This spring’s honorees include Stephen Trefethen, lecturer in mathematics, and five student organizations.
Excellence
Service & Community
Tribe lineman Charles Grant doesn’t think twice about a selfless act
Charles Grant '25 became the third William & Mary football player to donate bone marrow in the last decade.
Excellence
W&M’s Elizabeth Burgin wins awards for outstanding work in play therapy and with military and veterans populations
Elizabeth Burgin was awarded the Association for Play Therapy Research Award after her groundbreaking finding that play therapy treats trauma from the largest play therapy study in existence today.
Belonging
New LGBTQ archive to be featured at W&M Washington Center
The archive includes materials from the tenure of former W&M Rector Jeff Trammell ‘73, who served as the first openly gay board chair of a major public university, and the Mattachine Society of Washington, D.C.
Service & Community
It takes a choir
Alumni establish an endowment in honor of former Director of Choirs James Armstrong.
Research & Scholarship
VIMS study reveals widgeongrass has replaced eelgrass as the dominant seagrass species in Chesapeake Bay
Research findings present new opportunities and challenges for coastlines.
Service & Community
Serving at home and away
Capt. Eric Evans ’09 founded Friendly Forces to help fellow reservists and National Guard members find work with companies that have supportive military leave policies.
Research & Scholarship
VIMS to expand restoration of seagrass, bay scallops on Eastern Shore
A team led by researchers at VIMS will use a $2.25 million grant o expand their efforts to restore seagrass and scallops to the seaside bays of Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
Excellence
2023 Plumeri Award recipients honored for excellence
Election Law Program co-director, special education researcher, field hockey head coach among 10 William & Mary faculty and athletics leaders recognized.
Research & Scholarship
Did Michelangelo paint himself onto the Sistine Chapel?
Adriano Marinazzo, curator of special projects at the Muscarelle Museum of Art, recently made headlines across the art world for a new theory about Michelangelo and his famous work "The Creation of Adam."
Service & Community
‘Friendraising’ for the 50th Reunion
How four members of the Class of ’73 — aka the 'Facebook Divas’ — used social media to promote and celebrate their reunion .
Excellence
Tribe experience set foundation of Jill Ellis’ hall of fame coaching career
Jill Ellis '88, L.H.D. '16 is among six inductees to the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
W&M Life
Great Britain’s royalty is at home at William & Mary
William & Mary has retained ties to its royal heritage since namesakes King William III and Queen Mary II granted the royal charter establishing the university on Feb. 8, 1693.
Research & Scholarship
‘Part of the action’: W&M students engage in security policy through DoD internships
Seven William & Mary students will spend the summer in Honolulu, Hawaii, where they will analyze and support the implementation of United States defense policy.
Excellence
From the Tribe to the Lions, Colby Sorsdal ’22 living ‘a dream come true’
A consensus All-American offensive lineman at William & Mary, Colby Sorsdal surprised many analysts as a fifth-round pick (No. 152 overall) by the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Belonging
Stepping into a champion’s shoes
B.J. Minor ’13 talks about portraying a young Mike Tyson in Hulu’s "Mike" and discovering their own authenticity.
Service & Community
Men’s soccer adds an 11-year-old geography whiz to its team
Andrew Konetsky was connected with W&M soccer through Team Impact, a non-profit that pairs special needs children with college athletic programs.
Research & Scholarship
Reves Center announces 2023 faculty fellows
The Reves Center for International Studies has awarded the 2023 Reves and Drapers’ Faculty Fellowships to five William & Mary professors.
University News
William & Mary broke records on One Tribe One Day
W&M saw a nearly seven-fold increase in donors on its day for
giving back and paying it forward since its inception.
Research & Scholarship
VIMS to lead national program for managing derelict fishing gear
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has recommended William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science as home base for a new national program focused on protecting U.S. coastal waters from derelict fishing gear.
University News
Suzanne Raitt selected as William & Mary dean of faculty of arts & sciences
William & Mary has named Suzanne Raitt, a widely respected leader, administrator and professor, as the next dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences after a national search.
Research & Scholarship
Q&A: W&M Law Professor Jeffrey Bellin on ‘Mass Incarceration Nation’
Since the book's release, Bellin has established himself as a sought-after voice in the national conversation about criminal justice and sentencing reform.
Research & Scholarship
COVID-19 shutdown allows study of tourism’s impact on Hawaii fishes
The sudden and prolonged drop in visitors to one of the world’s most popular snorkeling spots provided scientists with a novel opportunity to study how underwater tourism impacts marine fishes.
University News
Celebrating 10 years of One Tribe One Day
W&M has been a national leader in giving days among all public and private higher education institutions since the beginning.
Service & Community
‘It’s about community’
A new $1-million commitment from Mary Uhrig Phillips ’85 and Kevin Phillips ’84 includes 10-to-1 match on One Tribe One Day, support for scholarships and more
Research & Scholarship
VIMS study: Sea-level rise is double-edged sword for carbon storage
A recent study from researchers at William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science uses a newly developed computer model to better understand the modes and longevity of coastal carbon storage.
University News
Travel writer, influencer Jessica Nabongo to give W&M’s McSwain-Walker Lecture
Jessica Nabongo is a writer, photographer, entrepreneur, travel expert, influencer and public speaker.
Service & Community
Nighttime teamwork improves odds for amphibians
Brett Amy Thelen ’99 and New Hampshire volunteers assist amphibians on their dangerous seasonal journey.
Service & Community
Bringing science to life
Self-proclaimed paleo fanatic Timshel Purdum ’93 inspires passion and curiosity as education director at the Science Museum of Virginia.
Belonging
100 years of sisterhood
Sororities at W&M are celebrating 100 years of providing fellowship, leadership and belonging for women.