Author: Donna Harter

Recognizing Faculty Impact

Award named for former biology professor continues to promote excellence. Prior to this year’s commencement, the Class of 2021 chose Associate Professor of Marketing Kashef Majid as the 23rd recipient of the Mary W. Pinschmidt Teaching Award. “It was totally unexpected, ” says Majid. “It’s an individual award, but I think there’s really so much […]

Recognizing Excellence

Privately funded award goes to Professor Mara Scanlon.What began with a gift from an anonymous donor has now become reality with the naming of the first recipient of the Donald E. Glover Faculty Award. The award criteria specify the recipient be a full Professor of English who has demonstrated dedication and excellence in teaching, energizes […]

Going Above and Beyond …

Alumna will match gifts to the Beyond the Classroom Endowment. Long before she led the effort to modernize food safety for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Catherine O’Connor Woteki ’69 was a student lab assistant in Combs Hall.“Doing behind-the-scenes prep work and just being able to hang around the lab was so helpful; I became […]

Because of You

Over the past four years, your philanthropic support has provided $7.4 million in scholarships for more than 2,200 students.Meet three amazing scholarship recipients who value the opportunities they receive through these essential private gifts.Video running time: 7:09 minutes  Bailey Johnson ’21 Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship Irene Piscopo Rodgers ’59 and James D. Rodgers Student Research […]

Planning Matters – Spring 2021

Read the latest issue of Planning Matters: Learn how scholarship recipient Nicole Altenberg ’23 plans to combine her psychology major with her passion for dance. Discover how IRA rollovers can support Mary Washington without increasing your taxable income. Hear how Janet L. Hedrick ’73 continues to utilize and appreciate her Mary Washington education. Read a […]