Once again we had a lot of fund at the annual spring awards banquet.  Fifty current students were joined by… Read the rest

Once again it was easy to find Mary Washington Geographers at the AAG.  At least a dozen alumni, students, and faculty presented posters or papers.… Read the rest

Spring is always a time to recognize achievements so please join me in congratulating:

Sarah McNeal (2011) and Afton Jenkins (2011) for winning UMW Writing Center Awards for their senior seminar papers.  I’m proud that Sarah and Afton are continuing what has become a tradition for Geography Majors.  I can’t think of more than one year in the last decade in which a student enrolled in one of our classes did not win this award.

Zac Wehrmann (2011) was just … Read the rest

USAID is building a new GeoCenter and will fill four positions in the coming months:  Senior GIS Analyst; Web-Mapper; Cartographer; and a Training/Capacity-Building Specialist.  Please click “read more” for the full and rather lengthy announcement including instructions on how to apply. Given the range of jobs, this announcement should be of interest to both current students and alumni.… Read the rest

The are still a few spaces available for Dr. Donald Rallis’s Southern Africa Field Program this summer.  If you are interested, please contact Dr. Rallis immediately.  Students must register for the program by February 18, 2011.  … Read the rest

The McIntire School of Commerce at UVA will hold an info session for students interested in earning an M.S. in Commerce.  The degree is designed specifically for liberal arts and science majors interested in leveraging their career with a business edge and features a month of study to Europe, China or Southeast Asia.   The information session includes dinner and is scheduled for 6:30pm January 19 at UMW’s Woodard Campus Center on the Fredericksburg Campus. If interested, register here.… Read the rest

A light December snow is a great way to end an enjoyable Fall semester.  Now it is time to write some letters of recommendation for our seniors hoping to attend graduate school and to think ahead to 2011.… Read the rest

Penny Anderson (MWC 1990) just informed me that Michelle Howe Pearson (MWC 1991) was recently  named Colorado Teacher of the Year! Michelle majored in geography and history while also fulfilling her teaching certification requirements at Mary Washington.  Congratulations to Michelle!

I should also note that Penny Anderson was named a Brown Fellow at the Library of Virginia this past summer.    A belated congratulations to Penny as well!… Read the rest

USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives has recently announced several job and internship openings. These are available through USAID’s contractor, GlobalCorps.  Thanks to Marci Michaud (MWC ’92) for the information!… Read the rest

Sharon Wilcox Adams (MWC 2001) has been named a Baird Society Resident Scholar at the Smithson Institution.  This award will help Sharon complete her dissertation and earn her Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Texas at Austin.  Congratulations to  Sharon and welcome back to the Washington area!… Read the rest