Thomas W. Chapman, GSEHD EdD ’01, has recently published a book titled Management Learning Experiences of CEOs. He is the president and chief executive officer for the HSC Foundation.

Jim Core CCAS MA '96

Jim Core, ESIA MA ’96, has been selected for the 2008–2009 Council for Excellence in Government Fellows Program. While remaining in his current position at the Department of State, Jim will work with a cohort of professionals from across the Federal government in a year-long leadership development program. The program seeks to develop the skills of public sector professionals who are committed to improving the effectiveness of government. Jim is a member of the Board of Directors of the GW Alumni Association and resides in Kensington, Md., with his wife Wendy Kabele Core, ESIA MA ’94. 

Sangam Restaurant, owned by Edward Dean, GWSB MBA ’98, won the “Taste of Arlington” competition for the third year in a row. The restaurant, which features Indian cuisine and is located in Ballston, has been operating for the past four and a half years. The annual “Taste of Arlington” competition, held this year on May 18, raises funds for Community Residences Inc.

Adam Donovan, GWSB BBA ’04, joined the law firm Fish & Richardson P.C. as its patent practice group marketing manager. Prior to joining Fish, he was the marketing and business development manager for the Global Intellectual Property Practice at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.  

Robert J. Gallop, LAW JD ’82, was elected to the Chatham Township Committee as a committeeman in 2008 for a three-year term. He also currently serves as chairperson of the Township Open Space Committee.

Julie Germany, CCAS MA '03, Carrie Giddins, CCAS MA '01, and Daniel Jester, CCAS MA '02, all graduates of GW's Graduate School of Political Management, have been named Rising Stars by Campaigns & Elections Magazine for 2008.

Bryan D. Laliberte, CCAS BA ’02, CCAS BS ’03, graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with his medical degree in May 2007 and was subsequently promoted to Captain in the United States Army. He is now finishing an internship at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash. Beginning in July 2008, he will be moving to Egypt on the Sinai Peninsula for one year to work as a physician in support of the Multinational Force and Observers.

Nancy Moses, CCAS BA ’70, MA ’74, has recently published a book with AltaMira Press titled Lost in the Museum: Hidden Treasures and the Stories They Tell. She is a planner for cultural, educational and cause-related organizations.  

Adam Peiperl, CCAS BS ’57, has several works on display at the Hirshhorn Museum, the Smithsonian art museum featuring contemporary art. Learn more about them here.

Alexis Rice CCAS BA '00

James David Tschechtelin GSEHD EdD '77

Alexis Rice, CCAS BA ’00, recently joined The National Jewish Democratic Council to help meet the growing demands of this election cycle. She will be the NJDC’s new deputy executive director/communications director.

David Shinn, ESIA BA ’63, GWSB MA ’64, ESIA PhD ’80, adjunct professor in GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs, and Joshua Eisenman, ESIA BA ’00, a PhD candidate at UCLA, released the highlights of their research findings on China-Africa relations through the American Foreign Policy Council. Their work, "Responding to China in Africa," is a combination of their key findings and recommendations to American policy makers for responding more effectively to China's growing influence in Africa. They are working on a book about China-Africa relations that will be published next year by the University of Pennsylvania Press.

James David Tschechtelin, GSEHD EdD ’77, received the Teaching Recognition Award from the University of Maryland University College, where he is an adjunct professor of business and management.

Swathi Veeravalli, ESIA BA ’05, of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences’ Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project, will be attending Oxford University’s renowned Human Rights and Development Programme this fall to pursue her master’s degree. Veeravalli was inspired by the work of Eleanor Roosevelt, and by Allida Black, director and editor of the Papers Project and a professor of history. Read more here.

Matt Wade, SEAS BS '08, was elected to the Brunswick Central School District school board in New York. Wade, a graduate of GW's Civil Engineering program is studying toward a master's in structural engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. For more information about Matt Wade and several other 2008 graduates, read the June Colonial Cable.

Sarah E. Watermulder, CCAS BA ’01, of San Mateo, Calif., received the master of divinity and The Charles J. Reller Abiding Memorial Fund Award from Princeton Theological Seminary at the school’s 196th Commencement Exercises on May 17. The master of divinity is a three-year graduate degree that is the basic professional degree for ministry. The seminary awarded a total of 219 degrees at the Commencement exercises.

Marwah Zagzoug, CCAS BS ’07, traveled to the Middle East and worked as research assistant at GHS Inc, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Working along with a team of clinical research professionals, she recently completed one of a series of projects involving respiratory and therapeutic studies in combating smoking and tobacco use. The findings from this research are being evaluated by the Ministry of Health for approval in developing an effective therapeutic aid for successful smoking cessation.

IN MEMORIAM

Nicole Suveges, ESIA MA ’98, a BAE Systems political scientist, died on June 24 in a bombing in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq. She was supporting the U.S. Army’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, as part of the Human Terrain System program. Suveges began her current tour in Iraq in April of this year. Before joining BAE Systems, she had worked in Iraq for one year as a civilian contractor. Click here to read a statement from BAE Systems about her loss.