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College Advancement at F&M is dedicated to engaging with our alumni, parent and volunteer community; organizing and promoting programs that bring the F&M community together; securing and celebrating philanthropic support for F&M’s students, faculty, programs and initiatives; working with foundations, businesses and community organizations to pursue shared goals and to better our communities; and welcoming F&M students as they become alumni and begin a lifelong relationship as Diplomats Forever.
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Cynthia Gorman
Vice President for College Advancement
Cecelia L. Fritchman
Assistant to the Vice President for College Advancement
Amy T. Layman
Associate Vice President of External Engagement
Donna Pflum
Director of Alumni & Volunteer Engagement
Mary Ann M. Cooke, Esq.
Senior Director of Trusts, Estates, & Gift Planning
Katie Crowe Wood
Director of Parent and Athletic Advancement
Christine L. Kmieczak
Director of Class and Affinity Giving
Nathan Gismot
Director of Corporate, Foundation and Community Partnerships
News Feed
July 25, 2024
Success Beyond F&M: Gaining Invaluable Skills in Effective Communication, Problem Solving, and Leadership
Coming from a long line of service members, joining the armed forces was always a goal of William Lewerenz ’23. “F&M did an extraordinary job of helping me to follow my passions as well as aiding me to discover new ones,” Lewerenz said.
July 18, 2024
Success Beyond F&M: ‘I Owe a Lot to the Foundation I Built at F&M’
At F&M, Maggie Corson ’23 studied public health on the sociology track. Today, Corson is pursuing a master’s of science in health and the public interest at Georgetown University. “My master's program has been an incredibly rewarding experience, and I owe a lot of that to the foundation I built at F&M,” she said.
July 12, 2024
Two Alumni Earn Prestigious Foreign Affairs Fellowship
Lam Tran ’21 and Munahil Sultana ’24 will begin their careers in global diplomacy this fall through the prestigious Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program.