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Celebration of Distinction Awardees

Congratulations to Our 2026 Distinguished Alumni!

Celebration of Distinction is the longest-running university-wide celebration of alumni achievements. Our distinguished alumni have made significant contributions to George Mason and their communities and continue to make Mason Nation proud.

Meet the 2026 Awardees

  • Headshot Guylaine Saint Juste

    Guylaine Saint Juste, BA ’94

    Alumna of the Year Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Charity Rankins

    Charity Rankins, BS ’22

    Alumni Service Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Dr.Cher Weixia Chen

    Cher Weixia Chen

    Faculty Member of the Year Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Anthony Amos

    Anthony Amos, MPP ’24

    Graduate of the Last Decade (G.O.L.D.) Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Rakibul Alam

    Rakibul Alam, BS ’26

    Senior of the Year Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Mathew Reed

    Matthew Reed, JD ’97

    The Antonin Scalia Law School Distinguished Alumni Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Chris Preston

    Chris Preston, BS ’96

    The Black Alumni Chapter Distinguished Alumni Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Steve Magness

    Steve Magness, MS ’11

    The College of Education and Human Development Distinguished Alumni Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Esmael Dinan

    Esmael Dinan, PhD ’01

    The College of Engineering and Computing Distinguished Alumni Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Raj Ratwani

    Raj Ratwani, MA ’04, PhD ’08

    The College of Humanities and Social Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Christian Betancourt

    Christian Betancourt, PhD ’22

    The College of Public Health Distinguished Alumni Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Christy Landes

    Christy Landes, BS ’98

    The College of Science Distinguished Alumni Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Bill Podolski

    Bill Podolski, BM ’06, BA ’06, MEd ’19

    The College of Visual and Performing Arts Thomas W. Iszard IV Distinguished Alumni Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Sydney Yap

    Sidney Yap, BS ’20, MS ’21, GCert ’22, MBA ’25

    The Costello College of Business Distinguished Alumni Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Mina Al Hashim

    Mina Al Hashimi, BS ’23, MS ’24

    The Early Identification Program (EIP) Distinguished Alumni Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Jeremy Freer

    Jeremy Freer, MM ’10

    The Green Machine Ensembles Distinguished Alumni Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Ashley Koranteng

    Ashley D. Koranteng, BS ’19, MPH ’21

    The Honors College Distinguished Alumni Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Wail Abbo

    Wail Abbo, BS ’09, MS ’12

    The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Distinguished Alumni Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Dr. Nawal Rejah

    Nawal Rajeh, MS ’10, PhD ’24

    The Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution Distinguished Alumni Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Tyler Watkins

    Tyler Watkins, BA ’15, MA ’17

    The Lambda Alumni Chapter Distinguished Alumni Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Carlos Vivaldi

    Carlos Vivaldi, BA ‘21

    The Latino Alumni Chapter Distinguished Alumni Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Douglas A. Brook

    Douglas A. Brook, PhD ’01

    The Schar School of Policy and Government Distinguished Alumni Award

    Bio
  • Headshot Christoper K. Jones

    Christopher K. Jones, MA ’99

    The Veterans Alumni Chapter Distinguished Alumni Award