Alumni Blog Archive

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Clockwise from top left, Ted Segal, Stacie Lissette, Kevin Brown and Jonathan Perlin are joining the GW Board of Trustees. Pictured below, outgoing trustee Avram "Ave" Tucker.

Board of Trustees Elects Four New Members

Kevin Brown, Stacie Lissette, Jonathan Perlin and Ted Segal were elected to the board in May.
Annaliza Perez Torres

GW Alumna Receives National Emerging Leadership Award

The award honors Annaliza Perez Torres’s early-career excellence in materials and process engineering.
Reggie Jaramillo

Revolutionary Tales: A GW Veteran’s March from Commission to Commencement

After seven years in the Army and deployments to Africa and Iraq, Class of 2025 graduate Reggie Jaramillo found his purpose at GW—and a mission to empower student veterans.
Commencement speaker Jonquel Jones told the graduates: “Your gut doesn’t lie. Trust that feeling. Because your instincts, your spirit, your gut—that is where your power lives." (Florence Shen/GW Today)

‘Your Gut Doesn’t Lie’: WNBA’s Jones Inspires Graduates to Trust Their Instincts

The GW basketball Hall of Famer and rights advocate headlined a joyous Commencement ceremony for the Class of 2025 on the National Mall.
José Andrés discusses his path through the culinary and humanitarian worlds with journalist Guy Raz. (William Atkins/GW Today)

At Lisner, José Andrés Tells an Epic Story—His Own

The renowned chef, author, humanitarian and founder of GW’s Global Food Institute discussed his new book, “Change the Recipe.”
GW Gate

Corcoran Alumna Selected for New York Times Fellowship

Tierney Cross will be part of the 2025-2026 cohort of New York Times fellows.
David Shinn at Grand Tour of Switzerland - there are snowcapped mountains behind him and he is standing with a woman

The Road to Addis Ababa

As a grade-school student in Yakima, Washington, Ambassador David H. Shinn little knew that his avid interest in National Geographic Magazine and in stamps from around the world would launch a journey that culminated in ambassadorships to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso.
Sharmishta Sivaramakrishnan

Championing International Development and Cross-Sector Collaboration

From the halls of GW to a global health organization, Sharmishta Sivaramakrishnan, ESIA BA ’16, has built a cross-sectoral career at the intersection of public policy, corporate strategy, and international development.
Alumna Jonquel Jones, B.A. ’19, the 2021 WNBA most valuable player and reigning MVP of the WNBA Finals for the champion New York Liberty, will deliver the Commencement address at the George Washington University’s Commencement on the National Mall on May 18.

Reigning WNBA Finals MVP and Alumna Jonquel Jones to Deliver the Commencement Address to GW’s Class of 2025

The GW Athletics Hall of Famer has become a household name in professional women’s basketball for her prowess on the court and humanitarian work off it.
Mark Lerner (l), Eleanor Holmes Norton and Mark Shenkman will be awarded with honorary degrees at Commencement on the National Mall on May 18.

Distinguished GW Alumni Mark Lerner and Mark Shenkman, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton to Receive Honorary Degrees

Lerner and Shenkman have served the university in multiple capacities, while Norton is a longtime activist on behalf of civil rights.