ARLINGTON, VA.—The inaugural winners of the Schar School Regional Leadership Awards have been announced and will be honored during a dinner for Northern Virginia’s elected officials on Monday, November 18, at the Schar School of Policy and Government on George Mason University’s Arlington campus.
Sharon Bulova (D), retiring chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, and Fairfax County Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill), along with retiring Prince William County Supervisor Marty Nohe (R-Coles), are the inaugural recipients of the Schar School Regional Leadership Award. Washington Post columnist Robert McCartney will deliver the keynote speech during the ceremony.
“It is our pleasure to present these long-serving public officials with our first-ever awards,” said Schar School Dean Mark J. Rozell. “It’s a small way to recognize the effort each of them has contributed to making Northern Virginia among the most successfully governed regions in the country. These awards are well-deserved.”
ABOUT THE SCHAR SCHOOL
The Schar School of Policy and Government is one of the 10 schools and colleges of George Mason University with approximately 2,000 students, 90 full-time faculty members, and 13 degree programs offered on Mason’s campuses in Fairfax and Arlington, Va. Among the degree programs are government and international politics, public policy, public administration, political science, international security, and international commerce and policy. The Schar School prepares undergraduate and graduate students to be leaders and managers who solve problems and advance the public good in all sectors and levels of government—in the United States and throughout the world.
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