What is the one thing that all GW alumni have in common? They love love! Our most popular feature of the year, Colonial Valentines tell the stories of couples and friends whose lives are forever intertwined thanks to GW. Know someone who should be featured? Send us an email at [email protected] Colonial Love Michele and […]
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Colonial Love: Robert and Vivian
In the fall of 1954, Robert Tompson, SMHS MD ’58, was a first-year GW med student with a bit of a problem. “I was terribly distracted” he says, “by the presence of a pretty young girl in my classes.” That young girl was Vivian Andrews, a D.C. native who had made her way to GW […]
In Their Own Words: Saira and Miguel
Thanks to Saira Thadani, SMPA BA ’13, and Miguel Alvarez, SEAS BS ’12, for sharing their story! Miguel and I met at the Marvin Center during a group interview in the fall of 2010. I was a sophomore and he was a junior and we remained in touch after! The following summer, I began working […]
GW Alumni Husband and Wife Team Give Back to the Community
As classmates, spouses, parents, and volunteers, Michael and Barbara Fleming have been teaming up since their chance encounter at a Virginia Tech football game almost forty years ago. “Michael was sitting behind me and my roommate,” Barbara recalls. “It started raining and I put up my umbrella. Michael tapped me on the shoulder and said, […]
Presidential Community Welcome Series Launches in Philadelphia
George Washington University alumni, families and friends will have the opportunity to meet President Thomas LeBlanc in the coming months as part of a series of community receptions around the country. During these events, Dr. LeBlanc will share his vision for GW as the university approaches its bicentennial in 2021. These initial priorities took shape […]
Alumnus Presents Gift to SEAS
On November 14, former cabinet secretary of the Republic of Indonesia Dipo Alam, SEAS M.S. ’84, D.S.c.’90, traveled from his home of Jakarta, Indonesia, to the Foggy Bottom Campus and presented a painting of President Thomas J. LeBlanc to SEAS Dean David Dolling at the Science and Engineering Hall. In the painting, President LeBlanc is […]
SEAS Alumnus a Leader in Biomedical Innovation
Rodolfo “Rudy” Rodriguez, SEAS MS ’69, graduated from the University of Miami in 1963 with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, and just a few years later he found himself doing biomedical research after being drafted into a special Armed Forces program for engineers and scientists. When he left the service two years later, he […]
GW Alumnus Brings Light into Darkness
As a child growing up in Washington, D.C., Antwanye Ford, SEAS BS ’87, GWSB MS ’93, learned that a single individual could have a significant impact on the world around him. His parents owned a small upholstery shop in the U Street Corridor, where Antwanye worked after school. Living, working, and contributing to his community […]
Hear from the Eight Recipients of the Alumni Achievement Award
Annual event recognizes the accomplishments of some of the university’s most distinguished alumni. The university honored the accomplishments of eight of its alumni at the 81st annual Alumni Achievement Awards on Thursday, kicking off this year’s unified Colonials Weekend for alumni, students, family and friends. George Washington University President Thomas LeBlanc said in opening remarks that although he has […]
Alumni Highlights in Summer 2017 issue of GW Magazine
Spring 2017 issue of GW Magazine features alumni who go out on a limb. The Adventurers In harm’s way or in the bottomless unknown, these alumni are found setting up camp, feeling out the boundaries beyond bounds and stealing imagination. Refusing to Remain a ‘Hidden Figure’ As one of NASA’s trailblazing “human computers” in […]