2012-2013 Elliott School Annual Report

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“cover 2ad the courage to lead as well as the humility to listen.”

—GW President Steven Knapp

Lloyd Hartman Elliott1918-2013

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The George Washington University community mourns the loss of Lloyd H. Elliott, former GW president and the namesake of the Elliott School of International Affairs. Dr. Elliott passed away on January 1, 2013. He was 94 years old.

Dr. Elliott was the president of the George Washington University from 1965 until 1988. Upon his retirement, the GW Board of Trustees renamed the School of International Affairs in honor of Dr. Elliott and his wife, Evelyn. For the past 25 years, the school has been known as the Evelyn E. and Lloyd H. Elliott School of International Affairs.

Dr. Elliott had an extraordinary career of service in academia, to the United States, and around the world. A native of West Virginia, he began his academic career in the 1930s as a public school teacher and principal. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. His service in higher education included leadership positions at Cornell University and the presidency of the University of Maine.

As president of GW, Dr. Elliott was an extraordinary institutional leader. He guided the university through a tumultuous time in Washington, DC in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and he transformed GW into a nationally and internationally acclaimed academic institution. He was especially proud of building the university’s main libraries—one tangible sign of his deep commitment to education and research.

Dr. and Mrs. Elliott were actively engaged in the life of the school that proudly bears their name.The Evelyn E. and Lloyd H. Elliott Fund supports the Gaston Sigur professorship as well as other important Elliott School programs and initiatives. Dr. Elliott served as Honorary Chair of the Elliott School’s senior advisory group—originally known as the International Council and now as the Board of Advisors—for more than a decade. Dr. and Mrs. Elliott were very proud to be associated with the Elliott School’s faculty, students, alumni, and staff—as we were with them. The Elliotts attended many Elliott School events, gracing us with their intelligence and warmth. Evelyn, known to her family and friends as Betty, passed away in 2009. Lloyd and Betty were married for more than 70 years.

Here at the Elliott School, we will continue to honor Lloyd, Betty, and their memory through our continuing commitment to the highest standards of academic excellence, to advancing the study of international issues, and to making our world a better place.

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The 2012-13 academic year was a year of milestones for the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. We celebrated the 115th anniversary of the creation of GW’s first school of international affairs—the School of Comparative Jurisprudence and Diplomacy. We also marked the 25th anniversary of the naming of the Elliott School after former GW president Lloyd Elliott and his wife, Evelyn. And, with the addition of more than 800 new graduates, the Elliott School’s alumni community grew to more than 20,000 members for the first time.

This is also an exciting time for GW as a whole. As the university approaches its 200th anniversary in 2021, we are developing priorities and plans for our third century. Under the direction of GW President Steven Knapp and Provost Steven Lerman and with approval from the GW Board of Trustees, the university released a new Strategic Plan in May 2013. The Council of Deans was deeply involved in the development of the plan, and I served on one of the plan’s working committees. I believe this plan outlines an ambitious and attainable vision of GW as a great global university—a leading international institution for education, research, and service.

GW’s new Strategic Plan is truly strategic. It identifies four real-world priorities that align with our comparative institutional advantages: the growing importance of globalization and global issues; a worldwide need to improve governance and policy; the imperatives of citizenship and leadership; and innovation through cross-disciplinary collaboration. The Elliott School is extremely well-positioned to support the university’s goals in all of these areas.

The Elliott School is inherently and intently focused on the challenges posed by globalization and global issues. Every school at GW has superb international programs; at the Elliott School, this is our full-time job.

The GW Strategic Plan calls for a focus on regions and countries that will play increasingly important roles in the world. The Elliott School’s Rising Powers Initiative does just that. Launched in 2007, this multi-person project examines the domestic policy debates in key countries such as China, India, Japan, and South Korea. Along with other established projects focused on Eurasia and the Middle East—as well as a new Brazil Initiative that we will launch in Fall 2013—the Elliott School will be a flagship in this GW effort.

In addition, the Elliott School is preparing students to live and work in a globalizing world, and we are providing them with opportunities to enhance their understanding of different cultures and beliefs. More than three-quarters of Elliott School undergraduates study abroad at some point during their time at GW. At the graduate level, the Elliott School’s network of international partners now includes 19 schools on six continents. The Elliott School’s Web Video Initiative—supported initially by an anonymous donor and now by other donors as well—has made a growing library of special events available to a worldwide audience. The

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Elliott School’s online videos have now been viewed in 148 countries—more than 75 percent of UN member states!

The Elliott School’s location in the heart of Washington, DC places our scholars and students in the midst of national and international governance and policy. This advances the school’s teaching, research, and external engagement missions in powerful ways. Our stunning special events—nearly 300 in 2012-13 alone—bring world leaders to campus to engage with the GW academic community. Our students gain first-hand exposure to policymaking through internship and work experiences. Elliott School faculty members are regularly called upon to brief the U.S. government and international organizations. This report describes several Elliott School research projects—on poverty, energy security, gender issues, and sustainability—that bring together scholars and policymakers for constructive discussions about pressing global challenges.

A primary component of the Elliott School’s mission is to train the next generation of international leaders and global citizens. Elliott School courses on “Ethics in International Affairs” and “Leadership and Teamwork” provide our students with a good start. The new Nadler Endowment in Leadership and Governance further advances our work by supporting teaching, research, and special events in these important areas. Established in 2012 by GW Board of Trustees member David Nadler, this endowment will enable the Elliott School to become a global leader in the education of global leaders.

The study of international affairs at the Elliott School is a model of cross-disciplinarity. Our faculty and courses are drawn from diverse disciplines including anthropology, business, economics, geography, global health, history, languages, law, political science, public policy, and science and technology. The Elliott School’s nine research institutes and centers create academic communities for scholars and students from different disciplinary backgrounds to come together and develop innovative, integrated approaches to key global issues.

Throughout this report, we have highlighted the many ways the Elliott School is contributing to the priorities identified in the GW Strategic Plan. We are already doing a great deal, and we are preparing to do much more. Through the commitment of our scholars, students, alumni, and friends, the Elliott School is poised to take full advantage of our unique opportunities to advance GW’s Strategic Plan and to make our world a better place.

Michael E. BrownDeanElliott School of International Affairs The George Washington University


The Elliott School’s May 2013 Commencement Celebration

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more Than a cenTury of inTernaTional affairs educaTion

The George Washington University has been educating national and international leaders since the Columbian College was established in 1821. Indeed, GW’s namesake—the first U.S. President—believed in the “education of our youth in the science of government.” When the college initially opened its doors to a class of 20 students with courses on law, languages, and civil society among its offerings, the core of an international affairs curriculum was already present.

The 2012-13 academic year was an important milestone for GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs. It marked the 115th anniversary of the creation of GW’s first school dedicated to interna-tional affairs—the School of Comparative Jurispru-dence and Diplomacy—and the 25th anniversary of the naming of the Elliott School.

From the 1820s to the present, the study of inter-national affairs at GW has taken advantage of the university’s location in the heart of Washington, DC. Then, as now, students received instruction from leading scholars and policy practitioners, including diplomats and officials drawn from the government, business, and nonprofit spheres. From the Spanish-American War to the 21st century’s Millennium Development Goals, GW scholars have sought to bring academic rigor to bear on important global challenges.

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Today, the Elliott School is one of the world’s largest schools of international affairs, with approximately 2,000 undergraduate students and 800 graduate students. With more than 150 full-time faculty members drawn from fields ranging from anthro-pology, business, culture, economics, geography, global health, history, languages, law, political sci-

ence, public policy, and science and technology, the Elliott School offers an innovative, interdisciplinary education. This enhances our students’ learning op-portunities and enables them to draw upon multiple areas of knowledge, while also fostering creativity

and entrepreneurship in our student and faculty scholars.

The Elliott School offers an educational experience that grounds its students in a strong academic back-ground and provides opportunities to apply

u.S. president William McKinley and members of his cabinet, who attended the opening of GW’s School of comparative

Jurisprudence and Diplomacy in 1898.


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The Power and Promise of a gw educaTion

in Spring 2012, Elliott School student Maddi-

son Bruer stood before a room of her profes-

sors and peers to present her paper for GW’s

Women’s leadership program. She posed a

question to the group for discussion: Which

words do you associate with homelessness?

the responses, as Maddison had antici-

pated, indicated the prevalence of negative

associations with the homeless. her research

examined the reasons behind these nega-

tive perceptions, and how they can actually

perpetuate the problem.

after the initial discussion, Maddison offered

the audience another set of words—young,

female, student, and dedicated. She

explained that these words described Mad-

dison when, as a teenager, her single mother

got in trouble with the law, and Maddison

found herself on the streets.

“Youth homelessness is a touchy subject; it’s

not necessarily that i did X, and Y happened

to me. i wanted to find a way to include every-

one, to appeal to even the people who think

homelessness is always the result of one’s ac-

tions,” said Maddison. “i’m not afraid to share

my story. i think that it empowers me because

it reminds me of who i am and where i come

from. But that doesn’t mean that i bring it up

in everyday conversation, so quite a lot of my

fellow students had no idea. that was even

more powerful, because this whole time they

already had conceptions of who i was.”

a rising Elliott School junior concentrating on

global public health, Maddison is originally

from norman, oklahoma. after becoming

homeless, she discovered a youth shelter

called Bridges of norman and lived there for

three years before coming to GW with the

support of the GW power and promise fund.

the fund—launched by GW president Steven

Knapp in 2009—aims to provide all quali-

fied students with the means to attend GW,

regardless of their financial resources.

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scholarship to real-world issues. In Fall 2012, Profes-sor Robert Sutter was named the new director of the B.A. program in international affairs, the largest undergraduate major at GW. Professor Sutter’s career epitomizes the Elliott School’s mis-sion of bringing academic theory to bear on public policy. An expert on U.S. policy toward Asia and the Pacific, Dr. Sutter has published 19 books and more than 200 scholarly articles. He has also served in the U.S. Department of State and the National Intelligence Council as the National Intelligence Officer for East Asia and the Pacific.

Elliott School undergraduates benefit from the school’s strong ties with the policy community. A Spring 2013 course on “Game Theory and Strategic Thinking” co-taught by Elliott School Professor James Foster and Dr. Kaushik Basu, chief econo-mist of the World Bank, attracted more than 150 undergraduates, as well as a handful of officials from the World Bank, who audited the course alongside GW students. (See box page 9)


“i don’t know if people realize that money is

hope for people in my situation. GW provided

me with the funds to attend college. GW be-

lieved in me and where i was going. the pow-

er and promise fund truly lives up to its name:

it gives students the power to achieve their

goals, and a promise that they’re believed

in. that’s why i believe in it so much,” said

Maddison.

Maddison’s life is drastically different after

two years in foggy Bottom, but her commit-

ment to community—the one she came from

and her new GW academic community—is

still strong. in addition to her participation in

the Women’s leadership program, where she

has mentored new GW students, Maddison is

a “colonial ambassador”—a liaison between

the GW office of alumni relations and the

student body. She also helped lead freshman

orientation as a cabinet member for colonial

inauguration 2013, and she is an ardent par-

ticipant in fundraising efforts for the power

and promise fund.

in Spring 2012, Maddison received GW’s J.B.

and Maurice c. Shapiro public Service award

in support of students who undertake volun-

tary public service. Seizing the opportunity

to help her home community, she returned

to oklahoma for the summer to work with

Bridges of norman. there, she developed

programs to help students thrive on their own

after high school graduation, when the pro-

gram concludes.

in fall 2013, Maddison will travel to india,

Vietnam, and South africa to study the public

health sectors in those countries. for Maddi-

son, who envisions a career in global health

at the World health organization or united

nations, it is the opportunity of a lifetime.

“i strive to snag every opportunity that comes

my way,” said Maddison. “i work really hard,

but i think what i put out comes back.”

Maddison Bruer discusses the power of philanthropy at GW’s fifth annual Women and philanthropy forum in May 2013.


“i have been fortunate to have had some great teachers in my life, including those in the Elliott School. My debt to them and

the Elliott School is immeasurable, and i know my consistent and ongoing support will help maintain the continued excellence of its

staff and programs.”

—richard a. pegg (M.a. ’90)

Elliott School undergraduates have many oppor-tunities to pursue their research interests. In 2012, the Elliott School Undergraduate Scholars Pro-gram expanded from one semester to two, giving students more guidance and time to develop and complete their research projects. The program pairs participating undergraduate students with a faculty advisor and graduate student mentor to investi-gate a topic of their choosing. The 2012-13 cohort examined issues such as transnational organized crime, women’s rights in China, and Burmese child soldiers. Students presented their work to peers and faculty members at an end-of-year conference in April. Some were invited to participate in confer-ences at other international affairs schools. One student, Gloriana Sojo-Lara, was invited to the Association of American Geographers conference.

Through the Elliott School’s Special Honors Program, students work with a faculty member to develop and write a senior thesis or take a senior seminar in which they meet weekly in small groups focused on specific topics. Seminars in 2012-13 examined Europe, political Islam, and international politics and security policy.

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The Elliott School’s graduate programs provide rigorous coursework and professional training that prepares students for a wide range of careers in the international arena. Our students develop professional levels of expertise on world regions and important contemporary issues through their writing, research projects, and internship and work experiences.

The Master of Arts in international affairs—the largest of the Elliott School’s graduate programs—offers a strong, interdisciplinary curriculum that develops a broad understanding of contemporary issues in international affairs. In 2012-13, the program introduced a new capstone course on a pilot basis. Groups of students carried out research over two semesters, instead of the conventional one-semester capstone. Topics included sustain-able development, the role of mobile technology in development, European security, women’s empow-erment, and Hezbollah’s role in Lebanon.


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lessons from The world bank chief economisT

When a broken water pipe briefly closed the

Elliott School building early in the Spring

semester, students in the Elliott School’s “intro-

duction to Game theory and Strategic think-

ing” course needed a place to hold class. for-

tunately, one of their teachers had some sway

at a building right up the street—in the World

Bank. Within an hour-and-a-half, students

began filing into the preston auditorium in the

main World Bank complex on h Street.

“You should have seen them checking in

through security, saying, ‘i’ve always wanted to

come here!’ it was really exciting,” said profes-

sor James foster, who co-taught the class with

World Bank Senior Vice president and chief

Economist Kaushik Basu.

Game theory, as professor foster explains it, is

a way of “understanding the strategic options

people have and what incentives they have to

take those options. it’s a way of predicting final

outcomes through introspection, empirical

work, and by analyzing how real people might

think.”

the two economists taught the class “tag-team”

style, taking turns teaching weekly lessons.

Dr. Basu opened the course with a lecture on

“parlor Games and the history of Game theory”

during which he discussed the rise and impor-

tance of the discipline and analyzed games like

chess and hex. in another lecture, he examined

the cuban Missile crisis, using game theory

to analyze defense and crisis-management

strategy.

“the course is, in many ways, designed for

Washington,” said professor foster. “the idea is

to introduce the political strategist-in-the-mak-

ing, the policymaker, or student of economics

to the basics of this all-important discipline.”

GW students were eager to take advantage of

the opportunity to learn from a leading eco-

nomic scholar and a top policy practitioner;

the 160 slots in the class filled immediately.

on the first day of class and in subsequent lec-

tures, the undergraduate students were joined

by a cadre of executives from the World Bank

and the international Monetary fund (iMf),

who were invited by Drs. Basu and foster. this

added to the intellectual and professional

value of the experience.

“it was an event—an event shared by people

from the World Bank, iMf, and GW,” said pro-

fessor foster. “that’s a remarkable benefit for

GW students.”

World Bank Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Kaushik Basu teaches “Introduction to Game Theory and Strategic Thinking,” an undergraduate course he co-taught with GW Professor James Foster.


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Elliott School student publications. The Globe is an undergraduate journal published by the international affairs Society, a GW student group. International Affairs Review (iar) is a graduate student-run publication. While iar staff are students at the Elliott School, the publication encourages submissions from graduate students across the united States and around the world.

The Elliott School’s Sigur Center for Asian Studies is the academic home to the M.A. program in asian studies, providing a robust community for GW stu-dents interested in Asia. In 2012-13, the Sigur Center provided $145,000 in student fellowships and sum-mer support for language study or research in Asia. The center also sponsors the popular Conversations with Scholars series, where GW faculty share their research with small groups of students over lunch, as well as “tea times” to help students practice their Asian language speaking abilities.

Students in the european and eurasian studies program benefit from its deep ties to the Insti-tute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (IERES). During 2012-13, IERES provided fund-ing for student research in Turkey, study abroad in Switzerland, and summer language study of Russian and Turkish. Its graduate student group—Profes-sionals in European, Eurasian, and Russian Studies (PEERS)—organized scholarly and social events over the course of the year, including discussions on the Eurozone crisis; Irish foreign policy priorities; the French intervention in Mali; Turkish-Russian cooperation; and the separation of church and state in France, Poland, and Russia.

In its sixth year, the global communication program, run jointly with GW’s School of Media and Public Affairs, provided students with unique opportunities to study the nexus of global informa-tion flows and geopolitics. Mary Jeffers, a diplomat-in-residence with more than 20 years of experience at the U.S. Department of State, taught a course on

“Cultural Diplomacy as Communication.” Students enrolled in this course completed short case studies on the ways in which different countries use cultural resources in international outreach. These case stud-ies were posted on Take Five, the blog of the Elliott School’s Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication.

The international development studies (IDS) program celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2012-13. The IDS capstone experience is a hallmark of the program. In 2013, student groups traveled to 13 different countries working for a diverse range of clients including: the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, USAID, Plan International, Pact, and the International Food Policy Research Institute. Capstone projects covered topics ranging from agri-culture and the environment to women’s empower-ment and participatory local democracy.

Students in the Elliott School’s international Trade and investment Policy (ITIP) program benefit from the strong support of program alumni. During the 2012-13 academic year, 11 ITIP alumni and friends contributed to the Internship Award Fund, which provides financial support to students in unpaid internships. In 2012-13, ITIP students completed capstone projects for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Development Alternatives Inc., Siemens Enterprise Communications, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). In each of these studies, ITIP students provided analytical and statistical analysis on an issue of importance to the sponsoring agency.


alumni make a lasTing conTribuTion

Jim (M.a. ’96) and Wendy (M.a. ’94) core made a $100,000

bequest to establish the James and Wendy core Graduate

fellowship, which will support students pursuing graduate

degrees at the Elliott School. Jim and Wendy, who are federal

employees in Washington, announced this exceptional commit-

ment at the June 2013 GW alumni association (GWaa) meeting

when Jim concluded his two-year term as president of the GWaa.

“as the end of my tenure approached, Wendy and i sought a way

to make a lasting impact. We’re grateful that the Elliott School

brought us together, and we recognize that our GW experience is

the foundation for much of our personal and professional success.

We’re pleased that this gift will make it easier for future interna-

tional affairs students to enjoy this remarkable school.”

Established more than four decades ago, the Elliott School’s international science and Technology Program (ISTP) is one of the most prominent pro-grams of its kind in the world. During 2012-13, ISTP students helped to organize the annual STGlobal Conference, an international convention of leading graduate programs in science and technology studies. The conference was organized in collaboration with the American Association for the Advancement of Science and The National Academies.

In addition to its regular academic programs, the latin american and hemispheric studies Program (LAHSP) hosted 25 special events during 2012-13, often partnering with think tanks, embas-sies, and government agencies. The inaugural year of the program’s Hemispheric Issues Speaker Series—co-sponsored with the embassy of Canada—explored Canadian perspectives on hemispheric issues. In February 2013, the program launched the LAHSP

Film Festival, featuring four feature-length films, each introduced by a faculty member who then led a post-film discussion.

