Recommendations

Educational Comments

  • “Few other students enrich our class discussions to the extent you do. You contribute substance, eloquence, and always tie your comments back to the reading, which shows your preparation for class.”

    — Material Culture Professor

  • "Kelly, This is a flawless paper as far as the clarity of its argument, factual evidence, and prose."

    -Material Culture Professor

    A quote in reference to a research paper using Prown's Methodology.

  • "Congratulations on your academic achievements! You’ve been named to the Dean's List (students who earn a grade-point average of 3.50 to 3.99 on all work taken for graded credit) for the fall 2022 semester."

    -Timothy M. O'Donnel

    Provost, UMW

  • "Thank you for being such an important part of our course, Kelly. I hope our paths keep crossing as you hang out with the wonderful Historic Preservation folks on the first floor of Combs in coming semesters."

    -Professor McAllister

    Literature of Death and Purpose class

  • "This is evocative and fascinating."

    -Professor McAllister

    Literature of Death and Purpose class.

    A response to a written reflection about visiting the St. George’s Episcopal Church Cemetery.

  • "Beautifully poetic as well as repeatedly profound. Bravo!"

    -Professor McAllister

    Literature of Death and Purpose class.

    A response to a written reflection about “The Mower” by Larkin.

  • "Powerful!"

    -Professor McAllister

    Literature of Death and Purpose class.

    In response to “My Fire Story” where I describe my ability to endure through difficult times.

  • "Paper was well written and well organized. Good summary of the case and good analysis. Your discussion of the applicable criteria was thorough and clear; I loved your questions about how the guidelines are applied to modern questions, which is really the crux of preservation. Insightful paper. Nice work!"

    -Introduction to Historic Preservation Professor

    A response to my “Analysis of the Fredericksburg Architectural Review Board Meeting.”

  • "Your description of the similarities and differences on the block is thorough, with quite a great deal of background context. Good comparison of use and function of buildings on the block with some good quantitative analysis of the 1886 maps. Well written with only minor edits for clarity."

    -Introduction to Historic Preservation Professor

  • "Well done! Excellent sources. Very ambitious. Superbly organized, well written and documented. Fascinating. I should let you teach about this next time I offer LING 205!"

    -Professor Fallon

    Writing Systems of the World class.

    A response to my paper, “Analysis of NUSHU writing.”

  • "Very detailed explanation of the concept, and a very thoughtfully unpacked reflection. Great work. 33/33. Very interesting! Someone at your/our stage in life has a lot of perspective on these issues! If you're going to be at UMW next spring, please consider looking into my course, Anthropocene: Designs for Living in Climate Crisis. Great work overall, I enjoyed reading this."

    -Professor Mentore

    Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology class.

    An evaluation of my response to the following writing prompt: Explain the Marxian concept of alienation, why is it a problematic feature of capitalism, and how it factors into your life/work experience or that of someone close to you.

  • "I love this reflection! Changing into work clothes is a way of signaling your transition from one social category to another, yes. The way that you're doing this while consciously thinking about your racial and gender identities is also very interesting - yes, our culture's stereotypes are at work all the time and if we want to, we can present ourselves in ways that push back against them in meaningful ways while doing things that we enjoy and find fulfilling! Great reflections in connection with the course concepts. Keep it up!"

    -Professor Mentore

    Introduction to Culture and Anthropology class.

    A response to my written reflection on class concepts.

  • "Beautifully written essay. Well organized, clear thesis that is well developed. You clearly have a love of deconstructivism and have done a deep analysis of both the visual and cultural meanings. What a lovely connection you make between the ideals that America projects to the world (regardless of whether these values are aspirational or real) and the work of architects who use new tools to express these ideals. Well done and a pleasure to read!"

    -The American Built Environment Professor

  • "You have gone above and beyond--I only asked for the main elevation. But you have done a beautiful job of describing all of the details on both of the visible sides. Well written and clear with proper terminology. Great job!"

    -The American Built Environment Professor

    A response to my paper, “External Architectural Description of 1301 Washington Avenue.”

  • "Your essay was well organized and well written. You were concise and clear with your narrative and the evidence supported your thesis well. It was also free of spelling and grammar errors. Pleasure to read!"

    -The American Built Environment Professor

    An evaluation of my response to the writing prompt: Explain Why a Builder Would Use Central Versus End Chimneys.

Reference Letters

Reference Letter from the John J. Johnson Archives at the Fredericksburg United Methodist Church

Reference Letter from Prof. Smith for a Fellowship