Founded in 2004, the GW Black Alumni Association endeavors to engage African-American alumni as advocates, volunteers, and donors to GW. The GWAA also works to foster positive relationships between the University’s alumni community and current multicultural students to strengthen and expand the robust GW multicultural network.
Andrew Dixon, CCAS ‘92
Ashlyn Martin, CCAS ‘05
Oghene Oyiborhoro, CCAS ‘09
Christina Vickers, CCAS ‘06
Kristen Wigglesworth, SEAS ’02, ’08 (Chair)
Learn more about volunteering with the GWBAA.
Black Alumni Reunion
The Black Alumni Reunion was started in April 2008 in partnership with then Assistant Vice President Helen Cannaday Saulny, GSEHD MA '88, and alumnus Lamar Thorpe, CCAS BA '07. Since its inception, the Black Alumni Reunion has recognized the achievements of Black/African Americans and serves as a signature event to engage alumni of the African diaspora with GW. Over the past 10 years, the Black Alumni Reunion has featured many outstanding alumni for both their career achievements and their accomplishments as members of the GW alumni community, including:
Helen Cannaday-Saulny, GSEHD MA ’88
Garry Lyle, ATTD ’63-’67
The Honorable B. J. Penn, GWSB MS ’80
Roslyn M. Brock, SPHHS MS ‘89
Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen, GWSB BA ’67 & ESIA MS ‘73
Deborah Tillman, GSEHD MA '02
Anntoinette "Toni" White-Richardson, CCAS BA '80
Mark Chichester, GWSB BBA '90, LAW JD '93
Deborah Randolph Harrison, CCAS BA '77
The Black Alumni Reunion is held biannually with the next event scheduled to take place spring 2019.
The George Washington Black Alumni Association (GWBAA) IMPACT Award is the highest form of recognition bestowed on distinguished Black alumni by the GWBAA Executive Committee. The IMPACT Award celebrates three Black alumni who have cultivated a proven history of commitment to The George Washington University. Through professional endeavors and community engagement, IMPACT Award recipients have made indelible contributions to their alma mater, their local communities, and society at large.
