Name: Donell Cohen City and Volunteer Position: Los Angeles, Alumni Association Committee Member How long have you been volunteering for GW? What made you want to volunteer? Since some time in 2001, I think. Someone contacted me from Alumni Office. They were stopping in Los Angeles among other cities trying to get some local participation […]
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Alumnus Continues Medical Career with Volunteerism
For more than 45 years, health care has been a passion and calling for Dr. Bill Goldman, CCAS BA ’72, MD ’75. And although Goldman retired from his pediatric practice in Arlington, Va., in 2017, providing medical care is still a vital part of his life. Last year, Goldman spent three weeks in Tanzania with […]
Trip to Africa Inspires Alumna to Help Build an Orphanage
Dana Pugh-Clerkin, CCAS BA ‘78, grew up knowing she would one day travel to Africa. “I would watch this show called Wild Kingdom that played on Saturday afternoons. Something stuck with me. I knew I would get there.” Years later, after graduating from GW, raising two children, and working in the fundraising field, she finally […]
Meet Mr. Washington
When it comes to Washington, D.C., Christian Washington, CCAS BA ’06, LAW ’09, is an expert — and it’s not just because he’s a legislative analyst at the District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking. Not only did Christian earn two degrees from GW; he also grew up in the nation’s capital and […]
Two-time alumnus Al Nadel talks Watergate and the importance of giving back
Imagine it’s 1972. You’re a GW Law student. The Watergate scandal is breaking all over the news — and the White House and Democratic National Committee headquarters are both a few blocks away from the law school. All of a sudden, two government agents burst into one of your classes. “My law school classmate David […]
Mentorship Program Teams Up Former and Current Student-Athletes
On the morning of an important GW soccer game, a contractor turned off the electricity and Brian Hoppy, CCAS BS ’90, missed his alarm – and the team bus. He borrowed his roommate’s car, drove to the game, and met his coach in the locker room. “Coach looked at me and said, ‘I knew you’d […]
Colonials Helping Colonials: The Professional Persuaders
As the students of Professor Clay Warren’s Persuasion class filter into the classroom located on the 2nd floor of GW’s 1957 E Street building, their eyes are immediately drawn to the duo standing at the front of the lecture hall with their instructor. Having heard about this particular class session from friends and study partners who […]
Regional Volunteer Spotlight: Steve Wyman
Steve Wyman, Elliott School ‘85 City: Falmouth, ME Role: Founder and chair, Maine Alumni Network How long have you been volunteering with GW? It’s been almost a year since I looked at the GW Alumni map and saw that Maine didn’t have an alumni network and decided it was time to start one. What made […]
Regional Volunteer Spotlight: Chloé Mayer
Chloé Mayer, CCAS BA ’09 City: Redwood City, CA Role: Member, GW Bay Area Alumni Network Committee How long have you been volunteering with GW? I joined the Bay Area committee three years ago in summer of 2012. What made you decide to become involved with your Regional Alumni Network and committee? I moved to San […]
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