ALUMNI VALENTINES
Met through a mutual friend? Had a shared hobby or favorite hangout? Experienced a chance encounter? There are lots of ways people meet, but these seven couples have GW to thank for playing match-maker.
Check out their stories, and if you are an alumni couple who met at GW, e-mail us your story at cable@gwu.edu.

Jessica Acimovic, ESIA BA ’01
Joe Bondi, CCAS BA ’01,
GSPM MA ’03
They grew up 30 minutes from each other in Connecticut, but Joe and Jessica had to travel to GW to find each other.
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ALUMNI NEWS
Alumna Finishes in Top 10 of Miss America
Nominations Still Open for 2009 Distinguished and Recent Alumni Achievement Awards
Attention GW Alumni Working for the Federal Government!
CLASS NOTES
Melvin R. Bielawski, GWSB MS '70, is retired from the Department of Defense and his consulting business which provides technical support to the U.S. Army and various contractors in the D.C. area. Bielawski is also a writer, and his most recent publication, "The Corner: A WWII Era Story of a Neighborhood," chronicles a Polish American neighborhood in Toledo, Ohio. He is currently involved in writing two other books, one fiction and one non-fiction.
Dr. Anthony Castro, CCAS PsyD '01, a member of the first class to graduate with a psychology doctorate degree, has written a popular psychology book Creating Space for Happiness: The Secret of Giving Room, which uses narrative to discuss the importance of change in personal growth. Dr. Castro practices clinical psychology for children and adults in St. Louis, Mo.
Marco Cercone, GWSB MPA '99, is joining the Buffalo, N.Y. law firm of Rupp, Baase, Pfalzgraf, Cunningham & Coppola LLC as a litigation attorney focusing on commercial and first-party litigation. The firm represents a wide cross-section of both local and national clients; and is comprised of experienced corporate, real estate, and trial attorneys.
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ALUMNILINK: TOP LINKS FOR FEBRUARY
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.