Marc Albert, CCAS BA ’70, LAW JD ’73, a partner in Stinson Leonard Street LLP’s Washington, DC office, has been appointed to the board of the George Washington University Museum, which is set to open in the fall of 2014. Albert will serve as co-chair of the Museum’s board, along with Bruce P. Baganz, president […]
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Alumnus Receives Grant to Study National Voter Registration Act
Douglas Hess, CCAS PhD ’12, assistant professor at Grinnell College, recently received a discretionary grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York to study effective, low-cost strategies for states to better implement the National Voter Registration Act. Established in 1993, the NVRA was designed to make voter registration easier and more uniform across states; however, many […]
Alumna’s Work Featured in Art Auction
Kathy Harmon-Luber, CPS CERT ’84, an arist and musician in Idyllwild, California, had a piece of art accepted into an art auction. The event took place on March 8 at the Rainbow Inn in Idyllwild. Prior to the auction, Harmon-Luber was profiled by the Idyllwild Town Crier.
Alumnus Carl Lutz Posthumously Awarded GW President’s Medal
Alumnus Carl Lutz, CCAS BA ’24, was honored at a university ceremony for saving 62,000 Hungarian Jews during Holocaust, and James Irwin from GW Today was onhand to capture this momentous event: At the height of World War II, as the Nazis attempted to finish their heinous extermination of European Jews, a Swiss diplomat stationed […]
Alumnus Named to Boston’s Top 20; Receives Chairman’s Circle-Diamond Award
Chuck Silverston, CCAS BA ’95, principal at Prudential Unlimited Realty, was named to Boston’s Top 20 December 2013 list of top suburban real estate agents in Massachusetts. The list is based on monthly closed residential sales volume within each geographic region. Silverston has also been awarded the Chairman’s Circle-Diamond Award, given to the top one-half […]
Alumna Named Finalist for “Up & Comer” Award
Rebecca Bratter, ESIA BA ’00, was selected as a finalist for Lifestyle Media Group’s Up & Comer Award, which showcases South Florida professionals whose dedication to their occupation and to their community deserves recognition. Bratter is a shareholder in the Litigation group at reenspoon Marder Law’s Cypress Creek office. Concentrating her practice on the defense […]
Two Alumni Honored at Black Engineer of the Year Awards STEM Conference
Two alumni, Malcolm Kirwan, SEAS MS ’02, and Lieutenant Commander Zeita Merchant, CCAS MPA ’10, were honored at the 2014 Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Global Competitiveness Conference, which took place in Washington, DC from Feb. 6-8. Sponsored by Career Communications Group (CCG), the annual gathering —now […]
Alumnus Named to Florida “Super Lawyers” List
Gary Lesser, ESIA BA ’89, an attorney with Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, has been named to the 2014 Florida Super Lawyers list. Lesser, along with three of his partners, were all selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Each year, no more than five percent of lawyers in the […]
Introducing the 2014 Alumni Service Award Recipients
Seven alumni, who advance the mission of university through volunteer efforts — ensuring the university’s impact on our community and future generations of students — will be honored on Thursday, April 3, at the 53rd Annual Alumni Outstanding Service Awards. All alumni are invited to attend the event, hosted by the George Washington Alumni Association […]
GW President’s Medal Ceremony to Honor Alumnus
Swiss Consul Carl Lutz, CCAS ’24, launched the largest rescue operation of World War II and is credited with saving 62,000 Jews from Nazi death camps. Born in Walzenhausen, Switzerland, Lutz served 20 years in various Swiss posts in the United States before receiving assignments in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. He graduated from […]