CornerstoneGeorge Mason University College of Humanities and Social Sciences spring 2011

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Where Innovation Is Tradition Dear Alumni, question the intellectual utility of knowing the history of one’s nation, critical foreign languages, the functioning of As part of a thriving humani- the economic system, or, as another salient example, polit- Questions? ties and social sciences col- ical structures around the globe. Indeed, enrollments in Comments? lege at an innovative public these areas and allied fields are robust at Mason and other university, I do a great deal of universities. Around one-third of all students at Mason, E-mail [email protected] critical thinking with regard from bachelor’s to doctoral, specialize in these fields. to challenges. Just like you, I So, the challenge is to meet the funding differential. was trained to think critically The college has strong support from the university, but as as a student in the humanities. a public institution in these economic times, funding has Every day, I look at the college’s programs, students, fac- slowed. Essentially, we use two approaches to remedy this ulty, funded research, new ideas, and new plans. I’m curi- problem. First and foremost, we seek additional sources Get involved with CHSS! ous about where our students are going and what the world of revenue by applying to foundations and governments chss.gmu.edu/events will present to them. (local and national) for assistance for research and educa- For college news Sometimes I worry about the challenges that face aca- tional programs. At this, we are very successful. Likewise, chss.gmu.edu/articles demic disciplines in the form of funding. I worry but feel we make similar appeals for donations to our alumni and confident about our future, so I do not worry whether our our friends. Altogether, funds from these sources account Follow students will be prepared; they are and they will be. They for around one-quarter of the college’s budget. Dean Censer are getting the skills they need as English majors, criminol- In addition, we try to use what we have efficiently. on Twitter @jackatchss ogy majors, sociologists, and linguists to make successful Among other approaches, we link our faculty across dis- paths for themselves. ciplines to provide new classes and meet the demand for Become a fan According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, the new solutions. We find ways to create new opportunities of the College federal government funds the physical sciences 5 times for students in search of an efficient education that will of Humanities as much as the social sciences and the biological sciences supply the necessary citizenship and employment skills. and Social Sciences www.facebook.com/ 20 times as much. The stated differences between these And I am proud to tell you that through a good deal MasonCHSS numbers are a referendum on the problems that social sci- of ingenuity, sweat equity by faculty and staff, and large ence has in keeping pace with its better-funded siblings. Of amounts of loyalty to Mason, we are able to do more with course, the gap is even greater for the humanities. limited resources. This year, we have seen more language Thus, the challenge every day is to provide a competi- instruction as Americans try to meet the global challenges tive education in absolutely critical areas. Few would created by an ever-tighter communications network. Next continued on page 23 C ONTENTS

Features Psychology Student Goes Above and Beyond...... 11 Lindsay Gray aces life...... 2 standards George Washington and the Challenge of Launching Notes from the Field. . . . . 12 the new Government...... 4 alumni Profile...... 13 Tomb Readers...... 6 Annual Donor List...... 14 GMUnit: How one Student started it all...... 8 Class Notes...... 21

The health Community should creative work ...... 25 Reframe Climate change as a Health Issue ...... 10

cornerstone.gmu.edu Cornerstone 1 student profile 2 SP RING 2011 “I have always had a very busy schedule. I don’t know if it’s just the way way the it’s just if Idon’t know schedule. busy avery had always have “I I’m wired or if it’s just my personality, but I tend to not like too much much too not like to Itend but personality, my it’s just orif I’m wired On having apacked schedule… downtime. If I can fit anything in, I try to squeeze it into my day. I have day.have my into I it squeeze to try I in, anything fit I can If downtime. lot of to-do-lists. I make lists about making lists.” making about lists Imake to-do-lists. of lot a have I things. different many so with it’s filled and phonecalendar, my Lindsay Gray Life Aces By RashadMulla C which she created, cast, and now now and cast, created, she which Show, Gray Lindsay The Advisory Council. For her first-ever solo video, she inter she video, solo first-ever For her Council. Advisory viewed Mason President Alan Merten about the NCAA NCAA the about Merten Alan President Mason viewed Dick Clark Productions in Los Angeles. She dedicated dedicated She Angeles. Los in Productions Clark Dick certification process. certification Network, Cable Mason the on program own her has now directs. directs. doubles record of 42-30, playing at the first and second second and first the at playing 42-30, of record doubles women’s Mason the on year fourth her in is minor, cation including tennis, video, and career aspirations, and her her and aspirations, career and video, tennis, including busy schedule. busy time to learning the craft of video filming and editing, and and editing, and filming video of craft the learning to time a and 46-51 of record asingles compiling team, tennis personality, Gray has interned the past two summers with with summers two past the interned has Gray personality, team. the on position An aspiring producer, director, writer, and on-camera on-camera and writer, director, producer, aspiring An Gray spoke about her various goals and interests, interests, and goals various her about spoke Gray Last year, Gray was president of the Student Athletic Athletic Student the of president was Gray year, Last ented senior Lindsay Gray during the spring 2011 spring the during Gray Lindsay senior ented ornerstone semester. Gray, an English major and communi and major English Gray, an semester. magazine caught up with multital with up caught magazine “I’ve played tennis since I was seven. Tennis has been been has Tennis seven. Iwas since tennis played “I’ve Tennis isn’t really a question. It has just been a part of of apart been just has It aquestion. isn’t really Tennis On tennis… escape from anything stressful. Outside distractions distractions Outside stressful. anything from escape my life. Tennis isn’t very demanding to me, because it’s because me, to demanding isn’t very Tennis life. my In college. in play to Iwanted naturally, So love. one my and I loved George Mason, so I decided to come here. here. come to Idecided so Mason, George I loved and team the and [Stephen] Coach I met Curtis school, high seem to shut off as soon as I step on the tennis court.” tennis the on step as I soon as off shut to seem Ican like Ifeel enjoy. time one It’s the Ireally something - - - “I chose to concentrate in non- in concentrate to chose “I English foundation for writing writing for foundation English English Department is outstand is Department English would work well.” work would On majoring fiction writing because I wanted wanted I because writing fiction news; I want to write the news, news, the write to Iwant news; in English… too. I just felt that having the the having that felt Ijust too. the on be just to Idon’t want ing. to develop my writing skills the the skills writing my develop to best way possible, Mason’sbest and “I gave my class graduation speech in eighth eighth in speech graduation class my gave “I what I’ve wanted to do. I wanted to be in in be to Iwanted do. to wanted I’ve what On hercareeraspirations… news anchor one day. They sort of put the the put of sort day. one They anchor news idea in my head. Ever since then, that’s that’s then, since Ever head. my in idea a be me Ishould telling me and to up ing front of the camera.” the of front grade, and after that, parents started com started parents that, after and grade, - - On picking up video skills… “During my sophomore year, I did a video with Connect2Mason (C2M). I met Natalia Kossobokova (C2M’s multimedia director, who graduated in 2010), and I worked on a few projects with her. I helped her host a video for Mason On interning with Dick Clark Day. Then, we did a video about a story on the Mason shuttles. Also that year, Productions… I started taking broadcast journalism with communication professor Susan “Dick Clark Productions produces So You Think Tomasovic. That led me to David Miller’s class, where I worked a camera for the You Can Dance on Fox and Shaq Vs. on ABC. I was first time ever. It was difficult. I also spent a lot of hours in the Star Lab, staring lucky enough to get my name in the credits when I at a computer screen. I actually became so interested in video editing software worked as a production assistant on an episode of after that class that I bought my own copy of Final Cut Pro.” Shaq Vs. It was the episode when Shaq challenged volleyball professionals Misty May and Kerri Walsh. My job was to transport the players to and from the court to makeup, get them mic’d up, and so on. It was really nerve-wracking, but it was right at the heart of the Hollywood experience. Those long days in production kept me honest. I realized that I need to do all of this really hard work to get anywhere.

On The Lindsay Gray Show… Professor David Miller thought of the concept and sug- gested a format, and I got the writers, camera operators, video editors, actors, and production assistants together. They’re funny people, and all so talented. I knew after [Miller’s] class that I was not a Final Cut person, and to try and edit a 30-minute show and make it look cool was not a strong point of mine. So now Steven Hascher Women’s tennis coach Stephen Curtis, on Gray’s drive and Zack Clegg of the Film and Video Studies Program and work ethic… edit the show. A couple of students help as production “I have always been amazed by Lindsay, because she will only do assistants. The actors all love sketch comedy. But the things well. She has scheduled every second of her day to accomplish time when it is truly a relief and fun is when we watch all of her goals. That’s who she is and why she’s so good at every- the show afterward. We did a lot of writing before the thing she does. Whether it’s on the court or in the classroom, Lindsay first episode, which aired on October 19, 2010, and it always gives 110 percent.” took about a month to get everything ironed out. And all this took place while I was taking 16 credits. Mason communication professor David Miller on Gray’s effort to learn video…

“I found her to be very committed to her assign- ments. At the same time, she was always trying to push herself to do the best she could. Even though she is a very busy person, she still made On her immediate plans… time for this class, which is very labor intensive.” “I’m just trying to take it a little easier. I have 6 a.m. tennis practice, afternoon practices, “She doesn’t just talk about what she wants to do; she is actually and matches on weekends. I’m really trying using this experience as she begins to launch her professional career. to focus hard on school and tennis, and I might Each episode of The Lindsay Gray Show involves a tremendous be doing some video hosting for the Athletic amount of work, and it shows that she has the ability, work ethic, and determination to get the job done.” Department, too.”

