When Patricia Scangas graduated from GW’s Elliott School in 1972, she little suspected how – or when – she would have the opportunity to work in global affairs. Her family was traditional, especially her father, and expected her to settle down close by. Fast forward to 2004, when Scangas and her husband, Matthew, set off […]
Category: Alumni News
Alumni Valentines 2020
Could Cupid be hiding in Foggy Bottom? From Thurston Hall romances to classmates turned couples, alumni share how GW played a part in their love stories. Lucia Orejarena, ESIA BA ’14 & Yaacov (Coby) Wittman, CCAS BS ’14 “We met in Thurston Hall in 2010 and became close friends before starting to date a year […]
In Her Own Skin: Alumna Dermatologist Shares The Truth About Skincare
When you think of a nighttime skincare routine, face wash, moisturizer and even a serum may come to mind. For board-certified dermatologist Shereene Idriss, CCAS BA ’05, SMHS MD ’09, her evening ritual includes all of that plus a weekly live skincare Q&A session from the comfort of her own bed for her 150,000+ Instagram […]
Ensuring That History Isn’t Just His Story
When David Bruce Smith, CCAS BA ‘79, was six years old, his grandfather told him that it was vital to read books about important people. “When I asked why, he replied, ‘Because if you read about important people – like Mark Twain, Golda Meir, George Washington – when you grow up, you will have a […]
Alumna Aims to Give Life-Changing Internship Opportunities
A six-credit internship as a GW undergrad changed Maria Rodriguez’s life. Years later, she’s reconnecting with the university to give more students that same opportunity. ~ As a first-generation American, whose parents immigrated to the U.S. from Spain by way of Venezuela, Maria Rodriguez, GWSB BBA ’82, says education was constantly reinforced growing up, and […]
Courage in Journalism: Corcoran Alumna Honored for Her Visual Storytelling
Zoeann Murphy, CORC MA ’14, doesn’t shy away from intense situations. In fact, she heads right for them. Over the last 16 years as a photographer and video journalist, she’s traveled across the U.S. and to more than 20 countries capturing images and stories that focus on humanitarian and environmental crises, and, often times, breaking […]
Raise Pie: An Alumnus’s Journey from the CDC to Pro Pie Maker
As the old saying goes, “cooking is an art, baking is a science” – and that is no better personified than by Paul Arguin, CCAS BS ‘89. After his accomplished career in the medical field – most recently serving as the chief of domestic malaria at the CDC – Arguin and his husband Chris Taylor […]
GW Alumnus Gives Voice to a National Treasure
Lego sculptures. The sounds of a majestic pipe organ ringing out “Baby Shark,” the children’s song that serves as the unofficial anthem for Washington Nationals baseball team. An op-ed entitled “Have We No Decency? A Response to President Trump.” These things may not be what you typically associate with the Washington National Cathedral. But thanks […]
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 […]
Alumna Brings People Together for Meaningful and Intimate Conversations
Cathy Cranberg, CCAS BA ’95, is good at asking questions. For more than 20 years, she led large businesses, including those within GE Healthcare and Novartis Pharmaceuticals, through change and put them on the path to achieve a vision. It was through this process, she says, coupled with her psychology degree, that she learned to […]