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Class Notes

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Passings

Robert D. Grigg IV MBA ’93

Robert D. Grigg IV MBA ’93 died Nov. 2 at age 53. Born on Feb. 9, 1967, in Bethesda, Md., to Robert D. Grigg III and the late Margaret Dwyer Grigg, he graduated from Winston Churchill High School and went on to Wake Forest University, where he met his…

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Edwin R. Burtner ’52

Edwin R. Burtner ’52 died Nov. 19 in Tampa, Fla., at age 92. Burtner was born and raised on the family farm in Keedysville, Md. At Hagerstown High School, he became the school's youngest class president, then attended the University of Maryland, where he…

80s

Brian Curtin ’82

Brian Curtin ’82 was named to the Orlando Business Journal’s 2020 CEOs of the Year. He is the president, CEO and chairman of Melbourne-based BRPH Architects Engineers. He led the company to invest in infrastructure for all of its team members to work…

Passings

James “Jim” Erwin Christensen ’70

James “Jim” Erwin Christensen ’70 of Greeneville, Tenn., died Oct. 12 at age 79. Christensen was born on Aug. 15, 1941. He spent 30 years working in UMD’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions, first as an admissions counselor, then assistant and associate…

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John C. Hoffsommer M.S. ’60

John C. Hoffsommer M.S. ’60, a chemist, pianist and longtime resident of Montgomery County, Md., died Nov. 25. He was 88. The son of Ruth Andrews Hoffsommer and Harold Charles Hoffsommer, he graduated from McKinley Technology High School and received a…

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Paula Girven ’81

Paula Girven ’81, a former Olympic high jumper, died on Oct. 17 in Asheville, N.C., at age 62. Born in Virginia, she was the daughter of Elijah H. Girven Jr. and Queen Elizabeth Girven. Among her many accomplishments. She attended Garfield High School in…

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James Walsh Ph.D. ’95

James Walsh Ph.D. ’95 was appointed superintendent of the Bethel Park (Pa.) School District. He served in the same role in the Burgettstown Area School District for the past five years. He also has degrees from Duquesne University and Nova Southeastern…

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Gary K. Kessler ’82

Gary K. Kessler ’82 joined the advisory board at Executive 1 Holding Company. He is the former deputy assistant secretary of the Navy (Air Programs) and has served for over 35 years in the federal government in program management, engineering, flight…