Joy Levin Welan, CCAS BA ’05, a trial attorney in the Disability Rights Section of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, was featured in a blog post “When Personal is Professional – Celebrating 22 Years of the ADA.” In the blog, Welan writes, “These cases are deeply personal to me. Every […]
Tag: Political Science
Randy Levine, CCAS BA ’77 & Michelle Rubin, ESIA BA ’91
Randy Levine, CCAS BA ’77, trustee, and President of the New York Yankees, and Michelle Rubin, ESIA BA ’91, are co-chairs of the George Washington Department of Athletics and Recreation’s new GW Athletics National Advisory Council (GWANAC). The council will provide volunteer and philanthropic leadership to the department by engaging key stakeholders and constituents of […]
John Peter Grothe, CCAS PhD ’70
John Peter Grothe, CCAS PhD ’70, passed away June 16 in Los Altos, Calif. Born in San Francisco on May 28, 1931 to Walter and Dorothy Grothe, he was raised in Hillsborough, Calif. His proudest achievement was drafting the original Peace Corps legislation and giving it the name “The Peace Corps” in 1960 when he […]
Patricia Diehl, CCAS BA ’66
Patricia Diehl, CCAS BA ’66, who retired in 2008 as a research assistant in Prince George’s Community College’s institutional research department, died July 14. Diehl, an Upper Marlboro resident, spent 25 years working at the community college. She was president of the Southern Maryland Community Gospel Choir and, until recently, music director of Hope Presbyterian Church […]
Heath Einstein, CCAS ’98
Heath Einstein, CCAS ’98, recently accepted a position at Texas Christian University located in Fort Worth, Texas, as director of freshman admission. Prior, Einstein was employed at The Hockaday School as associate director of college counseling.
Chrishon McManus, CCAS BA ’11
Chrishon McManus, CCAS BA ’11, was awarded the 2012 Minority Scholarship by the law firm Fredrikson & Byron. This is the 20th year of the firm’s minority scholarship program, which is awarded each year to an exceptional first-year minority law school student. The scholarship program is part of the Fredrikson & Byron Foundation’s commitment to […]
Robert Koch, CCAS BA ’69, GWSB MS ’74
Robert H. Koch, CCAS BA ’69, GWSB MS ’74, of Lexington, N.C., formerly of Oshkosh, Wis., passed away Saturday, June 23, 2012. He was born on July 30, 1947, to Robert and Connie Stoll Koch. After graduating from Oshkosh High School in 1965, he attended Wisconsin State University at Oshkosh and GW, where he earned both […]
Christina Shelton, CCAS BA ’71, CCAS MA ’72
Christina Shelton, CCAS BA ’71, CCAS MA ’72, a former U.S. Intelligence analyst, employs an in-depth knowledge of Soviet intelligence affairs as well as recently released Hungarian and KGB archival material to shine a fresh light on one of the most famous espionage cases in her new book, Alger Hiss: Why He Chose Treason (Threshold Editions, 2012). […]
Rita Williams, CCAS MA ’74
Rita Williams, CCAS MA ’74, announced Monday her plans to retire from her position as a KTVU reporter in the San Francisco Bay Area in February 2013 after 35 years with the station. Williams was inducted into the Silver Circle of the San Francisco/Northern California Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2001. […]
Jennifer Leighton, CCAS BA ’06
Jennifer Leighton, CCAS BA ’06, and Matthew Guzman are happy to announce their marriage on March 31, 2012 in Tuscan Gardens, Waller, Texas. They currently reside in The Woodlands, Texas.