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Class Notes

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Passings

Ronald Dean Raynie '58

Ronald Dean Raynie '58 died Dec. 20 at his home in Denham Springs, La. He was 83. Born on Dec. 9, 1936, he was the oldest son of Gora Hayden Raynie and Eleanor Violet Raynie (Carlson). Raynie graduated from UMD with a bachelor’s degree in business…

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Bryant Lee '06

Bryant Lee '06 is co-founder and CEO of Cognition IP, which closed a $2.8 million funding round for its legal services AI. Its tools help startups obtain patents and search existing intellectual property claims.

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Akash Palkhiwala MBA '99

Akash Palkhiwala MBA '99 was named executive vice president and CFO of Qualcomm. He had been acting as interim CFO since August. He previously served as senior vice president and finance lead for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. He has worked with the company…

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Jason Rizkallah '06

Jason Rizkallah '06 joined the financial planning team at McLean Asset Management as a lead adviser. He has been a practicing certified financial planner since 2014.

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Tina Cappetta '92

Tina Cappetta '92 is the new superintendent of Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. She held the same post at the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Hampton National Historic Site and Star-Spangled Banner National Historic…

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Wanika Fisher '10

Wanika Fisher '10 is the new assistant majority leader of the Maryland House of Delegates. Fisher represents District 47B in Prince George’s County.

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Sue Subocz M.S. '98

Sue Subocz M.S. '98 was named chief academic officer and provost of Walden University. She most recently served as Walden's vice provost for curriculum, product strategy, innovation and design. Subocz earned a Ph.D. in education and instructional design…

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David Olson '11

David Olson '11 is the new managing director at Quintessence Theatre Group in Philadelphia. Olson previously worked for six years at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., where he served as manager of the executive office and board…