Cornerstone 3 HISTORY 4 SP RING 2011 George MasonUniversity By PeterR.Henriques,ProfessorofHistory, Emeritus Continental Army in 1775 until his death in 1799 was to to 1799 was in death his 1775 in until Army Continental the American union that he fathered, presided over, and and over, presided he fathered, that union American the government. tral to secure the union. union. the secure to with not incompatible was government energetic an that George Washington and the Challenge Challenge the and Washington George union and eventually liberty itself. Consequently, acom Consequently, itself. liberty eventually and union remembering that his guiding star was his determination determination his was star guiding his that remembering the 18th- of confines the within And, liberty. republican fact amazingly prescient, was that the individual liberty liberty individual the that was prescient, amazingly fact he did— everything Virtually “perpetual.” be would hoped political life from the time he took command of the the of command he took time the from life political of a strong national union. He feared an excessive spirit of of spirit excessive an He feared union. national astrong of context the within protected best be would people the of by understood be best can president not do—as or did his of commitment single greatest the and nationalist down came Washington issue, the on debate century states’ right and individualism would destroy the American American the destroy would individualism and right states’ cen effective more and astronger of side the on squarely of Launching the N the of Launching We must remember that Washington was a supreme asupreme was Washington that remember We must His view, on the surface somewhat paradoxical but in in but paradoxical somewhat surface the on view, His G And the difficulties he faced in faced he difficulties the And war that he was successful in in successful he was that war was also the indispensable man man indispensable the also was to convince most Americans Americans most convince to fidence, Washington was able able was Washington fidence, he possessed such a great well agreat such he possessed nation. anew of invention the in had for him for winning the the winning for him for had first. the achieving in he faced creating a new nation. Because Because nation. a new creating nearly universal esteem and and esteem universal nearly those as challenging as bit every he Britain, Great from dence indepen America’s of ning affection that his countrymen countrymen his that affection were goal second the achieving spring of trust and public con public and trust of spring It was only because of the the of because only was It was not only the the not only was man in the win the in man indispensable eorge Washington Washington eorge ------ew Government Visionary America’s neutral rights were trampled on. trampled were rights neutral America’s Washington as its leader during the country’s early criti early country’s the during leader its as Washington would not only be unanimously elected president, but but president, elected unanimously be not only would western United States; clashes with Native Americans dis Americans Native with clashes States; United western &trou perplexities embarrassments, 10,000 “the words, Mississippi River; people bitterly opposed new taxes and and taxes new opposed bitterly people River; Mississippi Roosevelt, for if Washington had failed, there would have have would there failed, had Washington if for Roosevelt, Fortunately, Washington was not only a man of many tal many of aman not only was Washington Fortunately, turing, federal sovereignty over the states, and vigorous vigorous and states, the over sovereignty federal turing, a university, a national city, capital unifying and large tially apoten power: central and unity both promote would that tensions between northern and southern states were were states southern and northern between tensions his in face, to loved Vernon he so Mount at life private the the road of revolution, and soon Europe was at war and and war at was Europe soon and revolution, of road the “con least orat monarchy toward moving was country the unanimously re-elected, as well.)unanimously responded to the virtually universal call of his people. (He people. his of call universal virtually the to responded rupted westward settlement; Spain limited the use of the the of use the limited Spain settlement; westward rupted resistance; many distrusted the government and feared feared and government the distrusted many resistance; ity, trumped his many heartfelt concerns, and Washington Washington and concerns, heartfelt many his trumped ity, in the case of the Whiskey Rebellion resorted to violent violent to resorted Rebellion Whiskey the of case the in the in forces armed maintained British the increasing; divided; and fractious were people the insurmountable; been no union for them to rescue. The public debt seemed seemed debt public The rescue. to them for no union been Franklin and Lincoln including president, future any by alife, of evening the in exposed be again Imust which ble to paratively strong central government was essential. Time Time essential. was government central strong paratively duty and, if truth be told, the desire for secular immortal secular for desire the told, be truth if and, duty national government. national manufac and agriculture for support federal executive, chief astrong bank, anational academy, military national Realistic Realistic him about book recent most my Ititled question. at much very was union the of survival the when years cal eyed understanding of the way the world worked. world the way the of understanding eyed clear- aremarkably had he also character, sterling and ents already consumed in public cares.” Ultimately, the call of of call the Ultimately, cares.” public in consumed already and again as president, Washington advocated measures measures advocated Washington president, as again and solidation,” which was almost as bad; France went down down went France bad; as almost was which solidation,” The challenges he faced were as daunting as those faced faced those as daunting as were faced he challenges The The American people were blessed to have George George have to blessed were people American The Understandably, Washington was reluctant to give up up give to reluctant was Washington Understandably, (University of Virginia Press, 2008) for a reason. areason. for 2008) Press, Virginia of (University ------Over and over again, almost like an evangelical edent that defined the president as the unrivaled leader of preacher, Washington argued that men and nations are American foreign policy. driven by interests, and any form of government that failed Jay’s treaty was hugely unpopular with much of America to take into account the true character of human nature and greatly increased the partisan divide between the would be unsuccessful. In his words, “The motives which Republicans, led by Thomas Jefferson, and the Federalists, predominate most in human affairs [are] self-love and self- led by Alexander Hamilton. To Jefferson and many of interest.” The following quote best summarizes his view: his supporters, the treaty belonged more properly in the “We must make the best of mankind as they are, since we annals of treason than diplomacy. It was basically an cannot have them as we wish them to be.” acceptance of our dependence on Great Britain and the Washington’s sensitivity to the difficulties he faced are loss of genuine independence. The anger over the treaty indicated in an interesting and thoughtful letter he wrote led to severe criticism of the president. Some refused to to Catherine Macaulay Graham, the famous female his- drink to his health, and a few even drank to his speedy torian of Great Britain. “The establishment of our new death. While stung and hurt by the criticism, Washington Government seemed to be the last great experiment for used his still immense popularity to win acceptance for promoting human happiness by reasonable compact in the treaty. He did so for he was convinced America needed civil Society. . . . Much was to be done by prudence, much a time of peace to develop an American character and, that by conciliation, much by firmness. Few who are not philo- in another generation, it would by then be able to protect sophical spectators can realize the difficult and delicate itself against any external threat to its independence. part which a man in my situation had to act.” In retrospect, most scholars see that Washington’s The president always weighed carefully what was politi- course was the correct one. That is almost always the case cally feasible. He followed Aristotle’s credo for all working when studying George Washington. In retrospect, we see politicians: The best is often unattainable and therefore he had it right. One of the reasons that it is hard for us to the true lawmaker or statesman ought to be acquainted appreciate the depth of Washington’s intellect is that what not only with that which is best in the abstract, but also he said seems, in historical hindsight, obvious. But to with that which is best considering the circumstances. As identify, while deep in the trenches of conflict, what the The American Washington put it, “In my judgment, some respect should future would consider obvious, is a towering intellectual people were not only be paid to prevailing opinions, but even some sac- achievement. rifices might innocently be made to well-meant prejudices, While problems naturally persisted, Washington’s blessed to in a popular government.” Or again: “If we cannot con- accomplishments as president were many. Most important, have George vince the people that their fears are ill-founded, we should the new government was now a going concern. President (at least in a degree) yield to them and not suffer [allow] Washington bequeathed to future presidents a poten- Washington as that which was intended for the best of purposes to pro- tially powerful office, especially in the conduct of foreign its leader during duce a bad one which will be the consequence of divisions” affairs—and at the same time he set very high standards If possible, Washington skirted unwanted controver- for the running of that office. the country’s sies such as slavery. For example, one can read the Farewell In thinking about meeting challenges in life, there early critical Address and have no idea that slavery existed in the United are few better role models than George Washington. He States. If controversial issues could not be skirted, the pres- demonstrated remarkable persistence in the face of severe years when ident often had to choose the lesser of unattractive alterna- adversity. In the words of another founder, Robert Morris, the survival of tives. The most serious threat to Washington’s vision of a Washington “feeds and thrives on misfortune by finding stable and strong union originated overseas in the after- resources to get the better of them” where lesser leaders the union was math of the French Revolution. In briefest essence, the “sink under their weight, thinking it impossible to succeed.” president feared that American sympathy for France might As a result of George Washington’s untiring efforts to very much at lead Congress to pass legislation that could eventually lead promote what he called the “glorious cause” of expanding question. to armed conflict with Great Britain. In Washington’s view, liberty and republican values, he gave his beloved country such action would destroy the still very fragile union. To a priceless gift. How we use it is up to us. take the crisis out of the hands of Congress, Washington appointed John Jay, still chief justice of the Supreme Court Peter Henriques is professor of history, emeritus, at George at the time but the young nation’s most experienced dip- Mason University. He frequently speaks about George lomat, as his special envoy and sent him to England in the Washington at Mt. Vernon and elsewhere. His most hopes of negotiating outstanding differences and avoid- recent book is Realistic Visionary: A Portrait of George ing war. In so doing, he seized the initiative and assumed Washington. responsibility for resolving the crisis, establishing a prec-

Cornerstone 5 Classroom 6 Program Affairs Global of director and history of professor Kelly, T. Mills SP RING 2011

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Kelly and cold was It The database is on MyCemetery.org, MyCemetery.org, on is database The information their all recording After look you where class aweird take you wouldn’t “Why Annan in cemetery old an chose Herndon Kate Junior record to there were they that students reminded Kelly - - - - metadata element set, which is the industry standard for at that time,” Kelly said. “Was this person a Civil War vet- libraries and museums. Simply put, Kelly’s students were eran? Why did all the children die in the same month of going to learn about archival standards and metadata. the same year?” “The kinds of things archivists care about,” Kelly said. After placing their cemetery’s deceased in their time New media was a component that Kelly had wanted to and place in Virginia history, Kelly wanted the students add to the historical methods course. “Since I work at the to take their research one step further. He wanted them to CHNM, I’m interested in having us do more at the under- delve into historiography, or the history of history: what graduate level with new media. We already do a lot at the do historians think about the time of the student’s cem- graduate level.” etery or perhaps even one of the people in it. To aid the students in their fact-finding journeys, Kelly Back at the Woodyard cemetery, students used their smart- also purchased memberships to genealogy websites. It phones to photograph information on the headstones, a wasn’t outside the realm of possibility that an amateur his- small group worked together to nail down the graveyard’s torian out there somewhere was working on their family dimensions, and all were sketching in small notebooks. tree and needed the data these students were collecting. As they worked, Kelly directed their attention to the opening in the wrought iron gate and asked what they In addition to headstones and fallen leaves, the students could speculate about the original layout of the property. found a few beer cans and a burned-out votive candle. The He also told them that before there was a bridge, Yates Ford trash was gathered, so it could be taken away, but Kelly “I want them to was an actual ford where people could cross the Occoquan used the candle for another discussion point: Cemeteries River, so it is likely some kind of commerce was nearby. are sacred places. find out every- These are the things he expects the students to think “Don’t disturb the sites. This is a place where the dead thing they can about and discover when researching their own cem- are memorialized,” Kelly said. “Imagine how you would eteries. After this field trip, the class took another to the feel if it were your family’s cemetery.” about their dead Virginia Room at the City of Fairfax Regional Library Picking up trash and clearing fallen limbs was not a people…. Was where the group learned how to look up their people using problem, but Kelly cautioned the students about moving property records and census data. objects like the candle that could have been placed there this person a Members of the Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation by a family member. Civil War vet- Association, a nonprofit that helps preserve local history “And see this stone,” Kelly said, pointing out a granite by restoring and maintaining county cemeteries, were on slab. It looked like a headstone that had fallen forward. eran? Why did hand to help. “I’m dying to know if there is writing on the other side of “I want them to find out everything they can about the stone, but I’m not going to touch it.” all the children their dead people. Then they will have to find out what The history majors were expected to record their die in the same was happening in Fairfax County or that part of Virginia adopted cemetery as it exists right now. If they become attached to it and want to renovate or repair something, month of the Kelly offered to connect them with the appropriate histori- same year?” cal society people who could help them with that. At the end of the course, Kelly plans to open the MyCemetery.org website to the public and see what kind of information others might contribute. “Cemeteries are things that people care a lot about,” he said. They are, as evident by the amount of support and inter- est Kelly has received since first putting the course on class schedule. Right now, it is only available to history majors, but in the future, he will consider cross-listing it with other majors and perhaps offering a general section that even members of the community could take in summer 2012. “This was definitely the most interesting class listed [in the class schedule],” said student Dan Weber. “I know what the students in the other classes are doing. They are reading about stuff and then writing papers. You can take a hundred of those classes. It is far more interesting to apply methods than it is to read about them.

