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from him on leather chairs in a was change the color of the Memories of Former GW more personal setting. university. He asked about my GW The story goes that his President Lloyd Elliott, experience, professors, and predecessor, Cloyd Heck Marvin, future plans, and he offered had gotten a deal on postwar 1918-2013 advice for more than 20 minutes. surplus paint. It was such a He had never met me yet gave me good deal that he got enough to valuable time and showed such paint the whole university! The nothing short of a nuclear attack personal concern. Dr. Elliott problem was that it was all the would ever close the university. truly cared about his students. I same color: green. The bigger I do not know if that is true. I am lucky to be one of them. problem was the shade of that do know that Dr. Elliott was a Denis Ventriglia, BA ’78 color, which was somewhere man who would move heaven, Wilmington, N.C. between pea-soup and sinus- earth, and snow to ensure that infection green. It became the students in his care received When I attended GW from 1970 known as “Marvin Green.” every educational opportunity to to 1972 for my MPA, I was a I returned the summer after broaden their horizons, nurture Scottish Rite Fellow from West my senior year for graduate their dreams, and realize Virginia and a West Virginia school to a freshly painted, success. University graduate. When I multi-toned university, which Sheryl Stuckey, BS ’82, BA ’90 arrived I was a little scared and my daughter and son-in-law Washington, D.C. apprehensive, coming from attended with wonderful results: When I got the new issue a rural part of West Virginia two jobs and two children. of GW Magazine in the My best memory of Dr. Elliott and entering a large urban For that I was and still mail today and saw the is from the first few weeks I university. Dr. Elliott had dinner am eternally grateful to the was at the school in September with all the Scottish Rite Fellows university’s 14th president. cover, the first thing I 1980. I had just transferred and made it a point to meet Bill Gralnick, BA ’65, MA ’68 remembered was the from a college in Memphis, with me and assure me that I Boca Raton, Fla. and although I had worked was up to the challenge and if Presidents Day storm hard academically to make ever I needed to talk with him, When the trustees appointed of 1979. the transition to a much better he was available. He had such Lloyd Elliott president of GW, I I had an exam scheduled university, financially, I was not great human relations skills and was active in the Faculty Senate the next afternoon and was as prepared as I should have made a point to look up a fellow and was invited to join the awakened by a ringing telephone been. Not really knowing how West Virginian. I will always delegation to meet Dr. Elliott in early that morning. A friend to proceed, I was able to get an remember him for his kindness the room where the senate met. of mine at Howard University appointment with Dr. Elliott, and thoughtfulness. We shook hands and chatted. called to alert me to the record and, within five minutes, he knew Roger Justice, MPA ’72 I came away from the meeting snowfall and to gloat. Every exactly what to do. He sent a Olathe, Kansas completely won over. Dr. Elliott university in the area was letter to the director of financial was a gentleman and I looked closed...except GW. I called aid at the time and asked to grant Lloyd Elliott inherited a small, forward to his presidency. campus to find out if the exam me a Trustee Scholarship, which southern-oriented university In difficult years following had been canceled and was told I had for the remainder of my in a fabulous location that 1965 that included tear gas on that classes would be held on time at GW. That allowed me to had a Quonset hut for a gym, campus and nights on a cot time. It took me a few hours to graduate from my dream school suggested a bus ride to the in Rice Hall, I respected Dr. get to campus from my house, as planned in 1984. He will Library of Congress as the Elliott’s judgment and admired but when I got there I marveled always have a very special place best research resource for his courage. He supported our at the fact that every street in my heart. its students, and had such a then-new form of faculty self- and every sidewalk had been Christopher L. Myers, BA ’84 nondescript student union that a governance. He raised the status cleared down to the pavement. Collierville, Tenn. drugstore named Quigley’s was of GW in Washington by joining GW was an island of normalcy the daytime center of campus the leadership community. surrounded by a city that had Close to graduation I walked into life. Your splendid portrait shows closed. After my exam it took Dr. Elliott’s office without an He intuited quickly the the shrewd side of Dr. Elliott’s more hours to get across town appointment. He waved me past reality of Foggy Bottom real personality, and he was a and get home. Still, despite his secretary and asked what I estate: It only went up in price. serious person. As for me, I well the journey, I was proud of the needed. I told Dr. Elliott I simply So he began to buy and set the remember the friendly side—his resilience of the community of wanted to meet him and thank stage for those who came later, smile and his laugh—before we which I had become a part. him for all he had done to push leaving them a larger, thriving got down to business and after Of course, students GW to excellence and for his institution worthy of the first we retired. complained about GW being the dedication to the students. He president’s name. But from this David J. Sharpe, Professor only place open. It was said that immediately walked around his student’s perspective the most Emeritus of Law Dr. Elliott’s response was that desk and asked me to sit across important thing Dr. Elliott did Hudson, N.Y.

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I fi rst met Dr. Elliott at a GW Club. Our lockers were next to out there, trying, hopeful, and the-candidate event and helping party given in honor of my each other and both of us were haven’t given up. We went to GW his team “pound the pavement.” late husband, David S. Brown, committed to exercising after too, you know. He won overwhelmingly, and a GW professor for 31 years work. Dariush Kashani, BA ’93 has accepted my offer to return and then chair of the Public We struck up a casual Los Angeles, Calif. to my “old stompin’ ground” Administration Department. conversation routine in the of D.C., to work as a volunteer During the course of the steam room after our respective House aide for a few weeks. conversation, he noticed my work outs. Since I was working Political Action Lou Storm, MS ’82 French accent and I told him I in the political arena, he always I read with great interest the Whitney, Texas was born in French Morocco wanted to know what the latest articles in the fall 2012 magazine and raised partly in Algeria. rumors were and how certain regarding the national elections He then told me how he had politicians could do stupid and high-profi le alumni All Write! landed in Oran, Algeria, in things. We met off and on over participants. WWII and how much he enjoyed the years—always cordial, most Though in a small part, I We want to hear from discovering North Africa, even pleasant, and inquisitive—but he also participated in a historic you, too. Please write to in war. We also shared many never asked me my name. election. Texas gained four us through the “Contact Us” link on our website memories of Maine, since he was Capt. Herb Ressing, MBA ’68 House seats in the 2010 census, (gwmagazine.com) the president of the University Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and my wife and I live in one of or send a letter to: of Maine and it is my husband’s the all-new districts carved out native state. for the 2012 election. Thirteen GW Magazine I have fond memories of Dr. A More inclusive candidates fi led for the new Letter to the Editor Elliott, a very interesting man Representation seat: one Democrat and 12 2121 Eye St., N.W. with a good sense of humor. I feel readers should get a bit Republicans. Suite 501 Anne Elizon Brown more of a reality of what’s out I attended candidate forums Washington, DC 20052 Washington, D.C. there. For example, when the and winnowed my list to one Please include your name, magazine features graduates favorite, Roger Williams, former degree/year, address, and My fi rst encounter with Dr. who have reached celebrity Texas secretary of state and a daytime phone number. Elliott was somewhat unusual. status—is that the reality? What small-business owner like myself. We met at the GW gym locker about those who aren’t famous? My wife and I went to work for Letters may be edited for room called the President’s There are those who are still Mr. Williams, hosting a meet- clarity and space.

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Actress and alumna Kerry Washington, BA ’98, told graduates, “You are the hero of your story.”

commencement 2013 As she took the stage before 25,000 people as keynote speaker, actress and alumna Kerry Washington, BA ’98, had something Actress Says, ‘You Are the besides her alma mater in common with many of the graduates: Her parents were in the audience, watching her receive an Hero of Your Story’ honorary degree. While she was proud to be addressing the graduates, Ms. Washington said, she was onnell Burtonnell Assembling on the National Mall May 19, rain slickers thrown over “even more proud of the GW degree that m c c their robes, members of the Class of 2013 gathered to celebrate took me four years, a lot of sleepless nights, their new degrees and receive a little parting wisdom. student loans, study groups, and more than

Jessica Jessica a few drinks at Lindy’s to earn.” / By Kurtis Hiatt and Ruth Steinhardt / gwmagazine.com / 9 gw nEws

Graduates celebrate their new degrees on a damp National Mall.

Ms. Washington’s funny, personal speech, of your unique experience. You don’t earn a on the importance of leaving one’s comfort “i carry my education degree by doing and being and existing in the zone and the role of storytelling in the way here with me every day.” comfort zone of what you already know.” we shape our lives, touched extensively on Backstage before her speech, Ms. those four years. Washington talked about the “surreal” “In every culture and in every moment of experience of going from student to human existence, the ritual of storytelling Initially hesitant—“the thought of it Commencement speaker and discussed what has been a central tenet of our experience, terrified me”—she eventually showed up, she hoped to convey with her remarks. because it is through stories that we “answered the call,” won the lead role, and “I think the message is really to kind of understand ourselves and each other,” Ms. threw herself into exploring what she could authentically carve out a path for yourself Washington said. “As we journey along with bring to a part that seemed, on the surface, to in your life,” said Ms. Washington, who was the hero of any story, we realize that we, too, offer little in the way of dignity. wearing the doctoral robe that belongs to her are the lead characters of our own lives. I am “I approached the role as a social mother, a retired professor. here to remind each of you that you are the scientist,” she said, “the way GW taught me.” “The experience that I gained here both hero of your story.” She studied frogs, held frogs, read about as an academic student of social sciences and Though she has now starred in Hollywood frogs, watched frog documentaries—threw as an artist, in acting classes and in dance hits like Ray and Django Unchained, and herself, she said, into performing the role as classes … I know that I can look at it with anchors the hit ABC drama Scandal as crisis wholeheartedly as she could. real specificity and know that my time here manager Olivia Pope, her GW origins were “I faced my fears and I stepped out onto really supports the work that I do today in so humble. As a Presidential Arts Scholar, she that Marvin Center stage,” she said, “and it many ways. I definitely feel like I carry my recalled, she was required to audition for became a role that transformed my thinking education here with me every day.” every show organized by the Department of about how I use my body to do what I do Theatre and Dance—including Croak: The every day. Last Frog, a musical written by Professor “The lesson isn’t how you, too, can be See photos, videos, and more from Leslie Jacobson. a frog,” Ms. Washington told graduates. GW’s 2013 Commencement at onnell Burtonnell “It was a beautiful musical about frogs,” “The lesson is that you’re sitting here today commencement.gwu.edu m c c she remembered, to laughter, but “I have to because you, too, learned how to answer the For a GW Magazine profile of Kerry be honest with you. It was not my lifetime call. Your degree is proof that you have what Washington, visit dream role to play a frog.” it takes to take the leap into the adventure go.gwu.edu/kerrywashington Jessica

10 / gw magazine / Summer 2013 Choreographer Liz Lerman, MA ’82, speaks at the launch of the National Civil War Project at D.C.’s Arena Stage. Civil War Anniversary inspires National Project

gw and seven partner organizations, including three other universities and “My interest is four professional theater companies, in collaborations have launched a nationwide collaboration called the national that will allow new civil war Project, which will generate understandings.” original theatrical productions and liz lerman ma ’82 innovative academic programs - , in commemoration of the 150th Beaty will create a third original anniversary of the american civil war. piece that will fuse song, poetry, the project was originally and personal narrative as a means conceived by liz lerman, ma ’82, a of asking what war is really like for choreographer and 2002 macarthur the people involved. these projects foundation “genius” fellow. will also include reflections on “our civil war was 150 years ago: contemporary wars and their effects. what does it still mean? what is the ms. lerman will be an artist-in- urt aftermath? where is the damage? residence on campus while developing how is it absorbed? who does the “healing wars,” and will participate absorbing?” ms. lerman said at the in student workshops before the event’s launch in february. “these premiere of the piece. the university questions are too big for the arts alone, also will sponsor 10 new student Top: “Great leaders are great learners,” or for academia alone. my interest is productions that bring students from in collaborations that will allow new essica B mcconnell said former Coast Guard Commandant theater, history, and other social J Adm. Thad Allen, MPA ’86, who received understandings.” science disciplines together in pairs to an honorary doctorate in public service. gw and its partner, d.c.’s arena research and write plays. these plays erman: erman: “Opportunity that exists when adversity stage, will work on three projects, will be presented in a special student arrives is the opportunity to define including the world premiere of playwriting festival in 2013 and 2014. yourself by who you are, how you act, and “healing wars,” a dance piece gw students will also intern at arena your behaviors.” Bottom: international by ms. lerman that explores the stage as part of the collaboration. education advocate Harriet Mayor connections between wartime and Fulbright, MFA ’75, told the graduates physical and psychological healing, and will feature actor Bill Pullman as she came to the university as a mother information about the National narrator. the university will also work of three young daughters and “with a Civil War Project is available at right: william atkins / l mind that was crying for stimulation.” on a project called “our war,” in which

B www.civilwarproject.org “George Washington gave me a wonderful 25 playwrights, including two gw education, and i am deeply grateful students, will represent the diversity for this extraordinary honor,” she said. of voices affected by the events of the Ms. Fulbright was awarded an honorary civil war. llen and ful a doctorate in humane letters. award-winning playwright daniel

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“We are all here because we’re bound by something that we all agree upon: that we are in a great city, in the greatest country on Earth, and we’re fortunate enough to be a part of the George Washington University because, in one way or another, it touched a chord that we feel strongly about.” — w. russell ramsey

And now, after stepping down this summer from his post at the helm of GW’s board, Mr. Ramsey will be known as Outgoing Board of Trustees Chairman W. Russell Ramsey’s legacy stretches from chairman emeritus. the board room to the ball field, where he was the Colonials baseball team captain in “Russ Ramsey has supported and guided 1981. His professional accomplishments in finance include founding Ramsey Asset all of our efforts to continue building a world- Management and serving as co-founder, president, and co-chief executive officer of class institution, to transform the university’s Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group and its sister company FBR Capital Markets. academic infrastructure, to engage the city of Washington and the institutions around Board of Trustees us, and to strengthen what, together, we have called our lifelong and worldwide community of alumni,” GW President Steven Knapp said at a celebration of Mr. Ramsey’s tenure in Outgoing Board May. He is a man of “contagious vision” for the university, Dr. Knapp said. Chairman Lauded for A grateful and humble Mr. Ramsey attempted to turn and widen the spotlight. “I want to make sure that this is about Contagious Vision ‘we,’ ” he told the gathering. “We are all here because we’re bound by something that we all agree upon: that we are in a great city, His mother’s goal for him was a college He is known as a strong GW advocate in the greatest country on Earth, and we’re education, the first in the family. The son for his 15 years on the Board of Trustees— fortunate enough to be a part of the George of hardworking parents—whose idea of including six as chairman—which Washington University because, in one way a good day, W. Russell Ramsey recalled included overseeing the presidential search or another, it touched a chord that we feel recently, was getting food on the table and committee, the creation of the 20-year Foggy strongly about.” keeping the heat on—he blazed a path to get Bottom Campus plan, and the development of He asked his colleagues to remember that education, attending GW on a baseball GW’s strategic plan. the power of two things: relationships and scholarship and receiving his bachelor’s in Mr. Ramsey and his wife, Norma G. possibility. business administration in 1981. Ramsey, are also known for their lengthy “If there’s been a transformation for me, Decades later, Mr. Ramsey, founder, list of philanthropic contributions to and a transformation for this university, it’s chairman, and CEO of Ramsey Asset GW and elsewhere, including thousands to actually have a culture move from, ‘Well, onnell Burtonnell Management, is known as a successful in scholarship money and a $1 million that’s just the way it is, and that’s how we entrepreneur who built multibillion-dollar endowment in 2005 to establish the Ramsey do things,’ to ‘What if we think of the world m c c businesses in investment banking and money Student Investment Fund, a portfolio of in terms of what we can do, and what the management. stocks managed by MBA students. possibilities are?’ ” — Kurtis Hiatt Jessica

12 / gw magazine / Summer 2013 New Faces on Carbonell Elected the Board Board Chairman The GW Board of Trustees has elected fi ve new trustees The GW Board of Trustees this Carbonell Engineering Endowed to four-year terms: spring elected 11-year board Scholarship. veteran Nelson A. Carbonell, “Nelson Carbonell is a clear BS ’85, its new chairman. Mr. and powerful advocate for this Mark Howard Chichester, Carbonell, who succeeds W. university,” GW President Steven BBA ’90, JD ’93, is co- Russell Ramsey, BBA ’81, began Knapp said. “He fully embraces founder and president his three-year term July 1. its aspirations and its vision of atlas research, a washington, d.c.-based Mr. Carbonell is founder, for the future, both of which health care management chairman, and CEO of Nelson his extraordinary strategic consulting fi rm. mr. Carbonell and Associates, a intelligence has played a key role chichester also holds a Reston, Va.-based fi rm that in shaping.” faculty appointment in assists middle-market companies In other developments from the department of health Weston Burnett, JD ’75, with strategy, fi nancing, the board, Ellen Zane, BA ’73, systems administration at LLM ’83, is managing operations, technology, and was elected vice chair. Ms. Zane, georgetown university. leadership. He has served as vice a nationally renowned health partner of cohen & Burnett, P.c., attorneys chair of the GW board for the care leader, is vice chairman of and counselors at law, past six years. the Tufts Medical Center Board and president and ceo of “I am honored to assume of Trustees and an assistant optifour integrated wealth the role of chair of the Board of professor in the Department of management, llc. an Trustees,” said Mr. Carbonell, Medicine, Division of Clinical expert in international law, who earned his bachelor’s Care Research, at Tufts he previously served active degree in electrical engineering University School of Medicine. duty with the navy as a judge at GW and was inducted into The board also re-elected I. Allan advocate. the School of Engineering and From, BBA ’72, as its secretary. Applied Science Hall of Fame in Mr. From is a shareholder in Grace Speights, JD ’82, is 2011. “The university has made the law fi rm Howard, Stallings, a partner in morgan lewis’ tremendous strides under Russ From & Hutson, P.A., in Raleigh, labor and employment law Ramsey’s leadership, and I want N.C. practice, where she holds to thank him for his service. I U.S. Sen. Mark Warner a number of positions look forward to working with (D-Va.), BA ’77, and Sharon including deputy national the administration, the faculty, Percy Rockefeller, president and leader of the labor and and the board to build GW’s CEO of WETA, Washington, employment law practice and managing partner of the strengths and continue its D.C.’s fl agship public television washington, d.c., offi ce. growth as a top-tier research and radio stations, were elected university.” trustee emeriti. Sen. Warner Mr. Carbonell and his wife, served as a trustee from 1993 Terry Collins, DSc ’76, is Michele, also have had a to 2001; Ms. Rockefeller from retired from Boeing, where philanthropic impact at 1996 to 2002. he most recently served as the university. Their And two members an adviser to the president $50,000 challenge departed the of Boeing network and to spur 50 percent board: B.J. Penn, space systems. dr. collins of the Class of MS ’80, retired was inducted into the gw school of engineering and 2012 to give to the assistant secretary applied science hall of senior class gift of the Navy for fame in 2010 and in 2012 was exceeded by installations and received gw’s distinguished Ave Tucker, BBA ’77, is the students, as was their environment, and entrepreneurial ceo and co-founder of tm challenge to the Class Sunil Wadhwani, achievement award. financial forensics, llc, of 2013, of $51,000 chairman and a business and litigation for 51 percent co-founder consulting company. he is participation. of iGate also a consulting professor They also Corp. at stanford university and a established member of the dean’s board the Nelson of advisers for the school of carBonell, collins, Burnett: Jessica mcconnell Burt / chichester: atlas researchand / tucker: courtesy tm financial forensics / sPeights: courtesy morgan lewis Michele Business.

