Success Stories
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Travis Lay: From AU Basketball Star to Alumni Board Member
Once a leader on the basketball court, Travis Lay continues to lead AU as a member of the Alumni Board.
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Taking the World by Storm: Two AU Alumnae Inspired to Travel
Imagine spending Christmas in Germany, New Year’s in Ireland, and your birthday en route from Austria to Italy all in the same year. This dream trip is two AU alumnae’s reality as they travel around the world for their “American Gap Year.”
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Inspired by Lady Day, Carole Boston Weatherford, KSB/BA ’77, Writes Jazzy Poetry and Prose
Carole Boston Weatherford, KSB/BA ’77, has won numerous awards for her children’s books and poems and seeks to educate a new generation on the past, prejudice, and overcoming adversity.
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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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Gierman '09 Returns to High School as AU Admissions Volunteer
Andrea Gierman, KSB/BSBA ’09, returns to her high school alma mater to represent AU admissions at local college fair.
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Phillips ’99 Connects Scholars Worldwide, Assists AU Library in Reaching Goals
Library technology expert Jason Phillips, KSB/MBA ’99, leads the future of scholarly research worldwide through his support of the AU library, striving to link institutions of higher education around the world and steer librarianship into a bright future.