Plaques

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Selected Plaques on Campus

Adam's House
Building dedicated in honor of John Quincy Adams
Building AA (Development office)
2129 Eye Street

America's Gate

This historical plaque is located at the entrance to Kogan Plaza (Gelman Library). It was dedicated in 1998.

AMERICA’S GATE in gratitude, Given by Emilio A. Fernandez George Washington University
Trustee and Alumnus (M.E.A., School of Engineering and Applied Science, Class of 1976)
and dedicated to the Dynamic cultural diversity of the United States of America.
America’s vitality is continually renewed by the gradual but constant flow of immigrants
of America whose enthusiasm and energy have created new opportunities for all in every
generation. Throughout its history, The George Washington University has welcomed
students from around the world. This legacy of opportunity is the hallmark of its
contribution to the nation.

Anniversary Park
Pepco Park created for the 175th anniversary
G.W. University
F Street between 22nd and 23rd Street

Axelrod Memorial
This historical plaque is located in front of Ross Hall, GW campus. It was dedicated May 1997.
Plaque mounted on Boulder.
Dr. Julius Axelrod

"My GW education greatly broadened my perspective on the basic sciences
and made it possible for me to perform important independent research."

Julius Axelrod, PhD’55, LLD’71
1970 Nobel laureate in physiology of medicine research neuroscientist, National Institutes of Health

Boswell's Clock
Refurbishment of old Gelman Clock in Mid Campus Quad
Dedicated to James Harold Fox by John Boswell
Mid block between 21st and 22nd Streets along H Street

C. Fred Kleinknecht
Cornerstone of New Hall 2350 H Street, NW

David Clarke
Religion building
2106 G Street, NW

David A. Clarke
1943 - 1997

David A. Clarke was born on October 13, 1943. He grew up in the
Southeast and Shaw neighborhoods of Washington attending Thompson Elementary,
Jefferson High and Western High Schools. In 1965, he graduated from The George
Washington University where he majored in religion.

In the first Home-Rule-mandated D.C. Council election in 1974, Mr. Clarke
won the Ward I seat. In 1982, he won the hotly-contested Council Chairmanship
and served until 1990 when he ran unsuccessfully for Mayor. In 1990, he co-founded
and, until 1993, codirected the Legislation Clinic at the D.C. School of Law.
In 1993, he won a special election to succeed John Wilson as council Chair.
He continued as Chair until his death.

Esther Weinstock Wells
Plaque mounted on boulder in park
South of Burns Law Library along 20th Street, NW

Fulbright, William
Residence Hall named Fulbright Hall
2223 H Street, NW

George Gamow
This historical plaque is located in front of Samson Hall, Samson Hall and 21st Street, N.W.

George Gamow Professor of Physics at
The George Washington University from 1934 to 1956.

Gamow (1904-1968) is renowned for developing the “Big Bang Theory”
of the universe (1948); explaining nuclear alpha decay by quantum
tunneling (1928); describing with Edward Teller, spin induced nuclear
beta decay (1936); pioneering the liquid-drop model in nuclear
physics (1938); modeling red giants, supernovae, and neutron stars (1939);
first suggesting how the genetic code might be transcribed (1954);
and popularizing science through a long series of books, including the
adventures of “Mr. Tompkins” (1939-1967).

This plaque is placed in honor of their colleague George Gamow by the
Physics Department of The George Washington University.

April 2000

The George Washington University Washington, D.C.

Hortense Amsterdam House
Townhouse Dedicated
Hortense Amsterdam 2108 G Street, NW

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (JBKO) Hall
Dedicated
J.B. Kennedy Onassis 2222 Eye Street, NW

Maritin Sculpture
Sculpture donated to the University by Dr. Luther Brady
GW University
Project in design and final location is to be announced at a later date

New Hall
Plaque on New Hall
To long forgotten residents of Foggy Bottom
2350 H Street, NW

Phi Beta Kappa
2 plaques mounted on a boulder.
The Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
Located on 22nd Street between H and Eye Streets.

On February 22, 1938
The Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for the Washington area
was founded on this campus.
Phi Beta Kappa Alpha chapter officers

Jonathan Chaves, President
Teresa Murphy, Vice President
Nathan Brown, Secretary
Harry Watson, Treasurer

The George Washington University
Washington D.C.
Dedicated May 1998

Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, President
John D. Zeglis, Chairman, Board of Trustees
Donald R. Lehman, Vice President for Academic Affairs
Lilien F. Robinson, Chair, Faculty Senate Executive Committee

Pushkin, Alexander
Statue of Russian Poet
GW University
22nd and H Streets, N.W.

