July 2003

TOP STORIES

TRACHTENBERG RECEIVES SABIN HUMANITARIAN AWARD
President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was among this year’s winners of the Sabin Vaccine Institute Humanitarian Award, the institute’s highest non-science prize.

(from By George!)

DR. JAMES SCOTT NAMED INTERIM DEAN AT GW MEDICAL CENTER’S SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
On July 1, Dr. Scott, former associate dean of SMHS, assumed all the academic and administrative responsibilities of dean, a position previously held by Provost and Vice President for Health Affairs John F. Williams, MD, EdD, MPH since 1999.

(from GW News Center)

More university news is available from By George!, GW News Center, and GW's student newspaper, the GW Hatchet.

ALUMNI EVENTS & PROGRAMS

BEACH BOYS TO HEADLINE COLONIALS WEEKEND 2003
Colonials Weekend, October 17-19, 2003, will feature reunions, faculty lectures, and much more! This year's headline entertainment is the Beach Boys. The concert will be held on Saturday, October 18, at 8:00 p.m. in the Smith Center. There is only one show and tickets are selling quickly. Tickets ($30 adult, $20 student) are being sold on a first come, first served basis and are general admission. For more information and to purchase tickets, please go to gwired.gwu.edu/tickets. For more information regarding hotel rates for Colonials Weekend and developing event schedules, please go to the Colonials Weekend web site. For questions about reunion activities, please contact Valoree Vargo at 1-800-ALUMNI-7 or reunions@gwu.edu.

HAPPY HOUR IN CRYSTAL CITY ON MONDAY, JULY 14
Join other GW alumni on Monday, July 14, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., for half-price appetizers and discounted drink specials at the Crystal City Sports Pub located at 529 S. 23rd Street, in Arlington, VA (two blocks from the Crystal City Metro Station). Come relax and have a drink after a long day at work--and invite a few friends. The half-price appetizers and drink specials are available until 7:00 p.m. Parking is available across the street behind Crystal Saigon. No RSVPs necessary - this event is open to GW alumni and guests. Questions? Contact Adam Rubinstein at adruby@yahoo.com.

GROUP RATE DISCOUNTS ON AUTO & HOME INSURANCE THROUGH LIBERTY MUTUAL
The George Washington Alumni Association has joined with Liberty Mutual and Marsh Affinity Group Services to offer alumni "Group Savings Plus," a program that provides a group discount of up to 10 percent off auto and home insurance rates. For information, go to www.libertymutual.com/lm/georgewuaa or call 1-800-341-5389.

GW’s NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLLEGIATE SCHOLARS PRESENTS “A BOY NAMED BOBO” ON AUGUST 3
The George Washington University chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars is sponsoring this play based on the life and death of Emmett “Bobo” Till, a young African American boy killed in Mississippi in 1955. It is an original student production from the Sunflower County Freedom Project, a non-profit organization that develops young leaders. The play will be performed on Sunday, August 3, at 5:00 p.m. in the Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre on the first floor of the Marvin Center (800 21st Street, NW). Free and open to the public. Tickets available at the door, first come, first seated. For more information, contact Chris Myers, executive director of the Sunflower County Freedom Project, at (662) 207-4744 or myers@sunflowerfreedom.org.

Visit the latest calendar of upcoming alumni events on the Alumni House web site. The site also contains information about other alumni benefits & services.

GW SPORTS

SUMMER SPORTS ROUND UP
Read the latest GW sports news.

(from By George!)

For more sports news, including up-to-the-minute scores and schedules, visit GW Sports..

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LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION

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Office of Alumni Programs GW Alumni Community Alumni Benefits Info Office of Advancement GW Home Page GW Magazine

By George! GW Press Releases GW Hatchet GW Athletics

School-Based Alumni Associations:

• Columbian College of Arts & Sciences Alumni Association
• Elliott School Alumni Association
• Engineer Alumni Association
• Graduate School of Education & Human Development Alumni Association
• Law Alumni Association
• Medical Center Alumni
  (School of Medicine & Health Sciences, School of Public Health & Health Services)
• Mount Vernon Alumnae Association
• School of Business & Public Management Alumni Association