Edward T. (Ted) Lewis Jr., Ph.D., fourth president of St. Mary’s College of Maryland, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 11, in Lewes, Delaware. He was 91.

Tysheena (Ty) Denesca '27, an English major with a minor in French, received an award under the U.S. Department of State’s prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program to support a semester of study abroad. Denesca will spend the spring 2026 semester studying English at University College Dublin in Ireland.