UMW’s Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa Inducts 47 New Members
The Kappa of Virginia chapter of Phi Beta Kappa
The University of Mary Washington chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa of Virginia, recently inducted 46 students and one alumna into the chapter. Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest academic honor society.
Phi Beta Kappa was founded at the College of William and Mary in 1776 and has since upheld the principles of freedom of inquiry and liberty of thought and expression, sponsoring activities to advance the study of the humanities, the social sciences and the natural sciences. The society invites the most outstanding arts and sciences students at America’s leading colleges and universities for membership.
The UMW chapter, Kappa of Virginia, selects its members based on rigorous scrutiny of students’ academic achievements as demonstrated through grade point averages. This year, the UMW chapter chose seniors with weighted GPAs of 3.74 or higher and a select group of juniors.
The chapter also extended an offer of membership to alumna Rebecca Young Guy, class of 1961, for her outstanding career as an educator and community activist. Guy, a Stafford County, Va., resident, taught English and Latin in Fredericksburg, Stafford and Quantico for 44 years. She is the co-founder of the Rappahannock Council on Domestic Violence and founding member of the White Oak Volunteer Rescue Squad.
New members of Kappa of Virginia include:
- John Ackley
- Kyle Allwine
- Tera Beatty
- Hannah Beckman
- Ann Carroll
- Lisa Carter
- Katherine Casey
- Elyse Clark
- Nicole Cochran
- Kelsey Conway
- Lindsay Cutler
- Megan DeSmit
- Kathryn Dillinger
- Aubrey Elliott
- Hallie Feingold
- Marina Frano
- Paige Gibbons
- Katherine Gibson
- Emily Goldhammer
- Anne Grasselli
- Rebecca Young Guy
- Anna Holman
- Callie Kyhl
- Lauren Kyser
- Christine LaPlaca
- Amy Leap
- Allison Leninger
- Paola Maldonado-Torres
- Shaun Mayer
- Jessica Murnin
- Amy Newcomb
- David Noel
- Brooke Parker
- Theodore Pugh
- Katherine Rosinski
- Lucas Ruth
- Kelly Scott
- Amy Smetana
- Ericka Smith-Thomas
- Mary Snapp
- Lonnie Southall
- Chelsea Thomas
- Annie Truslow
- Abbey Vinik
- Alice Wagner
- Margaret Walker
- Elizabeth Williams
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Laurie Abeel Presents at National, State, and Regional Conferences
Laurie Abeel, associate professor of graduate education, presented a session, Instructional Applications of Creative Problem Solving Style at the National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC), in November, held in New Orleans. She also presented two sessions at the Virginia Association for Gifted Children (VAG) in Williamsburg in December, Creative Problem Solving and SOLs Can Work Together, and Destination ImagiNation: Creative Problem Solving in the 21st Century. She was asked to reprise her presentation on Destination ImagiNation at the Northern Virginia Council on Gifted/Talented Education (NVCG/TE) on April 21 in Culpeper.
In addition, she is the Creativity Network Co-Chair for NAGC, and the Virginia State Affiliate Director for Destination ImagiNation.
Scholarship Donors Enjoyed Student Showcase
More than 200 donors and students gathered at the Jepson Alumni Executive Center April 14, 2012, for the annual Donor Appreciation Luncheon. Guests enjoyed a special Student Showcase in the Mayo Courtyard. Inside the Rappahannock Grand Ballroom, the program featured remarks by UMW Foundation Chair Kathy Mehfoud ’70, UMW President Richard V. Hurley, scholarship donor Art Steinberg, and former scholarship recipient Fiona Cobb ’08. Keepsake photos of donors and recipients were taken in front of Kalnen Inn. Click here to see a musical slideshow of all students and donors.
Hosted by the Office of University Advancement, the annual event honored scholarship donors and members of the Heritage and Washington Societies.
Fredericksburg Forum Announces “Ben & Jerry” for November Lecture
Ben Cohen (left) and Jerry Greenfield will speak at UMW's Fredericksburg Forum on Nov. 10, 2012
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc., will be the featured speakers at the Fredericksburg Forum on Saturday, November 10. The lecture, “An Evening of Entrepreneurial Spirit, Social Responsibility and Radical Business Philosophy,” will be held at 8 p.m. in George Washington Hall, Dodd Auditorium.
Since Cohen and Greenfield served the first Ben & Jerry’s ice cream in Burlington, Vt., in 1978, the company has grown into a multi-million dollar entity with an international presence.
Cohen and Greenfield received the Corporate Giving Award from the Council on Economic Priorities in 1988 and were named U.S. Small Businesspersons of the Year by President Ronald Reagan the same year. Their bestselling 1997 book “Ben & Jerry’s Double-Dip: How to Run a Values-Led Business and Make Money, Too” uses their experiences at the helm of Ben & Jerry’s to illustrate their views on socially conscious entrepreneurship. Greenfield currently serves as president of the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation.
Tickets will be available starting Monday, June 4 through the Fredericksburg Forum’s website at www.umw.edu/forum. For more information, visit the website or call (540) 654-1065.