Fall 2014

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

80s

Stephen Graham Ph.D. ’88

Naval Academy Professor Stephen Graham Ph.D. ’88 has received the ASTM (formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials) International Award of Merit, the highest organizational recognition for individual contributions to standards…

Passings

Bedford Cook Glascock ’51

Bedford Cook Glascock ’51, an insurance agent in Southern Maryland, died Sept. 8, according to Southern Maryland News Net. Raised on Strathmore Farm in Solomons, he attended Charlotte Hall Military Academy and at the age of 16 enrolled in the University…

Passings

Donald J. Addor ’51

Donald J. Addor ’51 died of heart failure Sept. 18 at Bayhealth Medical Center in Milford, Del., according to The Cape Gazette. He was 89. Born in Washington, D.C., he enlisted in the U.S. Army on July 4, 1943, at the height of World War II. After…

10s

Nelson Yanes ’14

Nelson Yanes ’14 and Elena Shrestha ’12 have been named to Penton’s Aviation Week‘s “Tomorrow’s Engineering Leaders: The Twenty20s.” The program connects the next generation of aerospace and defense talent with established leaders.

Passings

Retired Army Col. Richard W. Seltzer ’48

Retired Army Col. Richard W. Seltzer ’48, who transitioned to careers in education, then acting, died June 14 in Boston. He was 91. Born in Washington, D.C., Seltzer was an Army private when he met his future wife, USO hostess Helen Estes, in 1943 at the…

70s

Rob Jolles ’79

Rob Jolles ’79 has been a professional speaker for 30 years and teaches about influencing others. His latest book, “How to Change Minds: The Art of Influence Without Manipulation,” explores how to change someone through compassion rather than coercion.…

60s

John W. “Jack” McClean ’66

Retired banker John W. “Jack” McClean ’66 was honored in September for his 50 years of continuous active service to the Providence (Md.) Volunteer Fire Company.

70s

Rodney L. Adelman ’72

Rodney L. Adelman ’72 was elected a regional vice president of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE). With a membership of nearly 250,000, it represents the interests of all active and retired federal employees. Adelman…