Fall 2020

‘Life Was Never the Same for Any of Us’

Campus Life

A Built Legacy

Campus Life

UMD Takes Extraordinary Steps to Keep Virus at Bay

Campus Life

Rewriting the Student-Athlete Care Playbook

Unequal Outcomes Tie Two Pandemics

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Plumbing a Problem

Class Notes

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Francis Shushok Jr. Ph.D. ’02

Francis Shushok Jr. Ph.D. ’02 was named vice president for student affairs at Virginia Tech. He had been the interim vice president since October, overseeing more than 3,000 faculty, staff and student employees in 20 departments. Shushok has been with…

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Charles Dickerson ’89

Charles Dickerson ’89 was named president, utility division for North America of SUEZ, a provider of environmental services. In Dickerson’s most recent role, he was chief operating officer and deputy general manager of Austin Energy. Dickerson served on…

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Bryan St. George ’98

Bryan St. George ’98 earned his Project Management Institute-Agile Certified Practitioner certification. He is a contractor and project management office support specialist at Lewis-Price & Associates.

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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Jason Schneiderman ’98

Jason Schneiderman ’98 is the author of “Hold Me Tight,” a book of poems published by Red Hen Press.

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Kara Pleasants ’08, M.Ed. ’09, M.A. ’16

Kara Pleasants ’08, M.Ed. ’09, M.A. ’16 is the author of “Disenchanted,” a retelling of “Pride and Prejudice” with magical elements.

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J. Kelly Ganjei ’95

J. Kelly Ganjei ’95 was named a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 Southeast Award. Ganjel is CEO of Cognate BioServices. The award program honors entrepreneurial business leaders whose ambitions deliver innovation, growth and…

Passings

Barbara Ione Brubaker ’51

Barbara Ione Brubaker ’51 died at her home in Asheville, N.C., on June 7. She was 89. Born and raised in Hyattsville, Md., she was the child of Blanche and Wallace Dobbin. While getting her degree in art education at UMD, she met her husband, Russell E.…