GW VIRGINIA CAMPUS ANNOUNCES NEW ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Ashburn, VA  - The George Washington University Virginia Campus Advisory Board announced the appointment of two new members: Gilbert H. Scott, president and CEO of Hurshell Associates and Werner Schaer, president and CEO of the Software Productivity Consortium.

"Each of these exceptional individuals brings a wealth of experience, talent and new ideas to the Board," said Dr. Irwin Price, executive dean of the GW Virginia Campus. "We are proud to have their leadership to help GW forge a new era of growth for the Virginia Campus." Dr. Helena S. Wisniewski, chair of the Advisory Board said, "I extend a warm welcome to our new Advisory Board members. Their strong backgrounds in the Northern Virginia technology community will significantly enhance the board's efforts to help shape GW's innovative academic and research capabilities in Northern Virginia."

Gilbert Scott is the president and CEO of Hurshell Associates, a management, marketing and sales consulting firm based in Vienna, Virginia.  Hurshell also provides the outsourcing of sales, management and quality trainers for the Northern Virginia's high-technology marketplace.  Scott also served as vice president of sales for one of his clients, Cyveillance, during its start-up to structure and helped build its direct sales and channel organizations in Europe and North America.   Prior to founding Hurshell Associates, Scott served as president and COO of the Bartech Group.  He also spent 25 years at Xerox Corporation, where he completed a distinguished management career. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Hampton University, and has completed management programs at the Wharton School of Business, Stanford University and Xerox.

As president and CEO at the Software Productivity Consortium (SPC), Werner Schaer directs all business, program development and financial management activities of the Consortium, a non-profit organization focused on improving the systems and software engineering practices of its 40 corporate members.  Schaer joined SPC after a distinguished 20+year career at Computer Science Corporation (CSC), where he managed several CSC divisions including the Network Integration Division, Systems Division, European Operations and the Development Division. Prior to CSC, he held management positions at Informatics and Sperry Rand International.   Schaer holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and an MBA degree from Pepperdine University.

The George Washington University Virginia Campus serves an international technology and management community from its 77,000 square foot, $25 million graduate education and research center near Dulles International Airport in the Northern Virginia technology region. Since opening in August 1991, the 50-acre campus has grown from modest beginnings with 200 enrollments and $50,000 in funded research to a strong, vigorous cluster of academic programs with over 3,000 enrollments and funded research that tops $14 million.  

To learn more about GW and the Virginia Campus, please visit our Website at: www.gwvirginia.gwu.edu. 

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