2021 University Day Celebration

2021University DayCelebrationNovember 2, 2021 20- to 50-YearUniversity Day Service Awards

University DayResolutionWHEREAS, the Board of Visitors of George Mason University desires to commem orate the history of George Mason University, from its establishment by theUniversity of Virginia as an extension for higher education in Northern Virginia toits present status as a comprehensive university; andWHEREAS, the town of Fairfax purchased and donated a permanent site for theschool, which was formally presented to the University of Virginia by Fairfax MayorJohn C. Wood in 1959; andWHEREUPON, the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia selected GeorgeMason College of the University of Virginia to be the permanent name of thecollege; andWHEREAS, the new campus, located at its present site, was dedicated in 1964 byGovernor Albertis S. Harrison Jr.; andWHEREAS, in 1972, House Bill 210, enacted by the General Assembly, amendedthe Code of Virginia to separate George Mason University from its parent institutionand to grant it university status; andWHEREAS, Governor Linwood A. Holton signed House Bill 210 into law on April 7,1972, thereby granting George Mason University its present stature;NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors that, in recognition ofthese events, henceforth, April the Seventh shall be celebrated as UNIVERSITY DAY.—Board of Visitors, 1980

University DayService Awards20 TO 50 YEARS OF SERVICENOVEMBER 2, 20219:30–11 A.M.JOHNSON CENTER, DEWBERRY HALLWelcomeLester L. Arnold Sr.Vice PresidentHuman Resources and PayrollRemarksGregory WashingtonPresidentPresentation of University Service AwardsGregory WashingtonPresidentA special thank you to the Green Machine Ensembles for their musicalcontribution to today’s program.All photos in this program have been provided.UNIVERSITY DAY SERVICE AWARDS 20211

Twenty-Year Service Recipients2GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

Heather AleknavageChandararith ChetSarah HamiltonOffice of Sponsored ProgramsUniversity LibrariesInformation Technology ServicesBenjamin AshworthJose CoradinKimberly HolmesSchool of ArtAntonin Scalia Law SchoolCollege of Engineering and ComputingThomas BacigalupiJohn CrockerCarol HoskinsPolice and Public SafetySafety, Emergency,and Enterprise Risk ManagementSmithsonian-Mason Schoolof ConservationScott BergEnglishJuan BlandonInformation Technology ServicesZafer BoybeyiAtmospheric, Oceanic,and Earth SciencesJo-Marie BurtSchar School of Policy and GovernmentLaura CallahanMason Card OfficeEvan CantwellCreative ServicesOscar CastanedaFacilitiesChun-Hung ChenSystems Engineeringand Operations ResearchMaria DakakeLee HoustonReligious StudiesMason RecreationThomas DeikeMarci JeromeInformation Technology ServicesCollege of Educationand Human DevelopmentLiping DiSpatial Information Scienceand Systems CenterYevette JordanTodd DiamondAnthony KellyMason Student Services CenterCollege of Educationand Human DevelopmentChristopher FreasFacilitiesChawky FrennHistory and Art HistoryAssad KhanCollege of ScienceSchool of ArtBarry KlingerMarcy GloverAtmospheric, Oceanic,and Earth SciencesOffice of the ProvostLisa Gring-PembleSchool of BusinessDorothy KrollStudent Financial AidUNIVERSITY DAY SERVICE AWARDS 20213

Craig LernerDale PokorskiSusan StockwellAntonin Scalia Law SchoolCollege of ScienceUniversity LibrariesEvon LeslieAlison PriceDonglian SunFiscal ServicesAntonin Scalia Law SchoolGeography and Geoinformation ScienceNa LiuJohn QuErik SundstromCollege of ScienceGeography and Geoinformation ScienceInformation Technology ServicesAndrew LoerchMichele ReasingerPatricia TheimerSystems Engineeringand Operations ResearchAdmissionsApplied Proteomicsand Molecular MedicineSean LukeCollege of Visual and Performing ArtsComputer ScienceMichal MalurSchar School of Policy and GovernmentPeter MandavilleSchar School of Policy and GovernmentJoaquin MartinezBusiness ServicesJonathan MayGlobal Education OfficeKevin McCabeCollege of Humanitiesand Social SciencesSamantha McClellandSafety, Emergency,and Enterprise Risk ManagementRobert McDonnellOffice of the ProvostPatricia MillanWilliam ReederKenneth ReinertSchar School of Policy and GovernmentKevin SandersUniversity LibrariesCatherine SaundersEnglishKelly SchrumHigher Education ProgramFarnoosh ShahrokhiCollege of Educationand Human DevelopmentSanaullah ShaikhFacilitiesJohn ShortleStudent Financial AidBiologyQuyen NguyenKorey SingletonCenter for Earth Observationand Space ResearchOffice for Diversity, Equity, and InclusionKaren PittmanSchool of ArtGEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYLuana WatsonUniversity Advancementand Alumni RelationsSusan WiedemannAndrew WingfieldMasoumeh Sikaroodi4Stacey VerardoAtmospheric, Oceanic,and Earth SciencesSpatial Information Scienceand Systems CenterJane MooreSystems Engineeringand Operations ResearchMohan VenigallaSid and Reva DewberryDepartment of Civil, Environmental,and Infrastructure EngineeringAdmissionsPolice and Public SafetyMary PoirierIosif VaismanSchool of Systems BiologySuhung ShenSystems Engineeringand Operations ResearchInformation Technology ServicesRhonda TroutmanCollege of ScienceDonald StarrSean StevensInformation Technology ServicesSchool of Integrative StudiesDemetrius WinstonInformation Technology ServicesJulie ZobelSafety, Emergency,and Enterprise Risk Management

