June 2008
Issue 69
 

Cover Story

COMMENCEMENT 2008

Commencement

A little bit of rain didn’t damper the enthusiasm of the nearly 25,000 graduates, family, and friends gathered on the National Mall for GW’s Commencement on Sunday, May 18.

Commencement culminated a weekend full of events, including individual school celebrations, the annual Monumental Celebration for friends and family at Union Station, a legacy family reception, and an Interfaith Baccalaureate service.

View photos from Commencement Weekend and read remarks from keynote speaker NAACP Chairman Julian Bond and others here.

Read about some of the awards given to graduating students here.

Alumni Profile

MEET GW’S NEWEST ALUMNI

Meet GW's Newest Alumni

The George Washington University alumni community welcomed nearly 7,000 new members on Sunday, May 18. Meet a few of the members of the Class of 2008 and hear about their GW experiences and future plans, in their own words.

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Class Notes
Richard D. Albright, CCAS MS ’80, has published a book, Cleanup of Chemical and Explosive Munitions, which explains how to clean up military ranges and dump sites. It includes lists of chemical agent and explosive contaminants, previously unknown ranges and ocean dumpsites. The book is written for new environmentalists and property owners confronting munitions issues for the first time as well as experienced military munitions experts that lack the environmental background.
Mitchell E. Blaser, GWSB BBA ’73, has been promoted to senior vice president and chief operating officer of Ironshore Inc. Blaser has been with Ironshore since the company’s first day. CEO Robert Deutsch said he has been someone who is “a terrific partner and constantly thinking about Ironshore. His involvement includes all facets of our business. I can’t imagine, nor do I want to, what Ironshore would be like without his tenacity and dedication.” Blaser serves as the Board Chair for the GWSB Dean's Board of Advisors.
To read more class notes, please click here.
If you would like to read more class notes, or if you would like to enter one of your own, visit the class notes section of the GW Alumni Online Community. (If you have not already registered, the site will guide you through the process.)

AlumniLink: Top Links for June

Click here to check out some interesting alumni and university links we came across in the past month.

Do you have interesting alumni or GW-related links to share? Know a fellow Colonial who has his/her own blog, was recently published, or appeared on TV? Send your suggestions for links, photos, or larger story ideas to cable@gwu.edu.


Alumni News
GW Alumni Association annual meeting, June 11
Travel with Colonials basketball to Hawaii
Foreign language alumni – Spring newsletter
Make your gift today, before time runs out!
Alumni photo gallery
 
University News
GW Board of Trustees elects two new members
Teach for America is top employer of GW grads
Celebrating the Smith and Kogod leadership and generosity
More university news
 
Alumni Benefits
Register for summer courses through Alumni Course Audit program
Discounted rates on health insurance
 
Get Involved
Alumni Weekend 2008: September 25-28
Build the Pan-Asian Alumni Association
GW LGBT alumni celebrate pride
More ways to get involved
 
Regional Events
washington, d.c.
Atlanta
Baltimore
boston
Chicago
DALLAS
HOUSTON
los angeles
new york
philadelphia
SAN DIEGO
SAN FRANCISCO
SEATTLE
South Florida


YOUNG ALUMNI NETWORK EVENTS


INTERNATIONAL REGIONS
ASIA
MIDDLE EAST
TURKEY
WESTERN EUROPE AND UNITED KINGDOM

Alumni Interactive
INTERVIEW WITH GW CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER DON LINDSEY


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GW Alumni: Thank you for your questions for Don!

Next month: GW Career Center Executive Director Marva Gumbs, MA ’83, discusses alumni career services. Email your questions for Marva to mlindsay@gwu.edu.