee E. Denkler, Morgan A. dePaulo, Kelsey M. Deppe, Karen S. Devigili, Avery M. Dice, Laura A. Dick, Kathryn E. Dillinger, Kathryn E. Dillon, Teresa P. DiTirro, Shalini Divitotawela, Kelly R. Dolan, Daniel R. Dowdy, Maura E. Downey, Morgan E. Downing, Brittany N. Dray, Valerie T. Drogo, Katherine J. Dubrowski, Andrew P. Duckett, Rachel L. Duffy, Marycella R. Dumlao, Marcey A. Dunlap, Sarah E. Dye, Nicholas K. Eckhoff, Emily M. Edgerton, Rachel C. Eiker, Thomas J. Eldridge, Keri L. Eller, Ashley T. Elliott, Patrick T. Emsley, Waleed Ershad, Malalai M. Ferdawsey, Amalia A. Fernandez, Allison M. Fifer, Paul W. Flather, Michael G. Florence, Jessica L. Foss, Natalie J. Fraize, Chloe W. Fusselman, William B. Gallop, Lauren E. Garay, Andrew J. Garofolo, Keith C. Gatzke, Marissa E. Gaven, Ashlande Gelin, Abigail E. Gellene, Florence R. George, Caitlyn E. George, Danielle M. Gershowitz, Darren M. Getts, Claire E. Gianelle, Shawn M. Gillis, Graham E. Givens, Michael A. Glitzos, Matthew E. Gloudeman, Michelle A. Gnoleba, Emily A. Goldhammer, Krystle A. Goldsworth, Melissa C. B. Gostel, Dylan Gott, Elizabeth A. Graninger, Chelsea A. Gray, Ryan S. Green, Brianna C. Greiner, Kevin M. Groat, Nicholas L. Grove, Claire M. Growney, Danielle M. Guigli, Krysta R. Guiney-Olsen, Osatohanmwen I. Guobadia, Diana I. Gutierrez, Lauren R. Guzinski, Anam Habib, Constance R. Hadady, Sylva M. Hall, Arsela Hameed, Carlie V. Hampton, Mary E. Hannick, Alyssa M. Hara, Jessica A. Harrold, William G. Hastings, Chad E. Hatch, Keelin E. Haw, Kevin P. Hawco, Adele B. Hawley, Matthew D. Healy, Casey M. Heigh, James M. Heim, Chelsea W. Heimann, Megan M. Helwig, Rebecca M. Hendricks, Janine E. Henley, Samuel F. Hensle, Sunny M. Herold, Karissa M. Herrick, Robert B. Herse, Megan L. Hesse, Andrew J. Hickey, Jonah E. Higginbottom, Robert F. Higgins, Ellen R. Higinbotham, Sarah R. Hillenbrand, Ka-Wang V. Ho, Tiffany M. Hobbs, Morgan E. Hodges, Andrew N. Hogan, Felicia A. Holzgrefe, Seamus N. Hooban, Jessica M. Houck, Joseph W. Huang, Sara E. Hulvey, Abir H. Ibrahim, Cecilia M. Imbus, Rachel E. Ingram, Abdul-Azim K. Ismail, Jonathan L. Jablin, Jennifer L. Jackson, Karmel N. N. James, Colin E. Jennings, James A. Jewett, Tanner J. Johnston, Elizabeth M. B. Jones, Eva M. Jones, Arielle N. Jones, Gregory G. Jones, Catherine C. Jones, Robert W. Jones, Tracy Y. Joo, Seth D. Jordan, Matthew P. Kaler, Sarah A. Kaplan, Amy L. Kasper, Joseph E. Keffer, Lauren M. Kellough, Wen J. Kelly, Gray D. Kemmey, Kylie E.C. Kerr, Drema M. Khraibani, Lauren M. Kim, Taeheon Kim, Joseph M. Kim, Abigail A. Kimmitt, Ross T. Kinsman, David A. Klein, Jessica C. Kubovec, Manisha Kumar, Kathleen M. Kutnak, Danielle N. Lambert, Kimberly S. Lane, Jennifer Larson, Kelsie M. LaSalata, Rachel S. Lawless, Shane B. Lawton, Abigail E. Leach, Dylan Lederle-Ensign, Jeehye Lee, Dewitt T. LeFew, Hanna M. Lehnen, Nickolaus L. Lemley, Allison M. Leninger, Jordan K. Leopold, Megan N. Lindsey, Erin C. Linehan, Katherine A. R. Livingston, James W. Lloyd, Eleni M. Loizou, Rebecca E. Long, Amelia M. Lord, Rikki L. Lucas, Courtney A. Lynn, Hillary L. Lyons, David P. Maguire, Clair Y.S. Maher, Yawen L. Maier, Salvatore F. Mancari, Patrick R. Marek, Lindsey M. Marr, Adrian R. Martinez-Blaser, Karrith M. Mason, Kayla R. May, Minerva Mayorga Carlin, Kaylee B. McClung, Lindsey E. McCready, Robert J. McCullough, John T. McHugh, Rebecca J. McKeithen, Allison M. McLaughlin, Sarah T. McMillan, Mercedes L. McWaters, Sohail I. Mehdi, Paul M. Melendres, Alyssa N. Mellman, Lauren E. Melone, Emily A. Meyer, Emma B. Meyer, Natalie E. Might, Haley A. Miles-McLean, Kate M. Miller, Tenisha S. Minor, Maziar Moinian, Marco A. Montero, Katelynn A. Monti, Courtney R. Moore, Shayna G. Moreland, Lucia R. Morey, Samantha K. Morris, April L. Mullane, Jessica E. Murnin, Megan H. Myers, Heerbod Namvari, Brittany N. Nassef, Jacob A. Nedza, Amy L. Newcomb, Joseph T. Nguyen, Julian A. Nienaber,Lawrence S. Norton,Laura D. Nost, Gregory A. O’Brien-Blondino, Robert J. O’Donnell, Anapaula Ojeda, Laura R. Olcheski, Jessica W. Oliver, Stephanie Ospina, Michelle R. Owens, Kwabena N. Owusu, Ellen R. Ozarka, Monica C. Pacious, Virginia M. Page, Audrey A. Parker, Amanda L. Parker, Brittany A. Parsons, David A. Parsons, Pooja B. Patel, Sean S Pek, Christopher F. Petroff, Katelyn A. Phillips, Kelsey R. Pickering, Amanda G. Piwowarski, Melinda R. Plante, Scott W. Plunkett, Erin M. Polk, Hannah R. Pond, Matthew T. Poole, Sarah E. Pressler, Erin K. Price, Caroline H. Psaltis, Joseph S. D. Pugach, Jordan M. Quantock, Casey M. Ragghianti, Katrina I. Ramos, Jaclyn A. Ramsey, Jonathan A. Randall, Lindsay M. Raymond, Samantha L. Reed, Allison R. Reed, Bartholomew X. Reese, Adam C. Regulinski, Matthew A. Reynolds, Jeffrey B. Rezach, Shayda Rezazad, Danielle N. Rickard, Christopher M. Rieve, Kevin P. Rinek, Kelly E. Riordan, Brandon D. Robenson, Kevin T. Robertson, Caitlin M. Robertson, Clare A. Rodenberg, Catherine R. Romeo, Julie M. Rosewarne, Courtney K. Ross, Emily F. Rounds, Caitlin A. Roupas, Paul F. Rowane, Mara A. Rowcliffe, Douglas C. Royals, Regan B. Royster, Bradley A. Ruggiero, Nicholas A. Ryan, Shilpa S. Sadarangani, Nathaniel Saint-Preux, Shelby C. Sanders, Cameron T. Sands, Charlotte W. Sandy, Monica E. Schmidt, Stephen P. Schmith, Brittany M. Schneider, Mark F. Scott, Russell D. C. Scott, Kristi L. Scruggs, Meghan E. Seelye, Kandra V. Selby, Robin K. Semelsberger, Christine M. Sentlinger, Grace Sey, Saad H. Shami, Daniel J. Shapiro, Jeffrey P. Sheats, Christopher Du Shifflett, Blake R. Simpson, Bram C. Sims, Peter H. Slattery, MacKenzie A. Sloan, Kathryn E. Smith, Nicklaus W. Smith, Rebecca L. Smith, Caitlin E. Smylie, Harry A. G. Snyder, Kristina M. Southern, Kristie C. Sov, Jaeger E. Spratt, Peter D. Stallings, April F. Stegemiller, Tyler A. Stewart, Erin E. Stewart, Parker T. Stinson, Romadon M. Stovall, Michael J. Straub, Nathan K. Stringer, Molly A. Sullivan, Michelle S. Sutherland, Juliet A. Taylor, Mary K. Taylor, Daniel P. W. Tees, Malik A. Thomas, Chelsea A. Thomas, Devin M. Thomas, Brooke M. Thompson, Johnathan K. Thompson, Michael P. Tokarz, Bonnie E. Tombarge, Sherilyn S. Torrena, Keller T. Torrey, Ryley J. Trahan, Joeliyn T. Tran, Geneva A. Travis, Evan S. Tucker, Paul A. Tunick, Kevin P. Tyler, James L. Updike, Leslie N. Valenzuela, David Vallins, Ryan M. Vaughn, Jacqueline M. Veccia, Christopher G. Vellucci, Katherine C. Vennergrund, Rafia Virk, Sarah E. Vogt, Margaret F. Walker, Kathleen W. Wallace, Carla S. Waller, Paul T. Waltsak, Kathleen A. Watson, Terrence S. Watson, James M. Wehr, Kirsten P. West, Richard R. Westerman, Ryan D. Wettlaufer, Jessica N. White, Stephen A. Whittaker, Samuel J. Wichlin, Meghan R. Wilmoth, Nathaniel F. Wine, Elliott P. Winstel, Kelsey B. Woehnker, Alexandra M. Wolfson, Julie E. Wood, Rebecca L. Wright, Hannah E. Wyatt, Kevin E. Yarnell, Marissa N. Yoder, Matthew T. Young, Samantha N. Young, Daniel R. Zaatar, William J. Zebian, Haben T. Zigita.

