Featured Alumni Success Stories
Kate Neligan ’01 Spins Consciousness on Her New TV Network
By Carrie Havranek With a focus on inspiring others, Kate Neligan ’01 launched Synergy TV a year ago. The free, video on-demand network and website offers high-quality “entertainment and ‘edutainment’ that is inspiring, uplifting, and conscious in nature,” she says. “I want to make consciousness cool,” says Neligan, who founded the network’s parent company—Mindful Media Entertainment, [...]
Matthew Rutherford ’01 Is Assistant Secretary in U.S. Department of the Treasury
By Carrie Havranek An early interest in economics was a harbinger of destiny for Matthew Rutherford ’01. He nearly sprinted from advanced placement micro- and macroeconomics in high school to the White House 11 years later, within steps of President Barack Obama. Appointed assistant secretary for financial markets under Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in May, [...]
Michael Raynor ’84 Appointed Ambassador to Benin
By Lori H. Burke Though far from being the largest nation on the African continent, the Republic of Benin is a powerful beacon of hope for supporters of democracy and human rights around the world. As the West African country makes steady progress, it will be supported by the newly appointed U.S. ambassador, Michael Raynor [...]
Alex Baer ’10 Joins Formula One Team in World’s Second Most Popular Sport
As a graduate powertrain integration engineer for the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team, Alex Baer ’10 works on all components “that the engine needs to run,” including water system and radiators, oil system and radiators, gearbox oil radiators, fuel system, and pneumatic system. And that’s precisely where his dream, focus, and hard work have [...]
Melissa Haber ’12 Receives EPA Fellowship to Pursue Graduate Study in Soil Science
Biology graduate Melissa Haber ’12 has received a Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowship from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to pursue a master’s degree in soil science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The award provides a two-year stipend of up to $25,000 per year, tuition and fees up to $12,000 per year, and an [...]
Award-Winning Academic Adviser Nancy Freeborne-Brinton ’83 Advances Public Health
By Matt Sinclair ’90 Add one unhealthy person to a household, and soon everyone is infected. In a broad sense, the same thing can happen in society. An awareness of that possibility informs the daily work of Nancy Freeborne-Brinton ’83, assistant professor and undergraduate program director, Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University. [...]
Josh Oshinsky ’00 Wins National Sports Emmy for TV Series
At the 33rd Annual Sports Emmy® Awards ceremony, Josh Oshinksy ’00 and his team took home the top award in the outstanding edited series/anthology category for “The Franchise: A Season with the San Francisco Giants.” These top awards in 33 categories of sports television production were presented April 30 at the Lincoln Center in New [...]
Lindsay Pugh ’05 Plays Key Role in Raising Funds to Upgrade the National Mall
By Geoff Gehman ’80 When Lindsay Pugh ’05 jogs on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., she sees much more than grassy esplanades and monuments. She sees a healthier, smarter version of America’s most popular, pivotal park—the country’s “front yard.” Pugh directs corporate relations for the Trust for the National Mall, nonprofit partner of the [...]
Blake Costanzo ’06 Signs with NFL’s Chicago Bears
National Football League special teams standout Blake Costanzo ’06 has signed a new contract, reportedly two years, with the Chicago Bears. The linebacker tweeted about the new contract yesterday, thanking San Francisco 49ers fans and expressing his excitement to Bears fans. Costanzo played a big role in helping the 49ers advance in last season’s playoffs, [...]
Kamaka Martin ’04 Takes on New Role with Leading Company in Electronic Discovery
By Kevin Gray The legal profession has been profoundly affected by the centrality of electronic data to litigation. The Internet, social networking, and cloud computing have impacted the ever-changing landscape of e-discovery and evidence law. Leading the way as the profession catches up with this new reality is Recommind, Inc., of New York and San [...]
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