Family members of Edith Logan Sheppard Ott are
pictured at the clock dedication ceremony. Left
to right: Sally Dunnington, Meredith Ott, Matthew
Ott III, Matthew Ott Jr., and Heather Ott. (Reza Marvashti)
The family of a prominent alumna has honored her memory with the gift of the clock in the pediment of UMW’s new University Center, overlooking Ball Circle.
Edith Logan Sheppard Ott ’59 earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology at Mary Washington, and eventually earned a doctorate in psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University.
She served two terms on the UMW Board of Visitors. She served for many years on the Class of ’59 reunion committee, was a member and then president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, and was a member of the President’s Council. For her contributions, she was awarded the 2010 Frances Liebenow Armstrong ’36 Service Award. She died in 2014.
Her husband of 55 years, Matthew Nelson Ott Jr., helped Vice President for Advancement and University Relations Torre Meringolo unveil the clock’s dedication plaque at a ceremony Sept. 17. Also present were the couple’s children, Heather Ott, Matthew Ott III, and Meredith Ott; and Mrs. Ott’s sister, Sally Dunnington.