Hundreds of graduates and their guests returned to campus for the 2026 event, which celebrated classes ending in 1 and 6. K Pearlman Photography.
Hundreds of alumni, along with their friends and family, came to the 2026 Reunion Weekend to reunite with each other, their favorite faculty members and their college home. With sunny skies and balmy temperatures, they participated in parties and picnics, presentations, printmaking workshops, campus tours, beverage tastings, family fun and trolley trips to Carl’s for frozen treats. They also honored Alumni Award recipients and learned about campus updates, including plans for the new theatre, which broke ground this spring, and the upcoming fine arts and music renovation.
New activities included a live recording of UMW President Troy Paino’s What Matters Most podcast, a student journalism gathering, a retired faculty and staff reception and a “Bites and Sites” dinner that culminated with a lively karaoke party at Palmieri Plaza.
Graduates across the generations spent the weekend reconnecting, reminiscing and reflecting on the past while hearing about Mary Washington’s many accolades today. Alumni were proud to learn that UMW has consistently ranked in U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, Fiske Guide to Colleges and more. They were also pleased that their alma mater has remained true to its mission as a public liberal arts and sciences university.
“It’s invigorating to be back,” said Carolyn Crum Pannu ’61, who, with classmates Lloyd Tilton Backstrom and Pat Scott Peck, marveled at the beauty of the campus where they met seven decades ago. Read more about Reunion Weekend.
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