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GW Partners With Business Fortune Global Forum Dean Takes On China A group of GW leaders visited China this education in society, U.S.-China relations, summer, building ties and participating in and opportunities for universities to have an discussions on trends in China and the future impact on China. Operations of global business in several meetings and at “Even though we are so strongly based the 2013 Fortune Global Forum. GW was the in Washington, D.C., we are at the same School of Business Dean Doug Guthrie is forum’s sole education partner. time a global university, and we take very adding a new role to his university portfolio: Alongside prominent leaders including seriously our responsibility to educate citizen vice president for China operations. Premier of the People’s Republic of China Li leaders not only of the United States but In this position, Dr. Guthrie—who is Keqiang, Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, former of the world,” Dr. Knapp said in opening fluent in Mandarin, is an expert in the field British Prime Minister Tony Blair, JPMorgan remarks. “Nowhere is our role as a global of economic reform in China, and conducted Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon, GE CEO university clearer or more powerful than in his doctoral research in Shanghai—will Jeffrey Immelt, and DuPont CEO Ellen our growing relationship with China.” coordinate all significant-scale activities, Kullman, the forum offered GW the unique GW has many relationships with Chinese initiatives, and programs in China and make opportunity to visit an important region universities, including Renmin University in recommendations to university leadership. of China and meet with several high-level Beijing and Fudan University in Shanghai. In He took on the position in April in addition business leaders who are current or potential 2012, GW launched a new relationship with to his roles as dean and professor of stakeholders in GW’s endeavors. Suzhou Industrial Park in Jiangsu, China, international business and management. During the three-day forum in Chengdu, to lay the groundwork to offer advanced China, which plays an increasingly Vice President for China Operations and degrees to Chinese students. Dr. Knapp important role in the global economy and School of Business Dean Doug Guthrie said the university wants to build on those, world politics, is one of the geographic areas moderated a panel on the widening wealth possibly exploring programs in health care, the university has identified in its strategic gap, social needs, and the state of the medicine, law, and international affairs, and plan as a research and teaching priority. philanthropic sector in China. Panelists give more Chinese students the opportunity Last year, the university signed an included Rupert Hoogewerf, publisher of to live and learn in the nation’s capital. agreement with Suzhou Industrial Park in the Hurun Report and Hurun Philanthropy Also part of the China trip were Vice Jiangsu, China, to offer advanced degrees List; Yao Ming, athlete, entrepreneur, and President for Research Leo Chalupa, Vice to Chinese students. The School of Business philanthropist; and Wang Zhenyao, dean of President for Human Resources Sabrina also offers both a Master of Science in the China Philanthropy Research Institute at Ellis, School of Medicine and Health Sciences Finance and an International Master of Beijing Normal University. Dean Jeffrey S. Akman, Vice President for Accountancy Program jointly with Renmin Ahead of the forum, President Steven Development and Alumni Relations Mike University of China International College. Knapp, Provost Steven Lerman, Dr. Guthrie Morsberger and Board of Trustees members Additionally, the three-week GW China and Elliott School of International Affairs George Coelho and A. Michael Hoffman. Career Immersion Program, held twice Dean Michael E. Brown participated in the a year during Chinese students’ summer 2013 Education Summit, “Education Creates and winter breaks, allows students to visit Fortune and Future,” sponsored by the Members of the GW community the nation’s capital and attend seminars on Nordic International Management Institute. can view footage of the forum career preparation and political, economic, The discussion explored the role of higher at go.gwu.edu/fortuneforum and business issues while improving cross- cultural awareness. The university also served as the education partner for the 2013 Fortune Global Forum, (see story at left) sending a delegation to a three-day gathering in Chengdu, China, which brings together CEOs and leaders from across the world. Vice President for China Operations and School of Business Dean Doug Guthrie gives remarks at “Education Creates Fortune and Future,” a summit sponsored by the Nordic international Management institute, held in China ahead of the 2013 Fortune Global Forum.

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debates of the day, and informed our volumes on the history of the nation’s first— decisions about the future,” dr. knapp said. and arguably most productive—congress. Testifying “if we as a nation forget that heritage, the volumes are a source of detailed we will sooner or later lose our ability to information for scholars, teachers, and all for the understand not just the origins but the very three branches of the federal government. meaning of the principles on which the nation was founded.” Humanities dr. knapp cited several neh-funded in april, President steven knapp testified programs at gw, including the eleanor before the house appropriations roosevelt Papers Project, which has enabled subcommittee on the interior, environment scholars and more than 130 gw students and related agencies, in support of the to study millions of pages of records from national endowment for the humanities. all 50 states about the nation’s longest- his testimony was about the value of the serving first lady. from the data, widely used humanities—both to american education and teaching aids about her life and work have to american national identity. been created. “from the dawn of our nation to the dr. knapp also spoke about the neh- Dr. Knapp speaks about benefits of the present, the humanities have shaped our funded first federal congress Project. the humanities in support of the National common identity, framed the momentous project has published 20 of a projected 22 Endowment for the Humanities. allin : Jay m PP

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kushner, oBama, Paul, Judd, Biden: Jessica mcconnell Burt / Paulson, scalia, aldrin: william atkins “Over the next few years, more “Part of what’s “By venturing than a million servicemen and “i sometimes call important in into space, we women will end their military it ‘dead’ to get a addition to how improve life for careers and transition back to rise out of people. civilian life. That’s why, in our we shape the everyone here on campus communities, we need it’s enduring, is narrative is that Earth.” to make sure that our veterans what it is. What we all have the Buzz Aldrin, astronaut and have access to the programs it meant then, it courage to talk the second human to walk on that will help them succeed.” means now.” the moon, addressed a crowd Second lady Jill Biden kicked about it. We’re at the humans2mars summit off a listening tour on veterans’ Supreme Court Justice as sick as our organized by gw and explore issues in april at gw. Antonin Scalia, describing his mars inc. in may. rejection of the concept that secrets, and the the constitution is a “living shame keeps us document.” he participated in a conversation with national in isolation—and Public radio’s legal affairs when we fi nd correspondent nina totenberg in february. the smithsonian that shared associates-sponsored event experience, took place at lisner auditorium. we gather our strength and our hope.” activist and actress Ashley Judd discussed public health issues at a school of Public health and health services event in march.

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China. GW will host Nanjing WOMEN ON University faculty members and At a Gla n ce BOARD graduate students. Dr. Knapp also has been In February, GW introduced its named to the Council of inaugural class of 15 fellows to the Confucius Institute the first-of-its-kind On the Board Headquarters, the governing program, which works to train body of Confucius Institutes UNiVERSiTY and place top female executives worldwide. LiBRARiAN on governing boards at leading global companies. Geneva Henry has been named Female representation on GW’s university librarian and corporate boards has, for the vice provost for libraries. The past decade, stalled at 16 percent. role makes her responsible As more than 1,100 members of for planning, directing, and Fortune 1000 boards older than overseeing all operations of 70 approach retirement, they GW’s libraries. She previously leave behind an opportunity for John Wetenhall served as executive director a new, gender-balanced crop of of digital scholarship services leaders. NEW MUSEUM at Rice University in Houston, “I see this as a great…time to DiRECTOR where she spent more than a act,” says GW Board of Trustees decade. member Linda Rabbitt, MA ’72, The newspaper staff plans John Wetenhall has been whose donation made the On the to move into the renovated named director of the George CANCER GRANT Board program possible. building in time for its 110th Washington University Museum Fellows receive training year of publication in 2014. and The Textile Museum. He The Patient-Centered Outcomes and development from will lead development of the Research Institute approved a experts on corporate strategy, A HOME FOR forthcoming university museum $2.1 million, three-year research crisis management, audit THE HATCHET as well as transition The Textile award to the GW Cancer effectiveness, risk assessment, Museum to GW’s Foggy Bottom Institute to evaluate cancer investor and market relations, The GW Hatchet recently Campus in fall 2014. survivorship care models. The corporate finance, leadership purchased a townhouse on Dr. Wetenhall, who previously primary goal is to evaluate the communication, and regulatory the university’s Foggy Bottom served in executive leadership effectiveness of different care compliance. Campus thanks to the nearly roles at the Carnegie Museums models for cancer survivors and $300,000 raised by Home for in Pittsburgh, among others, to help create a picture of what CONFUCiUS The Hatchet, the nonprofit began his tenure June 1. He also quality survivorship care looks organization responsible for is serving as associate professor like. iNSTiTUTE finding GW’s independent of museum studies. OPENS student newspaper a new MASTER residence. SPORTS The Confucius Institute, a center Located at 2148 F Street NW, OF PATENT to promote Chinese language The Hatchet’s new home will be PHiLANTHROPY PRACTiCE and cultural studies, opened renovated to be a modernized CERTiFiCATE on campus in April and was headquarters with double the In response to an expected inaugurated with a ribbon- space of its old office. Home The School of Business will increase in patent filings, cutting ceremony with President for The Hatchet is leading offer a certificate program in challenges, and litigation from Steven Knapp and several the $2 million fundraising sports philanthropy geared the America Invents Act—which education officials from China. campaign that, in addition to toward professionals in the field. has amended the U.S. patent Headquartered at the providing the initial finances Online courses will focus on system from a first-to-invent Office of Chinese Language to buy the townhouse, will using professional sports and system to a first-to-file system— International (known as raise money to pay for the athletes to achieve a long-term GW’s College of Professional Hanban), Confucius Institutes building’s renovations. Naming and sustainable philanthropic Studies will launch a master’s are international centers opportunities for donors are impact. degree in patent practice this designed to promote cultural available for several rooms as Enrollees will also attend fall. exchanges between China and well as the entire building. a two-day residency with the The degree focuses on law, other countries. GW is one of Eagles Youth Partnership, the policy, practice, and engineering approximately 90 American For more information Philadelphia Eagles’ nonprofit and includes material that will colleges to open a Confucius on how to support Home that serves more than 50,000 prepare graduates to take the Institute and has partnered with for The Hatchet, visit children. U.S. Patent Bar exam. Nanjing University in Jiangsu, www.homeforthehatchet.org.

18 / gw magazine / Summer 2013 from the archives Although William Lendrum “Billy” Mitchell is now considered to have paved the runway for the establishment of the nation’s Air Father of the Air Force Force, it wasn’t before he was first convicted of insubordination and resigned from the military. William Lendrum The GW graduate was so certain of the “Billy” Mitchell, necessity of air power to ensure national 1899 GW graduate security and military dominance that he accused military leadership of incompetence in 1925. He had already fallen out of favor with many military leaders after he gave a series of reports the year before that asserted the superiority of air power—an idea the Navy didn’t like—and stated his bold and ultimately accurate prediction that Japan would launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and U.S. bases in the Philippines. (His reports were compiled and published as the book Winged Defense: The Development and Possibilities of Modern Air Power— Economic and Military). His belief in air power began after he enlisted to fight in the Spanish-American War in 1898 as a GW junior (along with several other GW volunteers). After the United States declared war on Germany in 1917, Mr. Mitchell went to France to set up an office for the Aviation Section of the Army Signal Corps, the predecessor to the U.S. Air Force. He was elevated to the temporary rank of brigadier general while commanding allied forces in the Battle of San Mihiel in 1918. During that successful offensive, Mr. Mitchell became the first American airman to fly over German lines. Mr. Mitchell amplified his call for military leaders to focus their attention on air power when he returned to the United States. To prove some of his theories, he set up and carried out the now famous “airplane versus battleship” tests from 1921 to 1923 in which he sunk stationary German ships from Martin MB-2 bomber airplanes. Congress awarded Mr. Mitchell a Special Congressional Medal of Honor after his death in 1936. Mr. Mitchell completed the requirements for his GW degree in 1919 and was awarded a degree that year “as of the Class of 1899.” Mitchell Hall on the Foggy Bottom Campus is named for him.

rchives You can find a sculpture of Mr. Mitchell a in the Pre-1920 Aviation area of the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. — Bergis Jules niversity u For more interesting bits of GW history, follow University Archives on Twitter at ourtesy c @GWUArchives

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University Archivist Bergis Jules joined GW last fall.

5 questions and James Watts, who, while professors at GW, popularized the controversial use of lobotomy as a means of treating mentally ill patients. There are lots of stories like this represented in the University Archives Bergis Jules collections. One thing I am trying to figure out is why there is a statue of a hippo in front of Lisner. Maybe someone can explain that It’s not surprising that a university named for ... We are really trying one to me. [Editor’s note: We can help you the nation’s first president and chartered by an with that, Bergis!] act of Congress in 1821 relishes its relationship to find ways to engage with history. The person behind collecting, the student body with What’s your favorite part of GW? I would preserving, and managing that history— say that the Mount Vernon Campus is my almost two centuries of it—is University GW history. favorite so far, although I’ve been here less Archivist Bergis Jules. As he nears his first than a year so there is still more to discover. year on the job, he answered GW Magazine’s As you know Mount Vernon Seminary and questions about being the university’s history- College, before it became part of GW, already keeper. celebrate our 200th anniversary. Academic had a great history as a women’s college. institutions don’t last that long without We have the collections that document the What is the most memorable job you had building a great history while inventing and history of Mount Vernon in the University before coming to GW? Residential housing reinventing traditions and culture. In 1821 Archives. Some prominent alumnae of and student services at Oberlin College and President James Monroe signed the charter Mount Vernon are Eleanor Lansing Dulles at Indiana University. Working as a residence that created GW—then known as Columbian and Nedenia Hutton, who is best known as hall director gave me a unique opportunity College—and three years later on Dec. 15, movie star Dina Merrill. to interact with students on a personal level 1824, he attended GW’s first commencement, on a daily basis. In many ways, my past work along with our guest of honor the Marquis de What are your goals for GW Archives? in providing student services has served me Lafayette. I believe now the GW community Whether it is through research fellowships, well in my work as university archivist here refers to these events as “only at GW” teaching students how to conduct primary at GW. Students are obviously the lifeblood moments. They have been happening here source research, or engaging with student of any academic institution. At the University literally from day one. groups about their history, it is a priority Archives, we are really trying to find ways to for the University Archives to support our engage the student body with GW history. What have been some of the oddest pieces students. Another one of our goals that is Institutional traditions and culture are of GW history that you’ve come across so ongoing is better communication with the important to current students, but they are far? I don’t think it’s odd but it’s certainly entire GW community—students, faculty, also what keep alumni connected to GW. interesting that L. Ron Hubbard, founder of staff, and alumni—about who we are and onnell Burtonnell the Church of Scientology, was a student here what we do. — Caitlin Carroll m c c What do you think every alumnus and GW from 1930 to 1932. He studied engineering community member should know about and was a reporter for The GW Hatchet. Learn more about the University

Jessica Jessica GW’s past and present? In 2021 we will We also have the papers of Walter Freeman Archives at go.gwu.edu/uarchives

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68038 I16850 GWU Ad (6/13) Trim: 9” x 10.875” Live: N/A Bleeds: .25” Screens: NA Colors: 4c = CMYK Paper: Misc: Dr. Larsen co-edits the Journal of Fandom Studies, a peer-reviewed journal in the fi eld.

“I like vampires—I have to admit, I’ve read all the Twilight books and I’ve seen all the movies. There are moments when I’m not proud of that.”

Dr. Larsen is also a comics fan: She has bound copies of the entire run of Sandman, an iconic series by science fi ction writer Neil Gaiman.

Much of her scholarship focuses on the fandom for the TV series Supernatural, an action drama in the vein of Buffy the Vampire Slayer about two brothers who travel the country taking on paranormal threats. This card—which These credentials and badges accompanied Dr. Larsen plays music and dialogue from the to huge fan conventions like Comic-Con, which she show—was signed by the whole cast. has attended in both capacities—as an academic and a fan. Her upcoming travelogue, Fangasm, to be published in the fall, is about her experiences on these trips, where she and her co-writer got “a really behind- the-scenes view of the industry.” Action fi gures of Marvel Comics founder Stan Lee and critic Harry Knowles watch over Dr. Larsen’s work.

spaces Fan Favorite Kathy Larsen, a professor in GW’s University Writing Program, works in the emerging fi eld of fan studies. She explores the communities—now largely Internet-based—that can form around popular movies, TV shows, and other entertainment. Her offi ce on GW’s Mount Vernon Campus is full of memorabilia from the

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AmericanJohn Marshall, Chief JusticeHero bookshelves of the United States

By David Bruce Smith • Illustrated by Clarice Smith

American Hero: Colonial American John Marshall, portraits, such as some Chief Justice of of the works by John the United States Singleton Copley and David Bruce Gilbert Stuart, can be Smith, BA ’79; stiff—off-putting in Clarice Smith their capture of shells of (illustrator), the sitters rather than BA ’76, MA ’79 their human qualities. A few pages into David Bruce Smith’s new children’s book American Hero: John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States, however, it’s already clear that the careful palette and bold contours of the illustrations by Clarice Smith, a former Department of Fine Arts and Art History faculty member, breathe life into Mr. Marshall (1755-1835), the country’s fourth chief justice. Mr. Smith, a former GW trustee, also animates the story of the Founding Father, who was one of 15 children. Growing up in rural Virginia—“There were a lot of trees and many animals, but not a lot of people in Virginia,” Mr. Smith describes for his young audience—the future chief justice learned to read and write from his mother and learned a solid work ethic from his father. In 1777, Mr. Marshall had his fi rst judicial experience settling arguments between hungry and sick soldiers trying to weather the Valley Forge, Pa., snow. After the Revolutionary War, Mr. Marshall opened a law offi ce in Richmond, Va., and married Polly, but soon he was off to France to prevent the “bully” from sinking U.S. ships. Illuminating the Man A lonely diplomat in Paris, Mr. Marshall decided to return home to Polly. Despite a new heroic reputation, he Behind America’s Top turned down President George Washington’s recommendation that he run for Congress. But the president was not to be dissuaded. “It Bench is good for the country, and you are good for the job,” he said. in American Hero: John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States Mr. Smith’s narrative, fl anked by Ms. (Belle isle Books, 2013), David Bruce Smith and his mother, Clarice Smith’s drawings and watercolor washes, tells of Mr. Marshall’s rise through the Smith (illustrator), present young readers with such an edifying government, from secretary of state to the and masterfully illustrated portrait of the Founding Father that it’s Supreme Court. bound to interest adults as well. / By Menachem Wecker / After his brilliant 34-year career on the illustration: clarice smith / Photo: Jessica mcconnell Burt

24 / gw magazine / Summer 2013 highest U.S. court, Mr. Marshall Sport Phaeton” with “running Dr. Cottrol challenges the became sick and died in 1835, boards, twin side-mount spare tendency to view the history a few years after Polly died at tires, and bulletproof glass.” The of U.S. slavery as an exclusive age 66. “People wanted to honor New Jersey gangster who went development by offering a him,” Mr. Smith writes. “So, by “The Boot” and died in 1984 comparative study of racial the big [Liberty] bell rang at at age 93 may have made it his hierarchies in the American John’s funeral. All of a sudden, business to cloud his dealings, hemisphere. It’s vital, he argues, there was a loud sound. The but Mr. Linnett’s painstaking to view U.S. slavery in the larger Liberty Bell….CRACKED. Do research and beautiful writing context of the Americas— you know that bell…never rang clearly illustrate this fascinating particularly of Brazil, Argentina, again?” It’s a story that may also character. Power Foods for the Brain: An Uruguay, Peru, Colombia, be enlightening for adults who Effective 3-Step Plan to Protect Costa Rica, Cuba, and the never knew the origin of the Your Mind and Strengthen Your Dominican Republic. In doing bell’s infamous crack. Memory (Grand Central Life & so, Dr. Cottrol, who teaches law, Just as Mr. Smith embeds Style, 2013) history, and sociology, uncovers much witty and descriptive prose Neal D. Barnard, MD ’80 contrasts that can be ironic. For into his telling of Mr. Marshall’s The “ragtag, scruffy” example, southern neighbors, story, Ms. Smith’s styles and hypothalamus—the “nut-sized who treated African slaves far techniques build upon the story. organ” in the center of the better than the U. S. did, are now For instance, Ms. Smith, who brain, which controls hunger, drawing inspiration from the received an honorary degree thirst, sex, and anger—needs to Civil Rights movement. from GW in 2012, offers a wide be “managed” by the cerebral view of Mr. Marshall’s hands cortex in the brain’s outer layers. writing with a quill, so readers The Ambassador’s Daughter If the “manager” isn’t sustained, can project themselves into the (Harlequin MiRA, 2013) one risks losing memory, reason, story. A close-up of the Liberty Pam Jenoff, BA ’92 and organization, argues Dr. Bell refl ects such a soft touch Margot Rosenthal accompanies Barnard, an adjunct associate that the bell looks like it is truly her Jewish, German ambassador professor of medicine at GW, three-dimensional and refl ecting dad to Paris in 1919 for what he in his new book. Memory light. And the painting of Mr. calls the “dog and pony show at loss—most drastically in the Marshall in silhouette riding a Versailles,” the World War I- case of Alzheimer’s—doesn’t horse through the barren Valley settling peace conference. An need to be inevitable if one Forge forest is pure poetry. enemy in Paris as she was in follows three steps: eating England—“I could not wear the right, exercising the brain, and war ribbon as the smug British avoiding sleep deprivation and The Limits of Détente: The girls did when their fi ancés certain medications and medical United States, the Soviet Union, were off fi ghting, because mine conditions, he adds in the book, and the Arab-Israeli Confl ict, was for the wrong side”—Ms. which contains nearly 70 pages 1969-1973 (Yale University Rosenthal’s tale begins with a of menus and recipes. Press, 2012) painful Berlin reunion and then Craig Daigle, PhD ’08 fl ashes back to Paris. The roller- How do the origins of the 1973 coaster narrative (with a cameo Arab-Israeli War relate to the from the artist Modigliani) could Cold War? Throughout the only be woven by its author; confl ict between an Egyptian fi ve-time novelist Ms. Jenoff, who and Syrian coalition and Israel, In the Godfather Garden: The studied international affairs at both Washington and Moscow, Long Life and Times of Richie GW and is a lawyer and former and diplomats Henry Kissinger “The Boot” Boiardo (Rutgers Foreign Service offi cer. and Anatoly Dobrynin in University Press, 2013) particular, preserved a strained Richard Linnett, BA ’79 relationship through their Never mind that this riveting proxies in the region. But as mafi a biography incorporates “i could not wear Dr. Daigle, a history professor The Godfather, The Sopranos, the war ribbon The Long, Lingering Shadow: at City College of New York, and Al Capone; equally Slavery, Race, and Law in demonstrates, détente—the captivating is the way that as the smug the American Hemisphere easing of tensions—was not only Mr. Linnett, a GW philosophy British girls (University of Georgia Press, maintained in the diplomatic major, describes even the most did ... because 2013) settling of the war, but it was also mundane details. For instance, Robert J. Cottrol, Harold Paul responsible for exacerbating the a sedan is “a fi ve-passenger, mine was for the Green Research Professor of confl ict between Israel and its

Jessica Burt mcconnell four-door Lincoln dual-cowl wrong side” Law neighbors to begin with.

