Winter 2020

Class Act

Found in Space

Cloudy With a Chance of Microbes

Tackling Parental ADHD to Help Kids

Class Act

Alumni Association News

The Big Question

Campus Life

A Home for the Public Good

Information Pump

Campus Life

Diamondback to End Century-plus Print Run, Take All-Digital Approach

Campus Life

Room(s) to Grow

The Page Turner

Tunnel Vision

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

David H. Crossan '64

David H. Crossan '64, CLU, former NFL football player, and six-year resident of The Villages, Fla., died unexpectedly on Nov. 6 at the age of 79. Crossan was born in Philadelphia to David Haxton and Elva (Flannagan) Crossan on June 8, 1940. Crossan…

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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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Rajeev Mehta '87

Rajeev Mehta '87 joined the board of directors of Qualitest, the world's largest independent quality assurance and engineering company. Mehta most recently served as president of Cognizant. He has an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.

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Sarah M. Richardson '04

Sarah M. Richardson '04 will be recognized at the 2020 Association for Women in Science Innovation and Inclusion Summit and Awards Dinner. Richardson, CEO of MicroByre, leads an effort she describes as using DNA to train bacteria to do tricks on command.

Passings

Robert P. Ernst '82

Robert P. Ernst '82 died Nov. 9 at age 59. Ernst was born on June 27, 1960, in Cheverly, Md., to George and Lillian (Gaither) Ernst. He met his future wife, Tracey, in band class at Beltsville Junior High School, and graduated from High Point High School.…

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Katharin Dyer MBA '83

Katharin Dyer MBA '83 was appointed to the board of directors of Liquidity Services. She is the founder and chief executive officer of PivotWise, a strategic advisory firm focused on digital transformation. Dyer holds a bachelor’s degree from the…

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Francisco Gonzalez '95

Francisco Gonzalez '95 was named a 2019 Washington Business Journal C-Suite Award honoree. He is co-managing director of the architectural firm Gensler.

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Dan Igo '08

Dan Igo '08 is director of content for Round of a Lifetime Foundation, which was established to honor the memory of Andrew Maciey '08. The foundation provides the opportunity for those suffering from congenital heart disease and their loved ones to play a…