The University of Mary Washington, a public liberal arts university in Fredericksburg, Virginia, has received the largest gift in its 115-year history - a $30 million estate gift from alum Irene Piscopo Rodgers. In announcing the gift last week, the university indicated that the donation would be used to fund more scholarships and support undergraduate research. The Rodgers gift will create four new Alvey scholarships, which provide full tuition, fees and room and board for out-of-state undergraduates for up to four years. Rodgers had previously created eight Alvey scholarships.
