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A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI PROGRAMS
Greetings fellow alumni!As we close out another academic year, it’s worth taking note of all of the alumni who volunteer to make GW a better institution. Alumni volunteer to serve as admissions representatives, mentors to current students, organizers of alumni programs, and as members of alumni organizations such as the GW Alumni Association and the school alumni organizations. On behalf of a grateful University, I want to thank all of our alumni volunteers. At the annual meeting of the Alumni Association on June 9th we will be honoring 4 individual alumni with the Alumni Service Award for their service contributions -- Marilyn Gowing (CCAS), Robert Kemelhor (SEAS), Joseph Kiehl (ESIA), and William Quinn (GWSB). Their biographies and contributions appear below. Read More
ALUMNI
SERVICE AWARDS
The George Washington Alumni Association (GWAA) has announced this year's
recipients of the Alumni Service Awards. These awards are presented to
alumni who have advanced the mission of the University through dedicated
volunteer efforts in support of its programs, thereby ensuring the University's
impact on our community and on future generations of students. This year's
awards will be presented during the GWAA Annual Meeting on June 9th. Biographies
of the recipients appear below.
Marilyn
K. Gowing (CCAS PhD ’81)
Marilyn Gowing has been an active CCAS alumna since receiving her doctorate
in Psychology. In her former position as director of Personnel Resources
and Development at the Office of Personnel Management, she arranged for
many graduate students to gain access to research data that they were
able to use for their theses and dissertations. She also found service
learning and internship positions for GW undergraduates. She endowed the
Gowing Travel Award, allowing the doctoral program in Industrial and Organizational
Psychology to grant travel funds to students presenting papers at professional
conferences. She has been the graduate school liaison to the GWAA for
several years.
Robert
E. Kemelhor (SEAS BSME ’49)
Robert E. Kemelhor has been involved with The George Washington University’s
Engineering Alumni Association as a Board member since 1995. After retiring
from The Johns Hopkins University, Kemelhor volunteered to organize and
create the mission of the Senior Scientists and Engineers (SSE) and today
he serves as the SSE Vice-Chairman for grant programs. Kemelhor also spends
his time serving as a volunteer with numerous other professional and civic
organizations such as the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and the Montgomery
County Western Region Recreation Advisory Chapter 48.
Joseph
A. Kiehl (ESIA BA ’72, MA ’86)
Joseph A. Kiehl has been an active member of the Elliott School Alumni
Association (ESAA) for several years. His interest in Africa led him to
organize an event in 2000 for ESIA with the National Security Advisor
and Head of Intelligence of Rwanda to discuss key issues with faculty
and students; in January 2002, he organized an ESAA event with Kofer Black,
head of the CIA’s Counter-terrorism Division, and in April 2003
he organized an ESAA event at the Ethiopian Embassy. In the 90’s,
he hosted the GW baseball team in his Florida home, was a mentor to an
Elliott School graduate student and served as the ESAA representative
to the GWAA.
William
V. Quinn (SBPM MBA’92)
William V. Quinn is president of the School of Business Alumni Association
and a member of the school’s Board of Advisors. He is an advisor
to many students and is a regular participant on Career Center panels.
Under his leadership, the Alumni Association has begun an aggressive recruiting
effort for this academic year and has created an ambitious event schedule.
The events will bring undergraduate and graduate students together with
alumni for broader networking possibilities and provide alumni with opportunities
to become more involved with the University and support business leaders
of the future.
UNIVERSITY
COMMUNITY CELEBRATES COMMENCEMENT
More than 5,500 students joined the ranks of graduates on May 16th as
GW's Commencement on the Ellipse highlighted the weekend's events. For
more information, and pictures of commencement, visit: http://www.gwu.edu/~newsctr/newscenter/commencement04/home.html
CALL
FOR COLONIALS WEEKEND VOLUNTEERS
Colonials Weekend 2004 is around the corner! We still need volunteers
to help plan the 5th, 10th, 25th and 50th Reunions. If you are a member
of the Class of 1999, 1994, 1979 or 1954 and would like to be involved
in planning special reunion programs for your class, please contact Joe
Bondi, Director of Alumni Constituency Programs, at (202) 994-9524 or
by e-mail at reunions@gwu.edu. For
more information about Colonials Weekend 2004, please visit www.alumni.gwu.edu/cw.
SEAS ALUMNI HELP OUT AT LOCAL SCIENCE FAIRS
More than 20 local SEAS alumni served as judges at local science fairs
in the metropolitan D.C. area throughout the month of March. Members of
the SEAS Engineer Alumni Association (EAA) participated in six regional
science fairs in Arlington County, Alexandria, Falls Church, Manassas
and Prince William County, Virginia, as well as in the District of Columbia
and in Prince George's County and Montgomery County, Maryland. SEAS alumnus
Orron Kee (BS '57) organized alumni participation in the fairs, and alumni
judged the science projects of junior high and high school students, recognizing
more than 70 of them for their project designs.
To honor the students recognized by the alumni judges, the EAA and SEAS Dean Timothy Tong hosted a reception on April 13th at the GW Alumni House. More than 40 students and their family members attended the reception. Students received a small gift from SEAS and had the opportunity to talk with Dean Tong and SEAS alumni to learn more about the School and its community.
Anyone interested in participating in next year's science fairs or in becoming involved with the EAA should contact Ms. Anita Ponchione; the SEAS associate director of advancement and school alumni programs, at 202-994-9866 or apytlarz@gwu.edu.
GW
MAGAZINE
Take
a look at the most recent issue of the GW Magazine for interesting stories
about the history of the Hatchet and forensic science at GW. Click here
to view the magazine: http://www.gwu.edu/~magazine/2004_spring/index.html.
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