A Title VI grant from the U.S. Department of Educa-tion generated significant benefits for students in the Elliott School’s middle east studies M.A. program. The grant, awarded to the Institute for Middle East Studies (IMES), supported a high-school curriculum design program in which students put together a series of learning modules for use in secondary school classrooms. During 2012-13, IMES awarded summer language study grants to 15 students; a third of these grants were provided by the GW-Aramex Student Fund. The institute also launched a highly successful Middle East Studies Workshop series, which brought in ten top scholars from across the United States to discuss their ongoing research projects with GW Ph.D. students specializing in the Middle East.


professor Edward Mccord received the 2013 harry harding prize for excellence in teaching.

In Fall 2012, the graduate program in security Policy studies (SPS) launched a new specialized field in “Defense Analysis.” This specialization will prepare students for employment in defense policy think tanks, consulting organizations, analysis offices in government, and federally funded research and development centers. The SPS program also hosted a number of community-building events, including a guest lecture by journalist Pamela Constable on conflict dynamics in Pakistan.

The master of international Policy and Practice (MIPP)—the Elliott School’s mid-career program—

celebrated its 15th anniversary during 2012-13. Stu-dents in the program heard from a wide spectrum of policymakers—from officials at the White House to International Monetary Fund economists to several members of the diplomatic corps. A November 2012 site visit to the Brazilian embassy enabled students to hear from the embassy’s minister-counselor of economic affairs. An MIPP-sponsored lecture in October 2012 featured Ambassador Albert Ramdin, assistant secretary general of the Organization of American States, discussing the changing political landscape of the Western Hemisphere.


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brazil iniTiaTive exPands gw’s work on a rising Power

in June 2013, an anonymous donor pledged

$500,000 to support the creation of a Bra-

zil initiative at the Elliott School. this initia-

tive will advance understanding of Brazil by

enhancing GW’s teaching and research on a

key country.

“the Brazil initiative will give a tremendous

boost to the Elliott School’s research, teach-

ing, student programs, and outreach on one

of the world’s most important countries,” said

Elliott School Dean Michael E. Brown. “it will

strengthen our latin american and hemi-

spheric Studies program and rising powers

initiative, in particular, but it will also enhance

the capacities and raise the profile of the

Elliott School and GW as a whole. i am very

grateful to our anonymous donor for helping

GW to take this great step forward.”

the initiative will expand GW’s academic offer-

ings—both at the undergraduate and graduate

levels—on Brazil; support student and faculty

research projects; provide financial backing

for student study abroad opportunities; and

fund public lectures, special seminars, collo-

quia, and conferences that examine different

aspects of Brazilian politics, economics, and

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The Elliott School’s master of international studies (MIS) provides opportunities for students enrolled at our international partner schools (see p. 14) to earn a second master’s degree from GW on

an accelerated basis. During 2012-13, students from American University of Beirut, Free University of Berlin, and Universidad Torcuato di Tella (Argen-tina) pursued an MIS degree at GW.

Mipp Director Yvonne captain and students in the program discuss economics at the Brazilian embassy with Minister-counselor of Economics Ernesto henrique fraga araújo (left).


the Elliott School’s Graduate Student career Development (GScD) office helps students find rewarding careers in the

international arena. During 2012-13, GScD offered more

than 90 career programs to hundreds of graduate students

and alumni. More than a third of these programs were site

visits to employers, including the Defense intelligence

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diversiTy brings fresh PersPecTives

At GW, we believe that a population that includes differing perspectives, backgrounds, and talents leads to a richer mix of ideas, more energizing and enlightening debates, and broader commitments to solving global problems. As such, we continu-ally strive to support diversity within our academic community.

Recognizing the importance of cultivating a global perspective on global issues, the Elliott School encourages students to include international experiences in their studies. Approximately three-quarters of Elliott School undergraduate students participate in study-abroad programs at some point during their academic careers. In 2012-13, Elliott School undergraduates traveled to 52 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Similarly, Elliott School graduate students have multiple opportunities for international educa-tion: overseas study at Elliott School international partners, short study-abroad programs with GW

faculty, or international internships, capstone proj-ects, and international field work. Many students receive support from the Elliott School via the school’s benefactors. For example, the Videtto Fam-ily Award provided $10,000 to Lulu Zhang, M.A. candidate in global communication, to spend Spring 2013 in Tokyo at Waseda University’s Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies. Ms. Zhang is a native of China who completed her undergraduate studies at Elliott School partner Fudan University.

The Elliott School’s international partnerships support a robust exchange of graduate students between GW and our partner institutions. This expands students’ educational opportunities and enriches our classrooms with diverse perspec-tives. Current Elliott School international partners include: • Argentina: Universidad Torcuato di Tella

• Australia: University of Sydney

• Canada: Carleton University

• China: Fudan University

• China: University of Hong Kong

• Egypt: American University in Cairo

• France: Sciences Po Paris

• Germany: Free University of Berlin


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serving Those who serve

in 2013, GW was named a “military friendly”

institution by G.I. Jobs magazine for the

fourth year in a row. in May 2013, the uni-

versity launched “operation GW Valor,” an

initiative that offers innovative graduate and

undergraduate programs to members of the

military and veteran communities. also in

May, GW announced that it was doubling its

contribution to the Yellow ribbon program, a

federal program through which participating

universities partner with Veterans affairs to off-

set tuition fees for qualified veterans. the new

agreement includes an increase in the univer-

sity’s graduate school contributions, a change

that will cover full tuition costs for most mas-

ter’s degrees. the program continues to fully

fund undergraduate student veterans.

With support from the u.S. Department of

Education title Vi funds, the Elliott School’s

institute for Middle East Studies has partnered

with GW’s office of Military and Veteran Stu-

dent Services to launch “the rendering proj-

ect.” for the project, GW student veterans

submit personal essays that tell about their

experiences in the military. high-school-aged

students then read the essays and render

them into works of art. the project will culmi-

nate with a celebration and art show at GW

in november 2013, to which artists and

members of the local veteran community will

be invited.

• India: Jawaharlal Nehru University

• Japan: Waseda University

• Lebanon: American University of Beirut

• Netherlands: Maastricht University

• Russia: European University of St. Petersburg

• Singapore: Nanyang Technological University

• South Africa: University of the Witwatersrand

• South Korea: Ewha Womans University

• Switzerland: Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

• Turkey: Bogaziçi University

• United Kingdom: London School of Economics and Political Science

During the 2012-13 academic year, the Elliott School hosted 47 graduate exchange students from these

partner schools. With support from the David H. Miller Endowment, Kingsley-Eyita Ekeminiabasi, a master’s candidate in international relations at the University of the Witswatersrand, will spend Fall 2013 at the Elliott School to study political analysis, energy security, and development in Africa. The Miller Endowment was created in 2004 to advance African studies at the Elliott School through schol-arships, lectures, and events.

In August 2012, the Freeman Foundation awarded the Elliott School a $100,000 grant to support 22 international internships in East Asia and South-east Asia. Thirteen additional graduate students received grants to support internships abroad.


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Citizenship and Leadership

as we go forth into the world to apply our knowledge and employ our skills in the work that we love, the world has never been so interconnected...We cannot address trade without security; neither can we decide on development policies without considering global communication. as a result, the challenges on the current global agenda are more diverse and complex than ever before. Yet having said this, we also stand at the brink of an information and technology era…

as enormous as our mission is, we go forward knowing that even what was once impossible can become possible in our lifetime. the Wright brothers were told they would never fly, Marie curie was told her science was fiction, and nelson Mandela was told he would never walk free. a couple of patents and some nobel prizes later, here we are—flying, radiating, and voting!

these global icons were outliers who dared to see the world in a light that others could not see. they were progressive thinkers and imaginative innovators who defied history’s precedent and shattered its glass ceiling. they made daunting decisions to walk the roads less traveled and left in their footsteps revolutionary change and infinite possibilities for those to follow; all because they dared to believe that they could do more!

the elliott school is a haven for those who have committed their lives and energies to answering the world’s call to do more, which is why the degrees we are earning convey so much more than scholastic or academic achievement.

they attest to our diverse backgrounds and international experiences, they encompass our desires to learn new cultures and empower nations, and they encapsulate our personal experiences in politics, in business, and everything in between. What they are really about is—engaging the world.

—Mandisa Mathobela (M.a. ’13) Elliott School commencement speaker

Mandisa Mathobela was the student speaker for the May 2013 Elliott School Commencement Celebration. Ms. Mathobela received an undergraduate degree in international relations from the University of the Witwa-tersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. She has worked at the Department of Economic Development in South Africa and interned at the British embassy in Washington, DC, and Delphos International. Ms. Mathobela has also been a Fulbright Scholar and a Mellon Mays Fellow.


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a global alumni neTwork

With the graduation of the class of 2013, the Elliott School’s alumni community now numbers more than 20,000. Our alumni are leaders in gov-ernment, business, the media, and nonprofit fields around the globe.

Elliott School alumni received many important academic and professional awards and recognition in 2012-13.

stephanie figgins (B.A. ’11) was selected as a 2013 Marshall Scholar. The highly competitive program selects up to 40 scholars each year to pursue gradu-ate studies in the United Kingdom.

david nadler (B.A. ’70), chair emeritus of the El-liott School’s Board of Advisors, was named to the 2012 National Association of Corporate

Directors (NACD) Directorship 100 in recogni-tion of his exemplary leadership in the boardroom and for promoting the highest standards of corpo-rate governance.

In October 2012, Board of Advisors member Julie monaco (B.A. ’85) was honored again by American Banker magazine as one of the top 25 most power-ful women in banking.

michelle rubin (B.A. ’91) was honored for her support of her alma mater at GW’s 52nd Annual Outstanding Alumni Service Awards.

alia mahmoud (B.A. ’07) and kalsoom lakhani (M.A. ’06) were listed on the Diplomatic Courier’s list of the 99 most influential foreign policy leaders under the age of 33.

“receipt of a Scottish rite fellowship to pursue an M.a. in the School of public and international affairs in 1962 made possible a career in foreign affairs and triggered a lifelong

fascination with the Middle East and the Muslim world. Establishment of the Elliott School has steadily upgraded the value of my degree and made me proud to be an alumnus. Supporting the Elliott School financially is a small way to say

‘thank you’ to the university.”

—John p. richardson (M.a. ’62)



covering “all The news ThaT’s fiT To PrinT”

as the story of admitted nSa leaker Edward

Snowden unfolded in June 2013, New York

Times Deputy foreign Editor Marc lacey

navigated an unusually complex information

environment. coordinating with reporters in

china, russia, Venezuela, cuba, and Washing-

ton, he worked rapidly to assign articles, share

information, and—with the help of reporters

on the ground—to follow rapidly unfolding

developments.

Mr. lacey—an alumnus of the Elliott School’s

Master of international policy and practice

program (Mipp ’01)—operates in a fast-paced

and complicated environment. in his role at

The New York Times, he helps to lead one of

the largest and most important international

news networks in the world.

“What makes my job so engaging is how var-

ied it is. i have worked as a Times correspon-

dent in africa and latin america, so those are

the areas of the world that i know best. But my

job forces me to engage on stories all over the

globe,” said Mr. lacey. “the stories might con-

cern the Euro crisis, the violence in Myanmar,

the uprising in Egypt, or the global search for

Edward Snowden. Every day is different.”

Mr. lacey’s interest in international affairs

extends back to his childhood, when his

father, an educator, moved their family from

new York city to Jamaica.

“i knew growing up that there was an exciting

world beyond our borders. i was definitely the

only person in my high school and probably

in my college who went on vacation in haiti as

a toddler at the time that Baby Doc was taking

over from papa Doc,” he said.

Mr. lacey found himself drawn to the news,

first in high school as a writer for the school

newspaper and later as an undergraduate at

cornell university. although he had a biology

major, he admits that he “really majored in The

Cornell Daily Sun,” the school’s student news-

paper. Mr. lacey became editor-in-chief of the

paper in his senior year, and he then pursued

journalism as a career.

in 1999, after ten years at the Los Angeles

Times, Mr. lacey took his first assignment at

The New York Times as their White house cor-

respondent. Since then, he has held a wide

range of assignments for the paper, including

bureau chief in nairobi, Mexico, and phoenix,

arizona. Starting in august 2013, Mr. lacey will

be the associate managing editor in charge of

weekend news.


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Marc lacey (right) meets with nicaraguan president Daniel ortega in September 2006 while covering a story for The New York Times.

Mr. lacey’s passion for international news is

evident to his colleagues. in a memo to staff

announcing Marc’s appointment as his dep-

uty, New York Times foreign Editor Joseph

Kahn commended his ability to bring com-

plex news stories to life. “Whether following

Somali refugees on the arabian Sea, drug

routes in central america, gang violence in

Mexico, or the ethnic complexities of Darfur,

Marc found intrepid and deeply human ways

to illustrate the news,” wrote Mr. Kahn.

Back in 1998, however, Mr. lacey had not

yet been given an international assignment.

With that goal in mind, he enrolled in the

Elliott School’s Mipp program for mid-career

professionals.

“i had covered american politics and a lot of

national stories, but my goal was to go over-

seas. You don’t need a master’s degree to go

overseas as a journalist, but i thought it would

prepare me better for when that time came.

and that time actually came in the middle of

my master’s program, when the Los Angeles

Times sent me to northern albania to cover

the refugee crisis in Kosovo in 1999,” said

Mr. lacey.

Mr. lacey worked with his professors to take a

leave of absence from his studies at the Elliott

School. this enabled him to travel to the Bal-

kans to cover the crisis. “the Elliott School

was flexible. that was one key thing,” he said.

Designed to help professionals develop

marketable international knowledge and

skills, the Mipp program also appealed to Mr.

lacey because it enabled him to continue to

work as a journalist while engaging with

professors and fellow students interested in

international affairs.

“i loved being a student, but i never stopped

being a journalist. While listening to lectures,

i was jotting down story ideas. Some of the

debates we have in the newsroom over

coverage these days remind me of the

healthy intellectual sparring that occurred in

graduate school.”


Worldviews of Aspiring Powers, co-edited by henry r. nau and Deepa ollapally and produced as part of the Elliott School’s rising powers initiative.

Research


PromoTing cross-disciPlinary, Policy-orienTed research

The Elliott School’s nine research institutes bring academic rigor to bear on some of the world’s most pressing problems. The institutes draw together faculty from across disciplines for collaborative research initia-tives. The cross-pollination of ideas does not happen solely within insti-tutes, however; Elliott School research is increasingly stretching across institutes, the university, and the global academic community. Examples include the Rising Powers Initiative as well as the Elliott School’s work on global gender issues, international security, international economics, and climate change.

sTraTegic oPPorTuniTies for academic reach

The Strategic Opportunities for Academic Reach (SOAR) Initiative underpins many of the Elliott School’s cross-disciplinary research projects. Launched in 2011 with support from an anonymous donor, the SOAR Initiative has generated multiple, substantial benefits for the Elliott School, GW, and the world. It has dramatically enriched the intel-

lectual life of the Elliott School and GW as a whole, and it has elevated the Elliott School’s and GW’s position as a major hub of academic work on global priorities. Most importantly, the SOAR Initiative has advanced understanding of some of the most pressing challenges facing humanity in the 21st century—in particular, in the areas of international economics and development, international security, and global women’s issues.


The Elliott School’s Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP) sponsored several ma-jor conferences during 2012-13 with SOAR sup-port, including the fifth annual “Conference on China’s Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations,” the first “Washington Area Development Economics Symposium,” and the third annual “Washington Area International Trade Symposium.” SOAR funding also supported a weekly seminar series for junior economists in international trade from GW, the Federal Reserve Board, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and other institutions. In addition, it helped to launch IIEP’s new International Finance Forum. The SOAR Initiative provided initial funds—seed money—to launch new projects that have attracted

additional external awards: the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is funding a study of inclusive growth; grants from the Ford Foundation and MacArthur Foundation support research on trade and Internet freedom; and a grant from the Hewlett Founda-tion will support work on global development goals and measuring women’s economic empowerment. SOAR funding also supported an exploratory IIEP seminar at the Gates Foundation.

SOAR funding for the Institute for Security and Conflict Studies (ISCS) supported its work on international security issues, including ISCS Director Charles Glaser and faculty member Rose Kelanic’s forthcoming co-edited volume, Crude Calculus: Reexamining the Energy Logic of America’s


Military Presence in the Persian Gulf. In addition, ISCS drew upon SOAR funding to sponsor a book workshop on Assistant Professor Caitlin Talmadge’s manuscript, Explaining Military Effectiveness: Threat Perceptions, Organizational Practices, and Battlefield Performance. SOAR funds also support the ISCS Security Policy Workshop, which invites leading scholars from prominent universities to present their research at the Elliott School, enhancing the institute’s reputation as a premier academic center for security studies.

Launched in 2010, the Elliott School’s Global Gen-der Program (GGP) is off to a strong start thanks in large part to SOAR funding. The SOAR Initiative has supported every element of the program: public engagement, innovative research, and a strong commitment to education. The GGP sponsored 11 events during 2012-13, including a major conference on gender-based violence in conjunction with In-ternational Women’s Day in March 2013. The GGP is producing a series of working papers on women, security, and development that will be pulled together in a book, What Works to Promote Gender

Equality, Security, and Development. On the education front, SOAR funding supported the development of two new graduate courses—one on “Gender, Disaster, and Policy” and another on “Research Methods in Global Gender Issues.” GGP Director Barbara Miller also developed and taught a new graduate seminar on “Global Gender Policy.” The Provost reinforced GW’s commitment to teaching and research in this important area by providing the funding for a new, full-time Professor of Practice faculty line in women, security, and development.

The SOAR Initiative supported faculty research through the Project Initiation Fund and the Faculty Research Fund. These funds are intended to support Elliott School research projects that have strong prospects for future external support. Projects supported with these two funds in 2012-13 examined the impacts of water scarcity on security, the ways in which civilian casualty figures shape modern warfare, best practices for disaster recov-ery, and ways to encourage national security policy innovation.

“our donation to the Elliott School of international affairs symbolizes the hope we have for a world where war,

hunger, and pollution are studied as history rather than unrelenting live news feeds.”

—Bill and Jennifer Kaduck, Elliott School parents


Cross-disCipLinarity

building a susTainable world

in a world where information flows globally

and one million people cross international

borders every day, dangers ranging from eco-

nomic instability to flu pandemics to human

trafficking will not be easy to contain. in order

to ensure a sustainable future for ourselves,

our children, and our planet, it is imperative

that we address global problems in a coordi-

nated, multifaceted way.

the Elliott School is supporting several major,

multi-person research initiatives that explore

the nexus of sustainability issues and interna-

tional affairs. our capacity to work across mul-

tiple disciplines, our access to national and

international policymakers, and our commit-

ment to advancing the common good puts us

in a unique and powerful position to make a

difference in our world, today and tomorrow.

economics of adaPTaTion To

climaTe change

climate models indicate that the effects of

climate change will be most severe in areas

where a majority of the world’s extreme poor

live, particularly in sub-Saharan africa and

parts of South asia. the institute for interna-

tional Economic policy’s Economics of adap-

tation to climate change project examines

steps that households, communities, and

firms can take to adapt to the effects of climate

change. this research can guide governments

and donor agencies in mitigating the effects

of climate change on communities where

effective policies may be lacking. through the

project, iiEp has partnered with global, mul-

tilateral institutions including the World Bank

and the united nations Development pro-

gram to convene several major symposia and

issue policy papers examining issues related

to climate change adaptation and poverty.

the project is led by Stephen Smith.

energy securiTy

although “energy security” has become a

familiar term in policy circles, little academic

research has focused on the ways in which

energy production, trade, and consumption

might affect the likelihood of war and peace.

intellectually ambitious in its mission and

comprised of leading scholars in the field,

the Elliott School’s Energy Security project is

well-positioned to define the agenda for new

research on this topic of critical policy impor-

tance. the initiative’s forthcoming book proj-

ect, Crude Calculus: Reexamining the Energy

Security Logic of America’s Military Presence

in the Persian Gulf, brings together energy

experts from GW and other leading institu-

tions to analyze the rationales underpinning

the u.S. military force posture in the Gulf and

to consider strategic alternatives. contribut-

ing faculty members include project Director

charles Glaser, and faculty members llewelyn

hughes, rose Kelanic, caitlin talmadge, and

robert Weiner.