Cornerstone 7 HISTORY Luke WalkerLuke 8 SP RING 2011 I How O (Virginia) High School, where he was a student. Then, Then, astudent. he was where School, High (Virginia) A collegestudent’s dreamturnedagroupofstrayvocalistsintooneunit. By RashadMulla University. Finally, Walker joined Tenorso, a vocal jazz jazz Tenorso, joined avocal Walker Finally, University. GMUnit: GMUnit: ular songs, the group has performed at various locations locations various at performed has group the songs, ular cappella group, Grains of Time, at North Carolina State State Carolina North at Time, of Grains group, cappella on Mason’s Fairfax Campus. Mason’son Fairfax his older brother gained admission into a prestigious a a aprestigious into admission gained brother older his Alleghany at performed groups acappella various as pop most today’s of some of lyrics the recite and music the group from the outset of his collegiate career, watched watched career, collegiate his of outset the from group Walker, who had his sights set on joining a musical a musical joining on set sights his had who Walker, n fall 2009, Luke Walker, a senior global affairs major major affairs global a senior Walker, Luke 2009, n fall the past two years. Using only their voices to create create to voices their only Using years. two past the a cappella group that has burst onto the scene during during scene the onto burst has that group a cappella all-male amultitalented GMUnit, started Mason, at ne S

tudent S - GMUnit needed members, and for its first two semesters, semesters, two first its for and members, needed GMUnit genres. musical multiple to focus his widen to GMUnit Music. of School the in aprofessor Engebretson, choir, plays, and musicals,” Walker says. “Singing and per and “Singing says. Walker musicals,” and plays, choir, the group and sketched the framework for how the group group the how for framework the sketched and group the holding After funding. organization student not have did it and one in spring 2010. Walker drafted a constitution for for constitution a drafted 2010. Walker spring in one and 2009 fall in concert one at performed GMUnit auditions, forming is my favorite hobby, and a cappella became apas became acappella hobby, and favorite my is forming group at Mason run under the supervision of Stanley Stanley of supervision the under run Mason at group sion because of it.” of because sion tarted It All tarted “I performed all throughout high school, being in band, band, in being school, high throughout all performed “I The group took a little while to get off the ground. ground. the off get to while little a took group The Walker then branched out on his own and founded founded and own his on out branched then Walker - - was going to be run. He never doubted that the group For the spring semester, Hartman says would achieve success. the now 13-man group is learning Justin “I knew that if I found quality singers and popular Timberlake’s “What Goes Around,” Seal’s music, the group would kind of sell itself,” Walker says. “Kiss from a Rose,” and other hits. The group “Everyone I spoke with on and off campus thought it was a masters a song in about six one-and-a-half- good idea to start the group.” hour rehearsals. In fall 2010, GMUnit earned student organization sta- “Rehearsals are great and laid back,” tus and began to take off. During that semester, the group Hartman says. “GMUnit is a great group of performed at Alumni Weekend, an Office of Admissions guys that loves to sing. We have [students] event, and Akoma Circle’s HIV Awareness Concert. majoring in marketing, game and design, Before the spring 2011 semester, Walker signed up for global affairs, and tourism, among others.” a direct exchange program in Chile to fulfill another long- Walker cherishes his time with the group. held goal: to learn Spanish. At the time of the interview “It has been a lot of fun, and I look for- in February, Walker was in Bolivia with his fiancée, Diana ward to singing with them again,” he says. Cordova Roca, a global affairs and communication double “There’s no feeling like being on stage shar- major. The two were in Bolivia, where Roca is from, to ing your talents with others. It’s especially practice Spanish and prepare for Chile. gratifying knowing that it’s partly because Walker’s planning has put the group in a position to of my efforts that the group exists.” continue its success. He now serves as advisor for the group and communicates with the new group man- ager, Jordan Hartman, regularly. On February 1, 2011, the group won the Homecoming talent show by performing a cover of Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours.” Hartman, a sophomore tourism and events management major in the School of Recreation, Health, and Tourism, continues to broaden the group’s goals. In addition to performing more on campus, the group will begin sing- ing at Fairfax schools this semester. On March 4, 2011, GMUnit sang at SingStrong at South Lakes High School in Reston, Virginia. The last group that won the SingStrong competi- tion, NOTA, went on to win NBC’s The Sing- Off last summer. This group, Hartman believes, is capable of eclipsing these lofty expectations. “One of the strengths of GMUnit is that our members learn music very quickly, and that’s what has helped us this semester and this past year,” Hartman says. “We took in six new members before the spring semester, and we’ve already learned two new songs. We’re about to start choreographing a few moves.”

Catch up with GMUnit on its Facebook fan page, “GMUnit, George Mason’s Male A Cappella” to learn more about the group, its individual members, and upcoming performances.

Cornerstone 9 CLIMATE CHANGE 10 Maibach Edward

SP RING 2011 Climate Change as a Human Health Issue Health Change aHuman as Climate lesser extent, climate scientists have been communicat been have scientists climate extent, lesser a to and, politicians, Environmentalists, change. climate about communicating not—been have have—and who those to part, in least at attributable, is failure this believe Luke, (1). evidence the of more) convinced (not less becoming are people American the of proportion significant a evidence, scientific mounting rapidly this Yet, despite ways. harmful in changing already is climate the that that shown has Communication Change Climate on Yale Project the with collaboration in Communication Change Climate for Mason’s Center by conducted research by climate change.” The American Medical Association, Association, Medical American The change.” climate by endangered species important most the is really umanity “[H] bluntly: more even it put Organization, World Health the of director-general Chan, Margaret nation.” our ing fac threats health most serious the of one is change “Climate concluded, has Association, Health Public American the of director executive Benjamin, Georges of number small the to least at clear, soberingly already not. have communities, American most in trusted uniquely professionals health science; climate about ing The Health Community S Community Health The U and MatthewNisbet,PhD,SchoolofCommunication,AmericanUniversity By EdwardMaibach,PhDMPH,Director, MasonCenterfor ClimateChangeCommunication, experts who have carefully studied the issue.( the studied carefully have who experts Cool Hand Hand Cool movie the from words immortal the In The public health implications of climate change are are change climate of implications health public The “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” We communicate.” to failure is we’ve here got “What is proving to be complicated. Public opinion opinion Public complicated. be to proving is change climate to respond to best how ing consider in makers policy and public the of members engage to communication sing , who are are , who 2, 3) 3) 2, - - - Climate • Health • reasons: ling compel three for change climate of issue the on participate to people American the enable and guide, inform, alert, to voice collective their use to community health the of bers mem for time the is Now health. public promote and tect pro to which through tools powerful most the of one is tion not people.(5) but perhaps, bears polar and plants, penguins, name they harmed, seriously be to likely are believe they species the to regard (not (not mine). With me and here);ically socially (not now); geograph temporally threat: adistant as change climate view change.(4) Americans Most climate of tions implica health the of unaware largely professionals—are nation’s health our of many and representatives appointed change. climate with associated risks health the about statements policy clear issued have associations health other and Responsibility, Social for Physicians Medicine, Preventive of College American Association, Health Public American Pediatrics, of Academy American fessionals have the opportunity to convey the human human the convey to opportunity the have fessionals pro Health Americans. of range narrow relatively but important an mobilized have efforts These threat. the of consequences environmental the on primarily focused averted. be can harms these how and change mate cli with associated risks health the about communities communica effective that know professionals Health and elected our likely people—and American Yet, the hould R hould professionals change public have engagement a eframe eframe responsibility Continued on page 24 page on Continued efforts to to date inform have ------

Psychology Student Goes Above and Beyond

By Rashad Mulla

abrina Speights is in the midst of her second research. During her freshman year at the behest of psy- stu research project. She, along with two coau- chology advisor Mike Hurley, she gathered her materials

thors, presented the first at an April conference and applied to the Psychology Honors Program about a d in Chicago. She already knows that she wants to week-and-a-half before the deadline. Amazingly, she says, ent prof i Sstudy industrial and organizational psychology in gradu- she was accepted into the program. She met King at the ate school and complete both master’s and PhD programs. program’s welcome ceremony and then again in her intro- Still an undergraduate psychology major with honors ductory honors class. at Mason, Speights participates in the university-wide “It just so happened that she came to do her honors class le Undergraduate Apprenticeship Program for advanced presentation,” Speights says. “By complete happenchance, research with faculty. I talked to her and told her I wanted to work for her. She She first took over a project centering on discrimina- does a lot of work with diversity and women’s studies, and tion after its conceptual stage and designed an experimen- while those weren’t fields I was familiar with, I was inter- tal survey to find out when and how often people discrimi- ested in them.” nate. In April, she traveled to the 26th annual Society for The rest is history. Industrial and Organizational Psychology conference in Now, Speights is looking to increase the sample size Chicago. She presented a poster of the project, “Is Beautiful of her research study from 94 to 200 participants. She Good for Everyone? A Comparison of Attractiveness then hopes to publish Bias across Race and Gender in Selection Decisions,” with her research findings in a her two co-authors, both graduate students. scholarly journal. In sum- Speights then created her own topic for a follow-up mer 2011, she will attend research venture with a focus on discrimination victims’ a prestigious summer perceptions. program at the University “Many psychology majors get involved in research, of North Carolina. but few take the opportunity to complete a thesis in their King believes Speights junior year,” says Eden King, assistant professor of psy- is well on her way to a suc- chology and Speights’s research mentor. “It is remarkable cessful career. that Sabrina has already had the experience of conducting “Sabrina is a research an entire study from the idea phase to data collection to superstar because she has presenting her findings.” worked conscientiously Speights’s new project, “Attribution to and Claims and enthusiastically to of Discrimination: Do Targets Blame Race, Gender, or complete not just one, but Attractiveness?” aims to document the experiences of mar- two separate studies on a ginalized individuals and their own takes on the causes of meaningful question that mistreatment. Speights interviewed 94 participants for the has both theoretical and study. While she is still analyzing the data, she has made a practical implications,” few early observations. King says. “I can’t wait to “There is some sort of specificity. Certain things do see everything she will seem to carry more weight,” Speights says. “They generally accomplish in her career.” go in the order of race, gender, and then attractiveness.” Despite the academic ground she has already covered, Speights made quick decisions to unearth the original Sabrina Speights, left, and Eden King

Cornerstone 11 Notes from the Field: challenge We asked faculty members, What is the most challenging issue facing your field of study?

