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Alumni Spotlight

Nothing tells the value of an education like the personal stories of those who have lived the experience. See how the St. Mary's College experience is shaping the lives of our students and alumni through these stories.

Alumni: Share your story through this form and you can be a part of this collection!

Gillian Sawyer '16

"During my first Ecology and Evolution lab, I got stuck in waist-deep mud by the pond. They had to get a rope to haul me out. Hazards of the biology major!"

Change the World with Gillian Sawyer '16

Alumni Stories

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The Value of a Public Education with Diana Hawley '96

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From Seahawk to Fulbright English Teaching Assistant – Ellie Walter ’24

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From Seahawk Researcher to Plant Biology Ph.D. – Sophia Koontz '25

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From Cybersecurity Foundations to Secure Embedded Systems – Shameer Rao '24

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Returning to Spain Through Art and Cultural Exchange – Cooper Clendenin '24

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Designing the Future of Secure Hardware – Alex Stoyanov-Roberts '24

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Digging Into Shark Teeth with Luke Schwenk '25

Annika Kumwembe portrait

Meet Annika Kumwembe '25, Future Nanotechnologist

Coen Dewalt portrait

Rugby captain works in finance

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How SMCM helped Lauryn on her path to becoming a doctor