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asian energy securiTy

the rise in global demand for nuclear energy

is heavily concentrated in emerging and

aspiring asian powers. under the direction

of Mike Mochizuki and Deepa ollapally, the

nuclear Debates in asia project tracks the

domestic debates on nuclear power and non-

proliferation in several asian countries. the

project’s goal is to develop an understand-

ing of domestic opinion in these countries

that is more nuanced than “pro-nuclear” or

“anti-nuclear” official government positions.

the project is part of the Elliott School’s rising

powers initiative and is funded in part by the

Macarthur foundation.

energy and climaTe in The arcTic

the Elliott School’s work on arctic urban

Sustainability examines the intersection of

energy and climate issues. an award of more

than $500,000 from the national Science

foundation supports a five-year project led

by robert orttung, assistant director of the

institute for European, russian, and Eurasian

Studies, with Marlene laruelle, nikolay Shik-

lomanov, and Dmitry Streletskiy. the project

supports a research coordination network

(rcn) of scientists and policymakers who are

analyzing the interconnections of resource

development, climate change, and evolv-

ing demographic patterns in the region. the

rcn provides advice to policymakers on how

to develop arctic oil and natural gas depos-

its in a way that produces minimal effects on

the environment. russia is the central focus of

the project because its territory holds most of

the arctic’s energy resources and is the site of

extensive arctic urban development.

climaTe and waTer securiTy

under the direction of Marcus King, the Elliott

School’s climate and Water Security project

studies the impact of global water scarcity

on security. this project is developing new

strategies for policymakers through research

and off-the-record workshops with senior u.S.

government officials, experts from nGos,

and prominent scholars. a february 2013

conference on “Water, u.S. foreign policy,

and american leadership” brought together

philanthropists, nGo representatives, and

business leaders to plan for an urgent,

multidimensional approach to global water

challenges. the project has received sup-

port from the connect u.S. and Skoll Global

threats funds.

climaTe leadershiP in myanmar

Since 2007, the Sigur center’s partnerships

for international Strategies in asia (piSa)

program—led by linda Yarr—has focused on

addressing the challenge of climate change

by offering courses for emerging civil society

and government officials from Southeast asia.

piSa is now partnering with Myanmar’s lead-

ing environmental organization, EcoDEV, to

promote inclusive climate-wise development

based on democratic participation, transpar-

ency, and accountability.


2012/2013 faculTy books


hossein askariConflicts and Wars: Their Fallout and PreventionPalgrave Macmillan

michael barnett, ed.Janice Gross Stein, Ed.Sacred Aid: Faith and Humanitarianism Oxford University Press

nathan brown, ed.Said amir arjomand, Ed.The Rule of Law, Islam, and Constitutional Politics in Egypt and IranState University of New York Press

amitai etzioniHot Spots: American Foreign Policy in a Post-Human-Rights WorldTransaction Publishers

martha finnemore, ed.Judith Goldstein, Ed.Back to Basics: State Power in a Contemporary WorldOxford University Press

James fosterSuman Seth Michael lokshin Zurab SajaiaA Unified Approach to Measuring Poverty and InequalityWorld Bank

david alan grierCrowdsourcing For DummiesJohn Wiley & Sons

david alan grierThe Company We KeepIEEE Computer Society Press

david alan grierEvan ButterfieldWhat Every Technical Author Needs to KnowIEEE Computer Society Press

henry r. hertzfeld, ed.A Guide to Space Law TermsSecure World Foundation

benjamin d. hopkins, ed.Magnus Marsden, Ed.Beyond Swat: History, Society and Economy Along the Afghanistan-Pakistan FrontierOxford University Press/Hurst & Co.

alexander huangWorld Literature and World Theatre: Aesthetic Humanism in Cultural Globalization (in German)Transcript Verlag

stephen b. kaplanGlobalization and Austerity Politics in Latin AmericaCambridge University Press

dina khouryIraq in WartimeCambridge University Press

zachary d. kaufman, ed.Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of AtrocitiesEdward Elgar Publishing

dane kennedyThe Last Blank Spaces: Exploring Africa and AustraliaHarvard University Press

marlene laruellesébastien PeyrouseGlobalizing Central AsiaM.E. Sharpe

marlene laruelle, ed.Migration and Social Upheaval as the Face of Globalization in Central AsiaBrill Publishers

marlene laruellesébastien PeyrouseThe Chinese Question in Central AsiaColumbia University Press

matthew levingerConflict Analysis: Understanding Causes, Unlocking SolutionsUnited States Institute of Peace Press

barbara millerCultural Anthropology (7th Edition)Pearson

harris mylonasThe Politics of Nation-BuildingCambridge University Press

henry r. nau, ed.deepa m. ollapally, ed.Worldviews of Aspiring PowersOxford University Press

Janne nolanTyranny of ConsensusCentury Foundation Press

manuel orozcoMigrant Remittances and Development in the Global EconomyLynne Rienner Publishers

walter reich, ed.Mircea Munteanu, Ed.Escape from the HolocaustWoodrow Wilson Center Press

david shambaughChina Goes Global: The Partial PowerOxford University Press

david shambaugh, ed.Tangled Titans: The United States and ChinaRowman & Littlefield Publishers

robert shepherdFaith in Heritage: Displacement, Development, and Religious Tourism in Contemporary ChinaLeft Coast Press

robert shepherdlarry YuHeritage Management, Tourism, and Governance in ChinaSpringer Press

david shinnthomas p. ofcanskyHistorical Dictionary of Ethiopia (2nd Edition)Scarecrow Press

robert sutterForeign Relations of the PRC: The Legacies and Constraints of China’s International Politics since 1949Rowman and Littlefield

nicholas s. vonortas, ed.albert n. link, Ed.Handbook on the Theory and Practice of Program EvaluationEdward Elgar

Paul d. williams, ed.alex J. Bellamy, Ed.Providing PeacekeepersOxford University Press


For nearly 30 years, the Elliott School’s center for international science and Technology Policy (CISTP) has played an important role in bridging the scientific and policy com-munities. CISTP’s location in the heart of Washington, DC enables it to bring together experts from the government, academic, and private sectors to explore the nexus of science, technology, and foreign policy.

encouraging innovaTion Through educaTion

CISTP, led by Professor Scott Pace, convened several scholarly events that examined the role of innovation in education during 2012-13. The annual D. Allan Bromley Memorial Event fea-tured Maria Klawe, president of Harvey Mudd College, who discussed “Increasing Diversity in the STEM Workforce.” In November 2012, Lockheed Martin Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Ray Johnson spoke on how innovation can meet the needs of U.S. security, education, and economic growth.

engaging The scienTific communiTy

During 2012-13, CISTP hosted a number of high-profile speakers through its Science and Technology Speaker Series. In October 2012, Assistant Secretary of State Kerri-Ann Jones spoke on “Foreign Policy and Science: An Essential Partnership.” In April 2013, Ambassador Richard LeBaron—an Elliott School alumnus—discussed how science and tech-nology can better inform public debates about risks and opportunities.

The GW Crowdsourcing Seminar Series examines the ideas, methods, and accomplishments of crowdsourcing—the act of outsourcing tasks to a large group of people, usually using the Internet. A September 2012 event explored the different forms of crowdsourcing and its relation to fields such as marketing research, process management, and organization theory. An October 2012 event exam-ined crowdsourcing exercises sponsored by the U.S.

Departments of Defense and State. In November 2012, Michael Bernstein of Stanford University discussed his work on the Solyent crowd-sourced word processor, in which crowds are used to per-form complex writing and copy-editing tasks. The series is led by Professor David Alan Grier, who in 2013 is serving as president of the IEEE Computer Society, the world’s largest organization of comput-ing professionals.

fosTering scholarshiP

CISTP faculty conducted and published research on a variety of topics in 2012-13. David Alan Grier published three books—The Company We Keep (IEEE Computer Society, 2012), What Every Techni-cal Author Needs to Know (IEEE Computer Society, 2012), and Crowdsourcing for Dummies (John Wiley & Sons, 2013). Former CISTP Director Nicholas Vonortas co-edited The Handbook on the Theory and Practice of Program Evaluation (Edward Elgar Pub-lishing, 2013) with Albert N. Link of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Research Profes-sor Albert Teich edited the 12th edition of Technol-ogy and the Future (Cengage Learning, 2013), which includes chapters by Pulitzer Prize-winner Thomas Friedman and inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil.

CISTP

ciStp Director Scott pace (left) and henry hertzfeld welcome the president of harvey Mudd college Maria Klawe, who delivered the

2013 D. allan Bromley lecture.


former astronaut Buzz aldrin speaks at the May 2013 “humans to Mars Summit.”

The Elliott School’s space Policy institute (SPI) has provided one of the world’s leading sources of space policy expertise for more than 25 years. In 2012-13, SPI enhanced its reputation as what The Washington Post’s Joel Achenbach called “perhaps the leading academic think tank with a focus on government efforts in space.” a PreeminenT forum for Policy discussion

Under the direction of Professor Scott Pace, SPI hosted three major interdisciplinary conferences in 2013. The first, in March 2013, commemorated the tenth anniversary of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. The conference, which was webcast live by C-SPAN, brought together former NASA officials, industry representatives, and scholars to discuss technical and organizational “lessons learned” from the tragedy. Also in March, SPI co-sponsored a con-ference on “Science, Technology, and Exploration” with the University Space Research Association.

SPI’s May 2013 “Humans to Mars Summit”—co-sponsored with the Mars Society—examined the technical, scientific, and policy-related challenges

of sending humans to Mars. The event was a cross-disci-plinary effort that involved key players from NASA, industry, the science community, and non-gov-ernmental organizations.

Participants included NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

SPI continued its space policy dinner discussion series in 2012-13, featuring notable speakers from NASA, Capitol Hill, the National Security Council,

the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the European Space Agency.

a sTellar faculTy

SPI faculty are routinely asked for their exceptional expertise and honored for their professional accom-plishments. They were cited this year by a number of international media outlets, including Agence France Presse, the Associated Press, Austrian ORF, cbs.com, C-SPAN, The Guardian, National Journal, NPR, Politico, Radio Free Europe, RTTV Russia, Science, Time, TRT Turkish TV, and The Washington Post.

In December 2012, Professor Pace testified before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics about “The Future of NASA.” Dr. Pace contributed a chapter on U.S.-Japan space relations to the European Space Policy Institute’s Yearbook on Space Policy, a chapter on U.S. geopolitical interests in space to a forthcoming book by the George C. Marshall Institute, and an article on Asia-Pacific space strategy to The Diplomat, a current affairs magazine for the Asia-Pacific region.

Professor Emeritus John Logsdon received the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ Gardner-Lasser Aerospace Award for his 2011 book John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon. Dr. Logsdon’s paper on John Kennedy and the original Mercury astronauts was published in the journal Quest.

Henry Hertzfeld, lead research scientist in interna-tional affairs, edited A Guide to Space Law Terms, with support from the Secure World Foundation. Dr. Hertzfeld also co-led a study for the U.S. Depart-ment of Defense’s Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy on the commercial remote sensing industrial base.

Research Professor Pascale Ehrenfreund was elected president of the Austrian Science Fund in June 2013. In December 2012, Dr. Ehrenfreund was named to the National Research Council Committee on Hu-man Spaceflight. She also serves on the Independent Assessment Team for NASA’s Mars Rover 2020.

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IereS

Since its founding more than 50 years ago, the institute for european, russian, and eur-asian studies (IERES) has helped to define the way scholars and policymakers think about this large and diverse region. Today, through an array of innovative, rigorous programs, the institute is helping to shape the thinking of a new generation of students and policymakers.

a forum for voices from around The world

Under the leadership of Professor Peter Roll-berg, IERES hosted 101 events and engaged more than 3,500 attendees from GW and other local universities, government agencies, and the non-profit community during 2012-13. Notable speakers included former Russian Foreign Minister Igor S. Ivanov, Georgian Parliamentary Chairman David Usupashvili, Ambassador François Delattre of France, Ambassador Michael Collins of Ireland, German Bundestag member Hans-Ulrich Klose, deputy head of the EU delegation to the United States François Rivasseau, prominent Russian journalist Artemy Troitsky, and human rights activist Pavel Khodorkovsky. Distinguished academic speakers included Columbia University’s Timothy Frye, who delivered the Sixth Annual James Millar Lecture on Russian/Post-Soviet Economics. research bridging Policy and PracTice

IERES is the home base for several major research projects. The Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia (PONARS Eur-asia)—co-directed by Henry Hale and Cory Welt and housed at IERES since 2010—is an interna-tional network of scholars who advance new policy approaches to and in the region. During 2012-13, PONARS held two high-profile conferences in Washington, as well as sessions in Kyiv, Ukraine, and St. Petersburg, Russia. The program published 35 policy memos that helped shape policymakers’ understanding of the latest developments in and

around post-Soviet Eurasia. The memos covered an extensive range of topics, including Russia and international “hot spots;” Central Asia-China-Russia relations; the changing course of Russian domestic politics; and foreign policy in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and the Caucasus. A new website, in both English and Russian, further extends the global reach of the PONARS network. PONARS Eurasia is supported by the Carnegie Corpora-tion of New York and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foun-dation.

Thanks to support from the MacArthur Founda-tion, Carnegie Corpora-tion, the Open Society Foundation, and

Jack Matlock, former u.S. ambassador to the uSSr (1987-

91) gives the keynote address at a January 2013 conference

co-sponsored by ponarS and the Sigur center’s rising

powers initiative.

iErES Director peter rollberg welcomes participants to the Élyséetreaty Debate, an event that celebrated the 50th anniversary of a treaty that

helped secure peace in Europe. the event was supported by the embassies of france and Germany and involved students from around the country

who came together at GW to engage with international relations scholars and discuss this highly influential accord.


individual donors, the prestigious Johnson’s Russia List (JRL) moved to IERES. This daily compilation of news, analysis, and opinion about Russia has been in existence since 1996 and is considered a “must read” for thousands of experts who focus on Russia.

IERES is also home to the Central Asia Program, directed by Marlene Laruelle and supported by funds from the Elliott School’s SOAR Initiative. During 2012-13, the program organized 22 events, including a discussion of the security challenges posed by the upcoming U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan; workshops in Brussels and Wash-ington, DC, examining the future of transatlantic cooperation; and a visit by Muhiddin Kabiri, chairman of the Islamic Rebirth Party of Tajikistan. The program was extremely active in its outreach, publishing an average of three working papers on its website per month, many of which were trans-lated into Russian. In December 2012, the Central Asia Program, in cooperation with SIPRI North America, was awarded a major grant from the Open Society Foundation to support a Central Asia Fel-lowship Program.

With support from the National Science Founda-tion, IERES launched a project on Arctic Urban Sustainability in Fall 2012. The project, led by Robert Orttung, examines ways to achieve urban sustainability in the Russian Arctic by bringing together a multinational, multidisciplinary team of scholars with expertise in climate change, energy development, and migration flows. IERES con-vened a major two-day conference on this topic in May 2013.

PromoTing scholarshiP

Since 2003, the Program on Conducting Archival Research (POCAR), now led by Professor Gregg Brazinsky, has been training graduate students to conduct archival research that will help improve understanding of the Cold War. In May 2013, the program organized a week-long seminar featuring several GW faculty and outside experts. The pro-gram had the highest number of applicants since its founding in 2003.

IERES faculty produced an impressive assortment of books and articles this year. They include: • The Politics of Nation-Building: Making Co-

Nationals, Refugees, and Minorities by Harris Mylonas (Cambridge University Press, 2013)

• Globalizing Central Asia: Geopolitics and the Challenges of Economic Development by Marlene Laruelle and Sébastien Peyrouse (M.E. Sharpe, 2013)

• Colored Revolutions and Authoritarian Reactions, edited by Evgeny Finkel and Yitzhak M. Burdny (Routledge, 2013)

• The Chinese Question in Central Asia: Domestic Order, Social Change, and the Chinese Factor by Marlene Laruelle and Sébastien Peyrouse (Columbia University Press, 2012)

• Transatlantic Relations in the 21st Century: Europe, America and the Rise of the Rest by Erwan Lagadec (Routledge, 2012)

• “Regime Change Cascades: What We Have Learned From the 1848 Revolutions to the 2011 Arab Uprising,” by Henry Hale (Annual Review of Political Science, June 2013)

• “America’s Misguided Approach to Social Welfare: How the Country Could Get More for Less,” by Kimberly J. Morgan (Foreign Affairs, Jan./Feb. 2013)

• “Putinism Under Siege: Can There Be a Color Revolution?” by Sharon Wolchik (Journal of Democracy, July 2012)

IERES faculty helped to further define the con-tours of the public debate about issues emanating from these critical regions through a number of media outlets. Robert Orttung co-authored an op-ed on state control of the media in Russia in the International Herald Tribune. Cory Welt was quoted by CNN on Georgia’s parliamentary elections. IERES faculty have also been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Le Monde, The Nation, Huffington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, NPR, and a variety of regional publications.


The institute for global and international stud-ies (IGIS) comprises a multidisciplinary group of scholars who focus on key aspects of global change and social equality. Directed by Professor Barbara Miller, IGIS and its affiliated research programs study issues including aid effectiveness; human rights; international development; gender and social equality; migration; disaster response and relief; and ethics and values in international relations.

exPanding research iniTiaTives

IGIS launched three exciting research initiatives in 2012-13, strengthening its position as a hub for multidisciplinary research on global challenges. The Tibet Governance Project, initiated in Fall 2012 and led by Tashi Rabgey, sponsored four events in 2012-13, including a March 2013 lecture with Lobsang Nyandak, the official representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Americas. The institute’s new Africa Working Group, started in Spring 2013, is a community of scholars, students, and practitioners interested in contemporary African policy. IGIS also launched the Western Hemisphere Working Group in Spring 2013 to examine issues such as aid effectiveness and indigenous political movements in North and South America.

IGIS also strengthened its existing research programs in 2012-13. The Culture in Global Affairs (CIGA) program, led by Professor Miller, sponsored five events, including a January 2013 lecture that explored China’s policy on minor-ity languages. GW’s Diaspora Program co-sponsored a workshop with the Social Sci-ence Research Council on “African Mobility, Precarity, and Empower-ment” in May 2013.

Now in its 11th year, the Project on Forward

Engagement, directed by Leon Fuerth, encourages a more profound interaction between long-range thinking and actual policymaking. The project received a grant from the MacArthur Foundation in 2012-13, supporting the publication of its report on “Anticipatory Governance Practical Upgrades.” In January 2013, IGIS and the Project on Forward Engagement hosted Ambassador Thomas Pickering to discuss the report with Professor Fuerth.

advancing scholarshiP

IGIS supports a vibrant intellectual community within the Elliott School through its Thursday lunch series, where members present work in progress. Several of these seminars have led to IGIS Working Papers and include research projects

conducted with Elliott School students.

