GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) alumna Lara Oboler, M.D. ’95, member of the SMHS Dean’s Council, recently received the 2014 Alumni Outstanding Service Award.
Oboler was recognized focr embodying the GW mission of enabling lifelong engagement, gathering a voice for alumni, and building a culture of philanthropy. Oboler has worked tirelessly to create an environment of shared ideas and networking opportunities among those in the SMHS alumni family and was the inspiration for the successful Women Physicians Networking Luncheons held in Washington, D.C., and New York City.
In 2012, Oboler and her husband, Louis Jaffe, established the H. George Mandel Endowed Memorial Scholarship, in memory of Oboler’s favorite professor. This need-based scholarship is given to students in their final semester, to be applied to their student loan debt. Oboler has also extended her support to young alumni and students through hosting New York alumni in her home each year since 2011.
