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- John Anstey
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- Tara Corrigall
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- Virginia Atkinson (all photos by Laine Pepitone Photography)
Winners of the 2017 Alumni Awards were announced during Reunion Weekend, June 2-4.
John Anstey ’93 of the Anstey Hodge advertising and design firm in Roanoke, Virginia, earned the Distinguished Alumnus Award. Anstey is a marketing and communications expert, a member of the Public Relations Society of America, and the founding chair of UMW’s College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board. He has contributed pro bono work for numerous nonprofit organizations in the Roanoke area.
Tara Corrigall ’82 received the Frances Liebenow Armstrong ’36 Service Award for her tireless work for Mary Washington and its alumni. A former member of the Board of Visitors, Corrigall has served as an Alumni Association board member, a regional network leader, and a class agent. She was on the advisory committee responsible for hiring UMW President Troy D. Paino.
Virginia Atkinson ’03 was named Outstanding Young Alumnus for her work in disability rights and civic engagement. She is senior access and inclusion specialist at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems and was lead author of the manual Equal Access: How to Include Persons With Disabilities in Elections and Political Processes. She led the development of ElectionAccess.org, a free global resource on the political rights of those with disabilities.