Category: Alumni
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3 Georgetown Alumni Selected for 2023 White House Fellowship
William Godwin (C’07) is a Georgetown College of Arts & Sciences alumnus, founder of a real estate company, attorney and the former president of the Gary City.…
September 29, 2023
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Karen Franklin (C’23) Graduates 45 Years After Leaving the Hilltop
On May 20, 2023, 45 years after she last left Georgetown, Franklin walked across the stage in front of Healy Hall and became an official alumna of the Georgetown University…
May 20, 2023
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Yu Huang, Martínez Sánchez Selected for 2021 Chester Gillis Award
Each year, the College Academic Council (CAC) recognizes two students who embody the values of a liberal arts education in the Jesuit tradition through the Chester Gillis Award.…
March 12, 2021
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Senior Sociology Major Emma Berk (C’20) Received Landegger Award
Senior Emma Berk, a sociology major, received recognition for her outstanding commitment to community service during her time at Georgetown by being awarded the University’s…
February 27, 2020
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Madeleine Gibbons-Shapiro (C’21) Works to End Stigma Against Disabilities in Kazakhstan
Gibbons-Shapiro was first drawn to this opportunity through the Beeck’s Center GU Impacts Fellowship because she wanted to do work that combined her sociology major with her…
January 12, 2020
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Sociology Major, Orunima Chakraborti, Won a 2019 Beinecke Scholarship
Sociology major Orunima Chakraborti (C’20) has won a 2019 Beinecke Scholarship, a prestigious award given annually by The Sperry Fund to students who plan on enrolling in an…
August 9, 2019
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Shakera Vaughan (C’19) has been named a Newman Civic Fellow
The government major and sociology minor has received a 2018 Newman Civic Fellowship, a national program for students who demonstrate meaningful engagement with their.…
March 19, 2018
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Andrea Keklak Writes about obstacles for female runners
Andrea Keklak was a sociology major who graduated in 2015. She ran track at Georgetown and before. She has written are powerful condemnation of the male chauvinism that kept…
March 19, 2018
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Marta Aparicio wins Rangel Graduate Fellowship
Alumna Marta Aparicio (C’14) of Providence, Rhode Island; Kala Deterville (C’18) of Queens, New York; and Sofia Gomez (SFS’18) of Hanover, New Hampshire, have received the…
January 10, 2018
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Yalda Baktash (C’18) Speaks Out On Life as a Refugee
Fall 2015 was Yalda Baktash’s (C’18) first at the Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences—but her journey to the Hilltop began long ago. Baktash, a sociology…
April 4, 2016