Spring 2026

News on Friends and Classmates

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C. Robin Buell ’85

C. Robin Buell ’85 was named 2026 SEC Professor of the Year, the conference’s highest faculty honor. The professor of crop and soil sciences is Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar Chair in Crop Genomics at the University of Georgia. Her work has…

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Brenda Brown Rever ’65

Brenda Brown Rever ’65 was inducted into The Baltimore Sun Business and Civic Hall of Fame. She was recognized for her contributions to public service and community impact, particularly through her leadership in government and civic initiatives. Brown…

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Aydin Mohtashamian MBA ’16

Aydin Mohtashamian MBA ’16 was appointed president of Kagwerks, a leader in advanced tactical technologies, and DTC America, a leading provider of high-performance tactical communication solutions. He most recently served as chief operating officer at…

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Abhinav Gupta Ph.D. ’09

Abhinav Gupta Ph.D. ’09 is co-founder and president of Skild AI, which recently raised $1.4 billion in a funding round. The company plans to ultimately deploy robotics in consumer homes. 

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Ayman and Osama Abdeldayem ’13

Brothers Ayman and Osama Abdeldayem ’13, founders of skate- and streetwear brand Carpet Company, opened their first brick-and-mortar store in downtown Baltimore.

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Clara Allsup ’16, M.Ed. ’18

Clara Allsup ’16, M.Ed. ’18 was named Prince George’s County Public Schools Teacher of the Year. She is an English teacher at International High School at Langley Park. 

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Tom Schultz ’98

Tom Schultz ’98 rejoined the nonprofit Santa Barbara News-Press as a general assignment reporter, with a focus on K-12 grade education. He previously worked at the paper from 1998 to 2007. He was hired when the paper was owned by the New York Times and…

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Ryan Little M.Jour. ’20

Ryan Little M.Jour. ’20 contributed data work to ProPublica’s Pulitzer Prize winner for local reporting: a project that exposed how Connecticut towing laws allowed companies to overcharge and even sell people’s cars.