L'Enfant Society
The most prestigious of The George Washington University’s gift societies, L’Enfant Society recognizes donors whose generosity and foresight leave an enduring impact on the University. Named for Pierre-Charles L’Enfant, the architect whose vision guided the growth of the nation's capital, the society offers membership to individuals, corporations and foundations with annual or cumulative giving of $5 million or more.
Members of the L’Enfant Society receive a distinctive medallion and their names appear on the donor recognition wall in the Cloyd Heck Marvin Center. They enjoy a special relationship with the University’s leadership and receive exclusive invitations to events and activities hosted by President Knapp, including:
- Private dinner with the University president
- President’s Ball
- Fourth of July celebration in Washington, D.C.
- Exclusive receptions and lectures with notable GW faculty
- Premium seating and special access to speakers at select campus events
The GW Experience
Students
All in the Family
Greg and Heather Hachenburg talk about their undergraduate experience at GW, one of many sibling pairs to share in the Colonials legacy.
Creating Next Generation Leaders
GW program helps female students connect with leading women across a variety of fields and develop their roles as future women in leadership.
Where the City is a Classroom
Freshman volunteers experience life beyond Foggy Bottom...
Faculty
Fighting Neglected Diseases
GW professor works to eradicate diseases that affect the health, education and economic development of the world's poorest people.
Building the Super Computer
Pioneering lab puts GW at the forefront of high-speed computing and offers GW students unprecedented access to science and skills of the future.
Blast From the Past
Students map an ancient—and dramatic—eruption as part of a geological research program in the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains.
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.