The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) at George Mason University is proud to announce the 2025 Community and Catalysts awardees. The awards celebrate distinguished alumni, faculty, staff, and students whose leadership, research, service, and contributions have made outstanding contributions to their fields, their communities, and to the university.
The 2025 Community and Catalysts awardees will be celebrated on Saturday, November 8 at an event held on George Mason’s Fairfax Campus in Horizon Hall.
The CHSS Community and Catalysts awards showcase how CHSS prepares students to thrive in a vast spectrum of career pathways while giving back and caring about our communities.
A full list of the award recipients is available on the college’s Community and Catalysts website.
As one of the largest colleges at George Mason, CHSS stands ready to help students create the changes that will make our communities a better place. CHSS faculty view teaching and research as deeply interconnected elements of the George Mason mission as the public research university of Northern Virginia. We provide rich educational experiences for undergraduate and graduate students as we conduct innovative research of consequence.
George Mason is Virginia’s largest public research university. Located near Washington, D.C., George Mason enrolls more than 40,000 students from 130 countries and all 50 states. George Mason has grown rapidly over the past half century and is recognized for its innovation and entrepreneurship, remarkable diversity, and commitment to accessibility. In 2023, the university launched Mason Now: Power the Possible, a $1 billion comprehensive campaign to support student success, research, innovation, community, and stewardship. Learn more at GMU.EDU.
September 10, 2025