Give It Your Best Shot!

For a 1990 Halloween party, three students went as something really terrifying: Interstate 95. Apparently, I-95 was as bad 26 years ago as it is now. If you think you know the identities of this highway crew, please tell us! And for good measure, try to ID the young woman in the background, who seems to be sporting cat whiskers. Go online to magazine.umw.edu and click “Get the Picture” or leave a comment. Or send us an email with “Get the Picture” in the subject line. You may also write to: UMW Magazine – Get the Picture 1301 College Ave. Fredericksburg, Va. 22401-5300. … [Read more...]

You Got It!

We’re happy to report the names of these 1960s members of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Science Club of Mary Washington College. Left to right, they are Carol Meese ’65; Joanne Hamilton Curtis ’67; Susan Spatig Schmidt ’64; and Carolyn Luce Sangston ’64. Carol and Carolyn recognized themselves and let us know. Carolyn noted that her interest in science translated to a career researching pediatric infectious diseases at the Emory University School of Medicine. Carolyn and Susan Orebaugh Nicholson ’64 identified Susan Schmidt. And Elizabeth “Betty” Adams Hansen ’67 identified Joanne, a math major who became her Mary Washington roommate. “Something about the way she stands made her identifiable, even before I got out the magnifying glass,” Betty wrote. Bronnie Jones Polk ’64 also helped with the IDs. Thanks to all! We use this column to supplement photo information for UMW’s digital collections. To see more images, go to the archives and choose Centennial Image Collection. … [Read more...]

Greetings!

A letter from Angela Mills '01, President, Alumni Association

On behalf of our network of nearly 40,000 Mary Washington alumni, I wish to welcome the newest member of the Mary Washington family – Dr. Troy D. Paino, our 10th president. He is an incredible addition and will do great things. Mary Washington continues to embody the values we held dear as students – interactive academics, involved faculty, engaged scholars, valued honor code, and a focus on impacting the world through service. The buildings, leadership, and technology have changed, but our core values still ring true. As president of the Alumni Association, I hope you will reach out to other Mary Washington alumni and connect back with campus. Get involved with a local network, attend a reunion (and it doesn’t even have to be your reunion year!), give to a cause on campus, or simply share with others your love of Mary Washington. Your Mary Washington alumni experience is yours to create. Get involved and make the most of it, just as you did with your years on campus! I look … [Read more...]

Alumni Seen

Reunion photos and more!

Reunion 2016 brought together alumni from class years ending in 1 or 6. Alumni also got together on their own or at other UMW-sponsored events.           … [Read more...]

The Mesmeric Medinas of Morocco

A peer adviser with the Center for International Education, Lydia Grossman ’17 studied in Rabat, Morocco, last spring. She wrote this essay about her neighborhood there. Back on campus this semester, the Louisville, Kentucky, native is studying international affairs and environmental sustainability. She has done service work and taken leadership roles with UMW Habitat for Humanity and alternative spring break. By Lydia Grossman There is no place in the world that can quite compare to the medinas of Morocco. The “medina qadima,” which literally means old city, is where I had the pleasure of living in the capital city of Rabat, Morocco. For four months, I walked through the crowded, noisy streets of the medina to go to and from my daily classes. Though my feelings on the medina were of the love/hate variety, I can say that living there was probably the most defining aspect of my study-abroad experience. When you go through one of the narrow arched entrances to the medina, … [Read more...]