Fall 2014

Campus Life

October 05, 2014

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Class Notes

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90s

Dori Miller ’93

Dori Miller ’93, a former Terp swimmer, in August became the 27th person to complete the two-way English Channel swim. A designer who lives in Bondi Beach, Australia, she completed the feat to raise awareness (and $18,000 for research) of Parkinson’s…

60s

Michael ’67

Brothers Michael ’67 and Jay Headman ’67, M.A. ’76 are working with the nonprofit Delaware Center for the Inland Bays to raise money for and awareness of the plight of the diamondback terrapin. The center’s Save the TERP (Terrapin Education and…

10s

Christopher Cook ’10

Christopher Cook ’10 and Jennifer Reigle ’10 exchanged vows on Oct. 4, 2013, at Gramercy Mansion in the Greenspring area of Baltimore County. They live in New York City and work for the financial firm BDO United States.

80s

Bill Brasso ’85

Bill Brasso ’85 has spent nearly three decades working with Becton Dickinson Microbiology Systems, developing medical devices for the identification and testing of bacteria. Outside the lab, he plays drums in a progressive rock band, Oblivion Sun.

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…

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.

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…

50s

Jacob D. Goering Ph.D. ’59

Jacob D. Goering Ph.D. ’59 was awarded the 2014 Faye McCoy Positive Aging Award on Oct.1, in honor of his active approach to aging in his retirement community in North Newton, Kan. A retired emeritus professor of human development at Maryland (1957–83),…