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Class Notes

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Passings

Vernon H. Walker ’50

Vernon H. Walker ’50, a retired Westinghouse Electric Corp. engineer and a World War II veteran, died Sept. 25 of cancer at Brightview Severna Park. The former longtime Catonsville resident was 94. The son of Robert Hamilton Walker and Doris Wagner Walker…

Passings

Dorothea “Dorothy” M. Chrismer ’74

Dorothea “Dorothy” M. Chrismer ’74, a longtime University of Maryland employee, died Oct. 5 at age 68. She was born on April 17, 1952, to Carol Dean Shifflett and Elizabeth May (Gussio) Shifflett in Washington, D.C. She was raised in Greenbelt, Md., and…

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Kenneth “Terry” Terrell Ellington ’70

Kenneth “Terry” Terrell Ellington ’70 of Bowie, Md, died Dec. 2 at age 76. He was born Nov. 12, 1944 to Kenneth, Sr. and Lucille. After graduating from UMD with a bachelor’s degree in business and public administration, he worked for the National Oceanic…

Passings

Dorothy Kauffman Ph.D. ’81

Dorothy Kauffman Ph.D. ’81 died Sept. 25 at age 78 in Selbyville, Del. Born in Chambersburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Michael and Sarah Plasterer Detwiler. She was married to Robert Kauffman, who died in 2011. She received her Ph.D. from the…

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Norma L. Reeves ’62

Norma L. Reeves ’62 died Nov. 27 at her Street, Md., home. She was 81. Born in Forest Hill, Md., to Norman Phillip and Catherine Charlotte (Clark) Robinson of Bel Air, she attended Bel Air High School and UMD, where she received a degree in clothing and…

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Claude de Vastey Jones ’95

Claude de Vastey Jones ’95 joined the board of directors for Heritage Housing Partners Corp., which works to promote and provide affordable housing in Howard County, Md. She has more than 20 years of experience in law, including as deputy state’s attorney…

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Barbara Van Dhalen Ph.D. ’91

Barbara Van Dhalen Ph.D. ’91 was a co-recipient of the annual Commitment to Service Award from SoldierStrong, a nonprofit dedicated to helping military veterans through the use of revolutionary medical technology.

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David Rohall ’97, Ph.D. ’00

David Rohall ’97, Ph.D. ’00 was appointed dean of Ohio University’s Eastern Campus. He comes from Missouri State University, where he was the head of the sociology and anthropology department.