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Maryland Today

Spring 2014

Golf equipment

Class Act

June 10, 2014
Wrought iron red M Gate against brick outside of Maryland Stadium.

Campus Life

June 10, 2014
School of Theatre

Campus Life

June 10, 2014
Class Creates Bilingual Performance to Share Immigrant Stories
Protestors crowd Egypt’s Tahrir Square

Class Act

June 10, 2014
Finance Professor Steven Heston ’83

Spring 2014

June 10, 2014
Steve Heston Goes All In
The “Apotheosis of Washington,” a

In Brief

June 10, 2014
St John building

Campus Life

June 10, 2014
Wrought iron red M Gate against brick outside of Maryland Stadium.

Features

June 10, 2014
Conference Impact to Extend Across Campus
Wrought iron red M Gate against brick outside of Maryland Stadium.

Class Act

June 10, 2014
Anne on campus

In Brief

June 10, 2014
Questions for Anne Turkos, the university archivist

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Geoff Gross ’02

Geoff Gross ’02, president and CEO of Medical Guardian, was named to Digital Marketing News’ “40 Under 40” list for building a comprehensive in-house marketing team. The company has enjoyed 318% growth over the last three years, bringing in $10.9 million…

Passings

Donald E. McBrien M.A. ’56, Ph.D. ’75

Donald E. McBrien M.A. ’56, Ph.D. ’75 died Jan. 29 of congestive heart failure at St. Agnes Hospital, according to The Baltimore Sun. The longtime Ellicott City resident was 79. A native of Hagerstown, Md., he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1956 from what…

Passings

Robert V. Hess ’83

Robert V. Hess ’83, who as New York City’s commissioner of homeless services presided over a gradual decline in the homeless population, died of liver cancer on Dec. 24 at his home in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., according to The New York Times. He was 57.…

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James Cook ’83

James Cook ’83 was named to Federal Computer Week’s Federal 100 list for 2014. Each year, the magazine recognizes 100 government, industry and academic leaders who have played pivotal roles that affect how the federal government acquires, develops and…

Passings

Joseph “Walter” Gibson ’69

Joseph “Walter” Gibson ’69 of La Plata, Md., died Jan. 16 in East Stroudsburg, Pa., according to the Southern Maryland News Net. He was 73. Gibson served in the army from 1962 to September 1964 in Tobeyhanna Army Depot, Pa. He worked as a soil scientist…

Passings

Roy Thompson Jr. ’61

Roy Thompson Jr. ’61, a decorated officer during the Korean War who, while on duty, played himself in a Hollywood movie shot on location, died April 22 in Panama City, Fla., according to The New York Times He was 85. Thompson was a lieutenant in the army…

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Thomas P. Slaughter ’76, M.A. ’78

In “Independence: The Tangled Roots of the American Revolution,” noted historian Thomas P. Slaughter ’76, M.A. ’78 takes a long-term and inclusive approach, going back to the founding of the colonies to tell a 150-year story. Slaughter is the Arthur R.…
Zadeh Mehr

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Shayan Zadeh M.S. ’02

Shayan Zadeh M.S. ’02 (left) and Alex Mehr Ph.D. ’03 (right), co-founders of the romantic social network and dating service Zoosk, were featured in the March 6 issue of Forbes magazine in a story called “Up-and-Comers: Entrepreneurs Who Want to Find You…