What is Witness to History?
Witness to History is a state-of-the-art video oral history project to record and celebrate the stories of Georgetown alumni who have been history makers and witnesses to history. The goal of the project is to create a historically valuable product - a rich collection of alumni stories that further tells the story of Georgetown and the impact graduates are making around the globe. Read more >
Daniel Henninger (F'68)
Deputy Editor, Editorial Page, "The Wall Street Journal"
Starting out in the College, Henninger soon transferred to the School of Foreign Service where he immersed himself in studies of the Cold War, U.S. Foreign Policy and journalism. In the dormitories, he remembers the camaraderie and a level of "intensity and fun" that framed late night debates regarding politics, popular culture and ideals. Read more
Tags: 1960s, 9/11, Journalism
Edmund Pellegrino, M.D. (H'79)
Chairman, The President's Council on Bioethics; Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Medical Ethics and Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Georgetown University
Dr. Pellegrino's long and distinguished curriculum vitae includes positions as director of the Center for Clinical Bioethics, head of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics and director of the Center for the Advanced Study of Ethics at Georgetown; president of Catholic University; and president and chairman of the Yale-New Haven Medical Center. Read more
Tags: Bio Ethics, Father Healy
John Rose, M.D. (M'50, H'73)
Former Dean, Georgetown University School of Medicine; World War II Veteran
In January 1943, Dr. Rose enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force. He served as navigator of a B-24 in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations and was awarded the Air Medal. After World War II, he received his bachelor's degree from Fordham in 1946 and his medical degree, magna cum laude, from Georgetown in 1950. Read more
Tags: Medicine, World War II