Alok Yadav, Peter Stearns, Carl Botan, English Provost, History Communication English is a disci- and Art History While communica- pline committed faculty tion is a natural to cultivating a The most pressing function of all deep and critical challenge for the humans it is also a literacy, a capacity for responding to and history discipline involves expand- highly—and increasingly—technical taking pleasure in articulate language, ing the audience for serious historical field. As individual organizations and and a fuller understanding of one’s world analysis. Serious does not have to mean governments invest more in communi- through engagement with the cultural unentertaining. Currently, historians cation campaigns, they, quite naturally, texts of past and present. These are spend most of their time writing for want ways to evaluate the success of meaningful goals, but they are not typi- other historians or captive student audi- those campaigns that give the same kind cally viewed as utilitarian. As a result, ences (it is hoped to the latter’s benefit). of quantitative and qualitative data that they can be hard to sustain in a context When a wider public encounters history, other emerging professions are expected of anxieties about future employment it usually seeks stories or identity rein- to provide. Thus, communication today on the part of students, concern about forcement, and nonprofessionals often must answer the sometimes difficult measurable outcomes on the part of do best at providing these. What’s miss- challenge of explaining that the governments, and the need for academic ing is a vital connection between history common everyday communication programs to generate outside funding writing that helps explain how people we all do is not the same as the often in order to thrive. The central challenge tick or how present issues emerge from multimillion dollar campaigns we are facing my field, in other words, is that of the past. Better school history would entrusted with running and how those keeping faith with its vision of the good help prepare later audiences for this kind campaigns can be compared with other in a climate inhospitable to its measures of contribution. But historians, in what multimillion dollar efforts of govern- of value. they write about and how they write it, ments and corporations. have a major role to play. This discipline can contribute more than it currently does in the United States.

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Today, Lawton-BelousToday, works as a Lawton-Belous says, “Aim high, hope for the best.” If Lawton-Belous realized in as few to growto the endowment. Lawton- Belous was a recipient of private sup port scholarships, and his experience with the Student Financial Aid Office influenced his decision. His hope is that the award will help vet erans transition to civilian life and get back to their lives as quickly as possible. “Itwas the right thing to do, it was the smart thing says. he to do,” consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, focusing on project management for research and development. He isalso pursuing anMBA at Johns HopkinsUniversity. recently He was married,and in his limited free time enjoyshe travel, reading, and kayak ing.In years,10 would he like to own his own business or be a partner in a largerfirm. He admits that an ambi tiousgoal wouldbe toapply both his degrees toward aid development work in Africa. sees He a need for individuals who understand how to pair a business model with the culture and history of the regionin the hope of providing infrastructure where none existed before. the previous years 10 are any indication of the future, it is safe to say that Lawton-Belous will find success. George Mason University Foundation most state schools, but the dramatic increase in tuition at most universi ties means that funding from the bill may fall short. as five years, veterans mightno lon ger have access to the same resources thatdid. he began He cultivating donors and directing gifts to the - - - - - ervice

he attackshe on September 11, 2001, left the United States changed forever and set Joshua Lawton- Belous, BA History on his ’10, future path.

Lawton-Belous served in the U.S. Army in the 1st Lawton-Belous deferred enrollment to Mason while he Looking back is he proud now, chose he Mason and Originally, Lawton-Belous planned to apply his medic While a student, Lawton-Belous was active in programs T endowed scholarship.endowed

fter two combat tours of duty, alumnus Lawton-Belous establishes alumnus Lawton-Belous of duty, combat tours After two Dedicated to S to Dedicated Lawton-Belous had ambitions to serve in the armed forces after completing the Reserve Officer Training Corp pro gram while attending college. But, the events of that fateful day set his military plans in motion sooner, and, though he was only years 17 old, enlisted he in October 2001. Battalion,37th Armored Regiment of 1st the Armored Division Cavalry and 6/9 Squadron ofthe 1st Cavalry Division. Deployed to Baghdad, Sadr City, Karbala, and the Diyala Province. served He as an airborne medic with reconnaissance units. After seven years in the Army and two combat tours of duty, was he injured and returned to Northern Virginia. was in Iraq and admits that considered he attending other schools. Originally from Vienna, Virginia, Lawton-Belous had concerns that Mason was still considered a com muter school and found the high cost of living and traffic deterrents. boasts about the quality of the education received. he As a young man who experienced more than a typical 23-year- old, Lawton-Belous was grateful that many of his profes sorsrecognized that theirstudents were olderand encour aged them to bring their real-world experiences into the classroom thus creating a richer education for all. experience tostudy nursing,but schedulingdifficulties delayed enrollment in nursing classes. In the meantime, he took many history courses. A natural interest in the field grew, and Lawton-Belous began studying about Africa. He eventually switched majors. designed to assist veterans returning to school and raising funds for the VeteransScholarship Endowment. rec He ognized the need for a scholarship that would assist with the tuition gap many veterans face. The G.I. Bill provides veterans with funding comparable to in-state tuition at College of Humanities and Social Sciences Alumni Donors January 1, 2010–January 1, 2011

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Christin Meghan Witt Stalebrink James L. Hunniford Andrew S. McElwaine Dana E. Doten Jeffrey B. Coffman Michael J. Sullivan Amit Kakar Charles A. Mitchem Mark A. Farrington Kari A. Falkenborg Christopher J. Tafe Reisa J. Kall Jeffrey R. Notz Mary E. Gallion A. Jean Frohlicher Andrea C. Todd Alice H. Kastanis Vincent T. Panigot Fred J. Holder Judith P. Genaille Bradford J. Vivian Judith C. Kordahl Brian H. Philips Annette C. Lewis K. Joy Grubmeyer Richard J. Walker Kimberly A. Matthews Christopher C. Polk Tracey C. Marcelo Alexandra S. Gutekunst Michael L. Whitlock Catherine E. McGuckin Rose E. Popeck Sara T. McAlpine David T. Hawkins Kay K. Wood Maria-Louise McKay Maja I. Roberts Donna M. Reed Patricia Hilton-Johnson Marilyn M. Moran Cristian A. Sabo Susan M. Reiss Sheri Wassenaar James Class of 1997 Rebecca M. Morgan Kelly M. Mattson Thomasetta C. Solak Sandra S. Rittenhouse Robert L. Boyd Jr. Bradley B. Niemcek

Cornerstone 15 Rodney E. Simmons Matthew W. Sibley Wollom A. Jensen Stephen T. Hughes Steven E. O’Dell Michael T. Slawski Diane E. Smith Erica G. Kiehl Raul A. Jordan-Smith Neil P. Oates Sarah E. Symonds Jonas O. Stalebrink Nesha E. Oates Patricia L. Kelly Trevor Owens Taraneh Taghizadeh Patricia G. Street Mary G. Skarke Elizabeth J. King Kelly R. Rankin Pamela C. Williams LeVar C. Trice Karen F. Taylor Dyanne M. Lagman Janet M. Romanchyk Caroline Wilson Joseph J. Urban Victoria J. Watson Kirk B. Moberley Bridgette M. Rupe Kirk F. Volm Julie A. Zobel Alan C. More Kelly B. Schoeninger Class of 2000 Barbara J. Ward Teresa A. O’Connor Rose E. Soorenko Alexis E. Berthelsen Trent M. Weston Class of 2006 Catherine M. Partamian Christine E. Stansell James W. Brackin III Richard D. Callahan Brian M. Patti Kimberly A. Thomas Scott Clarence W. Buffalo III Class of 2003 Ellen N. Carpenter Johanna J. Perina Galina G. Todorova Jo Anne Diehl Julie M. Barden Douglas J. Corazza Ryan C. Pettit Karin C. Tooze Jessica A. Finnefrock Corinna Beck Donna L. Davis Earnest W. Porta Jr. Robert B. Townsend Diane K. Gordon Mary Jo Binker Thomas C. DiVincenzo Verna B. Robinson Mary E. Zamon Elizabeth C. Heitz Brenda K. Callaghan Tai Shalom Edwards Eric Saba Jennifer F. Komnenous Garbo Cheung-Jasik Eric N. Goff Rosemary L. Shepherd Class of 2010 Carrie T. Maison Jason J. Creque Jennifer H. Grandinetti Molly E. Sloan-O’Brien Nabila A. Al-Hussein Al-Kibsi Kathryn A. McNulty Susan T. Diranian Andrew P. Harris Jessica C. Taylor Chelsea N. Bailey Heather L. Norton Natasha R. Gilliam David L. Hartman Erin A. Thomas David D. Barley Georgia Paxos Stephen J. Gurdak Jessa T. Hauck Kristin M. Van Wychen Kamille J. Beecher Eric A. Sas Flavia B. Hall Eul S. Kim Curtis L. Vaughn Alissa S. Bourbonnais Sezaneh Seymour James J. Holley Jacob C. McKenzie Abigail K. Waldron Sheila A. Brennan Zavin R. Smith Thomas D. Jagusch Meghan E. McKenzie Erin E. Warhurst Todd M. Brooks Bonnie B. Stabile Heysun J. Kong Christopher E. Reed David D. Youk Monica Camazon-Mediavilla Erica L. Swope Jack D. Mallam Anna I. Son Sandra M. Zawacki Alma L. Castro Frank G. Worshek Patricia W. McCarry Michael L. Strassburg William H. Craun Susan F. McMunn Carol A. Swigart Class of 2009 Heidi Dech Class of 2001 Jaime G. Nelson Leonard J. Valko Jr. Emily D. Adiutori Wendy M. Echeverria Scott T. Bacon Susan E. Page Elizabeth M. West Erin M. Agemy Zane Farooq Krista C. Bley Crystal A. Puleo Morgan R. Allen Corey Fisher Linda W. Carpenter Kimberly A. Ray Class of 2007 Regina B. Anderson Bryan W. Gordon Daniel C. Clark Alexander G. Reintal James P. Greif Claude M. Archambault Marcela Harreld Elizabeth A. Crevoisier Jason P. Smith Virgie Hammans Adam M. Arnold Justin Higgins Linda M. Daniels Bruce N. Wahl Lisa M. Hartman Selena R. Babcock Tuyet-Hoa T. Hoang Mirna D. Elam Robert C. Watts III LaToya N. Howard Adrienne N. Bartlewitz Shana-Dee L. Jahrling Michael J. Ingerick James J. Welsh Lowell D. Jacobson Evan S. Baum Hanaa S. Juma Christine D. Jackson Peter C. Yanzsa Joanna L. Mahoney Martha E. Brach Sarah Jurdi Vincent H. Jones Dale K. Mast Joanne Clarke Dillman Marissa G. Konell James H. Joy Class of 2004 Belinda J. Mattos Chauncia H. Collins Chad M. Laspee Jennifer H. Lansbury Peter D. Beeman Banoo H. Muhealden Eric A. Connor Hyun Jung Lee Robert J. McKay Thomas C. Block Rajiv Pandey George A. Dadzie Candice M. Lopez Dena A. Papazoglou Aikwan Chong Douglas B. Perdue Gerardo M. Delgado Christina C. Manriquez Stephen J. Smith Angela M. Francis William A. Pierce Carol J. Dockham Carol A. Morris Bobbi J. Snyder Sarah C. Francis Mark R. Plourde Robert P. Eastland Abigail L. Mudd Melissa Altman Stein Alison M. Gavin Daniel K. Pryce Craig E. Ellis Aditi Narayan E. Henri Stein-McCartney Gene W. Granger Anthony J. Quain Courtney E. Erland Vinh-Thach Nguyen Jeremy B. Stokes Stacey K. Guenther Donald A. Rouzer Panagiota Z. Ferssizidis Christina M. Nickerson Jason T. Stricker Richard Harless Fahim Sahraei Eric E. Geiser Shweta Rajan Becky L. Thane Mark H. Jones Danielle M. Sandal Ramona D. Gliga Daniel R. Reardon Andrea L. Thompson Elizabeth M. Lally Maria Seniw Kelsey A. Hall Tamra R. Rich Jackie C. Thompson Robert C. Lightburn Matthew T. Smith Katharina Hering Timothy A. Rowe Janice Z. Zucker Elena Razlogova Eliman J. Solorzano R. Christopher C. Hild Hassan L. Sattarzadeh Luther D. Rives Jerry L. West II Rita M. Hilton Maureen E. Soyars Shannon Hoblit Lenna A. Storm Class of 2002 Nancy R. Sherwood Ronald C. Young Jason P. Houser Christopher M. Sutch Lee A. Ghajar Alana M. Hurley Parto S. Tavassoli Class of 2005 Class of 2008 Ana C. Gonzales Caitlin K. Hutchison Jessica N. Taylor Bruce E. Baldwin II Katheryn Ahner Elizabeth A. Grisham Joshua S. Johnson Lindsey M. Vaughn David S. Bill IV Nina K. Askvig Ajay Jain James E. Lantzy Aileen Y. Watchko Stephen D. Carlin Jana N. Barbir Robert G. Massie Jr. Jacquelynn R. Leggett Jeanine Wavelet Heather R. Beckmann Margaret A. Porta Michael W. Choi Bambi B. Lumumba Shawnique N. Wilkerson Debra K. Grimmig Amanda J. Blair Nathan O. Richardson Stephanie W. McElwee Jalila Zaaboul Mayssam Jahansoozan Alison M. Brown James M. Safley Kay S. Menchel B. Rhett Butler Dennis O. Mesina Gina Choi Bold—Members of the President’s Circle Nikola Mircetic Joel C. Christenson *Deceased Marc T. Moore We make every effort to Katherine D. Clatanoff For a complete list of the George Mason University Honor Patrick G. Moore ensure the accuracy of the John J. Eby Jeffrey S. Moscaritolo Roll of Donors, please visit Barbara J. Gomperts Honor Roll. Please e-mail Raneem H. Nassar supportingmason.gmu.edu/honor_roll/index.php Consuelo A. Gonzalez-Verdeaux [email protected] Scott A. Nelson Gabriel S. Hill should you discover an error.

