Mary Wash Giving Day 2020

The Alumni Association Board of Directors will match all gifts from alumni to the Fund for Mary Washington between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m., up to $5,000. Alumni, wake up early with us to double your impact!

The Young Alumni Council will match the first $1,000 in gifts to the Fund for Mary Washington made by graduates of the last decade (2010-2019). Make your gift to the Fund for Mary Washington before the matching funds run out!

Starting at 9:00 a.m., all gifts to the Fund for Mary Washington from members of the classes of 1990 – 1999 will be matched by Mary Helen, Ed and Amy dollar-for-dollar (up to $2,000 total).  Your doubled gift will go to work immediately to benefit students, funding areas of critical need and creating unique opportunities.  Let’s show Mary Washington that the 1990s are all in!

Parent Leadership Circle members Lori and David Underwood P’22 will DOUBLE their fellow UMW parents’ gifts to the Fund for Mary Washington! The Underwoods will match, dollar-for-dollar, each Giving Day gift to the Fund by parents of current UMW students and parents of alumni, up to $2,000. When their full match is unlocked, they will make an additional $500 gift to support the TEAL Peer Educators program in the Center for Prevention and Education.

An anonymous donor and member of the class of 1962 will match all gifts from fellow classmates of 1962 made to their Class of ’62 Scholarship up to $1,000. Members of the Class of ’62, support your class scholarship and double your impact!

Mary MacPherson '71 will match all gifts to the Fund for Mary Washington made by fellow class members of 1971 from noon to midnight up to $2,000. Class of '71, help unlock an extra $2,000 to the Fund for Mary Washington!

The College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board will match all gifts made to Dean’s Internship Grants up to $10,000. This initiative helps us better support our students who gain experience through unpaid internships. Make your gift today to support these students and double your impact! To qualify for this match, choose "College of Arts and Sciences" as your Area of Support and "Dean’s Internship Grants" as your Fund Designation.

Professor Dawn Bowen will match all gifts to the Geography Alumni Scholarship from 7 to 10 a.m., up to $1,000. To qualify for this match, select "College of Arts and Sciences" as your Area of Support and "Geography Alumni Scholarship" as your Fund Designation.

Glenn Markwith ’76 will match all gifts to the Geography Alumni Scholarship from noon to 2 p.m., up to $1,000. To qualify for this match, select "College of Arts and Sciences" as your Area of Support and "Geography Alumni Scholarship" as your Fund Designation.

Patty Mims ’92 will match gifts to the Geography Alumni Scholarship from 6 to 10 p.m., up to $1,000. To qualify for this match, select "College of Arts and Sciences" as your Area of Support and "Geography Alumni Scholarship" as your Fund Designation.

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 $2,020. 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.

Beautiful Home Services is proud to support the next generation of entrepreneurs by sponsoring this year's College of Business Case Competition. President Andrew Blate '04 is issuing a challenge to his fellow business owners: Make a gift to the College of Business on Giving Day, and his company will match it dollar-for-dollar, up to $6,000. Linda Blakemore '84, President and CEO of The Gemini 3 Group, Inc., Melinda May '91, CEO of Featherstone, and Dan Clendenin '07, Vice President of Cary Street Partners LLC, each will contribute an additional $1,000 to support student entrepreneurship and research within the College of Business, bringing the total match to $9,000! Make your gift to the College of Business to double your impact through this match!

Dean Pete Kelly and Rob ’93 and Dodie Whitt '95 will match the first $1,000 in gifts to the College of Education. Make your gift early to DOUBLE your impact before the matching funds run out!

A group of anonymous donors are issuing a challenge to all alumni and friends of music at Mary Washington: these donors are matching all gifts to the Piano Fund dollar for dollar up to $2,500 on Mary Wash Giving Day.  Join these supporters in making a difference for music students at Mary Washington!

Retired professor, Roger Kenvin will match gifts from faculty and staff up to $1,000.

Becky Klein, daughter of Dr. Albert R. Klein, will match any gift to UMW Theatre after 7:30 pm (curtain time) up to $1,000.

Kathleen & Everett Geno will match any gift given to UMW Theatre before 10:00 am up to $1,000. Make your gift early and double your impact!

An anonymous donor will match all gifts made to the Center for Career and Professional Development up to $1,000. Make your gift early to double your impact!

