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Events

Don't miss the chance to multiply your impact, thanks to gift matching opportunities from some of our most generous donors.

Past Events

$1,600
Andrew Nelson ’09 Young Alumni Challenge
CHALLENGE MET! THANK YOU, ANDREW NELSON '09 AND OUR YOUNG ALUMNI DONORS! Andrew Nelson ’09 will match all Giving Day gifts to any designation from the classes of 2009-2018 with an equal gift to the Fund for Mary Washington, up to $1,600.
$1,600 / $1,600 Raised
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$1,000
Ed '93 and Amy Wray Sabo '93 Married Alumni Challenge
FULL CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! THANK YOU, ED AND AMY WRAY SABO AND MARRIED ALUMNI DONORS! When 25 gifts are received from alumni who are married to other alumni, Ed and Amy will give $1,000 to the Fund for Mary Washington! Married alumni, make your gift to any area to help unlock an extra $1,000 to benefit students!
25 / 25 Gifts
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$1,000
Miller Parent Challenge
Parent Leadership Circle members Martin and Kim Miller P’22 are issuing a challenge to parents of UMW students and parents of alumni. If 250 gifts from parents are received before noon, the Millers will make a $1,000 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington. Eagle parents, make your gift of any amount before noon to help unlock this challenge gift!
227 / 250 Gifts
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$1,500 Biology Match
FULL MATCH MET! THANK YOU, ANONYMOUS SPONSOR AND OUR BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT DONORS! Double your donation! The first $1,500 in gifts to the Biology Department will receive a dollar-for-dollar match. Made possible by the generosity of an anonymous donor!
$1,500 MATCHED
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2
Match
Ashley Demander '07 Match for Chemistry
FULL MATCH MET! THANK YOU, ASHLEY DEMANDER '07 AND OUR CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT YOUNG ALUMNI DONORS! Calling all Chemistry alumni of the 2000s! Ashley Demander ’07 will match all Giving Day gifts to the Chemistry department from the classes of 2000 through 2018 dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,000 total. DOUBLE your impact and help the Chemistry department purchase a new NMR! To qualify for this match, choose "College of Arts and Sciences" as your Area of Support and "Chemistry Department" as your Fund Designation.
$1,000 MATCHED
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$10,000
English Scholarship Double Match
Lucy Lutterbie ‘70 will match all gifts to the Carlton Lutterbie Scholarship 2:1, up to $5,000. For every $1 you give, Lucy will give $2, tripling your impact on students majoring in English and resulting in $15,000 added to the scholarship! To designate your gift to the scholarship and qualify for this double-match, choose “College of Arts and Sciences” as your Area of Support and “English-Carlton R. Lutterbie Jr. Scholarship” as your Fund Designation.
$3,420 / $5,000 Raised
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$4,000
Jeff Rountree '91 Geography Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! THANK YOU JEFF ROUNTREE '91 AND OUR GEOGRAPHY ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP DONORS! In honor of the Geography department's 60th anniversary, Jeff Rountree '91 will give $4,000 to the Rountree Endowment for Geography when 60 gifts are received to the Geography Alumni Scholarship. Unlock this challenge gift by choosing "College of Arts and Sciences" as your Area of Support and "Geography Alumni Scholarship" as your Fund Designation.
60 / 60 Gifts
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2
Match
Mapping Marshall Bowen’s Adventures in North America Match
FULL MATCH MET! THANK YOU, GLENN MARKWITH '76 AND OUR GEOGRAPHY ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP DONORS! “Topo” the morning to You! Glenn Markwith ’76 will match all gifts to the Geography Alumni Scholarship from 10 a.m. to noon, up to $300. To qualify for this match, select "College of Arts and Sciences" as your Area of Support and "Geography Alumni Scholarship" as your Fund Designation.
$300 MATCHED
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2
Match
Physical Geography with Joe and Jackie Match
FULL MATCH MET! THANK YOU, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JOE NICHOLAS AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JACKIE GALLAGHER AND OUR GEOGRAPHY ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP DONORS! Get your feet muddy! Associate Professor Joe Nicholas and Associate Professor Jackie Gallagher will match gifts to the Geography Alumni Scholarship from 2 to 4 p.m., up to $300. To qualify for this match, select "College of Arts and Sciences" as your Area of Support and "Geography Alumni Scholarship" as your Fund Designation.
