The Office of Advancement and Alumni Engagement is pleased to share leadership promotions which are designed to help prepare our team to help further philanthropic and alumni engagement to the University of Mary Washington. Mark Thaden ’02 has been promoted to Associate Vice President for Alumni and Donor Engagement. He will now oversee Alumni Engagement, […]
Grace Hannah Buck ’26 never had the chance to take a class with University of Mary Washington Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science and Biology Michael Bass. But the scholarship that bears his name has made a monumental impact on the UMW junior who’s majoring in environmental geology and historic preservation, with plans to pursue a […]
From the Office of Advancement:Dear Faculty and Staff,We’re excited to invite you to participate in Mary Wash Day 2025, which will take place from noon on Wednesday, April 2 to noon on Thursday, April 3! These 24 hours of giving and pride unite the entire Mary Washington community to support our students, programs, and campus initiatives.Please register […]
As temperatures soared near triple digits last Wednesday, the weather formed a compelling case for Ava Spencer’s research on how extreme heat impacts Fredericksburg’s most marginalized communities.“I wanted to look at these issues from a sociological perspective, in a way that could help people,” says Ava, a rising senior majoring in environmental science at the […]
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Emeritus Bernard Mahoney was in his element teaching and advising students during his nearly four decades at Mary Washington.When alumni learned he had passed away on May 9 of this year, tributes began pouring in, reflecting on his many attributes: his “laughing” Irish eyes, his delightful Boston brogue, his knack for making […]
