Dr. Jeffrey Wilson ’88 draws on his military and medical background to craft novels about covert ops and dangerous missions.
Excellence
Service & Community
Hoover Institution selects W&M’s Due as Veteran Fellow
Jonathan ''JD'' Due was selected as a Hoover Institute distinguished member for its 2024-2025 class of Veteran Fellows.
Service & Community
Tabbed and tenacious
W&M alumnae conquer the U.S. Army’s toughest school.
Service & Community
‘Dr. Mommy’: Award-winning military spouse completes her educational journey at Commencement
Project & Business Manager for Military & Veteran Affairs Lindsay Blount Ed.D. ’24 joins fellow graduates at this weekend’s Commencement festivities.
Service & Community
Building communities where veterans flourish through the arts
Brian Jenkins ’16 tells how W&M prepared him to address social isolation and well-being challenges among veterans.
Excellence
W&M salutes students, employees for values in action
This fall’s faculty and staff award recipients are Charlie Foster, director of the Office of Student Veteran Engagement, and Michael Gaynes, teaching professor of art.
Service & Community
‘Veterans Expressions’: an artistic tribute to service and healing
"Veterans Expressions: An Exhibition of Art from W&M's Veteran-to-Executive Transition Program" is currently on display in the Hart Gallery at the Sadler Center through Dec. 8.
Service & Community
Troops to Teachers Virginia Center: opening doors for veterans in education
The Troops to Teachers program provides a wealth of resources for veterans seeking fulfilling second careers in education, opening doors for service members and improving outcomes for students.
Service & Community
More than 4,000 returned to campus for Homecoming & Reunion Weekend 2023
More than 4,000 members of the W&M community returned to campus for the festivities.
University News
Michael Dick named director of new Office of Military & Veteran Affairs at William & Mary Law School
The mission of OMVA is to provide dedicated, focused and holistic support to students at William & Mary Law School who are veterans, active duty or reserve forces personnel.
Excellence
‘Twice the Citizen’: W&M Law School dean promoted to major in Army Reserve JAG Corps
His dual roles perfectly reflect a motto of the Reserves — “Twice the Citizen” — captured in the two-headed eagle that adorns the official shoulder sleeve insignia of the U.S. Army Reserve Command.
Excellence
W&M grad student selected as 2023 Tillman Scholar
Evan Turner, a student in the Online Military and Veterans Counseling program at William & Mary, has been named a 2023 Tillman Scholar.
Service & Community
‘Go where I am needed’
Maj. Shannon Beydler Hillery '12 pivoted at W&M to become a Marine Corps judge advocate.
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.
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.
Belonging
W&M welcomes Kathleen T. Jabs as special assistant for military and veteran affairs
The university also hosted a variety of events in support of military and veterans throughout the fall.
Service & Community
Bridging the divide: Supporting veterans and military students and alumni at W&M
William & Mary has a long history of supporting both veterans and active-duty members of the United States’ armed forces.
Research & Scholarship
Humble and proud: Research hits home with W&M student veterans
During a faculty-led research trip, shared experiences helped William & Mary student veterans connect with soldiers in the Republic of Georgia.
Service & Community
W&M ROTC alumnus ready for next step in ‘inspirational’ journey
Philip Andoh ’22, a Gold Bar Recruiter at William & Mary, credits the university for setting him on a ‘path of long-term self-development.’
Service & Community
Recognizing a legacy of service
Former FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell ’85, D.P.S. ’02, who served as William & Mary rector, is one of two alumni inducted into the 2022 U.S. Army ROTC Hall of Fame.
Excellence
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.
Excellence
Kord Basnight ’85, M.Ed. ’23 and Haley Padgett M.Ed. ’23 selected as 2022 Tillman Scholars
Two students in William & Mary’s Online M.Ed. in Counseling program have been selected by the Tillman Foundation as 2022 Tillman Scholars.
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