- October 7, 2024
James W. “Jimmy” Hazel, JD ’84, has led a life of service to the Commonwealth of Virginia—and to George Mason University. He recently added to his considerable legacy with a gift of $1 million for the Smithsonian Mason School of Conservation.
- October 2, 2024
In July, Charles “Cully” Stimson, JD ‘92, was elected as rector of the George Mason University Board of Visitors. A businessman and attorney, Stimson is the deputy director of the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, Senior Legal Fellow, manager of the National Security Law Program, and senior advisor to the president at The Heritage Foundation.
- August 23, 2024
A planned gift from Professor Emeritus Bruce Manchester and Fred Emory is an investment in the team’s historic legacy of success.
- June 25, 2024
On June 10, 2024, more than 110 golfers came together at Westfields Golf Club to support first-generation students through George Mason University’s Diversity Scholarship Golf Classic.
- June 18, 2024
Building on his ongoing commitment to Mason Korea, advisory board member Sam Machour recently announced a new $60,000 pledge for student scholarships. The announcement was made during the Friends of Mason Korea 10th Anniversary Celebration.
- May 28, 2024
The Peterson Family Foundation and George Mason’s College of Visual and Performing Arts announce a transformational gift toward the reimagining of the Center for the Arts on the university’s Fairfax Campus.
- May 16, 2024
Students, donors, and Mason staff enjoyed an evening of gratitude at this year's Scholarship Dinner, with 200 guests in attendance to hear students’ stories of impact. More than 1,100 scholarships have been awarded in FY 24, totaling more than $3.5 million.
- May 13, 2024
A new Hazel–Peterson Scholarship fund has been established in the name of the Hazel and Peterson families to support undergraduate students pursuing a minor in real estate development at the Costello College of Business of George Mason University.
- April 19, 2024
The Leading Niche CEO Tamara Nall and her husband, Clement Ezeanii, have created the Susanna Ezeanii and Mayfred Jolinda Nall Health Informatics Scholarship Endowment to honor the memories of their mothers while making educational aspirations tangible for College of Public Health students.
- April 10, 2024
Once a year, George Mason University invites its community—alumni, faculty, staff, students, and their families–to unite in philanthropy on Mason Vision Day. This year, on April 4, they did so enthusiastically, raising $1,309,345 for the university’s students, research, and programs.