2021 Award Recipients
Celebrating our distinguished alumni, faculty, staff, and students
Each year the College of Humanities and Social Sciences celebrates individuals whose leadership, research, service, and contributions have made outstanding contributions to their fields, their communities, and to George Mason University.
These CHSS alumni, students, faculty, and staff showcase how the humanities and social sciences drive our community forward in advancing cutting-edge research, impactful service, and critical competencies for today's global and knowledge-based economy.
On November 18, 2021 we highlighted our programs, students, faculty, staff, and alumni during our signature event, Community and Catalysts.
Enjoy and share our program through our GMU-TV YouTube Page:
The college is proud to present our 2021 award recipients:
CHSS Alumni Service Award
Ailsa Ware Burnett
BS Public Administration '93, MA Sociology '96, MPA '07
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - Interdisciplinary Studies
Kathy E. Hollinger
Masters of Interdisciplinary Studies
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - Staff Award
Troy Lowery
BA Environmental and Sustainability Studies '15, Masters of Interdisciplinary Studies '18
CHSS Alumni Chapter Student Award
Heaven Miller
BS Criminology, Law and Society '24
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - Economics
Virgil H. Storr
MA Economics '00, PhD '03
CHSS Alumni Service Award
Danielle B. Craddock
MAIS '11
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - English
Dr. Melanie R. Hill
MA English '12
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - Staff Award
Paul J. Liberty
BA English '88
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - Criminology, Law and Society
Brandon O. Thompson
BS Administration of Justice '08
CHSS Alumni Chapter Student Award
Sydney Johnson
BA Communication '23
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - Philosophy
David J. Freedman, Esq.
BA Philosophy, BA Foreign Languages '98
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - Faculty Award
Debra Lattanzi Shutika
MA English '93
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - Cultural Studies
Elena Razlogova
PhD Cultural Studies '04
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - Women and Gender Studies
Eric N. Gonzaba
MA History '14, CERG Women and Gender Studies '14, PhD History '19
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - Higher Education
Harold Geller
MAIS '92, CERG Education '02, DA '05
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - Communication
Marcella M. Robertson
BA Communication '11
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - History and Art History
Richard N. Gerrard
MA History '89
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - Global Affairs
Rolando Flores Santos
BA Global Affairs '18
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - Staff Award
Rose Pascarell
MA Sociology '92
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - Modern and Classical Languages
Ryan Duncan
BA Foreign Languages '95
CHSS Faculty Civic Excellence Award
Spencer R. Crew
Clarence J. Robinson Professor of History
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - School of Integrative Studies/Bachelor of Individualized Study
Lulu Géza Kelemen
BA Integrative Studies '11, CERG Women and Gender Studies '15, MA Sociology '15
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - Religious Studies
Isaiah Cruz
BA Religious Studies '19
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - African and African American Studies
Sarah Nawab, Esq.
BA Government and International Politics '16
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - Psychology
Sean M. Marsh
MA Psychology '99, PhD '05
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - Sociology and Anthropology
Evan Braff
BA Sociology '91, MPA '04
CHSS Distinguished Alumni - Sociology and Anthropology
Casey Klemmer
BA Integrative Studies '22, MAIS '23
Join us to celebrate our Community and Catalyst awardees on Thursday, November 18 at 7 p.m.
Our event is free and open to the public.
Registration is required to receive the event link.
