Dana Clerkin and husband smiling with Sogoo children holding donated items

Trip to Africa Inspires Alumna to Help Build an Orphanage

Dana Pugh-Clerkin, CCAS BA ‘78, grew up knowing she would one day travel to Africa. “I would watch this show called Wild Kingdom that played on Saturday afternoons. Something stuck with me. I knew I would get there.”  Years later, after graduating from GW, raising two children, and working in the fundraising field, she finally […]

When a Second Semester Brainstorm Becomes a Full-blown Business

  If necessity is the mother of invention, then The Pocket Palette—a full face makeup kit for women on the go—is a baby conceived on a train ride.  Some years back, The Pocket Palette’s founder and CEO, Lynda T. C. Peralta, GWSB MBA ‘17, didn’t want to wake up early enough to do her makeup […]

Two Boston Volunteers Share Highlights from Alumni Weekend

Alumni Weekend 2016 boasted over sixty events, including class reunion celebrations, dean’s receptions, and student organization events. Two Boston Regional Alumni Network Committee volunteers, Dean Coclin (SEAS BA ’84) and Ari Massefski (CCAS BA ’15), share some of their highlights from #GWAW16. “Alumni Weekend 2016 was a blast for both of us! From celebrating the […]

In Memoriam: Dr. Harry Halley

Dr. Harry Halley, DBA 1971, passed away on May 23, 2014. At 90 years old, Dr. Halley was a lifelong Colonial and embodied the values of George Washington throughout his life. Harry served as a commissioned career naval officer for over 20 years (2/44-9/65), Cdr. Halley, USN (ret) was ordered to active duty in World […]

Alumna’s Paintings Shown in Numerous Exhibits

Susan Tolbert, CCAS MFA ’86, a painter, recently had her work shown in the University of Mary Washinton’s Midatlantic New Painting Biennial and the D’Art’s Mid-Atlantic. She also had a one-person exhibit with the city of Norfolk’s Cultural Arts Selden Arcade Gallery. Tolbert is the daughter of fellow alumna and artist, Eleanor Powell, CCAS BA […]