May 4, 2024

Mary Washington Grads Receive 2023 Alumni Awards at Reunion Weekend

Four alumni received Alumni Awards at 2023's Reunion Weekend. From left: Janet Hedrick '73, Brent Turner Monseur '09, Beth Craig '77, Sean Simons '13 and UMW President Troy Paino. Photo by Karen Pearlman Photography.
Four alumni received Alumni Awards at 2023’s Reunion Weekend. From left: Janet Hedrick ’73, Brent Turner Monseur ’09, Beth Craig ’77, Sean Simons ’13 and UMW President Troy Paino. Photo by Karen Pearlman Photography.

As a University of Mary Washington student, Sean Simons ’13 spent two years working in the Office of the President on campus, where he got to know countless alumni who supported him on his journey to become one of the youngest congressional aides on Capitol Hill.

“I made a pledge that I’d someday return the favor and give back to the University that gave me so much,” said Simons, who went on to shape former U.S. Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly’s gun violence prevention organization. Read more.