Class Notes

Hello, Class of 1991! I hope this finds you all well. There have been some changes regarding the publication of UMW Magazine. Due to the rise in printing costs, they have had to limit the number of pages devoted to Class Notes and shorten the news updates that are submitted. UMW Magazine will publish the unedited notes online, just as agents submit them, and will publish an edited, shorter, version here in the print edition. Here’s the latest news.

In December 2013, Heather Stevens Crampton completed a master’s degree in cybersecurity and recently completed an MBA, both from the University of Maryland. Heather has been in the IT industry for the past 22 years, and is currently working as a government contractor for the Department of State.  Heather lives in College Heights, close to Mary Washington’s campus, and has an 11-year-old daughter who attends Holy Cross Academy.

Christy Copper is finishing her 20th year as a chemistry professor at the U.S. Naval Academy.  She also serves as the Academy’s Faculty Athletics Representative, an on-campus liaison between academic and athletic entities. She has risen to the position of President-Elect of the NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative Association and was recently chosen as the one faculty representative from all NCAA Division I schools to serve on the NCAA Division I Board of Directors. In these positions, Christy works hard to keep the student in student-athlete, as is the case at Mary Washington.

In April of 2015 the UMW athletic department dedicated court number seven at the Edward Hegmann Jr. Tennis Complex after Christy, a two-time national champion and three-time All-American. The only athlete in MWC history to play on two national championship teams, Christy was the most decorated player in MWC tennis history. Christy was inducted into the UMW Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001 as a member of the 1991 NCAA Champion Women’s Tennis Team and then again in 2002 as an individual.

Please keep your updates coming! It’s always great to hear from you!