{"id":60487,"date":"2026-01-29T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=60487"},"modified":"2026-02-01T15:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T20:31:20","slug":"in-memoriam-miriam-mim-mumaw-61-coached-the-first-womens-intercollegiate-athletics-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/in-memoriam-miriam-mim-mumaw-61-coached-the-first-womens-intercollegiate-athletics-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memoriam: Miriam \u201cMim\u201d Mumaw \u201961 coached the first women\u2019s intercollegiate athletics teams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Note:<\/em><\/strong> A service of celebration for Miriam \u201cMim\u201d Mumaw will be held on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, at 3 p.m. at Washington Community Fellowship (907 Maryland Ave. NE, Washington D.C.). Memorial contributions may be made to the Washington Community Fellowship Church Renovation Fund, which can be found at <\/em>wcfchurch.org\/pages\/give-WCF<\/em><\/a>. Online condolences may be made to the family at <\/em>mcmullenfh.com\/obituaries\/miriam-mumaw<\/em><\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A pioneering coach, co-athletic director, and professor at EMU in the 1960s and \u201970s\u2014and the youngest daughter of John R. Mumaw<\/strong>, EMU\u2019s fourth president from 1948-65\u2014Miriam \u201cMim\u201d Mumaw \u201961<\/strong>, of Arlington, Virginia, passed away on Dec. 5, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During her tenure at EMU (then known as Eastern Mennonite College or EMC), Mumaw coached the school\u2019s first women\u2019s basketball (1966-75), women\u2019s volleyball (1968-79), and field hockey (1970) teams. She achieved the most success with the volleyball team, winning a state championship over James Madison University in 1973 and posting a perfect 21-0 season in 1976. Her overall record with the squad stands at 151-99. Mumaw was inducted into the EMU Athletics Hall of Honor<\/a> in 2002. Only three other coaches share that distinction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who were fortunate enough to cross paths with Mumaw, either on EMU\u2019s campus or at Washington Community Fellowship (WCF), describe her as a people person who greeted everyone she met with warmth. They speak highly of her meticulous attention to detail, which shone brightly in her volunteer service to WCF and in her career at Gammon & Grange Law Offices, where she worked for more than 40 years. They also remember her for her love of baseball, particularly the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals, and her generosity in sharing her season tickets with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mumaw was a beloved mentor, leader, and friend, known by many for her deep commitment to EMU and her congregation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe was a titan, a fierce advocate for women in athletics and for EMU in general,\u201d said Carrie S Bert<\/strong>, the first woman to serve as EMU athletics director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dave King \u201976<\/strong>, EMU\u2019s athletics director for 17 years before Bert, agreed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMim advocated for the expansion of women\u2019s sports at a time when that wasn\u2019t supported by many in the institution, including her father who had been president of the college,\u201d said King. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During one of her visits to the EMU Athletics Suite, Bert recalled, Mumaw had shared with her how her father, likely reflecting the feelings of the wider church, had opposed the growth in women\u2019s physical activities at EMU. \u201cMim just laughed and said, \u2018Well, that wasn\u2019t going to stop me \u2026 we just had to agree not to talk about it,\u2019\u201d shared Bert. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMim was always so encouraging of me, both in words of affirmation and in the wonderful way she would squeeze my hand while we chatted,\u201d Bert said. \u201cI could feel her positivity and enduring support in those moments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

King told the Augusta Free Press<\/a> that he first met Mumaw when he arrived as a student in 1972, but \u201chad no idea of the trailblazer she was and the impact she had on women\u2019s sports\u201d until he returned as director of athletics in 2005. \u201cBesides coaching women\u2019s sports and teaching PE classes, her involvement with the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) exposed EMC athletics to the broader collegiate athletic community and elevated the EMC sports programs,\u201d King said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to Donald B. Kraybill ’67 in his centennial saga, Eastern Mennonite University: A Century of Countercultural Education<\/a><\/em> (Penn State Univ. Press, 2017), Miriam \u201cMim\u201d Mumaw \u201961 “overturned the assumption that women would be content with intramural sports. She began coaching intercollegiate women’s varsity and junior varsity basketball while wearing a head covering and below-the-knee skirt.”<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Growing up in a glass bowl<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mumaw was born on Jan. 14, 1938, in Harrisonburg, the youngest of five daughters, to John R.