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Mary Washington seals the deal on name change
New diploma, university seal at Mary WashingtonDate published: 9/18/2004 By KELLY HANNON The rollout of the University of Mary Washington's name continued yesterday with the approval of a new diploma and school seal. Fans of the Mary Washington College name will be pleased that the university's board of visitors unanimously approved a new design that includes that moniker on undergraduate diplomas. Starting this spring, the university name will replace Mary Washington College at the top of all diplomas, just above each student's name. Below, on the second line of the diploma's italicized script, it will state that the student has completed the necessary requirements to earn a degree from the College of Arts and Sciences, Mary Washington College. Graduates of the Center for Graduate and Professional Studies in Stafford will not have "Mary Washington College" on their diplomas, which will simply list the graduate center. Board member Nanalou Sauder complimented the design. "I think that it was done well. Congratulations to those of you who did it," Sauder said. Rector Mona Albertine said the diploma's wording "was consistent with our [the university's] mission." A new university seal also was approved yesterday. The seal was selected from six options presented by marketing firm Barton, Matheson, Willse & Worthington. Each had at its center variations of three dominant symbols: the book of knowledge, a torch, and the façade of one of the university's pillared buildings. The Mary Washington College seal used prior to the school's change to university status included a spinning wheel and torch. An informal survey around the board table quickly eliminated the pillar designs. "I think it looks more corporate as opposed to an institution," Albertine said. A majority of members favored the eventual winner, which shows a hand clutching a torch emanating rays of light. Behind it is a book of knowledge. Member Karen Radley said that since the seal is most often seen embossed in gold at the bottom of a diploma, the hand-and-torch design would be the most visually appealing. Most members agreed. Sauder, a member of the Class of 1956, preferred a slightly different design because she thought it reflected the previous seal. "I'd prefer to keep the symbols that were in the old seal," Sauder said.
Date published: 9/18/2004
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