IGIS faculty members published research on a number of important topics in 2012-13. Martha Finnemore co-edited Back to Basics: State Power in a Contemporary World (Oxford University Press, 2013), a volume on the role that power plays in contemporary politics.

IgIS

iGiS Director Barbara Miller

project Director leon fuerth (left) and amb. thomas pickering discuss “anticipatory Governance” at a January 2013 event.


Stephen Kaplan’s Globalization and Austerity Politics in Latin America (Cam-bridge University Press, 2013) examines how and why Latin American countries have responded to the current inter-national economic environment. David Shinn published the second edition of his Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia (Scarecrow Press, 2013). During her 2012-13 fellowship with the Woodrow Wilson Center, Susan

Sell conducted research on intellectual property protection and enforcement. She also published “Revenge of the ‘Nerds’: Collective Action Against Intellectual Property Maximalism in the Global Information Age,” in International Studies Review.

imProving The lives of women and girls

The Elliott School’s Global Gender Program (GGP), founded in Fall 2009, examines gender inequality in women’s health, education, rights, and security, especially in post-conflict and fragile states. With a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State, GGP—in cooperation with the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies—launched a research project on Women and Water in Central and South Asia in January 2013. The two-year project, co-led by GGP Associate Director Ariana Rabindranath and Research Professor Marlene Laruelle, convenes young social entrepreneurs and activists to discuss innovative solutions for commu-nity-level water management in the region.

GGP held 11 public events in 2012-13, on topics ranging from female activists in Egypt to a panel co-sponsored with the World Bank on women and girls

as forces for disaster-resilient societies. In March 2013, GGP celebrated International Women’s Day with a full-day conference on “Ending Violence Against Women” that featured Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jody Williams. GGP also supported faculty and student field research on a range of cutting-edge topics including women migrants’ empowerment, rural women’s health care, and women’s roles in agricultural development and trade.

GGP maintains a close relationship with GW’s Global Women’s Institute (GWI), which was found-ed in 2012 as part of a university-wide initiative to advance gender equality through interdisciplinary research, education, and civic engagement. GWI Director Mary Ellsberg is an IGIS faculty affiliate and serves on the GGP internal advisory group.

Providing a forum for global Policy

In addition to sponsoring more than 20 events through its affiliated programs, IGIS advanced its engagement mission through the launch of the Global Policy Forum in Fall 2012. This new series of events provides a platform for international affairs leaders to discuss pressing global developments. In February 2013, the forum sponsored a conversation with Donald Steinberg, the deputy administra-tor of the United States Agency for International Development. A Global Policy Forum and Western Hemisphere Working Group panel on “Big Trucks, Pop Star Politicians, and Consensus Building: The Politics of Development in Haiti,” in March 2013 was covered by C-SPAN.

IGIS uses social media to actively engage audiences beyond GW. The institute supports four blogs— anthropologyworks, global.gender.current, Ambas-sador David Shinn’s Blog, and Focus on Haiti, three of which have associated Twitter and Facebook accounts. All together, the blogs reach 10,000 readers a month. The anthropologyworks Twitter account alone has nearly 10,000 followers.

professor of practice christina fink speaks at an october 2012 Global

Gender Forum event on migrant women workers in Southeast asia.


IIeP

The Elliott School’s institute for international economic Policy (IIEP) is at the fore-front of economic policy research. Through its four main projects—focused on the economics of adaptation to climate change, ultra-poverty, China’s economic develop-ment, and global economic governance—IIEP undertakes important scholarly research and engages policymakers.

Powerful ParTnershiPs

Since the institute’s inception in 2007, IIEP has developed a strong relationship with the World Bank. This year, following a series of particularly close collaborations—including an undergraduate class taught jointly by IIEP Director James Foster and World Bank Chief Economist Kaushik Basu (see page 9)—the institute expanded and strengthened that relationship. Professor Remi Jedwab organized a joint IIEP-World Bank confer-ence focused on “Urbanization and Poverty Reduc-tion.” Professor Michael Moore also organized a joint conference focused on “The Multilateral Trading System in the 21st Century.” This confer-ence was linked to IIEP’s newest research project on global economic gov-ernance. Professor Foster co-authored A Unified Approach to Measuring Pov-erty and Inequality: Theory and Practice, which was published by the World Bank in April 2013.

In 2012, IIEP began a new partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to study inclusive growth—ensuring that economic expansion reaches poor populations, a central objective for most international develop-ment organizations. As no measure of inclusive

growth currently exists, IIEP—led by Professor Fos-ter—is creating and testing new multidimensional measures of inclusive growth for the ADB.

Many of IIEP’s public events fall under one of the institute’s innovative event series. In 2012-13, faculty affiliates Graciela Kaminsky and Jay Sham-

baugh inaugurated a new lecture series, the Interna-tional Finance Forum. This series welcomed

iiEp research assistant and GW Graduate Student Yao pan conducts field research in uganda.

iiEp Director James foster


some of the leaders in their fields—the University of Wisconsin’s Charles Engel, International Mon-etary Fund Chief Economist Olivier Blanchard, and the University of California Berkeley’s Maurice Obstfeld.

IIEP also launched the Sustainable Development Forum under the leadership of Professor Ram Fishman. This series brought notable speakers to GW, including William Clark, director of Harvard University’s Sustainable Science Program; Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University; and Shenggen Fan, director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute.

IIEP received grants from the Ford Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Founda-tion in support of a project on trade, Internet freedom, and cybersecurity. This project, led by Professor Susan Aaronson, resulted in the publica-tion of a policy brief, a December 2012 conference on trade agreements and Internet freedom, and a March 2013 event on China and cybersecurity.

sPreading The (economic) news

In 2012-13, IIEP faculty published 27 journal articles, seven books, 12 book chapters, 11 working papers, and 16 other publications. IIEP’s work-ing papers—written by faculty members including Susan A. Aaronson, Paul Carrillo, Remi Jedwab, Michael O. Moore, Tara Sinclair, and Olga Timo-shenko—are available on the institute’s website.

IIEP faculty were featured in various media outlets. Tara Sinclair wrote about the debt ceiling debate in the Huffington Post and commented on President Obama’s budget predictions in the National Journal. Tony Castleman wrote an opinion piece about gender violence in India in The Christian Science Monitor.

Jeffrey Sachs, director of columbia university’s Earth institute, speaks at a December 2012 session of iiEp’s Sustainable Development Forum.


In a year of tremendous social and political change across the Middle East, the Elliott School’s institute for middle east studies (IMES) strengthened its reputation as an academic leader in the study of this dynamic region. From faculty research to policymaker engagement and community outreach, the institute—under the leadership of Professor Marc Lynch—continues to be recognized for expanding the debate on crucial issues in the region. The institute’s excellence and relevance were again recognized by the government of Kuwait with a gift of $3.5 million, following a $3.5 million gift in 2011.

engaging The Public and Policymakers

IMES hosted 52 public events in 2012-13. In addi-tion to timely programs analyzing important devel-opments in the region—such as the crisis in Syria and turmoil in Egypt—the institute hosted discus-sions on topics including radical feminist politics in Morocco, the lives of Jews in modern-day Iraq, depictions of Arabs and Muslims in popular culture, and urban youth in Beirut.

The Middle East Policy Forum, under direction of Amb. Edward “Skip” Gnehm, Jr., sponsored 11 major events during 2012-13. These programs fea-tured distinguished academic and policy experts, including Jordanian diplomat and politician Mar-wan Muasher; Iraqi-born scholar Adeed Dawisha; Chief of the African and Middle Eastern Division at the Library of Congress Mary-Jane Deeb; and a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Govern-ment of Iraq. The forum also sponsored the annual Kuwait Chair lecture in February 2013, during which Professor Gnehm, the former U.S. ambassa-dor to Kuwait, analyzed the costs and consequences of U.S. military intervention in Iraq on the tenth anniversary of the U.S. intervention. The Middle East Policy Forum is supported by ExxonMobil.

In addition, IMES experts were sought for their insightful analyses of current affairs in the Middle East, particularly as civil war broke out in Syria and Egypt faced significant political challenges. Marc Lynch and Nathan Brown were quoted in numerous media outlets, including CNN, C-SPAN, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The New York Times, NPR, U.S. News and World Report, and The Washington Post. Shana Marshall discussed defense-industry offsets with the Economist, Ambassador Gnehm analyzed the status of Kuwaiti women in politics with France 24 News, and Hossein Askari completed a 24-part series of articles on the influence of oil on the Gulf states in Asia Times.

an incubaTor for imPorTanT research

From public lectures and conferences to expanded scholarship through faculty publications, IMES garnered widespread recognition for its research initiatives and faculty expertise.

In April 2013, IMES hosted its sixth annual confer-ence, focused this year on “Political Economy and the Foundations of Regional Change.” This gather-ing featured scholars from across the United States who discussed empirical and theoretical issues

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iMES Director Marc lynch


related to the political economy of the Middle East. This conference drew more than 100 attendees from academia and the policymaking community. The institute’s Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) is an influential voice in the growing dialogue surrounding the study of political science of the Middle East. POMEPS—a collabora-tive network of scholars that promotes engagement with the broader academic community, policymak-ers, and the public—held 14 public events in 2012-13, including its fourth annual conference in May 2013. Thirty-six scholars from around the world participated in this interdisciplinary conference, which focused on helping participants prepare their article manuscripts and working papers for publica-tion. POMEPS is supported by a major grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Institute faculty published a wide range of books and articles during 2012-13 including:

• Conflicts and Wars:Their Fall-out and Prevention by Hossein Askari (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012).

• The Rule of Law, Islam, and Constitutional Politics in Egypt and Iran co-edited by Nathan Brown (SUNY Press, 2013).

• Iraq in Wartime: Soldiering, Martyrdom, and Remembrance by Dina Khoury (Cambridge University Press, 2013).

educaTion beyond gw

IMES supported the DC-area’s K-12 teaching community as part of the institute’s 2010 Title VI National Resource Center grant from the U.S. Department of Education. In 2012-13, IMES hosted three educator workshops, including “Gender and Islam,” “Media and the Middle East,” and “Geog-raphy and Mapping.” In addition, GW graduate students developed a series of learning modules on the region for secondary school teachers. IMES also hosted a journalism training event for reporters covering the conflict in Syria.

lara Deeb of Scripps college discusses lebanese youth issues during an iMES event.

The ellioTT school congraTulaTes Professor naThan brownGW professor and Middle East expert nathan Brown celebrated a number of professional accomplishments in 2012-13. professor Brown published The Rule of Law, Islam, and Constitutional Politics in Egypt and Iran (SunY press, 2013). in april 2013, he received a prestigious Gug-genheim fellowship for “exceptional capacity for produc-tive scholarship.” also in 2013, Dr. Brown was elected president of the Middle East Studies association.


IPDgC

From mass protests in Egypt to revelations about NSA surveillance programs, the role of media and communication technologies has never been more central to world affairs. In 2012-13, the institute for Public diplomacy and global communication (IPDGC) contin-ued to investigate the impact of communica-tion and public diplomacy on critical interna-tional issues. An interdisciplinary collaboration between GW’s School of Media and Public Affairs and the Elliott School of International Affairs, IPDGC is leading important conversa-tions on the intersection of media and foreign policy.

examining The role of new media

The 2012-13 academic year marked the fourth year of a partnership between IPDGC and the U.S. Institute of Peace on its Blogs and Bullets initiative. In July 2012, this collaboration generated a report, “Blogs and Bullets II: New Media and Conflict After the Arab Spring.” Co-authored by IPDGC Director Sean Aday, the report analyzed the role of social media in the protests that have unfolded across the Arab world. Professor Aday also co-authored “Media, Power and U.S. For-eign Policy,” a chapter in the Sage Handbook of Political Communication published in July 2012.

In April 2013, the Blogs and Bullets initia-tive hosted a workshop with Stanford Uni-versity’s Program on Liberation Technology to discuss how cutting-edge analytical methods, data sources, and theoretical perspectives could be brought to bear on the conflict in Syria and other crises.

advancing Public diPlomacy

IPDGC enhanced its reputation as a convener of top practitioners in the fields of public diplomacy and global communication. In October

2012, IPDGC partnered with the U.S. Institute of Peace to assess the effect of on-the-ground social media posts from Syria on the ongoing civil war. Speakers included Rafif Jouejati of the Free Syria Foundation, Deborah Amos of NPR, and Mounir Ibrahim from the Syria desk at the U.S. Depart-ment of State.

ipDGc Director Sean aday

p.J. crowley, former u.S. assistant secretary of state for public affairs, discusses challenges facing public diplomats during a november 2012 ipDGc event that was broadcast on c-Span.


In November 2012, the institute hosted James Glassman, Judith McHale, and P.J. Crowley— former U.S. State Department public diplomacy officials—and Paul Foldi of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for a discussion on the future of public diplomacy. The event drew more than 120 attendees and was broadcast live on C-SPAN. In January 2013, IPDGC hosted U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine for a discussion about the chal-lenges of engaging foreign publics with new media. The event was the second annual lecture sponsored by the Walter Roberts Endowment.

In April 2013, following U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s departure from office, IPDGC convened an array of experts to discuss the impact of Secretary Clinton’s focus on gender equality and women’s empowerment. The keynote speakers were Melanne Verveer, former U.S. ambas-sador at large for global women’s issues, and Donald Steinberg, deputy administrator of USAID.

when research leads To re-TweeTs

In addition to long-form scholarly publica-tions, faculty members contribute to the IPDGC blog, Take Five. The blog provides a forum for sharing current research projects and soliciting feedback from global communi-cation scholars around the world. In 2012-13, Take Five was viewed more than 20,000 times, and posts were widely shared among public diplomacy scholars on social networking sites. This success helped IPDGC expand its out-reach on Facebook and Twitter, doubling the number of likes and followers respectively.

Providing exPerTise across borders

In October and November 2012, IPDGC hosted spokespeople and media representatives from the People’s Republic of China. Over the course of two week-long sessions, participants learned about the relationship between the press and the U.S. govern-ment. Through a series of discussions with GW professors and U.S. officials, the group explored U.S. Internet regulations, as well as citizen-government interactions that take place in the digital era. The diplomats also visited the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Capitol to learn how communication teams interact with and inform the public. The members of the delegation had the opportunity to demonstrate their newly acquired skills in front of the camera during in-studio media training.

Melanne Verveer, former u.S. ambassador at large for global women’s issues, discusses Secretary of State hillary clinton’s focus on issues of gender equality in april 2013.


iScS Director charles Glaser

ISCS

Since its launch in Fall 2009, the Elliott School’s institute for security and conflict studies (ISCS) has built a reputation as a leading academic center for the study of international security issues. From regional and large-scale conflicts to long-term concerns such as energy security and climate change, ISCS faculty are tackling some of the most pressing topics facing the world today.

suPPorTing ToP research and scholars

The institute, led by Professor Charles Glaser, has established itself as a leader in the security studies community, and it continues to attract top scholars to GW. In Fall 2012, ISCS welcomed Pro-fessor Stephen Biddle—one of the country’s leading experts on U.S. national security policy—to its fac-ulty. Professor James Lebovic was recognized by his peers with a leadership position in the International Studies Association; in January he was elected as vice-chair/chair-elect of the organization’s Interna-tional Security Studies Section.

ISCS faculty published in leading academic journals and academic presses during 2012-13. Associate Dean Douglas Shaw edited a special section on “Middle East Nonproliferation” for the November 2012 issue of The Nonproliferation Review. Paul Wil-liams co-edited Providing Peacekeepers: The Politics, Challenges, and Future of United Nations Peacekeeping Contributions (Oxford University Press, 2013) with Alex Bellamy of the University of Queensland. Alexander Downes published “Forced to Be Free? Why Foreign-Imposed Regime Change Rarely Leads to Democratization,” in the Spring 2013 issue of International Security. University Professor Michael Barnett published Sacred Aid: Faith and Humanitarianism (Oxford University Press, 2012).

One of the core missions of ISCS is to nurture the next generation of international security scholars. In 2012-13, the institute hosted pre-doctoral schol-ars from the University of Chicago, Ohio State Uni-versity, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

the University of Virginia, the European University in Florence, and Duke University. The institute also hosted visiting scholars from Harvard and Duke universities.

engaging The communiTy

ISCS continues to engage the academic and policy-making communities through its slate of public lectures and conferences. The popular Nuclear Policy Talks convened 19 events in 2012-13 (see box p. 52); the Security Policy Forum series sponsored four events, including a February 2013 event with former Central Intelligence Agency Director Michael V. Hayden on cybersecurity and espionage. That event was co-hosted with GW’s School of Media and Public Affairs.

The institute also ran a series of security policy workshops to engage members of the GW research community. These workshops brought leading scholars to the Elliott School to address a variety of international security topics. Speakers included Stanford University’s Scott Sagan on “Atomic Aver-sion: Experimental Evidence on Taboos, Traditions, and the Non-Use of Nuclear Weapons”; Jenna Jordan of the Georgia Institute of Technology on “Why Targeting al Qaeda Won’t Work”; Princeton University’s Keren Yarhi-Milo on “Knowing Thy Adversary: Leaders, Intelligence Organizations, and


Assessments of Intentions in International Relations”; and McGill University’s T.V. Paul on “War-Making and State Building: Pakistan in Comparative Perspective.”

Michael Barnett’s Program in Humanitarian Gov-ernance sponsored a December 2012 conference

on “Mapping the Humanitar-ian World” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The program also ran a monthly “Humanitarian Salon.”

Throughout 2012-13, the media called on ISCS faculty to shed light on unfolding interna-tional events. Stephen Biddle was quoted in numerous out-

lets—including NPR, The Washington Post, and the National Review—on the war in Afghanistan and the crisis in Syria. Marcus King discussed the potential impact of climate change on national security on Al-Jazeera English, and Joanna Spear spoke to Al-Jazeera English about the international arms trade. Janne Nolan discussed nuclear security in The Hill.

former under Secretary of Defense for policy Michèle flournoy speaks to an Elliott School audience about “national Security and Defense priorities in a time of austerity.”

Dean Michael Brown and professor Graham allison of harvard university discuss the strategic lessons of the cuban Missile crisis at an october 2012 Security Policy Forum event.



Professor stephen biddle discusses future u.s. involvement in afghanistan

stephen biddle, professor of political science and international affairs, is a renowned expert on u.S. national security policy, military strategy, and recent operations in the u.S. war on terror. he served on General David petraeus’s Joint Strategic assessment team in Baghdad in 2007, on General Stanley Mcchrystal’s initial Strategic assessment team in Kabul in 2009, and as a se-nior advisor to General petraeus on the central command assessment team in Washington, Dc, in 2008-09.

professor Biddle returned from his eighth trip to afghanistan in Spring 2013, where he traveled as a guest of General Joseph Dunford, com-mander of the international Security assistance force. While in country he traveled to afghani-stan’s regional commands and met with presi-dent hamid Karzai.

Q: what was your impression of the situation on the ground in afghanistan?sb: My impression was that the situation on the ground at the moment is more favorable than is often thought here in Washington, and it is a bit more favorable than i had expected before going. the afghan national army, in particular, is increasingly operating with less u.S. support. that is partly a function of american withdraw-als and partly a function of a deliberate decision by the theater command to “take the training wheels off,” as they put it, while we’re still around, so that if there is a catastrophe, we can bail them out. So far their performance—when they have been forced to operate more independently—has been mixed but generally pretty good.

the real issue for the war, however, is not the near term. it’s whether there is any mechanism after 2014 for ending the war, on terms that we can live with. there are serious challenges there.

