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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 Mason Nation: Jeremy Freer, MM ’10
By Priyanka Champaneri, BA '05, MFA '10 on June 27, 2019
Jeremy Freer, MM ’10, is the assistant director of Mason’s famed Green Machine pep band, but if you ask him how he got here, he will say he was just helping out a friend.
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The Road to CEO: Kristen Cavallo, MBA ’93
By Mason Spirit contributor on June 19, 2019
“Society is shining a light on women leaders right now, and I am glad that I was able to step into it when it came my way,” says Kristen Cavallo, MBA ’93, who was named the first female CEO of the Martin Agency, a leading Richmond, Virginia-based advertising agency in December 2017.
Life’s Lessons On and Off the Court
By Colleen Kearney Rich on March 28, 2019
John Niehoff, BS Accounting ’84, has a penchant for business and passion for basketball. He also has a special talent for giving back to the alma mater he holds responsible for his success.
Family Comes First for CEO
By Rob Riordan on March 28, 2019
Brian Kearney, BA Integrated Studies ’02, started with his family’s business when he was in the third grade. He’s since become COO and has since given back to his other family: George Mason University.
For This Traveling Physician, Mason Showed Her How to “Walk the Walk”
By Priyanka Champaneri, BA '05, MFA '10 on March 28, 2019
Sima Assefi, BA Biology ’89, was a freshman at Mason when war broke out in Iran, and she was left penniless. Almost 30 years later, she was named a Mason Exemplar.
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Ian Lisman
By Rob Riordan on March 22, 2019
Ian Lisman, MPP ’15, had a clear personal mission when he enrolled at Mason in 2013: Help his fellow veterans.
Cordelia Cranshaw
By Colleen Kearney Rich on March 22, 2019
When Cordelia Cranshaw, BSW ’14, graduated from Mason, she garnered media attention, including a story in USA Today. The reason: She beat the odds.
360 Classes, 8 Degrees, 1 Family
By Mason Spirit contributor on March 13, 2019
Mary Monsen, née Krappweis, BS Management ’11, says she decided to attend Mason because it was a great school close to home. “I thought Mason offered a very good value proposition: A great education for a reasonable price near a booming job market.”
Q&A with Winter Graduation Speaker Kelly McNamara Corley
By Preston Williams on January 8, 2019
Kelly McNamara Corley, JD ’89, was the 2018 Winter Graduation speaker at the 10 a.m. ceremony.
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Q&A with Winter Graduation Speaker M. Brian Blake
By Preston Williams on January 8, 2019
M. Brian Blake, PhD Information Technology ’00, was the 2018 Winter Graduation speaker at the 2 p.m. ceremony.
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