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Oct 25, 2024 | issuu.com

The University of Mary Washington's Fall 2024 Class Notes publication features alumni-submitted news and photos.

Aug 16, 2024 | issuu.com | Susan Gallagher

The depths of the ocean call to Mandy Sumner. She answers by diving deeper and ever deeper, immersing herself in the water she so loves. This world champion freediver burst onto the scene in 2014 at the age of 36 and has been making waves in the sport ever since.

Aug 16, 2024 | issuu.com | Susan Gallagher

7 minute read By Susan Gallagher, Staff Writer Linda Littlefield Grenfell grew up in "The Emerald Forest." In truth, this magical- sounding place was just a field with a pine tree but to an imaginative child, it was special. There in Eliot, on an acre of land between a creek and a river, the young girl climbed trees and played on the banks of the Piscataqua. She started canoeing as soon as she could sit up between her father's legs. "I was always outside," she says.

Aug 16, 2024 | issuu.com | Susan Gallagher

6 minute read By Susan Gallagher, Staff WriterIan Durham asks the big questions. His quest for answers leads him through the cosmos, in search of the origins of the universe, how it evolved, and how it behaves. This president of the Astronomical Society of Northern New England is far more than just a casual observer of the stars. He bears the titles of physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and professor. Above all, he is a questioner.

Aug 16, 2024 | issuu.com | Susan Gallagher

6 minute read By Susan Gallagher, Staff WriterNestled in the historic town of York, an old house whispers its secrets to preservation architect Bryce Waldrop. It speaks to him with voices from the past, echoes of lives lived in this place before. The 1921 Craftsman Bungalow, his home of the past 12 years, envelops Bryce with more than its physical structure. A portrait of the home's previous inhabitants graces the dining room wall, imbuing the home with their presence.