Author: Brynn Boyer

Susanne Janney McClenaghan Tiffany ’75 has made a generous gift to establish the first scholarship for students accepted into the UMW Honors Program.  The new Honors Freedom Scholarship will be awarded in the fall of 2012 to a recipient who demonstrates commitment to the values of freedom, justice, and integrity.  Mrs. Tiffany says Mary Washington helped guide her life and career, and she wishes to provide similar opportunities for UMW students. 
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The University of Mary Washington has been recognized by Preservation Virginia for establishing a task force to advise the university on preservation of its historic buildings.

Jason W. Davidson, Associate Professor, Political Science and International Affairs, attended the 58th Annual National Security Forum (NSF) at the Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama by personal invitation from the Secretary of the Air Force. The purpose of NSF is to expose influential citizens to senior U.S. and international officers and civilian equivalents in order to engage each other’s ideas and perspectives on Air Force, national and international security issues.

 During the week of May 16-20, approximately 120 civilian leaders in business, education and government from all over the U.S. met with senior military leaders to explore current and future national security issues facing the nation. The NSF provides the opportunity for an open and candid exchange of ideas among these guests, senior military and civilian leaders, and our Air War College students. Jason attended lectures, met in seminars for in-depth discussions and participated in several social events.

Please join us in congratulating Jessica on her promotion to full-time emergency communications officer with UMW Public Safety. 

Scheduling requests should no longer be sent to Jessica.  Instead, please direct requests to Susan Knick at sknick@umw.edu.  For meetings and other uses, please allow a minimum of 7 working days between date of request and date of use.

Prof. Nabil Al-Tikriti (History) offered a lecture entitled “All My Children: Succession Politics Under Bayezid II” at the American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) in Istanbul on 30 May 2011.  This talk was given in conjunction with the NEH/ARIT grant which Prof. Al-Tikriti held this spring.