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Spring 2021

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 president of Louisiana State University. He was previously Education Foundation distinguished professor, and provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of South Carolina.

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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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Justin Cutlip ’92

Justin Cutlip ’92 was elected to the Madison Area YMCA’s board of directors. He is of counsel in the Berkeley Heights, N.J., office of Jackson Lewis P.C., where his practice focuses on preventative advice, counsel and training in areas of employment law…

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Karen Lee Lust ’04

Karen Lee Lust ’04 was promoted from counsel to partner at Reed Smith LLP in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. She is a data privacy lawyer who counsels clients on lowering enterprise risks associated with using and storing information. In 2009, she…

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Kamel Haddad Ph.D. ’92

Kamel Haddad Ph.D. ’92 is now dean of the College of Natural and Health Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado. Previously, he was a professor of mathematics at California State University San Marcos with a special assignment as consultant for…

Passings

Ronald M. Wilson ’73

Ronald M. Wilson ’73 died on Feb. 22 in Salisbury, Md. He was 70 and a resident of Snow Hill, Md. Wilson was born on Oct. 5, 1950, a son of the late Alice M. Wilson Taylor and James S. Wilson, Sr. Wilson graduated from Snow Hill High School and received a…

10s

Reneida Leon MBA '11

Reneida Leon MBA '11 is head of product at Startup Space, a platform for entrepreneurship community building. Leon previously led experience innovation teams at companies like Kaplan, WGU and most recently, Kroger. She holds a bachelor's degree in…

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Umair Zia '07

Umair Zia '07 joined the board of directors of the Discovery Museum. Zia is director of electric distribution engineering for Eversource Energy.