<\/strong> and Esther Mosemann Mumaw<\/strong>. She was 10 years old when her father, a professor and ordained minister, took office as president, succeeding John L. Stauffer<\/strong>. He would serve in that role for the next 17 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat was an important part of her growing up,\u201d said Byron Peachey<\/strong>, a nephew of Mumaw and longtime EMU staff member. \u201cShe lived down the road on College Avenue and EMC was an even smaller community than it is now. Everybody knew everybody else\u2019s business. And so for her and her four older sisters, there was a spotlight on them and a set of higher expectations for what they did and how they conducted themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mumaw graduated from EMU in 1961 with a degree in business education. She then taught business education classes at Iowa Mennonite School for four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat would\u2019ve been an opportunity for her to spread her wings, outside of this glass bowl at EMU where everybody knew her,\u201d Peachey said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1964, while Mumaw was in Iowa, her mother died \u201cvery suddenly,\u201d Peachey said. She returned to Harrisonburg to care for her father (in 1965, he married Evelyn King<\/strong>, former dean of women for EMU, and resigned as president).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hired by EMU\u2019s fifth president (1965-80) Myron S. Augsburger<\/strong>, Mumaw coached the school\u2019s first women\u2019s intercollegiate athletic teams, including women\u2019s basketball, volleyball, and field hockey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat was groundbreaking for EMC,\u201d Peachey said. \u201cShe was a real innovator. \u2018Trailblazer\u2019 <\/em>is an overused word, but she truly was one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1968, after completing her master\u2019s degree at the University of Iowa, Mumaw began teaching accounting and physical education courses at EMU. She also served as co-athletic director and co-chair of the physical education department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandy Brownscombe<\/strong>, coach of EMU women\u2019s basketball (1978-89), field hockey (1978-93), and men\u2019s volleyball (1991-98) also in the Hall of Honor, said that Mumaw held significant roles at the state, regional, and national levels within the AIAW, which governed women\u2019s college athletics before the NCAA took over in the 1980s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMim was a foundational figure for women\u2019s athletics in Virginia through the AIAW,\u201d Brownscombe said. \u201cShe started volleyball in the state of Virginia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More about Mim<\/strong>
Basketball: <\/strong>In 1967, the women\u2019s basketball team, coached by Mumaw, defeated JMU (then-Madison College) twice, 36-31 and 46-42 (according to the EMU Athletics Timeline<\/em><\/a>).
Field hockey: <\/strong>Approached by a group of students from the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, area who had played field hockey in high school and wanted to start a team at EMU, Mumaw volunteered to get them started, serving as inaugural coach for the 1970 season. Field hockey became a varsity sport at EMU in 1971 with coach Dianne Gates<\/strong> taking the helm for four years. Read about the history of the program in our Crossroads Summer 2024 <\/em>feature story<\/em><\/a>.<\/em>
Volleyball:<\/strong> In addition to defeating JMU to win the state championship in 1973, the Mumaw-led Royals volleyball team bested JMU at least twice more, in 1975 and 1976.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Miriam \u201cMim\u201d Mumaw \u201961 coached women\u2019s basketball at EMU from 1966-75. Donald B. Kraybill ’67 writes in his history of EMU that “Mumaw’s enthusiasm and expertise quickly boosted the popularity of women’s sports.”<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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A life of balance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Brownscombe was finishing her master\u2019s degree coursework at Washington State University in 1978 when she was hired to teach physical education classes and coach the field hockey and women\u2019s basketball teams at EMU. Mumaw interviewed her for the job, and was tasked with finding a place for her to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere weren\u2019t any apartments available,\u201d said Brownscombe, \u201cand so that\u2019s how I ended up sharing her house with her that first year I was here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat was, in my opinion, probably the best thing that ever happened to me,\u201d she added, \u201cbecause we spent many nights talking with each other, and she would explain to me what it meant to be a Mennonite female athlete. At that point, I was the first non-Mennonite full-time faculty member at EMU, so it really was my introduction to Mennonites and to EMC, and she shared that whole faith experience with me. She was like a big sister to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Less than a full year later, in 1979, Mumaw left for a sabbatical year in D.C. at The Fellowship Foundation. It led to her permanent move to the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe felt like she had taken EMU athletics to the next stage,\u201d Brownscombe said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEMU women\u2019s sports experienced much success in the 1980s, which I believe was a direct result of Mim\u2019s commitment to developing and expanding sports activities for women,\u201d said King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mumaw was a founding member of Washington Community Fellowship<\/a>, a Christ-centered faith community started by President Emeritus Augsburger (its first pastor) and his wife, Esther, in 1981 and affiliated with Mennonite Church USA. Mumaw was an active member of WCF for 43 years and served in many roles, including as presiding deacon, elder, and on the Finance, Human Resources, and Building committees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAny time students from WCF were attending EMU, Mim always made sure I knew about it,\u201d said Tim Swartzendruber<\/strong>, senior regional advancement director for EMU. \u201cShe was an admissions ambassador for us, no question.