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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.
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Mason Alum Sizzles on Hell’s Kitchen
By Lisa M. Gerry on July 19, 2011
Tune in to the new season of Hell’s Kitchen to catch one of Mason’s own, Brendan Heavey, BA History ‘o4, competing against 17 other contestants—and host Gordon Ramsay’s fiery temper—to be head chef at New York City’s BLT Steak, complete with a quarter-million-dollar salary.
Mason Alum Keeps On (Food) Truckin’
By Lisa M. Gerry on June 13, 2011
A few years ago, Joey Hernandez, BS Health Science ’06, posed the question to her boyfriend, Tim Ma, an electrical engineer, “If you could do anything in the world, what would it be?” He said, “Own my own restaurant.” She said, “Well then, why don’t we?”
Patriot Profile: Kaala Evans
By Leah Kerkman Fogarty on May 10, 2011
Name: Kaala Evans Major: Bioengineering Hometown: Alexandria, Virginia Organizational Theory: Evans was a commuter student her first two years at Mason, so she participated in a lot of clubs to meet fellow students. “It’s a good way to network and meet people. In science, you need people around you as a support system to help…
Steven Monfort: Embracing His Wild Side
By Jason Jacks on May 10, 2011
Mocha-brown furniture, stacks of paperwork, and mementos from a career stretching a quarter-century, Steven Monfort’s office is not unlike any other home away from home for a senior government worker who has reached the occupational heights he has. Still, Monfort, PhD Environmental Science and Public Policy ’93, has something that sets his workspace apart—herds of…
Susan Shields: Just Dance
By Leah Kerkman Fogarty on May 10, 2011
Susan Shields, MFA ’03, may not tell you this, but she’s rather important. After all, she calls Mikhail Baryshnikov by his nickname, Misha, so that should give you an idea of her stature in the world of dance. Now a professor in Mason’s School of Dance, Shields was a well-known performer before setting her sights…
Mark McGettrick: Shooting and Scoring in Big Business
By Jason Jacks on May 10, 2011
In the mid-1970s, Mark McGettrick, BS Business Administration ’80, was living in Laurel, Maryland, when he was recruited to play basketball for Mason. At the time, the team was transitioning from Division II to Division I, and McGettrick, a 6′ 3″ guard with an “okay” game, as he modestly described his playing abilities back then,…
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Celebration of Distinction 2011
By Mason Spirit contributor on April 28, 2011
On April 13, the George Mason University Alumni Association recognized its most prestigious alumni at an elegant dinner in the Mason Inn Conference Center and Hotel. During the course of the evening, Mason President Alan G. Merten took a few minutes to address the group about his upcoming retirement in June 2012 and reiterate his…
Patriot Profile: Grant Paulsen
By Jason Jacks on March 10, 2011
Sports radio fans know Grant Paulsen as 106.7 the Fan’s voice at FedEx Field and Redskins Park, but he is also a senior communication major at Mason looking forward to graduation and what looks like will be an exciting career.
Making the Grade
By Colleen Kearney Rich on November 1, 2010
Most people can name the vice president of the United States, but few people (outside of the faculty and staff, of course) could tell you who is second in command to George Mason University president Alan Merten. That position is held by Provost Peter Stearns. It’s time you met him.
Meet Mason’s Biggest Facebook Fan
By Leah Kerkman Fogarty on November 1, 2010
The official George Mason University Facebook page reached 30,000 fans over the summer, and we wanted to show some love. So we launched the Mason’s Biggest Fan contest on Facebook and were blown away by the responses. From decorating basements as Mason man caves to naming not one, but two, sons for his alma mater,…
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