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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
Meet the Alumni Association President
By Corey Jenkins Schaut, MPA '07 on September 15, 2014
Chris Preston, BS Management ’96, the Mason Alumni Association president as of July 1, is a busy guy. He is the senior vice president for strategic and regional management with the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, a position he began in fall 2013. The Mason Spirit caught up with him by phone during his commute from Philadelphia to Fairfax, where he shares a home with his wife and young son. He took a few minutes to chat about why he loves Mason and his hopes for our alumni community.
Mahfuz Ahmed: Engineering Success
By Corey Jenkins Schaut, MPA '07 on June 11, 2014
Sometimes it takes an engineer’s mind to get ahead in business. At least that’s the way it has worked for Mason alumnus Mahfuz Ahmed, founder, chair, and CEO of Digital Intelligence Systems LLC (DISYS).
Celebration of Distinction 2014
By Colleen Kearney Rich on April 10, 2014
On Wednesday, April 9, the George Mason University Alumni Association recognized its most prestigious alumni, as well as Senior of the Year and Faculty Member of the Year, at an elegant dinner in the Mason Inn Conference Center and Hotel. For a look at the biographies of those honored that night, please take a look…
Producing Big Hits for the Small Screen
By Mason Spirit contributor on April 8, 2014
Since 2006, Mason alumnus Any Reaser has worked for ABC Family, writing for or producing The Middleman, Huge, The Nine Lives of Chloe King, GCB, and the award-winning Pretty Little Liars.
Mason Alumna Empowers Girls, Promotes Diversity
By Cathy Cruise, MFA '93 on April 7, 2014
Mason alumna Lidia Soto-Harmon is the chief executive officer of the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital, a position she’s held since 2010. She says experiencing Girl Scouting through others, including her own daughter, has helped her appreciate its impact on young lives.
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Adventures at a Radio Station in a Subarctic Climate
By Mason Spirit contributor on January 21, 2014
Iditarod. Inupiaq. Adventure Safety. These are the nomenclatures of Nome, Alaska, that were at first surprising to Mason alumna Dayneé Rosales, BA English ’11, but are now part of her everyday life. Rosales moved to the Washington, D.C., area from central Bolivia when she was 10 years old. She now works for KNOM Radio Mission.
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From the Archives: Finding the Answers
By Mason Spirit contributor on December 6, 2013
Military analyst Christine Fox was the inspiration for the female lead in the movie Top Gun. This week she was appointed acting deputy secretary of defense.
Give Away the Profits? For Mason Grads, Restaurant Is More Than a Business
By Buzz McClain, BA '77 on November 14, 2013
Alumni entrepreneurs donate every cent of profits from their restaurant, CAUSE, to local charities.
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Alumna of the Year Gives Back
By Cathy Cruise, MFA '93 on November 8, 2013
Alumna Patricia Roberts donates the largest contribution in the School of Management’s history in honor of her beloved finance professor, Robert Johnston.
Mason Law Grad Gets His Day in (Supreme) Court
By Buzz McClain, BA '77 on November 6, 2013
Dan Ruttenberg battled the odds to become the first Mason law school alumnus to argue before the Supreme Court.
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