As the 2024 Summer Olympics continue to play out in Paris, University of Mary Washington graduates are playing their own roles in the games.
“The Rings genuinely mean something to me, so for my life and career to intersect with this project, the experience has been very fulfilling,” said Tad Dickman, a UMW alumnus who earned a degree in business administration in 2012 and leads communications for Olympic Golf. “After all the time and energy expended, to finally be here in Paris at the Olympics and see the hard work pay off, it has been special.”
Evan Stiles, who earned a degree in geography in 1991, has spent more than a decade training multiple gold medal-winner Torri Huske as head coach of the Arlington Aquatic Club. And recent UMW grad Hadley Mantia ’24, who majored in French and international business, is using her fluency – and all of her flair – to welcome spectators from across the globe to the Summer Games as a host for a major Olympics sponsor.
Here are their stories. Read more.