Feb. 18, 2004

Glenn Miller Band Lets it Swing

President’s Night Dedicated to GW’s World War II Veterans

The Glenn Miller Orchestra highlighted the 15th Annual President’s Night on Feb. 5. GW dedicated the night to the University’s veterans of World War II as an unofficial kickoff to this spring’s festivities surrounding the new World War II Memorial on the National Mall.

During the event President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg paid tribute to many of GW’s WWII veterans, including Nicholas Lakas (BA ’46), past president of the George Washington Alumni Association, who served in the US Navy and was among the first to benefit from the GI Bill.

President’s Night is an annual event for members of The George Washington University donor societies and the University’s special friends in the District of Columbia. Artists who have performed at this event in the past include Paul Anka, Dave Brubeck, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Victor Borge, Arlo Guthrie and Judy Collins.

Above, Jane Lingo, GW alumna and assistant director of University Relations, goes for a spin.

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