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Class Notes

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Passings

Barbara H. McCord M.S. ’88

Barbara H. McCord M.S. ’88 died Jan. 30 of complications from heart failure at the John and Arloine Mandrin Chesapeake Hospice House in Harwood, Md. The longtime Annapolis resident was 75. McCord was born in Baltimore to Lawrence Steven Kraft and Carolyn…

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Kofi Aidoo M.A. ’86

Kofi Aidoo M.A. ’86 wrote “Dusk at Dawn,” published by Page Publishing. The book unfolds mostly in two imaginary countries in West Africa and North America, and weaves history and culture with the struggle of a modern nation determining its own future.

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Sofia Kosmetatos M. Jour. ’03

Sofia Kosmetatos M. Jour. ’03 was hired as an account director at Amendola Communications, a health care IT public relations and digital marketing agency. Most recently, she served as director of public affairs for West Health, a family of nonprofit…

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Robert “Ed” Novak Sr. ’50

Robert “Ed” Novak Sr. ’50 died of heart failure April 18 at the Glen Meadows Retirement Community in Glen Arm, Md., at age 94. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Franklin J. Novak Sr. and his wife, Pearl. He was a 1944 graduate of Baltimore City…

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Donna Van Scoy ’84

Donna Van Scoy ’84 joined law firm Lerch Early as a principal in the Divorce/Family Law practice. Van Scoy is a Maryland family law attorney with 30 years of experience representing individuals during their separation, divorce and post-divorce matters.

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Arthur “Art” Guy Carpenter ’80

Arthur “Art” Guy Carpenter ’80 died on Jan. 29 in Seattle. Carpenter was born Dec. 23, 1937, in Point Pleasant, W.V., to William “Mike” Carpenter and Maud Wilson Carpenter, and spent his childhood doing daily chores on the family farm, especially shearing…

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Mildred “Millie” B. West M.A. ’59

Mildred “Millie” B. West M.A. ’59 of Williamsburg, Va., died Feb. 15. She was born in Cedartown, Ga., on Oct. 26, 1934, to the late Russell and Mildred Barrett. She graduated from Georgia State College for Women and then completed her master’s degree at…

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John H. Hayes M.Ed. ’69

John H. Hayes M.Ed. ’69 died Jan. 7. He was born Feb. 20, 1931, in Fair Haven, Vt. Hayes served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army, earned a master’s degree in education at UMD and retired as a vice principal for Prince George's County Public Schools. He…