Fall 2020

‘Life Was Never the Same for Any of Us’

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A Built Legacy

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UMD Takes Extraordinary Steps to Keep Virus at Bay

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Rewriting the Student-Athlete Care Playbook

Unequal Outcomes Tie Two Pandemics

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Plumbing a Problem

Class Notes

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Alaina Storie ’04

Alaina Storie ’04 was named to The Daily Record’s 2020 VIP List, which recognizes professionals aged 40 or under who have been successful in Maryland. Storie is a partner at Turnbull, Nicholson and Sanders, P.A.

Passings

Lt. Col. Patrick M. Cooper ’67

Lt. Col. Patrick M. Cooper ’67 died at his home in Portland, Ore., June 13. Cooper was born Aug. 1, 1944, in Fort Dix, N.J., to Thomas A. and Marian Cooper (later, Marian Poland). He was raised in Phoenix and Hyattsville, Md., and received a bachelor’s…

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John E. Fletcher Ph.D. ’72

John E. Fletcher Ph.D. ’72 died at his home in Ashburn, Va., on June 14. He was 83. Fletcher was born to James Clair Fletcher and Goldie Erin Critcher Fletcher on June 12, 1937, in Banner Elk, N.C. Fletcher grew up in Zionsville, N.C., and graduated from…

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Manuel Miranda ’79

Manuel Miranda ’79 is the new president of Reston-based tech and network security company Electrosoft. He had been chief operating officer at tech company InfoZen. Miranda earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from UMD and did graduate…

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Nate Knuffman MPM ’00

Nate Knuffman MPM ’00 was named interim vice chancellor for finance and operations at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. An expert in financial and administrative management, Knuffman previously served as senior associate (deputy) vice…

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Michael Palmer ’87

Michael Palmer ’87 was appointed to the board of directors of Newtopia, a habit change platform for disease prevention. Palmer is the founding CEO of Exhale Advisors, focused on healthcare strategy, M&A, digital transformation and innovation…

Passings

Harriett “Jo” Albin ’73

Harriett “Jo” Albin ’73 died June 29 in Camp Springs, Md. She was born Nov. 22, 1947, to the late James Fraser Jr. and Ella Bell Welton Fraser. Albin graduated from Middletown High School in Frederick County, Md., in 1965. After earning her degree in…

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Emilio Garcia Ruiz ’84

Emilio Garcia Ruiz ’84 was named editor-in-chief of the San Francisco Chronicle. He was previously managing editor of digital for The Washington Post, where he worked since 2001. His other roles at the newspaper included assistant sports editor, local…