Meredith Becker, CCAS BA ’98, GWSPH MS ’01, has been promoted to executive director at Brightview Mt. Laurel, a Brightview community in Mt. Laurel, NJ. The community features assisted living apartment homes, as well as award-winning Alzheimer’s care, in a secure residential environment. Becker is the former associate executive director for Brightview Greentree, a Brightview […]
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Alumnus, Humane Society Official, Featured in GW Magazine
Have you read the latest edition of GW Magazine? It features alumnus Paul Shapiro, a vice president at the Humane Society of the United States. Read on to learn why Shapiro has a passion for animal rights, and how his GW professors inspired him when he was a student: He stopped eating meat at age […]
Alumni Attend Veterans Memorial Park Dedication
On Nov. 11, to commemorate Veterans Day, many GW alumni were on the Foggy Bottom campus to attend a dedication ceremony for the renovated and relocated Veterans Memorial Park. Formerly located by the intersections of 22nd and G Streets NW, Veterans Memorial Park is now in front of the Gelman Library entrance at Kogan Plaza. […]
Alumna Named Exec. Dir. of HR Certification Institute
Amy Schabaker Dufrane, GSEHD EdD ’01, was recently named the executive director for the HR Certification Institute (HCRI) after having served as interim executive director and COO of the organization. Established in 1976, HRCI is the internationally recognized certifying organization for the Human Resources Profession. More than 125,000 HR professionals in 100 countries maintain the […]
Alumna Publishes Debut Novel
Danielle Siler, GSEHD CERT ’00, MA ’01, recently released her debut novel, Secrets on Tobacco Road (Rising Storm, LLC; May 17, 2013). Road‘s story begins in New Orleans during the middle of the 1800’s, centering around two affluent families, the Devereuxs and the Marchands. The book follows what happens after the patriarchs of these families […]
Alum Climbs Mt. McKinley for Charity
Some people spend their summer vacation at the beach or traveling through Europe. David Rapp, SMHS MD ’01, spent his climbing Alaska’s Mt. McKinley—and fundraising to help others in the process. Rapp spent three grueling weeks climbing North America’s tallest mountain—a feat for which he trained extensively. He did so not only to achieve a […]
Senator/CCAS Alumnus Publishes Book
Senator David Holt, CCAS BA ’01, has published his first book, Big League City: Oklahoma City’s Rise to the NBA. Holt, current Oklahoma senator and former chief of staff to the Mayor of Oklahoma City, tells the story of the arrival of major league sports in Oklahoma City. Until June 25, the proceeds from the […]
Doug Miller, CCAS BA ’01
Doug Miller, CCAS BA ’01, has been promoted to the rank of Corporal at the Montgomery County Police Department. Miller also received the Silver Medal of Valor at the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Public Safety Awards. The award This “recognizes acts of bravery involving great personal risk beyond the call of duty.” For the […]
Darley Newman, CCAS/SMPA BA ’01
Darley Newman, CCAS/SMPA BA ’01, hosts, writes and produces the PBS television show Equitrekking, which has been nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The Equitrekking team received nominations for Outstanding Single Camera Photography (Greg Barna), Outstanding Special Class Writing (Darley Newman and Chip Ward) and Outstanding […]
Alumni Speaker Series: Team Dynamics as a Project Manager
Jeffrey Colclough, GWSB MS ’01, will be hosting a lecture in the alumni speaker series entitled, “Team Dynamics as a Project Manager” on May 10th, 2013. Colclough is currently the Vice President of the National Security Sector of the Science Applications International Corporation. SAIC is a Fortune 500 company that delivers services and solutions based […]