16 spring 2011 Non-Alumni Donors

Friends, Faculty and Staff, Parents, Corporations, Foundations, Trusts

January 1, 2010–January 1, 2011

Paul J. Abbondante Thomas Bender Fred M. Butler Lizabeth A. Cohen Kamlesh Devjani Alan J. Abramson Edward Benson Karen Sue Butler Rachel C. Cohen Mary Louise Devlin Lawrence A. Adiutori Johannes D. Bergmann Landon V. Butler Sara J. Collins Mark Diamantis Susan L. Adiutori Barry R. Berkey Michael Bycroft Thomas Collins Philip S. Dickson Arthur W. Adler Velma A. Berkey John D. Byrum Jr. Timothy J. Conlan David P. Digiovanni Esthy Adler Richard L. Bernard Sarah E. Cabalu B. J. Cook Andrea Dimino James B. Adler Rei Berroa Karen Caldwell Gregg Cooke Elizabeth C. Dinella Laura J. Adler Clara A. Bertotto Rebecca L. Callahan D. Mark Cooper Hasia R. Diner Pamela J. Adlersmith Barbara M. Betts Gene P. Calvert Janice A. Corazza Steven J. Diner Aetna Foundation Inc. John E. Betts Benjamin A. Campbell Beverly S. Corkhill Marcello DiStasio Jean-Christophe Agnew Richard S. Beyea Jr. Hal Canary Stefan Cosemans Distilled Spirits Council of the Vural Ak Charlene N. Bickford Kathryn Canary Jeffrey T. Coster United States Inc. Alan L. Wurtzel Revocable Harlow A. Bickford Robert Carleton Timothy Cotterman Matthias Doerzbacher Trust Roland M. Binker Susanne H. Carnell Ulysses Cotton Jennifer Dollar Alan R. Nelson Revocable Elizabeth F. Bishop William Carrivick Council on Library and Samuel Domenico Trust Chad Black John Carson Information Resources Stacey Donaldson Kenneth Albers Ellen M. Black Benedict Carton Penelope Coutas Martin Donougho Mariam Alemayehu Reagan D. Black Elizabeth Carton Michael T. Coventry John J. Donovan Alvin E. Kitchen Revocable Brett Blackman Meredith Case Donna D. Cox Sherman Dorn Trust Terence G. Blackwood Cengage Learning Inc. William M. Cox John Dougherty Siraj A. Alyami Karen C. Bloch Jack R. Censer Crime Prevention Consultants Susan L. Douglass John Ambrosiano John Bodnar Jane T. Censer Christian Crippen Michelle Downie American Social History Deborah A. Boehm-Davis Joel R. Censer Rodja Crook David W. Downs Productions Inc. Dan Bogdewic Marjorie J. Censer Gregory Cross Silvester Draaijer Ameriprise Financial Inc. Jeremy K. Boggs Wai Chan Brian Croxall Jerry D. Duane Arild B. Anda David Bohan Herrick E. Chapman Susan K. Cummings Trula E. Duane Tracy Anderson Wayson Stephen M. Bonwich Carolyn Dulaney Chappell Kathleen A. Curtis Prasenjit Duara Gunnar Anderson Jr. Thomas Booth Charles G. Koch Charitable Rose Custer Mary Dudziak John T. Anderson Eileen C. Boris Foundation Cynthia Cook Taylor Trust Dave Duggal Anon E. Mouse Chacets James M. Bors Guojun Chen Barbara Daniel Susan L. Duncan Alan Antrim Mark Bosler Xunwen Chen Robert Daniel Caroline Dunham Apollo Security Inc Matthew Bosley Karen M. Chesebro Charles E. Daniels Cynthia L. Duran Aramark Corporation Donald J. Boudreaux Mark S. Chesebro Beverly Danielson Sheila D. Duston Taryn Arbeiter Karol C. Boudreaux Faolan Cheslack-Postava Ruchira Datta Leslie Dyre Monica Arce Donald C. Bowman James Childers David and Annette Jorgensen Joan Eames Ascension Men’s Breakfast Henry Brackman Sophie Chocu Foundation Samuel L. Earp Katharine E. Bacon Katherine R. Brammer Radaphat Chongthammakun Natalie Z. Davis Derek Eaton Mark Badger Kenneth W. Brammer Jolene Chou Prentiss M. Davis Richard Edelstein Young Bae Caroline E. Brasler Janet M. Christensen Stuart R. Davis Charles E. Edge Harold D. Baker Kevin W. Brasler Jon Christensen Magdelena B. de Jesus Edward E. Scher Law Firm Wende Baker Sara Jane Brazda Julie A. Christensen Teodoro S. de Jesus Robin Einhorn Vinko Bandelj David S. Brennan Paul Christensen Donald de Laski Kathy E. Eker John A. Bannigan Peter F. Brescia* George A. Chritton Cher de Rossiter Jefferson B. Elam Rose A. Bannigan George Brett Linda D. Chrosniak Robert D. Decaroli Danielle M. Elder Barnes and Nobel College Kevin Brianton James P. Clager Luca Del Frate Geoff Eley Booksellers Inc. David Brose Rita Clager Linda-Marie Delloff Esther N. Elstun Frederick T. Barrett Barbara Brown Joyce Clarke Rutledge M. Dennis eMagine IT Inc. Barry R. Berkey Revocable Joe B. Brown Robert Clarke Ashok Deshmukh Melinda Embrey Living Trust Michael J. Brown Robert C. Clarke Marion F. Deshmukh Addis M. Eniyew Nils Barth Barbara C. Browne Tanya Clement Donna H. Devier Lily Eskelsen Susana Baston James W. Browne Jonathan Clemente Leonard G. Devier Ruel J. Eskelsen Marjorie M. Battaglia James Buchanan Alison Coady Paul Battaglia Louis C. Buffardi Sarah Cobb Marek Battek M. Jean Buffardi Renee A. Coffman Please donate online at Jon D. Beasley Angela T. Burgess Alfred M. Cohen John Beatty A. Roy Burks Constance H. Cohen give.gmu.edu. William A. Beck Carol Butler Daniel J. Cohen

