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Commencement 2004

GW Honors Distinguished Alumni

Published May 16, 2004

GW honored four alumni this weekend with The Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award, the highest form of recognition given by the University and The George Washington Alumni Association. Each recipient has made a lasting impact on society through outstanding professional, voluntary or philanthropic accomplishments.

Distinguished Alumni

• James C. Cacheris , Law School, LLB ’60, former Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, was appointed to that court in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan and was subsequently elevated to the position of chief judge in 1991.

• Nancy B. Jackson , Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, BS ’79, technical manager of Chemical & Biological Sensing for the Imaging Department of Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, is at the forefront of the war on terrorism, working directly with the Department of Homeland Security.

• Allyn E. Kilsheimer , School of Engineering and Applied Science, BS ’63, CEO of KCE Structural Engineers since 1972 and executive vice president of KTLH Engineers, PC since 1995. In September 2001, the Department of Defense chose him to lead the reconstruction and restoration of the Pentagon.

• Jung-Sook Kim , Graduate School of Education and Human Development, EdD ’88, currently serving her third term as a member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea; member of the Supreme Council of the Grand National Party, a post to which she was directly elected in the National Convention in May 2002.



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