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26 / gw magazine / Summer 2013 New Home Court Advantage

The main floor at the Charles E. Smith Center, which hosts GW’s men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and volleyball teams, will feature a new design in the coming academic year. “When people around the world are watching our games, we want them to immediately recognize and understand the university’s unique setting in the middle of the action in this world-class city,” says Director of Athletics and Recreation Patrick Nero. Replete with images of the White House flanked by the U.S. Capitol and the Washington Monument, along with GW Athletics’ familiar buff and blue GW logo at center court, the Colonials’ new floor is unmistakably in the heart of the nation’s capital and was called “the best new court design in college basketball” by USA Today. william atkins

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Junior Chakecia Miller Left: Senior Jamie Armstrong

games than a season ago and performances by the Colonials, 7,655 Hours Season in earned its fi rst win at the A-10 and women’s swimming Championship tourney since improved four spots at the of Service Review 2008. conference championship meet. Meanwhile, women’s cross Not to be outdone, men’s More than 400 student-athletes Following the past season when country achieved its fi rst-ever tennis made its fourth completed 7,655 hours of GW Athletics won a program- regional ranking, gymnastics consecutive A-10 Championship community service during the high fi ve championships wasn’t jumped three spots over last Match appearance and boasted past academic year. In addition easy, but the 2012-13 season year in the standings at the the conference’s Rookie of the to participation in university- saw 18 of GW’s 23 varsity EAGL Championships, and Year for the second straight wide projects such as MLK programs either matching or lacrosse made its fi rst-ever back- season, while men’s water polo Day of Service, Freshman Day improving their performances to-back conference semifi nal claimed a freshman who became of Service, and Foggy Bottom from last year. The Colonials appearances. the program’s second-ever All- Cleanup, GW student-athletes baseball team enjoyed a nine- Additionally, men’s rowing American. volunteered with HIV/AIDS win improvement in conference achieved an all-time program- awareness campaign Grassroots play and made its fi rst A-10 high fi nish as the second-most Colonials and College For Every Championship appearance since improved team in the country basketball Student, a mentorship program 2006. The men’s basketball at nationals, women’s rowing for middle school-age students team started four freshmen and claimed its fi rst Varsity 8 crown in the District, as well as the saw a two-win improvement in since 2006, sailing debuted At Home in St. Mary’s Court residence for conference play, while as GW Athletics’ 23rd seniors and individuals with the women’s varsity sport, softball Brooklyn accessibility needs. Student- basketball won its most games ever athletes combined this service team won three in program history, men’s One night after Randy Levine, with an all-time program-high more conference and women’s squash reached all- BA ’77, president of the New 3.14 cumulative grade point time high midseason rankings, York Yankees and GW Board average during the fall semester. men’s swimming saw a freshman of Trustees member, treated set an A-10 individual record the men’s basketball team to a in one of two gold behind-the-scenes private tour of

Senior Kayla Carto medal-winning Yankee Stadium, the team faced athletics gw

28 / gw magazine / Summer 2013 New Rivals for the Atlantic 10

George Mason University joined the Atlantic 10 Conference on July 1 and will begin competition in the upcoming academic year. The largest university in Virginia, George Mason has an enrollment of more than 32,500 and fields 20 of the A-10’s 21 championship sports. Located in Fairfax, Va., it will join the University of Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University as the third Virginia-based institution in the Atlantic 10. The following academic year,

elations Davidson College will join the r above Rising senior James Stafford was part of the Colonials’ Varsity 8 boat that finished 15th at the A-10. The Davidson, N.C.-based iRA National Championships. below A crowd of Colonials fans showed up at the Barclay’s Center in athletic program sponsors 19 of lumni lumni Brooklyn, N.Y., to watch the men’s basketball team compete in the Atlantic 10 Championship and to the conference’s championship attend an alumni pre-game reception. sports. Located just north of Charlotte, N.C., the Wildcats have ffice of a o established a tradition of success the University of Massachusetts club for a pre-game party. last season, putting GW in a in intercollegiate athletics led in the first round of the 2013 On the floor, GW started four tie with St. Bonaventure for by men’s basketball, as well as ourtesy c Atlantic 10 Championship. In freshmen 17 times in its last 18 the most All-Academic picks in strong women’s basketball and front of a crowd of Colonials games and will return all five conference history. The Atlantic Olympic sports programs. Both fans at the Barclays Center in starters from last year’s squad. 10 was also once again one of the George Mason and Davidson ottom: Brooklyn, N.Y., and a national New GW alumnus Nemanja best conferences in the nation in received a unanimous vote from television audience, the team Mikic, who graduated after three 2012-13, with five teams invited the A-10 Council of Presidents. bowed out of the tournament years at the university but will to the NCAA tournament. Only

thletics / B with a 77–72 loss. GW Athletics return as a graduate student the Big East and Big Ten had a and the Office of Alumni in 2013–14, was named to the more teams invited, making For more information gw : about GW Athletics, visit

P Relations hosted a capacity GW A-10’s All-Academic team for the A-10 tied for third among to crowd at Barclay’s private 40/40 the second consecutive year 31 conferences. www.GWsports.com

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If it worked, it would be something research news special. And if it didn’t work, it would sort of fall on its face. It wouldn’t really be a film.

What does your research and storytelling illuminate about the incident? In a lot of work like this there is a belief that where it earned two awards: “Best Editing excavating the material is worthwhile in and Seeing Through in a Documentary Feature” and a special of itself. If there is this literal or figurative jury mention for “Best New Documentary dark corner that hasn’t been explored, we the Blaze Director.” ought to shine a light in there and figure out Professor Osder talked with GW what knowledge lurks there. In 1985, Philadelphia police dropped Magazine about the film. I think it is sort of cursory to say that we explosives on a house filled with members were solving a mystery of who is responsible of the extremist African-American MOVE Why did you decide to make the film using for this. That’s not primarily the type of organization after years of conflict between only archival materials—no interviews or mystery I was trying to solve. I think it’s more the two groups. A resulting fire, which narration? of a moral mystery. You say five children destroyed 61 homes and killed 11 people, I never wanted to interview everyone who and six adults die in a fire set by police that five of them children, was allowed to burn had anything to say about this. I wanted to they chose not to fight—it’s unthinkable. for more than an hour despite firefighters find a handful of people who were really How could that have taken place? I think standing by. participants. I was doing fairly well with that the incident provokes that question in stark Media and Public Affairs professor, and up until I brought the editor on, and when we relief: How does the unthinkable come to Philadelphia native, Jason Osder researched looked at all the materials we realized that happen? this catastrophe for nearly a decade for the interviews had certain liabilities and the his new documentary, Let the Fire Burn. archival materials had certain strengths. We Why do you think this event isn’t well The film has been screening at some of the saw a creative opportunity, and we thought known in American history? most prestigious festivals in the country, the result would really keep you in the I think it’s a very, very complex story, and I including the Tribeca Film Festival in April moment—the past in present tense. think that is an impediment to becoming part onnell Burtonnell

Media and Public m c c Affairs professor Jason Osder Jessica Jessica

30 / gw magazine / Summer 2013 of the public knowledge. Overlay with that in brief the racial nature of the incident and I think for a long time, especially on television, the combination of complexity and race had not been covered well.

You faced a lot of issues with accessing the archival footage you used in your film. How did you get over these barriers? The thing with accessing the footage really is at the heart of the difference between making a film completely independently and partnering with an institution. I had Researchers named the dinosaur Aorun zhaoi, after the Dragon been working on the film before I joined the King in the Chinese epic Journey to the West. faculty, but I was really pretty stuck. When I joined the faculty, I got access to a number of things—some more tangible than others. We RESEARCHERS EL-GHAzAWi have this strong office of general counsel and they went to work for me. One way to look at FiND NEW HONORED FOR how they helped me crack the access issue JURASSiC ExCELLENCE is the combination of the letterhead and the JUVENiLE lawyers. Engineering professor Tarek GW biologists working on an El-Ghazawi has been awarded international research team a prestigious Humboldt in northwestern China found Research Award from the “if there is this literal or a new species of meat-eating Alexander von Humboldt figurative dark corner that dinosaur. The group—co-led by Foundation in Bonn, Germany. biology professor James Clark The award is offered annually hasn’t been explored, we and including then doctoral to 100 researchers worldwide ought to shine a light in student Jonah Choiniere, in recognition of the impact there and figure out what PhD ’10—reported that the of their work and their future 161 million-year-old bones promise. Dr. El-Ghazawi, knowledge lurks there.” belonged to a baby dino, less a fellow of the institute of —JASON OSDER than a year old. The dinosaur, Electrical and Electronics named Aorun zhaoi, was likely Engineers, is a noted leader in You’re beginning work on a new project around 3 feet long and weighed the field of high-performance with fellow School of Media and Public about 3 pounds. computing. Affairs professor William Youmans. What can you tell us about that? FiRST FEDERAL SOLAR We’re at very early stages of researching. It starts with an assassination in 1985 in CONGRESS iNSTiTUTE southern California of an Arab-American PROJECT HiRES NEW leader. There are allegations that this was at the hands of a Zionist organization. And RECOGNizED DiRECTOR in a lot of ways this is sort of a mythic story The Society for History in Amit Ronen, deputy chief in the Arab-American community. And so the Federal Government this of staff for U.S. Sen. Maria the idea is to explore this assassination- spring awarded GW’s First Cantwell (D-Wash.), has slash-murder-mystery, but also explore more Federal Congress Project its been named director of GW’s deeply the phenomena of what it means if one Thomas Jefferson Prize for Solar institute, following the community in America has a whole mythic excellence in a documentary retirement of Ken zweibel, story that they tell and the rest of us are edition, in recognition of the who led the institute for the unaware of it. — Caitlin Carroll latest three volumes of the past five years. Mr. Ronen was Documentary History of the Sen. Cantwell’s top adviser on First Federal Congress of the energy and natural resource lark For more from this interview, visit United States of America, issues. GW’s research blog at March 4, 1789–March 3, 1791. go.gwu.edu/osderfilm it marks the third time the now 20-volume series, published by Johns Hopkins University ourtesy James c c Press, has received the award.

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Public Health The bacteria E. coli was one of three found in the ear of Dr. Crandall’s Center Aims chocolate lab, Mousse. But the vet’s tests gave no to improve details on the strain (not all E. coli is bad), and only Latino genus-level info on the other two. Health In an effort to address public health problems that disproportionately affect Latino communities, GW’s School of Public Health and Health Services this spring helped launch the Avance Center for the Advancement of Immigrant/ Refugee Health, in collaboration Biology a biologist,” Dr. Crandall says, their business ideas through with the Maryland Multicultural “how to perform well in the shark the same rigor they apply to Youth Centers, the Rivera Group, Looking for tank.” scientifi c ideas, says doctoral and other community partners. The proposed startup, student Eduardo Castro-Nallar. “Youth in Latino immigrant Bugs in All Next-Gen Diagnostics, would It was intense and not without communities often struggle analyze bacterial and viral DNA frustrations: Mr. Castro-Nallar with disproportionately high the Right in samples sent from vet clinics, interviewed 84 potential rates of substance use, violence, hospitals, nursing homes, farms; customers about the planned and risky sex—occurring Places the kind of places, he says, that business—the other 900 or so together—as well as other can be “incubators for extra- phone calls he made never got health disparities that threaten As humble beginnings go, it nasty pathogens” that have that far. individuals, families, and doesn’t get much more humble developed drug resistance and But the feedback helped entire neighborhoods,” says than an infection in a dog’s ear. are capable of causing “all kinds reshape the business plan. Mark Edberg, director of the Keith Crandall, director of of havoc,” including death. Identifying every pathogen in a Avance Center and an associate GW’s Computational Biology Genetic analysis would allow sample turned out to be too much professor of prevention and Institute, had taken his Labrador for pathogens to be identifi ed detail for some interviewees, so community health. “We hope to retriever to a veterinarian to at the species level, even down the team is creating options to better understand the complex have the bug evicted but was to a specifi c strain, and would target a query’s “usual suspects,” factors and social contexts that disappointed by the options: make visible mutations linked Mr. Castro-Nallar says. The can lead to these health risks in lob an antibiotic grenade and to drug resistance. The key to a idea of a broader DNA dragnet, Latino immigrant communities.” hope it does the job, or for $150 quick turnaround and keeping however, did pique the interest The center’s work includes a and a week’s time have a lab down costs, Dr. Crandall says, of a market the team had not community-based intervention identify the pathogen and a more would be a unique algorithm and considered: monitoring wildlife, research study called “Adelante,” targeted fi x. a constantly growing library of livestock, and aquaculture pools which will use a program of The lab would be “growing pathogens. for pathogen outbreaks. positive support for youth and up the bacteria and looking As the DNA sequencers Now the group is preparing families aimed at reducing risky at it under a microscope,” Dr. decode huge amounts of tiny paperwork to create the behavior, says study leader Sean Crandall says. “That’s a hundred- DNA fragments—strings of company, and applying for D. Cleary, an associate professor year-old technology, Jack. I was chemical building blocks called funding to fi ne-tune the of epidemiology and biostatistics. thinking, ‘Well I can do that base pairs—the algorithm would algorithm and compile data The study program will be cheaper, better, faster.’” mine the database and make a demonstrating its value. implemented in nearby Langley Now he’s getting a chance to match, he says, often without “I’m pretty optimistic that it’s Park, Md. prove it. This spring the National needing to assemble the genetic going to be a killer company,” Dr. The study activities— Science Foundation awarded Dr. puzzle pieces. Crandall says. including youth leadership Crandall $50,000 and a spot in “How do you take half a billion He might have just found a development, advocacy training, its business boot camp program, 50-base-pair snippets and make tagline for it, too. academic support, job training, Innovation Corps, or I-Corps, some heads or tails out of it?” he — Danny Freedman recreation, and counseling which he and his team completed says. “That’s our trick. That’s services—will mesh with other in New York in May. why other people aren’t doing it.” For more on innovation programs at the center focusing “They basically teach you how The I-Corps training forced Corps, visit on community engagement and to be a businessman instead of the team members to put go.gwu.edu/icorps research training opportunities Janice haney carr, centers for disease control and Prevention

32 / gw magazine / Summer 2013 for GW students and community replacing steel scalpels during director of the GW Institute “cold” plasma—ionized gas at partners. some surgical procedures. They for Nanotechnology and room temperature—may be even The center is supported by a result in less bleeding and better the Micropropulsion and more effective as a disinfecting fi ve-year grant from the National healing, and the health care Nanotechnology Laboratory. agent for certain surgeries. Institute on Minority Health and industry believes this is just the “Plasma is already used in — Mary Dempsey Health Disparities, part of the start for plasma. New research medicine, but there’s been National Institutes of Health. by engineering professor no basic study done on how it Michael Keidar is aiming to light works.” engineering the way. Plasma—not to be confused US Patent Innovations, a D.C.- with blood plasma, the fl uid area biomedical devices company portion of blood—is a collection At Surgery’s that produces plasma scalpels, of charged particles that can be has awarded Dr. Keidar a fi ve- directed into beams. Dr. Keidar Cutting year, nearly $445,000 grant to says plasma-related technology study how plasma cutters affect has been employed for about 50 Edge, tissue, and whether plasma at years, and in the medical fi eld lower temperatures could be since the 1990s. Exploring a even more effective in certain Plasma knives surgeries, including cancer. close, or cauterize, blood vessels Blade Made “My goal is to understand as they cut, causing less blood the basic process—how plasma loss than traditional scalpels. of Gas can be formed and how it Among other things, Dr. Keidar’s Plasma scalpels, like this one, can interact with tissue—so research will explore how plasma cut with beams of charged Knives with blades of plasma— as to lead to advancement in cutters reduce the removal of particles rather than steel heated, ionized gas—have begun this fi eld,” says Dr. Keidar, healthy tissue and whether blades.

On the Rise

Construction work on GW’s new Science and Engineering Hall this summer reached street level, 80 feet above the building’s foundation, as the three-year project marked its halfway point. The research and teaching facility at 22nd and H streets is expected to be completed in late 2014.

For more on the Science and Engineering Hall,

rendering: Ballinger / Plasma scalPel: courtesy us Patent innovations visit go.gwu.edu/seh

gwmagazine.com / 33 Chef José Andrés cooked an eight-foot paella in Kogan Plaza during the last session of his spring semester class titled The World on a Plate. José Andrés, kitchen revolutionary, brings GW food students into the global conversation on food. for by Ruth Steinhardt Photos by thought William atkins Under a smoky tent in GW’s Kogan Plaza, paella, a huge wooden paddle for stirring in of the 2010 earthquake, to learn about the about 100 students celebrated their last hand, he directed his team of volunteer cooks country’s exciting food culture and to try to day of class with their professor—world- with the cheerful efficiency of a man in his understand how best to address its severe renowned chef José Andrés—and an eight- element. He is, after all, a James Beard award hunger problem. foot paella. winner, GQ’s chef of the year, and a member “International aid has to be smarter. “Come on, people!” Mr. Andrés called out of Time’s 2012 list of the world’s 100 most Giving is not enough,” he told the class while cooking his native Spain’s traditional influential people. at the first session, adding that creative, rice dish. “The paella doesn’t just like to be In addition to his many industry awards interdisciplinary thinking is needed. “It’s like cooked, she likes to be talked to. I need some and his time as the host of public television’s investing in Wall Street—before you invest, questions!” Made in Spain, he has chatted with late-night you think. We need to start thinking about Although it was the first time Mr. Andrés hosts, appeared on the Food Network and how we give aid or we’re going to be doing and his students had cooked together, the Travel Channel alongside food celebrities more damage than helping people.” moment was a perfect illustration of what like Anthony Bourdain, and been a guest on As culinary ambassador for the Global he has brought to GW in his semester-long programs including NBC’s Today and Bravo’s Alliance of Clean Cookstoves, Mr. Andrés class, The World on a Plate. Food, so to Top Chef. A profile on CBS’s 60 Minutes had is part of a massive effort to get 100 million speak, doesn’t just like to be cooked; food host Anderson Cooper admitting that, when households in the developing world to should be part of the conversation. The way it came to Mr. Andrés’ food, he was “trying to use clean cookstoves—solar ovens, for we produce, cook, and eat it is fundamentally resist licking it off the plate.” example—by the year 2020. The smoke interconnected with every issue imaginable, At GW, however, Mr. Andrés was eager from traditional cookstoves is a pollutant, from pop culture to global health and to engage with his audience instead of just and clean cookstoves mean fewer people economics. being watched. That’s the kind of class Mr. get sick. Switching to alternatives to wood- “Food is the ideal context for Andrés wanted to teach: one that would help burning cookstoves can even help reduce communicating ideas,” Mr. Andrés tells GW students, whatever their chosen discipline, to deforestation, which damages the soil and Magazine. “Eating is the one thing, besides think about food in a new way and then use causes landslides in countries such as Haiti. breathing, that we all do from the day we are that knowledge to become agents of change. “This is an issue that touches almost every born until the day we die. Food is that thread Mr. Andrés is himself an activist through aspect of life in so many countries around the that runs through the fabric of society: food. For nearly two decades, he has world,” Mr. Andrés says, marking another culture, energy, art, science, the economy, volunteered his expertise at D.C. Central example of the ubiquity of food issues. national security, the environment, health, Kitchen, a local community kitchen engaged “I liked that the class presented itself politics, diplomacy.” in food recycling and meal distribution as the intersection of food and a number On that April day that Mr. Andrés programs. He also has made visits to Haiti, of other subject areas—especially as the presided over a massive, steaming pan of still suffering from the devastating effects intersection of food and policy,” says Emily

Students in the class The World on a Plate created and carried out “action plans” addressing a food issue within their community.

