Media Contacts
Phone: 202-994-6460
Fax: 202-994-9025
The George Washington University
Office of Media Relations
2121 Eye St., NW
Rice Hall 512
Washington, D.C. 20052
Candace Smith
Executive Director of Media Relations
202-994-3566
cesmith@gwu.edu
University administration news
Michelle Sherrard
Director of Media Relations
202-994-1423
mcs1@gwu.edu
University initiatives and interview requests, campus development and community relations, development and alumni relations, sustainability, Homeland Security Policy Institute, Virginia Campus, Graduate School of Education and Human Development
Emily Cain
Associate Director of Media Relations
202-994-3087
eecain@gwu.edu
GW Board of Trustees communications, Consortium of Universities, Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (natural, mathematical and biomedical sciences), Law School, Graduate School of Political Management, School of Media and Public Affairs, Global Media Institute, College of Professional Studies, Gelman Library
Jill Sankey
Media Relations Specialist
202-994-6466
jpsankey@gwu.edu
Elliott School of International Affairs, Columbian College (humanities and social and behavioral sciences), Mount Vernon Campus, School of Engineering and Applied Science, School of Business, Performing and Visual Arts
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Faculty
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Building the Super Computer
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Blast From the Past
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Alumni
Giving Back to the District of Columbia
D.C. public health director calls GW education the foundation of his career.
GW Opens Doors
A chance encounter with a GW alumna helped give one GW undergraduate, an aspiring broadcast journalist from Texas, his big break.
The Legend Lives On
The $2 million bequest commitment caps a lifetime of philanthropy and service to GW, establishing the Elyse B. and Donald R. Lehman Endowed Professorship in Theoretical Physics.