Cornerstone 17 Estate of Mary R. Huvelle Ingrid Giffin Peter R. Henriques Paul Josefowitz Valdez Ladd Pierre Etienne Paula Ruth Gilbert Carlos R. Herrera Martin Joyful Noise Music Meredith Lair Darwin Evans C. Wendy Giordano Toby Hettler George E. Juliano Amy Lambrecht Sven Evers Frank Glenn Nancy A. Hewitt Hee-Ok Jun Rhonda A. Lancaster ExxonMobil Foundation Matthew Gold Frank Higbie Chetan Juneja Alison Landsberg Daniel Faas Jan C. Golden Christopher Hilton-Johnson Yang Yoon Jung David Landskov Ann V. Fabian William L. Golden Jr. History News Network Susan Jusell John Langton Martin Faga Mark G. Goldin Lucy E. Hochstein Jessica Kakar Sally H. Lapeyre Douglas Fagen Jerry Goldman Devon L. Hodges Deborah E. Kaplan James M. Lapeyre Jr. Fall for the Book Inc. Wendy Goldman Kris Hodges Seth Kaplan John W. Larkin Charles H. Fant Daniel Gonzalez Meredith Hodgkinson Teresa S. Karamanos Patricia Larrabure Erin Farquhar Google Inc. Carl W. Hoecker Amanda Karbelk Carol S. Lasser Tom Faust William A. Gordon Jr. Janet B. Hoffman Matthew B. Karush James F. Lasser Ibrahim Favada Boone Gorges Ralph Hoffman Debra G. Kathman David Lawrence Susan Ferdon William T. Gormley Jr. Dee Ann Holisky Stanley N. Katz Susan S. Lawrence Maximiliano Perez Fernandez Harvey J. Graff Emmett L. Holman Ava A. Kaufman Douglas M. Lawson Gustavo F. Ferreira Vicki L. Graff Mack P. Holt Michael Kazin Konrad Lawson Financial Consortium Gene Gragg Stephen Horton Ruihao Ke Steven F. Lawson International Michele M. Greet Tozammel Hossain James M. Keagle Laytonsville Women’s Club Charles N. Finney Jerry Gregoire Gunnar Host C. Scott Keeter James E. Leavitt III R. Douglas First Angela Gregorits Daniel E. Houser Michael T. Kehoe Jeong Ho Lee Richard P. Fittzgerald Ralph Griffin Virginia A. Hoy Elizabeth Kelley Kenneth Lee Kathleen Fitzpatrick Timothy C. Griffin Michael Huber Michael R. Kelley Nicole Lee Deryl R. Fleming Ronda Grizzle Joy R. Hughes Robin Blackwelder Kelley Legge Living Trust Joshua Fleming Carol Groneman Thomas E. Hughes David S. Kelly Donald R. Lehman Debbie Flinders Hans-Werner Gross Craig Hukill Dennis V. Kelly Elyse J. B. Lehman Jane M. Flinn Alberta N. Grossman Thomas Hummer T. Mills Kelly Kristin Lehner Steven Floyd Paul Grossman Lynn A. Hunt William W. Kelly Barry D. Leiwant Margaret A. Ford Clyde W. Grotophorst Henley A. Hunter Mark Kelsey Sherry Leiwant John Formanek James M. Guilford Kathey N. Hunter Peter M. Kempel Jean-Marc Lejeune F. Sharleen Forrest Yuqing Guo Michael E. Hurley Kendall-Hunt Publishing Co. Sharon M. Leon Johan Forsberg Kevin Hadacek Robert Hutchins Linda K. Kerber Warren Leon Jennifer Foster Viki Halabuk Long Huynh Don Kerson Jeannie B. Leonard John Burt Foster Jr. Cheryl Hall Bobby R. Inman Jorge Kfoury Verna F. Leonard Susan Foster Jacquelyn D. Hall Mrs. Inman Rami Khater David Lester Ernest H. Fountain Elizabeth Hambrick International Foundation for Cynthia A. Kierner Stephen P. Levenson Karen Fox Kenton Hambrick Korea University Inc. Susan K. Kilday Frayda Levin Neil Fraistat Gudbjartur Haraldsson Obianuju Inya-Agha Jina Kim Cornelia R. Levine Scott Francis Victoria A. Harden Amanda Irions Myun-Ki Kim Kenneth Levy Jose Francisco Lois Harder Lorna M. Irvine S. Kim Lawrence S. Lewin Elaine A. Frank Virginia D. Hare T. Neil Irvine Seok L. Kim Marion E. Lewin Ellen M. Frankel Casey Harison Erica Jacobs Yong Kim Andrea A. Lguin Ortega Freddie Mac Foundation Nancy Harper Mark D. Jacobs Young Ja Kim Nelson N. Lichtenstein Mary Frederickson Kelly Harrelson David Jaffee Patricia A. King Geri Lightburn Rachel L. Frick Harry Frank Guggenheim Andrew Jakubowicz Theodore J. Kinnaman Nora A. Lindenberg Ute Friedel Foundation Rosemary Jann Edgar O. Kinnier Jr. Peter Lindenmayer Paul Friedemann Philip D. Harvey JAPAJAG Foundation Nell Kinnier Neal G. Lineback Amy M. Frost Tamara M. Harvey Cynthia Jarrin Andrea N. Kirsch Katie S. Lineback Vickey Fulton Erika Haskins Rachel M. Jarvis David A. Kirsch Kate Linzey Barbara Furey Muhamad Fairus Noor Hassim Kyle Jenkins James D. Knickerbocker Michael Lissner Jean-Philippe Galons W. Craig Havenner Mikael Johansson Robin L. Knickerbocker Mary E. Livingston Michael Galope Kenneth J. Havran John S. Chesebro Trust Ute Knippenberger Nadine Loboda Gannett Foundation Inc. Shannon Hawkins John W. Lewis Revocable Trust Douglas W. Knox Marjorie L. Lomax Julio Antonio Garcia Toshiaki Hayashi Johnson and Johnson Jean L. Knox David Lovell Hayden Garriques Howard O. Haynie Companies John P. Knox Richard O. Lowe Toni-Ann Garvey J. Roderick Heller III Devon V. Johnson Deborah S. Koelling Robert W. Ludwick Jr. X. A. Gastaminza Kay Heller Joseph W. Johnson Michael W. Komnenous Cynthia M. Lum Richard A. Gay Gregg Helt Scott F. Johnson Touchanun Komonpaisarn Mark J. Lumer Wolfgang Geitzenauer Teresa Henke Marja T. Johnsson Christopher Koper Elizabeth A. Lunbeck Richard A. Genaille Jr. William C. Henley Dennis Johnston David T. Kormis Judith Lustig Karen M. Gentemann Judith N. Henneberger Pamela Johnston Gary J. Kornblith Kathleen Lytle Gary Gerstle Sybil Henning-Wager Arnita A. Jones Robert R. Korstad Ellen N. Lytton Frederick W. Gibbs Richard G. Henninger Arthur L. Jones Arie Krampf Randolph H. Lytton David Colin Jones Kari Kraus Robin Mabry-Hubbard Denna Jones Adam G. Krellenstein Matthew MacArthur Bold—Members of the President’s Circle Grace C. Jones Heinz Krettek M. L. MacKian *Deceased Peter Jones John Krueckeberg Robert A. Maddox For a complete list of the George Mason University Honor Thomas J. Jones Susan Krueger James E. Maddux Roll of Donors, please visit Victoria Jordan Lester R. Kurtz Sheri L.A. Maeda supportingmason.gmu.edu/honor_roll/index.php Annette Jorgensen Cameron J. LaClair Jr. George R. Magher David Jorgensen Mary T. LaClair Kevin J. Mahar

18 spring 2011 Edward W. Maibach Juan M. Moreno Sara Pasadas del Amo Subhash Robin Martin J. Sherwin Hilda T. Maibach Mary S. Moretz Robert Pasnak Cynthia Robinson Crandall Shifflett Lisa Mallam Rufus L. Moretz Carle Paul James M. Rodney Masato Shiotan Bruce B. Manchester David Morgan Laverne I. Payne Luiz Rodrigues Chris Shraders Ethel L. Mando Susan C. Morgan Brian S. Pedersen Pamela A. Roe David E. Shulenburger Teresa Marcantoni Bryan Morris Melissa Ruth Pelletier Paul Roge Lawrence N. Shulman Rosa E. Marchand Ruth Morrison Jeffrey A. Persell Paul L. Roney Jr. Nancy J. Shulman John H. Marino Volker Moshagen Margaret Pestorius Barbara B. Rosenfeld Amanda Shuman Donald R. Marsh Karen R. Motley Joanne S. Petty John H. Roush Jr. Elias Sievernich Daisy A. Martin Janette K. Muir Janet M. Pfeiffer Darrell Rudmann Gene Simkins Ronald J. Martin Star A. Muir Gertrud Pfister Abby S. Rumsey Rush E. Simonson Jose U. Martinez Peter J. Muise Richard Pfister Till Runge Edith M. Sims Peter Martyn Robin M. Muise Mary Phillips Richard Ryer Robert Sims Jennifer A. Mastrofski Sirak Mulatu Roxane Pickens Kyung Ryu Nalyn Siripong Stephen D. Mastrofski Meskerem Muluken Pierre F. and Enid Goodrich Sophia Sahouri Margaret Skovira Kate Masur Lisa L. Munro Foundation Bernard Salanie Meredith Skura Marius Mather David E. Murphy Christopher D. Pischel Dorothea Salo Andrea Slawski Carol C. Mattusch James R. Murphy Suzanne S. Planas Filippo Salustri Maria Small Robert I. Matz John P. Murphy Brian W. Platt Nicholas Salvatore Christopher Smeall Kathy Mauro Karin Murphy Alexander Ploghaus Mark L. Sample John A. Smith Tyler J. Mauro Nancy R. Murphy Michele Pola Samuel H. Kress Foundation Judith E. Smith Lynn Mayekawa Paul Murphy Rachel V. Pooley Robert J. Sandal Rodger E. Smith Meredith K. Mays Teresa Murphy John H. Popeck Dennis J. D. Sandole Suzanne E. Smith Steven W. McAllister Una M. Murphy Eli Pousson Evelyn S. Sanford Susan Smulyan Mary McCall Miguel Nacenta Julia Powers James F. Sanford III Rebecca S. Snider Joseph A. McCartin Jayram M. Nageswaran Leanne Powner Neil Sapper Virginia Ann Powell Sniffin Jeffrey W. McClurken Richard A. Nanian Carol Prentice Sarah Scaife Foundation Inc. Kathleen W. Snow Monica McCormick Kailash Narayan Christopher R. Preperato Takako Satoh Joseph P. Sobieralski Grant McCracken Andrei Naslednikov Paul R. Prescott Catherine E. Saunders Joy Sobieralski Eliot McIntire National Audobon Society Prism Public Affairs Benno Savioli Hugh T. Sockett T. J. McIntyre National Capital Business Ralph A. Privee Mark F. Schar Thomas J. Solak H. Diehl McKalip Ethics Awards PTC/MW Benedikt Schedler Barbara Somervill Richard D. McKinley National Council on Public Jean M. Pugh Joseph T. Scheinfeldt Nopsdol Soparattanapaisarn Larry W. McLellan History Robert E. Pugh Edward E. Scher Nancy M. Sorgen Marjorie L. McLellan National Oceanic Cindy Lou Quinlan Jack Schiff James T. Sparrow Marshall E. McMahon and Atmospheric Hiram A. Quinones Neal Schiff Linda M. Spence McMunn Family Foundation Administration Marian Quintana Leslie Feazell Schill Richard W. Spence David J. McMunn Elizabeth Neeley Lisa Marie Rabin Anne L. Schiller Frank Spindler * Lynne V. McNamara Alan R. Nelson Rita M. Rack Linda A. Schindler Regina M. Spottswood Timothy P. McNamara Cornelius J. Nelson Serge Ramel Angelika Schneider Keith Stanger Daniel McNulty Gwen S. Nelson Blanca I. Ramos Terry Schneier Miruna Stanica Jolly H. Meadows Tuan H. Nguyen Stephen Ramsay Zachary Schrag Patricia M. Stankiewicz Marty Mealue Bernadette Nicholas Mary C. Randolph Jerry Schrum Matthew Stargardter Med/Pro Services Mary Nolan Harriett J. Rankin Kelly R. Schrum Bernd Stark Tayana Bezerra Teixeira Mello William R. Nolan Michael A. Rankin Peter Schuerch Gregory Starr Julie Meloni Jody Norman Gary F. Rast Carl Schulkin State Farm Companies David Melski Kevin Norris Hub Ratliff Pete Schult Foundation Valere P. Menefee Northrop Grumman Raytheon Company Stephen Schultz Markus Stauff David E. Menotti Foundation Linda F. Reddick Robert Schwartz Frank L. Stein Philip E. Merritt Durell R. Notz Marcus Rediker Bernard Schwendinger Steven Floyd Computer Alan G. Merten Edward J. O’Connell Lia M. Reed Philippe Seidel Consulting Sarah L. Merten Lisa H. O’Dell Priscilla M. Regan Marlon Sellow Douglas Stewart Brenda D. Mervis Melody M. O’Shea Margaret H. Remington Marsha L. Semmel Jan J. Stith Gregg A. Mervis Karen K. Oates Susan Reverby Jennifer Serventi Peter H. Storm IV Ming-Yuen Meyer-Fong Jonathan Obert Deborah F. Rice Jennifer Sessions Karen B. Strassburg Tim Meyer N. Odhayakumar Arthur Rich Christian Seubert Otto A. Strassburg Harry G. Meyers Offinga Family Trust Richard S. Rich Mesfin T. Seyoum Susan Strasser Michael Kelley Revocable Jennifer Offringa Richard E. Fox Charitable Julie Shafiki Julia Streit Trust Peter J. Offringa Foundation Min Shaheen Jean A. Stuntz Edward Michals Patricia Oldham Annette Richard Animesh Sharma Richard Sugden Vivien Michals Ann W. Oliver Eric Richards Yogesh Sharma David Suisman Microsoft Thomas N. Oliver Donald Richardson Rahel B. Shawul Ann H. Sullivan J. Howard Middleton Jr. Mohsen Omrani Leslie M. Richardson John P. Sheehan Steven A. Sultan Tibelchalesh D. Mihrete John R. Orens Janine M. Ricouart Jamshed Sheriyarji Susan E. Sultan Kari Mikkela Julie E. Owen Oliver Rieder Ted Sherk Yuji Suzuki Maureen C. Miller Roger K. Paden P. Michael Riffert Estate of William C. Mitchell Page-Nelson Society of Virginia William R. Rittenhouse Thiago S. Molina Vivian A. Panaggio Jennifer L. Ritterhouse Please donate online at Mary Ann Monk Panayotis G. Pantazis Toni-Marie Rives Cherice Montgomery Changkun Park David L. Robertson give.gmu.edu. Erie Morales Katelyn C. Partlow Karla Robertson