*this interview was conducted in May 2013.


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Q: you mentioned in an interview for the elliott school’s “Presidential inbox 2013” series in september 2012 that the u.s. president would likely face a stalemated war as the 2014 with-drawal approached. is this still the case?sb: it is exactly the same problem, for a couple of reasons. first is that the command in the theater is almost exclusively focused on the problem of getting to the transition. What happens after 2014 is mostly just assumption at the moment. the theater command is assuming that if we can sustain the afghan national security forces in the field, they will keep the war going until somehow it eventu-ally ends on acceptable terms. But there is very little detailed planning being directed at how to bring about an acceptable termination. ideally you would like the military resources in the country to be the stick that gets combined with the carrot of political concessions to yield bargaining leverage, but the negotiations and campaign plans are on separate tracks.

if we simply continue a dead-locked war, the two possible end states are either defeat—if the u.S. congress wearies of the stalemate and stops funding the afghan military—or a ne-gotiated settlement. the only outcome that is

acceptable is a negotiated settlement. But at the moment the talks are deadlocked, nothing is happening, no progress is being made. and there is very little effort to try and design the campaign in such a way as to contribute to a more successful outcome in the negotiations.

Q: what can the united states government do to increase the odds of success in afghanistan?sb: there are a couple of things that we ought to be doing. first, while we still have meaning-ful military resources in the theater, we ought to

be very deliberately design-ing the campaign plan to inte-grate with a negotiating strat-egy. Second, we should begin work at home on overcoming a variety of domestic politi-cal challenges associated with conduct of these talks. We are not going to get a settlement unless we make concessions to the taliban. any political com-promises to the taliban are go-ing to be very controversial in the united States and there is going to be tremendous resis-tance on capitol hill. We need to be using the time we have

to start shaping the politics of this issue so that concessions to the taliban do not blow up the prospects for a deal.


SIgur

As critical events unfolded across Asia—from leadership changes in China and Japan to escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula to a rebalancing of U.S. strategic interests to-ward the region—the sigur center for asian studies bolstered its position as a leader in research, policy, and education. Directed by Edward McCord, the center strives to increase the quality and broaden the scope of scholar-ship on Asia, promote U.S.-Asian scholarly interaction, and educate a new generation of students, scholars, and policymakers.

researching key issues

Sigur Center faculty members were prolific in 2012-13, publishing 15 books and more than 50 articles and book chapters. David Shambaugh’s China Goes Global (Oxford University Press, 2013), which was reviewed in the Economist and Foreign Affairs, examines China’s growing global presence. Robert Sutter authored a chapter on “China’s Approach to North Korea” in East and South-East Asia: International Relations and Security Perspectives (Routledge, 2013). Elizabeth Chacko was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for Fall 2013 to research the integration of new and old streams of immigrants from South Asia in Singapore.

The Sigur Center’s Rising Powers Initiative (RPI)—launched in 2007 and now one of the Elliott School’s signature research programs— celebrated a major publication with the release of Deepa Ollapally and Henry R. Nau’s edited volume Worldviews of Aspiring Powers (Oxford University Press, 2012). The book analyzes the key domestic foreign policy debates in five rising powers: China, Japan, India, Russia, and Iran. The RPI also received a new $400,000 grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation that will support a follow-on project focused on energy secu-rity and nuclear debates in aspiring powers.

sharing knowledge

The Sigur Center’s robust event programming brought more than 5,000 participants to the Elliott School for 86 lectures, roundtables, conferences, and book launches. In August 2012, the center held an event on the role of soft power in cross-strait relations, featuring Taiwan’s Minister of Culture Lung Yingtai. In September 2012, Jon Huntsman, former U.S. ambassador to China, discussed politi-cal, economic, and social trends in China at an event that was broadcast on C-SPAN.

In February 2013, Japan’s Ambassador Kazuhiko Togo outlined the foreign policies of the Abe gov-ernment as part of the Elliott School’s Ambassadors Forum. Other Sigur Center events covered topics ranging from violence against women in India to post-earthquake Japan to political developments in Myanmar.

The center also sponsored 11 major conferences in 2012-13. Three of these conferences were organized by the Rising Powers Initiative with sup-port from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. “China as a Global Power” was co-hosted with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in November 2012. “Russia as a Global Power” —co-sponsored with the Institute for European,

Sigur center Director Edward Mccord


Russian, and Eurasian Studies—convened leading experts to discuss differing opinions within Russia on pressing foreign policy challenges in March 2013. A similar forum—on “Japan as a Global Power”—was held with the Council on Foreign Relations and MIT in June 2013.

Sigur Center scholars gave more than 150 presentations at academic conferences, universities, think tanks, and government and non-govern-mental organizations in 2012-13. The center also produced and

disseminated 39 policy briefs, many as part of the Rising Powers Initiative. These publications, which are featured on the Sigur Center’s website, have been viewed more than 25,000 times. The center’s popular blog—“Asia on E Street”—was viewed nearly 38,000 times during 2012-13.

Jon huntsman (left), former u.S. ambassador to china, discusses political,

economic, and social trends in china with professor David Shambaugh at a September 2012 Sigur center event.

affiliaTed research and Policy Programs

the China policy program celebrated its 15th an-niversary in 2012-13, and it heralded two publica-tions stemming from its work. program Director David Shambaugh published a piece in China: An International Journal on china’s leadership change during the 18th party congress. Tangled Titans: The United States and China (rowman & littlefield press, 2012), edited by professor Shambaugh, ex-amines the complex relationship between the two major powers. the china policy program is sup-ported by the ford foundation and Elliott School alumnus christopher fussner.

Directed by linda Yarr, partnerships for interna-tional strategies in asia (piSa) launched its Myan-mar initiative on climate change in 2012-13. this included a symposium on climate-wise devel-opment in Myanmar, as well as a five-day Myan-mar leadership institute on climate change in naypyidaw, Myanmar. the leadership institute, the first of its kind in the country, drew 45 Myanma-rese government officials from 12 ministries. piSa’s Climate Talks Series also hosted several lectures on development and adapting to climate change, with speakers from thailand, Myanmar, and indonesia.

launched in 1989 by professor henry r. nau to foster dialogue between u.S. legislative lead-ers and their counterparts from Japan and later South Korea, the U.s.-Japan-south Korea Legisla-tive exchange program (lEp) held its 49th bilat-eral session and 15th trilateral session in Washing-ton, Dc, in May 2013. these meetings convened 17 u.S. congressional members, seven Japanese Diet members, and five members of the Korean national assembly for informal discussions on politics and policymaking in their countries. these meetings were particularly salient in 2012-13, given heightened tensions in East asia.

the taiwan education and research program (tErp) was launched in 2004 to advance academic and policy-related research on taiwan. in 2012-13, the program received a grant from the republic of china’s Ministry of Education to support class-es and library resources on taiwan. tErp, which is directed by Edward Mccord, also sponsored a lec-ture series, the Taiwan Forum, which included an april 2013 presentation by annette lu, former vice president of the republic of china (taiwan).


nobel laureate Jody Williams speaks about the prevention of gender-based violence in war at an event commemorating international Women’s Day in March 2013.

Engagement


a dynamic forum for Policy engagemenT

The Elliott School continued its robust public events programming in 2012-13, hosting nearly 300 events with experts from around the world. Many of these programs were webcast live or recorded and posted online through our Web Video Initia-tive, allowing us to share our unmatched intellectual resources with a worldwide audience. In addition, C-SPAN broadcast seven Elliott School events dur-ing 2012-13.

In October 2012, 50 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, Dean Michael Brown hosted a conversation with Harvard University’s Graham Allison, one of the world’s foremost experts on the crisis. In an event that was recorded for the Web Video Initia-tive, they discussed the lessons that today’s policy-makers should take away from that confrontation, such as the importance of not acting rashly in high-stakes situations.

Also in October, the Elliott School co-sponsored an event with GW’s School of Media and Public Affairs that featured four well-known foreign-

At GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs, we believe that informed policy leads to better policy. Our special events provide a nonpartisan platform for scholars, policymakers, and other international affairs experts to examine pressing global issues. Our faculty members are regularly called upon by policymakers and the media to shed light on unfolding international events, and our location facilitates the exchange of ideas and information between the academic and policy communities.


affairs journalists—NBC’s Richard Engel, The Washington Post’s Anne Gearan, Foreign Policy’s Susan Glasser, and Wired magazine’s Noah Shachtman—previewing the U.S. presidential debate.

In February 2013, former CIA Director Michael V. Hayden discussed “National Security and Espionage in the Digital Age.” Also in February, the annual David H. Miller Lecture focused on “Engaging Africa: The Next Four Years.” This panel discussion featured GW Professor Paul Williams; Director of the IMF’s African Department Antoinette Sayeh; and Todd Moss, vice president of programs and se-nior fellow at the Center for Global Development. The discussion was moderated by GW faculty member Ambassador George Moose.

In March 2013, Nobel Laureate Jody Williams spoke about the struggle to end violence against women during and after conflicts. The event, which was organized by the Elliott School’s Global Gender Program, was part of GW’s celebration of Inter-national Women’s Day. During 2012-13, the Global Gender Program organized 11 events through its Global Gender Forum, on topics including migrant workers’ rights, female activists in Egypt, and pro-moting women in politics.

In April 2013, Elliott School Dean Michael Brown and two of his predecessors—Maurice “Mickey” East and Harry Harding—discussed U.S. foreign policy priorities at an event commemorating the 25th anniversary of the naming of the Elliott School.

antoinette Sayeh, director of the african Department at the international Monetary fund, speaks at the 2013 David h. Miller lecture.


The Elliott School’s longstanding Ambassadors Forum hosted French ambassador to the United States François Delattre, Ambassador Michael Col-lins from the Republic of Ireland, Belize’s ambas-sador to the United States Nestor Mendez, and

Ambassador Allan Culham, permanent representa-tive of Canada to the Organization of American States. Since its inception in 2005, the Ambassadors Forum has brought more than 35 ambassadors to the Elliott School to speak about vital global issues.

(l-r) professor hope harrison, Dean Michael E. Brown, and former Elliott School Deans harry harding and Maurice a. East discuss u.S. foreign policy priorities at an event celebrating the 25th anniversary of the naming of the Elliott School.


a Powerful Public forum

With nearly 300 special events a year, the Elliott

School regularly hosts prominent scholars,

political leaders, analysts, and journalists who

discuss critical issues in international affairs.

Many of these events are organized under

the umbrellas of the Elliott School’s ongoing

events series:

• ambassadors forum

• culture in Global affairs Seminar Series

• ciStp Seminar Series

• Distinguished Women in international

affairs Series

• Eurasian leadership Series

• European politics Series

• Global Gender forum

• Global policy forum

• GW crowdsourcing Seminar Series

• hemispheric issues Speaker Series

• international Economic policy forum

• international finance forum

• Middle East policy forum

• nuclear policy talks

• Science and technology Speaker Series

• Security policy forum

• Sustainable Development forum

• u.S. foreign policy priorities Series


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In its eighth year, the Distinguished Women in International Affairs series continued to showcase global leaders. In October 2012, Michèle Flournoy, former U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy, discussed “U.S. National Security and Defense Priorities in a Time of Austerity.” Also in October, Kerri-Ann Jones, U.S. assistant secretary of state for oceans, environment, and science, discussed the relationship between science and foreign policy. Former Congresswoman Jane Harman, president of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, talked about gender and public policy in November 2012.

amPlifying our reach wiTh online Tools

The Elliott School is using technology to engage a wide array of audiences. With continued support from an anonymous donor and alumnus Frank Wong, the Elliott School’s Web Video Initiative (WVI) enables us to share some of our most impor-tant public events with a global audience. By the end of the 2012-13 academic year, our online video library included more than 400 videos that had been viewed by people from 148 different coun-tries—more than 75 percent of UN member states. Recent enhancements enable users to download and view videos on mobile devices and to share them on social media.

“as a military member of the pentagon/State Department/national Security council team that works political-

military issues for the national command authority, i was greatly impressed by the GW emphasis on multi-faceted

consideration of complex international issues. My thanks for that is my continued annual contribution to the Elliott School.”

—Edwin Montgomery (M.S. ’72)

Jane harman, president of the Woodrow Wilson international center for Scholars, discusses gender and public policy at a november 2012 event.


analyzing issues To inform The Public and Policymakers

Elliott School faculty members are sought out by the media and policymakers to analyze important international developments. In 2012-13, global me-dia outlets cited Elliott School faculty experts more than 1,200 times.

With the U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan under way, news organizations sought the strategic insights of defense expert stephen biddle, who joined the GW faculty from the Council on Foreign Relations in 2012. Professor Biddle was interviewed in print publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Washington Times,


ellioTT school evenTs go global wiTh The web video iniTiaTive

as president of Scholastic asia based in hong

Kong, frank Wong (B.a. ’79) is not able to

attend many Elliott School events in person.

at a meeting in hong Kong in 2008, Mr. Wong

suggested to Dean Michael Brown that the

Elliott School should record and post some

of its best events online. that suggestion was

the impetus for the Elliott School’s Web Video

initiative (WVi), which was launched in 2009

with support from an anonymous donor.

today, the Elliott School’s online library

includes more than 400 videos, including lec-

tures, panel discussions, and conferences, as

well as faculty interviews and event highlights.

these videos can be watched by alumni,

current and prospective GW students, and

parents, as well as students and citizens from

around the world.

in March 2013, Mr. Wong made a generous

gift of $20,000 to support the Web Video ini-

tiative. “the WVi makes it so much easier for

our global alumni community to stay engaged

with the Elliott School, and to showcase the

intellectual breadth and depth of our school

to the wider business community around the

world,” said Mr. Wong. “i hope this contribu-

tion will inspire other alumni to support this

digital initiative to broaden the reach of the

Elliott School around the world.”


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going nuclear

the Elliott School’s Nuclear Policy Talks (npt)

series—under the direction of associate Dean

Douglas Shaw—has made the Elliott School a

leading center for discussion and analysis of

nonproliferation, energy, disarmament, and

arms control policy. the npt series spon-

sored 19 events in 2012-13, featuring major

figures from across the nuclear policy field:

White house Science advisor John holdren;

acting under Secretary for arms control and

international Security rose Gottemoeller;

assistant Secretary of Defense for nuclear,

Biological, and chemical Defense andrew

Weber; and assistant Secretary of State for

international Security and nonproliferation

thomas countryman.

in May 2013, the npt series celebrated an

important milestone—its 100th event since its

inception in 2009.

“the Nuclear Policy Talks series is unmatched

in the world,” said Elliott School Dean Michael

Brown. “it is an invaluable resource for GW’s

academic community and the field of interna-

tional security studies. Even more importantly,

it brings scholars and policymakers together

to tackle some of the deadliest issues facing

the world today.”


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Many npt events involve high-level collabo-

rations with key institutions in the nuclear

policy field; these partnerships enable the

npt series to convene gatherings of experts

who have deep knowledge and diverse per-

spectives. in 2012-13, npt partners included

the u.S. Department of State, the civilian

research and Development foundation, the

institute for national Security Studies (tel

aviv), and the atomic heritage foundation,

as well as GW partners such as the School of

Engineering and applied Sciences, the insti-

tute for nuclear Studies, and the GW provost’s

office.

these partnerships often lead to future col-

laborative efforts. one example is GW’s new,

laboratory-based course on “the Science

of nuclear Materials” for graduate students.

this interdisciplinary course, developed in

conjunction with GW’s columbian college of

arts and Sciences, is funded by a grant from

the u.S. nuclear regulatory commission.

the course was first offered in fall 2012.

“over the last four years, some of the world’s

most knowledgeable experts on nuclear

weapons and nuclear energy policy issues—

including un Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

and u.S. nuclear regulatory commission

chair allison Macfarlane—have addressed

nuclear policy issues on GW’s campus,” said

associate Dean Shaw. “We are proud of

the Elliott School’s role in facilitating these

important discussions. We are committed to

working with our partners to promote mean-

ingful and productive dialogue on these criti-

cal issues.”

The Christian Science Monitor, the International Her-ald Tribune, and the Los Angeles Times. He also gave broadcast interviews to CNN, NPR, and Al-Hurra, among others. Professor Biddle is one of National Journal’s “National Security Insiders,” an elite group of experts who are consulted about changes in the national security landscape. In March 2013, he trav-eled to Afghanistan, where he advised International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Commanding General Joseph Dunford, USMC. (See box p. 42)

In December 2012, Associate Dean douglas b. shaw briefed the United Nations First Commit-tee on the role of nuclear weapon-free zones in global nonproliferation efforts. Held at the Kazakh Mission to the United Nations, this meeting was attended by representatives from more than 25 delegations.

Amid the escalation of violent conflict in Syria and popular unrest across the Middle East, major world



“inbox” videos showcase gw faculTy exPerTise

in the weeks leading up to the 2012 u.S.

presidential election, the Elliott School pro-

duced a series of nine faculty interviews that

explored major foreign policy issues facing the

united States and the world. the “presiden-

tial inbox 2013” series was viewed more than

PresidenTial inbox 2013: afghanisTan septeMber 10, 2012

“it now looks very likely that

when withdrawal is mostly

completed in 2014, the

[afghan] war is not going to

be ten or twenty yards from

the goal line. We’re going to

be in a condition of prob-

ably indefinite stalemate.

and that in turn means that

whoever is president is going to

have to go to the congress and

ask not just for a couple of years

of multibillion dollar funding,

but apparently an unending

stream of annual appropria-

tions to keep a stalemated war

going.”

—stephen biddle, professor of

political Science and

international affairs

PresidenTial inbox 2013: u.s.-india relaTionsoCtober 25, 2012

“india is going through an extremely

turbulent time. there’s a weak prime

minister, an enormous amount of

challenges, pressures from opposition

groups, and charges of corruption

all around. So it is very much inward-

looking right now, with very little attention

paid to foreign policy.”

—deepa ollapally, associate Director,

Sigur center for asian Studies


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inTernaTional affairs inbox: china’s leadershiP TransiTionMarCh 27, 2013

“Especially since the international

financial crisis, the [chinese]

emphasis on the private sector

and privatization has been rolled

back, and instead the strengthening of

state-owned enterprises has been the focus

of the government’s investment and much

of the policy

direction. So one

of the key ques-

tions is will [Xi

Jinping] be will-

ing to restart the

reform process

that his prede-

cessors had initiated?”

—bruce dickson, professor of political

Science and international affairs

inTernaTional affairs inbox: venezuela afTer chavezFebrUary 5, 2013

“chavez has been larger

than life. Since 1998, in

Venezuela he has been

running the show. he’s a

very charismatic leader, a

very charismatic presi-

dent. So what’s going to

happen in his wake? of course he has named

his vice president, the leader that he would

like to succeed him, nicolas Maduro. But it’s

very unclear that Maduro

will be able to consolidate

power.”

