Senator David F. Holt, CCAS BA ’01, and his wife Rachel (Canuso) Holt, CCAS BA ’01, of Oklahoma City, Okla., welcomed their second child and first daughter, Margaret, Oct. 14. They also have a 22-month-old son, George. Sen. Holt, who represents the 30th District of Oklahoma, earned a law degree in 2009 at Oklahoma City University. In addition to […]
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Anna Handzlik, CCAS ’06, and Jordan Sekulow, CCAS BA ’02
Anna Handzlik, CCAS ’06, and Jordan Sekulow, CCAS BA ’02, were married Oct. 21 in Washington. The couple and the bridegroom’s father all work for the American Center for Law and Justice, a conservative legal advocacy group in Washington. Read more at The New York Times.
Erika Gronek, GSEHD MA ’05
Erika Gronek, GSEHD MA ’05, recently accepted a position at the Alliance for Construction Excellence – ASU, in Tempe, Ariz., as web administrator/educational technologist.
Alexander Granados, GWSB EMBA ’01, Christina V. McLean, GWSB BBA ’03, and Omar Woodard, ESIA BA ’05 CCAS MPA ’07
Alexander Granados, GWSB EMBA ’01, Christina V. McLean, GWSB BBA ’03, and Omar Woodard, ESIA BA ’05 CCAS MPA ’07, were all honored at the 5th annual EnVest Foundation’s 40 Under 40 Awards Recognition Dinner in October.
Rachel Gore, ESIA BA ’03
Rachel Gore, ESIA BA ’03, and Jonathan Tyler Freed were married Oct. 14 in Nashville. Ms. Freed is an associate at the Law Office of Theodore N. Cox in New York, where she specializes in asylum and refugee law. Read more at The New York Times.
Shira Fishman, GSEHD MA ’07
Shira Fishman, GSEHD MA ‘07, was honored as the District of Columbia Public Schools Teacher of the Year in September during the Standing Ovation for DC Teachers event at the Kennedy Center. The event honored more than 660 DCPS educators who earned ratings of Highly Effective under the IMPACT educator evaluation system.
Katherine Knapp Carney, SEAS BS ’05
Katherine Knapp Carney, SEAS BS ’05, was featured in the TIME magazine article, “How to Build a Jet Engine” and the companion video on the TIME website, “What It Took to Create a Job for One Bright Engineer.” Ms. Knapp Carney is a mechanical engineer for Pratt & Whitney in Conn., working on the company’s new PurePower jet engine.
Stephanie Aduso, GSEHD MA ’09
Stephanie Aduso, GSEHD MA ’09, received the Rubenstein Award for Highly Effective Teaching during the Standing Ovation for DC Teachers at the Kennedy Center Sept. 19. Ms. Aduso is a pre-kindergarten autism inclusion teacher at Walker-Jones Education Campus. The award recognizes the success of twenty DCPS teachers who received “highly effective” ratings on the IMPACT evaluation system.
Jessica Adair, CCAS BA ’09
Jessica Adair, CCAS BA ’09, former Colonials women’s basketball star, was a member of the 2011 WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx team. The 6-foot-4 frontline player was a productive reserve for the Lynx this season and was coached by Cheryl Reeve, who served as an assistant coach at GW under head coach Joe McKeown from 1990-95. […]