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Carlos Febres-Mazzei ’99

Carlos Febres-Mazzei ’99 was named chair of the Boston/New England District Council of theUrban Land Institute, the world’s premier research and educational institute focused on land use issues and real estate. Febres-Mazzei is founder and managing…

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Harold L. Norton ’58

Harold L. Norton ’58 died Aug. 19. He was born in Garden City, Kan., on Oct 4, 1935. He attended École International School in Geneva, Switzerland, the International School of the Netherlands and his senior year of high school was in Paris at American…

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Jonathan W. England ’95

Jonathan W. England ’95 died June 1 at his home in Columbia, Md., of a heart attack. He was 47. The son of Charlie and Judy England, he was born Feb. 23, 1973, in Wahiawa, Hawaii. Following multiple family moves during his father’s career in the military,…

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Marilyn A. Stutts ’53

Marilyn A. Stutts ’53, of Frederick County, Va., died on Aug. 22 at age 89. Stutts was born in 1931 in Densmore, Kan., daughter of the late Ruth and Glenn Archer Sr. She earned a bachelor’s degree from UMD and a master’s degree from New York University.…

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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…

Passings

Karen L. Ackermann ’79, ’00

Karen L. Ackermann ’79, ’00 died July 2 in a bike accident. She was born in Exeter, N.H., on Aug. 21, 1957, the eldest child of Laird and Marlene Towle. She graduated from Bowie Senior High and proceeded to the University of Maryland, where she earned a…

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Benjamin L. Chaney ’17

Benjamin L. Chaney ’17 died unexpectedly in his sleep on July 7. Chaney was born in Hagerstown, Md., and was raised and lived in Greencastle, Penn. He worked at Target in Hagerstown, where he found his “work family.” Chaney graduated from Greencastle High…

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Steve Green ’89

Steve Green ’89, owner of High Mountain Sports, was presented with the 2020 Heise Entrepreneurial Spirit Award by Martin Heise as part of the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce virtual membership meeting.