April 26, 2024

UMW Grad Named to Governor’s Fellows Program

Chris Cassingham has been named to the Virginia Governor's Fellows Program.

Chris Cassingham ’18  has been named to the Virginia Governor’s Fellows Program.

When Chris Cassingham collected his political science degree from the University of Mary Washington, earlier this month, he already knew what was next.

The swimmer from Plano, Texas, had learned just days before that he’d earned one of just 23 coveted spots in the 2018 Governor’s Fellows Program, selected among rising college seniors and graduates from around the country.

Beginning Monday, Cassingham will go to work in the Office of the Governor, what he calls “real-world, on-the-job experience” in the highest levels of state government.

He’s ready.

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