May 15, 2003
Four to Receive GW Awards
Established in 1976, the George
Washington Awards recognize those members of the GW community whose
accomplishments have had a significant impact on GW and whose service
has far exceeded that which is usual or expected. The 27th class of
GW Award winners are:
Joseph J. Cordes, professor of economics and international affairs,
is director of the PhD program in the Department of Public Policy. His
students find no praise too high for their instructor, mentor, adviser,
and friend. Cordes was instrumental in establishing the Public Policy
Student Association, and he continues to assist the group with planning
and hosting events.
In his role as Assistant Vice President for District Affairs,
Bernard Demczuk has labored tirelessly to improve relations between
GW and the District community. Among his many contributions, Demczuk
pushed for the establishment of a community/University-based association,
Friends, to promote positive ways to work together.
Chanel Haliburton lives her commitment to the GW and Washington
communities using her undergraduate training in the Human Services Program
to promote healthy living among teens, young adults, and senior citizens.
Her service activities include participation in GWs Community
Living and Learning Center; the Center for Alcohol and Drug Education;
and the Northwest Settlement House Infant Care Center. She also started
an aerobics program for the seniors at St. Marys Court. During
her freshman year, Haliburton founded Blazen, a student organization
that uses art to communicate important life messages to young people.
Dorn McGrath, professor of geography, has spent his career working
in, and seeking to improve, the historical, geographical, and functional
aspects of how the Washington metropolitan region looks and works. His
dedication to his students is well known and his role as mentor is evidenced
by the fact that many of his students have gone on to have influential
careers in planning, both regionally and nationally. McGrath was a driving
force in the revitalization of the Department of Geography and has been
instrumental in overseeing the departments move to new headquarters
at 1957 E St. He started the Loudoun County Environmental Indicators
Project in 1998 and has raised over $500,000 to fund the project.
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