Orville Wright Donnelly, CCAS MA ’51, SMHS MD ’57, passed away on Mar. 28 in Kennett Square, PA. Born in Trenton, NJ on Feb. 28, 1923, he was the son of Catherine Wright and Frederick S. Donnelly, owner of Donnelly & Sons, a men’s clothing store in Trenton. He was the grandson of Frederick William […]
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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 […]
In Memoriam: Edward Felegy
Edward Felegy, ESIA BA ’58, a member of GW’s Heritage Society, passed away on Mar. 30 in his home in Alexandria, VA. Born on December 24, 1937 in Pittsburgh, PA, Felegy graduated from Carrick High School in 1954, earned his bachelor’s degree from GW in 1958, and his Master’s degree in education from the University […]
Alumna Pens Children’s Book
Marian Lee, CCAS BA ’76, has published the children’s book, The Lioness of Brumley Hall and Her Most Unusual Grandchildren (CreateSpace). The book was published under Lee’s pen name, Augusta Pearson Benners. In the book, the relationship between a grandmother and her grandchildren takes on a new meaning due to the existence of numerous magical […]
In Memoriam: Francis Edward Field
Francis Edward Field, ESIA MA ’65, passed away Oct. 28, 2013, just short of his 90th birthday. A memorial service was conducted on Nov. 1, 2013 in the First United Methodist Church of Lander, Wyoming. Born in Casper, WY, Captain Field (USN, Retired) grew up in Lander, where he graduated from high school in 1941. […]
Alumnus, now GW Faculty, Publishes Predictive Analytics Book
Anasse Bari, SEAS MS ’10, CERT ’12, PhD ’12, a faculty member in GW’s computer science department, recently celebrated the publication of his book Predictive Analytics For Dummies. Bari co-authored the book with fellow alumnus, Mohamed Chaouchi, SEAS MS ’05, and software engineer Tommy Jung. Predictive analytics is a branch of data mining that helps […]
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 […]
Double Alumnus Named to Board of GW Museum
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 […]
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 […]