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Mason Spirit is published three times a year by the Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations in conjunction with the Office of Communications and Marketing.
Alumni Profiles
Paying It Forward
By Corey Jenkins Schaut, MPA '07 on May 12, 2015
Bette Burch, BSN ’80, has been a compassionate nurse, dedicated clinical instructor and philanthropist. Through it all, Burch has been thrilled to see students succeed in the profession she loves. Her latest gift—$100,000 to George Mason University’s new home for the College of Health and Human Services—ensures future nurses will learn their trade in a…
Mission Control
By Colleen Kearney Rich on April 21, 2015
Mason alumna Sandra Cauffman has spent 24 years helping projects run smoothly at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
Saying ‘Yes’ to a Line of Dresses
By Mason Spirit contributor on April 14, 2015
In 2009, bride-to-be Sareh Nouri, BA Art ’04, was desperate to find the wedding dress of her dreams. As her big day approached, she grew more and more frustrated at her inability to find the perfect dress, so she decided to design her own.
The Ripple Effect of Helping Students
By Mason Spirit contributor on February 6, 2015
Personal tragedy and a journey of healing led alumna Elena Prien to embrace well-being, and to endow a scholarship fund to help others live meaningful lives.
Annie Yu: Reporting Live from the Nation’s Capital
By Mason Spirit contributor on January 28, 2015
While a communication major at Mason, news anchor Annie Yu began an internship at Fox5 News, and now covers some of the biggest stories in the Washington, D.C., region.
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Mason Alumnus Plays Edgar Allan Poe in New Play
By Mason Spirit contributor on November 13, 2014
First it was law, then economics, and now, six years after graduation, Elliott Kashner has turned his attention to acting and is finding success. Kashner is the title character in Molotov Theatre Group’s production of Nightfall With Edgar Allan Poe, which opened Nov. 6 in Washington, D.C., and runs through Dec. 7. The York, Penn.,…
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The Journey from Athlete to Reporter
By Mason Spirit contributor on November 4, 2014
A month into her freshman year, at a school she picked off a map but felt in her heart was the right place to be, Dianna Russini, BA Communication ’05, sat in George Mason University’s Johnson Center Bistro and watched a giant projector show the horrors of September 11.
Mars Wish: Mason Alumna Makes NASA Dream Come True
By Mason Spirit contributor on September 23, 2014
Mason alumna Sandra Cauffman has a lot to celebrate this week as the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) satellite successfully entered orbit around Mars.
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Choosing a Life of Public Service
By Buzz McClain, BA '77 on September 16, 2014
We should all be lucky enough to enjoy our jobs as much as Mason alumna Denise Turner Roth does hers. “I look forward to coming to work every day,” she says, “and every day I have an experience where I go back and say, ‘Wow, I just did that.’”
TV Shows Fortify Home Base for Decorated Mason Veteran
By Colleen Kearney Rich on September 15, 2014
George Mason University alumnus Mark Little, a former Army captain, knows that service members’ homecomings can be bittersweet. He came home seven years ago after an improvised explosive device (IED) blasted through his Humvee in southern Baghdad and blew off both of his legs below the knee.
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