Robert Laycock, GWSB BBA ’65, MBA ’68, a long time accounting professor at GW’s School of Business will step down in December. He has been affiliated with GW for 50 years as a student and faculty member. Read more in GW Today.
Tag: 60s
Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., SMHS MD ’61
Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., SMHS MD ‘61, recently became the President-Elect for the American Cancer Society. He is the Amy and Joseph Perella Professor of Medicine at Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven, Yale University School of Medicine, and Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale University School […]
Joe D. Haney, GWSB BA ’60
Joe D. Haney, GWSB BA ’60, passed away Nov. 5. He attended GW on a golf scholarship and served as a team captain during his Colonials career. Upon graduation he joined the former Haskins & Sells, in its Washington D.C. national office. In 1966 Joe transferred to the San Diego office and in 1987 transferred […]
William P. Smith Jr., GWSB MBA ’61, GSEHD MA ’70
William P. Smith Jr., GWSB MBA ’61, GSEHD MA ’70, who served as George Washington University’s vice president for student affairs for more than two decades, passed away Oct. 17. Dr. Smith began working for GW in the mid-1950s. Early in his career, he served as director of personnel services and as the executive assistant […]
Judy E. Coughlin, CCAS ’69
Judy E. Coughlin, CCAS ’69, passed away on Sept. 26. She was an editor who worked in magazine and book publishing in the Washington area and successfully sued Loudoun County to remove Internet filters from computers in public libraries. Read a full tribute at The Washington Post.
William G. Valko, GWSB MBA ’66
William G. Valko, GWSB MBA ’66, passed away Oct. 13. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1953 and was commissioned a second lieutenant. He flew the B-47 Stratojet for several years during the Cold War, completing several overseas missions, accumulating over 3,000 flying hours and achieving Senior Navigator rating. Upon leaving active duty, he […]
Maj. Gen. William Max Schoning, ESIA MS ’68
Maj. Gen. William Max Schoning, ESIA MS ’68, passed away Sept. 27. Gen. Schoning began his military career in May 1943 under the Aviation Cadet Program and earned his pilot wings. He received glider pilot training and flew 80 missions in Europe with the 316th Troop Carrier Group during World War II. In Jan 1966, […]
Jacob E. Glick, GWSB MBA ’65
Jacob E. Glick, GWSB MBA ’65, passed away Aug. 24. A Marine Corps brigadier general and veteran of three wars, he retired in 1971 and became head of membership development for what is now the Military Officers Association of America. Gen. Glick’s final-active duty assignment was with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, where he played […]
Charles M. Scott, GWSB BBA ’69, MS ’71
Charles M. Scott, GWSB BBA ’69, MS ’71, passed away Oct. 11. He was a decorated Air Force Captain who flew in World War II. He remained a pilot for the duration of his military career, which ended in 1961. He then joined NASA as a procurement specialist assigned to Project Mercury, the manned-spacecraft mission. […]