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Class Notes

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10s

Jay Turakhia ’11

Jay Turakhia ’11, the greater Baltimore market president of Truist Financial Corp., was named to The Baltimore Sun’s 40 Under 40.

00s

Benjamin Picker ’00

Benjamin Picker ’00 formed his own law firm, Donoghue & Picker, in Norristown, Pa., focused on business litigation, consumer protection litigation, civil rights litigation, securities litigation, employment law, personal injury, family law and…

Passings

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…

Passings

Charles G. “Gary” Benevento ’86

Charles G. “Gary” Benevento ’86 of Scarborough, Maine, died at Maine Medical Center on Dec. 5 at the age of 63. Raised in Duxbury, Mass., Benevento joined the Navy upon completing high school. His military service relocated him to Virginia, where he met…

60s

Hal Brierley ’65

Hal Brierley ’65 was elected to the NPR Foundation Board. He has served in leadership roles for Pan American World Airways and Continental Airlines. He founded Brierley+Partners, where he served as chief loyalty architect for companies including American…

Passings

Ann S. Ware ’53

Ann S. Ware ’53, a longtime resident of Colorado Springs and Chandler, Ariz., died Nov. 19 in Chandler. She was 89. Ann was born in Hagerstown, Md. She earned a home economics degree from UMD and taught high school for several years at Bethesda-Chevy…

90s

Jackie Nowicki M.P.P. ’99

Jackie Nowicki M.P.P. ’99 was appointed to the board of directors of the New London Barn Playhouse. Nowicki is a director in the U.S. Government Accountability Office and has more than 25 years of experience in policy and budget analysis, grants…

90s

Amy Kristof-Brown Ph.D. ’97

Amy Kristof-Brown Ph.D. ’97 was named dean of the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business. She most recently served as senior associate dean and has been a faculty member in the college for over 20 years.