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Winter 2014

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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90s

Eliot Sokalsky ’98

Eliot Sokalsky ’98, president of Doctors Asset Group in Fort Myers, Fla., has been selected by Medical Economics magazine as a 2013 Best Financial Adviser for Doctors.

70s

John Graves ’77

John Graves ’77, owner of the software company NetComm Inc. in Rockville, Md., and married grandfather of five, has signed up for a coveted flight into space on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo later this year. “After meeting (Virgin founder) Richard…
Baughman

10s

Julie Baughman ’12

Julie Baughman ’12 joined the staff of the Independent Record in Helena, Mt., as the cops and courts reporter.

90s

Imad Madanat ’95, M.I.M. ’99

Imad Madanat ’95, M.I.M. ’99 has been promoted to vice president of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International, a humanitarian organization. A 14-year veteran of the agency, he previously served as senior program finance manager.

70s

J. Donald deBethizy ’72

J. Donald deBethizy ’72 is the new president and chief executive officer for Santaris Pharma A/S, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. Previously, he co-founded Targacept Inc. and served as its president and CEO for 15 years.

80s

Bruce R. Gourley M.A. ’85

In his new novel “Ephemera: The Civil War Papers of Private James Bruckner,” Bruce R. Gourley M.A. ’85 explores the harrowing psychological and spiritual journey of a North Carolina Confederate soldier from naïve volunteer to traumatized veteran of the…

Passings

Kenneth G. Yeager ’57

Kenneth G. Yeager ’57 a retired Catonsville educator and counselor, died Oct. 20 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Columbia, according to The Baltimore Sun. The longtime Ellicott City resident was 78. In addition to his…

00s

Patrick Maggitti Ph.D. ’06

Patrick Maggitti Ph.D. ’06, the Helen and William O’Toole Dean of the Villanova University School of Business (VSB), has been named a member of the board of trustees at Sacred Heart University. In addition to his role as dean, Maggitti is an associate…