It is with sadness that the University notifies you of the death Saturday of Mark Bareford, 2008 alumnus of the Bachelor of Liberal Studies program. He died of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident. Mark, 47, was a science teacher at Walker-Grant Middle School.
Mark earned a Purple Heart in 1987 for his service in the Navy.
For more information, go to http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2011/082011/08022011/642980.
It is with sadness that the University notifies you of the death Saturday of Mark Bareford, 2008 alumnus of the Bachelor of Liberal Studies program. He died of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident. Mark, 47, was a science teacher at Walker-Grant Middle School.
Mark earned a Purple Heart in 1987 for his service in the Navy.
For more information, go to http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2011/082011/08022011/642980.
For the fourth consecutive year, Forbes.com online news magazine has recognized the University of Mary Washington as one of the nation’s top universities.
Ray Scott, professor of chemistry, has stepped down as the Director of UMW’s Summer Science Institute (SSI) after serving 12 years in this position. Professor Scott obtained an external grant from DuPont in 1999 to start the SSI, a 10-week undergraduate research program for teams of faculty and student researchers.
SSI supports research in biology, chemistry, earth and environmental science, physics, mathematics and computer science for 10 faculty and 22 students, and provides an opportunity for the students to present their work at a colloquium at the end of the program. Deborah Zies, assistant professor of biology, will be joining Debra Hydorn, professor of mathematics, as Co-Director of the SSI. Professor Zies will serve as Co-Director for 4 years.
Ray Scott, professor of chemistry, has stepped down as the Director of UMW’s Summer Science Institute (SSI) after serving 12 years in this position. Professor Scott obtained an external grant from DuPont in 1999 to start the SSI, a 10-week undergraduate research program for teams of faculty and student researchers.
SSI supports research in biology, chemistry, earth and environmental science, physics, mathematics and computer science for 10 faculty and 22 students, and provides an opportunity for the students to present their work at a colloquium at the end of the program. Deborah Zies, assistant professor of biology, will be joining Debra Hydorn, professor of mathematics, as Co-Director of the SSI. Professor Zies will serve as Co-Director for 4 years.