The following message is from the Office of the President.

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Beth Mathews, Professor of Religion, as our new NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative. In this NCAA-mandated position appointed by President Paino, Dr. Mathews will serve as a liaison between the athletics department and the faculty. This role includes bringing faculty/academic concerns to the athletics department; providing faculty with updates and information about the athletics program; and working with faculty, the University Faculty Council (UFC), deans, the provost, the athletic director, coaches, and other constituencies. The goal is to address concerns about and develop ways to support UMW’s student athletes and maintain a high quality, Division III athletics program.

As the Faculty Athletic Representative, Dr. Mathews will work “to establish and maintain an environment in which a student-athlete’s athletic activities are conducted as an integral part of the student-athlete’s educational experience, and an environment that values cultural diversity and gender equity among student-athletes and athletics staff.”

Professor Mathews has served in a number of roles at UMW, including chair of both the College of Arts and Sciences Promotion and Tenure Committee and the University Curriculum Committee. She was also elected as an at-large member of the UFC and served on the Diversity Leadership Council, as well as the Athletics Diversity and Inclusion Committee. A graduate of the College of William and Mary who earned her masters and doctorate degrees from the University of Virginia, she started teaching at UMW in fall 2000 and has been a full-time member of the faculty since 2006. Prior to coming to UMW, Professor Mathews worked on Capitol Hill for nearly 10 years as a legislative assistant and legislative director in both the Senate and the House.

Troy D. Paino, J.D., Ph.D.

President

Dear Colleagues, I am sorry to report on the passing of two former UMW faculty:

Dr. Diane Hatch, Professor Emerita of Classics, passed away on Saturday morning, October 13, she was 76.  Dr. Hatch began teaching Latin and Classics at Mary Washington College in 1966. Her undergraduate degree was from Sweet Briar College and she received her M.A. and her Ph.D from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.  With Dr. Elizabeth Clark, Diane co-edited The Golden Bough, The Oaken Cross: the Virgilian Cento of Faltonia Betitia Proba.  She and Dr. Clark were founding members of UMW’s current Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion.  Dr. Diane Hatch retired from UMW in 2000 after over 30 years of dedicated teaching and service to the University.  For further information, please contact the Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion  https://cas.umw.edu/clpr/.

Dr. William “Bill” Pinschmidt passed away on Sunday, October 7th, he was 91.  He received his master’s degree from Ohio State and his Ph.D from Duke University. Dr. Pinschmidt came to Mary Washington College in 1968 as a full time faculty member in the biology department and retired in 1989. After his retirement, Bill Pinschmidt occasionally taught as an adjunct in biology.  In 1998, Bill was pre-deceased by first wife, Dr. Mary Pinschmidt, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences, who had an outstanding career at Mary Washington, and after whom the Mary Pinschmidt  Award is named. The Mary Pinschmidt award is given at Commencement to the faculty member whom the senior class will remember as “the faculty member who had the greatest impact on their lives.”  Bill Pinschmidt is survived by his wife, two daughters, four grandchildren, and one great grand-daughter. The family requests donations be made to the William C. Pinschmidt, Jr. Scholarship Fund, c/o University of Mary Washington, Office of University Advancement.

Nina Mikhalevsky
Provost
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
540-654-1241