36 / gw magazine / Summer 2013 Russel, BA ’13, who taught a nutrition class for fourth-graders as part of her final assignment for the class. One of her classmates on the project, Jennie Krems, BA ’13, says the class was one of the highlights of her college experience. “In D.C. you can get so many world-class speakers from various subjects who come not only to speak but also to teach. It’s one of the great things about this school.” I n Wash Ington, Mr. Andrés is a beloved institution. Though his reach now extends across the country— from The Bazaar by José Andrés in Beverly Hills and Miami Beach to é by José Andrés in Las Vegas to his newest venture, Mi Casa in Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico—he has chosen to continue to make D.C. his home. His restaurants in the area include the critically acclaimed Zaytinya, Oyamel, and minibar as well as barmini by José Andrés. His first restaurant, Jaleo—opened in 1993 in the Penn Quarter area of the District—was a major player in bringing Spanish tapas- The Foggy Bottom Campus is home to six bee hives. style food (a variety of small plates, eaten in a convivial communal style) to popularity in the United States. GW Takes On Food Mr. Andrés didn’t just aim to bring his during the same semester that José the urban food task force is working country’s cultural traditions to prominence: andrés’ class was in session, gw to identify and recommend ways to He modified and reinvented them in the hosted its first-ever “research in food support scholarship, instruction, and process. and nutrition” expo presented by the information on sustainable urban “As a young cook starting my career, university’s urban food task force. food policies, healthy eating, and Spanish gastronomy was undergoing an visitors attended sessions on topics food preparation. since fall 2010, the evolution where avant-garde cooking was ranging from urban beekeeping to food task force’s activities have included booming,” he recalls. This “avant-garde security and the history of chocolate. a film series, chef demonstrations, cooking” was the birth of molecular one of mr. andrés’ colleagues, classes, and seminars, among other gastronomy—the blending of art and Jaleo head chef Paul yeck, gave a events. the task force has also formed science in which chefs use the techniques of demonstration of the “spherification” a partnership with the alumni-owned molecular chemists and other scientists to of an olive—a process by which restaurant founding farmers to study make dreamlike re-interpretations of food. enriched olive juice is barely solidified honeybees at six hives on the foggy Mr. Andrés himself worked under Ferran into a jelly shell, with intensely flavored Bottom campus. Adrià, perhaps the best-known figure in liquid inside. other presentations at “the ethos around food at gw right molecular gastronomy, whom he calls “my the expo included a screening of a now is excitement,” ms. knapp says. great friend and mentor.” student-produced documentary on “i think there’s a growing desire for His playful, innovative approach to food is urban beekeeping and a talk from neal collaboration between schools and in part due to this training. In his first class Barnard, adjunct associate professor departments as we see how things fit session, for example, the chef demonstrated at the school of medicine and health together in untraditional ways.” how he reinvented his own mother’s simple, sciences, who discussed how nutrition the urban food task force is one of can alleviate risk factors for diabetes a series of interdisciplinary initiatives two-ingredient company appetizer for the and alzheimer’s disease. at the university—including the global menu at minibar. “She puts the cheese on the chair of the urban food task force women’s institute, cybersecurity, and table, and she puts the almonds on the table,” diane robinson knapp, who holds sustainability—to expand collaboration he said. an m.s. in human nutrition and is across disciplines at gw. innovation For his version, marcona almonds were gw President steven knapp’s wife, through interdisciplinary collaboration fried, pureed, and shaped into creamy, says she is seeing interdisciplinary is one of the four main themes being delicate cups with a quick dip in liquid approaches to food issues addressed in gw’s new strategic plan. nitrogen. Blue cheese was transformed into happening across the university, silky foam and then piped neatly into the from international affairs and law, to sorbet cups like cupcake icing. Sprinkled engineering and economics. “areas Learn more about the Urban with shaved toasted almonds and tiny jewels that might not necessarily jump Food Task Force at www.gwu. of honey, served sorbet-cold, the resulting to mind when you’re thinking of edu/food-task-force, and the dish was a mad-scientist version of what nutrition,” she says. university’s strategic plan at Mr. Andrés’ mother might have served her under the leadership of ms. knapp, provost.gwu.edu/strategic-plan

gwmagazine.com / 37 “Understanding the way we cook and the way we eat and the way we feed others is going to say a lot about who we are. It’s a new way of democracy— tell me what you’ll be serving, and I’m going to tell you how it will infl uence the politics of tomorrow.” –ChEf ANdRÉS

guests—and it looked delicious. initiative, which advocates for nutritious Mr. Andrés is not just interested in school meals. transforming food into new forms. He’s While each class focused on a discrete interested in transforming the way we cook, issue, such as the politics of food or the eat, and think about food—in making food history of American cooking, the guest itself the agent of transformation. He is a speakers often opened up the class to other believer, he told the class, in 19th-century issues. When Travel Channel host Andrew food philosopher Jean Brillat-Savarin’s Zimmern, for example, spoke at an April famous axiom: “Tell me what you eat, and I class session on food and pop culture, his will tell you what you are.” talk—on the transformative power of travel “Understanding the way we cook and and the lessons to be learned from isolated the way we eat and the way we feed others cultures—raised questions from well outside is going to say a lot about who we are,” Mr. the expected bailiwicks of travel or the Andrés told his students. “It’s a new way of entertainment industry. democracy—tell me what you’ll be serving, “So I killed an animal today,” one and I’m going to tell you how it will infl uence student’s question began. the politics of tomorrow.” “Congratulations!” responded Mr. Zimmern. The student went on to describe “IF thIs CLass her experience killing a chicken, an had been taught 20 years ago, we’d probably undertaking she’d shouldered for her fi nal have signifi cantly fewer problems to solve project in Mr. Andrés’ class. She and Mr. in the world right now,” said legendary New Zimmern discussed the mechanization York restaurateur Danny Meyer when he and centralization of the food production addressed a session of The World on a Plate industry. It wasn’t exactly the conversation in January. an onlooker might have expected, but it was Mr. Meyer is CEO of Union Square precisely the type of interaction Mr. Andrés Hospitality Group, which owns, among other wanted. properties, Union Square Café, Gramercy “When José called me on the phone and Tavern, Blue Smoke, and Shake Shack. said, ‘I have something I really want you to His class topic, nominally, was “Food as an do,’ I just said yes,” Mr. Zimmern recalled. Industry,” but the discussion Mr. Meyer “I didn’t even ask what it was. I’ve learned in led ranged signifi cantly wider, from the life to pay attention to the people who teach changing nature of the restaurant business to me on a daily basis how to be a better human the underrated virtue of simple hospitality. being, and José is one of those people.” “The role that food has always played in Mr. Andrés says he has learned a lot our species is far, far more than just taking from people who were not directly involved in calories,” Mr. Meyer said. “I have two dogs in the food world. Living and working in at home—they’re not making life plans while Washington, particularly, has given him an Travel Channel’s they eat.” opportunity to see how food affects and is Andrew zimmern Mr. Andrés invited new guests each week, affected by policy. led a class session ranging from traditional food-world legends “I remember when we fi rst opened Jaleo on food and pop Mr. Meyer and Christopher Kimball, editor- in 1993,” he tells GW Magazine, “one of culture. in-chief of Cook’s Illustrated; to culinary our fi rst guests was Senator Daniel Patrick scholars such as Warren Belasco, author Moynihan. He would come in and eat at of Meals to Come: A History of the Future the restaurant every day and we would talk of Food, who called himself a “professional for hours about everything, from food, to worrier” in his presentation about the food politics, to our families. He was a great supply chain; and unlikely crusaders of food man.” issues, such as Rear Adm. Jamie Barnett Anecdotes like these help to explain why of the U.S. military’s “Mission: Readiness” Mr. Andrés chose to bring The World on a

38 / gw magazine / Season 2013 The eight-foot paella cooking demonstration drew about 100 students.

Plate” to GW. what they did and how it made a difference. A pastry chef Bill Yosses, one of the judges, told “GW is the university closest to the White panel of judges, including local chefs and GW the class. “It’s wonderful to see these activist House and where we are educating our faculty members, chose the winning video. approaches.” future leaders,” he says, “so this is what drew The projects were intended not only to The winning team—a nutrition class for me [here].” Teaching a class here, he adds, bring awareness to an important community fourth-graders called “Mission Nutrition”— “is something I’ve been wanting to do for a issue but also to address the issue and try to taught students basics such as reading a really long time.” find practical solutions. Practicality is one nutrition label and making their own snacks. As a special adviser on food issues to GW of the chef’s major priorities; it’s important The team won dinner at one of Mr. Andrés’ President Steven Knapp and a member of to Mr. Andrés that he not be perceived as a restaurants as a reward. the Urban Food Task Force (see sidebar), head-in-the-clouds idealist or an ideologue. “It’s very difficult to believe we can make Mr. Andrés had been involved at GW before Although he does want to raise awareness global change if we can’t change the humble taking the professor’s seat. He is also a part of the often-flawed systems that determine issues in our own community,” Mr. Andrés of GW’s Integrated Food Project, an initiative how we eat, he’s not a romantic eater—“I told his students. “So I’m very happy that you among GW, School Without Walls, and his like a hot dog in the middle of the street tried to address the issues that touch your life ThinkFoodGroup that works to incorporate sometimes,” he says—and he hardly has every day.” food and nutrition lessons into existing utopian fantasies of a world where everyone And he reminded them that those issues curriculum, from biology to history and is eating exclusively organic, locally sourced, would touch their lives no matter what culture. This involvement, in addition to his environmentally responsible food. There’s no happened next. prior experience co-teaching a class on the silver bullet for such complex issues. “We need chefs; we need farmers; we science of food at Harvard University, led Accordingly, Mr. Andrés’ students need historians; we need lawyers. We need him to design the GW course. kept their goals reasonable and close to businesspeople; we need politicians,” he said. In The World on a Plate, there was no home. One team chose to raise awareness “I hope that’s what you are taking away from final exam or culminating paper. Instead, of the local Foggy Bottom Farmers’ this class. That we need many people, from for their final project, Mr. Andrés’ students Market; another lived on the governmental different angles, to really make meaningful produced uniquely modern activist Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program change.” documents: YouTube videos. In groups of six, (commonly known as food stamps) and they created and carried out “action plans” started a letter-writing campaign to addressing, in a practical way, a food issue encourage legislators not to cut the already- For more information on the within their community. Then they created tight budget for the benefits. course, including videos of the class four-minute mini-documentaries, explaining “I’m really loving this,” White House sessions, visit go.gwu.edu/worldplate

gwmagazine.com / 39 The solar-powered Harvest Home, seen in an artist’s rendering, is being designed and built by D.C. college students for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon. students from a trio of d.c. universities reimagine Occasionally they laugh. And not because of anything funny. green living, from the ground up, in their bid to win the u.s. department of energy’s solar decathlon. It’s the enormity of the task at hand: all they’ve accomplished—two years of by danny freedman / / coordination among three universities and dozens of professors and students; an ambitious set of blueprints; a ticket to a prestigious national competition—and the lengthy to-do list that remains. With any luck they’ll manage to keep pace with the hours dissolving toward deadline. “How’s it going?” gets a laugh that seems to say: Oh, it’s bananas. But we’ll get there. “Have there been any surprises?” A laugh: You have no idea. Any home improvement project will have a couple. But when it’s the very concept of “home” that you’re improving and building from the ground up? That’s when you see some whoppers—starting with making it into this competition in the first place. No D.C. university has ever competed in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar ODecathlon, even though the biennial contest to build the best fully functioning, sun- powered home has been held on the National Mall since 2002. None of the three that make up Team Capitol DC—GW, Catholic University of America, and American University—had the universal expertise to go it alone. They would have to pool their resources: engineering, landscape design, and interior design students from GW; architecture students from Catholic; and communication students from American. “The good news was we got in,” says A W. M. Kim Roddis, a professor of civil and environmental engineering who is leading the GW contingent. The team was one of just 20 selected worldwide. “The shocker,” she says, “was they had moved it to California.” PlAce The house already needed to be sleek, affordable, and greener than Kermit the Frog on St. Patrick’s Day. Now it needs to be road ready, earthquake resistant, and primed for 10 days of competition this October in arid and hot Irvine, Calif. in Every piece of the solar house will be put into place, from the mechanical systems to the dinner plates to the kale in the garden. It will be tested top to bottom. Then it will be undressed, split in half, and trucked across the country where the team will do it all the again for the judges. dc

itol it’s called Harvest Home, and it began to bloom this spring from a steel c a P frame in a parking lot at Catholic University. eam t Sun The plans call for it to be a place where gwmagazine.com / 41 vegetables sprout and fruit comes to fruition, but the main produce will be power—power enough, at least, to offset what the home might sip from the grid, zeroing its debt to fossil fuels. After the competition, it will be donated to a wounded U.S. veteran of the war in Iraq or Afghanistan. It’s imagined as a place that will be as healing for the planet as it will be for the occupant. Solar panels on the roof will convert sunlight into electricity, and the sun’s warmth will be used to heat household water. Rain and waste water, like that from the washing machine and shower, will be collected for reuse on the landscape. Windows will take advantage of the breeze. “Throughout the whole design process we always thought about sustainable design techniques,” says Lauren Wingo, who served as the project’s lead structural engineer while earning a master’s degree at GW. The project is one of the reasons she came to GW for graduate school, back when the effort was just getting under way. Structural engineers often are “left out of the [sustainability] conversation,” which she says tends to focus on improving energy efficiency through mechanical systems. For Ms. Wingo the contest seemed like an opportunity to be a part of that discussion. Two years and five tons of steel later, she undoubtedly feels that she was. In designing the home’s skeleton, Ms. Wingo says she worked closely with the architects at Catholic, GW master’s student Danielle Barsky, who is the mechanical engineering lead, and pro bono consultants at engineering firm Arup, to build sustainability into the frame. The steel, she says, provides the strength they’ll need for transport but also contains a high amount of recycled content. And the group was able to design a frame in which the home’s air ducts cross through the steel beams beneath the floor, allowing air to be distributed more efficiently, flowing upward into the house. “It’s opened my mind up,” says Ms. Wingo. “I feel like I’ve already gotten out of this project more than I thought I would.” After pulling off delivery of the steel, she says, “anything on top of that is just a little extra.” The D.C. team brought together dozens of students and faculty members from the Included in that might be her master’s three universities, including GW interior design professor Catherine Anderson, pictured degree, which she was awarded in May, and a above (foreground) at the work site, and engineering professor W.M. Kim Roddis, above job at Arup, the engineering firm consulting (background) and at bottom right, with Amanda Stacy, an architecture graduate student on the project, which has a portfolio that at Catholic University. urt includes the Sydney Opera House and the B “Water Cube” from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. As much as the house is designed to mcconnell benefit the environment, the team is also aiming to benefit the occupant. essica

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42 / gw magazine / Summer 2013 “it’s a real teaching moment when they realize that they can’t Be Just as mediocre as most seniors are. they’ve got to go one steP Beyond that.” — tom manuccia, engineering professor

students are building systems that could “We didn’t want to directly tackle things sits on is very much an integral part of the be used to generate health-related data for like PTSD,” Mr. McCullough says. “We just sustainability of the house.” the occupants to share, if they choose, with want to make it an environment conducive to And that has been a source of inspiration doctors and therapists for diagnostics and healing.” to the students working on interior design. treatment. (The sensors can be switched off Other students are building a walking “We tried to make connections with the as well.) pad that will measure how well a person materials,” says Catherine Anderson, “We’re going a little bit out on a limb is recovering from a leg or foot injury or an interior design professor advising because biomedical engineering-type adjusting to a prosthetic, and building the students. The wood floors inside, for projects, like occupant health monitoring, is a sensor that could be used to measure example, mimic the planks outside in not a judging criteria,” says Tom Manuccia, irregular sleep movements, like those an effort “to visually connect or link the a GW professor of electrical and computer associated with restless legs syndrome, that decking of the landscape, [so] it flows inside.” engineering. “But they’re looking for can severely disrupt sleep. Lavender accents in the decor will play off of innovation.” Students from GW’s landscape design and the hues of indigenous flowers that will be in “We thought: What are they likely to come interior design departments, meanwhile, are bloom in the garden. home with and be in rehab for?” he says. “trying to blur the lines between indoors and Interior designers also chose paints, “It’s going to be things like loss of a limb, outdoors, and make outdoor living really part furniture, and cabinetry with an eye toward rehabilitation of various sorts, post-traumatic of this project,” says Adele Ashkar, director sharply reducing the occupant’s exposure to stress.” of GW’s landscape design and sustainable toxic chemicals. Senior Damon McCullough, for example, landscapes programs, who has almost a “There are so many things that are in our is building a network of sensors to spot dozen students working on the project. everyday lives that we touch and take in, that movement around the house, including Surrounding the home are wooden decks, we sit on … those all have chemicals,” Ms. the opening of doors, the refrigerator, and native plants, and a “modular garden,” where Anderson says. “It sounds like we took the the stove. The idea, he says, is to allow the vegetables and fruits will take root in more Hippocratic oath, but our first thought was resident or health care providers to flag an than a thousand milk crates stacked two really: Do no harm.” erratic schedule—seen in the data as, say, high. (“If something fails,” Ms. Ashkar says, She says the design team set aside any motion all night, or never opening the front “we can swap it out pretty easily.”) notions of a “glossy,” catalog-ready interior, door—that could be exacerbating stress- Landscape design isn’t specifically in favor of simple comfort. “Ultimately the related illnesses, such as post-traumatic part of the competition, she says, but “our students wanted this to feel like a place stress disorder. philosophy is that ... the site that the house someone could call home.” dc itol c a P The 760-square-foot home, to be donated to a recent U.S. veteran, was designed for sustainability but also occupant health, including eam t efforts to avoid toxins in decor and novel systems that can be used in the treatment of physical and mental conditions.

gwmagazine.com / 43 “it sounds like we took the hiPPocratic oath, But our first thought was really: do no harm.” — catherine anderson

along the way there them with a surprise, the competition itself have been plenty of curveballs—“a million” will be doing its darnedest. in one person’s quick estimation; another Judges will assess the project from every simply called it “a constant stream.” angle, and sensors will track even more: Electrical components that work on their whether steady, comfortable temperature own but not together; the wrong size part and humidity levels are maintained, and the was ordered for this or that; a trucking temperature of the hot water, the fridge, mishap rendered useless a critical piece of the freezer, and inside of the dishwasher. the frame. Laundry will have to be dried in the dryer, On a project this big, where the and each team must host two dinner parties disciplines are so intertwined, that’s bound and a movie night—all aimed at taxing the to happen, says Ms. Anderson. “At every budgeted amounts of energy and water. turn there’s something that you just didn’t Plus, as the professors each point out: account for,” she says, and any shift in the This is thoroughly a student-run project, plan is a potential cascade. “You have to and none of them have built a home before, not only look both ways before crossing the let alone one that an actual human will street; you have to look up and down.” occupy. And there are certain to be more “It’s a real teaching moment when they surprises. realize that they can’t be just as mediocre There is the unknown of what the team as most seniors are,” says Dr. Manuccia, will find when it arrives in California. the electrical and computer engineering Lauren Wingo, the student structural professor. “They’ve got to go one step beyond engineering lead, wonders whether the that. They’ve got to really get these things plot they’re given will be on an incline. working, and working all the time, as well as “Almost half my time in this project has working in concert with other systems.” been dedicated to solving that one problem,” Like theater students producing a show, she says. Danielle Barsky, the student the competition is affording these students overseeing mechanical engineering, is a chance to directly apply their studies, says concerned about how the pavement beneath Dr. Roddis, the engineering professor at the the house, or visitors passing through, will helm of the GW effort. affect the temperature inside and, therefore, “It’s very different than a cooked problem the home’s energy demand. that a professor has done as a case study to The landscape designers, barred by state give to students,” she says. Students are not law from bringing in plants, have had to just identifying potential pitfalls; they’re work with nurseries in California to arrange actively avoiding them. “That’s invaluable for plants to be grown and ready for pick- experience,” she says. up—while they grow test plants in D.C., “It’s been fun,” says Mr. McCullough, too. They’re nervous about the amount of one of the biomedical engineering students. rainwater the house will be able to collect “We feel like they’re our ideas and they’re and are busy testing soil mixtures to find our babies, so it’s always fun to do it. And it’s urt

which retains moisture the best. The plants more fun when it works.” B must survive the whole 10-day competition. And if they need to shift away from the For more details on the project, lavender-colored plants for any reason, what including videos and other materials mcconnell will that mean for the interior designers, who created by the communications have drawn connections to it on the inside? students at American University, essica

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44 / gw magazine / Summer 2013 Harvest Home began taking shape this spring in a parking lot at Catholic University. it will be built there in its entirety then partially disassembled and trucked to California for the competition. Gregg Ritchie, BA ’86, returned to GW last season.

New baseball coach made unlikely switch from Major League Baseball to college and rejoined his alma mater. / by steve deshazo /

cAlleD uP To THe Jessica Burt mcconnell It’s the ultimate goal for every baseball player: To make it home. To score, though, you must touch a series of bases, each increasingly diffi cult to reach. Adversity is common, which is why high-fi ves and handshakes typically follow a run. Gregg Ritchie made it home last season when he returned to coach George Washington University’s baseball program. It’s where he starred as an All-American outfi elder and a pitcher in the 1980s. He met his wife, Kelly, at GW. The Foggy Bottom Campus is also only 45 miles from his home in Stafford County, Va. Still, his return to rejuvenate a once strong program turned more than a few heads. It’s virtually unprecedented for a Major League Baseball coach to resign and take over a college program. And his top career goal, from the time he wore the Colonials’ buff and blue uniform, was to reach the big leagues. The Major League Baseball players— Pittsburgh Pirates batters—Mr. Ritchie had instructed since their minor league days couldn’t believe the news when he broke it to them last October. Several of his new players at GW were similarly stunned. “I use the word ‘uncommon,’ ” says Pirates’ Manager Clint Hurdle. “But Gregg’s not a common man. Gregg looked at the opportunity to be very impactful on young lives. It wasn’t easy, but it made more sense for him and his family. It wasn’t just about him.” Or, as his wife put it, “It’s like the perfect fortune cookie. This has really let Gregg embrace his biggest loves: his family and GW baseball.” “How many people,” Mr. Ritchie asks, “get to go back to the school where they got their degree, where they graduated, where they met their wife, and make a difference in young lives while doing something they love to do? I’m lucky.”