Graduates with a Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree:

Jason L. Anderson, Scott B. Baca, Ricky Alberto Baker, Pamela L. Barnett, Leslie A. Bird, Matthew L. Blair, Darlene Bright, Remy L. Burris, Aaron J. Caine, William S. Camp, Jeran K. Case, Melissa Hollis Cassetta, Patrick R. Collares, William T. Collins, Melissa S. Cooper, Corey M. Esco, Nicole D. Evans, Della N. Gibson, Christopher Goodnight, Jennifer W. Gorman, Rachel K. Haines, Ryan J. Hayes, Christopher G. Heflin, Elizabeth D. Hickman, Nancy J. Ives, Tracie F. Jackson, Ylbania D. Johnson, Randy R. Jones, Christopher R. Joyner, David P. Karcher, Paul Kim, Cambra L. Kucharski, David S. Lawson, Sean Patrick Leyh, Kenneth W. Link, Sherry Chittum Loehr, Robert W. Longworth, Angela V. Maniece, Anita M. McDowney, Linda S. McKenna, George O. McMillan, Joshua J. Meyer, Kenneth H. Morgan, Felicia L. Ney, Mary A. Ogle, Sarah E. Perrin, Karita K. Redmon, Hector Rivera, Idanies Roney, Brian P. Shepos, Jennifer Chapman Silverman, Robert P. Simpson, Michael D. Sisler, Elana S. Solomon, Jacqueline J. Taylor, Christiny Thick, Asension V. Torres, Mary C. Wheeler, Howard P. Wilson, Susi W. Woofter, Julie M. Zarnowski.

Graduates with a Bachelor of Professional Studies degree:

Summer K. Al-Jamal, Beverly G. Barland, Natalie R. Beasley, Clinton Boggs, Shawnta M. Bowles, Walter J. Burgess, Michelle A. Burns, Melissa S. Collins, Wendy R. Collins, Martha A. Corbin, Chanda S. Cowger, Darlene L Cropp, Chloe B. Edwards, Julie Anne Tams Elliott, Ann-Danae Erickson, Lamont A. Eubanks, Janice E. Gardner, Isaac J. Gonzalez, Mitchell E. Goodreau, Daryl M. Hall, Lisa M. Hancock, James A. Houff, Jerahmi A. Howard, Kris M. Inscoe, Carl L. Jenkins, Diane L. Jones, John R. Jones, Nigel K. Knouse, Rebecca C. Lamb, Thomas J. Layou, Richard S. Loynes, Karen B. Mason, Suzanne M. McKissick, Nancy McMurray, Colleen C. Meidt, Joyce B. Metzler, Marilyn J. Morrissett, Michael C. Munnis, Justin M. Myers, Gracita E. Nicolay, Alberta C. Nyampong, AnnMarie Oakes, Carlos R. Rodriguez, Virgina M. Rodriguez, Stanley K. Roop, Patricia M. Sager-Dean, Emmanuel O. Sarfo, Beverly J. Simmons, Elizabeth L. Skewis, Brandy N. Smith, James K. Snyder, Matthew L. Strickland, Hoa Le Truong, Joseph K. Vines, Andrei P. Vlad, Deborah R. Vogel, Kimberly Ward, Jennifer R. Warren, John F. Warren, Alease E. Washington, Sherrie S. Washington, John-Paul Wloshinski, Yvonne A. Yeboah.

