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More than 140 team alumni gathered at Horizon Hall, traveling from 16 states and overseas, to celebrate five decades of excellence alongside current Forensics Team members.

When ���ӽ紫ý alum Samantha Carrico enters a room, eyes usually lock onto her charismatic coworker Rylynn, a five-year-old Labrador golden retriever mix. But while Fairfax County’s facility dog gets all the attention, Carrico is the key to making it all happen.

Schar School adjunct professor Lee Roberts is recognized as a Teacher of Distinction by ���ӽ紫ý. See why, as a U.S. Army strategic intelligence officer, it’s important to him to teach international security.

���ӽ紫ý’s popular FOCUS outreach program marks its 10th anniversary this summer and continues to expand its science and tech immersion programs.

As ���ӽ紫ý doctoral student Jericho McLeod reviewed literature on disease transmission as part of his PhD work, he and ���ӽ紫ý professor Eduardo López noticed a gap in the models and now seek to correct it.

���ӽ紫ý alumnus and former track star Rob Muzzio, BS ’87, finished fifth in the decathlon competition during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He was one of 10 Patriots who qualified for the Summer Olympics that year.

As the saying goes “Once a Patriot, Always a Patriot,” and ���ӽ紫ý is proud to have a large group of Patriots serving the Commonwealth of Virginia in the General Assembly.

Carlehr Swanson (Bachelor of Music, 2019) was crowned Miss Virginia 2024 on June 29, 2024, just months after performing a preview concert or her upcoming EP on ���ӽ紫ý's Fairfax Campus.

Dave Hughes followed a path from flying Chinook helicopters for the army to getting a PhD in Sports Analytics from ���ӽ紫ý to now advising the NFL on how to keep its players - including one of his favorites, the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes - safe.

Rona Jobe says her 2013 Master of Public Policy degree prepared her to help other women and minorities elevate their businesses. Now she’s a Rising Star winner from a major nonprofit.

Graduate student Nick Marko earned a master’s in biodefense and a graduate certificate while working full time as a neurosurgeon.

The week of 10th anniversary festivities culminated with Mason Korea faculty, staff, students, and proud families gathering to celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2024.