UNIVERSITY DAY SERVICE AWARDS 20215

Twenty-Five-YearService Recipients6GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

Cynthia BentleyThomas HuffJulia NordUniversity LibrariesPotomac Environmental Researchand Education CenterSchool of Systems BiologyJulie HuntUniversity LibrariesDavid BernsteinAntonin Scalia Law SchoolStephen BurnsFacilitiesSuzanne CarbonneauHuman Resources and PayrollJim ChenAtmospheric, Oceanic,and Earth SciencesRose CherubinPhilosophyBrian DavidsonInformation Technology ServicesAnthony DiazFacilitiesZoran DuricComputer SciencePatrick GillevetBiologyDennis GoodMason RecreationRoshanda HarrisCollege of Educationand Human DevelopmentFacilitiesSocial WorkJames KinterComputer ScienceDennis PettersonVannary KhovSchool of ArtWilliam PerrinZane PhippsInformation Technology ServicesPaul SmithCultural StudiesRichard KlimoskiSuzanne SmithSchool of BusinessHistory and Art HistoryMartha MartinDebra SpragueSchool of BusinessCollege of Educationand Human DevelopmentScott MartinComputer Game DesignClare TalbertMichael MauckInformation Technology ServicesCollege of Educationand Human DevelopmentKimberly MazeGwendolyn ThomasOffice of Sponsored ProgramsStudent Experience RedesignTheodore McCordMaria WaltersHistory and Art HistoryCollege of ScienceTeresa MichalsRonald WittEnglishFacilitiesLaura MillerINTO MasonUNIVERSITY DAY SERVICE AWARDS 20217

Thirty-Year Service Recipients8GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

Shirley Al-JaraniKaren KingCapitol ConnectionSchool of BusinessPeggy BrouseKathryn LaskeySystems Engineeringand Operations ResearchSystems Engineeringand Operations ResearchVikas ChandhokeMichael LaySchool of Systems BiologyFacilitiesHenry FeilVirginia MahoneyFacilitiesInformation Technology ServicesJennifer GanttJerome ShortArlington Campus AdministrationPsychologyEllen GibsonGheorghe TecuciFiscal ServicesComputer ScienceMaryam KasmaiDavid WalnutSchool of ArtMathematical SciencesUNIVERSITY DAY SERVICE AWARDS 20219

Thirty-Five-YearService Recipients10GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

Alok BerryKarla HoffmanElectrical and Computer EngineeringSystems Engineeringand Operations ResearchJeanette BlanchardInformation Technology ServicesDonald BoudreauxEconomicsWilliam BrownIntercollegiate AthleticsJoanne CarterOffice of Sponsored ProgramsSteve DangUniversity LibrariesWayne FromanAbul HussamChemistryWilliam JacksonFacilitiesMark JacobsSociology and AnthropologyTimothy SauerMathematical SciencesSandra WinterInformation Technology ServicesPhilosophyUNIVERSITY DAY SERVICE AWARDS 202111

Forty-Year Service RecipientsR. Christian JonesEnvironmental Science and PolicyLinda MillerSchool of Dance12GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

Forty-Five-YearService RecipientsJames BennettEconomicsJames T. Bennett is an Eminent Scholar at George MasonUniversity. He holds the William P. Snavely Chair of PoliticalEconomy and Public Policy in the Department of Economicsand is director of the John M. Olin Institute for EmploymentPractice and Policy. Bennett received his PhD from CaseWestern Reserve University in 1970 and has specialized inresearch related to public policy issues, the economics ofgovernment and bureaucracy, labor unions, and healthcharities. He is founder and editor of the Journal of LaborResearch and has published more than 60 articles inprofessional journals such as the American Economic Review,The Review of Economics and Statistics, Policy Review, PublicChoice, and Cato Journal.Stuart MalawerSchar School of Policy and GovernmentStuart Malawer joined the Mason Law School faculty in 1977, afterteaching at other universities for nine years. He has been teachingglobal trade relations and international law at the Schar School ofPolicy and Government for the past 20 years. While Malawer has hadnumerous professional accomplishments over his more than 50-yearcareer, his focus has always been on teaching and interacting withstudents and keeping in touch with them wherever they are located.As a result of his dedication, the Mason Alumni Association namedMalawer the Faculty of the Year in 2000.Stuart Malawer holds a PhD from the department of internationalrelations at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. He has aJD from the Cornell Law School and a diploma from The HagueAcademy of International Law. He also studied at the Harvard LawSchool and St. Peter’s College at Oxford University.UNIVERSITY DAY SERVICE AWARDS 202113

Fifty-Year Service RecipientJames TrefilPhysics, Robinson ProfessorsJames Trefil was born in Chicago and educated in public schools.After receiving a BS in physics from the University of Illinois, he won aMarshall Scholarship to Oxford University, where he read theoreticalphysics and the philosophy of science and received a BA and MA. Hefinished his studies as a National Science Foundation Fellow atStanford University, where he received an MS and PhD in theoreticalphysics.He held postdoctoral, visiting, and junior faculty appointments atseveral laboratories around the world before joining the faculty ofthe University of Virginia, where he eventually became universityprofessor and professor of physics. He has held several appointmentsas Visiting Scholar at the Department of Geophysical Sciences at theUniversity of Chicago. In 1987, he joined the faculty of George MasonUniversity as Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Physics.He has published more than 100 papers in professional journals andhas made contributions to research in elementary particle physics,fluid mechanics, medical physics (including cancer research), and theearth sciences.14GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY DAY SERVICE AWARDS 202115

University Day Resolution WHEREAS, the Board of Visitors of George Mason University desires to commem orate the history of George Mason University, from its establishment by the University of Virginia as an extension for