[{"id":1559,"date":"2016-04-22T11:00:57","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T15:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/?p=1559"},"modified":"2016-04-22T11:00:57","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T15:00:57","slug":"alumni-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/departments\/alumni-board\/alumni-seen\/alumni-seen\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Seen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div 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data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Elizabeth Carter \u201916, center, celebrates with friends at the December graduate reception.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni3_CarterWEB-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni3_CarterWEB.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1553'>\n\t\t\t\tElizabeth Carter \u201916, center, celebrates with friends at the December graduate reception.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/sp16_alumni4_breweryweb\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni4_breweryWEB-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1554\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sp16_alumni4_breweryWEB\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Southern California alumni take a brewery tour in San Diego.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni4_breweryWEB-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni4_breweryWEB.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1554'>\n\t\t\t\tSouthern California alumni take a brewery tour in San Diego.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/sp16_alumni5_phillyweb\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni5_PhillyWEB-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni5_PhillyWEB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni5_PhillyWEB-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni5_PhillyWEB-115x115.jpg 115w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni5_PhillyWEB-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni5_PhillyWEB-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1555\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/sp16_alumni5_phillyweb\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni5_PhillyWEB.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"710,477\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sp16_alumni5_PhillyWEB\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Members of the Philadelphia Alumni Network start 2016 with a social gathering.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni5_PhillyWEB-300x202.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni5_PhillyWEB.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1555'>\n\t\t\t\tMembers of the Philadelphia Alumni Network start 2016 with a social gathering.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/sp16_alumni1_crayonweb\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni1_crayonWEB-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni1_crayonWEB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni1_crayonWEB-70x70.jpg 70w, 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help low-income children.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/sp16_alumni2_bandweb\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni2_bandWEB-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni2_bandWEB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni2_bandWEB-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni2_bandWEB-115x115.jpg 115w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni2_bandWEB-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni2_bandWEB-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" 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data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni2_bandWEB-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni2_bandWEB.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1557'>\n\t\t\t\tProfessor of Mathematics Keith Mellinger, on guitar, and the Fall Line Bluegrass Band perform at an alumni event.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/sp16_alumni6_coupleweb\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni6_coupleWEB-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni6_coupleWEB-150x150.jpg 150w, 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sp16_alumni6_coupleWEB\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Libby Baker MBA \u201915 and Kyle Allwine \u201912, MBA \u201915, enjoy a January event in Fredericksburg.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni6_coupleWEB-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Sp16_alumni6_coupleWEB.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1558'>\n\t\t\t\tLibby Baker MBA \u201915 and Kyle Allwine \u201912, MBA \u201915, enjoy a January event in Fredericksburg.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" 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src=\"http:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/OC_Monroe_G-JordanWEB-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"Gladys White Jordan and her UMW Monroe Medal\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/OC_Monroe_G-JordanWEB-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/OC_Monroe_G-JordanWEB-465x350.jpg 465w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/OC_Monroe_G-JordanWEB-690x520.jpg 690w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/OC_Monroe_G-JordanWEB.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UMW honored community leader Gladys White Jordan with its fourth-ever Monroe Medal in March.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>University of Mary Washington awarded educator and community leader Gladys White Jordan its Monroe Medal in March. UMW has given only four such medals, which are among the university\u2019s most distinguished honors. The Monroe Medal recognizes individuals who in some extraordinary way have provided lasting service to humanity and society.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan, a retired, award-winning teacher, has long ties to Mary Washington. As a girl, she worked alongside her parents at Brompton, then the home of Dorothy and Grellet C. Simpson, Mary Washington president from 1956 until 1974.