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Spring 2020

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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90s

William F. Tate IV Ph.D ’91

William F. Tate IV Ph.D ’91 was appointed executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of South Carolina. He was previously dean of the Graduate School, vice provost for graduate education and the Edward Mallinckrodt…

00s

Weston Young ’05

Weston Young ’05 is the new assistant chief administrative officer of Worcester County, Md. He was previously assistant director of administration for Wicomico County.

00s

William Pines ’04

William Pines ’04 was promoted to chief engineer for the Maryland Transportation Authority, where he had been acting chief engineer for nearly a year. He joined the agency in 2012. He provides executive direction for the design, construction and…

90s

Sachin Sankpal M.S. ’95

Sachin Sankpal M.S. ’95 was named president of the products and solutions business of Resideo Technologies, a provider of home comfort and security solutions. Sankpal most recently served as senior vice president for emerging industries at Trimble, Inc.

70s

Barbara Leap '72

Barbara Leap '72 is a freelance magazine writer whose articles have appeared in the AARP Bulletin and New Jersey Monthly. She is also the author of a forthcoming children's book on the Holocaust and a nonfiction book.

80s

Paul Sekhri ’81

Paul Sekhri ’81 was appointed a venture partner at Medicxi, a European life sciences investment firm. Sekhri was previously president and CEO of eGenesis. He completed graduate work in neuroscience at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Passings

Thomas Francis Aidala Jr. ’57

Thomas Francis Aidala Jr. ’57 of North Caldwell, N.J., died on Feb. 3. He was 84. Aidala was born on Nov. 26, 1935, in Corona, Queens, N.Y. Aidala was a proud graduate of the University of Maryland, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a successful sales…

Passings

Virginia Rice Morton M.L.S. ’02

Virginia Rice Morton M.L.S. ’02 died Feb. 29 at her home in Fredericksburg, Va., at age 64 of complications from cancer. Morton was born and raised in Alexandria, Va., the daughter of Edward Taylor Morton and Virginia Read Morton. She graduated from…