Alumni News Distinguished contributors JMU honors alumni award winners
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he Alumni Association honors the achievements of notable alumni and faculty at its annual awards banquet. In this column, we’re continuing to give our readers a closer look at some of the 2016 award winners, the exceptional people who help make JMU great and help create a better world for us all. Timothy Persons (’93) Distinguished Alumni, College of Science and Mathematics
Timothy M. Persons was appointed the chief scientist of the U.S. Government Accountability Office in 2008. As the chief scientist, he is an expert adviser and chief consultant to the GAO, Congress and other federal agencies and government programs on cutting-edge science and technology, key highly specialized complex systems, engineering policies and best practices, and original research in the field of engineering, computer and the physical and biological sciences to ensure strategic and effective use of science and technology in the federal sector. Persons has testified as an expert witness before Congress on topics such as the Zika virus outbreak, counterfeit electronic part risk to the weapons systems supply chains, and the strategic opportunities and implications of nanotechnology’s effusion into the manufacturing sector, among others. Persons was selected as the JMU Physics Alumnus of 2007. He is an internationally recognized speaker on data analytics, science and technology policy, and public sector foresight. Persons earned a bachelor’s degree in physics from JMU, a master’s degree in nuclear physics from Emory University in 1995, a master’s degree in computer science from Wake Forest University in 2000 and a doctorate in biomedical engineering from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2001. He lives in Severn, Maryland, with his wife, Gena, and children, Leah and Timmy.
Enrico Gaglioti (’94) Distinguished Alumni, College of Business Enrico Gaglioti is CEO of Chiron Investment Management and a co-founder of GPS Investment Partners. He was formerly a partner at Goldman, Sachs & Co. where he served as the global head of equity sales and most recently served as an advisory director of Goldman Sachs’ Investment Management Division. Gaglioti started at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in 1998 and was named managing director in 2001 and partner in 2002. He served on the firm’s Business Standards Committee, and the Securities Division’s Executive and Operating committees as well as the Hedge Fund/Private Equity Screening Committee. Gaglioti is vice chairman of the board of trustees at Don Bosco Prep High School, and he serves as a member of the board of directors of the U.S. Soccer Foundation. In 1994, Gaglioti earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing from JMU. As a student, Gaglioti was a member of the men’s soccer team and a brother of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He continues to stay involved with JMU as a member of the board of advisers for the College of Business and the JMU Foundation board. Gaglioti resides in Ridgewood, New Jersey, with his wife, Danielle, and their children.
You are invited to the 2017 Alumni Awards Celebrate the accomplishments of our alumni, recognize career achievement and service to the university
Friday, March 17, 2017, 7 p.m. Festival Conference and Student Center $40 per person $280 per table Distinguished Alumni Awards (by college) Roop Alumni Service Award Ronald E. Carrier Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award
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