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy mother worked as a housekeeper for the Simpsons,\u201d the Stafford County native said. \u201cI would help her when they had parties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Born in 1938, Jordan came of age when Virginia\u2019s colleges and universities were segregated by race. She attended Virginia State College, where she earned a bachelor\u2019s and a master\u2019s degree. 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src=\"http:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/OC_Marstel-DayWEB-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Maggie Magliato and her award\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/OC_Marstel-DayWEB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/OC_Marstel-DayWEB-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/OC_Marstel-DayWEB-115x115.jpg 115w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/OC_Marstel-DayWEB-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/OC_Marstel-DayWEB-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maggie Magliato accepts the Marstel-Day Innovation in Environmental Stewardship Award.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Maggie Magliato \u201917<\/strong> wants everyone to support the important work of bees, birds, butterflies, and other insects, so she\u2019s creating a pollinator walk on campus. The international environmental firm <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marstel-day.com\/\">Marstel-Day<\/a> liked the effort so well that it honored Magliato with its Innovation in Environmental Stewardship Award.<br \/>\n\u201cWe are trying to teach people how important and easy it is to incorporate pollinators into their own landscaping,\u201d Magliato said. \u201cThere are many plants at UMW that support pollinators, so the tour will help people understand how and which pollinators interact with each type of plant.\u201d<br \/>\nMagliato, who is studying biology and environmental science, will create the pollinator walk with UMW Landscape Director <strong>Joni Wilson \u201900<\/strong>. The walk will allow anyone walking on campus to learn about plants that are important to the region\u2019s pollinators. Marstel-Day, which is based in Fredericksburg, gave Magliato $2,500 and is providing her with a project adviser.<br \/>\nMarstel-Day judges selected Magliato\u2019s project because of the importance and impact of pollinators. With pollinator populations declining, the plants Magliato chooses for the walk will raise awareness of the importance of the insects and birds and how people can help reverse the trend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maggie Magliato \u201917 wants everyone to support the important work of bees, birds, butterflies, and other insects, so she\u2019s creating a pollinator walk on campus. 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People could stay safe, they emphasized, by avoiding the person-to-person contacts that spread the virus, especially when caring for the sick or preparing bodies for burial.<\/p>\n<p>But the aid organization insisted that its American employees return to Washington, D.C., because the epidemic had overtaken medical facilities and airlines were suspending service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing forcibly evacuated was difficult because we had to desert our colleagues at such a bad time, and there was important work we could be doing,\u201d Gray said. She and husband Jim left with a few hastily packed belongings, not knowing when or even if they\u2019d be able to return to their home of many years.<\/p>\n<p>As it turned out, they were absent only two months, returning when safe medical care and airline service could again be assured.<\/p>\n<p>Ebola numbers were at their highest then, and Gray and her colleagues worked with nongovermental organizations to help community leaders correct citizens\u2019 misunderstanding of the disease. Liberia has since been declared Ebola-free.<\/p>\n<p>The Grays\u2019 connection with the country goes back to the 1970s. After graduating from Mary Washington with a major in French, Lyn married Jim and completed a master\u2019s degree in Russian and linguistics at Georgetown University. Then the couple left for the Peace Corps, teaching high school in rural Liberia for three years.<\/p>\n<p>They were in their 20s, and the students they taught tended to be older than American high schoolers. The Grays supported three of them through university studies, forming lifelong friendships with those students.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the \u201980s and \u201990s, the couple and son Rafael lived in both the U.S. and Africa. Lyn\u2019s career included directing Peace Corps programs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Zaire) and Niger, and directing international programs at Virginia Tech.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Liberia struggled through years of civil war, culminating in the forced exit and eventual imprisonment of dictator Charles Taylor. As peace resumed in the mid-2000s, the Grays returned to Liberia to help the country combat the lingering effects of war.<\/p>\n<p>The Grays witnessed the 2005 election and 2011 re-election of Harvard-educated President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, whom Lyn Gray considers the best leader Liberia has ever had. 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Then he settles with a contented sigh at the feet of <strong>Brian Parsons \u201985<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1439\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Guide-dog-1WEB.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1439\" data-attachment-id=\"1439\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/features\/launching-education\/attachment\/guide-dog-1web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Guide-dog-1WEB.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"710,475\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Norm Shafer@2015&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Guide-dog-1WEB\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Brian Parsons and Seeing Eye dog Winter&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Brian Parsons and Seeing Eye dog Winter commute each workday to Parsons\u2019 job in Washington, D.C.  &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Guide-dog-1WEB-300x201.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Guide-dog-1WEB.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1439\" src=\"http:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Guide-dog-1WEB-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Parsons and Seeing Eye dog Winter\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Guide-dog-1WEB-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Guide-dog-1WEB-690x462.jpg 690w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Guide-dog-1WEB-465x311.jpg 465w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Guide-dog-1WEB.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brian Parsons and Seeing Eye dog Winter commute each workday to Parsons\u2019 job in Washington, D.C.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But when Winter steps outside each morning for the duo\u2019s two-hour commute to Washington, D.C., the Seeing Eye dog is all business. He guides Parsons to a nearby bus stop, onto a train, onto Metro, and finally to an office at the Department of Homeland Security, where Parsons has worked since 2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you put the harness on, he becomes completely locked in,\u201d Parsons says of the dog he partnered with in September 2015. \u201cIt\u2019s like a knife through butter going through Union Station now. It\u2019s like a Swedish slalom \u2013 he\u2019s weaving me in and out of people, and I\u2019m along for the ride. He\u2019s amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parsons, who has been legally blind since birth, had used a white cane since middle school to detect obstacles in his path. But in recent years, even with some limited peripheral vision, Parsons noticed that navigating through hordes of commuters in Union Station and finding the right Metro and train platforms had grown more challenging. After careful thought and consultation with friends and family \u2013 including wife <strong>Carolyn Sydnor Parsons \u201983<\/strong> \u2013 Parsons applied to The Seeing Eye, a nonprofit that has matched blind people with meticulously trained guide dogs for nearly 90 years.<\/p>\n<p>The organization took note of Parsons\u2019 lifestyle, his long commute, even his gait and where his hand fell relative to a dog\u2019s harness, before matching him with Winter for a monthlong training class at its Morristown, New Jersey, headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>For decades, Parsons used his white cane to note familiar landmarks. But Winter steers his partner around walls, buildings, and other impediments, meaning Parsons had to retrain the way his brain envisions his environment. He had to learn to trust the dog\u2019s skills, while also correcting Winter if he sensed the 2-year-old had lost focus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy the second week, I started to realize, \u2018I think this is going to work. I think this is right for me,\u2019 \u201d Parsons said.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to resist Winter\u2019s charms, but Parsons said his colleagues at Homeland Security do a great job of treating the 60-pound Lab like a co-worker rather than the office mascot. Parsons has been a senior policy adviser at the federal agency\u2019s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties for nearly a decade, making sure that disaster preparedness plans take into account individuals with disabilities as well as those with limited English skills, transportation hardships, and other needs.<\/p>\n<p>Parsons said his environmental science degree from Mary Washington has come in handy; he had no trouble understanding the physics behind a tidal surge \u2013 and the resulting damage \u2013 when he deployed with FEMA after Hurricane Ike in 2008 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012. 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Kansas City won its first World Series title in 30 years on Nov. 1, 2015, beating the New York Mets to take the fall classic in five games.<br \/>\n\u201cIt was overwhelming,\u201d Wong said. As for the parade, which he participated in with his wife, Libby, and sons Kai and Tate, \u201cIt was an amazing sight to see. Fans came out in droves.<br \/>\n\u201cA championship brings every walk of life together. Everyone was wearing Royals blue,\u201d Wong said. \u201cI could not be more proud to be a part of it.\u201d<br \/>\nWong grew up in Northern Virginia and was an All-American center fielder at Mary Washington. As a senior, he went to Atlanta for a job interview with Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, who has worked for the Atlanta Braves since he retired as a player.<br \/>\nWong became a baseball operations trainee with Atlanta. Then he landed a position with the minor league Richmond Braves, as a group sales manager. At one of the games, he crossed paths with Dayton Moore, now general manager of the Royals.<br \/>\nMoore, who then worked in the front office of the Atlanta Braves, was in Richmond to see the minor league affiliate. He let Wong know that a job was open with the Royals as scouting operations coordinator.<br \/>\nWong got the job and has steadily moved up over 15 years in the Royals\u2019 organization. In his current position, he not only assists Moore, Wong aids in contract negotiations, salary arbitration matters, and roster management.<br \/>\nScott Sharp, Royals\u2019 assistant general manager\/baseball operations, has worked several years with Wong. \u201cJin is a tremendously driven and detailed individual who has talents that extend to all areas of a major league front office,\u201d Sharp said.<br \/>\nWong attributes much of his success to his College of Business academic adviser Larry Penwell, now professor emeritus of management and psychology. 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Armed with powder and hairspray, she dodges bright lights and big lenses, stalking stray hairs and slick skin.<br \/>\n\u201cYou don\u2019t want actors to look shiny because it will read as oil or sweat,\u201d said LeCuyer, who returned to her alma mater last fall to prep the student stars of UMW\u2019s first-ever TV commercial. \u201cWe want actors to look pristine at all times.