Recipients are chosen based on academic performance, extracurricular community activities and service, outstanding character and other personal achievements.
Excellence
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Holding court
Former W&M athlete Tiara "T" Cruse '06 plays a role in "record-breaking growth" of women's basketball as an NCAA and WNBA referee.
Research & Scholarship
Where should the welcome mat be rolled out for Airbnb?
The research comes at a pivotal time as localities across the country grapple with the relatively new short-term rentals phenomenon and determine whether to allow or restrict leasing programs like Airbnb.
University News
Two alumni appointed to William & Mary Board of Visitors
Courtney M. Malveaux J.D. ’02 and State Sen. Thomas K. Norment Jr. J.D. '73 (R-3rd), both alumni of William & Mary Law School, have been appointed to the university’s Board of Visitors.
University News
Alana R. Davis named W&M’s associate provost and university registrar
Davis returns to her alma mater to support the primary educational mission of William & Mary and help advance institutional objectives.
W&M Life
W&M welcomes 2023 Mandela Washington Fellows: a juxtaposition of leadership, education and inspiration
William & Mary welcomed 25 of Africa’s brightest, emerging civic leaders embarking on a six-week Leadership Program of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.
Excellence
Data Feast 2023: Business analytics students get moving during fourth annual case competition
Three years after a global pandemic disrupted supply chains and caused production bottlenecks, the freight and logistics industry is looking to data analytics to identify opportunities to reshape operations.
Service & Community
Cheers to a tradition of giving
Prioritizing inclusivity and community, the Class of 2023 led an innovative and successful Senior Class Gift campaign.
Excellence
A time for wine
Three W&M alumni partner with friends to open Valley Road Vineyards.
Research & Scholarship
Doctoral candidate at W&M scores big with women’s golf research
Katie Boyce M.A. ’19 wasn’t big into golf, but then her dissertation changed her world.
Service & Community
W&M’s Community-Engaged Faculty Accelerator bridges disciplines, communities
The first five participants in the program built relationships for ongoing mentoring and project development over 10 weeks this spring.
Research & Scholarship
AidData lab receives $1.7M to advance agriculture and mining research
Two grants from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation will strengthen partnerships with African organizations and expand data on Chinese financing.
Service & Community
W&M wins big on the West Coast
W&M Weekend in San Francisco gathered the W&M community on the West Coast.
Belonging
Change maker
Philip Woodward ’01, J.D. ’04 is dedicated to making society work better for people with disabilities.
Excellence
Deep impact
Bart Shepherd ’92 is saving the world's coral reefs by showing them off.
Belonging
Festivities, fellowship and freedom: W&M prepares to celebrate Juneteenth
The event includes a program featuring poetry, music and a performance by the Elegba Folklore Society.
Research & Scholarship
Mars-like skies: Q&A with longtime NASA scientist Joel Levine on the impacts of wildfires and biomass burning
Joel S. Levine, research professor of applied science, discusses the impacts of wildfires on the global environment.
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Service & Community
Gallery content: W&M co-hosts NATO Youth Summit on themes of freedom, security as keys to the future of democracy
Monday’s 2023 NATO Youth Summit was co-hosted by William & Mary and NATO in Brussels and Washington, D.C.
Excellence
Values in Action Award winners recognized at Commencement
This spring’s honorees include Stephen Trefethen, lecturer in mathematics, and five student organizations.
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.
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W&M Life
Video content: Alumna paints murals in Sadler Center
Zara Fina Stasi ’12, muralist and founder of Good for the Bees, recently returned to William & Mary to paint two new murals in the Sadler Center.
Research & Scholarship
Timely AidData study helps explain underpinnings of Russia’s invasion and Ukraine’s resilience
Conducted before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a research project led by AidData Director of Policy Analysis Samantha Custer, with the aid of William & Mary staff and students, answers critical questions about how the war…
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.
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W&M Life
Video content: William & Mary’s 2022-2023 year in review
Take a look back at some of the highlights from William & Mary's 2022-23 academic year.
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W&M Life
Video content: Highlights from William & Mary’s 2023 Commencement ceremony
Check out these highlights of William & Mary's 2023 Commencement ceremony featuring Abdimalik “Abdi” Hassan ’23 and Patton Oswalt '91, D.A. '23.
Excellence
Mentoring matters: W&M Society of Women in Computing wins ACM award for outstanding community service
The Association for Computing Machinery rewards its William & Mary chapter for mentoring middle school girls, a crucial demographic to invest in for the future of the sector.
Belonging
William & Mary partners with White House on strategy to counter antisemitism
University joins the most ambitious and comprehensive U.S. government-led effort to fight antisemitism in American history.