DeSPITe A distinguished career at North Stafford (Va.) High School, he wasn’t exactly swamped with college offers. He could outrun almost anyone, and he was a left-hander who threw 90 mph, but he barely weighed 150 pounds. George Mason University offered him a chance to walk on, but no school was willing to risk a scholarship. Fortuitously, though, a veteran scout named “Big Jack” Fogarty happened to see Mr. Ritchie strike out 15 Stonewall Jackson High School batters in one of his fi nal prep games in 1982. “Big Jack” talked to Jim Goss, GW’s new head coach, and Mr. Ritchie ended up with a scholarship. He still ranks second in university history in career stolen bases (71), fourth in batting colonIAlS average (.391), and 11th in complete games gwmagazine.com / 47 pitched (11). As a senior in 1986, he posted a H e r o Se quIckly through Fredericksburg,Va. school-record .479 batting average (second the Giants’ farm system. In his second pro Mr. Sheridan had come to UMW after highest in the nation that season) and went season, 1987, he was named to the Class-A serving as an assistant coach at James 6-3 with a 1.91 ERA on the mound, which Midwest League All-Star team after batting Madison University, helping the Dukes made him eighth in the nation. .337 with 41 stolen bases for Clinton (Iowa). A make an unexpected run to the 1983 College He earned All-American honors, became year later, he led the high Class-A California World Series. While Mr. Sheridan instructed a member of the All-Century team, and was League with 118 runs scored at San Jose. UMW’s pitchers, Mr. Ritchie spent a couple inducted into GW’s Athletic Hall of Fame in He spent three seasons at the Triple-A of fall semesters teaching the Eagles’ batters. 1999. He went on to play for the San Francisco level—one step below his dream of the big In 1995, the Chicago White Sox offered Mr. Giants farm team when the Giants drafted leagues—and left the Giants organization Ritchie a job as the hitting instructor for him in the eighth round. (Mike Toomey, after the 1992 season (just before the team their Bristol (Tenn.) affiliate in the rookie former GW baseball player, coach, and Hall signed a free-agent outfielder named Barry Appalachian League, but their relationship of Fame member was a scout for the team at Bonds). continued. the time.) Mr. Ritchie played in Mexico with a “His passion for baseball is who he is and “He had a lot of tools,” says John Major League Baseball-affiliated team. He what he does,” says Mr. Sheridan, who is Castleberry, who succeeded Mr. Goss as head also participated in spring training in South now GW’s associate head coach. “He has a coach in 1984. “If he came around today, he Korea as a player/coach at a time when Korea great heart. He’s so giving of himself to other probably would play in the big leagues, but was not signing overseas players to play people—almost to a fault.” there weren’t as many teams at the time. He during the season. He ended up back in the As he had done as a player, he rose through could run, he could throw, and he could hit. Texas Rangers’ Triple-A team, where he was the coaching ranks. In 2002, his Birmingham He didn’t have a lot of power, but that didn’t released in 1995. But at 31, his playing days Barons led the Double-A Southern League in matter that much, because he was a leadoff were winding down. team batting average (.269). A year later, he type of guy. and many of his charges were promoted to “And he was self-motivated. We always Triple-A Charlotte and led the International stressed that we would work harder than the lonGBefore his final game as a League in home runs and team slugging next person or team. And with the type of player he had laid the foundation for his next percentage. Along the way, he instructed student that we were recruiting, we would be career. During the off-seasons, he conducted many of the hitters who would help Chicago smarter than and outwork anybody else. He individual and group hitting instruction win the 2005 World Series, including Aaron was one of those guys that it was probably sessions in his backyard batting cage for Rowand and Joe Crede. good for him to have that structure.” local youth, charging as little as $5 a pop. His The floundering Pittsburgh Pirates took Baseball honors and a degree weren’t all protégés learned to hit so well that he soon notice of Mr. Ritchie’s success and made him the coach gained from his time at GW. had a waiting list of students. the minor league hitting coordinator in 2005. In a theater class during his freshman year, Largely because he wasn’t as big or strong The Pirates hadn’t enjoyed a winning major he met Kelly Siegel, a New Yorker who came as his rivals, Mr. Ritchie became a student of league season since 1992, and they needed to GW with an interest in communications— hitting. He pored over videotape and honed someone to get the most out of their young but not athletics or athletes. mechanics, always searching for the perfect talent. “I was never into sports,” she says. “My swing. For six seasons, Mr. Ritchie spent three sisters and I all took piano lessons.” Watching youngsters struggle to maintain weeks out of every month working with But her petite size made her an ideal proper balance and form inspired him to the Pirates’ six minor league affiliates— coxswain for the men’s crew team, so she invent and patent “The Hitter’s Seat,” an observing, instructing both players and turned out to be a college athlete after all. Her adjustable device designed to teach proper coaches, and instituting an organizational first encounter with the future love of her life athletic position and sequential connection hitting philosophy. came when she borrowed a sheet of paper to throughout the swing. His father-in-law, One of his prize pupils was outfielder take notes. “But I wasn’t really interested,” Myron Siegel, helped him design and Andrew McCutchen, a former first-round she says with a laugh. manufacture the seat, which became an in- draft pick who had torn up the low minors Still, though, one of her friends was dating demand item among high school, college, and but was struggling at Double-A because of one of Mr. Ritchie’s baseball teammates, pro teams. The devices are still assembled inconsistencies in his play. so they began to socialize regularly, and in his garage when he has time—which isn’t Mr. Ritchie was summoned to Altoona, “everything kind of took off,” he says. often. Pa., and presented “Cutch” with a set of They were married in 1990. She stayed in He also volunteered at the University meticulous notes that pointed out his bad Washington, D.C., and worked in public of Mary Washington for Tom Sheridan, habits and offered solutions. He took the television while her husband pursued his head coach of the baseball program suggestions to heart and eventually became dream of pro baseball. at the Division III school in nearby an All-Star for the Pirates, finishing third in the 2012 National League Most Valuable Player voting with a .327 average and 31 home runs. His photo now hangs in a prominent position in Mr. Ritchie’s office at GW. After nearly a quarter-century in the “THiS HAS REALLY LET GREGG minors, he got the long-awaited call. Mr. Ritchie was asked to become the Pirates’ EMBRACE HiS BiGGEST LOVES: major league batting coach. “A dream come true,” Mr. Ritchie calls it. HiS FAMiLY AND GW BASEBALL.” The Pirates contended for the NL Central — kelly ritchie title in both of Mr. Ritchie’s seasons in 48 / gw magazine / Summer 2013 As a senior in 1986, Gregg Ritchie posted a school-record .479 batting average— second highest in the nation that season—and 1.91 ERA on the mound, which made him eighth in the nation. inset, top: in his new job, Gregg Ritchie is able to spend more time with his family: (from left) Kelly, Riley, Arizona, Kaetlin, and Logan. inset, bottom: Gregg Ritchie met Kelly Siegel, BA ’86, during their courtesy gw athletics gw courtesy freshman year at GW. They married in 1990.

gwmagazine.com / 49 Pittsburgh, but failed both times to make former coach and GW Hall of Famer, trust Gregg. Typically, I’m not a patient man.” the playoffs. Still, all of his pupils’ statistics was among a group of alumni asked to Still, any program that’s not improved, and with Mr. McCutchen and recommend coaching candidates. moving forward is losing ground in the rookie phenom Starling Marte, they seemed “When [Ritchie’s] name came up, I said, ultracompetitive world of intercollegiate poised for success. ‘Are you kidding me? If he wants the job, you athletics. So in August, GW hired Mr. couldn’t find a better guy,’” Mr. Castleberry Sheridan, a Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame says. “I didn’t know if GW would step up member, away from Mary Washington after THAT’S wHy there were skeptics and meet the parameters he set forth. I 25 years to become the Colonials’ associate aplenty when rumors spread in the summer think [Nero] deserves a lot of kudos. It takes head coach. Mr. Sheridan made all the of 2012 that Mr. Ritchie might return to his courage to fully commit to something like decisions, including hiring a talented and alma mater. GW had dismissed coach Steve that.” accomplished staff that Mr. Ritchie met for Mrowka in May after a 20–35 season, the Mr. Ritchie was flattered and intrigued. the first time when he arrived back at GW. Colonials’ seventh straight losing record. But he felt a loyalty to the Pirates, who Says Mr. Sheridan: “He said, ‘I trust you. In February, GW had announced a were pursuing their first playoff spot in two I know you’ll do what you think is right. Run strategic plan for athletics, designed to decades. So he declined to comment publicly the program the way you would run it.’ I was make the school’s teams more competitive. and insists he didn’t finally decide to leave ordering equipment and uniforms; my goal Beginning his second year as the Colonials’ until Pittsburgh’s season ended in October. for when he got here was for him to hit the athletic director, Patrick Nero wanted to “All good things are worth the wait,” Mr. ground running.” make a splash. John Castleberry, GW’s Nero says. “I had confidence in my ability to Having achieved his goal of reaching the

“THiNGS ARE REALLY DiFFERENT ... THERE’S A LOT MORE ENERGY WiTH THE NEW COACHiNG STAFF. THE TEAM iS MUCH MORE DiSCiPLiNED. THE BiGGEST TWO WORDS ARE ‘ATTiTUDE’ AND ‘EFFORT.’ THAT’S OUR TEAM MOTTO.” — colin milon, junior iume f Coach Ritchie salutes his team at a game against Quinnipiac University in March. in May, Coach Ritchie announced 20 commitments reg

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50 / gw magazine / Summer 2013 majors helped convince Mr. Ritchie to make GW athletics are becoming a family affair the move. After the Pirates’ fi nal game on Oct. for the Ritchies. Eldest daughter Kaetlin sang 3, he broke the news to his stunned players, the national anthem before the March 2 grand many of whom couldn’t believe someone re-opening of Barcroft Park in Arlington, Va., would voluntarily leave the majors. the Colonials’ refurbished home fi eld. “The reaction I got from the players was humbling,” Mr. Ritchie says. “[Leaving] was the hardest thing I’d ever had to do in AS THe coAcH reconnects with my career—harder than going to Mexico to his family, he’s also trying to resurrect a play. There was a sense of accomplishment baseball program that started the 2013 personally. I’m a guy who likes to fi nish season with losses in its fi rst nine games. things, and I had to grapple with the idea He is leaning on his staff, which includes that we hadn’t fi nished. It would have been Mr. Sheridan, Assistant Coach Dave Lorber great to have a chance to win a championship (an assistant on Stony Brook’s College World A Solid there.” Which, he added, was right around the Series team in 2012), Volunteer Assistant corner. Coach Stephanos Stroop, and Director of Season Baseball Operations LaDale Hayes. They’ve made recruiting a priority, securing 20 Right Off THere wAS unfi nished business high school seniors to join the Colonials as elsewhere, as well. For two decades, the freshmen next season. the Bat pursuit of his dream had kept Mr. Ritchie “If you’re a position player with aspirations away from his family for months at a time. of playing in the big leagues,” Mr. Sheridan Gregg Ritchie’s impressive His wife and children would visit him says, “the opportunity to work with someone start in his fi rst season as head occasionally on the road, but they had their who’s worked in the big leagues and played coach of the men’s baseball own interests and pursuits. By the fall of 2012, in the big leagues—you have to look at his team earned him the title the family’s oldest two children (daughter experience and contacts, and that has to be a Atlantic 10 Baseball Coach of Kaetlin and son Logan) were attending plus.” the Year. Some conference George Mason University. Two teenage GW has backed Mr. Ritchie by increasing highlights from the 2013 daughters (Riley and Arizona) still live at the size and compensation of his staff (now season that helped nab the home. four full- and part-time assistants). The 1986 alumnus the award: “He told me, ‘I really don’t know my older Colonials also now fund the NCAA Division children. I’ve spent years by myself,’” Mr. I maximum of 11.7 scholarship equivalencies Sheridan says. after falling below that number in recent Returning to GW gave Mr. Ritchie a seasons. chance to grow the relationships with his And GW spent two years and $3 million 15-9 family—to see his younger daughters before renovating Barcroft Park, its home fi eld for the colonials’ 2013 a-10 season school each morning and be home for late the past 20 years. Several baseball alumni record. the team’s record in 2012 dinners every night. He still puts in long who attended the March 2 grand opening said was 6-18. hours, but unless the Colonials are playing on they didn’t recognize the refurbished facility. the road, he’s at home each night. For now, the coach is working with his Says Kelly Ritchie: “I’ve been living for 20 current players, trying to get the most out of years during baseball seasons without him, each—hoping there may be another Gregg A-10 being king and queen of it all here. It’s made Ritchie on this roster, a diamond in the rough me who I am as a parent and a partner. And who can become a star through skill, work, the same goes for him.” and will. TOURNAMENT While most of the family supported “Things are really different,” says junior his decision to come home, there was one Colin Milon. “There’s a lot more energy with notable objection. Arizona Ritchie, now 13, the new coaching staff. The team is much APPEARANCE IN is a budding softball standout who loved more disciplined. The biggest two words are visiting her dad at his various stops, mingling ‘attitude’ and ‘effort.’ That’s our team motto. with professional players like Pirates Pedro “We come out here every day, and you’re FIRST SEASON Alvarez, Jordy Mercer, and Michael McHenry, starting to see that team that Coach Ritchie the fi rst time that the and snagging pregame fl y balls. is turning us into. This thing is going to take colonials made the atlantic 10 “She was the one most opposed to it,” her a little more time than we wanted, but I think championship tournament since mother says, “simply because she loved the we’re going to be great really soon.” 2006. lifestyle of being on a major league fi eld.” Written in capital letters on a dry erase She may not visit Pittsburgh’s PNC Park board in his offi ce is “Omaha”—the site of anymore, but Arizona was the youngest the annual College World Series. It’s a distant participant at GW’s recent softball camp and goal, but he’s taking the fi rst steps toward it. fi nished second to an 18-year-old in a fi elding “I could see this being my [fi nal] spot,” No. 5 competition drill. And, according to her Mr. Ritchie says. “As long as they want me, I gw’s seed in the 2013 atlantic 10 father, “she was [disappointed] that she lost,” want to be here. I plan to be part of something tournament after the team won proudly acknowledging that his daughter great.” 9 out of 10 straight games at the courtesy gw athletics gw courtesy inherited his competitive instinct. end of the season.

gwmagazine.com / 51 52 / gw magazine / Summer 2013 Growing Plans As the GW Business Plan Competition celebrates fi ve years, the contest—and the entrepreneur’s ideas— keep getting bigger.

BY MARY A. DEMPSEY

John Rollins was an adjunct professor in Ann. One of the couple’s daughters, Allison the School of Business when he organized a Guimard, graduated from the business business plan contest as an extension of his school in 2005. undergraduate entrepreneurship course. This year, the annual contest drew 109 Fewer than 100 teams competed for a chance competitors and distributed $90,000 in at three prizes totaling $30,000. prizes among seven winning teams. The In April—just fi ve years later—teams competition is open to teams of up to four were vying for triple the prize money in people, at least half of whom must be GW front of hundreds of spectators watching alumni, students, or faculty members with their pitches in person, in an overfl ow room at least one student. An internal panel of broadcasting a live feed, and in 10 countries GW faculty and staff members narrows the via a webcast. applicant pool to about three dozen business Entrepreneurship “All eight of the teams that made it to plans to present to entrepreneur judges, who professor John the fi nals were companies that were very help select eight fi nalists. Rollins founded serious—all of them technology, health care, Mr. Rollins says that the judges look the GW Business or health related. I’m convinced that all eight for sustainable businesses with long-term Plan Competition in 2009. are going to do very well,” says Mr. Rollins, prospects. Technology and health care who founded the competition in 2009 with proposals, in particular, have proliferated. support from founding sponsors Rick Scott, For example, fi ve of this year’s eight fi nalists getty images / rollins: william atkins who is now governor of Florida, and his wife, were enterprises involving health care. “I think clearly there’s a lot of Saidinejad are pediatric emergency room opportunity in the health-related industries doctors. At the time of the competition, Dr. because we have a medical school here, a Mathison was also pursuing an MBA at GW. strong biomedical engineering program, “For our group—a bunch of nerdy strong natural sciences in Columbian doctors—the competition helped us College, the School of Public Health and formalize our idea into a business,” Dr. Health Services, and the School of Nursing,” Mathison says. “It helped us take the says Jim Chung, director of GW’s Office of business up to the next level.” Entrepreneurship, which provides support The media exposure that came with the for the event. prize pushed the team to file for a patent, get Mr. Chung predicts that future trademarks, and incorporate. HealthEworks competitions will see more business plans has since received funding from the National that take advantage of the government as Institutes of Health, the District of Columbia a partner. “I mean not just services to the Department of Health, and an asthma clinic. government,” he says, “but also ideas to use Children’s National Medical Center, where data generated by the government.” Dr. Mathison and his fellow entrepreneurs For now, he’s noticed that competitors work, has also provided support. Recently, are “thinking bigger.” These big ideas are HealthEworks partnered with the Verizon supported with educational workshops to Foundation. learn about marketing research and how to “They’re going to add some of their put together a business team, as well as gain technologies to our platform for delivery on insight on raising capital. Companies that mobile devices,” Dr. Mathison says. The make the first cut are assigned mentors, most HealthEworks’ growth has been slowed often alumni entrepreneurs. by the fact that its founders are all full-time “Early on, understandably, when you physicians, but a few hospitals and urgent- Sponsors haven’t had a lot of exposure to the startup care facilities are using some of the startup’s The GW Business Plan world, you think small, you think about 120 videos, which are available in both Competition began with a what’s close to you,” Mr. Chung says. “As the English and Spanish. $30,000 gift from Florida entrepreneurship program grows, as the “We’re going to grow laterally to get into entrepreneurs Ann and Rick students become more aware and interact, some areas and get research and data,” Dr. Scott, who now occupy the their ideas are getting bigger and more Mathison says. “Then we’ll take off vertically state’s governor’s mansion. ambitious and scalable. And that’s what’s and penetrate more facilities.” Gov. Scott was elected to exciting.” The competition dovetails with GW’s Florida’s highest office in The GW Business Plan Competition has new role in a regional Innovation Corps 2011 after a career in law and already put several promising ideas on the (I-Corps). Earlier this year, with $3.75 business. (Their daughter startup path, providing guidance, contacts, million in funding from the National Allison Guimard, BBA ’05, is and seed money. Take HealthEworks, Science Foundation, GW joined the also an entrepreneur.) With the Scotts as founding sponsors, the first-place winner in 2010. Three GW University of Maryland and Virginia Tech the annual competition has physicians came up with the idea of emailing in the Mid-Atlantic I-Corps, a technology grown to have a corporate post-care instructions—in video format—to innovation accelerator program that aims sponsorship list that includes the families of urgent care pediatric patients. to identify the best entrepreneurial students Capital One, Blank Rome LLP, The proposal, which faced 111 other entries, and faculty researchers and bring their and the AARP Foundation, as survived three elimination rounds over a discoveries to market. Dozens of research well as local companies such two-month period to win $20,000. teams selected by the Mid-Atlantic I-Corps as iStrategyLabs and Brazen HealthEworks team members David will undergo seven weeks of intense training Careerist. Mathison, Christina Johns, and Moh and mentoring.