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1440\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/NEW_LeCuyerWEB.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1440\" data-attachment-id=\"1440\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/features\/launching-education\/attachment\/new_lecuyerweb\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/NEW_LeCuyerWEB.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"710,473\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NEW_LeCuyerWEB\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Madeline LeCuyer&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Madeline LeCuyer parlayed her theatrical experience from UMW into a career as a Broadway stylist.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/NEW_LeCuyerWEB-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/NEW_LeCuyerWEB.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1440\" src=\"http:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/NEW_LeCuyerWEB-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Madeline LeCuyer\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/NEW_LeCuyerWEB-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/NEW_LeCuyerWEB-690x460.jpg 690w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/NEW_LeCuyerWEB-465x310.jpg 465w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/NEW_LeCuyerWEB.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madeline LeCuyer parlayed her theatrical experience from UMW into a career as a Broadway stylist.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>LeCuyer has helped folks put their best faces forward since a college play got her all tangled up in hair. From <em>She Stoops to Conquer<\/em> at UMW to <em>Aladdin<\/em> on Broadway, the theatrical stylist and professional wigmaker has been coiling and crimping her way to the top.<br \/>\nGrowing up in Newport News, she loved lipsticks and liners, polish and gloss. Live theater? Not so much. Dragged to a performance of The Music Man, she begged to sit in the back near the exit. By intermission, though, she was ready to get close to the action.<br \/>\nHer father, a sculptor, and her mother, a portrait artist, preached color theory and other artistic principles. But LeCuyer\u2019s decision to go into theater had \u201calmost nothing to do with my parents,\u201d she said, \u201cand more to do with Mary Washington.\u201d<br \/>\nShe\u2019d followed family members, including great-grandmother <strong>Bessie Satchell Amory \u201929<\/strong>, to UMW and was weighing her options when she took a stage makeup course. \u201cI saw that spark in her,\u201d said Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance Kevin McCluskey. \u201cWhen I challenged her to push herself, she did.\u201d<br \/>\nWhen the department hired a pro stylist to help create sky-high 18th-century hairdos, the professional noticed LeCuyer. \u201cShe pulled me aside and said, \u2018You\u2019re really good at this.\u2019 \u201d<br \/>\nA theater and classical studies major, LeCuyer designed hair and makeup for UMW\u2019s <em>Our Town<\/em>, <em>Romeo and Juliet<\/em>, and <em>Seascape<\/em>, and interned with the American Ballet Theatre. At McCluskey\u2019s urging, she applied to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where she earned a master\u2019s degree in wig and makeup design.<br \/>\n\u201cI feel like I haven\u2019t stopped moving since I graduated from Mary Washington,\u201d said LeCuyer, who also holds a cosmetology license from Empire Beauty School in Queens.<br \/>\nShe thrives on the fast pace and quick changes of Broadway, where she\u2019s worked on <em>Aladdin<\/em>, <em>Cinderella<\/em>, and <em>The Book of Mormon<\/em>.<br \/>\n\u201cYou\u2019re not just sitting around waiting to touch up a curl or powder a nose,\u201d LeCuyer said.<br \/>\nHer classical studies background helps her build customized wigs in elaborate looks from all eras \u2013 from the fanciful wisps of ancient Greece to the lofty hot-air-balloon looks of Marie Antoinette. 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On June 30, he\u2019ll step down as the University of Mary Washington\u2019s ninth president, leaving an academic community thankful for his six years of approachable, forward-looking leadership.<\/p>\n<p>In 2010, Rick Hurley was on the brink of retirement as UMW\u2019s chief financial officer, having served as acting president after the departure of the university\u2019s seventh president. Then UMW\u2019s eighth president resigned unexpectedly, and the Board of Visitors asked Hurley to take the reins.<\/p>\n<p>He responded with enthusiasm and a solid commitment to the university and its people.<br \/>\nThat commitment translated to big things: The construction of the William M. Anderson Center. The state-of-the-art information and technology facility now called the Hurley Convergence Center. The sparkling University Center at the heart of campus. And the Mary Washington First campaign that\u2019s closing in on a $50 million fundraising target.<\/p>\n<p>Hurley\u2019s commitment showed in small ways, too.<\/p>\n<p>There were the hot August days when he helped freshmen and their families haul belongings into dorm rooms. High-fives with proud graduates as they received their degrees. Alumni gatherings all over the country that reminded one-time students why their alma mater is still an educational gem. And earnest interactions with members of Virginia\u2019s General Assembly, the UMW Board of Visitors, faculty governance, and student leaders.<\/p>\n<p>In its 2016 session, the General Assembly presented President Hurley with a joint resolution expressing admiration for his dedication to UMW students and his contributions spanning more than three decades in education. 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height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/UMW-Graduation-81WEB-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/UMW-Graduation-81WEB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/UMW-Graduation-81WEB-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/UMW-Graduation-81WEB-115x115.jpg 115w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/UMW-Graduation-81WEB-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/UMW-Graduation-81WEB-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1548\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/features\/hurray-for-hurley\/attachment\/umw-graduation-81web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/UMW-Graduation-81WEB.