VWU Alumni News: Alumni Awards edition

2022 Founders Day Keynote and

Alumni Awards Announced

At the beginning of each academic year, Virginia Wesleyan University celebrates the special tradition of Founders Day. This year's formal convocation ceremony and presentation of the annual Alumni Awards will be held on Thursday, September 8 at 11:00 a.m. in the Joan and Macon Brock Theatre of the Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center.

This year's Founders Day keynote speaker will be the Hon. Deborah M. Paxson ’75, a longtime member of the VWU Board of Trustees. Paxson served as a judge on the Virginia Beach Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court from 2000-2018, including a term as chief judge. Paxson graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in English, obtained a master's degree in English from the University of Vermont on a fellowship in 1981, and obtained a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1987.

Founders Day was launched in 2016 as an annual event to honor the history and heritage of Virginia Wesleyan. The convocation will also celebrate the University's 2022 Alumni Award recipients; Michael J. White ’81 (Distinguished Alumnus Award), Brandon L. Adair ’12 (Alumni Service Award), and Jessie K. Dawe ’08 (The Beacon Award).

The 2022 Founders Day Convocation will be livestreamed on the VWU Digital Broadcasting Network and archived for later viewing.

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