Melissa Thompson Currier, ESIA BA ’94, has been appointed as director of account development for Calypso Communications (www.calypsocom.com), a strategic marketing and public relations firm in Portsmouth, N.H. Currier, a former marketing director, executive-level consulting strategist, and agency veteran, is charged with guiding strategic development and success for Calypso’s expanding roster of energy, environmental, healthcare, […]
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Lindsay Krasnoff, ESIA BA ’99
Lindsay Krasnoff, ESIA BA ’99, has published a new book, The Making of Les Bleus: Sport in France, 1958-2010. The Making of Les Bleus traces the Fifth Republic’s quest to create elite athletes, a tale that serves as a prism through which to investigate the larger history of France, the evolution of society, the impacts […]
Daniel Martinage, CCAS BA ’75, ESIA MA ’78
Daniel Martinage, CCAS BA ’75, ESIA MA ’78, has been named the new executive director for The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), the world’s oldest and largest membership organization for industrial design. “IDSA is excited to welcome Daniel to the design community,” said George McCain, chairman of IDSA’s board of directors. Martinage is an […]
In Memoriam: Former George Washington University President Lloyd Elliott
As the GW community began the new year, President Steven Knapp announced that the 14th president of the George Washington University, Dr. Lloyd Hartman Elliott, passed away on Jan. 1, 2013 at the age of 94. Dr. Elliott served as president of George Washington for 23 years, from 1965 until 1988. He is credited for launching […]
Mike Humphreys, ESIA BA ’11
Mike Humphreys, ESIA BA ’11, has received his third teaching certification in early/middle childhood physical education. With childhood obesity and related health concerns recently moving to center stage in this country, he is determined to create and deliver meaningful health and physical education instruction that cultivates a generation of healthy young people committed to lifelong […]
Pam Jenoff, ESIA BA ’92
Pam Jenoff, ESIA BA ’92, has a new novel coming out in Jan. 2013. The Ambassador’s Daughter can be pre-ordered here. Jenoff is the author of several novels, including The Diplomat’s Wife, Almost Home, A Hidden Affair, The Things We Cherished, and The Kommandant’s Girl, which was nominated for the Quill Awards and became an […]
Adam Mitchell Beloff, ESIA BA ’86
Adam Mitchell Beloff, ESIA BA ’86, of Philadelphia, PA, passed away on December 1, 2012 at the age of 48. Raised in Ventnor, NJ, Beloff graduated fromAtlantic City High School, received a BA in public affairs from GW, and attended Catholic University and St. Louis University as part of his continuing education abroad in Spain. After […]
Alumna named 2013 DC Teacher of the Year
Julia King, ESIA BA ’08, an instructor at DC Prep’s Edgewood Middle Campus (EMC), was recently named the 2013 District of Columbia Teacher of the Year. The announcement was made on the school’s campus by Mayor Vincent Gray, State Superintendent of Education Hosanna Mahaley and other top education officials. “This is a well deserved-honor for […]
Kathleen Brennan, ESIA BA ’78, SPHHS MS ’80, LAW JD ’85
Kathleen Brennan, ESIA BA ’78, SPHHS MS ’80, LAW JD ’85, accomplished lawyer, passed away on Nov. 16, 2012 at the age of 56. Brennan worked throughout her career to improve health care through various organizations. She worked as the director of the uncompensated trust fund at the New Jersey Department of Health, served on the […]
Alumni Thanksgiving Events
Last week, as people across the country packed their bags to travel for Thanksgiving, the GW alumni community was abuzz with events on campus and elsewhere! Alumni House Thanksgiving On Wednesday, Nov. 19, representatives from the GW Alumni Association (GWAA) and the Office of Alumni Relations shared a Thanksgiving meal with 45 international students and […]