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Winter 2020

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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10s

Robert Jacoby M.I.M. '12

Robert Jacoby M.I.M. '12 is the co-author of “Never Stop Dancing: A Memoir,” with John Robinette. The book is based on their conversations during the year after Robinette’s wife, Amy, was killed in a pedestrian traffic accident.

10s

Arthur Moses '17

Arthur Moses '17 was a winner of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research 2019 Next Generation Fellowships in the public policy fellowship. The program supports graduate students from underrepresented communities in their careers as Earth…

10s

Michael Zilber '15

Michael Zilber '15 joined the law firm Carlton Fields in Miami as a member of the firm’s business litigation practice. He earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Miami.

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…

Passings

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…

90s

Ann McCallum Staats M.Ed. '96

Ann McCallum Staats M.Ed. '96 is the author of “Women Heroes of the U.S. Army,” published by Chicago Review Press. The book highlights the courageous, gender-defying role of 14 women soldiers—legal and not—throughout our nation’s history.

60s

Jene Highstein '63

An author of a would-be biography of the late New York City sculptor and draftsman Jene Highstein '63 is seeking information about him. Highstein commuted to class from Baltimore to pursue a degree in philosophy and does not appear in college newspapers…

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Brett Schulman '95

Brett Schulman '95 was named to the Washington Business Journal's Power 100 class of 2019. Schulman is the CEO of Cava Group.