$300 MATCHED
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2
Match
Jack and Mary Lou Kramer Match for Political Science and International Affairs
FULL MATCH MET! THANK YOU, PROFESSOR JACK KRAMER AND HIS WIFE MARY LOU AND OUR POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT DONORS! Professor Jack Kramer and his wife Mary Lou will match all gifts to the Political Science and International Affairs department on Mary Wash Giving Day, up to $2,019. This is your chance to DOUBLE your impact! To qualify for this match, choose "College of Arts and Sciences" as your Area of Support and "Political Science and International Affairs Department" as your Fund Designation.
$2,019 MATCHED
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Leaderboard
Participation Leaderboard
Which areas are seeing the highest participation?
Rank Department Gifts
1 UMW Athletics 1,147
2 College of Arts & Sciences 638
3 Fund for Mary Washington 462
4 UMW Theatre 332
5 Campus Recreation 192
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Leaderboard
Class Year Leaderboard
Which class is in the lead for total number of gifts?
UMW Class Year
Rank Answer Gifts
1 2014 102
2 2018 93
3 2016 88
4 2017 62
5 2008 60
6 2015 60
7 2012 55
8 2010 55
9 1995 52
10 2011 42
11 2007 42
12 1996 41
13 2009 41
14 2013 40
15 1998 40
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Leaderboard
College of Arts and Sciences Leaderboard
Which department in the College of Arts and Sciences is receiving the most gifts?
Rank Fund Designation Raised
1 Geography Alumni Scholarship $10,253.00
2 Psychology - J. Christopher "Topher" Bill Scholarship $7,715.00
3 English - Carlton R. Lutterbie, Jr. Scholarship $3,420.00
4 Chemistry Department $3,420.00
5 Computer Science Department $3,345.00
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2:00-3:59 a.m. Nest Egg Prize
WINNER: FIELD HOCKEY! Each designation that receives at least one gift between 2 a.m. and 3:59 a.m. will be entered in a random drawing for a bonus $500 gift. All 12 Nest Egg Prizes offered throughout Giving Day, totaling $6,000, are made possible by the generosity of Mike '95 and Katie Valentine Charnoff '04.
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6:00-7:59 a.m. Nest Egg Prize
WINNER: COLLEGE OF BUSINESS! Each designation that receives at least one gift between 6 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. will be entered in a random drawing for a bonus $500 gift. All 12 Nest Egg Prizes offered throughout Giving Day, totaling $6,000, are made possible by the generosity of Mike '95 and Katie Valentine Charnoff '04.
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10:00-11:59 a.m. Nest Egg Prize
WINNER: WOMEN"S BASKETBALL! Each designation that receives at least one gift between 10 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. will be entered in a random drawing for a bonus $500 gift. All 12 Nest Egg Prizes offered throughout Giving Day, totaling $6,000, are made possible by the generosity of Mike '95 and Katie Valentine Charnoff '04.
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2:00-3:59 p.m. Nest Egg Prize
WINNER: MEN'S RUGBY! Each designation that receives at least one gift between 2 p.m. and 3:59 p.m. will be entered in a random drawing for a bonus $500 gift. All 12 Nest Egg Prizes offered throughout Giving Day, totaling $6,000, are made possible by the generosity of Mike '95 and Katie Valentine Charnoff '04.
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6:00-7:59 p.m. Nest Egg Prize
WINNER: UMW LIBRARIES! Each designation that receives at least one gift between 6 p.m. and 7:59 a.m. will be entered in a random drawing for a bonus $500 gift. All 12 Nest Egg Prizes offered throughout Giving Day, totaling $6,000, are made possible by the generosity of Mike '95 and Katie Valentine Charnoff '04.
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10:00-11:59 p.m. Nest Egg Prize
WINNER: MEN'S BASKETBALL! Each designation that receives at least one gift between 10 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. will be entered in a random drawing for a bonus $500 gift. All 12 Nest Egg Prizes offered throughout Giving Day, totaling $6,000, are made possible by the generosity of Mike '95 and Katie Valentine Charnoff '04.