—Cynthia McClintock,

professor of

political Science and

international affairs

3,700 times on the Web Video initiative and on

itunesu. following this success, the Elliott School

created a new, ongoing faculty interview series

in 2013 —“the international affairs inbox.”


associate Dean Douglas Shaw (left) speaks to experts from the united nations first committee about the role of nuclear weapon-free zones. this event, held in December 2012, included former new Zealand prime Minister David McKay, harvard university scholar Will tobey, and federation of american Scientists analyst hans Kristensen.

news outlets called on the Elliott School’s regional experts. nathan brown and marc lynch analyzed these complex events in print publications includ-ing The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Financial Times, The Guardian, and Reuters. They also gave broadcast interviews to outlets including NPR and PBS. Both scholars wrote op-eds in The Washington Post.

david shambaugh analyzed U.S.-China relations in interviews with The Christian Science Monitor,

Newsweek, NPR’s Diane Rehm Show, and the PBS NewsHour. He also wrote two op-eds: “Don’t Expect Reform from China’s New Leaders,” in The Washington Post, and “Falling Out of Love with China,” in The New York Times.

scott Pace and John logsdon were sought for their expertise on space exploration and space technologies by outlets including the Associated Press, The Washington Post, National Geographic, the Los Angeles Times, NPR, and Space.com. Professor


Spi Director Scott pace testifies before the house Subcommittee on Space and aeronautics in December 2012.

Pace testified on the future of NASA before the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics in December 2012.

gregg brazinsky wrote two op-eds on U.S. rela-tions with North Korea for the Chicago Tribune. mike mochizuki analyzed the U.S. approach to North Korea in an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times. Professor Mochizuki was also featured on the PBS NewsHour discussing China’s role in U.S.-Japan relations.

marcus king discussed the potential impact of Arctic warming on geopolitics on Al-Jazeera Eng-lish. caitlin Talmadge analyzed Iranian threats to shut down the Strait of Hormuz in Bloomberg Business Week.

Following the April 2013 crackdown on NGOs in Russia, robert w. orttung co-authored an op-ed in The New York Times about the impact of Russian state-controlled media on civil society.


Support(l-r) GW president Steven Knapp, Dean Michael E. Brown, and David nadler, member of the GW Board of trustees. Mr. nadler, an Elliott School alumnus, created the nadler Endowment in leadership and Governance in support of the Elliott School and the GW Strategic plan.


The world faces many challenges—from poverty and pandemics to terrorism and war. These issues are not abstract puzzles: they are real-world problems that affect billions of our fellow human beings. At GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs, we study these problems with a commitment to make our world more peaceful, prosperous, and just. Everyone who provides financial support to the Elliott School makes that same commitment—a pledge to help a great school have an even greater impact on the world. To all who have supported us this past year in these efforts—thank you. Your support has helped us sustain the highest standards of academic excellence and enhance our institutional impact.

why gifTs maTTer

Donors play a vital role in our work. Gifts that support Elliott School students, scholars, and programs increase our global impact. The Elliott School benefited from several especially important gifts in 2012-13:

• An Elliott School alumnus, who has asked to remain anonymous, made an extraordinary commitment to support a five-year Brazil Initiative at the Elliott School. This project will expand GW’s teaching and research on this important country, advance understanding of Brazil, and raise GW’s profile in the academic and policy communities. The Brazil Initiative will add another key element to one of the Elliott School’s signature programs—the Rising Powers Initiative.

• GW alumnus fadi ghandour (B.A. ’81), founder of Aramex International LLC, continued his generous support of the Elliott School’s Institute for Middle East Studies through the Aramex Student Fund. Mr. Ghandour’s gift will support Elliott School graduate

students completing summer internships at nongovernmental organizations in the Middle East. It is tremendously valuable for students to have this kind of hands-on, practical experience in this complex and dynamic region.

• Former member of the GW Board of Trustees Thaddeus lindner (B.A. ’51), and his wife, mary Jean, made a major gift to support the renovation of the Elliott School’s Lindner Family Commons. The Lindners’ gift funded an array of upgrades—including soundproofing, professional studio lighting, and an updated audiovisual system—in the school’s primary event space. These enhancements benefit people who attend our spectacular events in person, and they provide higher quality recordings for people who access our events from around the world through the Elliott School’s Web Video Initiative.

• A friend of the Elliott School, fredo king, made an extraordinary gift to the Elliott School’s Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (IERES). His contribution brings a


• major journal— Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization—to IERES. The Summer 2013 issue of the journal addressed military reform in Russia, Russian regional assemblies, and Ukrainian political parties.

• Elliott School alumna faith caldwell (B.A. ’71) made a generous bequest to support the Elliott School Dean’s Fund. Gifts to the Dean’s Fund provide support for priority programs and give us the flexibility to respond quickly to emerging issues.

• estelle sigur contributed a major gift to the Elliott School’s Sigur Center for Asian Studies. The center is named for her husband, Dr. Gaston Sigur (1924-95), a Japan specialist who had a long career at GW, the National Security Council, and the U.S. Department of State. Mrs. Sigur’s gift will support fellowships for Elliott School students in the field of Asian Studies.

• In 2012-13, exxonmobil corporation made a new investment in the Elliott School’s Middle East Policy Forum. ExxonMobil has been a steadfast supporter of the forum for six years, enabling the Elliott School to host an extraordinary array of speakers and become a leading hub for policymakers, diplomats, scholars, analysts, journalists, and students focused on one of the world’s most dynamic regions.

• The wolcott foundation continued its exceptional support of GW by awarding Wolcott Fellowships to six Elliott School students. The awards cover tuition for students who have outstanding academic credentials and intend on entering public service careers upon completion of a graduate degree. GW has benefited from Wolcott Foundation support for 60 remarkable years.

amb. Edward W. “Skip” Gnehm, Jr. delivers the annual Kuwait chair lecture.


a challenge To ParenTs

in 2011, an extraordinary $3.15 million gift

from an anonymous donor enabled the Elliott

School to launch the Strategic opportunities

for academic reach (Soar) initiative. With

Soar funding, Elliott School programs have

launched dynamic new research projects and

substantially advanced existing programs.

these initiatives address some of the world’s

most pressing concerns, including global

poverty, u.S.-china economic relations,

energy security, climate change, nuclear arms

control, and global women’s issues.

our anonymous donor recently pledged an

additional gift of $1.5 million, established as a

fundraising challenge to inspire Elliott School

parents to collectively contribute a matching

$1.5 million. our donor’s initial Soar gift sub-

stantially enhanced Elliott School capacities

and raised its global profile. now, with the

help of committed Elliott School parents, this

second wave of funding can strengthen and

sustain our work for years to come.

For more information on contributing to the Elliott School Parents Fundraising Challenge, please con-tact Meegan McVay, [email protected].

make a lasTing conTribuTion

The Elliott School has a strong foundation, and we are on a powerful trajectory. You can help us take the next critical steps. We seek your help in estab-lishing GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs as the world’s preeminent school of international

affairs. Your support will have powerful, positive effects on the school’s teaching, research, and external engagement efforts. We hope that these pages have inspired you to pledge your support to this superb school. We invite you to join us in our commitment to make a real and lasting difference in our world.

“as a recipient of a generous scholarship that enabled me to attend GW, i feel that giving to the power and promise fund is the least i can do to ensure that future students

have access to the same incredible opportunities that were provided to me.”

—Jason Schwartz (B.a. ’94)


steven L. skanckeB.a. ’72, M.phil. ’78, ph.D. ’81chief investment officerKeel point, llc (chair)

ann L. beckerM.a. ’76 presidentann Becker & associates, inc.

José antonio britoB.a. ’77, M.a. ’79consultant

James a. CoreM.a. ’96Senior Management analystoffice of Management policy,

rightsizing, and innovationu.S. Department of State

Jeannie h. CrossM.a. ’78Vice president, Governmental

affairsMetropolitan Jewish health

System

Maurice a. eastDean of the Elliott School, 1985-

1994the George Washington

university

alia eyresB.a. ’01chief Executive officerMother’s choice

James W. gerard, vB.a. ’83Senior advisornorth Sea partners, llc

Julia p. gregory B.a. ’74Executive Vice president and chief

financial officercontrafect corporation

diana b. henriquesB.a. ’69contributing WriterThe New York Times(chair Emeritus)

a. Michael hoffmanco-founder and chairmanpalamon capital partners

ralph h. ishampresident and Managing DirectorGh Venture partners

patricia e. Kauffman

belinda KeiserVice chancellor of community

relationsKeiser university

Joseph KiehlB.a. ’72, M.a. ’86

van z. KrikorianB.a. ’81chairman and chief Executive

officerGlobal Gold corporation

deborah M. LehrM.a. ’89Vice chairmanthe paulson institute

peter r. LighteB.a. ’69Vice chairman, Global corporate

BankingJ.p. Morgan chase Bank

Joetta MillerM.a. ’71

Julie a. MonacoB.a. ’85Managing Directornorth america region head

Global transaction Servicesciti

david a. nadlerB.a. ’70Vice chairmanMarsh & Mclennan companies(chair Emeritus)

Matthew M. nolanM.a. ’84partner, international trade Grouparent fox, llp

Christopher nurkoB.a. ’84, M.a. ’87Global chairman, WorldwidefutureBrand

robert J. pelosky, Jr.M.a. ’83 founder and principalJ2Z advisory, llc(chair Emeritus)

Jennifer a. shoreM.a. ’96hcG capital

omar WoodardB.a. ’05, M.p.a. ’07principalVenture philanthropy partners

board of advisors

The Elliott School Board of Advisors serves as an advisory body to the dean, it promotes the school nationally and internationally, and it supports the school financially. The board is comprised of American and international leaders from diverse professional backgrounds in public service, the private sector, and the nonprofit world. The board has made tremendous contributions to the Elliott School’s academic and institutional advancement. The Elliott School community is deeply grateful to the board’s members for their generous commitments of time, expertise, and resources.


omar Woodard

Matthew nolan and ann Becker

(l-r) Van Krikorian, Belinda Keiser, and Jeannie cross

robert “Jay” pelosky

ralph isham and Julie Monaco

Maurice East and Joetta Miller

Jennifer Shore and Michael Brown

Steven Skanke and patricia E. Kauffman


school suPPorT

Juliet bland Funda 1994 unrestricted bequest from Juliet Bland (B.S. ’37) provides sup-port for lectures, seminars, and vis-iting and adjunct professors.

endowment for the institute for Middle east studiesEstablished in 2011, the endow-ment supports the institute for Middle East Studies in the Elliott School of international affairs and the Global resources center’s Mid-dle East and north africa research center at the Gelman library.

Colonel and Mrs. donald M. Faustman Fund income from this fund supports the general enrichment of the Elliott School of international affairs.

david h. Miller Memorial endowment for african studiesthe Miller Endowment was created in 2004 to advance african Studies through scholarships, lectures, and events.

the nadler endowment in Leadership and governanceEstablished by David a. nadler (B.a. ’70) in 2012, the nadler Endowment advances the Elliott School’s teaching, research, and policy programs related to leader-ship and governance in the global arena. Florence nesh endowment Fund income from the nesh fund sup-ports activities of the center for international Science and tech-nology policy.

William and helen petrach endowment for Ukranian exchanges and programsthis 1995 gift by William petrach supports an exchange program with l’Viv university in ukraine and activities such as adjunct professor-ships, seminars, workshops, and colloquia.

John o. rankin endowmentthe 1951 bequest of John o. rankin supports activities related to the training of candidates for ca-reers in the foreign Service.

sigur Center for asian studies Fundcreated by friends of Gaston Sigur, this endowment supports selected activities and programs of the Sigur center.

endowmenTs

Annual interest from endowment funds provides important income to the Elliott School. This revenue is used to fund scholarships and fellowships for talented students, to recruit and retain the best faculty, and to fund research initiatives.

ProfessorshiPs and faculTy suPPorT

edgar r. baker professorshipa 1969 gift from Mrs. Edgar r. Baker, in memory of her husband Edgar r. Baker (a.a. ’39, B.a. ’41), supports this professorship.

the oliver t. Carr, Jr. professorship in international affairs Established in 2012, the carr professorship will fund a senior scholar focusing on global poverty and international development policy.

Maria h. davis european studies Funda 1991 gift from William Earl Davis in memory of his wife, Maria h. Davis, supports research and graduate fellowships for faculty and students who study Europe.

evelyn e. and Lloyd h. elliott Fundannual income from the Elliott fund supports the Gaston Sigur professorship and other important Elliott School programs.


international Council endowment for part-time FacultyEstablished with gifts from mem-bers of the international council, this endowment supports part-time faculty.

international Council endowed professorship in international affairsthis professorship was created by members of the international council in 2005 in honor of former Dean harry harding.

Japan-U.s. relations Chaira 1999 gift from the council for Better corporate citizenship creat-ed this chair for the study of Japan-u.S. relations.

Korea Foundation endowmentthis endowment from the Korea foundation of the republic of Korea supports one professorship in Korean history and one profes-sorship in Korean politics.

Kuwait professorship for gulf and arabian peninsula affairsin 2005, the Kuwait foundation for the advancement of Sciences es-tablished and endowed the Kuwait professorship.

dorothy and Charles Moore visiting professorship in international affairsEstablished in 2011, the fund provides income to support a dis-tinguished visiting member of the Elliott School of international affairs faculty.

yitzhak rabin Memorial Chaircreated in 1999, the rabin endow-ment supports a chaired professor-ship at the Elliott School.

J. b. and Maurice C. shapiro professorship Funda 1992 gift from the J. B. and Mau-rice c. Shapiro charitable trust supports a visiting faculty member.

sTudenT suPPorT

robert r. banville scholarship a 1993 gift from Mrs. Mildred Ban-ville in memory of her son, robert r. Banville, established this general scholarship fund.

Mary darnell blaney and Winfield scott blaney Fellowshipsthe bequest of Jeannette B. Strayer was received in 1983 to support fellowships in interna-tional relations. they are named in memory of her parents.

Wilbur J. Carr Memorial award in 1962, Edith K. carr, a former trustee of the university, estab-lished an award in memory of her husband, who graduated from the School of comparative Jurispru-dence and Diplomacy in 1899. this award is given annually to a senior who has demonstrated outstand-ing ability in the study of interna-tional affairs.

James and Wendy Core graduate FellowshipEstablished in 2013, the James and Wendy core Graduate fel-lowship will provide need-based scholarship support for deserv-ing graduate students enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis at the Elliott School of international affairs.

John henry Cowles prize the cowles prize was established in 1991 to honor the senior with the highest academic average.

Maria h. davis european studies Funda 1991 gift from William Earl Davis in memory of his wife, Maria h. Da-vis, supports research and gradu-ate fellowships for faculty and stu-dents who study Europe.

the Chantal de Jonge oudraat and Michael e. brown international security FellowshipEstablished in 2011, this fund will provide tuition support for female graduate students who are enrolled in GW’s Elliott School of international affairs and who are pursuing a degree in the field of international security and conflict studies. one of the donors’ goals is to advance international secu-rity and peace by strengthening the role of women in this important field.

Kim and derek dewan endowed scholarship Established in 2009, this fund pro-vides need-based student aid for undergraduate students enrolled in the Elliott School of international affairs.

edward M. Felegy scholarship endowment Fund in honor of stephen Joel trachtenbergEstablished in 2007, this fund pro-vides annual scholarship support for undergraduate students study-ing international affairs.

norman harold Friend student prizethis fund provides an annual award to an undergraduate student ma-joring in international affairs who has demonstrated academic excel-lence.

Frederick r. houser endowed scholarship Funda 2000 bequest from frederick r. houser (B.a. ’48, M.a. ’50) sup-ports scholarship awards to under-graduate students.

the philip and barbara Kaplan graduate FellowshipEstablished in 2010, this fund provides tuition support for one or more outstanding graduate students enrolled at GW’s Elliott School of international affairs with unmet financial need.


thaddeus a. Lindner and Mary Jean Lindner scholarship FundEstablished in 1985 by thaddeus a. lindner (B.a.’51, hon. DpS ’94) and Mary Jean lindner, this fund supports scholarships for under-graduate students in the colum-bian college of arts and Sciences, the School of Business, and the Elliott School of international affairs.

the Joetta Miller graduate FellowshipEstablished in 2012 by Joetta Miller (M.a. ’71), this fund provides scholarship support for outstand-ing graduate students enrolled at the Elliott School.

the Margaret Lavin Miller and William Keller Miller endowed scholarshipEstablished in 2007, this fund pro-vides annual scholarship support for a female undergraduate stu-dent studying international affairs and who possesses an interest in pursuing an international service career.

dorothy and Charles Moore Fellowship in international development studiesthis endowment funds an annual fellowship for a graduate student in the international Development Studies program.

niranjan g. shah scholarship FundEstablished in 2001 this fund pro-vides a scholarship award to an undergraduate student majoring in political science or studying international affairs.

J. b. and Maurice C. shapiro Fellowship this fund, created in 1992 by the J. B. and Maurice c. Shapiro chari-table trust, supports graduate fellowships.

Lulu M. shepard endowmenta 1946 bequest from lulu M. Shepard supports the education of students desiring to enter the foreign Service.

Jack C. voelpel Memorial scholarshipa bequest from Jack c. Voelpel made in 1996 provides income for scholarships to students studying the united nations or international affairs.

naomi poling Warbasse award Established in 1996 in memory of naomi Warbasse (M.a. ’93), this fund offers an award to a female graduate student specializing in central or Eastern European studies.

helen and sergius yakobson graduate scholarship in russian and east european studiesGW professor helen Yakobson established this fund in 1987 to provide an annual scholarship to a graduate student with a major or minor in russian or East Euro-pean Studies.


1821 BenefactorsEstablished in 2004, this esteemed society was named in honor of the year the university was founded and embodies both the spirit of GW and the spirit of private philanthropy. Membership is extended to individuals, corporations, and foundations whose annual or cumulative giving totals $1,000,000 or more.

our suPPorTers

L’enfant SocietyThe L’Enfant Society is named for the architect of the city of Washington, Pierre-Charles L’Enfant, whose vision guided its growth. The most prestigious of GW’s gift societies, the L’Enfant Society recognizes donors whose generosity and foresight have a transformational and enduring impact on GW. Membership is extended to individuals, corporations, and foundations whose annual or cumulative giving totals are $5,000,000 or more.

* Deceased+ five-Year consistent Donor

l’Enfant Society members who have made contributions to the Elliott School:

the robert Wood Johnson foundation

robert and arlene Kogod

Government of the State of Kuwait

the pew charitable trusts

J. B. & Maurice c. Shapiro charitable trust

robert Smith* and clarice Smith (B.a. ’76, M.f.a. ’79)

laszlo tauber (hon. D.p.S. ’97)* and Diane tauber

1821 Benefactors who have made contributions to the Elliott School:

Marc abrahms

anonymous

at&t foundation

carnegie corporation of new York+

the coca-cola company

council for Better corporate citizenship

lloyd h. Elliott (hon. l.l.D. ’89)* and Evelyn E. Elliott*

amitai Etzioni and patricia Kellogg (M.D. ’79)

fidelity investments charitable Gift fund+

the ford foundation

freeman foundation

Morton i. funger (B.a. ’53) and norma lee funger

the funger foundation, inc.

hartford insurance Group foundation, inc.

hyundai Motor company

iBM corporation

Korea foundation

thaddeus a. lindner (B.a. ’51, hon. D.p.S. ’94) and Mary Jean lindner+

lockheed Martin corporation

the henry luce foundation, inc.

John D. and catherine t. Macarthur foundation+

charles t. Manatt (l.l.B. ’62, hon. ph.D. ’08)* and Kathleen Manatt

Merck partnership for Giving

Microsoft corporation

Dorothy a. Moore and charles a. Moore, Jr.