Cornerstone 19 Eric V. Swanson The Curran Foundation Muluken Tilahun Helen Varga Christa Williford Thomas Swigart The de Laski Family Wu Tm Brenda Velasquez David B. Wilson Carol R. Szwed Foundation Ellen W. Todd Graciano Velasquez Susan S. Wilson Dean F. Taciuch The Helts Foundation Gertrude A. Todd Heather Velez Adam J. Winsler Pinyo Taeprasartsit The Japan Foundation, Los Georgi Tonia Rachelle Velez Amanda Winters Caroline H. Tafe Angeles Paul D. Travesky Elisabeth Vermilye Laurie F. Wishner H. C. Tai The Lynde and Harry Bradley Johannes Trenkler Andres S. Vicente Mark J. Wishner Sean P. Takats Foundation Marie Tretiakova Michael-Erdwin Vogel Richard Wolf Abebe Tarekegne The Rodeny Fund Adam Turner Ann Vong Weena Wong Patricia A. Taylor The Roy A. Rosenzweig Patrick C. Turner Ryan Voogt Edward Woodhouse Tibebe Tegene Living Trust Eleanor A. Uehling Lynn Voskuil Robert Woodman Jana Tereick The Seeland Education Ultramain Systems Inc. Yuri Vyatkin Carol Woolery Joan M. Thackwray Foundation Unifed Home Industries Inc. William P. Wadbrook Rebecca S. Worshek Lee B. Thackwray John Theibault University of Missouri Michael Wahl Alan L. Wurtzel Trin Thananusak Thelma O. Weaver Charitable Urban Communication Patrick Wahl Irene Wurtzel John M. Thane Trust Foundation Inc. Kaitlin Walker Markus Wust The Andrew W. Mellon Diana A. Thomasian Lula Urquhart Marian M. Walker Alicia Fox Wynn Foundation Karnig Thomasian Siva Vaidhyanathan Rosie Walker Michael Wynn The Beach Foundation Kenneth C. Thompson Judy Van Tijn Daniel J. Walkowitz XCultureNews The Clark Construction Susan E. Tichy Richard S. Vardy Jr. Judith Walkowitz Xi Gamma Omicron Group Chenyang Tie Susan A. Vardy Melody S. Walley Alok Yadav Eileen Walsh Tsutomu Yagi Patricia B. Wanschura Mary Yakush Kimberly W. Ware Linda T. Yankey Kenneth Warren Edmund Yesko Jr. Watson Family Trust Ruth E. Yesko Thelma O. Weaver Paul T. Yoder J. C. Webster Karl D. Yordy Timothy Webster Jeffrey Yoshimi Make it a habit, Zhang Wei Youth Venture Inc. Wolfgang Weigel Vika Zafrin Laurence M. Weinberg Rosemarie Zagarri make it for Mason! Jordan S. Weingarten Jason Zalinger Lyn M. Weingarten Jutta Zalud Your donation goes to work immediately to Tracey Weis Romain Zanolli WellPoint Foundation Michael Zaugg n Wells Fargo Community Nahedah Zayed Strengthen academic programs in the College Support Campaign Judith H. Zickler of Humanities and Social Sciences. Wol K. Welsh Leo E. Zickler Debra Wetcher-Hendricks Thomas Zimoski n Steven C. Wheatley Matthew Zingraff Make Mason affordable for all students. Sean J. Whitenack Xiaomin Zu Carol Whitney Janet Zupko n Attract top faculty members in world-renown John G. Widoff Eve Wiederhold disciplines. We make every effort to Eileen M. Wiegert ensure the accuracy of the Jonathan M. Wiener Honor Roll. Please e-mail n Build and maintain curricula that prepare students Margaret L. Wieners Charles R. Wilkers [email protected] for rewarding and dynamic careers. Roger W. Wilkins should you discover an error. George Williams James Williamson

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1974 1984 Rose Costas celebrated her marriage to Sandy Whittington received a kidney Alusine M. Kanu, a three-time gradu- Giddings Dietrich on January 1, 2011. transplant in May 2010 and is now back ate of Mason (Classes of ’84, ’87, and They live in Austin, Texas. Costas works at work as chair of the Douglas County ’00), is pursuing a second doctorate at the Department of Treasury. (Georgia) Cemetery Preservation in pastoral community counseling at Fred Holder works for Verizon Business Commission, which maintains 60 19th- Argosy University. He is a professor in Ashburn, Virginia, as a systems spe- century abandoned family cemeteries. in communication studies and theater cialist and database analyst. Whittington encourages all Mason at Mason and Northern Virginia 1991 Patriots to carry an organ donor card and Community College. Kanu is the make family members aware of their life- author of Reflections in Communication, Elisabeth A. Murawski has more than saving organ donor plans. Connecting Intercultural Communication, 200 pieces of work appearing in such and Experiencing Interactive Interpersonal journals as Yale Review, New Republic, 1978 Virginia Quarterly Review, Field Ontario Raimon W. Lehman Jr. recently Communications. Kanu has been mar- ried for 27 years to his wife, Geraldine, Review, Dubliner, and Poetry Northwest. returned to the Northern Virginia region Her poem “Emma Hardy Speaks to care for his mother. and has two children and three grandchildren. from the Grave” has been awarded Richard White retired after more than Shenandoah’s Graybeal-Gowen Prize. What’s New? 30 years of service as a government Christine Strasser, the grandmother For information about her work, visit attorney. of seven, is a pediatric nurse and a lacta- www.usu.edu/usupress/books/index. We want to know… tion consultant for Northern Virginia cfm?isbn=7957. 1981 Pediatrics . ➤Where are you 1992 Edward (Joe) Willmore’s fourth book, now? No Magic Bullet was recently published Stan Tetlow is a retired firefighter. Brian P. Burns was appointed deputy by ASTD Press. Information about all of 1985 director, Warfighter Systems Integration ➤Have you moved? Willmore’s books can be found on www. Nicolette Stearns cofounded Office of Information Dominance, and ➤Gotten married? willmoreconsultinggroup.com. ArtStream, a nonprofit in Montgomery chief information officer, Office of the ➤Had a baby? 1983 County that has expanded to North Secretary of the Air Force. Tyler Cowen is a professor of economics Carolina. Her 1992 master’s thesis, “The Wanda (Richards) Seaman (pen name ➤Landed a new and general director of the Center for the Effect of Drama on the Social Skills of Leigh Barbour) has written a number of job? Adolescents with Down Syndrome,” was books for women and young women who Study of Public Choice at Mason. ➤Seen former instrumental in her research and found- are new arrivals to America. Her works Mark Kane retired in February 2010 ing of ArtStream. Stearns is excited to can be found at the following links: classmates after almost 34 years with Fairfax be using her degree in her career. She is leighbarbour.com and home.roadrun- recently? County Fire and Rescue Department. proud of the work ArtStream does for ner.com/~rueda/wanda. He and his wife celebrated his retirement the community and is especially proud 1993 with a trip to Buenos Aires and Iguazu of its recent film,Knights of Glory, a mov- Submit your class Falls. ing fairy-tale allegory for cancer. James Epley, who also holds an MS notes to chssalumni@ from Mason’s School of Management, Daniel Klein is a professor of economics gmu.edu. Please be 1988 was admitted to the PhD in Earth at Mason. He has published research on Eileen P. Mazzone is a specialist in the Systems and Geoinformation Science sure to include your policy issues, including toll roads, urban Counseling and Psychological Services Program at Mason. In November 2010, graduation year and transit, auto emissions, credit reporting, Office at Mason. he received a 15-year service award degree. and the Food and Drug Administration. 1989 from Northrop Grumman Information Jo Ann Lynn Poe is an information Bruce Bevans is an Episcopal priest Systems. Epley is married to his wife, Please donate online technology consultant. Her daughters, at Saint John’s Episcopal Church in Karen, and their son, Peter, and daugh- at give.gmu.edu. Whitney and Lauren, are following in Petersburg, Virginia, and a patrol ter, Deanna, attend James Madison the family tradition, currently attending officer and chaplain with the Hopewell University. Mason. (Virginia) Police Department.

