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The following story originally appeared in the winter 2021 issue of the W&M Alumni Magazine. - Ed. In 1934, the William & Mary Alumni Association first recognized graduates of the university with the Alumni Medallion for their professional accomplishments, leadership, dedication to the community and commitment to their alma mater.  The Alumni Medallion is the highest and most prestigious award the William & Mary Alumni Association can bestow on a graduate of William & Mary. This award recognizes individuals who have exemplary accomplishments in their professional life, service to the communi...

Part 2 of our Career Motivation series with Joy Lin ’09 Love it or hate it, networking plays a huge role in job searching. According to CNBC, 80% of jobs are now filled through personal or professional connections and as many as 70% of jobs are not listed on public job boards. No matter how many networking events you have attended, networking can often feel cold and contrived leaving you wondering how to connect more authentically—that’s where career coach Joy Lin ’09 can help. Dispel the myth of the opportunist As a career coach, Lin helps people design holistic career paths in al...

NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Petersburg Kappa League raise more than $5G selling popcorn virtually to help feed those in need “Life's most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?” – Martin Luther King, Jr. The Progress-Index PETERSBURG - Area youth make a difference in the lives of many people in the community by selling popcorn virtually and holding a canned food drive. On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the young men of the Petersburg Kappa Youth Leadership & Development League "Petersburg Kappa League" donated $5,62...

Red Cross’s ‘2021 Hero’ Holmes maintains strong MTSU ties Jan 13, 2021 at 09:52 am by WGNS U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeff Holmes, right, discusses a computer science and unmanned aircraft systems operations research collaboration with MTSU Provost Mark Byrnes in early November in the President’s Conference in the Student Union Building. Holmes, a former MTSU student, will be recognized as the 2021 Hero in March by the American Red Cross Heart of Tennessee Chapter. (MTSU file photo by Andy Heidt) MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Former MTSU student Jeff Holmes, Tennessee’s 7...

Global Alumni Spotlight: Kelly Cui The Beijing Alumni Chapter hosts a reunion. Ms. Cui is pictured in the front row, third from the left, in the center of the photo.Image: Penn State Beijing Alumni Chapter Global Alumni Spotlight: Kelly Cui December 16, 2020 Kelly Cui is president of the PSAA Beijing Alumni Chapter. She graduated from Penn State in 2015 with a degree in Environmental Systems Engineering from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Currently, she is a project manager with Merck Group in Beijing.  Cui  works closely with Penn State’s Global Programs on various projects. ...