Debra Hydorn, professor of mathematics, is  one of 25 faculty members in the nation selected to attend the Inquiry-Based Statistics Education Workshop at Wesleyan University in July. The workshop is hosted by the Quantitative Analysis Center at Wesleyan, which provides support for quantitative analysis across the curriculum as well as quantitative teaching and research activities.  Attendance at the workshop is funded by a National Science Foundation grant.

Charles Sharpless, Associate Professor of Chemistry, will present the results of his Jepson Fellowship research in a talk titled “Organic Matter Photochemistry: Singlet Oxygen Precursor Lifetimes” at the 2011 Goldschmidt Conference in Prague, Czech Republic, August 14-19.  The Goldschmidt Conference is the annual joint conference of the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry.

Charles Sharpless, Associate Professor of Chemistry, will present the results of his Jepson Fellowship research in a talk titled “Organic Matter Photochemistry: Singlet Oxygen Precursor Lifetimes” at the 2011 Goldschmidt Conference in Prague, Czech Republic, August 14-19.  The Goldschmidt Conference is the annual joint conference of the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry.

Jeffrey McClurken, associate professor and chair of history and American studies, will lead a reading and discussion series “Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War”  at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library headquarters on five Thursday evenings from November 2011 through April 2012.

The series is  funded through a highly competitive grant given to the library from the American Library Association and the National Endowment for the Humanities.  Read more.

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.”

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