FAIRFAX, Va. – The Patriot Club and the Track & Field program would like to gratefully acknowledge the generous lead gift of $100,000 by the family of Coach Becky Hartley (L-R, father Bud Hartley, husband Paul Ammann, mother Carol Hartley) to name the Coach Becky Hartley Memorial Endowed Scholarship. 

Hartley served as an assistant track and field coach at Mason and passed away in October at the age of 58. She also served as Assistant Vice President, Research Integrity & Assurance, in the Office of Research Innovation and Economic Impact. The annual scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student who competes in the throwing events in the men's or women's track and field programs.

"Becky's impact on our team and program cannot be overstated," said Head Track and Field Coach Andrew Gerard.  "She was a fierce advocate, a tireless mentor and an amazing teacher to a whole generation of student-athletes. She reached beyond her event group to connect with everyone; if you want an example of a coach that was totally invested in student-athletes betterment as people, Becky is the one.  As a colleague, I could always count on her to give unfiltered advice that kept our teams core values and the best interest of the student-athletes at the center of every consideration.  Her legacy is one which will stretch forward for generations to come."
 
She graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1985, going on to earn a master's degree in 1988 and a JD in 1994, both from the University of Virginia. She was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Law and Politics at University of Virginia Law and elected member of the Raven Society. She spent 20 years in private practice at several Washington, D.C., law firms.

She is survived by her husband, Paul Ammann, who is Associate Professor of Computer Science at Mason, and her son, Matthew Ammann, who is a firefighter with Loudoun County Fire and Rescue.

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