In the article "From the Flight Deck to Foggy Bottom: Navy Veteran Builds Community and Career at GW," GW Today spotlights Anthony Gutierrez, a senior electrical and electronics engineering major and current co-president of GW Veterans. Gutierrez served for four years as an avionics technician in the U.S. Navy, and he shared that his experience working closely with engineers in this role pushed him to pursue an engineering degree. At GW, he has established strong connections with veterans and military-affiliated individuals across the university and continues to strengthen this community through the GW Veterans student organization.
Here is an excerpt from the article: “I don’t even really know what being here at GW would’ve been like if I didn’t have this community,” said Gutierrez, who moved to D.C. when his wife, who joined the Navy just as his own service time ended, commissioned as an officer to Pax River in Maryland. “The veteran community here is my whole foundation, for sure. I’m really appreciative of them.”
Read the full article on GW Today.