“Four years ago, when I was invited to join as a judge, the competition was at an interesting stage. It had good competitors and good plans and good ideas. But over the last three years, it has gone from good to superb in the quality of competitors and ideas.” — ED MARTINEZ, D.C.-BASED ENTREPRENEUR

54 / gw magazine / Summer 2013 A competition entrant last year, Crowdvance has also done well in the year since it earned third place and $4,000. Crowdvance is an online service that helps small nonprofits and other organizations raise funds. Dylan Fox was a junior studying business administration and public policy when he entered the competition. “I’d just closed down a startup with two frat brothers. Since that company failed, I didn’t have anything to enter in the competition,” Mr. Fox says. “But I knew from the experience that I wanted to be an entrepreneur for the rest of my life. Then out of nowhere, I stumbled on the idea for Crowdvance.” Crowdvance already had traction when, in April, Mr. Rollins encouraged Mr. Fox and his partners to enter the Texas Christian University Values and Ventures Business Plan Competition, representing GW. They walked away with the $15,000 grand prize. At about the same time, Crowdvance closed Medical resident Adam Corman and Neal Sikka, an assistant professor of a seed round of investment and added to its emergency medicine, demonstrate their business idea during their pitch management team, which now numbers four at this year’s contest. Their venture, SonoStik, won the first place prize of plus an intern. $25,000 (see below). “We’re getting ready to go to the moon with this,” Mr. Fox says. He laughed when he recalled the nail- biting drama of the GW Business Plan Competition. “It was the first time I’d ever The 2013 Winners another one of gw’s business venture to their presentation to show judges a written a business plan,” he says. “Basically, events, the Pitch george elevator simulation of how sonostik works. it got ripped apart.” Mr. Fox added that contest, laid the groundwork for sonostik was one of seven business competition judges and advisers offered the sonostik’s victory in the 2013 gw plans that walked away with money pivotal advice that set Crowdvance on a fast Business Plan competition. in 2013. the winners’ circle also track. medical resident adam corman included a $5,000 prize for the best Among those advisers was Mr. Fox’s and neal sikka, an assistant professor sustainable technology idea, awarded mentor, Ed Martinez, a D.C.-based of emergency medicine, won to graphene Plasma technology, which entrepreneur in the technology arena. Mr. second place and $1,500 in the pitch would reduce costs in the reinforced Martinez, who has served as both mentor contest, sponsored by gw center for plastics industry. graphene also won and judge over the past four years, says the entrepreneurial excellence. they took $10,000 for second place in the overall program’s growth is evident from the judge’s their refined pitch to the gw Business competition. seat in more ways than one. Plan competition in april, where the third-place prize of $4,000 “I was very impressed by the methodology they won first place and $25,000 for went to Boss medical, an early- they used for judging to ensure that the sonostik, a technology that makes it stage orthopedic medical device competition was fair to all the participants. easier to place difficult intravenous company. and a returning contender, It’s a tremendous process, very structured,” therapy lines, or ivs, and opens the capital kombucha, which produces he says. way for doctors to perform emergency a fermented probiotic tea, picked up “Four years ago, when I was invited to ultrasounds at patients’ bedsides. fourth place—and $1,000. join as a judge, the competition was at an “the idea came out of our memoryBanc earned the $5,000 interesting stage. It had good competitors experience working in the emergency aarP foundation award for a business and good plans and good ideas,” he says. “But room,” dr. corman says. “i thought plan focused on the needs of low- there could be a way to make a income seniors. memoryBanc software over the past three years, it has gone from business out of the idea.” helps dementia patients organize good to superb in the quality of competitors dr. sikka, who has always been financial and personal assets. and the and ideas.” interested in entrepreneurship, says $10,000 prize for “Best undergraduate What’s next for the growing GW Business it was a challenge “to organize the team” went to Jenda, a company that Plan Competition? Breaking the $100,000 concept and put it on paper in a way lets customers check the authenticity of mark for prizes. that is informative, compelling, and commonly counterfeited items through concise so that the judges could a cellphone scan. smartBrush, an app- Learn more about the GW Business believe in the idea.” But he figured his connected toothbrush with interactive and dr. corman’s experience talking gaming received the $3,000 audience atkins

Plan Competition, and how to become a sponsor, at gwbizplan.com to patients gave them an edge when choice award, which is selected by it came to the oral presentation. the twitter voting. william men also took an ultrasound machine

gwmagazine.com / 55 Form, function, and the future as seen through the eyes and handiwork of three GW roboticists. / by danny freedman / photos by jessica mcconnell burt / THE BODY ROBOTiC

Gabe Sibley, computer science professor

The professor calls this little fella “it’s not always going to be a sunny drive “Herbie,” but to students it’s a “ninja car.” in California—sometimes it’s going to be The diminutive daredevil, built from an sliding sideways at night in Sweden.” off-the-shelf radio-controlled toy car, is The robots are able to nimbly negotiate among a small coterie of robo test pilots in complicated terrain by building “a mental the lab of Gabe Sibley, a computer science picture of the world, like an internal Pixar professor. The ’bots are test driving new movie,” Dr. Sibley says. The model is then algorithms—step-by-step instructions— used to map out decisions, “like a gymnast that underpin robotic perception and visualizing the fl ip and tumble before they action, the thought process that allows do it; imagining what would happen and a robot to “see” and make sense of its using the results to execute the move.” surroundings. At an obstacle course in GW’s Motion Herbie takes spins around an obstacle Capture Lab the robots speed across a course to test these algorithms, but loop-the-loop and a quarter-pipe. But the they are being designed to move bigger exercise is more than nailing a single turn ne of them robots that require speedy and precise or jump. aspires to be on the battlefi eld. movements: Boston Dynamics’ LS3, aka “it’s about the planning side of that,” Another, in the home as a AlphaDog, a four-legged, all-terrain Dr. Sibley says. “Coming up with the domestic aide. Others aim autonomous pack mule being built for the choices to make in order to hit that jump to perform surgeries and to military, and Toyota’s line of autonomous and to land at the right spot, at exactly Ochauffeur the tired, the busy, and vehicles. the right angle, so it can hit the next jump the infi rm. These new alogorithms will be similarly in order to go off the half-pipe at just the They are newcomers to these important whether the robot is navigating right velocity and not crash.” parts of the workforce, though, a closed course, running through the and are about as green as they woods, or cruising down the highway, Dr. come. Numb to social cues Sibley says. and the tug of common sense, “Cars that drive themselves will they bring only a heat-seeking need to understand the road in determination. diffi cult situations,” he says. “In the last couple decades robots started roaming out of the industrial corridor,” says Pinhas Ben-Tzvi, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. “They’re swimming; they are fl ying; they are walking.” But in order for robots to fully merge into society’s fast lane, as they are being coaxed to do, they will need a depth that is almost more than the sum of their parts: They will need to perceive the world around them and make complicated decisions that power sophisticated maneuvering. And they’ll need to do it all inside the tangled and fragile mess called daily life. Here, three modern-day Geppettos working on the future of robotic perception, control, and mechanics open their workshops and share visions of a new generation of robots; ones that will walk alongside U.S. soldiers, pull victims from rubble, and lend a hand—or something like a hand—around the house.

58 / gw magazine / Summer 2013 Pinhas Ben-Tzvi, engineering professor

“i was motivated by 9/11,” says Ben-Tzvi says, those pieces Advanced Research Projects instance, has led to work Pinhas Ben-Tzvi, a professor in work separately, with the arm Agency, or DARPA, to run the on robotic arms that would the Department of Mechanical perched on top and liable to robot autonomously. not cause collateral damage and Aerospace Engineering, break in a rollover. The arm on Dr. Ben-Tzvi’s research when reaching for a delicate when describing his “hybrid his robot, in addition to aiding begins at the fundamentals of object—like a person. The new mobile robot.” mobility, folds up completely— robotics and mechatronics— arm is “continuously fl exible “i read a lot of articles about including its retractable which he describes as the … [bending] like a snake or an how robots were able to do gripper and pop-up vision symphony of mechanics, elephant trunk,” Dr. Ben-Tzvi some useful tasks, but weren’t system—making the robot electronics, and computer says. “if the robot exerts too dexterous enough or robust symmetrical, and ready to fl ip control—and reaches out much force, the continuum arm enough to reach deeper into and keep on rolling. broadly, like a wandering vine, will inherently bend around the the rubble.” The robot is also outfi tted to fi nd new useful adaptations. object without damaging it.” His answer? This rough- with front and back cameras, “The beauty of transforming it might be applicable to and-tumble, stair-climbing, lights, and an obstacle- that fundamental research into even more delicate scenarios. ditch-crossing robot whose detection system near the different applications is what Dr. Ben-Tzvi is working with arm and traction mechanism tracks to guide a remote drives me.” GW surgeons to develop a work together, widening the operator. Dr. Ben-Tzvi’s lab Thinking about search- smaller version for use in range of what is possible. is now working, with funding and-rescue applications for colorectal surgery. in most mobile robots, Dr. from the military’s Defense the hybrid mobile robot, for

Evan Drumwright, computer science professor

There’s one that vacuums marbles rolling around in my puzzles is the opening of doors. carpet and another to clean head.” it’s something all robots will fl oors, but helper robots still He’s thinking about need to be able to do, says Dr. are a rare breed around the light bulbs that will need Drumwright—and they can, house—and one-trick ponies changing, groceries that to the extent that a robot is at that. “My vision,” says will need to be carried in, specifi cally programmed to Evan Drumwright, a computer and, sure, maybe some light open a particular type of door. science professor, “is a robot cleaning. To get there, his lab “But think of all the to help me get around when is working with this Willow different kinds of doors we i’m old and have just a couple Garage-manufactured PR2 encounter. You’ve got doors robot (“Pepe,” as it is known where it’s not clear even to around the lab), building the humans whether you push brain power needed for more them or pull them,” he says. dexterous manipulation, better Opening doors balancing of objects carried autonomously will hinge on in its arms, and more effi cient a robot’s perception (Have i and accurate movements. seen this door before?) and “We don’t want to focus modeling (How do i think the on getting the robot to do mechanism behind the door one thing at a time and operates?). creating a library of tasks,” “We want the robot to be Dr. Drumwright says. “More able to learn from doors that importantly: is there one it’s opened before,” he says. thing we can do here that can And if it’s new, “we want it to indicate we can do 10 other push and poke until it fi gures things?” out how the mechanism One of those broader works.” Philanthropy Update

fi nalists totaled more than $35,000. iNiTiATiVES GO Each of the 23 participating initiatives HEAD-TO-HEAD had a student, faculty member, or staff member champion to help rally support for More than 20 programs the cause. Scholarship recipient Maddison competed in online fundraising Bruer, Class of 2015, served as the champion challenge. for Power & Promise. “The one thing that inspired me most in reaching out was the positive reaction of Five GW initiatives received gifts totaling students,” Ms. Bruer says. “I tried to educate more than $74,000 this spring thanks to people about the power of philanthropy and the GW High5 challenge, a new campaign student aid. The bottom line is I wouldn’t be that encouraged GW students and alumni to at GW without it.” vote for and support their favorite university programs and initiatives. GW Trustee Steve Ross, BBA ’81, donated $39,000 to fund the The $39,000 GW Trustee Steve High5 challenge, which ran from April 1 to Ross, BBA ’81, donated to the High5 May 10. challenge was divided among “One of my personal interests is to be these fi ve university programs and a seed planter…to excite people, keep the momentum going, and increase GW’s initiatives that received the most shareholder rate,” says Mr. Ross, who online votes and support. equates donating to his alma mater with an investment. Power & Promise Fund Mr. Ross supported the High5 challenge Richard Blackburn, JD ’67 in honor of J. Wendell Crain, LLB ’56, who encouraged Mr. Ross to become more $20,000 involved with GW as a volunteer in 1986, TRUSTEE starting a two-decade friendship. The pair served on the GW School of Business Board ENDOWS of Advisors together from 1998 until Mr. BUSiNESS Crain passed away in 2006. GW Libraries LECTURE More than 6,500 members of the GW community voted for their “High 5”— Career Services Endowed lecture on their top fi ve favorite GW programs and $10,000 initiatives—from a group of 23 between civility and integrity April 1 and April 15. Career services, GW $5,000 will serve as fi rst- Libraries, the GW Power & Promise Fund year capstone for for Student Aid, student organizations, and undergraduates in the study abroad emerged as the fi ve fi nalists. School of Business. From April 22 to May 10, each person who made a gift to the fi ve fi nalists counted Student Organizations as a vote of support. The Power & Promise Endowed by a $300,000 gift Fund was named the winner of the challenge $3,000 from Board of Trustees member and received $20,000 for having the most Richard Blackburn, JD ’67, the donors. The remaining $19,000 from Mr. Study Abroad Richard Blackburn Endowed Ross’ commitment was split among the Lecture on Civility and Integrity other fi nalists. On top of Mr. Ross’ support, will invite a keynote speaker gifts from the GW community to the High5 $1,000 each year to address themes Jessica Burt mcconnell

60 / gw magazine / Summer 2013 philanthropy update related to civility in business Dr. Dawson’s leadership MSN program. discourse and integrity in FAMiLY HONORS led to the development and “Without Ellen and her business conduct. This annual NURSiNG expansion of the degree academic leadership, the School lecture will be the signature LEADER WiTH programs at the school, of Nursing wouldn’t exist at event for the GWSB First Year including the creation of the GW,” says GW Provost Steve Development Program for SCHOLARSHiP Bachelor of Science in Nursing Lerman. “I can think of no undergraduates. program and its sophisticated better way to pay tribute to In addition to the endowed A pivotal force behind skills and simulation laboratory, Ellen’s dedication to the nursing lecture, the program will the School of Nursing expansion of the Master of profession than to support the include a special ceremony is recognized with an Science in Nursing program, education of those who will that will be part of the annual endowed scholarship. development of the Doctor of carry on her commitment to “Honorlloquium” where GWSB Nursing Practice program, and excellence in patient care.” students commit to the school’s most recently the establishment Dr. Dawson began her service Honor Code at the conclusion The Dr. Ellen M. Dawson in 2012 of the associate’s degree to GW in 2005 as an associate of their first semester. The Scholarship, established by to bachelor’s/master’s of nursing professor and the first and program is a two-semester-long her husband, Pat, and their program, or ADN-BSN/MSN, only chair of the Department course sequence required for all children, Maureen and Michael, which allows associate’s degree of Nursing Education in the first-year students in the school. provides tuition support to one holders to receive higher School of Medicine and Health Its curriculum includes class or more outstanding students degrees through distance Sciences. She became a tenured work on academic integrity with unmet financial need education. The ADN-BSN/ professor and went on to become and ethics, professional who are enrolled in the School MSN program has especially the founding senior associate communications, ethical issues of Nursing’s family nurse strong potential to help rural dean of SON when it became in business, and leadership, all practitioner or nurse-midwifery and underserved areas because an independent school in 2010. with a strong focus on individual field of study. The Dawson students can continue working Dr. Dawson retired in June strength assessments, self- family endowed the scholarship in their communities while 2012 as senior associate dean of reflections, career development, with a $100,000 gift to honor receiving their degrees. The academic affairs and continues and what it means to be a GWSB Ellen’s lasting contributions to scholarship in her name will go to serve as a tenured professor student. GW’s School of Nursing. to students in the ADN-BSN/ and principal investigator for “The ideals of civility and integrity are an important part of the legacy of President George Washington,” says School of Business Dean Doug Guthrie. “The annual Blackburn Lecture will help instill these same principles in our students as they begin their path to becoming future business leaders.” Mr. Blackburn, who retired in 2004 from serving as executive vice president, chief administrative officer, and general counsel at Duke Energy Corp., says he endowed the lecture because of his belief that success in business always depends on trust and that trust must be earned every day. “Civility and integrity are the essential foundations for creating and sustaining that trust,” says Mr. Blackburn, who is also a chairman emeritus of the GW Law Board of Advisors. Open to the entire GW community, the inaugural Richard Blackburn Endowed Lecture on Civility and Integrity Ellen Dawson (center) with her children, Michael will take place at the end of and Maureen, her sister, Trish Dixon, and her the fall 2013 semester, in early husband, Pat Dawson, at a celebration honoring her service to the School of Nursing last summer December.

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Students perform in a GW production of “Hair,” for which Marc Albert, BA ’70, JD ’73, was an honorary producer. one of the school’s major grant The Molly Albert member of the CCAS National David Berg, BA ’68, and his projects. Scholarship Fund—Named Council for Arts and Sciences wife, Diane, often receive bios of “Dr. Dawson is a very special for Mr. Albert’s mother, this and served on the search students getting support from person who has brought to GW fund will provide an annual committee for the new dean the David W. Berg Scholarship leadership, creativity, and the undergraduate scholarship of the school. He has been Fund. But at the April Power & heart of nursing,” says School award to a student majoring or active with the GW Law School Promise Dinner, they were of Nursing Dean Jean Johnson. minoring in theatre. Mentoring and Recruitment able to connect face-to-face “She is dedicated to our Program, a host for potential with one of the beneficiaries of profession and has been a major The Rose Heiman Fund— incoming GW students, and has their generosity when they had force for excellence in nursing Named for Mr. Albert’s aunt, been an honorary producer for dinner alongside junior Amzaray practice and education. The gift this endowed fund will support four of GW’s MainStage Theatre Ahmed. to the school is an example of the Department of Theatre and productions. “My scholarship is to promote her commitment and her entire Dance’s MainStage production civil engineering students, and family’s remarkable generosity.” season, the university’s Planned gifts such as Mr. Albert’s here he is,” Mr. Berg, a civil premier student performance help support GW’s efforts to engineer himself, said, gesturing season. provide financial aid, hire the toward Mr. Ahmed. “We’ve never highest-quality professors, and met a student we’ve supported, PLANNED GiFT The Sidney Albert, support important initiatives and so tonight’s been fantastic.” TO SUPPORT Michael Green, and programs at GW, as well as help Mr. Berg and Mr. Ahmed Stephen Tschida Fund— you achieve your long-term tax weren’t the only pair who had a ARTS AT GW An endowed fund to maintain and financial goals. chance to meet—this year’s event and steward the collection brought together more than Marc Albert, BA ’70, of art donated to GW by 350 students, staff members, JD ’73, signed a Mr. Albert. For more information, please trustees, and donors in an contact our Planned Giving intimate reception and dinner bequest intention to office at 877-498-7590 or As a part of the bequest at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in donate an estimated [email protected]. intention, Mr. Albert will Washington, D.C. $2.5 million. bequeath a collection of artwork Connecting students to the George Washington CONNECTiNG and university donors is an Marc Albert, BA ’70, JD ’73, University Museum. The overarching goal of Power & recently signed a bequest collection includes paintings, DONORS AND Promise, an initiative that has intention that will donate an watercolors, pastels, and pencil raised more than $64 million in

STUDENTS urt estimated $2.5 million in support and charcoal drawings, as well donor scholarship and fellowship B of theater and art at GW. Mr. as textiles, rugs, and furniture. Annual Power & funds since its inception in Albert’s planned gift has laid the Maintenance for the collection Promise Dinner brings 2009. The GW Power & Promise groundwork to establish three will be supported by one of the Fund enables students to take cconnell new endowed funds at GW’s new endowed funds. scholarship recipients advantage of a GW education, no m Columbian College of Arts and A dedicated alumni volunteer, together with donors. matter their financial situation.

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need- and merit-based student be this: Thank you. From the of ondol, an underfloor heating $4 MiLLiON aid to $160 million in 2012. bottom of my heart, you have to technology. A $1 million gift FROM KUWAiT The celebration featured know what it means to me and from Joong Keun Lee, founder a jazz vocal performance by all the students like me who and chairman of Booyoung GOVERNMENT freshman Samantha Law, wouldn’t be here without your Group in Korea, established accompanied by freshman help.” the endowment, called the New gift from Kuwait Nathan Basch on piano, and Dr. Joong Keun Lee, George will support Middle the debut of the new Power & For more information on how Washington University, and East research. Promise video, which outlined you can support the GW Power & Seoul National University the experience of some students Promise Fund for student aid, Endowment. GW received a $4 million who received support from the contact Matt Banks at Through a second agreement gift from the government of Power & Promise Fund this [email protected] or with Dr. Lee, GW has also Kuwait this spring to support year. The featured speaker of the 202-994-5125. committed to exploring the the endowment of the Elliott night was Ambassador Edward possibility of developing a new School of International Affairs’ W. “Skip” Gnehm Jr., BA ’66, residence hall that incorporates Institute for Middle East Studies Want to know more about MA ’68. ondol technology for students and the Gelman Library’s the impact of the GW “I dreamed for years that I Power & Promise Fund? studying at the Virginia Science Middle East and North Africa would come here, but I had no and Technology Campus. Research Center. Kuwait and idea how that would happen,” Watch the new video here: Koreans have used ondol, His Highness Amir Sheikh said Amb. Gnehm, who is the go.gwu.edu/2013video which is said to promote a Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Kuwait Professor of Gulf and healthy housing culture with an Sabah also made a $4.5 million Arabian Peninsula Affairs. “It energy-efficient and eco-friendly gift to IMES and the MENA would not have been possible if NEW ExCHANGE environment, for thousands of Research Center in February I had not been a recipient of the PROGRAM years. 2011. Scottish Rite scholarship.” WiTH KOREA Dr. Lee, Seoul National Ambassador of Kuwait Salem Junior Morgan Viehman University President Yeon- Al-Sabah formally presented spoke about how support from $1 million endowment Cheon Oh, and GW President the gift April 19, addressing the Elsie M. Carper Scholarship Steven Knapp signed the GW President Steven Knapp Fund has helped her achieve her will create an exchange agreement at a special ceremony and Edward W. “Skip” Gnehm dream of studying journalism. program with Seoul and this spring. Jr., BA ’66, MA ’68, a professor “By providing me with fund research. “Chairman Lee’s and director of the Middle East the opportunity to follow my commitment to fostering Policy Forum who served as passion—something I once The university received a education between our two the U.S. ambassador to Kuwait thought I could never afford $1 million gift last spring to universities furthers our between 1991 and 1994. to do—the Elsie M. Carper establish an endowment that commitment to globalization “The George Washington Scholarship Fund makes a will launch a new exchange and innovation,” Dr. Knapp said. University is grateful for difference in my life every day,” program between GW and “His gift simultaneously creates the ongoing support of the Ms. Viehman said. “If I could say Seoul National University and our partnership with Seoul government of Kuwait and his anything to the amazing donors allow graduate students and National University while giving highness the Amir,” Dr. Knapp who have contributed to GW’s faculty members to explore us the opportunity to explore said. “We look forward to Power & Promise Fund, it would research in new applications this very important technology.” continuing to work together to strengthen the relationship between the United States and the Middle East through research, education, and policy engagement.” The government of Kuwait has been a strong supporter of GW’s Middle East programs. In 2005 the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences established the Kuwait Chair for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs, which is held by Amb. Gnehm. In addition to financial support, the prime minister of Kuwait and other Kuwaiti officials have

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Alumni weekend 2013 Alumni Just Want to Have Fun