Courtney A. Lynn of Virginia Beach received the Colgate W. Darden Jr. Award, which is presented to the student with the highest grade-point average (GPA) in the four-year undergraduate program. She finished with a 3.99 GPA.

Joella Killian, professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was presented the Grellet C. Simpson Award, the institution’s most prestigious annual award for excellence in undergraduate teaching. The recipient is routinely a senior member of the faculty.

Melanie D. Szulczewski, assistant professor of environmental science in the College of Arts and Sciences, received the UMW Alumni Association Outstanding Young Faculty Member Award, which is presented annually to an exceptional member of the faculty who has served the institution for at least two years but no more than five years.

Daniel J. Hubbard, associate professor in the Department of Accounting and Management Information Systems in the College of Business, received the Mary W. Pinschmidt Award. The winner is selected by the graduating class as the faculty member “whom they will most likely remember as the one who had the greatest impact on their lives.”

Louis A. Martinette, associate professor in the Department of Management and Marketing in the College of Business, was recognized with the Graduate Faculty Award. The honor recognizes an exceptional full-time faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in graduate teaching and professional leadership in a graduate program. The person selected must have served in a full-time position at the university for at least two years.

Courtney Lynn

Provost Newbould presented Courtney Lynn with the Darden Award.

Lynn is a psychology major who received a Bachelor of Science degree. A statistics tutor for two years, the Department of Psychology named her as the department’s outstanding senior.

She has served as co-president of UMW’s chapter of Psi Chi, the international psychology society. Lynn has been named to the President’s List for six semesters and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Mortar Board national honor societies that recognize students for scholarship, leadership and service.

Her research on children’s stress culminated in an honors thesis titled, “The Effect of Physical Activity on the Heart Rate Recovery of Children Under Stress.”  This fall, she will enter the Ph.D. program in School Psychology at the University of South Florida.

Joella Killian

Killian has taught at UMW for 29 years, joining the faculty in 1984. Students admire her for the thoughtful and tireless ways she approaches teaching. They view Killian as a role model and mentor.

Joella Killian received the Grellet C. Simpson Award.

“They freely share their academic and personal challenges with her and actively seek her advice and support,” Interim Provost Ian Newbould said.  “The many long-lasting relationships she maintains with her former students serve as testimony to the positive impact she has had on them.”

Killian earned a doctorate in entomology from North Carolina State University and a master’s degree in biology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She received a bachelor’s degree in zoology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A member of the Entomological Society of America and the scientific research society Sigma Xi, she is an expert in tree fruit entomology.

Melanie Szulczewski

A member of the faculty for the past five years, Szulczewski is recognized for her interactive ways of engaging students and her innovative teaching methods.

Melanie Szulczewski received the Outstanding Young Faculty Member Award.

“She works at helping students understand the complex scientific phenomena involved in the subjects she teaches,” Newbould said.  “Students praise her as energetic, passionate and enthusiastic.”

Szulczewski spearheaded groundbreaking programs for the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, including a global inquiry course, the department’s first fully online course; its first field study course to be offered outside of Virginia and its first international course. She also initiated the development of the interdisciplinary environmental sustainability minor, a pioneering program that brings together courses from eight different departments.  In just two years, the minor has more than 35 students from 16 different majors.

Szulczewski earned both a doctorate and a master’s degree in soil science from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and French literature from Cornell University.  An authoritative source on environmental issues, climate change and solar cooking, Szulczewski has presented her research at conferences such as the American Chemical Society, the Soil Science Society of America and the International Solid Waste Technology and Management Conference.

Louis Martinette

A member of the UMW faculty since 2004, Martinette is an exemplary teacher who is well-respected by his students and colleagues, according to Newbould.  Martinette earned a doctorate in business administration from Nova Southeastern University, a master’s degree from Golden Gate University, and a bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University.

Before coming to UMW, he had an extensive career in the private sector. Martinette founded and served as president for 12 years of a marketing and consulting company that developed strategic business plans for major corporations, including Chesapeake Forest Products Company and Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates. He also served as vice president of marketing of MicroMagnetic, a major distributor of computer supplies and accessories, and worked as a marketing manager for the 3M Company. His business experience provided him practical insights that he imparts to his students, Newbould said. Under his guidance, his MBA students helped a business leader develop a strategic plan for the next stage of his firm’s growth.       “Students saw firsthand how the task of developing a marketing strategy requires keen awareness of numerous market factors and sound, critical thinking,” Newbould said.

Martinette has received professional awards, including the Silver Patrick Henry Medallion for Patriotic Achievement from the Military Order of the World Wars, an Outstanding Service Award from Averett University and the Associate Service Award from the Home Builders Association of Richmond. He is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Global Management Studies, and he is a member of Alpha Kappa Psi professional business fraternity and the American Marketing Association.

Daniel Hubbard

Daniel Hubbard received the Mary W. Pinschmidt Award.

Hubbard is a registered certified public accountant who received a doctorate in accounting from Virginia Tech. He earned an A.B. from Georgia State University, a master’s from Middlebury College and a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Student Government Association Treasurer Amanda Buckner, who presented the award, described Hubbard as a role model and guiding light to students.  “His door is always open and a warm smile is always waiting,” Buckner said.  “One student said ‘he has helped me immensely through college and the hardships I endured. Without his help I would not have been able to do the things I did in college.’”

His popularity also is apparent by his inclusion in the Princeton Review’s 2012 list of “Best 300 Professors.” The publication, which featured seven UMW professors, recognized 300 challenging and inspiring teaching faculty from 122 public and private colleges.

Public Policy Expert Bill Bosher spoke to master’s degree candidates at the Anderson Center.

“I would say to those of you today with new skills and new knowledge: the day that you cease to be excited about young people, I don’t want you teaching mine,” Bosher said. “The day that you cease to be excited about your business or your company or what you sell or what you provide as a service, I don’t want to buy it. Because part of this is not just being prepared with new skills and knowledge, but part of it is the excitement that you have.”

Bosher addressed more than 1,000, including graduates, family members, friends and faculty, gathered in the William M. Anderson Center. A total of 249 graduate degrees were awarded, including 111 Master of Education degrees, 87 Master of Business Administration degrees, 34 Master of Science in Elementary Education degrees and 15 Master of Science in Management Information Systems degrees. Two graduates received both the MBA and the MSMIS in a dual-degree program.