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1982, Mumaw began a long career at Gammon & Grange Law Offices in Tyson\u2019s Corner, where she served as accountant, office manager, and assistant to senior partner. She worked at the firm for more than 40 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She often returned to EMU and continued to love and support the university. She served on the EMU Board of Trustees from 1988-96.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen I think of Mim, I think of balance,\u201d Brownscombe said. \u201cHer whole life was balanced. She was great as a coach, administrator, teacher, and yet she was so involved in the church, in leadership there, and in her care for people. She was one of those well-rounded people who had it all together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe was always positive, always optimistic,\u201d shared Peachey. \u201cShe wanted sports to be fun for young women and for it to be a team experience. I think that was an important value she cultivated, that student-athletes experience team success rather than individual excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Clockwise from front center: Miriam \u201cMim\u201d Mumaw \u201961, Liz Chase Driver ’86, David Driver \u201985, former Orioles player Larry Sheets \u201983, and Stephanie Rheinheimer \u201913 attend an Orioles baseball game in August 2022. Sheets told writer David Driver for the Augusta Free Press: \u201cMim was, first and foremost, a wonderful Christian woman, a huge fan of EMU, and a huge supporter of my career and then my son\u2019s (Gavin Sheets\u2019) career.” (Photo courtesy of David Driver\/AFP)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A connector of people<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A devoted fan of the Orioles and Nationals, Mumaw was known to invite family, friends, and anyone else within her orbit to baseball games. While there, she recorded the action with a pencil and paper scorecard. \u201cIt was in her DNA to keep track of details,\u201d Peachey said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a student, David Driver \u201985<\/strong>, former Weather Vane <\/em>sports editor, narrowly missed the window when Mumaw was on campus. But he and his family became acquainted with her as longtime members of WCF beginning in the late 1980s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe was never one to talk about the role she played as a pioneer for women\u2019s athletics at EMU, but her love of sports was contagious,\u201d said Driver. \u201cI\u2019m happy to say she made WCF a church with a lot of baseball fans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know that Carrie Bert<\/strong> benefited greatly from having Mim as a mentor,\u201d Driver added. \u201cWithout Mim, there may not have been a Carrie as the first woman to serve as EMU athletics director.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long after leaving EMU, Mumaw continued to invest in its mission and its students. According to Swartzendruber, Mumaw included EMU in her estate plans, directing support to two funds established by her parents: the Esther Mosemann Mumaw Memorial Endowed Scholarship<\/strong>, which benefits upperclasswomen of any major, and the John R. Mumaw Endowed Scholarship<\/strong>, which benefits teacher education students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2018, Mumaw coordinated a fundraising effort among past and present members of WCF to increase the ongoing student impact of the Myron S. and Esther K. Augsburger Endowed Scholarship for Urban Ministry<\/strong>. The scholarship, valued at more than $400,000, benefits students at Eastern Mennonite Seminary who plan to serve in an urban setting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMim tried her hardest to attend every alumni gathering, homecoming, you name it,\u201d Swartzendruber said. \u201cShe adored EMU. I always got the impression that EMU felt like home to her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to her parents, Mumaw was preceded in death by her four sisters: Helen Peachey, Grace Mumaw, Catherine Mumaw, and Lois Martin. She is survived by six nieces and nephews, and many beloved great-nieces and great-nephews. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe was a single woman, never had children, never married, and so she created a community around her,\u201d Peachey said. \u201cShe knew lots of people in lots of different walks of life. When she went to baseball games, people noticed how all the attendants knew her. She knew them all by name. She was always looking for ways to connect people together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thanks to <\/em>Simone Horst<\/em><\/strong>, special collections librarian, for providing the archival images of Mumaw included in this story.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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