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Fall 2020

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Robert (Bob) Alexander Lasken Ph.D. ’72

Robert (Bob) Alexander Lasken Ph.D. ’72 of Clifton, Va., died May 4. He was 76. Lasken was born in Washington, D.C., to Herman and Adele Lasken, and spent his childhood and adolescent years in Maryland and Michigan. He met his wife at the University of…

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Dr. David A. Shaller ’72

Dr. David A. Shaller ’72 has written "COVID-19 Practical Advice From an Independent Thinking Physician."

90s

Michael Klein ’95

Michael Klein ’95 was appointed co-head of JLL Capital Markets in its New Jersey office. Klein joined JLL as part of the HFF acquisition in July 2019 and has more than 18 years of experience in the commercial mortgage banking industry. He has been…

90s

Sharon Crook M.A. '91, Ph.D. ’96

Sharon Crook M.A. '91, Ph.D. ’96 received the 2020 Charles Wexler Teaching Award, the highest honor an Arizona State University faculty member can receive from the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences. In her research, she uses computational…

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David Bourdon MBA ’96

David Bourdon MBA ’96 was appointed chief financial officer of Magellan Health. His prior career at Cigna spans more than 21 years, including 14 as CFO of its various businesses. Bourdon holds a bachelor of science from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Passings

David Allen Trace ’84

David Allen Trace ’84, of Mechanicsville, Va., died May 30. Born April 12, 1962, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of Monica (Fish) Trace and the late Lawrence Trace. Trace received his bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from UMD and an MBA from…

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Helene Zeug M.S. ’70

Helene Zeug M.S. ’70 was inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame, the second person from Hawaii ever inducted. Zeug worked for 41 years at the University of Hawaii Extension Service as a 4-H agent in Honolulu and later as associate state 4-H leader.

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Tony Jia ’18

Tony Jia ’18 is the founder of Subtle Asian Party/AVENUE Party, which worked with the University of California, Berkeley for its virtual commencement.