During the final two weeks of December, the University of Mary Washington received $667,544 in campaign gifts from 805 donors. Pledges totaling more than $450,000 were also received during this time period, bringing the Mary Washington First Campaign total to nearly $45 million. Below are just a few examples of gifts and pledges: An alumnus […]
All gifts and pledges count toward the $50 million Mary Washington First Campaign goal. Click here to read the latest Heritage Newsletter featuring a scholarship donor from the class of 1962.As of Nov. 15, 2015, Mary Washington alumni, parents, friends, faculty, staff, and businesses have committed nearly $43 million in gifts and pledges. Visit http://umw.edu/marywashingtonfirst […]
The UMW Foundation recently received a surprise bequest from the estate of Erminia Ubaldi Daspit ’49. The gift was designated to the chemistry department in recognition of the alumna’s undergraduate major.A note from Erminia’s brother, Carmel J. Ubaldi, read: “My sister died in April of last year. She always attributed her success in life to […]
The University of Mary Washington received a $15,000 gift to support its “E3 Makerspace Network.” Awarded by the Dominion Foundation, the funds will help create a collaborative network with two UMW colleges, the Friends of the Rappahannock, and the England Run Branch of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library system.UMW Professor of Education George Meadows says […]
Not all gifts to the Mary Washington First Campaign come in the form of cash or checks. Donors also make gifts of personal property, life insurance, real estate and other assets.Recently an alumna from the Class of 1963 made a generous donation of 66 acres located near Lynchburg, Virginia. The property is a tree farm with […]
