Alumni News

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Fan Yang, PhD Cultural Studies '11, with the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award in cultural studies.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Roy Barnett, BIS '18, with the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award in School of Integrative Studies/Bachelor of Individualized Studies.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Eric Woodall, BA Speech Communication '95, with the 2026 Distinguished Staff Alumni Award. Woodall is is a career marketing and communications professional with more than 30 years of experience at both agencies and Fortune 500 companies

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Ann Ludwick, MPA '95, with the 2026 Distinguished Staff Alumni Award.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Annette Ott-Barnett, BIS '18, with the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award in School of Integrative Studies/Bachelor of Individualized Studies.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Rebecca Ullrich, MA Psychology '15, with the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award in psychology. Ullrich currently serves at the assistant superintendent of early childhood access, enrollment, and policy at the Virginia Department of Education.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Jackie Poapst, MA Communication '15, PhD '19, with the 2026 Distinguished Faculty Alumni Award. Poapst is the Warren Decker director of debate and an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at George Mason University

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Mike Foss, BA Communication '11, with the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award in communication. Foss is executive vice president, executive editor, sports news and entertainment at ESPN.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Danielle Badra, MFA Creative Writing '17, with the 2026 CHSS G.O.L.D. - Graduate of the Last Decade award. Badra is the 2022-2024 Fairfax County Poet Laureate and the author of Like We Still Speak, the winner of the 2021 Etel Adnan Poetry Prize. 

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Christie Nader, BA Sociology '93, with the Distinguished Alumni Award in sociology and anthropology. Nader is senior vice president and global chief information officer for Jet Aviation, leading global technology strategy, cybersecurity, and digital transformation initiatives that enable business growth and innovation.