For Bosher, positive traits like dependability and teamwork hold more weight than a grade point average or academic knowledge alone.

“When people call me for references, they don’t first ask about the GPA,” he said. “First they ask: What is their attendance? Second, they ask: Do they get along with people?”

In his address, he urged graduates to remember the personal sacrifices they made to achieve their goals. He advised them, as they move forward, to create a plan, remain goals-oriented and take time to celebrate their achievements.

Bosher has been a teacher, principal, state director, local superintendent of two districts with more than 35,000 students and the superintendent of public instruction for the commonwealth of Virginia. He currently serves as distinguished professor of public policy and education at Virginia Commonwealth University and executive director of the Commonwealth Educational Policy Institute, a legislative entity focused on research, training and policy analysis.

Named the arts administrator of the year by the Kennedy Center, Bosher is the only superintendent in Virginia to be named twice as the Superintendent of the Year. He has served as a consultant in more than 35 states and a dozen foreign countries on topics related to educational law and finance, policy analysis, standards development, school evaluations and human relations.

UMW awarded 249 graduate degrees.

The co-author of “Law and Education: Contemporary Issues and Court Decisions” and “The School Law Handbook, What Every Leader Needs to Know,” Bosher is the board chairman of Edvantia, a research and evaluation nonprofit, and is a fellow of SchoolNet and the Urban Health Initiative.

Steve Pemberton, business executive, motivational speaker and noted author, will deliver the undergraduate commencement address on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. on Ball Circle.

Jennifer A. Crystle received the UMW Alumni Award for demonstrating an outstanding combination of academic excellence, leadership and service to the university and Departmental Honors in English.

Kandra V. Selby received the Fredericksburg Kiwanis Award.

Ryan J. Hayes received the Alumni Association Bachelor of Liberal Studies Distinguished Graduate Award for academic excellence and citizenship, the Ann Elizabeth Fitschen Memorial Political Science Award and Departmental Honors in Political Science.

Kate Miceli received the Clara Boyd Wheeler Award for a graduating senior who exemplifies grace, a spirit of service and the ability to change lives.

Casey Dodrill received the Elizabeth M. Baumgarten Leadership Award for outstanding service to the university and community.

Lisa Charney was named Female Athlete of the Year.

Department Awards

            Cheryl J. Elliott, Ann Elizabeth Collins Award;

The graduates were among 1275 honored in ceremonies May 10-11.

Hannah E. Ridenour, Art History Award for Outstanding Research and Departmental Honors in Art History;

Rachael Juhan, Melchers Gray Purchase Award;

Michael A. Carlo, William A. Castle Award for the Outstanding Biology Major and Departmental Honors in Biology;

Patrick R. Marek, Outstanding Senior in Business Administration Award and Departmental Honors in Economics;

James K. Snyder, Outstanding Senior in Professional Studies Award;

Alexandra M. Wolfson, Patricia L. Metzger Award;

Allison M. Leninger, American Institute of Chemists Award;

Mae A. Carpenter, American Chemical Society Outstanding Chemistry Major;

Hallie Deanna Midorin Feingold, Laura V. Sumner Award in Classics, Outstanding Graduate in Classics and Departmental Honors in Classics;

Devin S. LaMoy, Outstanding Graduate in Greek;

Katherine L. Casey, Outstanding Graduate in Religion and Departmental Honors in Religion;

Joseph S. Langenberg-Mason, Barbara Leigh Gregg Prize in Greek and Departmental Honors in Classics;

Nicole L. Cochran, Henry W. Hewetson Economics Award and Departmental Honors in Economics;

Ana R. Bice, Harold Thompson Straw Award in Geography;

Katherine S. Gibson, Grace Wadsworth Award in Historic Preservation;

Leslie A. Bird, Historic Preservation Achievement Award;

Alexandra U. Crowder, Governor Alexander Spotswood Award in Historic Archaeology;

Susanna R. Parmelee, Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc. Award in Honor of Prince B. Woodard;

Carly K. Boucher, Phi Alpha Theta Award for Highest GPA in History and Departmental Honors in History;

Samantha M. Corron, Glen R. Thomas Award for Highest GPA in American Studies;

Jeremy S. Thompson, Willie Lee Rose Award for Academic Excellence in History and American Studies;

Kathryn E. Dillinger, Oscar Schultz Award in Mathematics and Departmental Honors in Mathematics;

Chelsea A. Thomas, Anne and Sidney Hamer Music Award;

Katherine E. Preseren, Mu Phi Epsilon Sterling Achievement Award in Music;

Zachary C. Fichter, Outstanding Senior Award in Music;

Darren M. Getts, Physics Faculty Award and Departmental Honors in Physics;

William S. Kyle, Ann Elizabeth Fitschen Memorial Political Science Award and Departmental Honors in International Affairs;

Courtney Lynn, Outstanding Senior Psychology Major Award and Departmental Honors in Psychology;

Bess B. Ten Eyck, Robert E. Ingham Award in Theatre and Departmental Honors in Theatre;

Tracy A. Frelk, Ruby York Weinbrecht Award for Outstanding Senior Library Assistant.

Graduate Business Awards

            Balvant P. Arora, Outstanding Master of Business Administration Student Award;

Wallace E. Burrus, Outstanding Master of Science in Management Information Systems Student Award;

Erin M. Brooks, Outstanding Master of Business Administration- Master of Science in Management Information Systems Student Award.

Graduate Education Awards

            Michaela D. Sands, Barbara Bishop Mann ’66 Virginia Educator Award;

Nina Passmore and Sarah Duffy, Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Virginia Scholars Awards;

Dana Cazen, Outstanding Master of Education Student Award.

Departmental Honors

            Maria K. Galuszka, Anne R. Grasselli, Sierra D. Martin and Chelsea L. Neal, Departmental Honors in Art History;

Ryan S. Green, Abigail A. Kimmitt and Margaret F. Walker, Departmental Honors in Biology;

Robert F. Higgins, Departmental Honors in Chemistry;

Bethany M. Akers, Kevin M. Cherniawski, Osatohanmwen I. Guobadia and Jessica N. White, Departmental Honors in Computer Science;

Laura A. Dick and Christopher M. Rieve, Departmental Honors in Economics;

Rita E. Daniel, Kathleen D. Nelson and Amanda K. Wikle, Departmental Honors in English;

Elyse V. Clark, Departmental Honors in Environmental Science;

Amanda L. Parker, Departmental Honors in Geology;

Kaitlin C. Smart, Ryan C. Thompson, Rachel E. Underwood, Matthew I. Winstanley and Susi W. Woofter, Departmental Honors in German;

Anna K. Holman, Mary E. Moody and Brooke N. Parker, Departmental Honors in History;

Kelly M. Brown and Peter H. Slattery, Departmental Honors in Mathematics;

Erin M. Hill, Departmental Honors in Political Science;

Kristin A. Lamb and Paola A. Maldonado-Torres, Departmental Honors in Religion;

Ylbania Diloné Johnson, Paige E. Kaufman and Carley A. McCready, Departmental Honors in Spanish;

Mattson C. Fields, Departmental Honors in Studio Art.

