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Winter 2020

Class Notes

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Aydin H. Harston '03, Ph.D. '07

Aydin H. Harston '03, Ph.D. '07 was promoted to partner at Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. in Washington, D.C. Harston specializes in intellectual property law with a focus on pharma and biotech patents.

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Margaret Pfaff Ed.D. '99

Margaret Pfaff Ed.D. '99 is coordinator of the master’s degree program in curriculum and instruction at McDaniel College.

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Michael Dano Jackley '65

Michael Dano Jackley '65 died Dec. 22 in Winchester, Va. He was 77. After the Baltimore native graduated from UMD, he attended the University of Maryland School of Law at night while working full-time as a financial analyst for the Internal Revenue…

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Carol Lynn Wilson '75

Carol Lynn Wilson '75 died Dec. 17 at her home in Mt. Airy, Md. She was 69. Born April 7, 1950, in Minneapolis, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ester Struxness Magladry. Wilson majored in dance at UMD, then taught dance at McDaniel College in…

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Robyn Loube '09

Robyn Loube '09 was named vice president of East Coast operations for Sensis, the agency of record for the nation’s largest independent federally qualified community health center. Loube oversees offices in Washington, D.C., Atlanta and Little Rock, Ark.

Passings

Oliver Slater “Ollie” Travers Jr. '49

Oliver Slater “Ollie” Travers Jr. '49, a business executive whose holdings included wheelbarrow manufacturing and who co-founded a charitable foundation to aid Baltimore’s poor and other causes, died of leukemia Oct. 23 at Gilchrist Hospice Towson. He was…

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William Tilburg M.P.H. '17

William Tilburg M.P.H. '17 was named director of the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission. Tilburg previously served as the commission's director of government affairs and policy. He took over as acting executive director in September.

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Dr. Donald F. Evans '79

Dr. Donald F. Evans '79 died unexpectedly on Nov. 3. He was 63. Evans had a thriving private practice of podiatric medicine in Nags Head, N.C., for more than 30 years. He was a graduate of UMD and Temple University's School of Podiatric Medicine. His…