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Kyle Albrecht, B.B.A. '10, played in every game during his four-year career as a center midfielder on George Washington University's men's soccer team. He now works for Major League Soccer. (Submitted photo)

GW Business Alumnus Kyle Albrecht Spearheads MLS GO

Soccer's youth recreational program in the U.S. aims to increase participation and access to kids outside the sport’s existing ecosystem.
GW alumna Sarah Malinowski co-started her own company, Seamless Transition, LLC, to build a prosthetic so amputees, especially veterans and active duty military members, could resume their active lifestyles. (Lily Speredelozzi/GW Today)

GW Alumna Aiding Amputees

Sarah Malinowski traveled to Ukraine to improve her prosthetic knee prototype with input from amputees injured from Russia's war in Ukraine.
Sam Goldblatt headshot

Alumni in Focus: Sam Goldblatt, BA ‘05

Honing his passion for culture and art from an early age, Sam Goldblatt, BA ‘05, has taken his love of film and theater from Washington, D.C. to Edinburgh.
Dina Biblin is grateful for the way her time at GW changed her life. (Contributed photo)

Dina Biblin Gives Back to Move the World Forward

The double alumna created a scholarship for exceptional women interested in international affairs.
GW Gate with the text "Founded 1821" across the top

Meet the New GW Alumni Association Executive Committee Members

The GWAA is welcoming 11 new members to the Executive Committee dedicated to strengthening the GW alumni community.
For his unique aviation photography, Ryan Patterson, BA ’22, MS ’23, gets up close and personal with airplanes like this 747 departing LAX in 2022. (Photos courtesy Ryan Patterson)

Flying High: Alumnus Soars with Airplane Pics

Organizational sciences alumnus Ryan Patterson, BA ’22, MS ’23, is a star aviation photographer. His unique top-down views of planes have taken off globally.
Shampriest Bevel has been principal at Bayside Middle School Sixth Grade Campus in Virginia Beach since 2021. G

GSEHD Alumna named 2023 Outstanding Middle School Principal of Virginia

Shampriest Bevel has been principal at Bayside Middle School Sixth Grade Campus in Virginia Beach since 2021.
Christina Sledge, M.T.A. '18, premiered her short film, a love story of her and her husband.

GW Business Alumna Premiered Her First Documentary

Christina Sledge's short film, , “Joined by Fate,” had showings in D.C. and Annapolis.
(Left to right) IMPACT Award winners Maranda Ward, Jessica Jackson and Monique Thornton are all health advocates for vulnerable populations. (Abby Greenawalt/GW Today)

Annual GW Black Alumni Reunion Recognizes Outstanding Members

GW Black Alumni presents IMPACT Awards to three alumni for their contributions to GW and their community.
Dr. Brady in 2007 at the fifth anniversary celebration of the endowment of the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, shown in front of a work by Sam Maitin, one of the artists included in the estate collection.

Luther W. Brady Estate Gifts Significant Collection of Mid-Century Painting and Sculpture by Internationally-Renowned Artists

More than 130 works comprise the multi-million donation and provide hands-on experience for GW students.