Holly Belanger, JD ’94, was recently made a principal of KPMG LLP, a U.S. audit, tax, and advisory firm that provides tax services focusing on cross-border transactions to multinational corporations. Belanger, a partner in the firm’s Washington National Tax practice, provides federal tax services to clients across the nation. She joined KPMG in 1999 and prior to that she worked for a federal government agency.The focus of her tax work is on partnerships, like-kind exchanges, and involuntary conversions. Belanger is a CPA and serves as a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Maryland State Bar Association.

Guy A. Bracuti, JD ’94, was recently made a principal of KPMG LLP, a U.S. audit, tax, and advisory firm that provides tax services focusing on cross-border transactions to multinational corporations. He joined KPMG in 2000, and prior to that worked in the Office of Chief Counsel (International) for the Internal Revenue Service. Bracuti is an attorney and a member of the New York Bar and the New Jersey Bar.

David A. Oblon, Esquire, BA ’90, was recently profiled by The Washingtonian as being one of the “40 Top Lawyers Under 40” in the Washington, D.C., area. In 2006, he has been interviewed a total of 24 times by FOX News and CNN as a legal commentator. In addition, Oblon was listed by Virginia Business Magazine as being among Virginia’s “Legal Elite,” and was named one of Virginia’s “Super Lawyers” by Law and Politics.

Oblon manages Albo & Oblon, L.L.P., one of Virginia's 75 largest law firms, which practices employment law, government contracts, business litigation,
and criminal defense.

William C. Putman, MEA ’80, has been named Civil Engineering Department Head in the Woodbridge, Virginia, office of Burgess and Niple, a multidiscipline engineering and architectural firm. In this position, he oversees engineering teams for private and public projects. Putman has 40 years of experience in managing land development and public infrastructure design projects. 

Murray Stein, BSEE ’49, was recently honored on Capitol Hill for his extensive community service and volunteer work. During his career, Stein designed the four-computer system for the Apollo Mission Simulator, and taught for GW’s Continuing Engineering Education Program for 26 years.

Stein was awarded the Distinguished Senior Award for 2006 by the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare for his volunteer work with Maryland public schools; the Rockville, Maryland, Senior Center; 13 years of service for Rockville’s Senior Citizens’ Commission; and for helping to found the Senior Artists Alliance. He has also donated much time and service to GW, in addition to giving the University a rare collection on the evolution of computers and donating a collection of rare books to Gelman Library.