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COURTESY DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH
Mark Adamsson (SFS ’15), second from left, was admired by his French professor for sitting in the front row of class and actively participating in discussion, displaying motivation and a flair for languages.

Junior Dies of Heart Failure

By Katherine Richardson March 21, 2014

Mark Adamsson (SFS ’15), an international student remembered as a friend, scholar and athlete, died from lung and heart failure because of medical reasons during spring break in the Dominican Republic....

Junior Dies During Spring Break

By Mallika Sen March 9, 2014

Mark Adamsson (SFS '15) died while on spring break in the Dominican Republic, Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson said in a campus-wide email, today. Adamsson was travelling with fellow Georgetown...

In Death, a Humbling Moment of Humanity

By Bebe Albornoz February 14, 2014

We’ve heard the sons of Harvard tell how Crimson lines could hold them, as the Georgetown fight song pokes fun of a so-called rival up north, but now, I write about Harvard as a friend. On Feb. 10, slightly...

FILE PHOTO: COURTESY TOM QUINN
Quinn was well-known at Yates, where he taught boxing for 10 years.

Quinn, GU Boxing Champion, Dies

By Katherine Richardson January 28, 2014

  Most Georgetown students may not know the name Tom Quinn (CAS ’55), but many would recognize him. The United States Marine, actor and Georgetown boxing legend-turned-coach was a fixture...

COURTESY AMIT SHAH 
Economics professor Adhip Chaudhuri in his Intercultural Center office in the early 1980s. Chaudhuri, who taught at Georgetown for 34 years, died at 62 after a three-year battle with cancer Jan. 13.

Chaudhuri, Economist and Father, Dies

By Madison Ashley January 24, 2014

A professor at Georgetown for 34 years, Adhip Chaudhuri was, in many senses, a lifelong student. Chaudhuri, who retired last year, died Jan. 13 after a three-year battle with lung cancer. He was...

GU Reacts to Mandela’s Death

By Madison Ashley December 6, 2013

The world came to a collective pause Thursday to mourn the death of human rights leader Nelson Mandela. A prolific anti-apartheid activist and the first black president of South Africa, Mandela, 95,...

Legendary English Professor Knoll Dies

By Kayla Cross November 21, 2013

One word comes up in every conversation about Wayne Knoll: love. An English professor and former Jesuit priest, Knoll, 80, died Nov. 10 after a three-month battle with an incurable and inoperable cancerous...

Sheehan, First Mascot, Dies at 54

By Kayla Cross November 15, 2013

Patrick Sheehan (CAS '81) embodied Hoya spirit. As Georgetown's first costumed mascot, he entertained crowds at basketball games during his four years on campus as a human-sized Jack the Bulldog. Sheehan,...

Friends Remember Waugh

By Penny Hung October 22, 2013

In his short time at the Georgetown University Law Center, Mark Edward Waugh (LAW ’16) left behind a legacy of eloquence, dedication and leadership. Waugh attended Langley High School in nearby...

Globetrotting Graduate Dies in Plane Crash

By Danny Funt August 27, 2013

Bess Rosenzweig was worldly, in every sense of the word. She was an avid traveler, and she and her mother were vacationing in Kenya when the two were killed in a plane crash July 25, just 10 weeks...

Former Dean Dies

By Braden McDonald September 21, 2012

Former Georgetown University School of Medicine Dean and Chief of Urology William Maxted (C ’50, MED ’54) died last month at age 83. According to an article in The Washington Post, Maxted died...

Former University President Dies

By Sarah Kaplan August 15, 2012

Former University President Rev. Gerard Campbell, S.J., died Aug. 9 at age 92. Campbell, who served as president from 1964 to 1968, enacted several changes during his short tenure in the office: He...

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