Clockwise from left: Friends and family snap photos in front of Lee Hall as Saturday’s undergraduate ceremony gets under way. The UMW Philharmonic Orchestra plays Pomp and Circumstance as students, faculty, administrators, and dignitaries process to Ball Circle. A proud mother drapes chains of orchids around the neck of a graduate after Friday night’s ceremony. A commencement kiss.
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By the NumbersThe University of Mary Washington awarded these degrees in May:463 bachelor of arts 379 bachelor of science 102 master of education 80 bachelor of professional studies 73 master of business administration 41 bachelor of liberal studies 30 master of science in elementary education 21 master of science in management information systems Five professors were given emeritus status:Ernest Ackermann – Professor Emeritus of Computer Science Edward Hegmann – Director Emeritus of Athletics and Professor Emeritus of Athletics, Health, and Physical Education David MacEwen – Professor Emeritus of Psychology Stephen Watkins – Professor Emeritus of English Marsha Zaidman – Associate Professor Emerita of Computer Science |
 President Richard V. Hurley presides over commencement in full regalia, including the Presidential Collar, a gold chain that features symbols of Mary Washington, and Hurley’s Washington Medallion. |