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SMCM Newsroom > Archives for Campus & Community > Awards & Distinctions

St. Mary’s College Alumna Heather Husk Named Finalist in Washington Post 2018 Teacher of the Year

May 31, 2018

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St. Mary’s College of Maryland alumna Heather Husk ’00 has been selected as a finalist in the Washington Post 2018 Teacher of the Year. Husk has taught at Leonardtown Middle School since the fall of 2004, first as a special education teacher and then as a sixth grade social studies teacher. “In addition to working Find out more »

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St. Mary’s College of Maryland Named a 2018 Best College Value by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance

December 22, 2017

St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been named to the Kiplinger’s Personal Finance list of the Top 300 Best College Values of 2018. Introduced in 1998, Kiplinger’s rankings highlight public schools, private universities and private liberal arts colleges that combine outstanding academics with affordable cost. St. Mary’s College has been consistently named to the list Find out more »

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Kung receives Sister Helen Christensen Service Award

November 20, 2017

Professor of Mathematics David Kung received the Sister Helen Christensen Service Award by The Mathematical Association of America – Maryland-District of Columbia-Virginia Section. Each fall, the award is given to individuals whose work or volunteer efforts for service are above and beyond expectations. The award is named after Sister Helen Christensen, in honor of her Find out more »

Filed Under: Awards & Distinctions, Faculty & Staff, Featured News, Laurels Tagged With: Featured on SMCM's Home Page, Math and Computer Science

St. Mary’s College of Maryland a Top 25 Hidden Gem for Women in STEM by CollegeRaptor.com

November 7, 2017

St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been listed among the Top 25 Hidden Gems for Women in STEM by CollegeRaptor.com, a higher education planning tool that offers side-by-side comparisons of colleges. According to CollegeRaptor.com, “STEM fields are the fastest growing career market out there, yet only 6.7 percent of college-going women graduate with a STEM Find out more »

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St. Mary’s College of Maryland Ranked Among America’s Top Colleges by Forbes

October 6, 2017

“St. Mary’s delivers a lot of bang for the buck,” according to a 2017 ranking by Forbes of America’s Top Colleges. In fact, St. Mary’s College is listed among the top 100 in Forbes Best Value Colleges, 58th in public colleges, 78th in liberal arts universities, and 91st in the Northeast. According to Forbes, “St Find out more »

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St. Mary’s College Ranked 6th of Top 50 Green Colleges by The Princeton Review

September 21, 2017

St. Mary’s College of Maryland is ranked 6th in the Top 50 Green Colleges in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 375 Green Colleges, a listing of the most environmentally responsible colleges. Colleges are chosen based on data from the guide’s 2016-17 survey of hundreds of four-year colleges concerning the schools’ commitments to the environment and Find out more »

Filed Under: Announcements, Awards & Distinctions, Featured News Tagged With: Featured on SMCM's Home Page, Sustainability

St. Mary’s College Ranked Eighth Best Affordable Out-of-State Public School by AffordableColleges.com

September 18, 2017

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St. Mary’s College of Maryland is ranked as the nation’s eighth best affordable out-of-state public school in United States by AffordableColleges.com. AffordableColleges.com methodology weighed criteria, including financial metrics such as loan default rates and financial aid data; student success metrics such as retention and graduation rates, and student to faculty ratio; and program success metrics Find out more »

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Young Artist Award Goes to Visiting Professor Livi

September 14, 2017

Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Giulia Livi was awarded the 2017 Young Artist Prize in the Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards. The awards are a visual art prize produced by the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District that honors artists under the age of 30 from Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. The annual juried competition awards $14,000 Find out more »

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St. Mary’s College of Maryland Ranked Fifth Best Public Liberal Arts College in U.S. News & World Report

September 12, 2017

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St. Mary’s College of Maryland is ranked as the nation’s fifth best public liberal arts college in U.S. News & World Report’s “2018 Best Colleges” released Tuesday, Sept. 12. St. Mary’s College also ranks 96 on the national liberal arts colleges list, public and private, 107 in best value schools, and 84 in high school Find out more »

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St. Mary’s College Among Top Colleges Doing the Most for the American Dream per New York Times

August 14, 2017

St. Mary’s College of Maryland is named among the Top Colleges Doing the Most for the American Dream 2017 by the New York Times. The institution was one of only 171 schools to receive this recognition. The ranking of colleges includes those with a five-year graduation rate of at least 75 percent and a commitment Find out more »

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