March 28, 2024

Latin Alumni Win Awards

Donna Dollings ’80 and Mark Keith ’87, who majored in Latin at the University of Mary Washington, were both recipients of prestigious awards for their teaching last year.

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Donna Dollings ’80 (right) holds her award.

Dollings received the Angela Lloyd Book Award from the Classical Association of Virginia. The

Mark Keith '87 won two awards for his teaching.

Mark Keith ’87 won two awards for his teaching.

James River High School teacher won the award for dedication to her students. Here is what her nominator said about her, “Her genuine compassion is obvious and she quickly puts all at ease. I have known her to tutor with great success students that others have given up on.”

Keith received the 2013 Foreign Language Association of Virginia David Cox Award for Excellence in Foreign Language Teaching for his demonstrated excellence in foreign language instruction and  the 2014 Jane Harriman Hall Award for Outstanding Service to the Classical Association of Virginia.