David a. nadler (B.a. ’70)

the alfred p. Sloan foundation

Smith richardson foundation

Verizon communications

William Warren (B.a. ’67)



The George Washington SocietyThe George Washington Society was named to honor the forward-thinking spirit of the university’s namesake, whose vision has guided GW’s growth. Membership in The George Washington Society is extended to alumni and friends whose annual or lifetime giving totals $500,000 to $999,999. Grandfathered members with lifetime giving over $100,000 are included.

Diana B. henriques (B.a. ’69) and laurence henriques, Jr.+

a. Michael and Mercedes hoffman

peter and Judy Kovler

Edward c. Meyer (M.S. ’67)

florence nesh*

robert J. pelosky, Jr. (M.a. ’83) and Mahsa pelosky+

William petrach*

abe pollin (B.a. ’45)* and irene pollin

noah and Martha Samara

Glenna D. Shawn (a.a. ’72) and William Shawn (B.a. ’70, J.D. ’73)

carol K. Sigelman and lee Sigelman*

charles r. Sitter (B.a. ’54)*

lawrence and Sandra Small

frederic c. Stevenson (B.a. ’34, J.D. ’39)*

robert l. tull (a.a. ’48, B.a. ’49) and Dorothy tull (B.a. ’49)

hendrik W. Vietor (B.a. ’43)*

Kitty D. Weaver (M.a. ’33)*

Diane Wenger Wilson (a.a. ’44)

Kenneth a. Windheim (B.a. ’81)

George Washington Society members who have made contributions to the Elliott School:

albert abramson (l.l.B. ’38)*

Seymour alpert (hon. ph.D. ’84)* and cecile alpert*

patricia arcoleo

Mildred h. Banville*

Mark a. Baun

Everett h. Bellows (B.a. ’39, M.a. ’41, hon. ph.D. ’96)*

howard M. Bender

Eugene l. Bernard (J.D. ’51) and Barbara Bernard

Evelyn Boyer (B.a. ’32, J.D. ’39)*

José a. Brito (B.a. ’77, M.a. ’79) and lucia Brito (B.a. ’79)

Marshall n. carter (M.a. ’76) and Missy carter

Kyung h. cho-Miller

George a. coelho (M.B.a. ’77) and Margo o’Brien

Melvin S. cohen* and ryna cohen

Jack and pamela cumming

William E. Davis*

Karen l. Eisenbud (B.a. ’84) and todd Eisenbud

Marguerite faustman* and Donald faustman (B.a. ’50)*

Edward M. felegy (B.a. ’58)

christopher J. fussner+

James W. Gerard, V. (B.a. ’83) and Emanuela Gerard+

albert and tipper Gore

Elizabeth E. heckmann (B.a. ’51)*



The Tempietto Circle of the Heritage SocietyThe Tempietto Circle of the Heritage Society, named for the tempietto (“little temple”) that stands as a campus landmark in Kogan Plaza, recognizes those individuals who have made a planned gift of $500,000 or more to the university.

The Heritage SocietyThe Heritage Society recognizes individuals who have made documented planned gifts to the university. These gift plans, which include annuities, trusts, and bequests, establish a permanent legacy for each supporter.

tempietto circle members who have made contributions to the Elliott School:

Marc abrahms

Seymour alpert (hon. ph.D. ’84)* and cecile alpert*

George a. coelho (M.B.a. ’77) and Margo o’Brien

lloyd h. Elliott (hon. l.l.D. ’89)* and Evelyn E. Elliott*

Morton i. funger (B.a. ’53) and norma lee funger

christopher J. fussner (B.a. ’79)+

charles and Joan herber

thaddeus a. lindner (B.a. ’51, hon. D.p.S. ’94) and Mary Jean lindner+

Dorothy a. Moore and charles a. Moore, Jr.

William petrach*

frederic c. Stevenson (B.a. ’34, J.D. ’39)*

laszlo tauber (hon. D.p.S. ’97)* and Diane tauber

hendrik W. Vietor (B.a. ’43)*

Jack c. Voelpel (a.a. ’46, B.a. ’48, M.a. ’50)*

William Warren (B.a. ’67)

heritage Society members who have made contributions to the Elliott School:

anonymous

Joseph l. arbena (B.a. ’61)+

Ernest S. auerbach (B.a. ’58, J.D. ’61) and Jeanette auerbach

Mildred h. Banville*

Everett h. Bellows (B.a. ’39, M.a. ’41, hon. ph.D. ’96)*

Evelyn Boyer (B.a. ’32, J.D. ’39)*

carol r. Brosnan (B.a. ’81, M.a. ’87)

frances r. Brotzen (B.a. ’37)* and franz Brotzen

Michael E. Brown and chantal de Jonge oudraat+

nancy Broyhill (B.a. ’65) and robert Gilbert

faith c. caldwell (B.a. ’71)

h. John cantini, Jr. (a.a. ’48, J.D. ’50)*

hugo M. churchill (M.a. ’68)

James a. core (M.a. ’96) and Wendy K. core (M.a. ’94)+

neale c. Dobkin (B.a. ’65) and Barbara Dobkin

Marguerite faustman* and Donald faustman (B.a. ’50)*

Edward M. felegy (B.a. ’58)

casimir filipowicz (a.a. ’50, B.a. ’56)* and rose filipowicz

roderick S. french (ph.D. ’71) and Sally french (M.a. ’84)

norman h. friend (B.a. ’46)* and natalie friend (B.a. ’47)

hazel S. hanback (B.a. ’40)* and William hanback (B.a. ’32, l.l.B. ’34)

Elizabeth E. heckmann (B.a. ’51)*

frederick r. houser (B.a. ’48, M.a. ’50)*

Murray l. howder (B.a. ’54)

frank Mate, Jr. (M.a. ’56) and Mary Mate

J. Kenneth McDonald and chandley McDonald (B.a. ’79)

Michael and Marybeth Morsberger

florence nesh*

lewis B. redd (M.B.a. ’79)

Joseph Y. ruth (a.a. ’48, B.a. ’49) and Sharon J. rogers

lois G. Schwoerer (hon. ph.D. ’02)

Glenna D. Shawn (a.a. ’72) and William Shawn (B.a. ’70, J.D. ’73)

Gilbert l. Shirk (B.a. ’59)*

Jennifer a. Shore (M.a. ’96) and hadi habal

carol K. Sigelman and lee Sigelman*

lucille M. Stevens (B.a. ’57, M.a. ’70)*

Joseph h. tudor (B.a. ’35)*

robert l. tull (a.a. ’48, B.a. ’49) and Dorothy tull (B.a. ’49)

J. clark Van Bloom (M.a. ’63)* and Mary Van Bloom+

Gert Vutz (B.a. ’69, M.B.a. ’70) and helga Vutz+

Kitty Weaver (M.a. ’33)*

helen Yakobson* and Sergius Yakobson*

heather M. Young (B.a. ’94, M.a. ’96)


gifTs

These lists acknowledge gifts received from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013


Friends

adane aasland

Michael M. abadie

hilal abuzeid and randa ayoubi

Zachary M. aisley (B.B.a. ’02)

alicia allison

robyn E. angley

Blaise c. antin

Golineh atai

Joseph f. auletta (M.S. ’80) and rosa auletta

alan M. Ball

William J. Balling, Jr. (M.f.a. ’77) and paige Balling

robert Barry

robert E. Berls, Jr.

Stephen Bittner

rodric Braithwaite

christopher J. Bright (M.phil. ’03, ph.D. ’06) and nancy Bright

Marianne p. Broadwell (B.a. ’65)

James M. Burridge

lucio caracciolo

Susan caskie

Maria r. celis-Wirth (a.a. ’68) and peter o. Wirth

robert h. chandler

Kyung h. cho-Miller

Janet M. clark (B.a. ’62, M.a. ’64) and caleb clark+

Macy M. coffey

J. Donell cohen (B.a. ’64) and raphael cohen+

andrew S. corr (B.a. ’92) and Svetlana corr

harold K. coyle, Jr.

Michael David-fox

Karen Dawisha

Vera W. Debuchananne

heather Dehaan

Marily DeWall (B.a. ’64) and allan E. DeWall (B.S. ’68, M.S. ’77)

constantine Dmitriev

paul D. Dolezal

robert h. Donaldson

linda E. Douglas (M.B.a. ’87)

anneliese h. Duncan

paul W. Dunham (M.S. ’97) and patricia Dunham

alfred Evans

Gianfranco facco Bonetti

Kenneth J. farmer (M.a. ’79)

hubert farrish

John r. ferguson

raymond c. finch, iii

Sally S. french (M.a. ’84) and roderick S. french (ph.D. ’71)

christopher J. fussner (B.a. ’79)+

henry h. Gaffney, Jr.

fermin Gonzalez

John a. Gould

ruth E. Graves (a.a. ’45, B.a. ’47) and George Graves

Suzie Grieco (M.B.a. ’94)

Jinyue Guo

hadi f. habal

Gene B. haddon (M.a. ’75) and William haddon

helen halva

Stephen handelman

Kevin and Sally healy

Keith S. heller

M. and D. hellman

thomas D. helsby

Joel a. hettger (M.S. ’75)+

William h. hill

Kenneth hillas

richard hofer

a. Michael and Mercedes hoffman

larry E. holmes

charles D. hoopes (l.l.B. ’56)

rufino hurtado (M.B.a. ’09)

Jeffrie l. husband

andrew l. Jameson

Marie Jego

David Johnson

robert Johnson

Shaida S. Johnston (ph.D. ’06)

Stephen f. Jones

chantal de Jonge oudraat+

robert a. Juhl

anatoly Karlin

louis and irene Katz+

patricia E. Kauffman

akio Kawato

Sally p. Kennedy (B.a. ’58)

Donna Kent

Michael Keren

fredo a. King

ruth J. Kraemer (B.a. ’71)+

andrej Kreutz

anne Kuorsalo

tina a. Kupiainen

Derek J. larsen

ronald and Elizabeth laStaiti (B.a. ’64)

hong S. lee

robert legvold

carol S. leonard

pnina levermore

thomas f. lowell (M.B.a. ’81) and carol lowell

Edward D. lozansky

charles a. lundy (M.a. ’94)

Danielle n. lussier

William f. Mack (M.S. ’84)

James i. Mandel

catherine V. Mannick

Mitchell c. Mans (M.S. ’78) and lena Mans

robert f. Marcelain

Kimberly Marten

robert J. Martin (M.B.a. ’95)

christina u. Mason

thomas J. Mcintyre, Jr. (B.a. ’78)

Ellen Mickiewicz

Jay Mihal



christopher l. Miller

Elizabeth B. Miller

Mary M. Miller (M.B.a. ’78) and Dennis farley

Michael r. Miller

robert f. Miller

Jennifer Moll

John p. Moran (M.phil. ’95, ph.D. ’98) and Maria c. Moran

reid nelson

tom nichols

timothy obojski

takeshi oda

John G. papp (B.a. ’64)+

tinaz B. pavri

Gudrun persson

Kaye M. petersen

Mark W. petersen (B.a. ’67)

Steve pifer

norma W. pirie

carolyn p. pirnie (B.a. ’63) and peter pirnie

anne pitt

Sergei plekhanov

Donna B. potemken (B.a. ’78, M.S. ’82)

alex pravda

Melissa G. present (B.a. ’05)

Michael pressfield (B.a. ’70)

Elizabeth B. reddaway (B.a. ’63) and peter B. reddaway

Maria M. peznola-reed (B.a. ’87) and Steven reed

John c. reppert (ph.D. ’82) and patricia reppert

George V. reynoldson

Samuel a. robertshaw

Ellis rolett

cameron ross

ian rowe

Karl W. ryavec

richard Sakwa

catherine a. Schuler

Jennifer K. Schwartz (M.a. ’96, J.D. ’99)

Joel Shapiro

David Shearer

Estelle Sigur+

Kjell Sjaholm

helene Skjeggestad

renee Slawsky

anthony D. Smith

f. c. Smith, Jr. (B.a. ’84)

oles M. Smolansky

Markus Soldner

David Speedie

Judith Spencer and peter Spencer (M.S. ’78)

paul K. Sternal (B.S. ’91)

christina t. Stevenson (B.a. ’98, M.D. ’02)

andrea Stevenson Sanjian

ivy M. Stewart (B.a. ’98)

Deborah Strutton

fumikazu Sugiura

robert M. Sussler

pekka Sutela

hakushin Suzuki

cheryl-ann tan

tom thomson

Sandra W. thornton

andrei p. tsygankov

pauline V. Veer

Jennifer S. Voorhees (M.a. ’03)

Martin Vukovich

James Wade

Joe h. Wagner

audrey G. Ward (B.a. ’53) and robert Ward

charles a. Warner

Virginia K. Watson (a.a. ’42, B.a. ’43) and Virgil Watson

Janine Wedel

Benjamin Wegg-prosser

peter Weinheber

Diane Wenger Wilson (a.a. ’44)

Dennis W. Wester

George h. Whitcomb (l.l.B. ’66)*

ronaele r. Whittington

cindy Wigglesworth

Maurice W. Wildin

John h. Wilhelm

Jeanne l. Wilson

Kevin and Mary Woods

richmond Yale

Sally Yerkovich

Marilyn J. Young

Mary a. Zoellner

Faculty and Staff

Mansoor ali

David M. anderson (B.a. ’09)

Genet asebe

hossein G. askari

Joseph a. Bondi (B.a. ’01, M.a. ’03)

Michael E. Brown+

Veronica l. Brown (B.a. ’12)

Weston f. Bruner

Yvonne captain (M.S. ’04)

thomas n. Dart

Byron B. Davis

ryan J. Douglass (B.a. ’11)

Maurice a. East

amitai Etzioni

Elaine a. Garbe (M.a. ’08)

Suzette V. Gardner

Edward W. Gnehm, Jr. (B.a. ‘66, M.a. ’68)

randall K. Grey (B.a. ’11)

Matthew t. Grieger (B.a. ’06, M.a. ’13)

angella a. Griffin (M.a. ’97)

Sofija Jovik

louis h. Katz+

Jessica M. leong (B.a. ’06)

richard J. livingstone (B.a. ’12)

robert a. Maxim, ii (B.a. ’11, M.a. ’13)

Meegan E. McVay (M.a. ’98)

Michael o. Moore

Michael J. Morsberger

Margaret a. new

robert W. orttung

Douglas B. Shaw+

David h. Shinn (B.a. ’63, M.a. ’64, ph.D. ’80)+

charles n. Slusher

Steven Suranovic

caitlin a. taber

annie l. Vinik+

leah Weiss

tammy l. Wiles

Edward p. Wynne

hideko Yoshimoto

Samuel r. Zapolsky (B.a. ’12)



1939albert f. padley, Jr.*

1943Kimber E. Vought

1947William E. o’connor+

1948Myles r. Garrigan

Edwin n. henson, Jr.

1949Spero J. pappafotis+

1950George t. fuller

Juell r. ness+

Samuel l. Simon+

Donald W. Stigers*

1952lloyd K. Belt

Gerald p. holmes

1953lloyd K. Belt

Gloria B. Krakes

1954l. D. coe, ii

alexander S. roesell

paulette Whitcomb

1955Donald E. lucas

Grant c. Young

1956l. D. coe, ii

Barbara S. harvey+

tore haugeto+

paulette Whitcomb

1957Mary l. Bishop

Vello Ederma

lynn r. hoopes+

1958Edward M. felegy

Semi feuer

raymond Garcia

1959leslie J. Munroe

anne M. pedersen

1960catherine h. Gregg

thomas l. Gregg+

charles r. landon, Jr.+

roger o. Moore

1961Joseph l. arbena+

David E. feldman

Judith i. Moul+

1962George t. Desorcy

Walter h. ikeda

1963nicholas a. castruccio

r. l. DeVecchio

John J. Douglass

Edward a. Jurkens

randall W. Meyer, Jr.

nancy S. rich

David h. Shinn+

1964Joseph D. Domzalski

Kenneth h. lyons

Dayton S. Mak

William M. Michaels+

roger o. Moore

John p. richardson+

robert G. Stalnaker

James B. townsend, Jr.

Jack a. Vaughan

theodore S. Wilkinson, iii

William r. Yetman

alumni

“i graduated with a degree in international affairs in 1981, and started giving back to GW and the Elliott School for what they had given to

me. that changed after i learned more about what the school is doing. it is easy for me to support the school today because my daughter is now an Elliott School student, but i am really motivated by what the

school does for others—for its scholarship, its programs, its impact on policy, and for the many students whose lives it changes, but mostly

for the Elliott School’s contributions to people and especially women around the world who deserve better and don’t have any idea that

the Elliott School is helping them. Everyone connected with the Elliott School should really be proud of both today’s record of achievement

as well as the achievements that are on the horizon.”

—Van Z. Krikorian (B.a. ’81)Member, Elliott School Board of advisors



1965nancy Broyhill

chester D. cullison

frank J. Dellermann

ronald J. Goldwyn

Jere l. Jackson

thomas a. lowe

George Mayo, Jr.

Miguel a. Mendez

charles a. Scolatti

William E. Snow, Jr.

James h. Swint+

1966lawrence c. Broadwell+

paul W. chemnick

Jon D. cozean

Jane h. Dunphy

John D. Eaton

Stephanie h. Einstein+

lindalou K. friesen

Edward W. Gnehm, Jr.

Victor J. hugo, Jr.

Senour hunt

leland S. Kollmorgen

John D. nelson

Myra norton

francis J. o’connor

Douglas J. parry

Dianne a. rankin

Karen E. Sasgen+

helen r. Sioris+

Dan Strammiello

richard B. taber

robert l. turner+

nancy h. Winter

1967John E. arnold

andrea arntsen

Maurice i. ashland

alexander p. Butterfield

William M. crooks*

Estate of Eugene p. forrester*

Dean r. Gattone

Edward Greer

thomas B. hayward

Jane h. hyde

Douglas E. Macherey+

patricia S. Macherey+

David D. Mcnary

Donald M. Miller

norman c. neverson

richard ostheimer, ii

Douglas J. parry

harold G. Shook+

ray B. Sitton+

William Warren

1968lawrence E. adams

richard h. adamson+

Stuart J. Brahs+

Mary o. chiarodo

Diane S. Dupin

Edward W. Gnehm, Jr.

richard a. Grymes

honey r. heller+

George D. holliday

Gerald h. Kaffer, Jr.+

robert J. lamoureux+

laurence f. lane

ronald f. locker+

robert M. lucy

paul W. Maul

Warren G. nelson

Eleanor D. Smith

Detta Voesar+

carroll r. Wetzel, Jr.

1969raymond J. art

Janet l. Blizard

oscar c. Decker, Jr.

phillip f. Dorman

Diana B. henriques+

Edward Y. holt+

William J. Karppi

James J. Knicely

leonard r. Kreitzberg

leonard l. lewane

Daniel E. Mcpherson, Jr.

Eric a. McVadon

William o. Miller

patricia J. Moser

richard S. post

William r. Sheridan

Mary M. Smith+

Edwin l. Stanford

henry J. tessandori

Karen M. Wetherell

Grant c. Young

1970richard a. Behrenhausen

Dorothy f. Borenstein

nancy h. Brown

neil M. chapin+

howard h. Danford

Gail f. Donnalley

George h. Dudley

lawrence D. hagedorn

harry n. Key, Jr.

