Spring 2021

Campus Life

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Features

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Features

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In the Shadow of Climate Change and Overfishing, a UMD Researcher Finds Answers for Today’s Oceans in the Centuries-old Bones of a North Atlantic Fish.

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Acclaimed Theater Designer Takes Lead Role in Reimagining Live Performance

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Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

W. Paul Strassmann Ph.D. ’56

W. Paul Strassmann Ph.D. ’56 died on Jan. 9 due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. He was born in Berlin, Germany, where his family owned a hospital. When the Nazis rose to power, they were forced to sell their properties, and the Mayo Clinic…

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David Wajsgras ’82

David Wajsgras ’82 was named partner at Pine Island Capital Partners and sits on the firm’s investment committee. In previous roles, he has provided operational, strategic and financial leadership in the aerospace, commercial and defense industries.

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Hosanna “Hosea” Tran ’15

Hosanna “Hosea” Tran ’15 is now senior accountant at UHY LLP, a national CPA firm. Tran received a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance and is a licensed CPA in the state of Virginia.

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Katie Pandolfini ’08

Katie Pandolfini ’08 joined the Los Angeles office of law firm Blank Rome LLP in its matrimonial and family law group. Pandolfini joins the firm from Garr Silpe P.C., a family law boutique. She earned her J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law…

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Donald J. Gonsalves ’53

Donald J. Gonsalves ’53 of South Windsor, Conn., died on Jan. 3. He was 89. He was born in Hyattsville, Md., and entered the Air Force upon graduating from UMD in 1953. He was stationed at Hanscom AFB in Massachusetts. Upon his discharge, he worked for a…

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Carol L. Tomasovic ’65

Carol L. Tomasovic ’65 died on Jan. 17 at age 76. Upon graduating from UMD, she married Jerry Tomasovic and lived in Wiesbaden, Germany; Denver, Colo.; and Napa Valley, Calif., before permanently settling in San Antonio, Texas. Tomasovic loved ’60’s…

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Lorrie M. Norrington ’81

Lorrie M. Norrington ’81 was appointed to the board of directors of Ancestry. She previously served as an adviser to the company and has more than 30 years of operating experience in technology, software and internet businesses. Norrington, who has an MBA…

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John A. Seibel ’63

John A. Seibel ’63 of Conowingo, Md., died on Jan. 10 at age 85 in the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Seibel was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and joined the U.S. Air Force upon graduating high school. Following his service, he earned a…