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"710,485\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Norm Shafer@2015&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"UMW-Graduation-81WEB\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Many happy graduates swap high-fives with the president,  but for this one only a bearhug will do.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/UMW-Graduation-81WEB-300x205.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/UMW-Graduation-81WEB.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1548'>\n\t\t\t\tMany happy graduates swap high-fives with the president,  but for this one only a bearhug will do.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/features\/hurray-for-hurley\/attachment\/rick-general-assembly-10web\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Rick-General-Assembly-10WEB-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Rick-General-Assembly-10WEB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Rick-General-Assembly-10WEB-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Rick-General-Assembly-10WEB-115x115.jpg 115w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Rick-General-Assembly-10WEB-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Rick-General-Assembly-10WEB-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1547\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/features\/hurray-for-hurley\/attachment\/rick-general-assembly-10web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Rick-General-Assembly-10WEB.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"710,442\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Norm Shafer@2015&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rick-General-Assembly-10WEB\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;William J. Howell, speaker of the House of Delegates, ribs  President Hurley as they pose for a photo at the Virginia  General Assembly.  Del. Mark Cole \u201993 stands next to  Howell.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Rick-General-Assembly-10WEB-300x187.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Rick-General-Assembly-10WEB.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1547'>\n\t\t\t\tWilliam J. Howell, speaker of the House of Delegates, ribs  President Hurley as they pose for a photo at the Virginia  General Assembly.  Del. Mark Cole \u201993 stands next to  Howell.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/features\/hurray-for-hurley\/attachment\/orientation-35web\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Orientation-35WEB-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Orientation-35WEB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Orientation-35WEB-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Orientation-35WEB-115x115.jpg 115w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Orientation-35WEB-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Orientation-35WEB-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1546\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/features\/hurray-for-hurley\/attachment\/orientation-35web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Orientation-35WEB.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"710,486\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Norm Shafer&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Orientation-35WEB\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The annual Brompton ice cream social gives Hurley and new  students the chance to get acquainted.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Orientation-35WEB-300x205.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Orientation-35WEB.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1546'>\n\t\t\t\tThe annual Brompton ice cream social gives Hurley and new  students the chance to get acquainted.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/features\/hurray-for-hurley\/attachment\/ns-inauguration-32web\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/NS-Inauguration-32WEB-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/NS-Inauguration-32WEB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/NS-Inauguration-32WEB-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/NS-Inauguration-32WEB-115x115.jpg 115w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/NS-Inauguration-32WEB-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/NS-Inauguration-32WEB-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1545\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/features\/hurray-for-hurley\/attachment\/ns-inauguration-32web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/NS-Inauguration-32WEB.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"710,455\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Norm Shafer 2011&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NS-Inauguration-32WEB\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Good-luck messages  adorn spirit rock during  Hurley\u2019s inauguration  weekend in 2011. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/NS-Inauguration-32WEB-300x192.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/NS-Inauguration-32WEB.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1545'>\n\t\t\t\tGood-luck messages  adorn spirit rock during  Hurley\u2019s inauguration  weekend in 2011. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/features\/hurray-for-hurley\/attachment\/move-in-4web\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Move-In-4WEB-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Move-In-4WEB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Move-In-4WEB-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Move-In-4WEB-115x115.jpg 115w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Move-In-4WEB-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Move-In-4WEB-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1544\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/features\/hurray-for-hurley\/attachment\/move-in-4web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Move-In-4WEB.