Spring 2020

News on Friends and Classmates

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80s

Paul G. Ullmann ’89

Paul G. Ullmann ’89 was elected to the board of directors of the MPT Foundation, the 501(c) (3) fundraising affiliate of Maryland Public Television. He is vice president of private wealth services, SunTrust Bank and also serves on the board of the…

10s

Samuel Griffith ’11

Samuel Griffith ’11 was appointed owner and president of National Jet Co. He spent two years after his UMD graduation as senior project manager at a firm in Washington, D.C., then came to National Jet as special projects engineer and eventually became the…

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.

Passings

David Beltran Phillips ’67

David Beltran Phillips ’67 of Madison, Wisc., died on Feb. 13. He was born to Anna and Beltran Phillips in Charleston, W.Va., in 1946. He grew up in Baltimore and attended Friends School, followed by the University of Maryland. He was an all-state athlete…

Passings

Thomas P. Lawless Jr. ’57

Thomas P. Lawless Jr. ’57 died March 30. He would have been 86 on May 13. Lawless graduated from the University of Maryland and married his wife of nearly 60 years, Wanda, shortly after meeting on a double date in Washington, D.C. They later moved to a…

Passings

Frank Marbury Clagett ’52, M.A. ’56

Frank Marbury Clagett ’52, M.A. ’56 of Upper Marlboro, Md., died on Feb. 9 at age 95. Clagett attended Bancroft Elementary School in Washington, D.C., and Marlboro High School. A devoted Terp, he served as president of the Arts and Science Alumni Chapter…

90s

Raphael D’Amico ’98

Raphael D’Amico ’98 was named chief financial officer of Panhandle Oil and Gas. He was the company’s vice president, corporate development and investor relations, a position in which he will continue to serve. D’Amico previously served as a managing…

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.