Success Stories

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  AU’s Mock Trial Team scores impressive wins at invitational tournament

  American University’s Mock Trial Team competed over fall break in the Coast Guard Academy Guardian Invitational, finishing in the top five among 22 competing college and university teams.
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  Trading Maps for Sneakers: Sporty Alumna Wins Honors

  Susan Liebenow, praised by Washington SmartCEO as a business leader, runs L&T Health and Fitness in Washington, D.C.
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  Novelist and Former Professor McLaughlin ‘78 Says AU is the Place for Literature-Lovers

  Novelist Ann McLaughlin, CAS/PhD ’78, presents her most recent book at the Alumni Author Series. Read the novel, and then meet Ann and other literature-lovers at the event during All-American Weekend on October 23 at Bender Library’s Mudbox Café.
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  National Zookeeper Got Start with Volunteer Opportunity

  Kenton Kerns, CAS/BS ’07, started his zookeeper career as a volunteer while an AU student. Today, he’s one of eight full-time zookeepers at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s small mammal house.
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  Koutsandreas ’50: Military Man, Scientist, and Proud Alumnus

  When former EPA scientist John Koutsandreas, CAS/BS ’50, isn't advocating for the environment, he’s enjoying retirement — visiting with his grandkids, playing golf — and helping plan his 60-year reunion this October at All-American Weekend.
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  No Winning Weapons

  History alum Ward Wilson recasts nuclear weapons history and policy.