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Four Alumni Honored During Commencement
Weekend Ceremony
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From left to right: Penelope S. Duffy, MA í74; Dean William Frawley; Charles K. Watt, MS í73, DsC í86; Dean Timothy Tong; Mark V. Hughs, BA í69, MS í77; Marisa R. Lino, MA í72 |
Four alumni received the 2003 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award during GWís Commencement weekend activities in May.
This yearís honorees were: Penelope Starratt Duffy, MA í74, a leading researcher at the Mayo Clinic in neurological disorders of communication and a pioneer in recognizing and describing the effects of right hemisphere damage on cognitive processing and communication skills; Mark V. Hughes, BS í69, MS í77, a sector vice president and deputy manager for Science Applications International, a member of the boards of directors of Telcorida and AMSEC, and a member of the GW Board of Trustees; Marisa Rose Lino, MA í72, a senior negotiator for the U.S. State Departmentís Political Military Affairs Bureau and former U.S. Ambassador to Albania; Charles K. Watt, MS í73, DS í86, founder of Scientific Research Corporation, an electronic engineering company, and an advisory board member at numerous universities, including GW.
Colonials weekend
October 17-19
A Homecoming and Reunion Event for GW Alumni, Families, and Friends
Reunions
University undergraduate classes of 1953, 1978, 1993, 1998
Law School classes of 1953, 1968, 1978, 1993
Medical School classes of 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973,1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998
Mount Vernon College and Seminary classes of 1963, 1978, 1993, 1998
Plus
Performances by Whoopi Goldberg at 9:30 p.m. Oct. 17
and the Beach Boys 8 p.m. Oct. 18, both in the Smith Center.
Dinners and receptions with classmates, lectures by distinguished GW faculty, tours of the campus, and much more!
For more information, call 1-800-ALUMNI-7, e-mail reunions@gwu.edu, or visit http://www.gwu.edu/alumni/cw.
Colonial Lecture Series
Colonials Weekend 2003 will feature the Colonial Lecture Series Saturday, Oct. 18. Enjoy these free lectures by some of GWís most exciting faculty!
ï ìCancer Research and TreatmentóA Window on the Future,î by Steven Patierno, professor of pharmacology and genetics and executive director of GWís Cancer Institute.
ï The First Annual Kayser LectureóìThe Battles of Armageddonîóby Eric H. Cline, assistant professor of ancient history and archaeology in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences.
ï ìëWe Are All On Trial To Show What Democracy Means:í Eleanor Roosevelt and the Struggle for Human Rights at Home and Abroad,î by Allida Black, assistant professorial lecturer in history in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences.
ï ìCurrent Issues and Developments in Corporate Governance,î by Krishna Kumar, professor of accountancy in the School of Business and Public Management.
ï ìProgress in the War on Terror,î by Ambassador Karl Inderfurth, professor of the practice of international affairs and director of the International Affairs Program in the Elliott School of International Affairs.
For more information about these lectures and other Colonials Weekend 2003 events, please call 1-800-ALUMNI-7, e-mail reunions@gwu.edu, or visit http://www.gwu.edu/alumni/cw.
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