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Stephanie Bennett-Smith
American University trustee Stephanie Bennett-Smith hails from Albuquerque, New Mexico, but claims higher education as her hometown. “It’s all I’ve ever done and all I ever wanted to do,“ says the president emerita of Centenary University in New Jersey.
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David Mitchell, SOC/MSPR '77
Although channels of communication have changed dramatically since David Mitchell attended night classes in American University’s public relations program, his belief in the importance of intercultural communication remains steadfast.
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Mary "Lee" (McAdams) Townshend, CAS/BA '62, MA '66
A commuter student who grew up near the AU campus, Mary “Lee” Townshend found her home away from home in the theatre program, landing leading roles in several student productions, including The Three Sisters and Playboy of the Western World.
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