During their time abroad, Fulbrighters will promote mutual understanding in an atmosphere of openness and integrity.
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W&M honors President’s House manager, program coordinator with Duke Award
The award recognizes “outstanding employees for exemplary individual accomplishments in their professional lives and service to the William & Mary community.”
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‘Through work and support’: W&M chemistry senior becomes NSF GRFP Fellow
Grayson Hoy ’23 secures a competitive graduate fellowship that boasts 42 Nobel laureates among its alumni.
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Katrine Westgaard ’23 receives elite Gaither Fellowship
She is the fourth William & Mary student in the last three years to be selected to the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Two NSF CAREER awards in 2023 recognize W&M leadership in computer science
Led by assistant professors Adwait Nadkarni and Oscar Chaparro, two award-winning projects will generate improvements in smart devices and software systems.
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Public integrity award an ‘honor of a lifetime’ for William & Mary public policy lecturer
Alan Kennedy J.D. ’09, M.A. ’09 recently received the Public Integrity Award from the American Society for Public Administration, the largest organization that represents policy professionals.
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W&M honors Angela Leruth with Aceto Award
Angela Leruth, senior lecturer of French & Francophone studies, is awarded for her commitment to excellence in service to the campus community.
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‘Just emerging’: Zvobgo honored with United Nations Association human rights leader award
William & Mary Assistant Professor of Government and human rights advocate Kelebogile Zvobgo was recently presented with the United Nations Association National Capital Area Emerging Human Rights Leader Award.
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W&M honors history while celebrating present and future connections at Charter Day 2023
University launches 300th anniversary commemoration of Brafferton Indian School while recognizing distinguished tribal leaders during ceremony in Kaplan Arena.
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W&M announces 2023 Alumni Medallion Awards
Meet this year’s recipients of the William & Mary Alumni Medallion.
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W&M will recognize award recipients at Charter Day
The award winners will be celebrated during the university's 330th "birthday" commemoration on Feb. 10.
Research & Scholarship
Britescope: A new laryngoscope, enhanced by artificial intelligence, with the potential to save lives
Failed emergency intubation leads to a large number of deaths in the U.S. A better laryngoscope can reduce that number. Ran Yang and her team are working on one.
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Gang Zhou named fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
He becomes the third current member of William & Mary's Department of Computer Science to hold the distinction.
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W&M recognizes students, staff personifying Values in Action
This fall’s faculty and staff award recipients are Sherri Donson, manager of Law Café at W&M Law School, and Blanca Tyler ’09, administrative and language house coordinator for modern languages & literatures.
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CW CEO Cliff Fleet recognized with 2022 W&M Prentis Award
The annual award recognizes extraordinary service to the community, university.
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William & Mary’s iGEM team returns from Paris bearing Gold
The competition was fierce, from the cream of the international research-university crop, and William & Mary brought home significant honors.
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Foster recognized for being an advocate and resource for student veterans
Office of Student Veteran Engagement Director Charlie Foster has been selected for the 2022 Veteran Champions of the Year in Higher Education list.
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W&M honored with Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for 5th year
For the fifth year in a row, INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has chosen William & Mary to receive the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.
Service & Community
Ashley Huang ’24, Janise Parker to receive President’s Award for Service to the Community
The award is presented each year to one student and one faculty or staff member “who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to service and made a significant and measurable impact on our community.”
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W&M education professor awarded second Fulbright to study gifted student well-being in Ireland
Tracy Cross will travel to Dublin, Ireland, in spring 2023 as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar.
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New $1M scholarship endowment at VIMS honors Carroll W. Owens, Jr. ’62
Funds distributed from this endowment will provide scholarship, internship and living expense stipend support for Master of Arts graduate students at W&M’s School of Marine Science.
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W&M chief career officer forges connections between the university and the working world
Kathleen I. Powell discusses William & Mary's emphasis on assisting students and alumni in all phases of their careers.
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DOE funding will advance Monahan’s probe of the interior structure of the proton
Protons and neutrons make up 95 percent of all visible matter. The interior of each proton and neutron is a wild land of particles and antiparticles popping in and out of existence. William & Mary…
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W&M honors students, staff who demonstrate Values in Action
Isaiah Johnson, an officer with the William & Mary Police Department, and Christian Olver, a member of the Dining Services/Sodexo staff, are recognized along with five student organizations.
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W&M honors faculty, staff and students with Commencement awards
Honorees from various segments of campus were recognized at Commencement May 20 and 21 as annual awards were presented to graduates, staff and faculty members.
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W&M alumnus wins Pulitzer Prize for illustrated reporting and commentary
Walter Hickey ’12 was awarded the Pulitzer Prize Monday as part of a team at Insider that used graphic illustration to report on the plight of the Uyghur community in China.
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W&M recognizes set supervisor, fiscal coordinator with Duke Award
For their unfailing attention to detail, dedication and compassion for others, William & Mary will honor Student Unions & Engagement Set Crew Supervisor Ray Burks and Economics Department Fiscal Coordinator Kathy O’Brien with the 2022…
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Inaugural W&M Asian Centennial Awards honor influential alumni
Since the spring of 2021, the W&M Asian Centennial commemoration has sought to honor trailblazers beginning with the first Asian student, Pu-Kao Chen 1923 (also known as Chen Pu-Kao), and to acknowledge the accomplishments of…
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Four graduate students honored with Sanderson Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring
The S. Laurie Sanderson Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring recognize the "under the radar" contributions of graduate students in the university's Arts & Sciences programs.
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W&M receives state award for environmental excellence
William & Mary has received a Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award for its waste reduction work, according to an announcement made March 29 at the 32nd Annual Environment Virginia Symposium at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington,…
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