Alumni

Dana Staley found herself deep in her Master of Public Administration program with a newborn, a fulltime job, and eventually, a pandemic crisis. See how she managed to succeed through it all.

More than 140 team alumni gathered at Horizon Hall, traveling from 16 states and overseas, to celebrate five decades of excellence alongside current Forensics Team members.

When George Mason alum Samantha Carrico enters a room, eyes usually lock onto her charismatic coworker Rylynn, a five-year-old Labrador golden retriever mix. But while Fairfax County’s facility dog gets all the attention, Carrico is the key to making it all happen.

Schar School adjunct professor Lee Roberts is recognized as a Teacher of Distinction by George Mason University. See why, as a U.S. Army strategic intelligence officer, it’s important to him to teach international security.

George Mason University’s popular FOCUS outreach program marks its 10th anniversary this summer and continues to expand its science and tech immersion programs.

As George Mason doctoral student Jericho McLeod reviewed literature on disease transmission as part of his PhD work, he and George Mason professor Eduardo López noticed a gap in the models and now seek to correct it.

George Mason alumnus and former track star Rob Muzzio, BS ’87, finished fifth in the decathlon competition during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He was one of 10 Patriots who qualified for the Summer Olympics that year.

As the saying goes “Once a Patriot, Always a Patriot,” and George Mason University is proud to have a large group of Patriots serving the Commonwealth of Virginia in the General Assembly.

Carlehr Swanson (Bachelor of Music, 2019) was crowned Miss Virginia 2024 on June 29, 2024, just months after performing a preview concert or her upcoming EP on George Mason's Fairfax Campus.

Dave Hughes followed a path from flying Chinook helicopters for the army to getting a PhD in Sports Analytics from George Mason to now advising the NFL on how to keep its players - including one of his favorites, the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes - safe.