In Memoriam

Evelyn E. “Betty” Elliott, wife of GW President Emeritus Lloyd Hartman Elliott, died on Jan. 22 at the age of 91. Long­standing supporters of the University, the Elliotts created the Evelyn E. and Lloyd H. Elliott Fund, an endowment in support of the Gaston Sigur Professorship and other activities at GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs, which was named for the Elliotts in 1988. Lloyd Elliott served as GW’s 14th president from 1965-88.

Anthony Q. Sligh, University Police Department special sergeant, died Jan. 28. Sligh was a decorated member of the department, winning numerous awards, including the Officer’s Choice Award in 2002 and 2008 and the Chief’s Award in 2006. He was a 28-year veteran of the University Police Department.

George Steiner, 90, founder of GW’s Department of Music and professor emeritus, died Dec. 29. In 1960, Steiner joined the faculty of GW, where he instituted the University’s first-ever music department. He established undergraduate and graduate degree programs, built a substantial faculty, successfully applied for accreditation by the National Association of the Schools of Music, and guided the design of a music facility in the Academic Center. GW’s Steiner Music Scholarship was named in his honor. In addition to his role at GW, Steiner served as conductor of the Washington Camerata Orchestra, the Friday Morning Music Club Orchestra, and the Alexandria Symphony.

GW student Laura Treanor died on Jan. 23 at the age of 19. Treanor was a member of the Phi Sigma Sigma sorority, a contributing life editor at The Hatchet, and a lector at the Newman Catholic Center. She was a native of Yorktown, N.Y. A campus-wide memorial was held for Treanor on Jan. 26 in the Charles E. Smith Center.

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