Double your donation! The first $5,000 in gifts to Friends of Men's Rugby will receive a dollar-for-dollar match. Made possibly by Jeremy and Alison Levine.

Members of the 2016-2019 classes will match all Giving Day gifts to UMW Women's Lacrosse, up to $1,000!

The Alumni Association Board of Directors will match all gifts from alumni who are making their first-ever gift to the University and to the Fund for Mary Washington between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., up to $2,000. Alumni, make your first-ever gift and support the Fund for Mary Washington to increase your impact!

which will match all gifts to the Fund for Mary Washington from members of the classes of 1980 – 1989, up to $6,000.  Make a gift to the Fund for Mary Washington on Giving Day, and James and Eileen will match it dollar-for-dollar (up to $6,000 total).  Your doubled gift will go to work immediately to benefit students, funding areas of critical need and creating unique opportunities.  Let’s show how the 1980s come together for Mary Washington!

2000s alums, you survived the pressure of picking a "cool" AIM screen name, shows like "Jersey Shore" and "The Simple Life", and of course, Y2K - now it’s time to pay it forward with the help of Y2J! If you graduated between 2000 and 2009, Jay Sinha ’07 will match your gift to the Fund for Mary Washington, doubling your impact on the next generation of Eagles. Make your gift before Jay’s $2,500 in matching funds run out!

The Alumni Association Board of Directors will match all gifts from alumni to the Fund for Mary Washington between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., up to $5,000. Alumni, get your gift in by 9 to double your impact!

Karen Laino Giannuzzi '71 will match all gifts up to $2,000 to the Fund for Mary Washington made by fellow members of the class of 1971 before noon. Class of '71, support the Fund for Mary Washington early and have your gift doubled!

An anonymous alum will match all gifts made to the Class of 1973 50th Reunion Scholarship up to $1,000. Get your gift in early to double your donation!

Lucy Lutterbie ’70 will match all gifts to the Carlton Lutterbie Scholarship up to $6,000. For every $1 you give, Lucy will double your impact on students majoring in English. To designate your gift to the scholarship and qualify for this match, choose “College of Arts and Sciences” as your Area of Support and “English-Carlton R. Lutterbie Jr. Scholarship” as your Fund Designation.

Professors Joe Nicholas and Jackie Gallagher will match all gifts to the Geography Alumni Scholarship from 10 a.m. to noon, up to $1,000. To qualify for this match, select "College of Arts and Sciences" as your Area of Support and "Geography Alumni Scholarship" as your Fund Designation.

Professors Caitie Finlayson, Melina Patterson, and Steve Hanna will match all gifts to the Geography Alumni Scholarship from 2 to 6 p.m., up to $1,000. To qualify for this match, select "College of Arts and Sciences" as your Area of Support and "Geography Alumni Scholarship" as your Fund Designation.

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!

Colin Jennings ’13 will match all giving day gifts made to the Economics Department up to $2,000. Make your gift early to the Economics Department to have your gift doubled! To qualify for this match, select "College of Arts and Sciences" as your Area of Support and "Economics Department" as your Fund Designation.

All gifts made to the College of Business will be matched up to $10,000 by the COB Executive Advisory Board. COB alumni, give $10 for every year since you graduated!

Russell and Barbara Stone Mait '79 are issuing a challenge to all supporters of the William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series: Make a gift to Great Lives on Mary Wash Giving Day and they will match it dollar-for-dollar up to $2,000.  If this match is completed by the start of the evening’s Great Lives lecture at 7:30pm, an additional $500 will be unlocked for a total of $2,500 to Great Lives. This is your chance to double your impact when you support Great Lives on Giving Day!

A parent of a UMW Theatre Grad will match gifts from parents of alumni up to $1,000.

For every dollar raised between 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm, loyal patrons of UMW Theatre will match up to $1050!

Polly Updegraff Champ '61, friend of UMW Theatre and alum, will double any gift given by current UMW Theatre students or their families up to $1000.

Gregory and Ellen Oliver will match all gifts made to the Honors Program up to $1,000. Make your gift early and double your impact!

The Sierra Club will match dollar-for-dollar any gift made to Earth and Environmental Science up to $1,000. Get your gift in early to have your gift doubled!

Jin '97 and Kevin '98 will match all gifts made to Friends of Baseball up to $2,000. Support Friends of Baseball and double your gift!