Happy Valentine’s Day! Last week, we introduced seven couples that share a GW connection. Today, meet two more couples who can thank GW for playing matchmaker! Read their stories: Denise Meringolo, CCAS BA ’90, PhD ’05 & Kevin Tucker, CCAS BA ’90, MA ’96 Marcia Stone, CCAS BA ’76 & Steven Stone, GWSB BBA ’76 […]
In the fall of 1987, Denise Meringolo, CCAS BA ’90, PhD ’05, and Kevin Tucker, CCAS BA ’90, MA ’96, happened to meet in GW’s Hatchet office—Kevin was an assistant news editor and Denise was volunteering as a writer. What began as a work relationship became a friendship when Denise and Kevin realized how many […]
Before they ever met, Jillian (McKnight) Tobias, CCAS/SMPA BA ’05, and Daniel Tobias, CCAS BS/ESIA BA ’04, had something in common – they were drawn to GW for their interests in politics and political science. They had no way of knowing how far they’d go—literally—by choosing GW. The couple first met during the 2002 spring […]
Some couples meet on the first day of freshman year. Others meet through friends or mutual interests. And although Josh Schimmerling, GWSB BBA ’04, GSEHD MA ’06 and Jessica (Levine) Schimmerling, CCAS BA ’05, GSEHD MA ’09, shared friends and interests, they never met at GW. GW was the first school Josh visited in high […]
“Karen and I are made for each other—we’re both passionate about life and learning,” says Elia Cholakis, TSPPPA MPP ’05. It’s no wonder that Elia and his wife, Karen McKeever Cholakis, GSEHD MA ’10, met as graduate students at GW. Karen, a GW staff member in the School of Business since 2005, decided to take […]
Our friends at George Washington Today recently caught up with Emily Pearl Goodstein, CCAS BA ’05, whose photography is featured in the recently released cookbook, “Washington, DC Chef’s Table.” A native Washingtonian, Goodstein spent months in and around the District documenting culinary delights, ranging from five-star cuisine to diner food. Her friend, Beth Kanter, is […]
Jenny Wei, CCAS BA ’05, GSEHD MA ’06, and Carrie Kotcho, CPS Cert. ’96, GSEHD MA ’06, alumnae of the Museum Education Program, work for the National Museum of American History. Together they created an interactive website that showcases artifacts and history and offers practice tests to help immigrants prepare for the citizenship test. Their […]
Nissa N. Copemann, LAW JD ’05, has been selected as the director of the Reichhold Center for the Arts at the University of the Virgin Islands. Copemann will be responsible for setting and implementing the Center’s aggressive short-and long-term strategic goals. Her duties include fundraising, financial management, programming, marketing, education, facility operations, ticketing and community […]