Cornerstone 21 Musa L. Eubanks started his own law Costa Canavos has worked for the W. Preston McLaughlin spent the s practice, Eubanks Law Group, LLC. Virginia Development Authority for five past year in Afghanistan as the chief years, underwriting multifamily mixed- of staff for the Marine Expeditionary e Cynthia Warner retired from the fed- use projects. He is married to Melissa Brigade before retiring after 27 years t eral government in 2001 and currently teaches in the Politics and Geography Canavos, ’97, owner of Safe Harbor of service in the United States Marine o Department, College of Humanities Title Company. They have two children, Corp. He received a third Legion of and Fine Arts, at Coastal Carolina Athena-Kate, six, and Jack, four. Merit Award for his meritorious service

N University in Conway, South Carolina. Lewis Forrest, who also earned an MEd in Afghanistan. He begins a new posi- tion as program manager at the Krause Nancy A. Woolever is director of from Mason in 2005, is the executive director of the Early Identification Center for Leadership and Ethics at the academic initiatives at the Society Citadel. of Human Resources Management Program. He previously spent three 2002 (SHRM). She recently led a develop- years as a professional school counselor ment team in partnership between in the Prince William County Public Dafran Ware, who also holds an MA Class SHRM and the American Institutes School system. in interdisciplinary studies, works as an for Research to create a new national Mark O’Malley has held three U.S. academic advisor in the A. James Clark Assurance of Learning Assessment for Coast Guard command positions, School of Engineering at the University graduating human resources students. moving four times since 1996. His son, of Maryland. 1994 Conor, is a sophomore history major at 2003 Blas G. Flaconer is an associate Mason. Nadia Chambers, who works in the professor of English at Austin Peay 1998 government contractor industry as State University and received a Donna Abruzzese, who also earned a financial analyst, has a 10-year-old National Endowment for the Arts 2011 an MA in history from Mason in 2003, daughter. Fellowship in Literature. He is one of 42 retired in June 2009 from the State 2004 poets selected from around the country. Department. She is now a docent at the Christopher James DeSimone suc- Michael Jefferson and his wife, National Archives in Washington, D.C. cessfully completed the examination Josephine, have a daughter, Piper, and 2000 administered by the Virginia Board two sons, Carter and Mason. Jefferson is Lex Berthelsen has worked in the field of Bar Examiners and is now licensed a systems security architect at the FBI in of defense contracting since graduation to practice law in the commonwealth. Washington, D.C. and at CACI for the past eight years. In He completed a JD at the Catholic 2010, he received an MS in accounting University of America’s Columbus Jeff Notz has five children and is an School of Law in 2009. assistant county attorney for Prince and financial management from the William County. University of Maryland, University J. Artel Smith does public relations College. He and his wife of seven years work in Washington, D.C., and teaches Jen Shelton is founder and chair of the welcomed their first son to the family in as an adjunct professor at Mason. Mason alumni club in Richmond. September 2009. 2005 1995 Ruth Molyne is pursuing a second Lori Petterson completed an MA in Jennylynn Pickett Balmer, who also bachelor’s degree in psychology, with a arts management at Mason and works received an MPA from Mason in 2008, minor in international and comparative in the dean’s office of the College of is deputy chief occupational health studies. She plans to continue her gradu- Humanities and Social Sciences, where nurse with the Army National Guard ate work at Mason. she helped compile the class notes for Readiness Center. Nicole M. (Emard) Ratner is a CAE, this issue of the magazine. Petterson and Merton Bland was an elementary CMP, and executive director of a small her husband, Dennis, live in Manassas school teacher in California for almost nonprofit association, the American Park with their sons, George and Sam. six years. Then, for a quarter century, he Association of Attorney-CPAs, located 2006 was an officer in the Foreign Service. He in Fairfax City, Virginia. She married Francisco Rodriguez has been teaching trained English teachers abroad for the her husband, Dan, in March 2010 and English for speakers of other languages next two decades. He currently lives in lives in Springfield, Virginia. in the Washington, D.C., public school Arlington and volunteers as an English system since 2008. He welcomed his as a second language teacher. Adam K. Thiel is the City of Alexandria fire chief, He writes the “Generation second child, Maya, into the world in Laura DeLisi has been teaching in the Next” column for Fire Chief magazine December 2009. Fairfax County Public Schools for 15 and teaches in Mason’s MPA program. Matthew Whatley works at the U.S. years. 2001 Department of State in the Office of 1996 Amy Bonaccorso recently published Innovative Engagement, supporting Ahmad Aziz, who also graduated her first book,How to Get to “I Do”—A embassies all over the world with new with an MS in 2007 from the Volgenau Dating Guide for Catholic Women, which technologies and social media. His School of Engineering at Mason, can be found on her website, www. training of information officers has recently joined a startup firm called amybonaccorso.com. taken him from Cairo, Egypt, to Cape Agilex Technologies. Town, South Africa, to Vienna, Austria.

22 SPRING 2011 2007 and her husband are renovating a cottage Dean Censer, continued from page 1 Tina Montgomery joined Booz Allen on Frye Island on Sebago Lake, Maine. Hamilton in June 2010 as a consultant. She also plays flute in a community year, we will add new languages to this mix. In orchestra. Matthew Petersen works with philosophy, we are increasing the role of ethics, Regulatory Economics Group, LLC, Lynn Godino is a researcher for Ixmati as science and technology provide new dilem- Research under contract with the providing litigation support, including mas and opportunities. Sociologists are study- expert testimony, for oil pipelines in Smithsonian Institution. ing the international impact of the Internet. rate proceedings. He lives in Northern Ashley Jackson will receive a master’s And the English Department is readying new Virginia with his wife, Julie, and their degree in social work from the School children. of Social Service Administration, programs to assist in the writing and teaching 2008 University of Chicago, in June 2011. of English. Afra Saeed Ahmad traveled to the Jackson conducts research for the Just as this issue of Cornerstone documents United Arab Emirates as a Fulbright Illinois Department of Corrections and the challenges and responses of the faculty, stu- recipient. Ahmad is currently in the PhD interns with the Safer Foundation. dents, and alumni of the College of Humanities program for industrial organizational Marc T. Moore works for the and Social Sciences, the members of the college psychology at Mason. Department of Juvenile Justice in community are having analogous successes. Barbara Moody is a senior marketing Virginia Beach, Virginia. We think it is important to challenge ourselves manager at the National School Boards Eric Olson will complete an MA in as much as we challenge our students. Association. communications at Virginia Tech in Marisol Pine is an account executive for May 2011. Sincerely, Computer Consultants Corporation in 2010 Washington, D.C. Docia M. Casillas left her position as a Danielle Turner works at the supervisor in the Labor Relations Office Transportation Security Administration of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and is and was recently accepted to Trinity now employed with the Labor Relations College in Dublin, Ireland, for the mas- Program of the National Science ter of philosophy program in interna- Foundation, where she is involved in Jack R. Censer, Dean tional peace studies. agency litigation, negotiations, and the Go Patriots! 2009 establishment of a new program. Michelle Carr works at Mason as the Valerie Estep works at Voices for program specialist for the Cultural America’s Children, teaching English as Studies Program and gave two lectures a second language. at the 2011 session of Osher Life-Long Learning Institute. She earned an MA in history in 2009. In her spare time, she

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Cornerstone 23 Climate Control, continued from page 10 further making the problem more local and more concrete. consequences and implications of climate change and • Engage important new partners in the issue (such as connect the issue to Americans’ deeply held health community-based organizations, risk managers, the values. In doing so, research suggests they will engage faith community) who, in turn, can help explain the a broader range of Americans on the issue, thereby issue to the public and decision-makers and can help enhancing climate change understanding and decision- develop and implement response plans. making capacity among members of the public, the Successfully reframing the climate debate in the United business community, and government officials.(6) States from one based on environmental values to one • Many of the actions that help limit climate change and based on health values, which are more widely held and promote effective adaptation and can be taken by indi- cut across ideology and partisanship holds great promise viduals, communities, states, regions, and nations also to help American society better understand and appreci- improve human health in important ways completely ate the risks of climate change and draw upon science when unrelated to climate change. These cobenefits include weighing climate and energy policy choices.(7, 8) increased physical activity, decreased obesity, reduced motor vehicle-related injuries and death, reduced air References and water pollution and reduced morbidity and mor- 1. Maibach, E., A. Leiserowitz, C. Roser-Renouf, et al. (in tality associated with it, increased social capital in and press). Identifying Like-Minded Audiences for Global Warming connections across communities, and reduced levels Public Engagement Campaigns: An Audience Segmentation “Humanity of depression. Therefore, actions taken to address cli- Analysis and Tool Development. PLoS ONE. mate change are a win-win in that they help us progress 2. Confalonieri, U., B. Menne, R. Akhtar, et al. (2007). Human really is the Health. In Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and toward other high-priority public health goals. 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24 SPRING 2011 The Hamster

Louie the hamster escaped from his fish tank cage a ramp worthy of Evel Knievel, all the while pop- two days ago, and I can hear him scratching behind ping slivers of carrot down that hole as in the news the walls in the kitchen after everyone else has story I read a few months ago where a little girl gone up to bed. It is a desperate grasping, tiny trapped in a mine survived for days eating scraps rodent paws against drywall, and I believe there of food they were able to send down to her in a are only a few more days before we will be unable sawed-off plastic soda bottle. Louie scratches in to tell the kids he’s going to turn up. rhythm to my breathing, reminding me he is there.

Earlier tonight after dinner my husband pushed There are several moments after I maneuver the back the stove from the wall, hoping to find the ramp down behind the sink that I believe I have hole where Louie crawled through, but eventu- failed; the hamster is chewing on his own escape ally felt that was enough effort and went up to route and I realize I am counting on the logic of an fall asleep to the Orioles game, leaving me to this animal with a brain the size of a pea, and in these guilt. Unlike him, I am afraid if I nod off I will have moments I think not of the hamster’s limitations horrible dreams about the poor little guy meeting but of my own, and that I must’ve failed as a par- Tara Laskowski (MFA spiders and beetles and other lurking insects that ent, that this shoddy ramp would get a “C” at best Creative Writing ‘05) has published built their own cities inside the walls and don’t in Mrs. Thomas’s arts and crafts, that I shouldn’t numerous stories have let Louie escape, and that I should never, ever want unexpected tourists. online and in print. be the cause of such a crestfallen look on Damien’s She was the 2009 I pull out all of the cleaning bottles we’ve accumu- face. Because Damien especially is a fragile kid— writer-in-residence at lated under the sink in the past 13 years—three Samantha is more headstrong, confident, parad- SmokeLong Quarterly and is now a senior bottles of Windex, Drano, leather conditioner for ing on stage at the fourth grade winter play like a editor there. Her an old chair from my husband’s bachelor days, Broadway star with a paper crown—but Damien is short story collection Clorox, plant food, dried and twisted sponges, more internal, more sensitive and thoughtful (more Black Diamond City silver polish for a tray my mother bought us when like me, I think with its own kind of guilt) and one won the 2010 Literary we were married (a tray we never use), baby wipes, Awards Series from day the both of them will grow up to be their own the Santa Fe Writers crusted Super Glue, inexplicably one of Samantha’s people, and I will have to let them scurry in their Project. Her work will tiny pink flip flops—and sweep a flashlight to the own dark spaces. And just about that time, the also be featured in an upcoming anthology back panel where the sink pipe disappears through hamster stops eating his safety net and perches just of Washington, D.C., the wall, leaving enough space for a hamster to at the bottom; I can feel his weight as he tests the area women’s fiction squeeze in, fall to the floor, and realize too late ramp, imagine his pink nose quivering upward, and published by Paycock that he can’t clamber back up. I hold my breath as we both wait, wondering if we Press. She is a senior public relations can trust it. Now I find Samantha’s school ruler and Damien’s manager at George twine and popsicle stick building set, and I jury-rig This story first appeared in SmokeLong Quarterly Mason University. in March 2009.

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