University of Mary Washington Special Collections and University Archives
Simpson Library1801 College Ave.
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Business Number: 540-654-2045
archives@umw.edu
URL: https://libraries.umw.edu/specialcollections/
Biographical / Historical
Dr. Judy G. Hample was born October 16, 1947. She attended David Libscomb University where she earned her Bachelor's in communication and secondary education for the French language and graduated in 1969. She later attended graduate school at Ohio State University and successfully completed a Master of Arts and Ph.D. in communication and graduated in 1974.
Her first professional faculty appointment was at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana as a lecturer and director of intercollegiate debate in the Department of Speech Communication. She went on to be a department division director at the Western Illinois University and then as assistant dean at the College of Arts and Sciences. She was the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Emporia State University, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana State University and senior vice president of academic affairs at the University of Toledo.
Following this, Hample became the vice chancellor for planning, budgeting and policy analysis for the Florida Board of Regents in 1998. Between 1999 and 2000 she became the executive and then became the chancellor in 2001. After leaving this public role, Hample went on to become the second chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education where she worked until June 2007. Following this departure, Hample became the eighth president of the University of Mary Washington as well as the first female president . Under Hample, UMW approved a Women's and Gender Studies major, began the Eagle Village development project, and laid the groundwork for the Strategic Plan. On February 19, 2010, she announced her plans to leave the University of Mary Washington with only two of her contracted five years completed.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists Dr. Judy G. Hample's records as UMW President from 2008 to 2010. The records include inaugural information, recognitions of personal achievement, publications, speeches, correspondence, and administrative information. The bulk of the collection pertains to Hample's inauguration on April 3, 2009, comprising numerous certificates of congratulation as well as letters of regret for not being able to attend the ceremony, along with material pertaining to the planning of the inauguration and memorabilia from the day of the inauguration. An alphabetized index of certificate senders is included in the notes for Series 1.
Administrative files and Correspondence series document the actions of Dr. Hample's office during her two-year tenure. Included among these materials are interactions with faculty, staff, students, alumni, the Board of Visitors, donors, the Fredericksburg community, and the UMW Foundation. Also present are materials related to various goals, planning, and budget initiatives. The Publications series contains printed materials produced by or about Dr. Hample during the period of 2008-2010.
Noted in the Correspondence and Publications series are materials related to Dr. Hample's 2009 Safety Walk, which featured prominently in local media at the time.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 4 series: (1) Inauguration, (2) Administrative Files, (3) Correspondence, and (4) Publications. Materials are sorted chronologically within folders, except in the case of the certificates in Series 1 which are arranged alphabetically.
Container List
- Mixed Materials [1000637531] box: 1
Congratulatory certificates, Albany State University - California State University Channel Islands
- Mixed Materials [1000637532] box: 2
Congratulatory certificates, California State University Dominguez Hills - Eastern Kentucky University
- Mixed Materials [1000637533] box: 3
Congratulatory certificates, Eastern Mennonite University - Purdue University
- Mixed Materials [1000637534] box: 4
Congratulatory certificates, Rollins College - Youngstown State University
- Mixed Materials [1000637535] box: 5 folder: 1
Appreciation lettersApril 15-17, 2009
- Mixed Materials [1000637535] box: 5 folder: 2
Invitation and preparation correspondenceOctober 2008 - April 2009
- Mixed Materials [1000637535] box: 5 folder: 3
Letters of congratulationsFebruary - November, 2009
- Mixed Materials [1000637535] box: 5 folder: 4
PlanningFebruary - April, 2009
- Mixed Materials [1000637535] box: 5 folder: 5
Printed invitations and programsApril 3, 2009
- Mixed Materials [1000637535] box: 5 folder: 6
Proclamation from the City of FredericksburgApril 3, 2009
- Mixed Materials [1000637535] box: 5 folder: 7
PublicationsApril 2-4, 2009
- Mixed Materials [1000637535] box: 5 folder: 8
SpeechesApril 3, 2009
- Mixed Materials [1000637535] box: 5 folder: 9
Amended employment agreements2009-2010
- Mixed Materials [1000637535] box: 5 folder: 10
Foundation resolutions2009-2010
- Mixed Materials [1000637535] box: 5 folder: 11
Goals2008-2009
- Mixed Materials [1000637535] box: 5 folder: 12
Honors and awards2007-2008
- Mixed Materials [1000637535] box: 5 folder: 13
Management Discussion and Analysis2008
- Mixed Materials [1000637535] box: 5 folder: 14
Meeting notes2008
- Mixed Materials [1000637535] box: 5 folder: 15
Speeches2008-2009
- Mixed Materials [1000637535] box: 5 folder: 16
UMW Hazard Mitigation Plan2008
- Mixed Materials [1000637535] box: 5 folder: 17
UMW Strategic Plan (draft), 2009-2014
- Mixed Materials [1000637535] box: 5 folder: 18
Administrative2008-2010
- Mixed Materials [1000637536] box: 6 folder: 1
Alumni2008-2009
- Mixed Materials [1000637536] box: 6 folder: 2
Athletics2008-2010
- Mixed Materials [1000637536] box: 6 folder: 3
Board of Visitors2008-2010
- Mixed Materials [1000637536] box: 6 folder: 4
Budget and finance2008-2010
- Mixed Materials [1000637536] box: 6 folder: 5
Donors2008
- Mixed Materials [1000637536] box: 6 folder: 6
DonorsJanuary - July, 2009
- Mixed Materials [1000637536] box: 6 folder: 7
DonorsAugust - December, 2009
- Mixed Materials [1000637536] box: 6 folder: 8
Donors2010
- Mixed Materials [1000637536] box: 6 folder: 9
Events and announcements2008-2010
- Mixed Materials [1000637536] box: 6 folder: 10
Faculty and staff2008-2010
- Mixed Materials [1000637536] box: 6 folder: 11
Fredericksburg community2008-2010
- Mixed Materials [1000637536] box: 6 folder: 12
Grant funders2008-2010
- Mixed Materials [1000637536] box: 6 folder: 13
Letters of gratitude2008-2010
- Mixed Materials [1000637536] box: 6 folder: 14
Safety WalkSeptember - October, 2009
- Mixed Materials [1000637536] box: 6 folder: 15
Strategic planning2008-2009
- Mixed Materials [1000637536] box: 6 folder: 16
Students and families2008-2010