UMW is a sponsor of the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon on Sunday, May 19. We will have a booth at the Fredericksburg Expo Center on Friday, May 17 from 4–8 p.m. and Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m.–7 p.m. This is where runners pick up their packets. We will be handing out branded towels as well as information about UMW. We are looking for volunteers for two-hour shifts. It’s a great opportunity to meet and greet folks from all over the country.

We also need volunteers for the UMW water stop bright and early Sunday morning. You can hydrate AND encourage the 7,000 runners as they make their way down Sunken Road.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Kelly Eury at keury@umw.edu.

The innovative ThinkLab Makerspace in the Simpson Library of UMW has been featured in the latest publication from the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative’s 7 Things series on rapid innovation. UMW is cited alongside Stanford, Rutgers, and Case Westerns among other institutions for recognizing early on the importance of makerspaces as a way to inspire self-directed and hands-on learning using emerging technologies like 3D printing, robotics, and e-textiles. DTLT and UMW’s work has been featured in past issues of the 7 Things series on a variety of topics including MOOCs, WordPress, and 3D Printing technology. The full paper can be found on the EDUCAUSE website in PDF and ePub format.

Leslie Madsen-Brooks featured the long history of innovative work coming out of UMW’s Division of Teaching and Learning Technology in her article “Beyond Disruption” for The Blue Review. Below is a somewhat extensive quote from the article:

Those who have been paying attention only to partnerships among Silicon Valley companies and the Ivies may be surprised that the beating heart of a tremendous amount of academic technology innovation is a small state university in Fredericksburg, Virginia. At theUniversity of Mary Washington, the Division of Teaching and Learning Technology has launched at least four amazing initiatives that should be replicated widely because it’s clear to even casual observers that they advance teaching and learning in myriad ways. For one, evidence of student learning appears on the open web, and I encourage you to check out the current blogs developed for courses. Faculty, too—and I know this from first-hand experience—benefit from knowing what students are thinking (as expressed in blog posts and comments) before they convene for class.

Several years ago, UMW’s DTLT premiered UMW Blogs, termed “the Bluehost experiment” by the DTLT staff because in its first iteration, it was little more than a WordPress Multi-User installation on an inexpensive ($6.95 per month) shared server at Bluehost. Today, any UMW student, faculty, or staff can set up a blog for class or personal use on UMW Blogs—and 500 courses have been brought onto the platform since fall 2008.  Anyone can browse the courses using UMW Blogs or discover all kinds of non-course blogs by exploring the latest posts featured on the home page. The UMW archives, for example, recently put online a series of lectures by the late civil rights leader James Farmer, and Jess Rigelhaupt’s Oral History class has createdRosie the Riveter, an excellent resource that includes “firsthand accounts of what people experienced on the American home front during World War II.”

Next to emerge from this innovation engine was DS 106, an open course on digital storytelling, originally taught by Jim Groom, but since taught by several different instructors, including noted ed tech thought leaders and innovators Martha Burtis and Alan Levine, and recently by instructors at other universities as well. Because of the strong networks of the instructors and students, DS 106 took on a life of its own, with students—both those enrolled at UMW and those following the course from elsewhere—providing daily fun assignments (“the Daily Create”) that stimulate participants’ creativity and stretch their technological savvy. DS 106 spawned ds106 radio, a free-form, streaming broadcast for which anyone could volunteer to provide content.  How popular is DS 106 and its apparently endless stream of creative multimedia content? In spring 2012, Groom launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a better web server for DS 106, and the campaign raised 600% of its goal in just a few days, providing funding for all kinds of course improvements and expansions.  While Kickstarter provided private funds for this project, I’m excited about this kind of crowdsourced funding—although I’d be even more enthusiastic about greater public funding—because it allows project creators greater future freedom than would, say, funding from investors whose motive is more likely to be profit than pedagogical revolution.

Springing next from the mind of the DTLT geniuses was Domain of One’s Own, in which each first-year student at UMW receives a domain name and space on a web server. The project encourages each student  to “reclaim the web” by “taking control of your digital identity,” gathering its artifacts “in a central place that you own and control.” And it’s offered in collaboration with the university’s Office of Information Technology Services,

The pilot gave 400 students and faculty their own domain name and web space to install a portfolio of work or map onto existing systems. In Fall of 2013 every incoming student at UMW will have the opportunity to choose their own domain and receive a web hosting account with the freedom to create subdomains, install any LAMP-compatible software, setup databases, email addresses and carve out their own space on the web that they own and control.

Then, as if granting students this creative freedom and technical autonomy wasn’t enough, this spring UMW launched Thinklab, amakerspace. According to its About page:

ThinkLab is the exciting new makerspace located in the Simpson Library at the University of Mary Washington. As a collaboration between the Division of Teaching and Learning Technologies, the College of Education, and the Library, ThinkLab hosts a variety of emerging technologies and tools for students and faculty across all disciplines. 3D printing, robotics, and electronics work using Arduinos and simple breadboard kits are just some of the many exciting things happening at ThinkLab.

The innovations and—yes, I’ll say it—disruptions, emerging from UMW exemplify some of the best practices in developing communities of learners, fostering collaboration, encouraging writing and reflection and developing curiosity about the world. Channeling George Kuh, Randall Bass emphasizes that such “high-impact practices” lead to “meaningful learning gains” as well as “high retention and persistence rates” because they encourage these specific behaviors:

• Investing time and effort
• Interacting with faculty and peers about substantive matters
• Experiencing diversity
• Responding to more frequent feedback
• Reflecting and integrating learning
• Discovering relevance of learning through real-world application

In an age when universities are pushing faculty ever harder to develop monetizable intellectual property, it’s refreshing to see faculty doubling down on using relatively inexpensive technologies to improve student learning. UMW is a case in point: it’s a modestly funded, small state university that, thanks to all the active minds (and periodic strategic hires) at DTLT and on the faculty, has become a major hub of innovation in higher education.