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"710,654\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Norm Shafer@2015&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Move-In-4WEB\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Hurley lends a  hand to a dad on move-in  day. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Move-In-4WEB-300x276.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Move-In-4WEB.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1544'>\n\t\t\t\tHurley lends a  hand to a dad on move-in  day. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/features\/hurray-for-hurley\/attachment\/jeremy-and-rick-hurley-outtakeweb\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/jeremy-and-Rick-Hurley-outtakeWEB-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/jeremy-and-Rick-Hurley-outtakeWEB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/jeremy-and-Rick-Hurley-outtakeWEB-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/jeremy-and-Rick-Hurley-outtakeWEB-115x115.jpg 115w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/jeremy-and-Rick-Hurley-outtakeWEB-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/jeremy-and-Rick-Hurley-outtakeWEB-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1543\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/features\/hurray-for-hurley\/attachment\/jeremy-and-rick-hurley-outtakeweb\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/jeremy-and-Rick-Hurley-outtakeWEB.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"710,497\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Norm Shafer@2013&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jeremy-and-Rick-Hurley&amp;#8212;outtakeWEB\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Hurley shares a  laugh with graduate Jeremy  Thompson \u201913.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/jeremy-and-Rick-Hurley-outtakeWEB-300x210.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/jeremy-and-Rick-Hurley-outtakeWEB.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1543'>\n\t\t\t\tHurley shares a  laugh with graduate Jeremy  Thompson \u201913.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/features\/hurray-for-hurley\/attachment\/hurley-verbeck-2web\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-Verbeck-2WEB-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-Verbeck-2WEB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-Verbeck-2WEB-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-Verbeck-2WEB-115x115.jpg 115w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-Verbeck-2WEB-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-Verbeck-2WEB-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1542\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/features\/hurray-for-hurley\/attachment\/hurley-verbeck-2web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-Verbeck-2WEB.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"710,559\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Norm Shafer@2015&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hurley-Verbeck-2WEB\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The president and his office manager,  Pamela Verbeck, reflect on the  successful event that welcomed the  10th president, Troy Paino, to campus.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-Verbeck-2WEB-300x236.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-Verbeck-2WEB.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1542'>\n\t\t\t\tThe president and his office manager,  Pamela Verbeck, reflect on the  successful event that welcomed the  10th president, Troy Paino, to campus.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/features\/hurray-for-hurley\/attachment\/hurley-tour-27web\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-Tour-27WEB-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-Tour-27WEB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-Tour-27WEB-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-Tour-27WEB-115x115.jpg 115w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-Tour-27WEB-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-Tour-27WEB-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1541\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/features\/hurray-for-hurley\/attachment\/hurley-tour-27web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-Tour-27WEB.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"710,468\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Norm Shafer@2015&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hurley-Tour-27WEB\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Hurley shares a story with alumni  at a get-together in Charlottesville.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-Tour-27WEB-300x198.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-Tour-27WEB.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1541'>\n\t\t\t\tHurley shares a story with alumni  at a get-together in Charlottesville.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/features\/hurray-for-hurley\/attachment\/hurley-hard-hatweb\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-hard-hatWEB-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-hard-hatWEB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-hard-hatWEB-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-hard-hatWEB-115x115.jpg 115w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-hard-hatWEB-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-hard-hatWEB-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1540\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/features\/hurray-for-hurley\/attachment\/hurley-hard-hatweb\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2016\/files\/2016\/04\/Hurley-hard-hatWEB.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"710,528\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hurley-hard-hatWEB\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Hurley dons  a hard hat and safety vest  to inspect the University  Center construction site.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" 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