List of Columbian College of Arts and Sciences people explained

See main article: Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. The list of Columbian College of Arts and Sciences people includes notable graduates, professors, and administrators affiliated with the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences of the George Washington University, located in Washington, D.C.

Alumni

See also: List of George Washington University alumni.

Arts

!Name!Known for!Year!Reference

David Lynch	Filmmaker, painter, musician, singer, sound designer, photographer, and actor	(1964)	^[1]
	Dancer, choreographer, dance educator and scholar and pioneer of modern and contemporary dance	1967	^[2] ^[3]

Media, sports and entertainment

!Name!Known for!Year!Reference

Taylor Hale	Winner of Big Brother 24, Miss Michigan USA 2021	2017
Kerry Washington	Actress; Forbes named her the eighth highest-paid television actress in 2018	1998	^[4]

Politics

Name	Known for	Year	Reference
Anwar Gargash	Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates	1981 / 84	^[5] ^[6]
Vincent C. Gray	Politician and former Mayor of the District of Columbia	1964	^[7]
Carl Lutz	Swiss diplomat; saved 62,000 Jewish Hungarians during the Holocaust	1924	^[8]
Mark Warner	Politician and current U.S. Senator from Virginia	1977	^[9]

Others

!Name!Known for!Year!References

	Former White House Climate and Domestic Director, author	2005	^[10]
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis	Former First Lady of the United States	1951	^[11]
	Art historian and current president and chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art	1979	^[12]

Faculty

See also: List of George Washington University faculty.

Current faculty

Administration

• Eric Arnesen - vice dean of faculty and administration of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences^{[13] [14]}
• Kathryn Newcomer - director, Columbian College’s Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration^{[15] [16]}
• Frank Sesno - director, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs^[17]
• Sanjit Sethi - director, Corcoran School of the Arts and Design^[18]
• Paul Wahlbeck - interim dean, Columbian College of Arts and Sciences^[19]

Faculty

• Sarah Binder - professor of political science, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and an inductee to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[20]
• Dana Tai Soon Burgess - professor of dance, cultural ambassador for the U.S. State Department; renowned choreographer^[21]
• Chryssa Kouveliotou - professor of physics, former NASA senior scientist and a leading expert on gamma-ray bursts^[22]
• Sarah Wagner - associate professor of anthropology, recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship^[23]
• Gayle Wald - professor of English, recipient of Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships^[24]
• Andrew Zimmerman - professor of history; Guggenheim Fellowship recipient^[25]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Notable Alumni Corcoran School of the Arts & Design The George Washington University. corcoran.gwu.edu. 2020-02-28.
2. Web site: Collection: Jan Van Dyke papers GW Libraries Archival Collection Guides. searcharchives.library.gwu.edu. en. 2018-11-06.
3. News: Remembering Performer, Teacher, and Choreographer Jan Van Dyke. 2015-07-07. 88.5 WFDD. 2018-11-06. en.
4. Web site: Highest-Paid TV Actresses 2018: Sofia Vergara Tops Ranking Again With $42.5 Million. Robehmed. Natalie. Forbes. en. 2020-02-28.
5. News: A Conversation with H.E. Anwar Gargash. 2017-03-27. Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. 2018-11-06. en-US.
6. Web site: Elliott Welcomes Back Alumni, Greets Parents Elliott School of International Affairs The George Washington University. elliott.gwu.edu. en. 2018-11-06.
7. Web site: GW Today The George Washington University. gwtoday.gwu.edu. en. 2018-11-07.
8. News: GW honors alumnus who helped rescue thousands during Holocaust. 2018-10-25. The GW Hatchet. 2018-11-29. en-US.
9. Web site: U.S. News - 10 Things You Didn't Know About Mark Warner.
10. Web site: The Daily Colonial - PAF writes for a cause. https://web.archive.org/web/20061214014426/http://www.dailycolonial.com/go.dc?p=3&s=2329. dead. 2006-12-14. 2006-12-14. 2018-11-29.
11. Web site: Jackie Kennedy Biography :: National First Ladies' Library. www.firstladies.org. en. 2018-11-07. 2017-05-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20170523150207/http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=36. dead.
12. News: GW Arts & Sciences Fall/Winter 2016. Issuu. 2018-11-07. en.
13. Web site: Who We Are Columbian College of Arts & Sciences The George Washington University. columbian.gwu.edu. en. 2018-11-06.
14. Web site: Eric Arnesen The Future of the African American Past Conference. futureafampast.si.edu. en. 2018-11-06.
15. Web site: Kathryn Newcomer Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration The George Washington University. tspppa.gwu.edu. en. 2018-11-07.
16. News: Kathryn Newcomer, PhD — TEI The Evaluators' Institute. TEI The Evaluators' Institute. 2018-11-07. en-US.
17. Web site: Frank Sesno School of Media & Public Affairs (SMPA) The George Washington University. smpa.gwu.edu. 2018-12-13.
18. Web site: Sanjit Sethi Corcoran School of the Arts & Design The George Washington University. corcoran.gwu.edu. 2018-12-13.
19. Web site: Meet the Dean Columbian College of Arts & Sciences The George Washington University. columbian.gwu.edu. 2018-12-13.
20. Web site: Sarah A. Binder Department of Political Science The George Washington University. politicalscience.columbian.gwu.edu. en. 2018-11-07.
21. Web site: GW Names Award-Winning Artist Dana Tai Soon Burgess as Chair of Department of Theatre and Dance Office of Media Relations The George Washington University. mediarelations.gwu.edu. en. 2018-11-07.
22. Web site: Chryssa Kouveliotou Department of Physics The George Washington University. physics.columbian.gwu.edu. en. 2018-11-07.
23. Web site: Sarah E. Wagner The Department of Anthropology The George Washington University. anthropology.columbian.gwu.edu. en. 2018-11-07.
24. Web site: Gayle Wald English Department - The George Washington University The George Washington University. english.columbian.gwu.edu. en. 2018-11-07.
25. Web site: Andrew Zimmerman Department of History The George Washington University. history.columbian.gwu.edu. en. 2018-11-07.