ByGeorge! Online

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 GW’s 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. Mary’s 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 department’s 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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