Red Auerbach Plaque
Plaque with commemorative text
To Arnold "Red" Auerbach
Northeast entry to the Smith Center (600 22nd Street)

THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY PROUDLY CELEBRATES THE
80TH BIRTHDAY (9-20-97) OF RED AUERBACH

GW Alumnus (BSP 1940, MAE 1941, DPS 1993), Basketball Player,
Coach, Executive, Teacher, Author, Patriot, Humanitarian
A True Champion, on and off the court

Arnold Jacob “Red” Auerbach was born on September 20, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York.
In 1937 he transferred to GW as a sophomore from Seth Low Junior College in New York City.
During his three years at GW he played on the Colonials Basketball Team, leading in scoring his senior year.

Scott Stone Tree
Tree and Plaque memorial
Dedicated by the class of 1998 in memory of Scott Stone
South Side of Bell Hall on G Street, NW

Larry "Tex" Silverman

Plaques and court name
For donation made to the Smith Center.
Located inside the Smith Center at the Main entrances to the court

Tauber Walk

This plaque honors Laszlo N. Tauber, M.D., who when asked why he was as
generous as he was to GW, explained that the gift is “from a Hungarian Jewish
Holocaust survivor who yearned for and found freedom and liberty in his beloved
adopted country, The United States of America.”

In his honor, we name the path to The George Washington Medical Center Schools
between 23rd and 24th Streets the TAUBER WALK

Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, President
The George Washington University

John F. Williams, M.D. Ed.D., Vice President for Health Affairs & Executive Dean
John H. Grossman III, M.D. Ph.D., Acting Dean, School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Richard K. Riegelman, M.D. Ph.D., Dean, School of Public Health & Health Services

Board of Trustees
John D. Zeglis, Chairman

Sheldon S. Cohen, Vice Chairman
Charles T. Manatt, Vice Chairman
Nancy Broyhill, Secretary
Carolynn Reid-Wallace, Assistant Secretary

August 1999
The George Washington University
Washington, D.C.

Trustees Gate Gateway entering the Mid Campus Quad
Dedicated to the Trustees of the University in 1998
Located on the south side of H Street across from the Marvin Center

Vault for the Future

Located in front of Tompkins Hall, 725 23rd Street, NW

The George Washington University
Beneath this Plaque is buried a vault for the future in the year 2056

The story of engineering in this year of placing of the vault and engineering
hopes for the tomorrows as written in the records of the following governmental
and professional engineering organizations and those of this George Washington University.

Board of Commissioners, District of Columbia
United States Atomic Energy Commission
Department of the Army, United States of America
Department of the Navy, United States of America
Department of the Air Force, United States of America
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
National Bureau of Standards, U.S. Department of Commerce
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The Society of American Military Engineers
American Institute of Mining & Metallurgical Engineers
District of Columbia Society of Professional Engineers, Inc.
The Institute of Radio Engineers, Inc.
The Chemical Engineers Club of Washington
Washington Society of Engineers
Faulkner Kingsbury & Stenhouse-Architects
Charles H. Tompkins Company-Builders
Society of Women Engineers
National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council

The purpose of this vault is inspired by and is dedicated to Charles Hook Tompkins,
Doctor of Engineering because of his engineering contributions to this University,
to his community, to his Nation and to other nations.

By The George Washington University.

Robert V. Fleming, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Cloyd H. Marvin, President

June the twentieth
1956

Veterans Memorial Park
Park with plaque and boulder
To all war veterans
West of the University Deli on G Street, NW

Veterans Memorial Park

In this place we remember and honor those members of The George Washington University
family: students, faculty, staff and alumni who gave the ultimate sacrifice in dedication
to duty and in devotion to the United States of America.

I was summoned by my Country, whose voice I can never fear but with veneration and love.
George Washington, 1789

Established on the occasion of the 175th Anniversary of The George Washington
University, February 9, 1996, by
resolution of the Board of Trustees.

John D. Zeglis, Chair
Charles T. Manatt, Vice Chair
Carolynn Reid-Wallace, Assistant Secretary
Robert H. Smith, Chair, Committee on Buildings and Grounds
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, President
Mark Reynolds, President of the Student Association
Joseph Pelzman, Chair, Faculty Senate Executive Committee

Wilson Park
Corner Park
Dedicated to John A. Wilson
Corner of 22nd and Eye Streets, NW

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Author or Source: President's Office
Document Location: University Archives
Date Added to Encyclopedia: December 21, 2006
Prepared by: G. David Anderson, University Archivist and Historian; Lyle Slovick, Assistant University Archivist

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