As thousands of Colonials come back to GW respective fi elds and communities. will host receptions. There are also events for Alumni Weekend, they will be treated Following the awards is a host of events, for current and former Presidential to Grammy Award-winning artist Cyndi ranging from the 50th-year reunion Administrative Fellows, Student Association Lauper headlining the weekend’s free all- luncheon and emeriti induction ceremony to presidents, and alumni athletes. alumni concert. lectures and networking events. Additional In addition to the deans’ receptions With class reunions and more than 60 highlights include a Fun Run, Classes hosted by various schools, the Political events spanning four days, Alumni Weekend Without Quizzes, the popular “Back to Science Department will celebrate its 100th is a mix of activities and tours, as well as Thurston” open house, a career networking anniversary with a special cocktail reception signature events like Taste of GW, where event, and the Sunday Political Brunch. during Alumni Weekend 2013. The Graduate alumni-owned and -operated establishments This year’s undergraduate reunions will School of Public Management also will host serve up their crème de la crème. Last year, be for the classes of 2008, 2003, 1998, 1993, several exciting events to mark the 25th 18 restaurants participated. 1988, 1983, and 1963. Alumni Weekend 2013 anniversary of its program. Festivities kick off with the Multicultural also features the Greek Alumni Reunion for Alumni Reception and the Alumni alumni of GW’s social fraternity and sorority Don’t miss Alumni Weekend 2013. Achievement Awards, which take place the organizations. September 26–29 Thursday evening before the weekend begins Affi nity groups such as the Black Alumni For more information, visit on Sept. 27. The achievement awards honor Association, the Latino Alumni Association, alumni.gwu.edu/aw six alumni for their commitment to their and the LGBT Alumni Association also gavin Bond

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ProfIle her second trip back, she organized and led a local communities and small-business owners. small-group women’s adventure program— “My GW training was a real stepping-off the beginning of a series of educational and point for my career,” says Ms. Becker, who Turning an cultural immersion trips she continues to founded her own nonprofi t management and lead today. public policy consulting company at 26. Adventure into Since leading that initial trip, Ms. Becker She is also able to speak conversational has returned to Costa Rica more than 25 Spanish, a language she started to learn only Business times, averaging three to four trips annually. three years ago. Inspired by her own language In April 2005, a vacation in Costa Rica was a Her ninth annual Costa Rica/Nicaragua and cultural immersion experience in Costa life-changing experience for Ann Becker, “Combo” Adventure will take place this Rica, she developed a co-ed Spanish and MA ’76. “I was extremely smitten,” says Ms. winter. cultural immersion trip. The fourth annual Becker, who was “If I look back on my whole life,” Ms. trip is scheduled for next spring. traveling with her Becker says, “I was always driven by learning “One of the most rewarding parts of my husband and 15-year- about and experiencing cultures beyond the trips is being able to expose travelers to local old son. “I knew shores and the borders of the U.S.” projects and initiatives in Costa Rica. It is I needed to fi nd a As a graduate student at GW, Ms. Becker, incredibly fulfi lling to watch them connect way to return on a now a member of the Elliott School of with and be inspired by the people they regular basis.” International Affairs Board of Advisors, had meet—passionate about their country and Ann Becker, Ten months after a unique opportunity to travel abroad. She working hard to make it a better place.” MA ’76 her initial trip to and a fellow master’s student were involved —Melissa Nyman Costa Rica in 2005, with a science, technology, and public policy Ms. Becker had research project for the university. They Learn more by visiting: found her way to return. She discovered that received a grant from the U. S. Agency for abecker.com, www.facebook.com/ there were many women who shared her International Development to conduct fi eld TravelwithAnnCostaRica, and desire to learn about foreign communities research in the Philippines and Thailand, Twitter handle @travelwAnn and cultures through experiential travel. For giving them the opportunity to meet with

Alumni Gather on the Hill The university’s Annual Capitol Hill Alumni Reception drew more than 100 congressional staff members, elected offi cials, and other alumni working on the Hill to the Capitol Visitor Center April 17. One of those alumni said his attendance at the event represented something he has “never regretted.” After Rep. John “Jimmy” Duncan (R-Tenn.), JD ’73, graduated from the University of Tennessee and applied to law school, he was accepted to both GW and Georgetown, he told attendees. “You know which one I chose or I wouldn’t be here tonight,” Rep. Duncan joked. “GW was a wonderful school when I went there and is an even better school now,” said the Tennessee legislator who has GW President Steven Knapp addresses nearly 100 alumni at the Annual Capitol Hill Alumni Reception. been in Congress for 25 years. He was on campus in March to introduce three-time presidential candidate and former Rep. sentiment when he urged the crowd to help More than 300 GW alumni work on Ron Paul (R-Texas), who spoke at a College fellow alumni who want to be a part of “their Capitol Hill, including 12 members of Republicans event. world.” Dr. Knapp also paid tribute to Sen. Congress. That list includes House Majority “I have a soft spot in my heart for any GW Daniel Inouye, JD ’52, who died in December Leader Eric Cantor ( R-Va.), BA ’85; Senate graduate, so if I can do anything for you, as the second-longest-serving member in Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), please let me know,” Rep. Duncan U.S. Senate history, and updated alumni JD ’64; Sen. Elizabeth Warren, (D-Mass.), told alumni. on university initiatives and the ways the attended ’66-’68; and Sen. Mark Warner, GW President Steven Knapp echoed that “stature of the university continues to rise.” (D-Va.), BA ’77. Bottom: william atkins / toP: courtesy ann Becker

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ProfIle Hospice Voices focuses on seven patients Mr. Lindner’s patients turned the tables, to whom Mr. Lindner was assigned to be a providing him—the caregiver—with care in “companion caregiver.” Among them are a the form of insightful and practical advice. Before Death, marathoning multilingual Ohioan, who as a Sarah graduated in May and, Mr. Lindner Peace Corps volunteer in Vietnam “defeated” says, is now “totally fi ne, and cancer free— Lessons for Life more Vietcong than the Green Berets; Little thank God.” As a GW student, One, a Mono Indian, who educates her For this fi rst-time author, the media Eric Lindner, BBA granddaughter via an “epistle” she dictates response has been “a bit overwhelming, ’81, started an ice from her La-Z-Boy recliner; a sharpshooting, and very, very humbling” and has included cream social at St. turnip-growing, mink-trapping Marine; interviews in Publisher’s Weekly and on Mary’s Court, a an alcoholic cowboy and his pistol-packing BookTV. “It has very little to do with my residential facility daughter; an ex-button-hole seamstress from writing,” Mr. Lindner says, “and everything for seniors near Brooklyn; and the gardener for the world’s to do with my patients’ remarkable, Eric Lindner, BBA ’81 campus. “I’ve always richest man. heartwarming stories.” enjoyed being Mr. Lindner found that his role as a Mr. Lindner is donating 100 percent of his around wise elders,” companion—as opposed to a doctor or book’s profi ts to hospice patients, families, Mr. Lindner says. “I loved how they refused family member—afforded him unique and related organizations, including the to accept free ice cream, but expected titanic access. “They’d tell me stuff that they’d George Washington Institute for Spirituality scoops for their two bits.” never dream of telling anyone else. I was an and Health (GWish). In 2009, after many volunteer stints, honest broker,” he says. “It was an including nine years on GW’s Board of amazing privilege.” Trustees, Mr. Lindner passed by a tiny One day, after returning from Learn more about the book hospice in Warrenton, Va., and walked in. visiting a hospice patient with at hospicevoices.com That chance encounter resulted in another cancer, Mr. Lindner learned that volunteer experience, one that would lead his own 21-year-old daughter, to life-changing relationships and a book, Sarah (a third-generation GW Hospice Voices: Lessons for Living at the End student), had been told she might of Life (Rowman & Littlefi eld), scheduled for have cancer. When it turned out release this October. that Sarah did indeed have cancer,

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i am grateful for from the alumni association the opportunity to serve. it Dear Fellow Colonials, is humbling, For my fi nal letter as your GWAA president, I’d like to refl ect on the continued energizing, progress we’ve made in achieving our three strategic goals. and satisfying. Enabling Lifetime Engagement it means Alumni play vital roles as colleagues, friends, network partners, and mentors. working with Volunteer rates among alumni are robust and grew during the last two years. We kind, talented, look forward to more alumni of our graduate and professional programs joining our career, social, cultural, and educational programs. wonderful people We are innovating to meet the needs of more than 250,000 alumni in 150 toward valuable, countries. We use social media, web technology, and regional networks to connect alumni around the world. Visit alumni.gwu.edu to learn how you can be part of the meaningful goals. global conversation. ... i look forward to continuing Gathering a Voice for Alumni GW remains “your school” long after the diplomas are hung on the wall. Alumni my support of play a vital role in the success of the university. In the last two years, GWAA our alma mater, leaders have been involved with the search for deans and the new assistant and being part provost for Career Services. Alumni continue to share their experience as members of advisory councils that shape programs for students. We recruit for of the global GW the 1,200-member strong Career Advisor Network and promote programs like community. HireGW to encourage alums to recruit our alumni and students. Applications for the GWAA Board quadrupled from 40 to 163 in the last two years. Participation in our Regional Dinners, Student-Alumni Dinners, and Freshmen Send-Offs is increasing. This is an exciting time to be an alum of this dynamic university.

Building a Culture of Philanthropy The GWAA, an independent group, uses its fund to help the GW community. In the last two years, the GWAA has awarded 45 grants worth $48,616 to engage alumni in their respective affi nities and awarded $20,000 to 24 outstanding students through the GWAA Prize Program. Additionally, in the fi ve-year period from 2011 to 2016, the GWAA is committed to contributing $100,000 to the GW Power & Promise fund. Half of that amount is in the form of the GWAA Scholarship and the other $50,000 is the result of our affi nity partnerships with Marsh and Liberty Mutual.

Passing the Torch Steve Frenkil, BA ’74, began serving as GWAA president this summer. We will benefi t greatly from Steve’s leadership and commitment. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve. It is humbling, energizing, and satisfying. It means working with kind, talented, wonderful people toward valuable, meaningful goals. It has raised my awareness about the gifts that we contribute as individuals and our collective power as a group. I look forward to continuing my support of our alma mater, and being part of the global GW community.

Sincerely,

Jim Core, MA ’96 President, GW Alumni Association, 2011–13 alumni.gwu.edu/gwaa Jessica Burt mcconnell

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Alumni Relations Go Global Legacy Families and GW added new alumni networks last year in Turkey, Alumni Emeriti Celebrate Peru, Switzerland, France, Colombia, Mexico, Canada, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Caribbean, to round Commencement out a total of 27 international alumni networks in 24 As GW gains thousands of new alumni, Commencement also brings countries. A snapshot of GW’s global alumni activities: many alumni back to campus, including two notable groups: legacy families and alumni emeriti. Legacy families are students and alumni with family members 32 who attended GW. Alumni emeriti include the more than 5,000 alumni who graduated at least 50 years ago and alumni who are 72 years old and above. Among the Alumni Emeriti Society’s annual events are brunch and VIP seating at Commencement.

Learn more about these groups at alumni.gwu.edu/alumni-emeriti 90 alumni events took 10K more than 10,000 and alumni.gwu.edu/legacy. place in 32 countries alumni are living last year. abroad.

14 countries hosted 8 cities throughout celebrations china hosted for George Summer Send-Offs Naomi R. Wilkins, AA ’11, and Malissa Wilkins, BA ’13, stop for Washington’s 281st last year. alumni and a photo with their parents at the Legacy Reception during birthday in 2013. parents host these annual celebrations annual events for Commencement weekend. for george’s birthday incoming freshmen went global for heading for d.c. the the fi rst time in largest send-off was february 2012, with in Beijing, with 200 celebrations in fi ve people attending. countries.

d.c.-area universities are collaborating with gw for the DMV Consortium series, the offi ce of international alumni relations’ newest program. gw hosted joint events for alumni Alumni Emeriti Society members stand in front of the stage at living abroad from george GW’s Commencement on the National Mall before they take their 6 mason university, georgetown seats. university, catholic university, Johns hopkins university, howard university, and american university. Take GW Out to the Ballgame The alumni relations team plans to collaborate with Thousands of alumni in cities across the country gather each year more universities and departments across GW, including to watch baseball games together at GW’s annual Major League hosting signature events for July 4 and American Baseball events. Thanksgiving. The team also plans to continue to build The 2013 baseball events began in late spring and will continue alumni networks throughout Asia, Latin America, and through September. Colonials have gathered at stadiums across the Europe. country, from Colorado to D.C. and from Kansas to Miami.

Learn more about the international alumni networks by To fi nd out if there’s a GW event happening at a game in your city, check visiting alumni.gwu.edu/international-alumni-networks. out the events calendar at alumni.gwu.edu/calendar. toP: Ben zweig / Bottom: karen white

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when managing employees, is Linn Goldberg, MD ’75, available as an e-book and in print. received the 2012 Lifetime class notes Ann Elizabeth (Wesche) Achievement Award from the Stone, BA ’74, is one of the President’s Council on Physical founders of the National Women’s Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. History Museum, which is pushing Previously, she received the for a site on or near the National International Mentor Achievement Mall and is partnering with GW to Award, given by Queen Silvia of produce a joint lecture series about Sweden. Edward Hacskaylo, century naturalist and writer. Mr. women’s history. The museum, of Daniel Martinage, BA ’75, 60s BA ’49, MA ’50, Sochaczewski, who has lived in which Meryl Streep is a national MA ’78, a professionally trained &earlier PhD ’54, was Southeast Asia for more than 40 spokesperson, held two events at executive coach and facilitator, recognized at the years, based the structure of his Lisner Auditorium in March as was named executive director of Seventh International Conference on exploration on Mr. Wallace’s classic part of the centennial celebration the Industrial Designers Society of Mycorrhizae in New Dehli, India, in book The Malay Archipelago. of women’s suffrage. The museum’s America. He began his directorship July for his contributions in the website is at www.nwhm.org. in January. ecology and physiology of Jane L. Stecher, mycorrhizae, which is the s MEd ’70, worked for relationship between a fungus and a 70 many years at University plant. He was also acknowledged for of California Hospitals his mentorship of young scientists and Clinics. She retired in 2002 Women in Philanthropy and his role in initiating the First from UC San Francisco as North American Conference on supervising social worker. Since the fifth annual women & Philanthropy forum in may explored the Mycorrhizae in 1969. 2002, she has been in private role women play in enhancing human welfare through philanthropy. Geraldine Claudia Chapline, psychotherapy practice in San the office of alumni relations event featured keynote speaker BA ’53, published Falling Up The Francisco, where she also lives. Her Barbara harman, executive director of the harman family Stairs (Red Comma Editions, 2013), older sister, Fran Stecher Marsh, foundation and president and editor of the Catalogue for the story of her creative life from was on the GW staff in the 1970s and Philanthropy: Greater Washington, which she founded 10 years ago. childhood onward and her journey retired in 2004 as director of public a panel discussion of alumni working in the field included lynn from the East Coast to California. affairs of UC Hastings College of the dillon, mBa ’82, a financial consultant; mary v. mochary, former Constance (Phillips) Law. She lives in Mill Valley, Calif. mayor of montclair, n.J., and finance chair of the board of trustees for Sorrentino, BA ’64, co-authored Weldon Vlasak, DSc ’70, the national museum of women in the arts; deborah ratner salzberg, a paper for the Organisation analyzed a new electromagnetic Bs ’75, member of the gw Board of trustees, president of forest for Economic Co-operation and model of the atom using a computer city washington, and director of forest city enterprises; maureen Development with Robert Bedarzik program. The results were published schafer, Bs ’91, chief corporate development officer,l ifenexus inc. of Georgetown University. The in the May/June issue of Computing co-founder of the women’s Philanthropy institute at the center on paper examines the historical in Science and Engineering under Philanthropy martha taylor moderated the panel. beginnings, evolution, and future the title “Analyzing Atoms Using the the program also included a presentation from student maddison of OECD’s Employment Outlook SPICE Computer Program.” Bruer, Ba ’15, who spoke about the next generation of philanthropy. publication. It appears on the John Morello, PhD, organization’s website at BA ’73, MA ’77, was a 2012 www.oecd.org. A research summary Carnegie Foundation Professor of of the paper was also published the Year nominee for his work as in the December 2012 issue of the senior professor of history at DeVry Monthly Labor Review of the Bureau University in Illinois. of Labor Statistics. Jayne Morris-Crowther, Mary Futrell, MA ’68, BA ’74, is the author of The Political EdD ’92, was named one of Activities of Detroit Clubwomen in three recipients of the Dr. John the 1920s (Wayne State University Hope Franklin Award by Diverse: Press, 2013), which details the Issues in Higher Education. The political activism of women in the award recognizes individuals and early 20th century to effect change organizations whose contributions to in areas like public works, child higher education are consistent with labor regulation, and education the highest standards of excellence. reform. Ms. Morris-Crowther is Dr. Futrell, who is president of currently an adjunct professor at Americans for UNESCO, received the University of Delaware and the award at a reception in March. Rowan College in New Jersey, and is Dr. Futrell is also a professor at GW married to John Crowther, BA ’74. in the Graduate School of Education David Robinson, BA ’74, and Human Development. wrote Some Tips to Prevent Paul Spencer (Wachtel) Employment Discrimination Sochaczewski, BA ’69, published Lawsuits: A Faith-Based Legal Guide An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles for Managers (WestBow Press, 2012). (Editions Didier Millet, 2012), which The book, targeted toward managers greenawalt is a travel memoir in the footsteps of interested in both Judeo-Christian From left: Lynn Dillon, Mary V. Mochary, Deborah Ratner y BB

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Ronald Whitney, MBA ’78, has Investigation, Second Edition (CRC Will Weddleton, MBA ’87, presented to a teacher in one of the been appointed to the advisory board Press, 2011), a detailed account was interviewed in April on “The 19 metro area public school districts of the Commercial Law Section of of procedures used to investigate Willis Report” on Fox Business to recognize excellence in teaching the Practical Law Company Inc. detonations of improvised explosive News, regarding the Boston area’s and encourage creative instruction. PLC provides informational tools devices and make sense of what business response to the events Denise D. Meringolo, BA ’90, to attorneys and law firms dealing is found. Mr. Thurman teaches at surrounding the Boston Marathon PhD ’05, has been awarded the 2013 with a range of legal concepts. Mr. Eastern Kentucky University in the bombing. The report focused on the National Council on Public History Whitney is also a partner of the firm College of Justice and Safety. effectiveness of Public Partnership book award for her book, Museums, Honigman, Miller, Schwartz, and Luis J. Fujimoto, BS ’85, LLC’s business continuity plan Monuments and National Parks: Cohn LLP in the Corporate and was appointed president of the during Boston’s lockdown. This Toward a New Genealogy of Public Securities Department, which has Osseointegration Foundation, was a particularly memorable time History (University of Massachusetts offices throughout Michigan. Chicago. Dr. Fujimoto is also for Mr. Weddleton since he has run Press, 2012). Bart Shapiro, MA ’79, joined president and chairman of the the Boston Marathon several times, Michele Wehrwein Albion, Offit Kurman’s financial institutions New York State Board of Dentistry starting in 1978. MA ’91, published The Quotable compliance practice group, and is for the New York State Education Marc J. Gross, BA ’88, Henry Ford (University Press of based in its Bethesda, Md., office. Department. His website is at JD ’91, a partner in the Roseland, Florida, 2013), a compilation of He also works closely with the firm’s www.drfujimoto.com. N.J., office of law firm Greenbaum, the automaker’s own complex, affiliate company, C3 Compliance Daniel Serota, BBA ’86, was Rowe, Smith & Davis, obtained a compelling, and often fascinatingly Consultants. sworn in as the 14th mayor of the significant ruling from a federal inconsistent words. Baird Smith, MA ’79, is Incorporated Village of Brookville judge in Newark, N.J., who awarded Paul Song, MD ’91, has been preservation principal of Quinn in Nassau County, N.Y. Mr. Serota is attorneys’ fees and costs following named the first visiting fellow at the Evans Architects, whose restoration also a member of the Real Estate and the firm’s success in preventing California Department of Insurance of the National Academy of Sciences Finance Alliance Board of Directors BP Products North America from in Los Angeles. As a visiting fellow headquarters in Washington, and is a current GW parent. terminating all of its New Jersey with CDI, Dr. Song will work directly D.C., received the State Historic Frances Smith, MA ’86, franchises. with the commissioner and executive Preservation Officer’s Award at CERT ’89, EdD ’08, an adjunct Howard Jaffe, BA ’88, is a team and will complete a research the 2013 District of Columbia professor in GW’s department of founding board member of Teen project focusing on family physician Awards for Excellence in Historic special education and disability Cancer America, a charity devoted shortage, with recommendations Preservation. studies, was featured in an to improving the lives of teenagers to the insurance commissioner on international publication for the and young adults with cancer by how to address this pressing issue. John Saler, BA ’80, Support Center for Inclusive developing specialized oncology Dr. Song is a faculty member in s was elected to the board Education. In the article (published hospital units for people ages 13 to the Samuel Oschin Cancer Center 80 of trustees of the in Dutch), Dr. Smith wrote about 24. It is the charity of legendary rock at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Academy of Music in universal design for learning. band The Who, and it kicked off at Los Angeles, in the department of Philadelphia. Mr. Saler is chair of the Keith H. Cooper, MBA ’87, the National Press Club in November radiation oncology and biomedical government and practice group at in 2012 celebrated 20 years as 2012. sciences. Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young. president of Play Ball Gifts, direct Suzanne Wright, BA ’88, Sapna Welsh, BA ’92, co- Susan Elizabeth Nus, importers and distributors of received the Eastern Region authored Worldly Women—The BA ’81, wrote Italian Fluency, Twin corporate premiums, promotional Museum Education Art Educator New Leadership Profile (iUniverse, Words and Essential Vocabulary items, and executive gifts for Award from the National Art 2013), in which the personal stories, (CreateSpace, 2012), a humorous Fortune 500 companies, schools, Education Association in March. anecdotes, and advice of more than look at Italian vocabulary. medical offices, and other Ms. Wright, who is the director of 60 women in senior-level expatriate Andrew Wedeman, BA ’82, organizations. education at The Phillips Collection roles are highlighted against the MA ’84, wrote Double Paradox: Ken E. Gause, MA ’87, is in Washington, D.C., was selected by backdrop of groundbreaking Rapid Growth and Rising Corruption the author of Coercion, Control, her peers for her contribution to the research on what it takes for women in China (Cornell, 2012), which Surveillance and Punishment: An field of visual arts education. to be successful in international was chosen as one of 30 “best Examination of the North Korean John J. Glenn, BA ’89, roles. Ms. Walsh lives in Bonn, international relations books” by Police State, published in June 2012 former member of the GW men’s Germany. foreign Affairs. by the U.S. Committee on Human varsity basketball team, is a trial Richard Crespin, BA ’93, has John Maxwell Hamilton, Rights in North Korea. It is currently lawyer based in Florida. Mr. Glenn joined the U.S. Global Leadership PhD ’83, founding dean of being translated into Korean by the and a trial team from his law firm, Coalition as its director of business the Manship School of Mass Ministry of National Unification. AndersonGlenn, recently received a outreach. The USGLC is a broad- Communication and, until this past David Hildebrand, MA ’87, $70 million verdict for their clients based network of businesses and summer, executive vice-chancellor has published a public radio piece, in a suit against General Electric NGOs whose mission is to work and provost of Louisiana State “Music of the War of 1812,” as a related to a deadly helicopter crash toward a balance of diplomacy, University, has been named a senior double CD set. The set includes in 2008. development, and defense in order to scholar at the Woodrow Wilson newly recorded period music, plus support a better and safer world. International Center for Scholars in the one-hour public radio program Joel Block, BA ’90, Cynthia Jacobs Carter, Washington, D.C. written and narrated by Mr. s MEd ’94, was named MA ’94, EdD ’98, is the chief Christine Emery, BA ’83, Hildebrand. For more information, 90 the recipient of the 2013 development officer at the MPhil ’00, PhD ’04, has joined visit 1812music.org. Mr. Hildebrand Agnes Meyer Smithsonian Institution’s Center GW’s division of development and and his wife were also featured Outstanding Teacher Award. Mr. for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. alumni relations as assistant vice in the documentary film Anthem, Block has served as a mathematics She leads the center’s unrestricted president for development, Elliott which premiered in December on and finance teacher for 19 years at fundraising efforts, which include School of International Affairs. Maryland Public Television. He George Mason High School in Falls major gifts, campaigns, planned Tom Thurman, MS ’83, served as chief music consultant for Church, Va. The Agnes Meyer giving, events, direct mail, social authored Practical Bomb Scene the film. Outstanding Teacher Award is media fund raising, cause marketing,

