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Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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90s

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.

90s

Eric Dahl '98

Eric Dahl '98 joined the Chicago office of Baird’s Private Wealth Management as vice president and financial adviser. He most recently served in the same role at UBS.

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Philip Wiser '90

Philip Wiser '90, chief technology officer at CBS, was named chief technology officer for the combined ViacomCBS.

Passings

Ronald G. Elasik '66

Ronald G. Elasik '66 of Chester, Md., died of cancer at age 74 on Oct. 9. Besides his numerous careers in the restaurant, boating and retail industries, Elasik also played on the University of Maryland football team. Elasik loved being with family, doing…

10s

Jamie Hyrkas '14

Jamie Hyrkas '14 married Alex Skippers in Crete, Greece, on Sept. 2. More than 25 UMD alumni attended the wedding.

00s

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.

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…

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…