At the 2009 Commencement ceremony, one graduating economics major and one faculty member received especially meritorious awards.
Christine Linman Exley of Norfolk, Va., received the Colgate W. Darden Jr. Award, which is presented annually to the student with the highest grade-point average (GPA) in the four-year undergraduate program. She finished with a 3.99 GPA. Christine was the first economics major to win this award in forever.
Shawn Humphrey, assistant professor of economics, received the UMW Alumni Association Outstanding Young Faculty Member Award, which is presented annually to an exceptional member of the faculty who has served the institution for at least two years, but no more than five years.
See UMW News.
Other awards presented graduation weekend include:
Christine Linman Exley of Norfolk, Adam Smith Award for Graduate Study in Economics, Departmental Honors in Economics and Departmental Honors in Mathematics;
Stephanie Ann Rzepka of Erie, Pa., Adam Smith Award for Graduate Study in Economics, Henry W. Hewetton Economics Award and Departmental Honors in Economics;
Erin Nicole Beddingfield of Roanoke, Margaret Elizabeth Graybeal of Oakton, Katherine A. MacEwen of Heidelberg, Germany, Sierra Stoney of Clifton and Melanie Rose Walter of Ewing, N.J., Departmental Honors in Economics;
Congratulations all!
