June 2008

Kudos!

Recognition of the awards, honors, and recent publications of the GW faculty and staff

Acknowledgments

John Banzhaf III, professor of law, was quoted in a variety of media outlets, including the Los Angeles Times and ABC News Tonight.

Steven Knapp, president, has been named to the boards of the National Symphony Orchestra and Greater Washington Urban League.

A Legal Miscellanea, GW’s Jacob Burns Law Library’s newsletter, has been awarded the the American Association of Law Libraries’ 2008 Excellence in Marketing Award in the category of best newsletter.

Cheryl L. Vann, adjunct associate professor of honors, has been selected to attend "Holy Land and Holy City in Classical Judaism, Christianity, and Islam," a five-week summer institute supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Publications
Amitai Etzioni, University professor and professor of international affairs, published an op-ed titled “For the good of all its people, Israel must pursue diversity” in The Guardian April 30 and the article “A Global, Community
Building Language?” in the May 2008 issue of International Studies Perspectives.

Charles T. Stewart Jr., emeritus professor of economics, published The Decline of Learning in America and "Interaction Between Invention and Public Policy" in Public Policy Issues Research Trends.

Appointments
David Shinn, adjunct professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs, was named to the Board of Trustees for the Phi Theta Kappa Foundation.

John M. Whealan, deputy general counsel for intellectual property law at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, has been named the first associate dean to head the Law School’s Intellectual Property Law Program.

Kudos is a recognition of the awards, honors, and recent publications of GW faculty and staff. To submit information for Kudos, e-mail ByGeorge! at bygeorge@gwu.edu and write Kudos in the subject line.

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