A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff
Professor of Political Science, Rosalyn Cooperman.
Professor of Political Science Rosalyn Cooperman was highlighted in a Spanish-language article by BBC News Brasil about the Kamala Harris candidacy. The article, titled “Why Kamala Harris doesn’t highlight that she may be the first woman elected president of the USA,” quotes Cooperman as saying, “If you look at it, Kamala Harris is highlighting (the fact that) she is a woman in her own way.” Read the article.
CEO and renowned Fredericksburg area professional Michelle Caldwell Thompson received this year’s Patricia Lacey Metzger Award for distinguished achievement from the Women’s Leadership Colloquium at the University of Mary Washington. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.
Leader and mentor Michelle Caldwell Thompson received the 2024 Patricia Lacey Metzger Award for distinguished achievement from the Women’s Leadership Colloquium at the University of Mary Washington. Thompson is CEO of the firm CTI Real Estate as well as a dedicated community leader and advocate for women in business, education, mentorship and entrepreneurship.
Presented last week for the 25th year, the Metzger Award goes annually to someone who upholds high standards and achieves personal and professional success. Traditionally, the honor is bestowed during the UMW Women’s Leadership Colloquium. But with both events celebrating milestones – the Colloquium turns 30 on Thursday, Nov. 7 – a quarter-century worth of Metzger winners deserved a day of their own.
“She is making an impact in all that she does,” Fredericksburg area professional trainer and coach Beth Sinkler, one of Thompson’s two nominators, said of her community involvement. Read more.