Awards & Recognition
The George Washington University graduates thousands of exceptional students every year who go on to change the world. Here are a few ways that the university recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of our alumni.
Alumni Awards
The university and the GW Alumni Association proudly honor and recognize the contributions and achievements of GW alumni through various awards.
Monumental Alumni
To mark our historic bicentennial in 2021, GW honored living alumni who have made an impact on the world through their work and service and who embody the ideals of the university.
Alumni on the Bookshelves
To highlight authors in the GW community, GW Magazine publishes a “Bookshelves” feature in each digital and print issue. Alumni are welcome to submit books for consideration.
Class Notes and Alumni News
Share your career updates, birth and marriage announcements, obituaries, and more with your fellow school alumni.
- College of Professional Studies
To share your alumni news with the College of Professional Studies, complete this form. Select class notes are featured in the CPS alumni newsletter. For questions, please contact cpsalum
gwu [dot] edu (cpsalum[at]gwu[dot]edu).- Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
To submit a class note to the Columbian College of Arts & Sciences, complete this form and select your department/program from the dropdown menu. Class notes are featured in your department/program’s annual alumni newsletter. For questions, please contact ccasalum
gwu [dot] edu (ccasalum[at]gwu[dot]edu).- Corcoran School of the Arts & Design
To submit a class note to the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, complete this form. Select class notes are featured in the Corcoran alumni newsletter and on the Corcoran website. For questions, please contact ccasalum
gwu [dot] edu (ccasalum[at]gwu[dot]edu).- Elliott School of International Affairs
To submit a class note to the Elliott School of International Affairs, complete this form. Select class notes are featured in the monthly alumni newsletter. For questions, please contact esiaalum
gwu [dot] edu (esiaalum[at]gwu[dot]edu).- Graduate School of Education & Human Development
To share your alumni news with the Graduate School of Education & Human Development, complete this form. Select class notes are featured in the GSEHD alumni newsletter. For questions, please contact gsehdoar
gwu [dot] edu (gsehdoar[at]gwu[dot]edu).- Graduate School of Political Management
To share your alumni news with the Graduate School of Political Management, complete this form. Select class notes are featured in the GSPM alumni newsletter. For questions, please contact gspmalumni
gwu [dot] edu (gspmalumni[at]gwu[dot]edu).- Law School
To submit a class note to the Law School, complete this form. Class notes are featured in the GW Law Updates newsletter and on the GW Law website. For questions, please contact alumni
law [dot] gwu [dot] edu (alumni[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu).- Milken Institute School of Public Health
To share your alumni news with the Milken Institute School of Public Health, please email gwsphalum
gwu [dot] edu (gwsphalum[at]gwu[dot]edu). Select class notes are featured in the GWSPH alumni newsletter.- School of Business
To submit a class note to the School of Business, complete this form. Select class notes are featured in the GWSB Advocate newsletter. For questions, please contact gwsbalum
gwu [dot] edu (gwsbalum[at]gwu[dot]edu).- School of Engineering & Applied Science
To submit a class note to the School of Engineering & Applied Science, complete this form. Select class notes are featured in the SEAS alumni newsletter. For questions, please contact seasalum
gwu [dot] edu (seasalum[at]gwu[dot]edu).- School of Media & Public Affairs
To submit a class note to the School of Media & Public Affairs, please contact ccasalum
gwu [dot] edu (ccasalum[at]gwu[dot]edu).- School of Medicine & Health Sciences
To submit a class note to the School of Medicine & Health Sciences, please contact smhsalumni
gwu [dot] edu (smhsalumni[at]gwu[dot]edu).- School of Nursing
To share your alumni news with the School of Nursing, please contact sondar
gwu [dot] edu (sondar[at]gwu[dot]edu).- Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration
To submit a class note to the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration, please contact ccasalum
gwu [dot] edu (ccasalum[at]gwu[dot]edu).