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Fall 2020

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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10s

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.

Passings

Robert W. Mowen ’67

Robert W. Mowen ’67, of Smithsburg, Md., died May 17 at age 93. Born on Jan. 10, 1927, in Hagerstown, Md., Mowen served in the Army Airborne Division during the Korean War. He earned an education degree from the University of Miami and an undergraduate…

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Rick Arrowsmith ’87

Rick Arrowsmith ’87 was named a senior managing director in the corporate finance and restructuring segment of FTI Consulting. Arrowsmith specializes in turnaround and restructuring advisory, with a focus on sub-acute care, senior living, laboratory…

Passings

John D. McDermott ’66

John D. McDermott ’66 died May 14 at age 78. He was born in Hartford, Conn., on May 4, 1942, to Thomas and Patricia (Malone) McDermott. The eldest of seven children, McDermott grew up in Maryland, where he loved boating, fishing and crabbing. He…

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Andrei Floroiu M.S. ’97

Andrei Floroiu M.S. ’97 was named CEO of Vaxart, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing vaccines that are administered by tablet rather than injection. He also serves on the board of directors. Floroiu was most recently with Agenus, an…

Passings

Dr. Jonas Rappeport ’50

Dr. Jonas Rappeport ’50 died Sept. 8 at age 95 in Cockeysville, Md. Rappeport graduated from Forest Park High School in Baltimore in 1942 and entered UMD. He was drafted in June 1943 and served in Europe until WWII ended. He returned to College Park in…

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Helen Boudreau ’87

Helen Boudreau ’87 was appointed to the board of directors of Evaxion Biotech, a clinical-stage biotechnology company specializing in the development of AI-driven immunotherapies. She also chairs the audit committee. Most recently, she was chief operating…

Passings

John G. Richardson Jr. ’84

John G. Richardson Jr. ’84 died unexpectedly on June 16 at age 62. He was an attorney and former 97th speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. Richardson started his career in public service at a young age, joining his father and grandfather before…