Dr. J. Phillip London, GWSB DBA ’71, received the Semper Fidelis Award from the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation for national service and a commitment to Marines and their families on May 2, 2014. Dr. London also received TechAmerica Foundation’s Corporate Leadership Award for visionary leadership and contributions in the U.S. technology sector on June 12, […]
Tag: awards & recognitions
Alumnus Named to Law360 “Rising Stars” List
Eric Pogue, CCAS BS ’97, was named to Law360’s 2014 Rising Stars, an annual compilation of lawyers under the age of 40 with notable accomplishments in their respective practice groups. Pogue, a partner at Hunton & Williams LLP, was among eight lawyers recognized for their work in energy law. Pogue represents clients in the development, […]
Triple Alumnus Receives Education Administrators Grant
John L. Cox, CCAS BA ’84, TSPPPA MPA ’86, GSEHD EdD ’10, was recipient of the 2014 Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrators Grant. A primary focus of this award involved meeting government and higher education officials to discuss collaborating in India’s plan to pilot 200 community colleges. Dr. Cox is president of Cape Cod Community College, […]
Honoring Dedicated Alumni at Annual Service Awards
On April 3, 2014, GW and the GW Alumni Association (GWAA) honored a group of dedicated alumni volunteers at the 53rd annual Alumni Outstanding Service Awards. Watch this video to learn why, as GW President Steven Knapp says, “we’re emphasizing not just individual achivements of GW graduates, but also what they have done in giving […]
From GW to Award-Winning Aviation Learning Educator
Trystan Popish, GSEHD MA ’10, was at the dentist for a routine appointment when she received a decidedly non-routine e-mail; she had received the 2014 Wendell G. Mohling Outstanding Aerospace Educator Award from the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). “I’d prepared myself for the typical rejection letter,” says Popish, who was nominated for the award […]
Young Alum Recognized for Non-Profit Leadership
Every year, the Houston Grand Opera (HGO) honors a group of young professionals who make a difference throughout the city of Houston, TX for their leadership in non-profit organizations. This year, GW alumnus Carlos Paz, Jr., CCAS BA ’08, was among those recognized. Paz, Jr. was one of eight young professionals to receive the 2014 […]
Alumna’s Manuscript Receives Humanities Prize
Jessica Falcone, ESIA MA ’02, has been awarded the Edward C. Dimock Prize in the Indian Humanities for her manuscript, Battling the Buddha of Love: A Cultural Biography of the Greatest Statue Never Built. Battling the Bhudda examines the controversial plans and practices of the Maitreya Project, which has long endeavored to offer a multi-million […]
Alumna to Conduct Research in Mexico through Fulbright Student Program
Rose Hickman, ESIA BA ’07, will travel to Mexico in Fall 2014 for a nine month research project funded through the Fulbright U.S. Student Programs. In Mexico, Hickman will work with the Economics department at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She will conduct field research on a national microfinance program that extends small loans […]
Dedicated Alumni Honored at 2014 Service Awards
GW and the GW Alumni Association (GWAA) honored seven dedicated alumni at the 53rd annual Alumni Outstanding Service Awards on Thursday, Apr. 3, recognizing them for their volunteer efforts that advance the mission of the university. Established in 1961, the Alumni Outstanding Service Awards recognize GW and Mount Vernon College graduates. The awards include the […]
Alumnus Honored by Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame
William Hamilton, ESIA BS ’71, of Granby, CO, will be among nine outstanding journalists honored during the 44th Anniversary Celebration of the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame Thursday, April 24 at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. Hamilton, a Pauls Valley, OK native, began his journalism career as a paperboy for the Anadarko Daily […]