On May 6th an interview with Jim Groom was aired on the Ohio State University’s radio program Writers Talk. The discussion focuses on the work he has done as part of UMW’s Division of Teaching and Learning Technology: ranging from the formation of UMW Blogs, the popular appeal of the Digital Storytelling class affectionately known as ds106 and its relationship to those confounded MOOCs, as well as DTLT’s current groundbreaking project Domain of One’s Own. The interview runs 30 minutes and you can listen to it below.

OSU Writers Talk

2012 Employee Appreciation Day

UMW’s Employee Appreciation Day will be held Monday, May 13 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The University Awards Ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. in George Washington Hall’s Dodd Auditorium. The ceremony will recognize the recipients of the Charles Coleman Memorial Service Award, the Hurley Presidential Commendation and the Staff Advisory Council’s Larry Atkins Awards. During the ceremony, Professor of Psychology Chris Kilmartin will present a lecture, “Look in the Mirror: It Will Cause You to Reflect.”

After the ceremony, all employees are invited to a picnic luncheon on Ball Circle from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. As a reminder, the university will close at 3 p.m. on Monday, May 13.

Service Award Recipients

Congratulations to our service award recipients for the month of May: http://adminfinance.umw.edu/hr/files/2011/08/May-13-Service-Award-Recipients.pdf.

Maria Schultz, assistant director of design services, will sign copies of her new book, “How to SUP With Your Pup,” on Thursday, May 16 at the Lee Hall Terrace from 4 to 6 p.m. In the event of rain, the signing will be held in the University Bookstore. Riley, her Australian Shepherd and SUP companion, will join the book signing.

Stand up paddling, known as SUP, has increased in popularity in recent years, including among pet owners. “How to SUP With Your Pup” includes simple training techniques and tips for dog loving paddlers who want to teach their best friends to ride on a paddleboard.

Schultz is an outdoor enthusiast and ACA certified stand up paddleboard instructor. She also has a degree in education and hands-on experience in animal training.

Leadership Council Meeting – 4/24/2013

President’s Cabinet Meeting – 5/1/2013

President’s Cabinet Meeting – 5/8/2013

Stephen Hanna

Stephen Farnsworth

Stephen P. Hanna, professor of geography, and Stephen J. Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, are co-authors of a research article,  “Visualizing Virginia’s Changing Electorate:  Mapping Presidential Elections from 2000 to 2012,” which was published in the May 2013 issue of The Virginia News Letter. The Virginia News Letter is published by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia.

On Thursday, April 25, the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication inducted 17 people into the Eta Chapter of Lambda Iota Tau, the international honor society for students of literature. Inductees are majors in English who had completed at least 12 credit hours in literature and with a GPA of at least 3.5 in those credit hours.

Inductees included: Ana Rebecca Bice, Taylor Rae Chadman, Colleen D. Clark, Theresa Davidson, Danielle Paige DeSimone, Chelsea J. Dicus, Ellen R. Dreher, Michaela P. Godfrey, Catherine S. Kellogg, Gabrielle Kuhn, Catherine R. LeBouton, Danica Leninsky, Joseph Samuel Deitell Pugach, Charlotte Rodina, Bryanne Elise Salazar, Brittany Anne Vitner, and Amanda K. Wikle.

Danny Tweedy, Assistant Professor of English, gave the Taddesse Adera Memorial Address.

The induction ceremony was part of the Ninth Annual William Kemp Symposium for Majors in English, Linguistics, and Communication at which approximately 100 students in upper-division courses in English, linguistics, and communication presented original research and creative works. This year’s symposium featured 18 panel sessions and ran April 25 and 26.

Nearly 1,300 University of Mary Washington students will make the transition to alumni this weekend as part of the university’s 102nd Commencement.

On Friday, May 10, 249 students will receive graduate degrees during a ceremony in  the William M. Anderson Center. The ceremony, which begins at 7:30 p.m., will include an address by William “Bill” Cleveland Bosher Jr., public policy expert and former Virginia superintendent of education. Provost Ian Newbould will present the Graduate Faculty Award to an exceptional full-time faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in graduate teaching and professional leadership in a graduate program.

One thousand twenty four students will receive degrees during the university’s undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11, which will begin at 9 a.m. on Ball Circle. The ceremony will feature an address by Steve Pemberton, business executive, motivational speaker and noted author. Newbould will present the Colgate W. Darden Jr. Award to the student with the highest grade-point average (GPA) in the four-year undergraduate program. He also will present the Grellet C. Simpson Award, the institution’s most prestigious annual award for excellence in undergraduate teaching, the UMW Alumni Association Outstanding Young Faculty Member Award, to recognize an exceptional member of the faculty who has served the institution for at least two years but no more than five years, and the Mary W. Pinschmidt Award, selected by the graduating class as the faculty member “whom they will most likely remember as the one who had the greatest impact on their lives.”

As part of the undergraduate ceremony, the university will award emeritus status to four faculty members and one administrator. Meta R. Braymer will be named Vice President for Economic Development and Regional Engagement Emeritus; Roy F. Gratz will be named Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chemistry; Margaret A. Mi will be named Professor Emerita of Marketing; Denis Nissim-Sabat will be named Professor Emeritus of Psychology; and Larry W. Penwell will be named Professor Emeritus of Management and Psychology.

The title of emeritus is bestowed on faculty members who have served the university for at least 15 years and who have attained the rank of professor or associate professor.

May 2013 Updates and Announcements

• Procurement Services
  • SPCC News
    • Vacation Reminder (to manage sign-off)
    • Violations & Consequences
    • Clean Sweep!
  • eVA Search
  • IT Purchases now FY14
  • Fall Purchases – plan now!
  • Contract Activity
  • Surplus Items Available Online
• Parking
  • Chandler Lot Closure
  • Scheduled Lot Maintenance
• Bookstore
  • Fac/Staff Discount Day!
• EagleOne

VACATION INFO

SPCC cardholders and supervisor reviewers are responsible for contacting Procurement Services before taking a leave of absence; ie vacation, sabbatical.   The PA will work with individuals and their departments, to ensure that card activity is accounted for and signed off prior to leave of absence.

For assistance with SPCC, please contact Melissa Myers @ 1057.

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SPCC VIOLATIONS & CONSEQUENCES

The SPCC Violations & Consequences have been revised. Please visit the website to view the updated information: SPCC Violations & Consequences

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CLEAN SWEEP!

You did it again! … No transactions were swept for April 2013. Thank you all for your timely action in coding and signing-off on transactions.

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eVA SEARCH

Please view the following document in order to see step-by-step instructions on how to view multiple vendor locations within the same eVA search.

eVA Vendor Search

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eVA Problems?

If you are experiencing problems with eVA, please contact Pacifique Munezero in Procurement Services at x1127.