gwmagazine.com / 71 alumni news and the growing of the endowment. blogs and speaks about how to lead Abner. The book is a comprehensive Paul Pomeroy, MPA ’98, was In addition, she raises funds, largely responsibly in a global society. resource for professionals seeking appointed chairman of the board of through sponsorships, for the annual Ms. Thornton was interviewed to understand the fundamentals of the New Castle County Chamber of Smithsonian Folklife Festival. She about trends in ethical business exchange-traded funds. Commerce, in New Castle, Del. most recently served at Africare as development in the January 2013 Michael Stephen Tung, Timothy Assal, BS ’99, has chief development/external affairs issue of The Human Factor, a human BA ’96, BS ’97, has been named been selected as a 2013-2014 Global officer. resource magazine in India. a global equity analyst at Turner Sustainability Leadership Fellow by Stephanie DerGarabedian, Jeremy Cross, BA ’96, Investments, an employee-owned the School of Global Environmental MA ’94, became a member of the partnered with a colleague to start investment firm based in Berwyn, Sustainability at Colorado State board of directors for the Association Battle Road Brewing Co. Battle Road Pa. Mr. Tung began his work at University. Mr. Assal was selected of Fundraising Professionals, Long presently produces three styles of Turner in March. as one of 20 early career academics Island chapter. Ms. DerGarabedian beer, and its products are distributed Shejal Carpenter, BBA ’98, is comprising Ph.D. candidates and is the development director of in nearly 200 locations across volunteering with World Children’s postdoctoral fellows. Seatuck Environmental Association, eastern Massachusetts. Initiative, a nonprofit dedicated to Matt Rhoades, MA ’99, a not-for-profit, member-supported, Brian Kamoie, JD ’96, improving and rebuilding the health is launching a new conservative 501(c)(3) organization dedicated MPH ’97, was appointed by care and educational infrastructure candidate research and tracking to promoting the conservation President Barack Obama to the for children in developing areas. Ms. firm called America Rising. He of Long Island’s wildlife and position of assistant administrator of Carpenter is a project lead on a trip is joined on his leadership team environment through education, the Federal Emergency Management to Uganda. by Joseph Pounder, BA ’05, and research, and advocacy. Prior to Agency for grant programs within Nicole Knapton Krelovich, Tim Miller, BA ’04. Mr. Rhoades, joining Seatuck, Ms. DerGarabedian the Department of Homeland BA ’98, is co-founder of Governor Mitt Romney’s former worked in development and major Security. MagneticPix, which allows campaign manager, earned his gift fundraising for CARE, the Garrett Peck, MA ’96, has consumers to turn photos into a reputation in the Republican Party Environmental Defense Fund, and published his fourth book, The personalized dry-erase board. The as an opposition research specialist Save the Children. Smithsonian Castle and the Seneca company has been featured on who also worked with the RNC. Linda Fisher Thornton, Quarry (The History Press, 2013), NBC’s Today. Ms. Krelovich and Mr. Miller served as the national MA ’94, was named one of the the story of the red sandstone of her business partner, Amy, had press secretary for Governor Jon global Top 100 Thought Leaders in which the landmark building is been co-workers for 10 years when Huntsman’s campaign and has Trustworthy Business Behavior by made. they came up with the idea for a experience on the communications Trust Across America. Ms. Thornton Anita Schiendelheim company that combined two of team of the Republican National is CEO of Leading in Context LLC, Rausch, BBA ’96, is a major their favorite things: photographs Convention. a leadership development firm contributor to A Visual Guide to and organization. Their website is in Richmond, Va. She regularly ETFs (Bloomberg, 2013) by David J. MagneticPix.com.

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Ronald Sasiela, is a project specialist on the global A Dynamic Guide for Interns and Kristen Mallia, BA ’03, is 00s MS ’00, was named a trade compliance team. Supervisors (Routledge, 2013). The co-creating a reality documentary certified food specialist Darley Newman, BA ’01, book provides a comprehensive series called “LAUNCH,” which by the Institute of Food hosts, writes, and produces the overview of the school psychology aims to create jobs and to educate Technologists. Mr. Sasiela has television show Equitrekking, which internship process from start Boston’s creative community on worked for more than 45 years in the won a Daytime Emmy Award from to finish, offering interns and entrepreneurship. The 12-part technical field, has co-authored the National Academy of Television supervisors action steps and tools series will document Ms. Mallia’s industry reference books, and is a Arts & Sciences for Outstanding they can use to ensure a high-quality efforts to take the talents of four co-inventor on patents. Single Camera Photography. The internship experience. Dr. Newman creative professionals and help Furthermore, he has served as the Equitrekking team also received is an assistant professor in the school transform them into self-sustaining research and development director nominations for Outstanding Special psychology program at National small businesses. Learn more about for two large food corporations, Class Writing and Outstanding Louis University in Chicago. LAUNCH at 11onenine.com. which earned him the title. Travel Program. Equitrekking, Leah Brndjar, BA ’03, joined Paul (Robinson) Nicholas, Jeffrey Colclough, MS ’01, in which Mr. Newman teams up Goldberg Segalla as an associate MFA ’04, has been pursuing hosted a lecture in the alumni with locals to highlight a region’s in its Princeton, N.J., office. She his acting and directing career. speaker series, titled “Team adventure, history, food, nature, is a member of the firm’s product In October 2012, he directed a Dynamics as a Project Manager,” at and culture, has won three Emmy liability and transportation practice revival of the Wendy MacLeod play GW’s Duques Hall in May. He is vice Awards, all for photography, after groups. “The Water Children” at Shetler president of the national security being nominated for eight Emmys Whit Chaiyabhat, CERT ’03, Studios in New York City, which sector of the Science Applications over the past four years. MS ’06, was appointed director was favorably reviewed by The New International Corporation. Michael Y. Bennett, BA ’02, of risk management and strategic York Times and Backstage, among Audrey Langan, MBA ’01, published his third book, Narrating security at the Protestant Episcopal others. In November he performed and her husband, Ryan Langan, the Past Through Theatre: Four Cathedral Foundation in December in the world premiere of Lucile BA ’99, have relocated to West Crucial Texts (Palgrave Pivot, 2012. The PECF oversees the Lichtblau’s The English Bride at Hartford, Conn., for Mr. Langan’s 2012), commissioned by Palgrave- Washington National Cathedral, St. Theater Exile in Philadelphia. He is job with General Electric. They have Macmillan for the global launch Albans School, National Cathedral currently working with playwright purchased their first house, near Mr. of its Pivot imprint. Mr. Bennett is School, and Beauvoir School. Mr. John Anastasi to develop his latest Langan’s family, and look forward an assistant professor of English Chaiyabhat will be in charge of (as yet untitled) play, with hopes of to staying put for a while, having in drama at the University of all aspects of corporate security an off-Broadway production. Mr. moved six times in the last five years. Wisconsin-Whitewater. management for the PECF, including Nicholas also continues to appear Mrs. Langan started a new job with Daniel Newman, BA ’02, the coordination of security for in long-running NBC series Law Stanley Black and Decker at its authored his first book, Demystifying presidential and congressional state & Order: SVU as public defender corporate headquarters, where she the School Psychology Internship: funerals. Linden Delroy. This will mark his

gwmagazine.com / 73 alumni news eighth season on the show. Tyler Hudson, BA ’07, University of Amsterdam Law Somers Hall in 2004; their fi rst date Kate Bolduan, BA ’05, joined graduated from the University of School. was the 2005 Inaugural Ball. The CNN’s Christopher Cuomo as a Florida College of Law. This fall, he Jason A. zimmerman, wedding is planned for November co-host of the network’s 7 a.m. will join the law fi rm of Holland & BA ’07, joined GrayRobinson as 2013. television show. The program Knight as an associate in its Tampa an associate in the fi rm’s litigation James Skoufi s, BA ’08, replaced Soledad O’Brien’s Starting o f fi c .e practice. Mr. Zimmerman began was elected to the New York Point as part of a set of changes Mohamed Kabir, MA ’07, his professional campaign as deputy State Assembly (99th District) in being made by the network’s new co-authored an opinion piece in blog director for Barack Obama’s November 2012. leadership. Recently, Ms. Bolduan haaretz titled “North Africa: The 2008 presidential campaign, Kenneth Halla, PhD ’09, has appeared as a co-host on The Obama Administration’s Policy and also served as a deputy of has gathered a signifi cant online Situation Room and as a CNN Orphan?” The article, which focuses communications for Bill Segal’s following for a series of blogs he congressional correspondent. Before on U.S. Secretary of State John 2010 Orange County mayoral authors related to government and her time at CNN, she served as a Kerry’s fi rst visit abroad, argues that campaign blog. He received his JD U.S. history. Dr. Halla’s blogs have local news reporter in Raleigh, N.C. it was a mistake of the secretary of from the University of Florida Levin reached around 50,000 hits a month Jenny Wei, BA ’05, MA ’06, state and the Obama administration College of Law, where he served as and have become popular resources and Carrie Kotcho, MA ’06, both to omit a visit to North Africa as part chancellor of the Honor Court and for integrating new technologies alumnae of the Museum Education of the secretary’s inaugural tour, was an editor of the Florida Law into teaching techniques. He is a Program, work for the National and urges Washington to open a Review. teacher of world history, Advanced Museum of American History. line of dialogue with North African J. Grigsby Crawford, BA ’08, Placement U.S. Government, and Together they created an interactive countries and to revisit its policy in wrote The Gringo: A Memoir (Wild AP Comparative Government website that showcases artifacts and the region in the aftermath of the Elephant Press, 2012), a gonzo- at Hayfi eld Secondary School in history, and offers practice tests to Arab Spring. Mr. Kabir is a senior style account of his time as a Peace Fairfax County, Va. help immigrants prepare for the foreign policy adviser. Corps volunteer in Ecuador and the Jason Mojica, BA ’09, is a citizenship test. The website was Rose Murray, BA ’07, joined unexpected traps, complications, producer of HBO’s video-journalism recognized in the Washington Post. the fi rm of Jones Swanson Huddell and adventures he found there. documentary series “VICE.” In Mariya i. Bouraima, & Garrison as an associate in the W. Blaine Lapin, BA ’08, April, Mr. Mojica joined the show’s BBA ’06, launched her own New Orleans offi ce, where she will received his MD from Saint George’s founder and co-host, Shane Smith, boutique communications practice with the environmental and University in June. His pediatric for an exclusive screening of two agency, Aveya Creative, in early commercial litigation teams. She residency at University of Buffalo, never before seen episodes of VICE 2013. Aveya Creative provides received her JD from Tulane Law Women and Children’s Hospital, at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. custom communications for small School in 2012 with a certifi cate in begins this summer. Whitney Tarella, MA ’09, businesses, including brand strategy, international and comparative law, Gillian McHale, BA ’08, is married Michael Landis, PhD ’11, logo design, copywriting, and social having also completed international engaged to Ryan Giannetti, BA in September 2012 at Disney’s media management. criminal law coursework at the ’08. The couple met as freshmen in Yacht Club Resort in Orlando, Fla.

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Many GW alumni and community office of the deputy superintendent; in Tanzania through the nonprofit Benjamin Goldfaden, BS ’37, members were in attendance, director of federal programs; and WorldTeach. While there, she has MA ’40 including Professor Tyler Anbinder assistant superintendent. established a scholarship fund for March 25, 2013 and alumni Sarah Mergel, Varad Matthew Gebert, MA ’11, local students. Ms. Ranieri was Greenbelt, Md. Mehta, Pete Veru, Chris Hickman, joined the U.S. Department of State’s visited in Tanzania by her close Justin Pope, Rebecca DeWolf, and Bureau of Energy Resources as a friend Matthew Wilkins, BS ’12, Stanley M. Christovich, AA ’49, Lindsay Moore. The couple lives in presidential management fellow. who was able to raise enough funds BA ’51 Granbury, Texas, where Mr. Landis Previously, he worked for the U.S. to donate 35 brand new bicycles to Dec. 6, 2012 is an assistant professor of history Energy Association and the U.S. orphaned secondary school students Neptune Beach, Fla. at Tarleton State University and Ms. Telecommunications Training in Ms. Ranieri’s school district. Thomas Cabelus, MA ’56 Tarella is a remote commissioning Institute. Caroline Roth, MS ’12, is a Feb. 13, 2013 editor for The History Press. Mike Humphreys, senior account executive at Prism Fort Lauderdale, Fla. BA ’11, received his third teaching Public Affairs in Washington, D.C. certification in early/middle Prism Public Affairs is a strategic Douglas P. Scott, BA ’64, Thomas Richards, childhood physical education. Mr. communications firm that advises MPhil ’69 BA ’10, has been named s clients on communication challenges May 30, 2012 10 one of six winners in the Humphreys is also a National Board including litigation, congressional 2013 Metropolitan certified teacher in early adolescent Earl C. Acuff, MA ’66 hearings, regulatory battles, and Opera National Council Auditions. social studies and early adolescent Feb. 13, 2013 more. Prior to joining Prism, Ms. Nearly 1,500 singers from around English/language arts. In addition, Blacksburg, Va. Roth served as a staff writer for the country between the ages of 20 he received a $1,000 Action for National Journal’s Hotline before Kathleen Brennan, BA ’78, and 30 entered this competition, Healthy Kids grant on behalf of moving to Capitol Hill to work as the MS ’80, JD ’85 which is considered the most Patrick Henry Elementary School deputy press secretary for a member Nov. 16, 2012 prestigious of its kind in North in Arlington, Va., where he teaches of the House leadership. Ms. Roth Harrisburg, Pa. America for singers aspiring to physical education. also worked with the public relations begin an operatic career. Mr. Janet Lynne Douglass, Donato Anthony Liuzzi, team at BGR Group while pursuing Richards is a bass-baritone who has DNP ’12, is the 2013 recipient of MPA ’87 her master’s degree at GW. performed in productions of Don the James E. Clyburn Public Health May 16, 2012 Giovanni, The Rake’s Progress, and and Health Disparities Community Portsmouth, R.I. Le Nozze di Figaro. Leadership Award. This award is given annually to individuals Pamela Meklinsky Glassgold, Lauryn Sargent, MA ’10, who have made contributions in BA ’90 founded Stories Incorporated, a In MeMorIAM Roseland, N.J. business that helps to preserve and reducing and eliminating health document personal and corporate disparities and protecting the health Kevin Joseph Sheehan, BA ’91 of communities. legacies. She won the graduate-level Eugene Lambert, AA ’55, BA ’57 Nov. 26, 2012 Pitch George competition while Jennifer Drewry, Trustee Emeritus Eugene Baltimore, Md. studying at GW, with an idea that MPS ’12, contributed an article to Lambert, AA ’55, BA ’57, chair of the the Spring/Summer 2012 edition of would be implemented in Stories Heritage Society, former president FACULTY AND STAFF Incorporated. the Paralegal Educator. Ms. Drewry of the GW Alumni Association, and teaches at Brandeis University in the Makala Skinner, BA ’10, was founding and emeritus member James S. Robinson awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Rabb School of Continuing Studies, of Columbian College’s National GW Police Department officer Program scholarship to serve as and holds a Master of Science in Council for the Arts and Sciences, March 28, 2013 an English teaching assistant in project management degree from died March 29. He was 77. Washington, D.C. University of Wisconsin-Platteville in southeastern Turkey. She was one Mr. Lambert served as a GW Harry E. Yeide Jr., MA ’84 of 1,700 U.S. citizens selected as addition to her master’s in paralegal alumnus trustee from 2000 to 2006 studies from GW. Professor Emeritus of Religion an award recipient for the 2012-13 and was elected as an emeritus Feb. 6, 2013 academic year. Michael Filipowicz, trustee in May 2007. , is developing a new health Gaithersburg, Md. Katherine Hall-Hertel, MBA ’12 A pioneering food and drug care concept that links real-world EdD ’11, was appointed co-chair lawyer known as a leader in his field, knowledge to transcript credits that of the NASPA Administrators in Mr. Lambert spent his career as AND WHAT ABOUT YOU? Graduate and Professional Student can be used to obtain incentives from partner at Covington & Burling LLP, Submit your own class Services Knowledge Community. Dr. employers or healthcare providers. specializing in the regulation of food note, Alumni Bookshelf, Hall-Hertel, who is currently at UNC His website is MyHealthEdu.com. and drugs for animals. He was also or Artists’ Quarter update: Charlotte, oversees student affairs Brittany Maschal, an expert in human food, over-the- EdD ’12, published an article in services for graduate students counter drugs and cosmetics, and email [email protected] from a wide array of disciplines, the online database Education he taught food- and drug-related Post (South China Morning Post). mail Alumni News Section and manages the new Center for courses at American University, GW Magazine Graduate Life. The article, “First Steps on the Johns Hopkins, Boston University, Road to B-School–Research,” was 2121 Eye Street, N.W. Kim Hough, EdD ’11, Rutgers, and Seton Hall. Suite 501 was named Loudoun County published in January. The focus Mr. Lambert graduated from Public Schools’ new assistant of Education Post is to provide a Yale Law School in 1960 after Washington, DC 20052 superintendent for personnel single comprehensive database of serving as the managing editor services. Previously, she served resources for students looking for of the Yale Law Journal. He also the Berkeley County, W.Va., school information on postgraduate courses clerked for the Court of Appeals for system in a variety of positions, in Hong Kong. the D.C. Circuit. including assistant director of Marisa Ranieri, BA ’12, is special education and instruction; working as a voluntary English administrative assistant for the teacher in a rural secondary school

gwmagazine.com / 75 alumni news upcoming shows By gw proFessors and alumni RUTH HERMAN COHEN, BA ’60, artists’ quarter exhibited her second piece of artwork at the Pennsylvania Museum of Art in Philadelphia. She has also been organizing an art appreciation program in elementary schools in the Boston area. She was recently honored by Art Goes to School of the Delaware Valley for 35 years of service, and she also teaches at Temple University.

SHERRY zVARES SANABRiA, BA ’59, is mounting an exhibition titled, “The Corrections: Prisons and Mental Hospitals” this upcoming Dec. 5–20 at the Hillyer Art Space in Washington, D.C. In this series she depicts buildings in which people were forced to reside.

BRADLEY STEVENS, BA ’76, MFA ’79, exhibited his collection of top Bradley Stevens, landscapes and cityscapes, “The American Wing” “The Itinerant Artist: Journeys left Sherry zvares Sanabria, through France and America” “Alcatraz Hall” last spring at George Mason right Ruth Herman Cohen University. Warm Springs Gallery in Charlottesville, Va., displayed his series of museum interiors last winter.

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