Deborah O’Dell, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, was awarded $3000 from the Mary Louise Andrews Award for Cancer Research to support her project on “Gene Expression in  Mammary Gland Epithelial Cells in Response to Bisphenol A.”

Former Salisbury University All-American Lindsey Elliott has been named UMW’s new head field hockey coach.  She replaces Dana Hall, who after 22 years of coaching field hockey and women’s lacrosse will remain as head lacrosse coach. Read the news release.

Former Salisbury University All-American Lindsey Elliott has been named UMW’s new head field hockey coach.  She replaces Dana Hall, who after 22 years of coaching field hockey and women’s lacrosse will remain as head lacrosse coach. Read the news release.

The artwork of Professor Emeritus Steve Griffin will be on display at JarrettThor Fine Arts in Colonial Beach, beginning Friday.  Read the article in The Free Lance-Star.

Anna Billingsley has been named as Acting Associate Vice President for University Relations and Director of Communications as of July 1.  She replaces George Farrar, whose last day at the university was on June 30.   Anna has been with the university for seven years, serving in various capacities related to publications and communications. She has a master’s degree in journalism and a breadth of experience in media-related jobs.

Additionally, Neva Trenis steps into Anna’s role,  serving as Acting Director
of Publications and Design.  Neva, too, possesses a strong editorial background and has been with Mary Washington for seven years.  She is a member of the Class of 2000.

I am thrilled that both of them have agreed to take on these additional responsibilities; with their leadership, we will continue the momentum of the past year.  Please join me in congratulating and thanking them for their commitment to the division and the university.

-Torre Meringolo, Vice President for Advancement and University Relations

W. Brown Morton, UMW professor emeritus, has been appointed to the newly formed Loudon Heritage Commission, a body formed to address matters of natural and cultural heritage in Loudon.  

Morton has amassed a record of professional responsibilities, publications, lectures, honors, grants and awards. Before coming to Mary Washington in 1985, he worked for the U.S. Department of the Interior for 12 years, during which time he was principal architect of the Historic American Buildings Survey and Chief, Technical Preservation Services Division of the National Park Service. He is the co-author of The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Preservation Projects, including the Standards for Rehabilitation used by the Fredericksburg Architectural Review Board. He also oversaw the UNESCO efforts to save Hue, Vietnam, which was damaged during the Vietnam War, and he served on the Consultative Committee for the Safeguarding of Borobudur, Indonesia, home of the largest Buddhist monument in the world. An expert in historic architecture, architectural conservation and international preservation, Morton has undertaken preservation work in Jordan, Egypt, Italy, Vietnam, Nepal, Indonesia and throughout the United States, including in his hometown of Waterford, Va. His articles have been published in National Geographic magazine.

In 1995, Morton was named the Prince B. Woodard Chair of Historic Preservation by the Mary Washington Board of Visitors. He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia, and he completed his graduate work in architectural conservation with the Ministère des Affairs Culturelles. He retired from UMW in May 2008.

W. Brown Morton, UMW professor emeritus, has been appointed to the newly formed Loudon Heritage Commission, a body formed to address matters of natural and cultural heritage in Loudon.  

Morton has amassed a record of professional responsibilities, publications, lectures, honors, grants and awards. Before coming to Mary Washington in 1985, he worked for the U.S. Department of the Interior for 12 years, during which time he was principal architect of the Historic American Buildings Survey and Chief, Technical Preservation Services Division of the National Park Service. He is the co-author of The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Preservation Projects, including the Standards for Rehabilitation used by the Fredericksburg Architectural Review Board. He also oversaw the UNESCO efforts to save Hue, Vietnam, which was damaged during the Vietnam War, and he served on the Consultative Committee for the Safeguarding of Borobudur, Indonesia, home of the largest Buddhist monument in the world. An expert in historic architecture, architectural conservation and international preservation, Morton has undertaken preservation work in Jordan, Egypt, Italy, Vietnam, Nepal, Indonesia and throughout the United States, including in his hometown of Waterford, Va. His articles have been published in National Geographic magazine.

In 1995, Morton was named the Prince B. Woodard Chair of Historic Preservation by the Mary Washington Board of Visitors. He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia, and he completed his graduate work in architectural conservation with the Ministère des Affairs Culturelles. He retired from UMW in May 2008.

The Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges (CCSC) has announced that Karen Anewalt, associate professor and chair of the department of computer science, will present a tutorial at the 27^th annual CCSC Eastern Conference. The conference will be held at Marymount University in Arlington, October 14-15. Karen’s tutorial presentation is titled “Exploring Agile Processes.”

The Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges (CCSC) has announced that Karen Anewalt, associate professor and chair of the department of computer science, will present a tutorial at the 27^th annual CCSC Eastern Conference. The conference will be held at Marymount University in Arlington, October 14-15. Karen’s tutorial presentation is titled “Exploring Agile Processes.”

Cate Brewer, visiting assistant professor of The Department of Theatre and Dance, filmed two episodes of “Who The Bleep Did I Marry?” (playing the renowned crime writer Patricia Cornwell), and one episode of “Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets” (playing the real-life criminal Charlotte Wood) for the Identification Discovery Channel this summer (part of the Discovery Channel network).  Episodes to air in the fall.