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IT PURCHASES NOW FY14

IT Purchases being entered now will hit the FY14 budget.

http://adminfinance.umw.edu/tess/files/2012/03/FY13-year-end-memo.pdf

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FALL PURCHASES – THINK AHEAD

If you have already identified equipment, services or possible contracts that will be needed for the Fall 2013 semester, please contact Procurement Services. The purchasing staff can assist in planning and ensuring that orders/contracts are ready in a timely manner.

Procurement Services or x1127

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CONTRACT ACTIVITY

• Campus wide Janitorial Contract – Intent to Award Contract has been posted
• Background Checks –  A new contract will be available for use later this month.
• Promotional Items – Awarded: Contact Pacifique Munezero
• Athletic Hotel – Awarded

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SURPLUS ITEMS AVAILABLE ONLINE

The University of Mary Washington, offers surplus property for sale to other state agencies and local governments which may be purchased from www.govdeals.com.  State employees are eligible to purchase surplus property in an amount less than $500

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CHANDLER LOT CLOSURE

The Chandler Lot will be going offline later this month to support construction of the new Campus Center.   A new surface parking lot on Thornton Street will be available for use in August.

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SCHEDULED LOT MAINTENANCE

Please view the following memo for scheduled lot closures occurring during the week of May 6 – May 10, there may be changes due to weather:

Parking Lot Maintenance

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FAC/STAFF DISCOUNT DAY!

The UMW Bookstore will offer 20% off the purchase of regularly priced clothing and insignia items* during Employee Appreciation Day. (*Some exceptions apply)

Store hours on May 13, 2013 are:

• 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
• 1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Get your UMW gear early, and wear Eagle Pride throughout the day!

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OFF-CAMPUS MERCHANTS AVAILABLE ALL SUMMER

Our office-campus merchant partners accept EagleOne all summer long.

http://adminfinance.umw.edu/eagleone/eagleone-off-campus-2

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Please contact Business Services for information and assistance at x1576.

Erma A. Baker   CPPO, VCO

Assistant Vice President for Business Services and CPO

University of Mary Washington

1301 College Avenue

Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401

ebaker@umw.edu

540-654-2043

All UMW full- and part-time employees are eligible to receive a special discount when purchasing a new Subaru from Ultimate Subaru of Fredericksburg, a corporate partner of UMW Athletics:

You are entitled to VIP PRICING

new vehicles priced at our lowest Buying Service Price

Vehicle Preference: New Subaru

All sales subject to availability and dealer discretion

Dealer information:

Ultimate Subaru
5150 Jefferson Davis Highway
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
540-898-6200

Dealer contact: Harry Nuckols, Sales Manager

UMW AUTHORIZATION: Employee must show valid employee ID

valid through 12/31/2013

Eric Bonds

Eric Bonds recently published an article, entitled “Grappling with Structure, Social Construction, and Morality: Towards a Human Rights Approach to Social Problems Instruction,” in the journal Societies Without Borders: Human Rights and the Social Sciences.  In the article, Bonds makes the case for a human rights approach and situates it within the theoretical traditions more traditionally used in social problems classes.  The article includes a sample syllabus and an overview of Bonds’ Social Issues class taught at UMW.  The article can be accessed here.

Join us on Saturday, May 11, from 8 to 9 a.m. to get energized for your weekend with outdoor yoga! Ren Fields and other teachers from Healing Arts Yoga will offer drop-in classes for all ages and skill levels. This program allows the James Monroe Museum to participate in First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative, and we’re excited to be joining the list of museums and galleries that encourage healthy living through programs and exhibits.

Classes are $12/person. We recommend bringing a yoga mat.

Read the Free Lance-Star article about this program here.

We hope you will join us!

Debra Schleef will serve as the Chair of the Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE) for the American Sociological Association during 2013-2014.

Meta R. Braymer was named Vice President for Economic Development and Regional Engagement Emeritus; Roy F. Gratz was named Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chemistry; Margaret A. Mi was named Professor Emerita of Marketing; Denis Nissim-Sabat was named Professor Emeritus of Psychology; and Larry W. Penwell was named Professor Emeritus of Management and Psychology.

The title of emeritus is bestowed on faculty members who have served the university for at least 15 years and who have attained the rank of professor or associate professor.

Meta Braymer

Meta Braymer

Meta Braymer joined UMW in 1990 as associate vice president for academic affairs and director of graduate and continuing education. As dean of graduate and professional studies, she directed and planned all academic programs for the James Monroe Center, now the Stafford campus, which opened in 1999. In 2003, she was the second person to whom the university awarded its highest honor, the Washington Medallion for Service to the University of Mary Washington.

From 2000 through 2010, Braymer served as vice president of graduate and professional studies and dean of faculty. In 2011, she was named vice president for economic development and regional engagement and was responsible for the Center for Economic Development.  She chaired the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce, the UMW Economic Development Conference, and the Strategic Planning Committee on Regional Engagement and Leadership. She was co-chair of the Executive-in Residence Program and served on the Executive Management Committee for the Dahlgren Education and Research Center.

Braymer served on Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine’s Advisory Transition Policy Committee for Higher Education, was a founding and board member of the Virginia Foundation for Women, and was a member of the Virginia Executive Committee to the American Council on Education for the Office of Women in Education. She was a founder of the Annual Leadership Colloquium for Professional Women and has been director since 1994.

Braymer earned a bachelor’s degree from Maryville College, a master’s degree from The Ohio State University and a doctorate in English from the University of Tennessee.

Roy Gratz

Roy Gratz

Chemist Roy Gratz joined the Mary Washington Department of Chemistry in 1975 after having taught for four years at Salem College in North Carolina. He specializes in organic and polymer chemistry.

He has taught the sophomore organic chemistry courses at Mary Washington since 1977 and also has taught experimental methods in chemistry and polymer chemistry. He has sponsored many students in independent study and honors research. He served as department chair, as faculty senator for chemistry, and on numerous university committees.

Gratz did postdoctoral research at the Medical University of South Carolina and spent eight summers at NASA and Navy labs. His research has been published in several professional journals, and he holds seven patents from his work at NASA.  He has held several leadership roles in the Virginia Section of the American Chemical Society, including section chair in 2000.

In the community, he has lectured Advanced Placement students at Fredericksburg’s James Monroe High School and served on its parent-teacher advisory council. He is chair of the Fredericksburg Planning Commission and has served on the city Board of Zoning Appeals.

Gratz earned a master’s degree and a doctorate in organic chemistry from Duke University and a bachelor of science in chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh.