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$1,500
Young Alumni Council Lunch Break Challenge
FULL CHALLENGE MET! THANK YOU, YOUNG ALUMNI COUNCIL AND OUR YOUNG ALUMNI DONORS! When we reach 100 gifts from graduates of the last decade (2009-2018) between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., the members of the Young Alumni Council will make a $1,500 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington! Be one of the 100 to unlock this challenge!
100 / 100 Gifts
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$1,250
Class of 2019 Challenge
FULL CHALLENGE MET! THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT AND UNIVERSITY RELATIONS LISA JAMISON BOWLING '89 AND OUR SENIOR CLASS DONORS! Vice President for Advancement and University Relations Lisa Jamison Bowling '89 is issuing a challenge to the senior class. When 89 gifts (a nod to Lisa's class, which is celebrating its 30th Reunion this year) are received from members of the Class of 2019 on Mary Wash Giving Day, Lisa will give $1,250 to the Fund for Mary Washington.
89 / 89 Gifts
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$5,000
College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board Challenge
When the College of Arts and Sciences receives its 700th gift, the CAS Advisory Board will give $5,000 to the College. Gifts to academic departments listed on the College of Arts and Sciences page count toward this challenge. Help unlock the Board’s challenge with your gift of any amount to CAS!
618 / 700 Gifts
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$500
Art and Art History Match
FULL MATCH MET! THANK YOU, DAVE HANSEN '17 AND ART AND ART HISTORY DONORS! Make a gift to the Art and Art History Department, and Dave Hansen '17 will match it with an equal gift to the JeanAnn Dabb Memorial Fund in Art History, which benefits travel needs of students within the department. This is your chance to double your impact when you support Art and Art History on Giving Day! To qualify for this match, choose "College of Arts and Sciences" as your Area of Support and "Art and Art History Department" as your Fund Designation.
$500 / $500 Raised
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2
Match
CPR Match for the Elizabeth A. Clark Lecture Fund
Janet F. Wishner, Professor Emerita of Philosophy, and Marsha Lynn Wilkins '62 are matching all gifts to the Classics, Philosophy, and Religion department's Elizabeth A. Clark Lecture Fund, up to $3,500! Gifts will support a lecture series featuring renowned scholars in the field of late antiquity. To qualify for this match, select "College of Arts and Sciences" as your Area of Support and "Classics, Philosophy, and Religion - Elizabeth A. Clark Lecture Fund" as your Fund Designation.
$1,405 MATCHED
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2
Match
Littlefield Geography Match
Keith '79 and Ellen Erskine Littlefield '79 are matching ALL gifts to the Geography Alumni Scholarship! To qualify for this match, choose "College of Arts and Sciences" as your Area of Support and "Geography Alumni Scholarship" as your Fund Designation. DOUBLE your impact with your gift to support Geography students!
$10,253 MATCHED
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2
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“All in” for Dick Palmieri’s World Regional Geography Class Match
FULL MATCH MET! THANK YOU, PROFESSOR DAWN BOWEN AND OUR GEOGRAPHY ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP DONORS! Don’t be late! Professor Dawn Bowen will match all gifts to the Geography Alumni Scholarship from 8 to 10 a.m., up to $500. To qualify for this match, select "College of Arts and Sciences" as your Area of Support and "Geography Alumni Scholarship" as your Fund Designation.
$500 MATCHED
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2
Match
Out Standing in the Field Match
FULL MATCH MET! THANK YOU, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CAITIE FINLAYSON AND PROFESSOR STEPHEN HANNA AND OUR GEOGRAPHY ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP DONORS! All in for field work, field trips, and other reasons geographers are “Out Standing in the Field!” Assistant Professor Caitie Finlayson and Professor Stephen Hanna will match all gifts to the Geography Alumni Scholarship from 12 to 2 p.m., up to $250. To qualify for this match, select "College of Arts and Sciences" as your Area of Support and "Geography Alumni Scholarship" as your Fund Designation.
