Sally Brannan Hurt ’92 with a giant tortoise in the Galápagos Islands
on a Mary Washington Alumni on the Road trip in 2011. The experience
led her to establish the Sally Brannan Hurt ’92 Study Abroad Scholarship
in Biology to support students going on faculty-led trips to the islands. Photo courtesy of Sally Brannan Hurt.
Growing up in rural Southwest Virginia, Sally Brannan Hurt ’92 dreamed of travel. She finally got her chance to go abroad to the Bahamas during a spring break trip in college. Yet, she realized she yearned to see rainforests and savannas more than she wanted to sunbathe in the sand. Read more.
“Being in nature brings me joy,” said Hurt, who has since visited some of the most biodiverse places on the planet through the University of Mary Washington’s Alumni on the Road trips. “I love seeing plants, insects and animals that aren’t in my neck of the woods.” Read more.