Jay r. Kraemer+

Melissa a. Krause

William r. Maloney

David a. nadler

Eric a. nelson+

alan E. opresko

robert c. peak

Wayne robinson

lee roderick

David t. rogers

William c. rudd+

William h. Shawn

Drew V. tidwell

Marshall n. townsend

Detta Voesar+

patricia Whitney

Marc D. Yacker

1971Michael S. Bogdanow+

Skipwith c. calvert

Mary o. chiarodo

John M. fairey

Douglas l. farmer

Donald E. fitzGerald

arthur f. Garvey

louise a. Guey-lee

nona S. hillsberg

herbert S. Klinghoffer

James o. langland

Gordon M. livingston

ralph E. loomis

David J. McQuade+

Joetta Miller

lesley a. Moradian

Brian p. Moran

Elizabeth B. Morris+

William a. roemer

robert S. rosen

robert h. Scarborough

Jeffrey M. Sheppard

harris Sperling

Kelsey S. Stewart+

Quinn J. tamm, Jr.

John a. Valenti

1972Salvatore p. aquilino

Barbara h. Block

Glen D. Bottoms

John M. Boyle

linda r. calvert

Mary f. casserly

robert S. fitch

Deborah c. Gilman

Gerald c. Gustafson

reed E. hansen

Jerrold n. Kaminsky

Joseph a. Kiehl

alan D. Koseff+

robert K. lewis, Jr.

Janice l. loutzenhiser

Ellen G. Mack

Josephus l. Mavretic

robert W. Molyneux, Jr.+

E. J. Montgomery, Jr.

James B. Moore

candace W. Morris

Joseph p. Murphy

carl r. parsons

patricia Scangas

Marc E. Schieber

philip D. Shutler

Steven l. Skancke+

John W. Speer

George h. Walser

Janice M. Weber

James l. Williams

George r. Younts, Jr.



1973paul G. accettura

Dennis a. adelson

peter r. Bankson+

Eugene E. Bieraugel

laura Brody

andrea W. Brown

richard B. Burnham

James p. cavanaugh

Jerome J. comello

David l. Evans

Steven D. Gabel

Jeffrey t. ibsen+

anita t. Molano

richard J. Mottl

richard G. rhyne

thomas h. ross+

thomas G. Smith

Marilyn J. Szczerbiak

John M. tomsky

Judith S. Weisman

1974peter J. Baldwin

Scott Bliss+

Jennifer S. Bond+

Stuart J. Brahs+

patricia a. cardenas

Myles E. fladager

John c. fuechsel

Julia G. Gregory

albert f. Jones

robert J. lavigna

charles M. Marsteller, iii

linda J. Mccarty

Bruce E. Methner

William E. primosch+

Susan E. Schechter

fernando J. tonarely

James c. Voorhees

Eugene f. Yeates

1975William h. Bentley

Mark p. Berkman

pamela p. Boyette

William D. Brisbane

robert M. Errichetti

James a. Eskin

charles a. ford+

robert D. freed

laura t. Garrison

Jane orci

David M. randerson

Julia S. rosen

Michael f. thompson

Eric J. Weiss

Ellen M. Wells

1976ann l. Becker+

frederick E. Blott+

Wesley p. callender+

Joerg E. Dittmer

Keith J. fabes

Barbara M. ford

David M. friedman

Bennet r. Goldberg+

David Judd

laurence f. lane

Karen l. lowe

patricia S. Macherey+

thomas a. McDonald

charles l. Merin

Mima S. nedelcovych

howard B. nellhaus

Steven l. peterson

Samuel B. Wheeler

1977Joel J. Bergsma

andrew B. claster+

alan S. cohn

William h. cooper

pamela S. corsini

Barry S. feigenbaum+

Jean f. floyd

alan D. Koseff+

William E. lehr, Jr.+

norine E. Quinones

Susan n. Sherman

Jerome c. tinianow

norma r. Vavolizza+

catherine l. Zedalis

1978Susan G. carbiener+

Jeannie h. cross+

Suzanne M. Dann

randall M. fort

paul f. halsey

lee r. hurwitz

Dennis G. Kainen+

Donald B. Kursch

Judith r. lipner

Douglas renfield-Miller

John f. rogers

lisa J. Savitt

David l. Shambaugh

allan r. Stern

Sharon a. Stokley+

James c. Voorhees

lisa K. Westerback

clifford J. White, iii

1979percy r. aguila, Jr.

Suzanne r. albin

peter M. Dillon+

larry M. Ellis

William c. Gaston

Michael J. hope+

carlton h. Maryott

John p. McGuinness+

Joan f. Mcintyre

peter G. Merrill

John B. Myer

Stephen M. Skrzat

laura W. Stone

frank c. Wong+

1980curt M. Biren

Karen h. Buttaro

James D. creek+

peter M. Dillon+

lynn E. Dwyer

pamela S. friedman

Maureen E. igoe

t. p. Jones, Jr.+

heidi l. lawyer

Kenneth B. Malmberg

charles M. Martynuska

Stephen l. May

nicholas p. Mihnovets

larry J. Murphy

Brian E. o’Donnell

leasa l. raya

Kenneth B. robinson

ranta l. russell

1981andrew arno

Benjamin r. Baker, Jr.

Michael J. cerretani

linda M. Ghelfi

raul r. herrera

Genevieve J. Knezo

Van Z. Krikorian+

Shannon E. St. John

claire h. timms

carol a. tuszynski

1982richard W. allen

christopher G. Dachi

linda S. Gooding

Jeffrey J. Grieco

Shari J. Meltzer

James B. Quigley+

Jonathan B. rickert+

timothy c. Sandusky+

Michelle K. Schmidt+

Janet W. Schultz

richard l. Shewell, Jr.

Glenn Strahs

1983James W. Gerard, V+

alexander B. Kippen

pilar G. Kline

Marie G. Morrison

Michael h. patterson

robert J. pelosky, Jr.+

anthony M. pepper

robert D. Quinn

Dina S. towbin

Jonathan D. Wolf

1984carole a. Bonina

patricia a. Braxton

anne t. flack

Gary M. Gerber

nancy l. lindas

robert a. Marshall+



Stephen l. May

Matthew M. nolan

christopher nurko

James Q. peebles

charles t. prindeville, iii+

Michael S. Quinn

thomas richardson

Brian a. runkel

lydia B. Vandenbergh

Ellen M. Wells

1985Jaber K. altaki+

Kristina Bouweiri

paul r. Edholm

ana M. Guevara

Molly hays

Victor a. leister

robert S. Martin

Julie a. Monaco

robert W. ogburn

abby r. ribbans

Michele richmond- Weinfeld

thomas S. riggs, iii

laura S. terpstra

heidi M. Wood

1986cynthia Y. abadie

Susan i. Blanco

William D. Briggs

ann M. carr

holly K. clifford

Susan f. Driben

Martin c. Guay

Debra J. Jezouit

Joseph a. Kiehl

Barbara a. Kipila+

Stephen J. laforte

charles t. prindeville, iii+

frances S. Seawell

Scott D. Silverwood

linda t. Streaty

1987Jennifer K. Brodt

pauline M. Delaszlo

charles l. Douglas

Sheri E. Dresner

Susan K. freericks

andrew J. Garfinkel

Marian Graham

Bonnie E. Green

raymond G. Gregory

Susan J. heckman

Virginia a. hodges

Bruce n. Janacek+

Bryant p. lehr+

christopher nurko

Steven E. phillips

leasa l. raya

ann t. rizzo

Kevin B. rost

George W. ryan, Jr.

Michael J. Zack+

1988philip M. Budashewitz+

Jean christensen

thomas l. cole

ranel J. covert

paul W. Dickson, iii

Kevin c. fitzgerald

frederick p. Gilliam

christina K. halpern

Jon M. Katona

amy M. Krouse

Jacqueline a. Schenkel+

rebecca S. Smith

1989Danae J. aitchison

paul l. Brabant

richard f. corson

Michael a. Dewitt+

William h. Gibbons-fly

Julie a. hennessy

Kevin S. Kelso+

Deborah M. lehr

Jon S. lerner

Gary S. lesser

christopher Medalis+

John M. Sirek+

Sonja i. Smith+

henry a. Steiner

peter M. Wendzel

David c. Wolfe

1990Mark-Edward Brophy+

christopher W. cahillane

Barbara M. Derosa-Joynt+

Walter E. Grazer

David S. Mao

liane Morrison+

Kathleen n. Mueller

richard a. pegg

rachel Silber

parker D. Snowe

David W. Swim

amy r. thompson

Marlaina a. Wahl

1991linda M. Bethman

holly K. clifford

Elizabeth r. Gellene

Susan K. Green

paul Mamalian

Gina c. Martin

Michelle D. rubin

Douglas E. Storey

Melanie B. tekirian+

rebecca B. thompson

James r. Wilson

heidi M. Wood

1992luis a. Blandon, Jr.

arlyn charles

Mohammed S. Dasuki

Kyle W. farmbry

Deanna K. ferrante

robert Q. lee

Katherine J. lotspeich

tammy a. Medanich+

amit K. Misra

richard Morris, Jr.

patricia M. newton

Susan K. orttung

Maria a. proestou+

Kathleen t. Schott

luyi Shao

todd i. Steinberg

christopher l. taylor

robin D. Williams+

1993Jeffrey B. cadman

Jennifer S. calvery

George p. Earle

alicia M. freitag St. Jean

richard a. Granson

Kenneth p. Kansa

Kenneth a. Kero-Mentz

Danielle longo

Eric D. lundell

pedro l. Mendez

tina h. pedersen

taro tateiwa

1994Sanat S. amladi

Kathleen a. Billette-Saul

Maria r. Boscio

Wendy K. core+

Melissa hambly-larios

holly a. haverstick+

Julie E. hulstein+

Elizabeth a. Jaenicke

ronya J. McMillen- Driscoll+

Shawn l. raymond

christina B. rogers+

rachel S. Schindel-Gombis

Jason c. Schwartz

Joseph f. Sifer

natalia Xiomara-chieffo

heather M. Young

1995Ester l. abenojar+

amy B. chmar

John n. couric

Samantha a. Edwards+

colleen n. Gibney

paul W. Gibney

Erik c. hayes

Kathryn D. Krepp

Kevin r. learned

Kimberly M. Mcculloch-Besse+

Scott D. McDonald

Bradrick S. oeth

John M. pollack

nathan B. rich


1996James alverson+

James a. core+

todd Dennett

George c. Ehrhardt

Brandon M. fewer+

Brian E. Graney+

irena t. Grozdanoff

Vivek K. hatti

friedrich J. helmstetter

Mara p. Metzger

David S. Salkeld

Jarrett c. Schulz

Jared D. Shaw

Jennifer a. Shore

William S. Stewart

John f. tent

Elisabeth c. therrien+

1997James D. addicott

David M. canes

Katrina M. Davis

Matthew D. Deatherage

Virginia Z. Donchez

Jeffrey J. fair+

Jason a. Gambach

tonya M. Grindon

Judith B. heichelheim

robert p. Jackson

David W. Junius+

Kristy Kirkpatrick

Elizabeth G. Marino+

Gina c. Martin

phillip S. McMillan

aileen M. Miller

nicholas S. namba

Katja J. newman

Daniel obst

Sean r. Queenan

Matthew a. Schmit

catherine r. Schroeder

Stacie M. Spiegel

Elizabeth K. Stanton-Barrera+

Brian r. Sullivan

Miyuki tamai

Marie D. ternieden

christina l. tomlinson

Matthew c. Zierler+

1998Schuyler K. allen

candice l. Bennett

lara E. crampe

christine M. Ensley

christopher J. frank+

Gillian t. frazier

Kuyomars Q. Golparvar

andrew J. Grauer

John hemmann

James r. Kem+

Daniel f. Mcnicholas

Meegan E. McVay

robert a. parris

David a. Schug+

Gina Sullivan

Justin f. Swann+

annalisa l. Weigel

hilary E. Winston

Karen E. Zietlow

1999Jason f. Buckley

hannah M. feinberg

Kendra l. Gaither

helder o. Gil

Jill M. hasegawa+

Marc i. hurwitz

lindsay r. Marsh

John B. McManus

travis W. nesbitt

igor prochazka

Kennan W. rapp

clayton h. Stevenson

Julie M. Walton

Marcelo M. Wright

2000W. S. allen

timothy J. Beresford+

nicholas p. Bruner

aaron J. Deer

ivette a. fernandez

Dominic J. ferullo

Kimberly a. fogler

Daniel a. Gerschel

Kathy E. Gosselin

Diane Griffin

alan S. Gruber

amy hopkins

Breton l. Johnson+

charles E. Kiamie, iii

amy E. lestition

Janet a. Malabarba-oliver

Darren M. Menaker

Sarah a. Michalopoulos

Jennifer a. reichelt

David S. Salkeld

Keith G. tidball

Joanna G. Weiss

Joseph M. Zupkus

2001Jessica a. acimovic+

peter t. Bazos

Sarah S. Brenes

abigail l. cadle-Wilson+

charles p. charpentier+

cassandra M. de Souza

Brendan J. Gilbert

irene B. Kariampuzha

Gregg l. ladislaw

Vito p. logudic

lisa a. Maher

John B. McManus

Justin r. pierce

heather a. Sajeski

Stephen D. Steacy+

healey c. Sutton

2002abby E. aisley+

Maria M. andrade

christopher E. Brick

Stephanie p. clarke+

William S. finkelstein+

Kathleen S. fontaine

Mitchell E. hochberg

liz J. Jones

William h. Kopke

amy E. lestition

lee S. lubarsky

constantine t. Michalopoulos

andrew W. Morrison+

Benjamin J. reno-Weber

robert h. Winthrop+

2003Elena J. anderson

candice l. Bennett

Jennifer l. conje

Karl W. crow

James r. flynn

Scott n. harmon+

Sean p. Jamieson

Julie B. Macartney

Sunlen M. Miller

Michael J. Scharding

claudia a. Vinay

2004adam r. Banner

Yvonne captain

Kristyn D. carrillo

Kirtlin W. Doyle

abigail c. Einspahr

iman M. Ekdawi

Julia fletcher

Justin D. Gibbons

Katharyn S. hiebert

henry t. Jinich

Matthew S. lieber

lindsay c. Mcafee

David f. nadasi

Kim thien t. nguyen

Elizabeth M. nuti

Eric l. post

Joshua E. present

toye E. reddick

tengfei Wu+

2005nikhil r. agarwal

Erin E. Berry

adam M. Brown

Vinette E. Brown

alexander D. cashman

rachel l. coleman

craig r. cornelius

leonor V. Davila

Barbara M. Derosa-Joynt+

Daniel D. Evans

Scott fried

amy E. Garber

John J. happel



Geraldine t. hirschhorn

Myron howard-Johnson

renee c. Jackson

Sunyoung Kim

Yi-chun l. liu

Brandon p. Muir

Sonia n. nagda

Michael l. pellegrino

abbey V. richards

Katherine a. rocco

richard G. Saliba

robert D. Sickel

Drew a. Sindlinger

Jon t. tollefson

omar t. Woodard

hannah E. Zerphey

2006Michael S. Barnett

timothy D. Beard, iV+

christine E. caggiano

tyler J. coffey

Danielle c. Defant

Kenneth B. fletcher

Mark S. frank

Mathew t. Grieger

rebecca p. Gudicello

adam G. Gutbezahl

Stephanie r. hedquist

rick a. herrmann

Katherine a. hild

Sean Y. holiday

Eugene J. Kuleta, ll

Erin E. lamb

Jessica M. leong

tara l. levasseur

Brendan M. lill

Mark a. loucas

David f. nadasi

Mosheh D. oinounou

Bryan W. roberts

theodore J. Schmitt

Danielle l. Solof

carrie a. Warick-Smith

robin J. Wood

2007Wellesley W. Baun

Eleanor G. Birch

Emily E. Bleimund

Elizabeth G. Branson

Ethan l. Bronstein

Kaimanamalie l. Brummel

Zhuoxia chen

Judson a. crane

luiz felipe n. figueiredo

patrick D. finch

David M. foster

crystal S. hahn

nathan G. holdstein

Julianne B. hunkins

Stacey n. Jasper

alexander a. Kobulsky

Jenna B. lavin

Yonit lax

Kara E. McGinnis

pia Mitra

Maria c. Moura da costa

Jesse S. nolten

christopher J. Sweeney

nicholas r. Vander Veer

Sara r. Weisman

2008hiroaki Baba

Michael f. Batlogg

Daniel J. cohn

frederick J. Evert+

Elaine a. Garbe

Mark D. Gaspar

Dean Gudicello

rebecca p. Gudicello

colleen p. handbury+

Brendan J. hennessey

Kevin M. hostetler

fan li

Emily l. Melle

Michael W. Morrisey

amr S. Moubarak

Shannah l. nehrke

Meredith E. neiman- Emmert

russell a. nemiroff

McKenzie a. parrack

adam B. pienciak

Eric l. post

Darien J. Saul

alexander M. Steffler

Daniel c. Suchenski

Jon t. tollefson

Daniel J. trapp

caroline n. Vance

Micah a. Walter-range

2009David M. anderson

Emma M. anderson

Benjamin a. Barron

Gabrielle B. Bass

niketa Brar

Sadie M. Decourcy

carolyn r. french

Kirsten E. Gilbert

Jean-Marc W. Gorelick

Samantha r. Gross

Kathy l. John

Keith D. Moody

amanda K. notarangelo

lindsay M. paulin

laura J. prevete

Erin E. Quigg

Karl M. Schackmann

philip a. Schuster

collin t. Stevenson

Beth M. Wolny

2010christopher c. Ballantine

laurel M. Bruntz

Brooke n. Delancey

frederick J. Evert+

Elizabeth l. finnegan

peter c. fulweiler, Jr.

robert M. Kubinec

nicole M. Mccloskey

Megan K. Melloy

robert p. Mower

francis D. Murray

Meredith E. neiman- Emmert

Darcey E. o’halloran

ryan S. oliver

Daniel J. Sadlosky

Jessica l. Sblendorio

Michael t. Searway

Sian l. Seldin

Michael p. Shaw

Joshua a. Sorkin

John D. Spangler, iii

Marissa p. Stamler

Jordanna r. Sussman

Eyob t. tolina

Daniel J. tonellato

adam M. Zuckerman

2011amelia l. aiello

tyne E. alexander

Jason S. Becknell

Joseph t. Bellew

Sam r. Blackman

crystel r. Britto

Jordan M. chaffin

ryan J. Douglass

Elizabeth l. Gerke

randall K. Grey

Julia l. haigney

Steven B. herzberg

Jared M. hoffman

Sarah K. hoffman

Michael h. humphreys

Syeda noura a. Khan

ana carolina lessa teixeira

Kathryn t. lundquist

robert a. Maxim, ii

patrick o’Malley

Kaitlin M. oujo

Kathryn i. pajak

Daniel a. rozenson

frederick W. Schneider, iii

charlotte l. Schou

Etan J. Schwartz

neha Singh

Melissa a. Wohlgemuth

2012rohan Batra

roberto J. Borgert

Veronica l. Brown

Divya M. chalikonda

pamela a. cohen

adam J. Drucker

Morgen W. Ellis

Evan M. faber




Daniela V. felcman

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Victoria p. hartman

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Deanna M. Jensen

patrick a. Kearns

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Mi lu

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Marisa r. Meyers

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ronald B. Saville

Madison V. Shaner

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Sarah E. Stafford

Michelle M. Suarez

Sarah E. thompson

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Samuel r. Zapolsky

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2013rebecca h. abramson

Jelita D. adams

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farima alidadi

Michael c. amidon

Julia E. anderson

Katherine h. andrews

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Danqing Yin

alexander f. Yu

rebekah J. Yurco

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ashley r. Zatloukal

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christopher t. Zeller

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