$250 MATCHED
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2
Match
Patty Mims '92 Geography Match
FULL MATCH MET! THANK YOU, PATTY MIMS' 92 AND OUR GEOGRAPHY ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP DONORS! Geographers are “all in” for study abroad! Patty Mims ’92 will match gifts to the Geography Alumni Scholarship from 6 to 9 p.m., up to $500. To qualify for this match, select "College of Arts and Sciences" as your Area of Support and "Geography Alumni Scholarship" as your Fund Designation.
$500 MATCHED
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2
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Steve Hampton Match for the J. Christopher "Topher" Bill Scholarship in Psychology
UPDATE: HIS ORIGINAL $3,000 MATCH WAS FULLY MET, SO STEVE HAMPTON DECIDED TO UP IT TO $5,000! CALLING ALL PSYCHOLOGY ALUMNI TO DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT! Retired professor Steve Hampton will match the first $5,000 in gifts to the J. Christopher “Topher” Bill Scholarship for Psychology students. Make your gift early to double your impact before the matching funds run out! To qualify for this match, choose "College of Arts and Sciences" as your Area of Support, and "Psychology - J. Christopher 'Topher' Bill Scholarship" as your Fund Designation.
$5,000 MATCHED
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Leaderboard
Dollars Raised Leaderboard
Which area is receiving the most funding?
Rank Department Raised
1 UMW Athletics $115,412.58
2 Fund for Mary Washington $71,121.92
3 College of Arts & Sciences $52,522.62
4 UMW Theatre $37,889.30
5 College of Business $21,692.00
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12:00-1:59 a.m. Nest Egg Prize
WINNER: UMW DEBATE! Each designation that receives at least one gift between 12 a.m. and 1:59 a.m. will be entered in a random drawing for a bonus $500 gift. All 12 Nest Egg Prizes offered throughout Giving Day, totaling $6,000, are made possible by the generosity of Mike '95 and Katie Valentine Charnoff '04.
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4:00-5:59 a.m. Nest Egg Prize
WINNER: CENTER FOR CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT! Each designation that receives at least one gift between 4 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. will be entered in a random drawing for a bonus $500 gift. All 12 Nest Egg Prizes offered throughout Giving Day, totaling $6,000, are made possible by the generosity of Mike '95 and Katie Valentine Charnoff '04.
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8:00-9:59 a.m. Nest Egg Prize
WINNER: MUSIC! Each designation that receives at least one gift between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. will be entered in a random drawing for a bonus $500 gift. All 12 Nest Egg Prizes offered throughout Giving Day, totaling $6,000, are made possible by the generosity of Mike '95 and Katie Valentine Charnoff '04.
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12:00-1:59 p.m. Nest Egg Prize
WINNER: UMW GALLERIES! Each designation that receives at least one gift between 12 noon and 1:59 p.m. will be entered in a random drawing for a bonus $500 gift. All 12 Nest Egg Prizes offered throughout Giving Day, totaling $6,000, are made possible by the generosity of Mike '95 and Katie Valentine Charnoff '04.
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4:00-5:59 p.m. Nest Egg Prize
WINNER: STUDENT GOVERNANCE! Each designation that receives at least one gift between 4 p.m. and 5:59 p.m. will be entered in a random drawing for a bonus $500 gift. All 12 Nest Egg Prizes offered throughout Giving Day, totaling $6,000, are made possible by the generosity of Mike '95 and Katie Valentine Charnoff '04.
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8:00-9:59 p.m. Nest Egg Prize
WINNER: UMW SOFTBALL! Each designation that receives at least one gift between 8:00 p.m. and 9:59 p.m. will be entered in a random drawing for a bonus $500 gift. All 12 Nest Egg Prizes offered throughout Giving Day, totaling $6,000, are made possible by the generosity of Mike '95 and Katie Valentine Charnoff '04.
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Areas of Support
Fund for Mary Washington UMW Athletics The Blue and Gray Press Campus Recreation Center for Career and Professional Development Center for International Education COAR (Community Outreach and Resources) College of Arts & Sciences College of Business College of Education Dance UMW Debate First-in-Family Students UMW Galleries Gari Melchers Home and Studio Great Lives Honors Program James Farmer Multicultural Center James Monroe Museum Leadership Development (SAE) UMW Libraries Music UMW Philharmonic President's Impact Fund General Scholarship Fund Student Governance UMW Theatre

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