Eight students received the Colgate W. Darden Jr. Award for achieving a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.
Each spring the University of Mary Washington Commencement sets the scene for years’ worth of accomplishments by students, with numerous credit hours in classrooms, labs, internships and extracurricular activities.
Eight University of Mary Washington graduates in 2026 marked the moment with a perfect 4.0 GPA, earning the Colgate W. Darden Jr. Award for Academic Achievement for completing their degrees with the highest grade-point average in the undergraduate program.
As they crossed the stage sharing in the honor – impressively becoming part of the largest group of Darden Award recipients in school history – they each get ready for what’s next through a variety of majors, minors, graduate programs and career paths. Read more about the 2026 Darden Award honorees.
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