Margaret Mi

Margaret Mi

Margaret Mi joined the Department of Business in 1989. Along with numerous other service roles at UMW, she served as president of the College of Business Faculty Senate. She has served as president of the Virginia Consortium of Asian Studies and vice-president of the Hai Hung Foundation.

Her publications, presentations, lectures, professional associations and honor societies are numerous. Mi was recommended by Del. William J. Howell to be a member of Gov. George Allen’s Task Force on Telework in 1995, and she served with Shirley J. Ybarra, former Virginia Secretary of Transportation. She edited a white paper for “Telecommuting for the Commonwealth” for Gov. Jim Gilmore. The Harvard Business Review invited her to comment on the case study “How Do You Manage an Off-Site Team?” She served as vice president of the International Telework Association and Council and was founder and editor of its TeleTrends newsletter.

Mi has spoken on telecommuting and marketing in classrooms and conferences in Bulgaria, China, Japan, England and Canada. She was awarded the annual direct marketing award from the Direct Marketing Association of Washington, D.C.

She holds an MBA and a bachelor’s degree in business from Eastern New Mexico University and a doctorate in business administration from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Denis Nissim-Sabat

Denis Nissim-Sabat

Denis Nissim-Sabat joined the Department of Psychology in 1976, and he practiced clinical psychology in the Fredericksburg area as he rose to full professor. His areas of interest are broad: In teaching they include clinical psychology and the theoretical and philosophical foundations of the discipline; in research they include third-party reimbursements in public mental health and the stigma of mental illness.

Nissim-Sabat was awarded a congressional science fellowship by the American Psychological Association (APA) and served as legislative assistant for health care policy in the office of Illinois Sen. Paul Simon in 1989-1990. He has published widely in psychological journals and has presented dozens of papers at professional conferences, including reporting his findings on Soviet psychology. He also has had numerous articles published in the popular press.

Nissim-Sabat has served on many UMW committees and was faculty representative to the Board of Visitors and president of the Faculty Senate. His leadership roles with the APA include senior policy analyst and chair of its Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest. He served the community as member and chair of the board of directors of the Rappahannock Community Services Board.

Nissim-Sabat holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Case Western Reserve and a doctorate in clinical psychology from Temple University.

Larry Penwell

Larry Penwell

Larry Penwell came to Mary Washington in 1989 to teach and pursue research in the disciplines of psychology and business. With a doctorate in social psychology from the University of Cincinnati, he had been an organizational change consultant for GE Aircraft Engines.

Penwell has published extensively and his work has been referenced in articles, books and dissertations in eight languages and in studies sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the European Space Agency and NASA. His work on human performance in extreme environments has been applied to trauma surgery teams, Mars mission design, polar research bases, crisis management, offshore oil rigs, and for fire, rescue and military officer training.

His extensive group-relations work with the A.K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems led to his directing the first group-relations conference in Fredericksburg and his subsequently serving on the board of the A.K. Rice Institute. His work in conflict management led to his involvement as a trainer, board member and president the Rappahannock Mediation Center.

As co-director of the 2000-2003 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools reaccreditation study, Penwell facilitated Mary Washington’s transition to a university. From 2009 to 2011, he helped launch the UMW College of Business, first serving as executive director and then as acting dean.

This workshop will:

· Help to frame the conversations about infusing diversity into the curriculum, and campus programs

· Identify best practices for inclusiveness in a rapidly changing and increasingly diverse society

· Discuss ways to infuse diversity into speaking and writing assignments

WHEN: May 14 (8:30 to 4) and 15 (8:30 to 1); separate registration required for the second day – contact Gwen Hale at ghale@umw.edu for more information

WHERE: University of Mary Washington, Stafford Campus, University Hall (125 University Blvd. Fredericksburg, VA 22406)

*Breakfast and lunch will be provided*

To register for the event to go http://diversityacademy.org/

They received the Frederick Rowe Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research Paper,

Heath Sharp and Drew Hickey were recognized by the Virginia Psychological Association.

the highest award given for undergraduate research by the association. The honor is determined by a panel of judges who examined nearly 50 presentations by undergraduate researchers from Virginia colleges and universities, including Virginia Tech, James Madison University and Old Dominion University.

Their research, entitled “Does Gender Classification of Faces Benefit from Right Hemisphere Presentation?” looks at the role gender plays when recognizing a face. The duo, under the supervision of Associate Professor Steve Hampton, studied more than 100 people during their yearlong research project.

“They determined that deciding the gender of a face is a much slower process than determining if a face is human (versus, say, a monkey),” said Hampton. “Their research suggests that processing a face proceeds from the primitive, such as ‘what is it?’ to the complex, such as ‘who is it?’.  In between these two decisions is the decision about the gender of the face.  All of these decisions are made in well under a second and are automatically computed by the brain.”

“It’s important to understand how we process faces,” said Hickey, a senior from Stafford County.  At UMW, he helped organize SAVE, a student antiviolence education club aimed at bringing awareness to domestic violence. He also works part-time at Snowden, a mental health facility operated by Mary Washington Healthcare.

Sharp, a senior from Arlington, is pursuing a double major in psychology and Spanish. He has been treasurer of UMW’s club basketball team and plans to pursue graduate school after he graduates.

Barbara Bishop Mann spoke to graduates at the UMW’s annual Educator-in-Residence program.

“You’re going to change the world. Why? Because you have to,” said Mann, who spent more than 35 years in the classroom. “Do what you have to do to get through to the kids. It’s all for them.”

Mann, or Mrs. Mann as her students referred to her, earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Mary Washington and began teaching elementary school in Alabama. She retired from teaching 10 years ago from Chesterfield County Public Schools.

She offered sage tips to the graduating class of future teachers: “Protect your teacher voice. Suck on menthol, eucalyptus cough drops” . . . “Build relationships and support who and what you believe in. . . You can’t teach in an isolated classroom.”

And Mann heeds her own advice. She served on the Virginia Education Association (VEA) Board of Directors for 12 years and as president of the Chesterfield Education Association (CEA).  She remains active in the VEA Retired Council, the CEA Board of Directors and the local chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. Of course, she sucked on a cough drop during her remarks.

“Be bold, be brave, communicate, advocate for education,” said Mann, who also is an active member of the UMW alumni community, serving on the UMW Alumni Association Board and its executive committee. In addition, she is a member of the College of Education’s first advisory board and supports UMW education students through two endowed scholarship funds.

“If you work hard and you love what you do, the kids can feel it and they’ll learn,” said Mann.

The daylong event at the Stafford campus also featured graduate presentations ranging from using graphic novels in the classroom to employing computer games to teach math, hands-on time in the new makerspace on the Stafford campus, and a ceremony celebrating graduates with a number of COE awards.