Vol. 83Fall 2017No. 1

An Eventful Season
Alumni Focus
An Eventful Season
The William & Mary Alumni Association is committed to providing best-in-class alumni engagement programs and services benefiting all members of the Tribe. During the spring and summer, there have been many extraordinary opportunities for our alumni to connect with alma mater and each other.
By Marilyn Ward Midyette ’75
College and University
From the Brafferton
College and University
How best to communicate William & Mary’s breadth and depth was important to Jefferson and his peers in the late 1700s, however, and it is even more important in today’s world.
By W. Taylor Reveley III
Black at William & Mary
Feature
Black at William & Mary
Commemorating 50 years of African-Americans in Residence
By Kevin Dua ’09
Coke Is It
Feature
Coke Is It
Image is everything. Just ask these alumni.
By Ashley K. Speed
Alumni Fellowship Awards 2017
Feature
Alumni Fellowship Awards 2017
Every year, the W&M Alumni Association honors a select group of outstanding young faculty members who represent William & Mary at its very best.
By Claire De Lisle M.B.A. ’21
One Memorable Weekend
One Memorable Weekend
William & Mary lights up the Big Apple
Ashley K. Speed • Photos Josh Power
W&M raises nearly $135m
W&M raises nearly $135m
W&M is No. 1 in alumni giving among nationally ranked public universities
Jennifer Page Wall
Home Improvement
Home Improvement
The Alumni House will be expanded and renovated
Jennifer Page Wall
Art & Science
By & Large
Art & Science
Muscarelle Museum of Art chief curator identifies C?zanne painting
By Joseph McClain and Jennifer L. Williams
Service Awards
Service Awards
Honoring engaged, accomplished alumni
Claire De Lisle
Holding Court
Holding Court
Coach of the Year Tyler Thomson leads Tribe Women's Tennis toward excellence
Ben Kennedy '05
Board Notes
By & Large
Board Notes
A new slate of officers for the WMAA Board of Directors
By John S. Kane
WMAA Nominations
WMAA Nominations
Honoring engaged, accomplished alumni
Alumni Association Staff
Broadway Success
Tribe
Broadway Success
Co-Producer Caitlin Clements '11 Wins Tony Award
By Claire De Lisle M.B.A. ’21 and Lisa F. Crawford
Huge Leads the Tribe
Tribe
Huge Leads the Tribe
Samantha K. Huge brings a winning mindset to W&M
Ashley K. Speed
Family Ties
Tribe
Family Ties
Six friends join the William & Mary family as honorary alumni
By Mitch Vander Vorst and Jennifer Page Wall
Hark Upon a Kale
Tribe
Hark Upon a Kale
Wilford Kale ’66 likes to say that he came to William & Mary at age 18 and never left. This spring, he published his fifth book on the university, “From Student to Warrior: A Military History of the College of William and Mary.”
By Sara K. Eskridge
What Is Alumni Engagement?
Tribe
What Is Alumni Engagement?
A Q&A with the regional alumni engagement team
Alumni Association Staff
Increasing Economic Diversity
By & Large
Increasing Economic Diversity
The results are in
By University Communications Staff
W&M's New Wellness Center
By & Large
W&M's New Wellness Center
Breaking Ground
By Jennifer L. Williams
Troops to Teachers
By & Large
Troops to Teachers
A recently announced grant from the U.S. Department of Defense will fund a Troops to Teachers program in the W&M School of Education that trains veterans and soon-to-be veterans to become K-12 educators.
By Julie Tucker ’01
VIMS Pioneering Research
By & Large
VIMS Pioneering Research
Wake of the Flood
By David Malmquist