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Our alumni are leaders in their fields. John cloud,
Jr. (MA’77) was appointed U.S. ambassador to the
Republic of Lithuania. randall fort (BA’78) was
named assistant secretary of state for intelligence
and research. marc lacey became Mexican bureau
chief for The New York Times. marisa lino (MA’72)
was appointed assistant secretary for international
affairs in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
James Quigley (BA’82) was appointed chairman of
Merrill Lynch International.
In 2006-2007, two Elliott School faculty members
received awards for excellence in teaching. The
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching and the Council for Advancement and
Support of Education named elizabeth chacko the
2006 district of columbia Professor of the Year.
henry nau received the first annual harry harding
Teaching Prize in recognition of his sustained
excellence in teaching and his extraordinary
contributions to students.
elizabeth chacko was named DC Professor of the Year.
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The Elliott School hired new scholars and senior
practitioners in 2006-2007. The school welcomed
christopher Kojm, former deputy director of the
9/11 Commission and senior advisor to the Iraq
Study Group, and holger schmidt, who specializes
in conflict and transnational security. Visiting
faculty included amb. John miller, former member
of Congress and senior policymaker specializing
in human trafficking; martin sherwin, Pulitzer
Prize-winning biographer and expert on the Cuban
Missile Crisis; and Paul Williams, conflict resolution
specialist.
The school hired four new scholars—ilana feldman,
adina friedman, marc lynch and shira robinson—
in preparation for the launch of our new MA in
Middle East Studies in September 2007. The Elliott
School also appointed nora lustig, former head
of the United Nations Development Programme
Poverty Group and an expert on development
economics, as the school’s J.B. and Maurice C.
Shapiro visiting professor. Lustig is the first
“Though I went on to get an MBA from Wharton, it was GW that fostered my love for international
affairs and international economics, leading me to work all over the globe. Thus, giving to GW was an
easy decision. I wanted to make sure other students could benefit from a GW education the way I had.
My professors were experts in their fields, whether that field was academia, government or industry.
The District of Columbia was my university. I traveled to international law libraries, the Library of
Congress and any relevant institute to do research for courses. Averell Harriman, diplomat, statesman
and former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, led my small group seminar. His wife, Pamela
Harriman, sat in the back of the room for every class. I was in the center of the political universe!
When my daughter was ready to go to college, we decided we wanted to start a family tradition,
mother then daughter, at GW. Maybe if I have a granddaughter, she will continue the tradition.”
— Julia Gregory (BA’74) is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
a drug discovery company of the post-genome era. She is an alumna and donor, member of the
Elliott School’s International Council and parent of a recent Elliott School graduate.
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