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Winter 2021

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Alice May Burton Robinson MLS ’72

Alice May Burton Robinson MLS ’72 died Dec. 2. She was born on July 15, 1938, to Mack Burton and Virgie Thornton in Rougemont. Robinson was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Beatrice Burton Hawley and Mack Burton Jr. She is survived by her…

90s

Jim Rallo MBA ’95

Jim Rallo MBA ’95 has joined Xometry, a digital manufacturing marketplace, as chief financial officer.

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…

Passings

Hilda B. Burcher MLS ’67

Hilda B. Burcher MLS ’67 of Alexandra, Va., died Oct. 14 at age 82. She was born in Caroline County, Va., on June 5, 1938. She was the fourth of six children. Burcher grew up on a farm in Aylett, Va., attending King William High School. She graduated from…

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.

90s

Catherine Truitt ’94

Catherine Truitt ’94 was elected North Carolina’s superintendent of public education. She is the chancellor of Western Governors University North Carolina. She earned a master’s degree from the University of Washington in 1997.

10s

Courtney Stone ’11

Courtney Stone ’11 married Sean Mirski on Sept. 25 at the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., according to The New York Times. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito presided. She graduated from the University of Maryland and received a master’s…

Passings

Theresa M. Meinert ’82

Theresa M. Meinert ’82 of Leonardtown, Md., died Oct. 15 at age 60. She was born to Alfred G. Asero and Dolores (Candelieri) Asero on March 25, 1960, in Washington, D.C. She earned her bachelor’s degree in education from UMD and spent several years at…